NEVADA COUNCIL ON PROBLEM GAMBLING



Board of Directors Meeting

Monday, August 25, 2008

12:00 pm EST

I. CALL TO ORDER – (B. Eadington)

The meeting was called to order via audio and web conference by President Bill Eadington at approximately 12:06 pm. President Eadington welcomed all participants, noting that the meeting was scheduled to last approximately one hour.

II. ROLL CALL – (C. O’Hare) - 14 participants were in attendance, as indicated:

|Directors: |Present |Absent |Group (Term) |

|Paul Ashe |X | |Affiliate (2010) |

|Caleb Cooley – Treasurer |X | |Affiliate (2009) |

|Bill Eadington, Ph.D. – President |X | |Individual (2010) |

|Seth Eisenberg, M.D. |X | |Individual (2009) |

|Don Feeney |X | |Organizational (2010) |

|Judy Herriff |X | |Affiliate (2010) |

|Connie Jones | |X |Organizational (2011) |

|Chuck Maurer, Ph.D. |X | |Affiliate (2011) |

|Reece Middleton |X | |Affiliate (2011) |

|Joy Mitchell |X | |Affiliate (2009) |

|Rena Nora, M.D. |X | |Individual (2011) |

|Carol O’Hare – Secretary |X | |Affiliate (2009) |

|Bruce Roberts – President-Elect | |X |Affiliate (2010) |

|Roger Svendsen |X | |Individual (2011) |

|Alan Yandow |X | |Organizational (2009) |

|Other Participants: |

|Keith Whyte |Executive Director, NCPG |

III. MEETING PROCESS AND PROTOCOL – (B. Eadington)

President Eadington asked Keith Whyte to review the proposed process and timeline for drafting, approving and distributing the board agenda and minutes. The timeline would allow all committee chairs to receive the board agenda prior to each scheduled meeting, and upon approval, the minutes of each meeting would be posted to the website along with supporting documents and the audio recording. Following general discussion, Keith stated that he would move forward to implement the proposed administrative process for communication and distribution of meeting information.

Keith also requested that all board members sign a new conflict of interest statement, even if they previously served on the board. Going forward, this will be an annual requirement for all board members.

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – (C. O’Hare)

Secretary Carol O’Hare stated that draft minutes of the July 28th meeting were not yet available, as the audio transcript of the meeting had just been received. Carol will provide a draft of the July 28th minutes along with the draft of this meeting’s minutes for review and approval according to the new process.

V. STAFF REPORT & ADMINISTRATION – (K. Whyte)

Keith Whyte summarized the written Staff Report covering the period July 25 to August 22, noting an increase in Helpline calls for the month of July and a significant increase in unique visits to the website in the same month. Information indicates approximately 15% of the website visits came from Facebook, but that doesn’t account for the total increase recorded during the month.

VI. FINANCIAL Report – (C. Cooley)

Treasurer Caleb Cooley stated that he was not able to generate a financial report for the month of July, due to staff time being devoted to working with the accountant to finalize the FY06 and FY07 audits. Information for July activity will be included in the financial report presented at the next board meeting.

VII. OLD BUSINESS – (K. Whyte)

Board members reviewed and discussed the proposal for use of mobile technology for the helpline. Phase 1 of the project would establish access to the HelpLine via text message and launch an academic evaluation of the clinical impact and revenue potential for subscription-based Prevention Daily Text messages. Phase 2 would launch the PDT services based on the results from the pilot project evaluation.

Motion by Caleb Cooley, second by Chuck Maurer: Move to establish the pilot project with a cost of no more than $29,500 over two years as outlined in the proposal. Motion carried with 2 abstentions (R. Middleton, J. Mitchell) and 2 opposed (J. Herriff, P. Ashe).

VIII. COMMITTEE ReportS AND ISSUES

a. Discussion of Committee Organization and Structure – (B. Eadington)

Keith Whyte reviewed the Committee Mission and Goal-Setting Memo, which is intended to assist committee chairs in preparing feedback to the board regarding their mission, vision, budget and goals for 2009. The plan is for Keith and Bill to make calls to all committee chairs following the distribution of the memo to answer their questions and encourage their timely completion of the worksheet by a late September deadline. This will allow time for information to be compiled and distributed to the board at least one month prior to the strategic planning meeting in November. Judy Herriff reminded the Board that a Membership Committee does not yet exist.

IX. PROGRAM OPERATIONS – No agenda items.

X. NEW business

A. Holiday Campaign Memo (K. Whyte))

Board members discussed a memo from Keith Whyte recommending that the National Council join in the campaign to discourage adults from giving lottery tickets as gifts to children during the holidays. The campaign was begun by McGill University several years ago and is now supported by several Canadian lotteries and the National Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL).

Motion by Seth Eisenberg, second by Paul Ashe: Move that NCPG participate in the holiday campaign to discourage adults from giving lottery tickets as gifts to anyone under the legal age to gamble. Motion carried.

XI. FUTURE MEETINGS (B. Eadington)

A. Next Board Meeting: September 22, 2008

B. Tentative Future Meetings: October 27, November 15-16, December 29

Board members confirmed the next meeting will be held on Monday, September 22nd and discussed the proposed schedule for the November meetings to be held at the Nevada Council office in Las Vegas. Tentative plans are to meet from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Saturday, November 15th, and again from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on Sunday, November 16th. President Eadington noted that efforts will be made to make the meetings as inclusive as possible by providing communication opportunities for board members who are unable or unwilling to physically attend.

VII. ADJOURNMENT

Motion by Caleb Cooley, second by Carol O’Hare: Move to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at approximately 1:15 pm.

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