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PBH Local Business Plan 2007 changes. Additionally, the Consumer Family Advisory Committee, which was established and previously functioned as asub-committee of the Area Board, has become a self governing and independent committee. The PBH Board of Directors operates in accordance with the Carver Model of Board Governance. The Board acknowledges that it acts as trustee for those it represents. In a public authority model of governance, the Board is trustee for consumers, their families, taxpayers, and local government. The PBH Board speaks with one voice and strives to make decisions that are in the best interests of all consumers from the PBH counties. The Board governs PBH through the development of policy, outcomes and limitations. Together these comprise the framework under which the CEO must operate. The Board's role therefore is to set goals and boundaries and not to prescribe how these will be accomplished. The CEO is held accountable for the performance of the organization and for carrying out the policies of the Board. The means by which the CEO achieves the Board determined outcomes are limited only by the Board's policy limitations. The PBH Board of Directors evaluates the CEO annually, in June of each year. The CEO has the freedom to operate within the boundaries established by the Board (through policy, outcomes and limitations). This flexibility has proven to be especially critical in the environment of rapid change under which all LMEs have had to function over the past five years because the CEO can make adjustments and decisions quickly if needed. This agility is similar to how business is conducted in the private sector, and has been instrumental in the success of the PBH Demonstration Project. The CEO is the Board's only employee, and hires and supervises all other staff. Stakeholder Collaboration In its first Local Business Plan, PBH outlined a plan for ongoing engagement of its consumers, family members, advocates, providers, and community agencies. This involved the establishment of a number of operational committees that brought PBH staff, consumers/family members, providers and stakeholders together to address problems and concerns, provide important feedback to PBH around its performance, and to assist in pro-active planning. Community Advisory Councils: The Community Advisory Councils were established at the county level in order to ensure that the unique needs and concerns of each county were highly visible to the PBH LME. These Councils have been meeting for nearly three years. Membership is open to all stakeholders in the community and generally includes the following: 1. DSS 2. School System 3. Juvenile Justice 4. Partnership for Children 5. Law Enforcement 6. Advocacy Organizations 7. Comprehensive Community Provider Representation 8. Consumer Family Advisory Committee Representation Initially the Community Advisory Council meetings focused on system reform in general and its impact on the PBH counties specifically. The divestment of PBH services and the statewide changes had significant impacts on county agencies and how they did business. The normal channels of communication and interaction were seriously interrupted. These forums served a critical purpose in helping PBH understand problems the community was experiencing, and to provide information to facilitate adjustment to the evolving systems. G -~- ~~