The 21-member Board of Directors guides Partners Behavioral Health Management’s policies and operations. The board makes sure Partners is meeting local needs by giving you access to the best providers using the most effective treatment. The board is concerned with your health and safety, the customer service you receive, your right to file complaints and appeals, and the financial stability of Partners. All members are volunteers residing in one of the eight counties in the Partners’ service area, which includes Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Surry, and Yadkin Counties.
Partners Behavioral Health Management Budget Ordinance (Fiscal Year 2018-2019)
The proposed budget for Partners Behavioral Health Management has been prepared in accordance with the North Carolina Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act and General Statute 159-11. Review the Budget Ordinance.
The 2018-2019 Partners Behavioral Health Management Budget will be displayed for nineteen (19) days to provide sufficient opportunity for public review. An opportunity for the public to comment on the 2018-2019 Partners Behavioral Health Management Budget Document will be provided on June 21, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the First Plaza Multi-Purpose Room of the Authority, located at 1985 Tate Boulevard in Hickory, NC. This period of public comment will be followed by a vote by the Area Board of Directors on final adoption of the 2018-2019 Partners Behavioral Health Management Budget.
Board of Directors
- Maynard Taylor, Burke County Commissioner
- Linda McCrary, Burke County
- Randall Isenhower, Catawba County Commissioner
- Vacant, Catawba County
- Russ Perkins, Catawba County
- Susan Allen, Cleveland County Commissioner
- Kris Thompson, Cleveland County, Treasurer
- Steve Epperson, Gaston County
- Joseph Ramey, Gaston County Commissioner Designee
- Wil Neumann, Gaston County
- Pam Poteat, Gaston County, Vice Chair
- Ben Coggins, Gaston County
- Gayle Mitchell, Iredell County
- Frank W. “Bill” Furches, Jr., Iredell County, Chair of the Board
- Marvin Norman, Iredell County Commissioner
- Jane Hinson, Iredell County
- Melinda Finger, Lincoln County
- Vacant, Lincoln County Commissioner
- Barbara Anderson, Surry County
- Larry Phillips, Surry County Commissioner
- Frank Zachary, Yadkin County Commissioner
- Julie Walker, President of Provider Council
Board of Directors’ Meetings
Partners’ Board of Directors holds its monthly public meetings on the third Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m. at the Hickory office located at 1985 Tate Blvd. SE, Hickory, NC 28602. For more information about Partners’ Board of Directors and its meetings, please contact Anita Lingafelt, Clerk to the Board, at alingafelt@partnersbhm.org or 704-842-6324.
2018 |
Meeting Documents |
| January 18, 2018 | No Meeting Held |
| February 15, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| March 15, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| April 19, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| May 17, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| June 21, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| July – 2018 | No Meeting Held |
| August 16, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| September 20, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| October 18, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| November 15, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| December – 2018 | No Meeting Held |
2017 |
Meeting Documents |
| January 19, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| February 16, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| March 16, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| April 20, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| May 18, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| June 15, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| July – 2017 | No Meeting Held |
| August 17, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| September 21, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| October 19, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| November 16, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| December – 2017 | No Meeting Held |
If you need to obtain minutes or agendas for meetings prior to 2017, please contact:
Anita Lingafelt, Clerk to the Board, at alingafelt@partnersbhm.org.