SSAC/Executive Committee Agenda - September 7, 2023

Agenda

September 7, 2023

3:00 PM

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  1. Welcome
  2. Public Participation*
  3. Approval of Meeting Minutes: April 26, 2023
  4. Housekeeping
  5. Introduction of Administrative Liaison, Clare Fisher
  6. Key Takeaways/IDHS Action Items from the June SSAC Meeting
  7. October SSAC Meeting Agenda
  8. Adjournment

* If you would like to submit a public comment, please email your comment to Clare.Fisher@illinois.gov by 8:00 AM on Thursday, September 7, 2023.

Meeting Minutes

Committee Members in Attendance: Quiwana Bell, Chair, Westside Health Authority; Mary Camper, Habilitative Systems; Dan Lustig, Haymarket Center; Niya Kelly, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless; Jodi Martin, Boys & Girls Club of Livingston County/Prairie Central

Committee Members Not in Attendance: Ireta Gasner, Start Early; Christa Hamilton, UCAN; Angie Hampton, Vice Chair, Egyptian Health Department; Bela Mote, Carole Robertson Center for Learning; Frances Reyes, The Center for Prevention of Abuse

Administrator: Clare Fisher, IDHS

Meeting was called to order by Chair Bell at 3:02 PM.

  • Welcome - a brief welcome was done.
  • Public Participation * - none received
  • Approval of Meeting Minutes: April 26, 2023 - Motion from Niya Kelly, seconded by Dan Lustig. Minutes were approved.
  • Housekeeping
    • Introduction of Administrative Liaison, Clare Fisher
    • Member appointment expirations - several memberships are expiring on 1/1/2024. Chair Bell brought up the importance of succession planning.
  • October SSAC Meeting Agenda
    • Membership terms: continuity, succession planning. Committee chairs and membership.
    • Kari and Clare have to confirm if members with terms expiring on 1/1/24 could temporarily serve as non-voting members to provide transition guidance to new members.
    • We want to fill vacancies, have a pool of potential members to pull from. Will ask subcommittees. Would be helpful for the Secretary to send out an email requesting members.
    • May need to have a meeting between January SSAC meeting to onboard new members.
    • Clare will send out a notice to members that their term is expected to expire and see if they are interested in continuing for 2 years.
    • Implementation time frames for subcommittee charges
    • Agenda for 2024
      • Follow up on June action items
      • Migrant topic needs to be brought up in all of its complexities
        • DHS staff can present and share data
      • Directory of all providers under one-stop shop model --> need to share with SSAC
  • Adjournment- Chair Bell moved to adjourn, seconded by Dr. Lustig. The Committee unanimously voted to adjourn at 3:37 PM.