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Vote to confirm selection of Commissioner Karen Howard to a Nominating Committee and also the nomination of Health Director Layton Long to serve on a new Board of Directors for Cardinal Innovations
Abstract
Action Requested: Confirm the following actions:
* Recommend Commissioner Karen Howard to serve on the Nominating Committee in charge of selecting new members of the Board of Directors
* Submit the nomination of Health Director Layton Long for the Cardinal Innovations Board of Directors
Introduction & Background: On Monday, November 27, 2017, the N.C Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) temporarily assumed leadership of Cardinal Innovations, an LME-MCO authorized under state law to provide essential behavioral services using public funds. DHHS has taken over responsibility for all LME functions.
In addition to temporarily assuming control of the organization, the department has revoked Cardinal's alternative board structure, necessitating a reconstituting of the board. DHHS and County Commissioners in the Cardinal catchment area will appoint new board members in compliance with the statutory requirements of N.C. G.S. 122C-118.1. To stabilize Cardinal and begin the process of restoring public trust in the organization, DHHS has asked that new board members be appointed by December 15.
The County Boards of Commissioners have primary authority for appointing members of the new Cardinal board. To simplify the task, DHHS and the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) worked together to develop a streamlined process that will allow all counties to participate while meeting the very specific statutory requirements for board composition.
This streamlined process is outlined below.
Nominating Committee
Each board of county commissioners in the 20 county Cardinal catchment area were asked to select ONE county commissioner to serve on a Nominating Committee. We had to forward this name no later than December 8, 2017....
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