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Call to Order: The meeting of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Illinois was called to order by Chair Kear at 9:05 a.m. on Thursday, August 5, 2010. Welcome and introduction were made and a quorum established.
Approval of Minutes: The minutes of May 6 and June 10, 2010 were distributed for review and approval.
MOTION: Thompson motioned to approve the minutes of May 6, 2010. McHaley seconded the motion. Motion carried.
MOTION: Pritchard motioned to approve the minutes of June 10, 2010. Guidish seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Continuation of Orientation: Executive Director William Gorman continued the member orientation from the previous day with a review of the board member handbooks including the annual conflict of interest policy which needs to be signed by all Council members yearly, the latest version of the by-laws, fiscal policy and travel policy all of which have been revised recently.
Chair Report: Chair Kear discussed her and William Gorman’s recent trip to the NCIL Conference in Washington, DC. They attended the annual meeting, the plenary session and assorted workshops and also met with aids to Senator Durbin and Representative Johnson and Schock and dropped off packets to all of the downstate representatives.
Kear reminded the Council that Director Gorman’s annual performance review is in December so the Council will discuss his performance at the October 28th Council meeting.
Executive Director Report: Gorman distributed a written report of his activities since the last Council meeting. He and Tara Dunning discussed the Youth with Disabilities Leadership Summit which was held last week in Urbana.
Unserved/Underserved Populations: Gorman discussed other ways to think about unserved and underserved rather then just catchment areas or counties. In every state in the nation there are subpopulations of individuals with disabilities that are really heavily unserved or underserved. He would like the Council to become educated and start to think from a planning perspective how to help some of those populations. Gorman suggested we begin to have presentations at our Council meetings regarding these subpopulations. He requested approval to invited representatives from the deaf/blind community to make a presentation at the October meeting. There was a consensus to move forward.
Review SPIL Goals & Objectives: Mr. Gorman reviewed all the objectives and activities within the state plan in preparation for a brainstorming session later in the meeting to identify possible recruits to our subcommittees for the SPIL implementation.
Executive Committee Report: Chair Kear reported the Executive Committee met last month to set the agenda for yesterday’s orientation and today’s meeting.
Operations Committee Report: Treasurer Thompson distributed the financial reports for April, May and June, 2010, noting that all grant funds were expended and there are no significant items to discuss. A revised fiscal year 2011 organizational budget was reviewed for approval.
MOTION: The Operations Committee presented the FY2011 organizational budget for acceptance by the Council. Gunther seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Outreach Committee Report: Gorman and Thompson gave an update on the recruitment of new Council members. The Council has several new members and is almost at full capacity. There are currently five positions to fill, three vacancies and two members whose terms have expired. Significant progress has been made in obtaining geographic and ethnic representation.
Planning & Programs Committee Report: Heenan discussed the role of the Planning & Programs Committee in the context of SPIL implementation. Sub-committees for each of the theme or goal areas within the newly written SPIL need to be appointed- specifically housing, employment, transportation, advocacy, access to communication and consumer satisfaction survey sub-committees. The Council brainstormed potential volunteers to the various subcommittees.
INCIL Report: INCIL representative Leigh Ann Heenan and INCIL director Ann Ford reported on the recent activities of the Network. Formula funding and in general CIL funding are top on the priority list for INCIL. An economist has been hired to review the current formula and make necessary revisions. INCIL is also planning a training aimed at community organizing and grassroots efforts.
DSU Report: DSU representative Williams discussed the CIL Technical Assistance Adjustment Act which has to do with ARRA money.
Other Business: At this time concerns / issues from members were heard.
Ruth Thompson discussed her new role as Executive Director of the Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois (CCDI). She discussed an issue that has risen regarding funds from a now dissolved chapter of CCDI. At the time of dissolution the chapter had requested the remaining funds be donated to SILC.
MOTION: Robertson motioned that SILC resolves it does not have any interest in the monies from CCDI. To the extent we do, we disclaim it. Pritchard seconded the motion. Motion carried with one abstention made by Thompson.
Charlotte Cronin discussed the legislative forums being held across the state as well as a meeting with the Governor.
Barbara Pritchard and Tyler McHaley discussed rallies on the managed care pilot program being held in Chicago and Springfield next week.
Adjournment: At 2:35pm, Chair Kear adjourned the meeting of the SILC.
Next Meeting: The next meeting of the SILC is Thursday, October 28, 2010 from 10am until 3pm in Springfield.
Charlotte Cronin, Secretary
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