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Champaign County for Care and Treatment of Persons with a Developmental Disability met Feb. 23.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

This meeting was held with representation at the Brookens Administrative Center and with remote access via Zoom. 

MEMBERS PRESENT: Anne Robin, Deb Ruesch, Georgiana Schuster, Kim Wolowiec Fisher

STAFF PRESENT: Kim Bowdry, Leon Bryson, Lynn Canfield, Stephanie Howard Gallo, Shandra Summerville, Chris Wilson

OTHERS PRESENT: Annette Becherer, Josh Cornwell, Patty Walters, Greg Schroeder, Danielle Matthews, Laura Bennett, DSC; Becca Obuchowski, Hannah Sheets, Community Choices; Sherry Longcor, Mel Liong, PACE; Angela Yost, Regional Planning Commission; Christine Leeb, Real Life Families; Joel Fletcher, Champaign County State’s Attorney’s Office

CALL TO ORDER: 

Dr. Robin called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. Executive Director Canfield was present at the Brookens Administrative Center as per the Open Meetings Act.

ROLL CALL: 

Roll call was taken and a quorum was present.

ZOOM INSTRUCTIONS: 

Instructions were included in the packet.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA: 

The agenda was in the packet for review. The agenda was approved unanimously by a roll call vote.

CITIZEN INPUT/PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: 

None.

PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS: 

None.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS: 

Ms. Canfield discussed the application review process and timeline. She also discussed important upcoming Illinois General Assembly bills.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 

Minutes from the 1/19/2022 board meeting and study session were included in the packet.

MOTION: Dr. Fisher moved to approve the minutes from  the January 19, 2022 meeting. Ms. Ruesch seconded the  motion. A roll call vote was taken and the motion passed  unanimously. 

EXPENDITURE LIST: 

The Expenditure List was included in the Board packet.

MOTION: Ms. Schuster moved to accept the Expenditure List  as presented in the packet. Ms. Ruesch seconded the motion. 

A roll call vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. 

NEW BUSINESS: 

CCDDB Application Review Process: 

A briefing memo detailed the CCDDB Application Review process, including the timeline. A chart of all PY23 I/DD funding requests, list of all PY23 funding requests, and a suggested review checklist were included in the packet as well. There was a lengthy Board discussion regarding the review process.

Champaign County ARPA Fiscal Recovery Funds: 

A briefing memo provided an update on ARPA Fiscal Recovery Funds with a focus on premium pay. Included in the board packet were the 2021 project request form and current year report forms and an excerpt from Ed McManus’ newsletter. Board discussion included a plan for formal communication with the Champaign County Board.

Successes and Other Agency Information: 

Information was shared from Becca Obuchowski from Community Choices and Annette Becherer from DSC.

OLD BUSINESS: 

Agency PY2022 2nd Quarter Service Data Charts: 

These charts were included in the packet.

PY2022 2nd Quarter Service Activity Reports: 

2nd Quarter service hours and activities reports were included for information.

211 Quarterly Reports: 

October through December 2021 reports for 211 calls for Champaign County were attached for information only.

CILA Update: 

A briefing memorandum providing a CILA update was included in the Board packet for information only.

CCDDB and CCMHB Schedules and CCDDB Timeline: 

Meeting schedules were included in the Board packet.

Acronyms and Glossary: 

A list of commonly used acronyms was included for information.

CCMHB Input: 

The CCMHB will meet this evening.

Staff Reports: 

Included in the board packet were reports from Kim Bowdry, Leon Bryson, Stephanie Howard Gallo, and Shandra Summerville.

BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

None. (Dr. Robin excused herself from the meeting.)

Other Business – Closed Session*: 

MOTION: At 10:11 a.m. Dr. Fisher moved to move the Board  to an executive session, exception 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) of the Open Meetings Act, to discuss litigation and that the following  individuals remain present: members of the Champaign  County Developmental Disabilities Board; Champaign County  Assistant State’s Attorneys Joel Fletcher and Matthew J. Sullard; CCDDB Executive Director Canfield, and Operations  and Compliance Coordinator Howard-Gallo. 

The CCDDB returned to open session at 10:39 a.m. by roll call.

MOTION: Ms. Ruesch moved to accept the closed session minutes from February 19, 2020 as presented and to continue maintaining them as closed. Ms. Schuster seconded the motion. The vote passed unanimously. 

ADJOURNMENT: 

The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.

https://www.co.champaign.il.us/MHBDDB/agendas/ddb/2022/220223_Meeting/220223_Minutes.pdf