Meeting Type: BCC Work Session
Meeting Date: 7/9/2019
Item Status: New
From: Wayne Dyess, County Administrator
Submitted by: Michelle Howard, Administrative Support Specialist
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ITEM TITLE
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Cindy Haber Center, Inc. - Board Appointment
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Related to the Cindy Haber Center, Inc., take the following action:
Adopt Resolution #2019-119, which appoints Ms. Gillian Hartman as a member of the Board of Directors to the vacant place seat formerly held by Ms. Peggy Vanover Barnes, for a pro-rata reduced six (6) year term, said term to commence July 16, 2019, and expire April 1, 2023.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Previous Commission action/date: June 4, 2019 - Last Board Appointment by the Baldwin County Commission
Background: Staff received correspondence from Ms. Clara Myers, President of the Board of Directors of the Cindy Haber Center, Inc., on June 27, 2019, requesting the Baldwin County Commission to appoint Ms. Gillian Hartman to its Board of Directors to replace Ms. Peggy Vanover Barnes, who resigned from the board April 4, 2019.
Through the correspondence from the Cindy Haber Center, Inc., listed above, staff has verified that the proposed appointment is a resident of the area which she seeks to represent and which is to be served by the proposed facilities (Baldwin County, Alabama). Therefore, staff confirms that Gillian Hartman meets the requirements set forth in §22-51-8, Code of Alabama 1975.
Background on the Cindy Haber Board, Inc.:
The Cindy Haber Center, Inc. (“Board”), operates under an Act of the Legislature, generally and commonly referred to as Act 310, which was adopted by the Alabama Legislature in 1967.
Today, Act 310 is codified at §22-51-1, et seq., Code of Alabama 1975. The pursuits of this Board remain the planning of actions to combat mental retardation and other associated developmental disabilities.
This Board was originally established in May, 1994, with the required approval granted by the Baldwin County Commission, as the “Baldwin County Mental Retardation Board, Inc.”
In October, 1998, this Board sought to amend their then existing Articles of Incorporation to become the Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Board, Inc., in order to service both Baldwin and Clarke Counties.
In October, 2010, this Board requested the Baldwin County Commission approve restated articles of incorporation which was approved by adoption of Resolution #2011-010 (October 5,2011, regular meeting) which, among other things, changed the name of the public corporation to the MR/DD Board, Inc.
In January, 2018, the Baldwin County Commission adopted Resolution #2018-042, which officially changed the name of The MR/DD Board, Inc., to The Cindy Haber Center, Inc., and modified the Articles of Incorporation to reflect said change.
In March, 2018, the Baldwin County Commission approved an amendment to Resolution #2018-042, which corrected the name change from “The Cindy Haber Center, Inc.” to “Cindy Haber Center, Inc.” as requested by the board and modified the Articles of Incorporation to reflect said change.
On January 15, 2019, the Baldwin County Commission adopted Resolution #2019-038 which approved expanding the service area of the Cindy Haber Center, Inc., to Mobile County and the 2018 Amended Certificate of Incorporation to reflect the expansion.
Today, this Board remains composed of a total of thirty-two (32) members serving six (6) year terms, of which eight (8) members are appointed by the Baldwin County Commission, eight (8) members are appointed by the Clarke County Commission, eight (8) members are appointed by the Washington County Commission, and eight (8) members are appointed by the Mobile County Commission.
In order to be nominated/appointed for service on this Board, by the Baldwin County Commission, such person must be a resident of Baldwin County, Alabama.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
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LEGAL IMPACT
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ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
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FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
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Individual(s) responsible for follow up:
Administration - Send correspondence to:
Appointment letter to:
Ms. Gillian Hartman
27787 Annabell Lane
Daphne, Alabama 36526
gillfardon@hotmal.com <mailto:gillfardon@hotmal.com>
Cc:
Dawn Roley Lindsey, Executive Director via email: dawn@cindyhabercenter.com <mailto:dawn@cindyhabercenter.com>
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