By Mary Alice Murphy

At the beginning of the regular quarterly meeting held on Monday, April 25, 2016, member Francesca Estevez asked for a moment of silence and asked members to keep the families of the recent tragedy in town in their prayers.

Priscilla Lucero, co-chairwoman of the Health Council, asked Coordinator Cari Lemon to discuss the Reboot, in which several members met twice recently to discuss changes needed after the organization's transition from being under Gila Regional Medical Center to having Grant County as its fiscal agent.

"I will offer a recap, and I ask for discussions from the group," Lemon said. "While developing a reworded mission and vision, members had a conversation about how we define quality of life. After that discussion, we developed the new versions, which describe what we're going to strive for."

She said in the information packet were the membership commitment forms for each member to sign and agree to help in various ways. "The form summarizes what commitment means for the members and makes a statement that you want to be here. It's time to reflect on your commitment. I especially need to know what I can expect."

Lemon said she realizes it is done on a voluntary basis. "How can we make it so we respect your time? We are deepening the idea of integration to strengthen the Health Council. We will get active in the membership."

She also went through the recently upgraded Bylaws and Policy and Procedures to reflect how the council is run.

Several standing committees need new members. She noted that an additional standing committee had been addedG