Present
Megan Carlson; Bill Diggins; Saul Morse; Angel Hearts-Glass; Megan Norlin; JaeJin Pak; Shirley Perez; Nancy Sage; Greg Walkington; Demetra Brown
Missing- Charles Wright
Called to Order - 11:00am
Quorum present to commence the meeting.
Approval of Meeting Minutes
- June 18, 2024, minutes were reviewed.
- Motion to approve the minutes - Greg Walkington
- Motion Seconded -Shirley Perez
- All in favor, No Opposed - June 18, 2024, minutes approved
Bi-Monthly Update on OIG Operations
- Audit FY 2024 explained by Bill Diggins- statute changed as needed (things found to be out of compliance: timeliness- recommendation for sending reports in a timely manner; investigations- timeliness of interviews and of reviews; staffing issues persists- accuracy of input (entries) to the OIG database; training- poor recordkeeping, site visits untimely- community agency site visits, programmatic reviews, annual report needs more transparency.
- Three recommendations to DHS:
CILA audit
North Bureau- 2 investigators
New Bureau Chief- Metro Bureau
Training documentation for all bureaus
Training Coordinator- One coordinator for North, Cook, and Metro and one coordinator for Central and South
* Bureau
Assignment of investigation recommendation should be done within 1 day
* Positive Takeaways
Investigations are thorough
Reports are well written
Hiring issues are being resolved
Audit will likely be issued in September 2024 or at the latest December 2024
Adjournment
* Meeting was adjourned at 11:33am
Motion to adjourn- Saul Morse
Motion seconded- Jae Jin Pak
**August 20, 2024 meeting was rescheduled to August 27, 2024 due to low attendance, not enough board members for a quorum**
Next meeting to be held October 15, 2024 @11am
