[nfbmi-talk] National Federation of the Blind of Michigan BoardMeetingJune 9, 2011 Minutes, 8:30 P.M.

[joe harcz Comcast]

Thanks Terri,

I wish that MCB and MRS and all other agencies funded by the feds were as 
compliant and common sense as you are here.

Peace with Justice,

Joe
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BoardMeetingJune 9, 2011 Minutes, 8:30 P.M.


> National Federation of the Blind of Michigan Board
>
> Meeting
>
> June 9, 2011 Minutes, 8:30 P.M.
>
> Quorum Larry Posont, Terri Wilcox, Marcus Simmons,
>
>        matt McCubbin, Donna Posont, Mary Wurtzel, Dave Robinson, Mike 
> Powell.
>
> Secretary's Report, Terri Wilcox. Donna Posont moved to adopt the 
> Secretary's Report.  Marcus Simmons seconded the Motion. The Secretary's 
> Report was approved.
>
> Treasurer's Report, Mary Wurtzel. 1,061 for plane tickets for Melinda 
> Latham and three youth to attend National Convention. $3,466.20 in the 
> Affiliate Account. Donna Posont made a motion to adopt the Treasurer's 
> Report. Mike Powell seconded the motion. The Treasurer's Report was 
> approved.
>
> Introduction of participating Members
>
> August Board Meeting. The Quarterly Board Meeting will be in Kalamazoo on 
> August 6. Lunch costs $12. Mike Powell made a motion for the Affiliate to 
> cover the rest of lunch after each person pays $5. Terri Wilcox seconded 
> the motion. The motion was approved.
>
> National and State Convention. The Banquet for State Convention is $30. 
> Choices are Chicken Marsala or Encrusted Beef Prime Rib! If you leave the 
> hotel early they will charge $25. Begin to start publicizing and write up 
> preregistration information.
>
> National Convention State Caucus July 3, 8:00 P.m. Wekiwa room. Coffee 
> will be shipped to the hotel. Checks need to be written for $100 for the 
> Jernigan, White Cane, and Imagination funds.
>
> Braille-a-thon is June 21. We will have a table for Newsline.
>
> Newsline will stop August 1 if we do not find funding. We would like to 
> try to amend the State Plan in order to fund Newsline. RSA pays for 
> Newsline in DC.
>
> Camp Tuhsmeheta. We need a budget for our three Nfb Camps. We will 
> purchase supplies, except food. 616-606-0682 is the number for Camp 
> Tuhsmeheta. Culinary Camp needs volunteers. We will complete the schedule 
> this week end. We will specialize in George Foreman grills and will buy a 
> big one for people to use. Students will each receive their own small 
> George Foreman Grill. Students will be divided into groups according to 
> cooking experience. Fred Wurtzel and Christine Boone are in charge of 
> science Camp. It is July 24 through August 1.
>
> Commission for the Blind Board Meeting June 16 Discussion. Jo Ann Pilarski 
> is giving Joe Sibley equal votes in the training on June 16. Larry Posont 
> is going to make a motion against this at the Commission Board meeting. 
> This is training for the Board. The public is invited but not equal. This 
> is a direct attempt to divide Nfb and Acb. The budget training is also 
> occurring on June 16.
>
> Discussion on Commission for the Blind Presentation at the June 17 
> Commission Meeting. Mike Powell, Dave Robinson, Terri Wilcox. Larry Posont 
> left the meeting at this point. We have nine important issues that need to 
> be read in forty-five minutes. We need to express the problem and a 
> solution.
>
> Discussion on the State Plan of the Commission for the Blind. Rsa runs 
> Rehabilitation in Dc and they pay for Newsline. If we go to the State Plan 
> meetings, we can get Newsline into the state plan. Newsline money can come 
> from Independent Living and older Blind. We need to go to all of the 
> hearings and have the State Plan amended. The Commission for the Blind 
> violates RSA because the person writing the Minutes must not be part of 
> the Commission staff. There is a conflict of interest if staff directs the 
> hearings for their plan. All comments made by the public are supposed to 
> be documented. The meetings need to be open forums.
>
> Grand Rapids, June 16 There is a conflict here, because this is the first 
> day that the Commission Board meets. They cannot be in two places at once. 
> By law, a Commission Board member must be at each State Plan meeting. We 
> need Newsline subscribers to ask that Newsline be put in the State Plan. 
> As a Commission Board member, Larry Posont plans to make a motion to stop 
> the State Plan meetings until they are more organized and more accessible 
> to the public.
>
> Escanaba, June 20
>
> Detroit, June 23
>
> Appointments to the Commission for the Blind Board. There will not be an 
> appointment before the next meeting.
>
> Monitoring Report. The monitoring report was discussed. There has to be a 
> plan of correction for each violation the Commission for the Blind is 
> cited for.
>
> Blast Conference Nashville Tennessee, September 2011. Room rates are $113. 
> Registration before August 15 is $150. The conference is September 20-24. 
> The emphasis is on blind people running businesses. The cost is $4,600 for 
> a bus.
>
> Old Business: Grants for Newsline have been denied.
>
> Adjourn at 10-08.
>
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