CESSA - Region 1 Committee Meeting Approved Minutes 06/12/2024

Community Emergency Services and Support Act (CESSA) Region 1 Advisory Committee

Meeting Minutes- June 12, 2024 - 9:00 AM

Meeting Minutes - Approved by Members 09/18/2024

  1. Open Meetings Act
    • These meetings will be subject to Open Meetings Act.
    • A copy of the agendas and meeting minutes will be posted to the Illinois Department of Human Services/Division of Mental Health Open Meetings Page.
  2. Call to Order/Approval of Minutes
    • Meeting called to order at 9:05am by Stacie Kemp.
    • April 12th meeting minutes were not approved due to lack of quorum.
  3. Members Present: Stacie Kemp, Deanna Cada, Eric Brown, Jason Leverton, Joan Lodge, Heather Butler, Nicole Weathersby.
  4. No State Updates were provided as there was no representative in attendance to provide state updates.
  5. Ms. Kemp provided updates on prior joint RAC/SAC joint meeting, including RAC vision and mission and take-aways from meeting discussion, which included challenges within the RACs and RAC meetings. RAC will solicit new members throughout the summer months.
  6. UIC Crisis Continuum Forum was held the day prior. Members provided updates from the Forum.
  7. No statutory authority to meet until CESSA extension approved. Directed to resume RAC meetings in September. Workgroups can continue to meet throughout July and August.
  8. Pilot Workgroup to continue discussion about hyperlocal groups and pre-test and pilot sites.
  9. Discussion regarding future meetings: Due to low attendance at today's meeting, Ms. Kemp will send out a survey requiring about the best meeting day/time for FY25.
  10. No public comment was provided.
  11. Meeting adjourned at 10:02am.

Next meeting: September - specific details to be decided following survey