District Board of Directors Meeting 10/1/2024
Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting
Thursday, October 1, 2024
Northern Cochise County Hospital District East Wing Conference Room – 4:00 p.m.
David Miller, Chair, called the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M.
Declaration of Conflict of Interest: David Miller requested that if anyone had conflicts, they be stated. No conflicts were declared.
David Miller requested that DZA present first. Audit presentation was made by Tom Dingus, CPA, Owner, DZA
MINUTES
Members reviewed the July 2, 2024, District Board meeting minutes.
Action: Ellen Kauffman moved to approve the minutes of the July 2, 2024; District Board meeting as presented. Carol Dunagan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORT
1. Review and Consider District Financial Statements for the period ending August 31, 2024.
Action: Carol Dunagan moved to approve the financial statements. Winfield Thomas seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
2. James Kraykovich reported the Funds Balance at the County Treasurer’s office Year to Date September 30, 2024, as $25,669.50.
3. Consider DZAAudit
Action: Carol Dunagan moved to approve the Audit. Ellen Kauffman seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
BOARD BUSINESS
1. Northern Cochise Community Hospital Report - Mo Sheldon
• Angela Zarzyczny, the new Director of Nursing, started last week.
• ER issues will be getting better. There is new management with the company.
• Mo shared about the façade progress. Waiting forUSDA. Then will start thebidding process.
2. Mo shared that during a meeting on September 30, 2024, at 11:00am, Lara Loewenheim, Clerk of the Board, Cochise County Board of Supervisors, and Marisol Renteria, Interim Director of Elections, advised that a quorum of the hospital district board could appoint a hospital district board member to fill the soon to be vacant seat. This would take effect on December 1, 2024. That seat would then come up for election in 2026. That elected seat
District Board of Directors Meeting 10/1/2024
would be held for 2 years therefore making an appointed seat for 2 years and an elected seat for 2 years equaling a 4-year term.
3. Board appointment to fill open NCCHD board seat, effective December 1, 2024.
Action: Ellen Kaufman moved to elect David Miller to the open board seat. Carol Dunagan seconded. Motion passed. David Miller Abstained.
4. Elect NCCHD Board Chairperson.
Action: Ellen Kaufman moved to elect David Miller as Chairperson. Wendy Conger seconded. Motion passed, David Miller Abstained.
FUTURE MEETING DATES AND ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA
1. Future meeting dates.
• 1/07/2025
• 4/01/2025
• 5/20/2025
• 7/01/2025
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 4:35pm.