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Call to Order: The quarterly meeting of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Illinois was called to order by Chair Sherwin at 10:10 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2009. Sherwin welcomed members and guests present. Introductions were made.
Approval of Minutes: The minutes of the August 6 meeting were distributed for review and approval.
MOTION: Pritchard motioned to approve the minutes as amended. Panko Reis seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Treasurer Report: Treasurer Kear distributed financial reports for July, August and September, 2009.
MOTION: The Operations Committee recommends acceptance of the July, August and September financial reports. Cronin seconded the Operations Committee recommendation. Motion carried.
Chair Report: Chair Sherwin extended her gratitude the members of the Executive Committee and the Executive Director Search Committee for their hard work over the last two months.
Operations Committee Report: Kear reported that Richard Grafton will be here later in the day to present the fiscal year 2009 audit report.
Outreach Committee Report: No report given at this time. Sherwin appointed Dawn Lucasy as Outreach Committee Chair.
Planning & Programs Committee Report: No report given at this time. Sherwin appointed Dawn Lucasy as Outreach Committee Chair.
ARRA Stimulus Update: Williams reported on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and its impact on funding for Illinois Centers for Independent Living. The ad-hoc committee has submitted an amendment to the State Plan for Independent Living 2008-2010 in recommendations have been made for distribution of these funds.
INCIL Report: Ann Ford reported on the crisis surrounding the state budget and its impact on funding for the twenty-three centers for independent living. Ford reported that many of the CILs have laid off staff and are months behind in receiving their funding from the state causing difficulties in paying their expenses. Ford reported on the status of the personal assistant recruitment and training program contracts which had been removed from the CILs. She stated a massive advocacy campaign was launched and 80% of the contracts have been restored to Centers.
Audit Report: Richard Grafton from Estes, Bridgewater and Ogden presented the fiscal year 2009 audit report. He reviewed the document in detail and reported no major findings.
MOTION: Cronin motioned to accept the fiscal year 2009 audit report as presented. Pritchard seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Executive Director Search Committee Update: Committee chair Kear discussed the process for searching for a new executive director. She reported that the Search Committee spent a great deal of time reviewing resumes and conducting telephone and face to face interviews. Thorough background checks were performed as well.
Kear reported that the Search Committee has one candidate they would like to present today for board approval, William L. Gorman.
Mr. Gorman addressed the Council and discussed his background in the disability community. Mr. Gorman has served and/or advocated for individuals with disabilities for the past 37 years in the states of Indiana, Colorado and Iowa. His past experience included being the Director of Supported Living for ADEC, Inc. (Elkhart County, Indiana), Executive Director of the ARC/Adams County (Colorado), Executive Director of the D.D. Planning Council for the state of Colorado, Administrator of the Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities and Brain Injury for the state of Iowa and for the past 16 years the Executive Director of Systems Unlimited, Inc. (Iowa City, Iowa). Mr. Gorman’s experiences have included service provision, advocacy, state planning, legislative advocacy, interagency collaboration and public policy research. Mr. Gorman obtained his B.A. degree in political science from Indiana University-Bloomington and his Masters degree in Public Administration from Ball State University.
MOTION: Panko Reis moved to go into closed session. Miller seconded the motion. Motion carried.
At this time the Council went into executive session and all staff and guests were asked to leave.
MOTION: Pritchard motioned to go back into open session. Panko Reis seconded the motion. Motion carried.
At this time the Council went into open session and staff and guests were welcomed back into the meeting.
Chair Sherwin announced that Mr. Gorman will be joining SILC as the executive director beginning December 7th.
MOTION TO ADJOURN: Chair Sherwin asked for a motioned to adjourn the meeting of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Illinois. Gunther made the motion. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned.
Next Meeting: The next quarterly meeting of the Council will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2010.
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Ruth Thompson, Secretary
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