Approved October 23, 2009
Orientation and Adjustment Center
408 White Drive
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Ted Hull, Chair called the meeting to order at 8:35 AM.
Council Members Present: Ted Hull, Henry Alexander, Bruce Miles, Rufus Brown, Paul Kaminsky, Jay Naiman, Robert Kelly, Paul Edwards, Brian Johnson, Dwight Sayer and Joyce Hildreth.
Council members absent: Sheryl Brown, Kathy Davis, Sue Townsend, Dawn Saunders, Jodi Lamm
Council Staff: Phyllis Dill
DBS Staff: Michael Elliott, Wayne Jennings, Kurt Ponchak, Les Binnix, District DA, Ed Hudson
Audience: Mary Stutzman, Patty Sayer
Kurt Ponchak spoke about the budget and construction at the Rehab Center.
Joyce Hildreth listed the following projections for Stimulus funds.
Michael Elliott and Wayne Jennings reported on the VR Program.
Michael Elliott stated that the State Plan submitted June 25th included Order of Selection.
Paul Edwards informed the Council and DBS that the Florida Council of the Blind (FCB) passed a Resolution in support of the Order of Selection.
Les Binnix gave a brief update on District Five. He stated that three new counselor’s would be hired in the near future.
Mary Stutzman presented the year end report to the Council. She stated that it did not include the June closed cases (200), but would included them in the final and send to Phyllis next month.
She handed out CD’s and hard copies of the survey.
The Council discussed the contents of the survey questions with Mary. The Council asked that she add “Is this your first time as a DBS client?”
Morning break at 10:45 AM
After the morning break Committee Break-outs occurred until 12:00 PM.
Lunch
Meeting resumed at 1:30 PM.
Michael Elliott stated that the Planning committee went over the By-laws because they are still waiting on information on the State Plan that had been recently submitted.
Robert Kelly reported the following for the Evaluation committee:
The committee went over the content and organization of the Client Satisfaction Survey questions. Committee proposed working on changes that would address separating out the closure categories and the types of questions asked. A teleconference will be scheduled in about 3 weeks.
Mary will go over the current questions and provide her recommendations and also assist the committee with a revision.
Phyllis will send the final document to the entire council to review for discussion and approval at a teleconference shortly thereafter.
Paul Edwards moved that the Council adopt the amended By-laws. Motion received a second.
After discussion Paul Edwards called a Question with adoption of the By-laws with the changes submitted and they were reviewed by legal counsel.
Motion passed.
Ted Hull urged members that haven’t taken the training course RSA has on the website to do so.
Meeting adjourned at 1:55 PM
Friday, July 17, 2009
Ted Hull, Chair called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM.
Council Members Present: Ted Hull, Henry Alexander, Bruce Miles, Rufus Brown, Paul Kaminsky, Jay Naiman, Robert Kelly, Paul Edwards, Brian Johnson, Dwight Sayer and Joyce Hildreth.
Council members absent: Sheryl Brown, Kathy Davis, Sue Townsend, Dawn Saunders, Jodi Lamm
Council Staff: Phyllis Dill
DBS Staff: Michael Elliott, Wayne Jennings, Ed Hudson
Approval of April Minutes
Council unanimously approved the April minutes.
Agenda Items for October meeting
If new appointments are made there will be an Orientation the afternoon before.
Location and Date of April 2010 Meeting
After discussion the Council agreed on the following locations and dates for the April, July and October 2010 meetings.
Paul Kaminsky moved for the Council to continue working with FSU for the Client Satisfaction Survey. Motion received a second and passed.
Henry Alexander moved that the Executive Committee has authority to approve the FSU Contract when revised. Motion received a second and passed.
Council agreed to have all FSU contracts presented at the January meeting with approval at the April meeting. All contracts cover July 1 thru June 30 each year.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 AM to begin the tours.