Board of Directors 

Notice of Meeting 

 

Monday, August 24, 2026 

HYBRID: Via Zoom & 913 Georgetown Street, Lexington, KY 40511 

6:30 P.M. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 

 

This month’s board meeting will be conducted in a hybrid fashion utilizing Zoom. 

You can join the meeting in person or from a computer with a camera and microphone (most laptops have both). You can also join on an 
iPad or smartphone. You can download the Zoom app. We are providing a few Council iPads to members, and they will receive 
instructions with the iPads. 

 

Please plan to join the meeting by 6:15 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2026, so we can start at 6:30 p.m. If you have any problems connecting, 
call the office at 859-233-4600 and then press extension 6133. Staff from the IT department will be on hand to help. 

Join Zoom 

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Gisella Astolfo: 859-233-4600, Ext. 1237 OR gisella.astolfo@commaction.org 


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ALL COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL BOARD MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC 

 


 

 


BOARD OF DIRECTORS - REGULAR MEETING 

6:30 P.M. – MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2026 

AGENDA 

 

1. Call to Order, CAC Promise, Roll Call, Introduction of New Board and/or Staff Members* 


 ----Kimberly Baird, Chairperson 

2. Adoption of the Agenda (August 24, 2026) ** 


----Kimberly Baird, Chairperson 

3. Approval of Minutes (June, 2026) ** 


----Michele C. Lee, Secretary 

----Gisella Astolfo, Executive Assistant to the Director 

4. Executive Director’s Report* 
a. Strategic Planning Updates: Sharon Price, Executive Director 




1- NHSA NPRM Workgroup Notes 

b. Legal Update: Steve Amato, McBrayer PLLC. 


5. Committees of The Board** 
a. Executive Committee 



1. None 


----Kimberly Baird, Chairperson 

----Art Crosby, Board Attorney/Presenter 

----Sharon Price, Executive Director 

b. Personnel Committee 


1. None. 


----Connie Godfrey, Chair 

----Bridgett Rice, Director of Human Resources 

c. Grant and Fundraising Development Committee 
1. Report 

----Melissa Tibbs, Director of Sustainability 

----Tim Feld, Chair 

d. Evaluation and Planning Committee 


1. Head Start Action Items 
(a) Change in Scope/Change in Geographic Area (#90CM009888) 

2. Other Approvals (Action Items) 
(a) Harrison County Facility Purchase and Renovation 

3. Discussion Items 
None. 

4. Informational Items 
(a) 10th Year CAC-Lexington Org Standards Monitoring Letter 
(b) 10th CAC-Lexington Monitoring 
(c) August 2026 LIHEAP Summer Subsidy 
(d) Redmile License Address Change Approval full report 
(e) CACFP Annual Financial Review Exit Conference Acknowledgement 
(f) Notice of Award 04CH012867 8-12-26 
(g) Notice of Award 04HP000575 8-12-26 
(h) ACF-OHS-IM-26-01 Enrollment Reductions 
(i) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(j) Community Action Council Now Accepting Applications for LIHEAP Supper Subsidy 
(k) 4th Quarter NPI Report and service report 
(l) Acknowledging and celebrating the incredible work that Marty Jones does in the 
Housing and Homeless Department 
5. Center Activity Informational Items* 
None 

----Tim Feld, Chair 

----Melissa Tibbs, Director of Sustainability 

----Jessica Coffie, Director of Child Development 

----Kesha Richardson, Enrollment and Family Advancement Director 

e. Finance Committee 
1. Financial Reports 
(a) Consolidated Balance Sheet, July 2026 (Action Item) 
(b) Financial Statement, July 2026 (Action Item) 
(c) Head Start Budget Detail, July 2026 
(d) Accounts Receivable, July 2026 
(e) Financial Statements for WinterCare, July 2026 
(f) Financial Statement for Shepherd Place, June 2026 
(g) Credit Card Statements, July 2026 
(h) Health Trust, July 2026 
(i) Payments Over $100,000 
(j) Unemployment Insurance Trust for period ending 06/30/2026 

2. Budget Amendment (Action Items) 
(a) None 

3. New Budgets (Action Items) 
(a) 5012 Columbia Gas Home Energy Assistance 
(b) 5309 KY Utilities Home Energy Assistance 
(c) 2301 CoC Permanent Supportive Housing 2026-27 
(d) 2325 SAMHSA 2026-27 Budget 
(e) Harrison County Facility Purchase and Renovation 

 ----Richard Heine, Treasurer 

 ----Denotra Gunther, Assistant Treasurer 

 ----Sharon Price, Executive Director 

 ----Steven Gravitt, Chief Financial Officer 

f. Audit Committee 
1. None. 

----Joshua Lewis, Chair 

----Steven Gravitt, Chief Financial Officer 

g. Nominating and Recruitment Committee** 
1. None. 

----Debbie Link, Chair 

----Sharon Price, Executive Director 

----Gisella Astolfo, Executive Assistant to the Director 

6. Shared Governance Training** 
a. Pedestrian Vehicle Safety 

----Sharon Price, Executive Director 

----Jessica Coffie, Director of Child Development 

---- John A. Catron, Director of Property Development and Transportation 

7. Operations Reports -2026** 
8. Comments and Announcements* 
9. Public Comment* 
10. Adjournment 


*VERBAL / **ENCLOSED / ***HAND-OUT