Champaign County Board for Care and Treatment of Persons with a Developmental Disability met April 19
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, Kim Fisher, Deb Ruesch, Vicki Niswander, Georgiana Schuster
STAFF PRESENT: Kim Bowdry, Leon Bryson, Lynn Canfield, Stephanie Howard Gallo
OTHERS PRESENT: Vickie Tolf, Sarah Perry, Jami Olsen, Annette Becherer, Laura Bennett, Patty Walters, Nicole Smith, Heather Levingston, Danielle Matthews, DSC; Mel Liong, Sherry Longcor, PACE; Becca Obuchowski, Hannah Sheets, Community Choices; Annie Bruno, The Autism Project; Lisa Benson, Jessica McCann, Angela Yost, RPC; Jasmine Martin, YES Support Services
CALL TO ORDER:
Dr. Robin called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Executive Director Canfield, Associate Director Kim Bowdry, and Cultural and Linguistic Coordinator Shandra Summerville were present at the Brookens Administrative Center as per the Open Meetings Act.
ROLL CALL:
Roll call was taken and a quorum was present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
The agenda was in the packet for review and approved by a unanimous vote.
PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS:
Dr. Robin reviewed the agenda.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS:
Director Canfield reviewed the process of the meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes from the 3/22/2023 board meeting were included in the packet.
MOTION: Ms. Ruesch moved to approve the minutes from the 3/22/23 CCDDB meeting. Ms. Schuster seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. The motion passed.
VENDOR INVOICE LIST:
The Vendor Invoice List was included in the Board packet.
MOTION: Ms. Niswander moved to accept the Vendor Invoice 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 PY24 Funding Application Review:
A chart of all PY24 funding requests related to I/DD was attached to support board discussion.
PY24 DRAFT Program Summaries:
Included for information were draft summaries of the CCDDB staff reviews of each program proposal, presented in order under the selected priority category. Also included were Program Summaries for an application directed to the MHB and another application which may be appropriately funded by the I/DD Special Initiatives fund. Both of these may be considered by both boards, consistent with their integrated planning for I/DD supports.
CCDDB reviewed and discussed each application requesting funds from the CCDDB.
Successes and Other Agency Information:
Agency representatives were given an opportunity to answer questions from the CCDDB members. Updates/successes were provided by Mel Liong from PACE.
OLD BUSINESS:
CCDDB and CCMHB Schedules and CCDDB Timelines:
Updated copies of CCDDB and CCMHB meeting schedules and CCDDB allocation timelines were included in the packet.
Acronyms and Glossary:
A list of commonly used acronyms was included for information.
CCMHB Input:
The CCMHB will meet this evening. They will be reviewing program summaries.
Staff Reports:
Deferred.
BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m.
https://www.co.champaign.il.us/MHBDDB/agendas/ddb/2023/230419_Meeting/230419_Minutes.pdf
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