The meeting, held from 12:00 PM to approximately 1:38 PM, focused on a comprehensive overview of the Social Services Division and the Health Council's roles, funding, and initiatives. New members were introduced, and extensive discussion centered on streamlining meeting structure, establishing working groups, and aligning the work plan with the comprehensive health plan and budget. No formal votes were taken.
In the room of health council members, because we also um Heather is at the roundhouse today. Her daughter is um uh participating on the the house floor for the activities today. So whatever amount you can join us is great. Leah just texted, she actually isn't gonna be able to join us because she's not feeling well. Where I was going with all of this. We will go around and do introductions because February's meetings are always with the new county counselor who has been assigned as liaison. Um I think Joe, you are currently our and Letitia maybe and Joyce. As our longest standing, um, we uh every year for those who are new, um, the county councillors get a one-year appointment to each of the boards and commissions. I think you all cover two, unless you're the chair. Is that right? You cover two boards and commissions. New boards and commissions, and then about eight different other things. Committees, etc. at large. There's a whole list of those. So let's go around and do very brief introductions. We'll start with in the room, then we'll jump to online, we'll let you introduce yourself, and then we flipped the order of the agenda. So we'll do the minutes and the updates at the end. Because we have postponed the social services and health council 101 since November. Um and Lisa was like, we've got to get this information to everyone given that so many folks are new, and um kind of getting a broad, you know, an overview of all of the things is important. So I'll go through my presentation, we'll have time for discussion and questions, and then at the back end of the agenda, we'll do approval of the minutes, um, hearing from our county council liaison, staff update. We don't have a chair update because Lisa isn't here. Um if our vice chair wants to say anything, you're welcome to put an update in. Um so let's just do quick introductions. Jill, can I start with you and we'll work this way? Oh, okay. Uh Jilda Haven, I'm a commercial rule study broker with callers, and I'm the crazy person that's working on the CB Fox rebirth sooner rather than later. So yes. Uh and I'm always been passionate about this group, and I'm really passionate about engaging young people, so that's my not day job. Hi, Smith. Elizabeth Hibanez, I am currently uh lease administrator for LANL, but up until a month ago, I worked for the National Park Service. So this is kind of new for me. And I'm also a new member of the Health Council, so still getting my feet under me and um sat in on some months of meetings before I joined the council and just incredibly impressed with the group and the opportunity to be able to have. Hi, I'm Marna Riedel, and I currently manage the primary care clinic for Christmas St. Vincent here in town. And I recently got nominated for vice chair. Figure out what that entails. You just make it up. I'm Barbara Phelps. I was nominated in October. And uh so I'm relatively new to the committee. I also serve on the Christmas Foundation board and very involved with helping Christus um open a facility here in town. And I'm excited beyond belief of all of the behavioral health and so forth is going on in the bigger region. And that's why I joined this board. It's you came to the listening sessions for the comprehensive health plan over a year ago. Like you've been involved for a while. So before we jump to the health council members online, I'll just go very quickly. I'm Jessica Strong. I am social services manager for the county of Los Alamos. Um and the de facto um staff liaison to the health council.