Ellis Co Committee Minutes
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ENCLOSURE 2
ELL I 5 COUNTY COVNC I L ON ALCOrDL 151'1
MINUTES OF t-1EETH-K;: ~f-28, 1<379, 5T AtJTHONY HOSPITAL, HAYS, KANSAS
MEMBERS PRESENT HERE: BROTIiER FELIX SHINSY-Y, RORERT EMERICK, ERNIE HOtt4S, M. C. LEIKER,
ROY NEIL, DALE PEIER, LLOYD PRESTON, DON C. STMB, LIZ HALTERS, RICHARD WHITTI1'JGTON
AND JUrW PH I LLl PS .
BROTHER FEU X REPORTED THAT JOE JETER INFORMEn HIM TIiAT WE COULD RE-INSTATE OLR CORPORATE
CHAR\ITR \¡fITIi THE STATE OF KN~SAS, WHICH '1J\D LAPSED, BUT TIV'\T THE COUNCIL HOULD HAVE TO
H/NE A FORtAAL MEETH,IG AND ELECT NB1 OFFICERS BEFORE HE COMPLETE THE NECESSARY PAPER
\-IORK.
TIiE FOLLO\-IItK; OFFICERS HERE NOMHJATED ANn ELECTED TO OFFICE:
BROniER FEll X SH HJSKY, PRES WENT
ERN IE HON/\S, V ICE -PR ES !DENT
M. C. LEIKER, SECRETARY/TREASlRER.
DICK "':Ii ITTI r-sx; TON, STANn ú1'IY HOS PIT AL Al'D LLOYD PRES Tm,) , HADLEY ~ED I CAL CENTER S T A TED
TIiA T THEY \-¡OULD SEND BACK TIiE MONEY TriA T CCCA GAVE TO THE~-1 \'IHEtJ IT DI SBAtmED. THE
N"OUNT \.¡AS $7:> .L¡3 FROM EACH.
M. C. LEIKD< SAID TH,l\T HE '.'IAS HOLDH1G 55.00 ON A REFUtJD FROr-1 TIiE SECRETARY OF STATE
THA T HE \./OULD ALSO DEPOS IT .
M. C. LE I KER 'vIAS H 15 TRUCTED TO OPEN A BANK ACCOut IT AT THE FP,RMER' S 5T A TE ßANK 1,.¡HEtI
HE GOT TI if: AfjOVE ~ÐNEY.
DICK WHITTINGTOtJ \-IAS tIN-1ED AS CHlllRMI\N OF THE SPEAKERS f3\.REAU. IT \'IA.S [X:CIDEO TIIAT
tJO FEE \.¡OULD ß[ ClV\Rr.ED FOR^JJY srEN~[RS nV\T ECCA \'!OlJLD Fum¡ISfl, f3lJT mAT DOtV\TlnNS
1¡laULD BE ACCEPTED, ¡\~m Nf{ SPEAK[RS EXPENSED ItiClJRREn \'!()ULD BE PAID OUT OF TillS.
ßROTliER FELIX REPORTED. TIll\T TlW ¡JAYS CITY cntfHSc:,InN HAO APPROVEO Tl1E POLICY RE:SOUJTIOr-J
ON ALCOHOL PRO~RN-1S AS St)f~~ITTED rw ECCA, DESI<-:;tiATltj(, ECCA AS IT'S FUND ADVISORY
COM'-1ITTEE. ECCA It/OULD. 01'JLY AD.VISE AND NOT HANDLE AllY FUNDS.
CITY Cm"MISSIONERS OF ELLIS, VICTnRIA A1'1[) SCHOENOfrJJ HAD. ts¥H YET TAKGJ MlY ACTInN ON
THE RESOLUTIOtJ, BUT BRomER FELIX WAS GOIt~ TO t-1EET "'11TH ALL OF THE"'I.
r:'FTER A LEi'IGHTY DISCUSSION, IT \-IAS DECIDED THAT THE PRIMt\RY PLRPOSE OF ECCA 'vIAS AS AJI
PJ.JVISORY CO.M"ÌITTEE O¡'¡LY, SCREEWtJ(, ÀND. fVI\L. UAï[NI~ I'lL. L ~:t.()UESTS !'-OR fUNDS RECEIVED RY
TIiE VAR IOUS CITY COfs"J'lI 55 IntIS, ANO REcorV-1U!n It. \, [I TIiER APPROVAL OR REJECT ION OF EACH
APPLI CA TI or J. .
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FORm THEI~ IrJDIVICUAL IDEAS NJ[) Sl!(,(:[SlIOt1S AS TO 1;/ltAT ¡-lAS TIlE t~ST It-1PURTNJT tlEED
OR PROJECT TI1/\T TilE COI1!',tJtJITY SiK)UUì FACE: JrJ UTILIZItJ(, litE FlJtJIY) TtIAT I-JILL [\[ AVAILABLe.
RESPECTFI,)LL Y SlJnMI HCD
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M. C. LEU:ER, SECRETARY
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ENCLOSURE J
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Two areas of alcoholism and alcohol abuse in EJlis County which are
;urrently not bein{; :Lddr<;:;~;ecl nc1r:Clllately an; alcohol problemé> in
business-industry ~lIld in youth. These arr,;as ar, cr1 tical in the
development l)f a comprehensive :¿rogram to reduce the casualties from
alcohol abuse, because only among the young and employed are successful
prevention, early identification and intervention, and probably effec-
tive treatment possible. The Alcoholic Services Unit of St. Anthony
Hospital proposes to address these problem areas by creating a position,
to be called the Occupational/Youth ~ullsultant, whose goals, a~tivities,
accountability, budget, and funding sources are described hereafter.
1.
"A comprehensive alcoholism program in business or industry has
these components: education and consultation; information and
referral, and treatment". (Kansas Social and Rehabilitation
Services, July 10, 1978). In accordance with this concept, the
occupational consultant component will pursue the following goals:
A.
Goals and Activities:
1. Education of local employers in the Employee Assistance
Program, which functions by
(a) identifying the troubled employee by job performance
criteria;
(b) intervening, with employment motivation, in the
progress of the disabling problem;
(c) diagnosing the problem, which in over SO~ of cases
is related to alcoholism; ,
(d) referring the troubled employee to the appropriate
resource for treatment; and
(e) treatment.
Assistance in this activity will be provided by the
State Occupational Program Consultant of the Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Section of SRS.
2.
Consultation with employers interested in implementing
employee assistance programs and installation of programs
in those businesses or consortia of businesses. Con-
sultation and installation include designing programs
for particular industries, conducting management and
[3upervisory orientation, and assisting in employee
notification. The State Occupational Program Consultant
will counsel and assist the ASU occupational consultant
in these procedures. '
3.
Diagnosis of employees' problems and referral of troubled
employees to appropriate treatment. The occupational
consultant will be assisted in this function ~y other
ASU staff members.
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Follow-up and Evaluation of EAP effectiveness to
participating companies, including zero-based cost
analyses, employee surveys, and attitudinal scales.
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II.
The youth consultant component Hill be engaged in initlating
and developing a local system for achieving the following goals:
A.
Goals:
1. Prevention of cht:mical dependency. Primary prevention,
in the Hay that inoculation ~uarantees against con-
tracting smallpox, is probably impossible at this stage
in our cultural history. The goal is Secondary Prevention,
Hhich r.c;,ws the identification of existing or incil'ient life
problems, often leading to alcohol problems, in self or
others, and the acquisition of coping skills to deal with
those problems and thus deter recourse to alcohol relief.
2.
Intervention in developing dependency. Intervention is
the process of compelling the dependent or abw;ive person
to acknoHledge the reality of' his condition and to accept
assistance.
J.
Treatment of dependency. Treatment may range from peer
group participation through local outpati.ent counseling
to long-term inpatient treatment, depending on the gravity-
of the individual case. Treatment is alHays aimed at
becoming and remaining drug-free.
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Maintenance of a drug-free life. Continuing recovery
or maintenance is accomplished primarily through
participation in positive peer support groups. '
B;
Mechanisms:
The main instruments for achieving thGse goals are the
folloHing sub-systems: ,
1. Peer-counseling NetHork. Experience shoHs that effecU,ve
treatment and maintenance occur primarily in positive
peer support groups, after the example of Alcoholics
Anonymous and spin-off's such as Narcotics Anonymous, in
the case of young people properly supervised ~f pro-
fessional substance abuse counselors. One of the main
activities of the youth consultant Hill be the develop-
ment of positive peer groups in appropriate environments.
2.
Helping Persons NetHork. The helping persons netHork
Hill consist of judicial, laH enforcement pers::mnel,
juvenile authorities, school adminstrators, teachers,
and counselors, clen;Yr:len, medical and mental health
persons, and parents - all knoHledgeable about chemical
dependency and the resources for treatment. The helping
per:30ns netl-rork is chiefly responsible for identificatl0n,
intervention, and assistance in maintenance. The youth
consultant Hill develop an effective local helping
persons netHork.
c.
Activities:
The youth consultant Hill engage in the folloHing activities
to accomplish the goals above:
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. ENCLOSURE Lr
PRESS RELEASE
The Executive Board of the Ellis County Council on
Alcoholism met in an open public meeting
Tuesday
at the
Hays City Hall to Consider proposals for the utilization of
SB 467 special liquor program funds.
The Board approved a motion to request ~ of the liquor
ta.x funds from the city and county commissions of Ellis County
for ECCA operating expenses.
The Board also
unanimousl~ approved a motion to
recommend to the city and county commissions a proposal by
the Alcoholic Services Unit of St. Anthony Hospital.
This
proposal would create an occupational/youth consultant to WOJ::-k
with business and youth in Ellis County on alcohol-related
problems.
The project, budgeted at $32,133, would be funded
by $25,133 from the liquor tax fund of the City of Hays,
$5,000 from Ellis County, and $1,000 each from the cities of
Ellis and Victoria.
ECCA Board members will meet shortly with the City and
County Commissions to present these recommendations for their
consideration.