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Minutes of November 28, 2005 Public Board Meeting

Members Present:

Theodore Chaffee, Board Chair
Karen St. Clair
Cheryl Davis
David Bellville
Cynthia Woodard
Reid Stevens
Polly Moutevelis-Burgess
Scott Hutcherson

Others Present:

Judy Peters, AAG
Penny Vaillancourt, Board Administrator
Colleen Eugley, Acting Board Clerk

Members Absent:

None

CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Theodore Chaffee, Chair at 8:49 a.m.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Approval of October 24, 2005 Minutes
  Cheryl Davis made a motion to approve the October 24, 2005 minutes, as amended. The motion was seconded by Scott Hutcherson.
  
  Vote: 6 in favor
NEW BUSINESS
1. Administrator’s Report
  Penny Vaillancourt providing the board with a licensing, financial and personnel update. The legislature comes back in January, and Penny Vaillancourt will inform the Board of any items during the short session that may affect the Board. She also read a thank you letter from a new licensee commending the board on its work.
2. License Denial Hearings
  
  Nichole Proulx-King – 11:30 a.m.
  
  The hearing began at 11:35 a.m.
  The hearing was closed to testimony at 12:21 p.m.
  The hearing was closed at 12:25 p.m.
  
  Cheryl Davis made a motion to uphold the denial on point #1 and grant the appeal on point #2. Reid Stevens seconded the motion.
  
  Vote: 8 in favor
3. Complaint Items
  COU-129 – Review Consent Agreement
  
  Ted Chaffee signed the agreement.
4. Complaint Presentations 1:00
  
  COU-126
  
  Cindy Woodard made a motion to table the complaint until the Board receives more supervisor information. Ted Chaffee seconded the motion.
  
  Vote: 7 in favor (1 recused – Cheryl Davis)
  
  COU-140
  
  After a discussion of the issues presented, the board moved to offer a consent agreement to include a finding of a violation of Chapter 8 of the board’s rules regarding inaccurate records, and a reprimand, which was made by Reid Stevens and seconded by Scott Hutcherson.
  
  Vote: 7 in favor (1 recused - Cheryl Davis)
  
  COU-146
  
  David Bellville recused himself from the complaint presentation.
  
  After a discussion of the issues presented, Polly Moutevelis-Burgess motioned to dismiss the complaint. Cindy Woodard seconded the motion.
  
  Vote: 6 in favor (2 recused - David Bellville and Cheryl Davis)
5. Correspondence
  
  Santos Pastrana – Ted Chaffee to respond and will direct Mr. Pastrana to sort out issues involving the consent agreement with the Board of Social Worker Licensure.
  
  Barbara Finch/Id O’Donnell – Ted Chaffee to respond and will request Ms. Finch to clarify her request for Ms. O’Donnell to sign off on peer supervision hours.
6. Miscellaneous
  1. Supervisor Approvals
    
    Deanna Normandeau – Approved
    Elizabeth Giammarco - Approved
  2. Renewal Applications
    Gerard Pepin – Penny Vaillancourt presented Mr. Pepin’s request to the board to grant a withdrawal of his renewal application and a request for a refund of fees. The Board will respond to his request and indicate to him that they will continue to table the application until they receive a communication from the Alcohol and Drug Board.
    Wayne Duplessis – Ted Chaffee reviewed and approved his disclosure statement.
7. Applications
  Registered Counselor
  Heather Cahill – Approved
  Chandra Hanoian – Pending
  
  LCPC – via another jurisdiction
  Mary Montgomery – Approved
  Kate Oldham – Approved
  
  LCPC Conditional
  Ellen Grunblatt – Denied
  Lorraine Kimball – Approved
  Rex Norris – Approved
  Audrey Stempel – Approved
  Sheila Geant – Approved
  
  LCPC – Upgrade
  Janice Hill – Approved
  April LeClair – Approved
  Kerry Millay - Approved
  
  Reid Stevens made a motion to accept the applications as presented. Scott Hutcherson seconded the motion.
  
  Vote: 8 in favor
  
  Request for Inactive Status
  Julie Joy Nadeau – Approved
  Kathryn Thomas – Will need to renew in January; Board to consider at January meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS

Motion made by Polly Moutevelis-Burgess and seconded by David Bellville to allow the Board Chair to review applications outside of a Board meeting.

Vote: 8 in favor
ADJOURN

The meeting was adjourned at 1:52 p.m.

The next meeting is scheduled for December 19, 2005.

Respectfully submitted,

Colleen Eugley,
Acting Board Clerk

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