Social Services Advisory Council Agenda and Minutes - 08/13/24

Social Services Advisory Council Meeting

August 13, 2024

1:00 PM

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  1. Welcome
  2. Public Participation *
  3. Approval of Meeting Minutes: May 14, 2024
  4. Membership
  5. Request for Additional SSAC Members
  6. Committee Updates
  7. Presentation and Discussion - Reentry at DHS
  8. Presentation and Discussion - FAR Audits
  9. Presentation - ARPA Funding Winddown and Budget
  10. Adjournment

* If you would like to submit a public comment, please email your comment to Clare.Fisher@illinois.gov by 8:00 AM on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

Minutes

  1. Welcome
    1. Chair Hamilton welcomes the Council.
    2. Chair Hamilton introduces Secretary Quintero.
    3. Secretary Quintero gives brief remarks.
  2. Public Participation * (Approx. 1:10PM)
    1. Chair Hamilton asks Clare Fisher if any public participation was received.
  3. Approval of Meeting Minutes: May 14, 2024 (Approx. 1:15PM)
    1. Vice Chair Hampton combines roll call with approval of the meeting minutes.
      1. Adenekan, Dayo - approved
      2. Camper, Mary - approved
      3. French, AJ - approved
      4. Gasner, Ireta - approved
      5. Hall, Andrea - approved
      6. Hamilton, Christa - approved
      7. Hampton, Angie - approved
      8. Kelly, Niya - approved
      9. Lustig, Dan - not present
      10. Martin, Jodi - approved
      11. Mote, Bela - not present
      12. Negron, Maralea - approved
      13. Ortiz, Dulce - approved
      14. Paredes, Jose Marco - not present
      15. Reyes, Frances - approved
      16. Sanders, Mark - approved
      17. Shalabi, Itedal - not present
      18. Simmons, Loren - approved
      19. Tiania, Sandy - approved
      20. Woods, Tony - not present
      21. Wright, Lauren - not present
  4. Membership (Approx. 1:20PM)
    1. Request for Additional SSAC Members
      1. Clare Fisher will make an announcement to request recommendations for SSAC members.
  5. Committee Updates (Approx. 1:30PM)
    1. Committees will give their updates.1) Response, Recovery, and Innovation, then 2) Outreach Equity, Engagement, and Policy, then 3) Health and Wellness.
      1. Ireta Gasner: Would be helpful to collaborate, innovate within boundaries of Open Meetings Act
      2. Niya Kelly: Difficulties with shared documents - let's look into that
      3. Ireta Gasner: If DHS is working on something and has questions, or is looking for feedback, the SSAC is a great resource
  6. Presentation and Discussion - Reentry at DHS (Approx. 1:45PM)
    1. Presentation by Nathan Norman, IDHS Reentry Director and Orlando Mayorga, Illinois Executive Director for the Juvenile Justice Commission
  7. Presentation and Discussion - FAR Audits (Approx. 2:10PM)
    1. Presentation by Gary Kramer, IDHS Chief Accountability Officer; Tayo Sowemimo, Interim Bureau Chief - IDHS Contract Compliance, and Fred Applegate, Interim Bureau Chief - Bureau of Community Support Services.
  8. Presentation - ARPA Funding Winddown and Budget (Approx. 2:30PM)
    1. Presentation by Joe Wellbaum, IDHS Assistant Chief Financial Officer, and Adam Morrow, Office of the Budget
  9. Adjournment (Approx. 2:50PM)