Quarterly SILC meeting January 18th

NC SILC QUARTERLY MEETING

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Time: Jan 18, 2024 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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9:00-9:30                  WELCOME – Karla Gray, NC SILC Chair

• Roll Call/Introductions
• Reading of NC SILC Mission Statement
• Meeting Accessibility Reminders
• Review Meeting Agenda
• Approve October 19, 2023 meeting minutes –– vote required.

 

9:30 – 9:45               PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

                                   

9:45 – 10:00             Board Chair Report – Karla Gray, NC SILC Chair

 

10:00 -10:30             SILC Director Update – Gloria Garton, NC SILC Director

Introduce new Public Policy & Outreach Coordinator

 

10:30 – 10:45          Break (if needed)

 

10:45 – 11:00          Board Governance Report

• Appointment Recommendations to the Governor
• Vacancy updates – Recruitment targets

 

11:00 – 11:20          Finance Report – Eva Reynolds

 

11:20- Noon            Ex-Officio Reports ( 5 minutes each)

 

• NC Council on Developmental Disabilities –Talley Wells
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation – Jennifer Pleasants
• Disability Rights North Carolina – Tara Muller
• Client Assistance Program – Tania Bowers
• Division of Services for the Blind – Crystal Jackson Cheek
• Division of Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Brian Michaels

 

Noon-1:00                Lunch Break

 

1:00                            Call to Order

 

1:00 -1:30                 VR Director Update – Kathie (Trotter) Smith

 

1:30 – 2:00               SILC Training-  SPIL Goal: Addressing the need for affordable and accessible housing.

NC Housing Policy Updates – NC Housing Coalition (tentative)

 

2:00 – 2:30               SILC Training: SPIL Goal: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery – Introduction to the NC Inclusive Disaster Recovery Network – Andrew Loeb Shoenig, Program Director

 

2:30 – 3:00               SPIL Forum and Needs Assessment Highlights

                                   

3:00 – 3:30               NC SILC Committee Engagement

 

3:30 – 3:45               Old Business:

• Board Governance Policy and Procedures Manual

 

3:45- 4:00                 New Business

• Upcoming SILC meetings – Hybrid meeting discussion and vote vote
• SILC Congress, Little Rock, Arkansas- March 11-13, 2024

4:00                            Adjourn