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recommendation is to do your homework and look to your peers for information and education to see what and where Regional Directors could help move the organization to meet its values, mission and goals.
c) Regional Coordinators report Joyce Ott Far North Coordinator
*Joyce spoke to the web page which was the project selected.
*Provided copies of the current page
*is developing a list with Joe Mortz
*with a contact in each county to outreach *and share information on the web page. *There are 9 counties currently participating with others to volunteer to outreach and be part of a Regional Outreach Team.
*Joyce presented documents on 2009 Annual report to the Department of Mental Health (DMH) and one on the notes from the Annual Membership Meeting and Election from last year’s meeting.
BREAK 9:50 -10 am
3. Election of Officer (2 yrs) & Two Alternate (1 yr)
10:00 – 11 am
*Anyone interested in running for the CNMHC Board of Directors

Election Process:
There were two tutorials of the election process along with the documents on the expectations for running for a CNMHC position on the Board of Directors representing the Far North Region. One presentation was the day before the election and another was the day of the meeting for those that were new on day two. Some of the handouts included “Excerpts from, the CNMHC Bylaws Article 2: Purposes; Mission Statement and Objectives and Purpose ; Article 6 , Directors Roles and Duties.
*Two Feathers reviewed the process for counting the votes and also presented a Governance Committee handout that explained the concept in writing.
Nominations:
*Five people were nominated from the floor and three accepted the nominations and spoke to their experience and hopes for the Network if they were elected.
*The three names were placed on a large poster for all to see. Each member was requested go to the next room during lunch to select by written ballet their individual choice.
*Running for Far North Director:
Trinity County Carole Underwood,
Shasta County Iris Sanders,
Lake County Lillian Bond
*Regional Project: The Chair went over the process for selection and voting on the regional project.,
*14 suggestions were made by the group. The top 5 were (in no order)
*1) Network to Develop a plan to help communities for people coming out of facilities
*2) Expand Cultural Competency project presented in the FN regional meeting on Drumming to the other areas of the region.
*3) Work in Each County to Develop a Local Affiliate
*4) Advocate/ develop Clients To get other services besides dental. Like: Vision, Podiatry and Chiropractic Services
*5) Advocate/Develop Clients to get Dental Care
Working Lunch Box Lunch Room #2
11:30 - 12 pm
*Voting:
*Room #1 for Directors
*Room #2 for Project
*Room 1 The selection of one Regional Director and two Alturnates by ballet
*Room 2 Selection of 2010 Regional Project using Easel list and applying colored sticky dots
Break
Voting Panel count votes:
*Filed Cord and Member at Large count Project dots
*Chair Announce the new Regional Director and two Alturnates and Region Project
12 - 12:15pm
Running for Regional Director that received the most votes:
*Iris Sanders, 2010-2012 ,
*Lillian Bond, Fist Alternate,
*CarolUnderwood, Second Alternate
The Regional Project that received the most votes was number 3
*“Work in Each County to Develop a Local Affiliate to do Outreach.”
The process for how to do this project will be developed by:
*Using suggestions from the Far North Web page link on the CNMHC Homepage
*the contacts
*developed in each county through a variety of community outreach tools and personal contacts.
*9 of the 16 counties have already identified a contact at the Regional Forum in Willows Chair adjourned the meeting at:
12:30
Note taker Joyce Ott Date ____June 18th , 2010 _______