Board Briefs

The Board of Directors:
Approved signing a contract with a local real estate firm to assist in locating tenants for the remodeled library space; and also approved the purchase of a security system for the area.

Was updated on the Placer-Nevada County Medical Society, now being managed by CMA.

Reviewed and approved the proposed amendments to the Bylaws, which will be reviewed by legal counsel before mailing to the active members for approval.

Reviewed a demonstration of, and approved developing and implementing, a convenient and up-to-date on-line membership directory with MemberClicks; Also approved an Online Membership Directory Policy Statement for the Society's policy manual.

Approved the First Quarter Financial Statements and the Salomon Smith Barney Investment Report.

Approved the mission of Sierra Sacramento Valley Medicine as developed by the Editor. Reviewed the revenues and expenses of publishing Sierra Sacramento Valley Medicine for the year ending December 31, 2000.

Reviewed a summary of a meeting with several UC Davis medical students concerning the Society's desire to help sponsor programs with the students.

Deferred action on appointing the 2001 Nominating Committee until the June meeting.

Deferred action on a request from the El Dorado County District Attorney to conduct medically necessary determinations of citizens who want to use marijuana.

Approved the Membership Report:
For Active Membership - Victoria F. Akins, MD; David W. Pilcher, MD; Cecilia M. Hernandez, MD; Chris K. Schreiber, MD; Eric T. London, MD; Bradley K. Sherwood, MD; Earl A. Neal, MD; Rhonda M. Ware, MD;
For Reinstatement to Active Membership - Trevor K. Hacker, MD; Elvert F. Nelson, MD;
For Reinstatement to Active Membership following payment of 2001 dues - Thomas J. Leavitt, MD; Thomas M. Mowery, MD.

June 11, 2001

The Board of Directors:
Authorized changes in the Society's investment portfolio to adjust the General Fund's asset allocation by closing out present mutual funds and purchasing new mutual funds recommended by the Society's financial consultant, Patty Estopinal, of Salomon Smith Barney. Further, requested the financial consultant evaluate the Society's equity holdings in mutual funds every quarter and adjust the allocation of funds to mirror the quarterly recommendations of Salomon Smith Barney's Strategic Allocation Committee. Such allocations would occur automatically and be reported to the Board in the regular quarterly reports.

Approved the following 2001 Nominating Committee: Dr. Earl Washburn, Chair; District Representatives - Dr. Ruth Haskins, District 1; Dr. Michael Robbins, District 2; Dr. Bradley Sherwood, District 3; Dr. Ronald Foltz, District 4; Dr. Monte Ikemire, District 5; Dr. Tom Wilkes, District 6; Members At-Large - Dr. Hillis Warren and Dr. Lydia Wytrzes. The Committee's task will be to select nominees to vacancies on the Board and the Delegation to the California Medical Association.

Approved the Membership Report:
For Active Membership - Zelanna I. Goldberg, MD; Bindu Nair, MD; Qing Tang-Oxley, MD;
For Reinstatement to Active Membership - Christine A. Davis; MD; Delores M. Leon, MD;
For Renewal of Illness Leave of Absence - Jeffery K. Taylor, MD;
For Resignation - Chris K. Schreiber, MD; Robert L. Saunders, MD.

Discussed the nursing shortage in our region and recommended the following: Add a few questions on this topic to a Society membership survey being developed; Review a summary of the AMA House of Delegate's discussion of this topic held at its meeting in June; Continue to discuss this issue at future meetings.

Discussed growing concerns of self-referral for CT scanning offered and advertised by local radiology groups. Recommended that the presidents of the two radiological groups be invited to meet with the Board in July, with questions submitted to them in advance; also, that positions be researched of other professional societies on this practice.

Received an update of El Dorado County's proposed Memorandum of Understanding on peer review of medicinal marijuana. A discussion with legal counsel indicated peer review laws would not protect the work of a committee of the Society that entered into the MOU. Therefore, the board postponed any final decision.

Approved a readership survey for Sierra Sacramento Valley Medicine, to be mailed to a randomly selected and statistically significant portion of SSVMS membership.

Approved the annual contribution of $250 for refreshments for the Yolo County John H. Jones Public Service Award and the Ada Merhoff Award presentations on June 20, 2001.

Approved moving the SSVMS employees' health plan from the preferred to the standard option, resulting in a savings of $550 per month.