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Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council
APRIL 2010 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes - Draft

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Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes - Draft
Date: April 2, 2010
Location:
Quality Inn & Suites
930 E. Main St.
Abingdon, VA 24210

Members Present:

Jack Brandt, Chair
David Barrett
Alexandra Dixon
Theresa Preda, Ex-Officio
Jane Ward-Solomon, Ex-Officio

Members Absent:
Raymond Kenny

Members of the Public/Guests:
Eleanor Williams, CBS Unit, DRS
Mary Margaret Cash, Assistant Commissioner, DRS

Intepreters:
Marcia Poole
Shawna Walsworth

Staff:
Rhonda Jeter

Meeting was called to order by Chair Brandt at 5:35 PM.
Quorum established

Old Business:

Approval of the minutes: The January 2010 minutes were distributed to the Executive Committee prior to the meeting.

MOTION: to approve the minutes as written (Dixon/Barrett). Motion passed.


Speaker System

No update on speaker system

New Business

Administrative Report: Jeter discussed her activities related to the SILC for the last quarter and provided a written report. Report filed.

Treasurer’s Update: Eleanor Williams of DRS went over the treasurer’s report. Williams met with Kenney prior to the meeting to review the financial statements. We are doing well financially. There were no changes or additions to the report. Report filed for audit.

FOIA Memo: There was discussion about when we have to vote members in if they call in telephonically. We do not have to vote them in if the reason they are out is disability- related. The Council is required to vote only if it is an emergency within 24 hours of the SILC meeting.

Committee Assignments: There were a couple of changes to the membership on the Committees. Members are to serve on two standing Committees. There were more members in Goal I and not enough on Goal III, so Brandt and Jeter worked with the members and made the Committees more balanced. We tried to honor everyone’s request to serve on the committees of their choice. The members who were affected by any changes were informed via email and all were willing to accept the assignments where needed.

Nominations Committee: The meeting has not been scheduled, but we are leaving it up to the members to decide when to have a short meeting sometime tomorrow. A slate of officers is needed for the July meeting.

Other: We needed to approve the minutes from the August 20, 2009 Special Executive Meeting.

MOTION: to approve the August minutes as written (Dixon/Ward-Solomon).
Motion passed.

NCIL Conference/July Quarterly Meeting: There was a discussion about the NCIL conference and July meeting. The July meeting will be a one day meeting either on Saturday or Sunday. The committee left it up to the full Council to decide which day they wanted.

Motion to adjourn at 7:05 (Barrett/Ward-Solomon).
Passed.