State of Oklahoma
Commission for Rehabilitation Services
Department of Rehabilitation Services
State Office, 3535 NW 58th Street, 2nd Floor
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112
Monday, April 12, 2010, 10:00 am
Agenda
1.
Call to Order and Roll Call
Commissioner White
PRESENT
Commissioner Ben White
Commissioner Ray Kirk
Commissioner Steve Shelton
PRESENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT
Marla Baker, Joanie Batty, Larry Bishop, Tina Calloway, Goli Dunkle, Karen Dunn, Lori Estep, Beverly Goeders, Jody Harlan, Cheryl Gray, Larry Hawkins, Susan Hawkins, Jean Jones, Jane Nelson, Kevin Nelson, Paula Nelson, Mike O’Brien, Rick Olderbak, Traci Prince, Kathleen Reed, Elaine Samuels, Linda Santin, Kevin Statham, Sandra Stokes, Randy Weaver.
OTHERS PRESENT
Marilyn Burr, CAP; Dr. Randal Elston, SILC Chairperson; Theresa Hamrick, ORC; Douglas Ross, DRS VS Client; Rene Ryan, TSHA; Stella Church, Secretary for Howard Hendricks, Elizabeth Swinea, DRS Graduate Internship.
INTERPRETERS
Hazel Lucas
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Commissioner White, Commission Chair. Commission Assistant, Kathleen Reed, called the roll.
All Commissioners being present, a quorum was declared by the Chair
2.
Statement of Compliance with Open Meeting Act
Commission Assistant
Ms. Kathleen Reed, Commission Assistant, confirmed the Commission for Rehabilitation Services is in compliance with the Open Meeting Act.
3.
Introduction of Guests
Commissioner White
Director O’Brien welcomed his secretary, Linda Santin, back to work after a lengthy absence due to a fall, subsequent surgery and recovery.
No guests introduced.
4.
Public Comments
Commissioner White
Mr. Douglas Ross, DRS Visual Services client – Mr. Ross shared that he has been blind since October, 2009. The VS staff came to see him while he was still in the rehabilitation hospital. He was paralyzed on one side of his body and totally blind. VS Counselors told him about ABLE and how this program might be something that would get him kick started. He started the ABLE program immediately after getting out of the hospital and began learning what it was like to live life as a blind person. Scared and terrified he thought that his life was over. But thanks to the experience he had at ABLE, he found life was not over, it was indeed just the beginning for him. Other blind people, computer systems and adaptive aids have helped him. Praises were given to Elaine Boykin, and each and every Teacher and Rehab Tech; VS has a stellar staff.
Mr. Ross expressed thanks to VS and to DRS for helping him find his life again and reassured the Commission that all VS funding is money well spent.
Comments from the Commission:
Commissioner White: Reminded everyone about Jim Stovall, the blind Guest Speaker at the People With Disabilities Awareness Day, who spoke about the positive things that happened to him following his disability. He stated this his subsequent success allows him to pay more taxes now than anyone else in Oklahoma. Commissioner White thanked Mr. Ross for coming to the Commission Meeting and sharing his story.
Commissioner Shelton: Shared that he was also blind and thanked Mr. Ross for sharing his story. One of Commissioner Shelton’s beliefs is to believe in yourself and believing that one can adapt to blindness and become successful is a big percentage of the battle. He said “we can throw adaptive technology and training at someone but unless one can believe in himself, it makes it difficult to succeed. It sounds like Mr. Ross has that belief for success”. He asked Mr. Ross to call him some time and chat.
Commissioner Kirk: Expressed his appreciation for Mr. Ross’s message. He thanked Jane Nelson, VS Administrator and Director O’Brien for their leadership.
Report Items
5.
Report from the Director
Mike O’Brien, Ed.D.
People With Disabilities Day
People with Disabilities Day was held at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Wednesday. April 7, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It was a tremendous success. We had the most legislator involvement that we have had in recent memory, both with the Awards Ceremony and with the approximately 448 including exhibitors, volunteers, and guests having access to them. A thank you to Jody Harlan, PIO, and her team for a job well done. A special thank you to Dana Tallon who designed the Registration Books that made registration so much easier this year.
National Vocation Evaluation and Career Assessment Conference
The National Vocation Evaluation and Career Assessment Conference was held here in Oklahoma City for the first time in the history of the event, DRS were one of the co-sponsors. A number of DRS staff participated in this Vocational Evaluation Training event which began on Thursday, April 8, 2010 and ran through Sunday, April 11, 2010. Oklahoma is unusual in that it is one of just a few states that have Comprehensive Evaluation Centers that provide our own assessments and evaluations. Being able to bring the national meetings to Oklahoma so that DRS staff can see what is going on across the country is very important to DRS. This training was some of the best training that DRS staff will be able to get in Vocational Evaluation and Diagnostics and in Career Planning. It was a wonderful experience to see what they had to offer. To be able to participate in a national meeting every two years and to be a full partner was exciting.
Director O’Brien received word over the weekend that the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association Convention will be in Oklahoma City in October, 2010. That will be three national conventions in ten months brought to Oklahoma, and it allows DRS staff to be a part of what is taking place on the national level.
Budget
The DRS Budget is still not finalized. On Wednesday Director O’Brien will be testifying in front of the House and the Senate regarding the DRS budget. The House has requested that DRS prepare budgets reflecting a 7.5% reduction and a 10% reduction and these will be in addition to the 7.5% DRS has already been experiencing as a result of state budget failure so far this fiscal year. The Senate is requesting budgets prepared reflecting a 10% and a 15% reduction, in addition to the 7.5% reduction DRS is already experiencing. Since June, 2009, DRS has been giving back some state monies and as a result some federal monies. Originally, DRS started out with about 5% reduction, but in November, 2009, it went to 10% reduction, so the average has been a 7.5% reduction. Director O’Brien will testify on Wednesday of this week that in terms of Oklahoma School for the Blind and Oklahoma School for the Deaf, they were both given back the monies that have been taken as a result of the reductions. The Legislature voted and the Governor approved a $1.2 million return of monies that was split between the two schools on a basis of the amount money they had forfeited during the year. Those monies have already been put back and all of the things that were lost or discontinued during the year have been reinstituted. So they will get through FY2010 as if there had been no reductions. There is a great deal of work yet to be done with the Schools. Superintendent Hawkins and Director O’Brien are diligently working on those issues at this point, but they will have to see what the legislature does with regard to funding.
However, for Vocational Rehabilitation and Visual Services that’s not been the case. They face a $1.1 million reduction in state funds and $2.4 million reduction in federal funds for a total of $3.5 million loss total. That’s not a complete reflection of the dollars lost because DRS also has not been able to manage the funds to acquire the COLA that would have provided additional federal funds.
So, the following set of numbers are on top of these numbers just given for every month. At a $7.5% reduction DRS would continue to have $1.1 million loss in state funds plus an additional $2.2 million in state funds. DRS would have $2.5 million loss in federal funds plus an additional $3.8 million loss in federal funds. At the 10% reduction DRS would have a $2.9 million loss in state funds on top of the $1.1 million, $5.1 million loss on top of $2.4 million, at 15% DRS would have $4.4 million loss in state funds on top of the $1.1 million and a $7.7 million loss on top of the $2.4 million.
Because of where the carryover funds were last fiscal year, and the way things are, at the 7.5% loss DRS will still be able to manage successfully through most of the fiscal year. It is likely that at some point in the year Priority Group Three will have to be closed, but it is believed the other priority groups will remain open. At 10% reduction, Priority Group Three will for sure be closed, and there will also be other personnel and administrative changes that will have to be made. At 15% reduction, it becomes very dramatic.
One other thing, Alexa Posney - Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, has requested in her budget at the federal level, the largest Rehabilitation Budget ever which would potentially make the Stimulus monies DRS received permanent, but based on match. The potential loss of the on-going permanent
funding is significant.
Regarding the schools, because the funds were returned this fiscal year, FY 2011 becomes a challenge. Even at the 7.5% reduction, DRS has to look at fairly significant administrative changes, potentially $700,000 must be saved somewhere. If the reductions get to 15%, Director O’Brien cannot resolve what that will look like. Hopefully the 15% will not happen. Whether or not Vocational Rehabilitation can continue to be placed in a “hold harmless” position, as it was last year, is not likely. The 7.5% reduction they are talking about only holds viable if the Department of Education takes the same cut the other agencies will have to take. If the Department of Education does not take a cut, then the additional cuts are spread across the other agencies up to the 10% or greater.
Director O’Brien will be spending the next week responding to the legislature and working very closely with them to resolve these issues. VR and VS are financially likely to be okay unless we get to the 15% reduction, then some pretty dramatic things will need to be done.
Comments from the Commission:
Commissioner Shelton: When you talk about the 7.5%, 10%, 15% reductions, have the actual calculations for VR and VS been done to see what the effective rate would be to the budget, what percentage of the actual budget would be lost and how this impacts DRS with the matching federal funds? The loss of these funds impacts the budget more so.
Director O’Brien: At this point Director O’Brien has not done the overall percentages. DRS is fortunate in that the Chair of the Committee, Representative Peters, and the Chair of the Senate Committee, Senator Crain, have a very detailed understanding of the DRS budget and both of them have battled on behalf of DRS.
Commissioner Shelton: It’s not just the loss of the state funding, it’s the fact that it impacts the federal funding to a greater extent than other state agencies.
Commissioner Kirk: He has read about furloughs, is that in the cards?
Director O’Brien: Director O’Brien does not believe that this issue is in the cards for VR, VS, MSD, but depending on how big the numbers are, that could be a potential for the schools.The intent is to avoid this issue. He is considering in a very, very small amount, as in a handful, of potential voluntary buy outs, but only if we get the state money to do that and only in selective ways. If we stay under 10% reductions, furloughs will be avoidable. If up to or over 10% reduction, maybe not.
Commissioner White: When you begin to look at things that are necessary to control costs, I don’t believe in starting to look first at those things that affect people directly. Salaries, and in regard to students - quality of education that they have. He would much rather spend time looking at other things that don’t destroy the lives of people. With that as the backdrop, if for instance the schools have existing loans, it could be the state could help us reconfigure for lower payments or lower interest rates over a period of time. If it is not against the law for the agency to accept contributions from organizations that might benefit from doing business with the agency, or if DRS could negotiate with vendors to cut or hold steady their charges to the schools in return for being able to having sell something to the because if a school closes, the vendor will lose a lot more than $2.00 on each purchase.
Commissioner White would encourage looking at all of those options because by eliminating small cost increases we may be able to sustain the salary of one staff position.
If we can protect service to the people for whom we provide services and protect the people who work to provide them, then DRS will be doing what it needs to do. By eliminating small cost we may be able to keep the agency going , to protect DRS services and the people they impact. To provide services to people and help them to achieve to the fullest degree possible a life they would like to achieve. Director O’Brien has the support of the Commissioners and they believe he will do all he can to keep services open.
Director O’Brien: He is confident that he will squeeze every penny he can before he lets go of it. He has been very confident in the planning sessions with Ms. Gray and Superintendent Hawkins as the detail has been reviewed regarding the schools . He feels that there is still room for VR and VS to continue to do business as usual. The first and foremost attention needs to be at the schools and that’s where they are focused.
Single Audit for FY2009
The Single Audit for of the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services for fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 has been completed. All of the findings were discussed with the auditors. All of the resolutions proposed were approved and accepted by them. There were no material findings. There were no significant cost issues. There were seven reportable findings which are all correctable and in which the auditors have accepted the DRS processes.
Comments from the Commission:
Commissioner White: Most every private organization receives an annual audit by certified public accountant. A management letter was sent to Commissioner White, saying that all audit findings were resolved, there currently is no problem.
6.
Financial report as of February 28, 2010
Cheryl Gray,
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Gray presented the Financial Status Report. The written Financial Status Report for FY 2010 begins on page 1 of the April 2010 Commission Meeting packet . Ms. Gray reviewed the All Programs Agency Summary as of February 28, 2010 which is on page 1.
• Total Budget for the agency is $139,183,973.00
• Expenditures Year to Date are $71,101,922.66
• Percentage Expended is 51.1%
• Total Encumbrances are $60,583,913.43
• Percentage of the Budget used as of end of February 94.6%
• The previous month percentage of budget used was 93.6%.
Comments from the Commission:
Commissioner White: Three-fourths of the year through the budget, we are at 94.6% including expenditures and encumbrances, and the percentage is of the revised budget?
Ms. Gray answered affirmatively.
Budget Revisions Summary Detail
Ms. Gray - As of this Financial Status Report, 21 revisions have been made for a total of $4.4 million. Of the $4.4 million about $4 million is for the DDD. There are some adjustments for additional grants and actual budgeted stimulus monies. Kevin Statham and Paula Nelson have the detail of each of these revisions.
Commissioner White: Commissioner White appreciates this report, he would like to receive an update of these revisions closer to the end of the fiscal year.
Commissioner Kirk: Requested an explanation of the term Budget revisions.
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Ms. Gray: When the Budget Work Program Expenditure Limits are approved each year by the Commission it gives the agency the authority to have a budget up to that amount. On July 1 of each year, the agency does not always start with that approved amount, because there are new grants that come in, sometimes we don’t know all that we are granted at the time but we need to get money in place to do business. So as information becomes available budget revisions have to be done for that additional revenue. That becomes a revision to the original approved document. Reductions also require a budget revision. Budget revisions are revisions through the budgeted year – increases or decreases.
Commissioner Kirk: How do you decide where to make the revisions?
Director O’Brien: The Director decides where the reductions are made. Ms. Gray and Mr. Kevin Statham provide Director O’Brien with updated financial information. Director O’Brien meets with them on a weekly basis and makes financial decisions based on the information he receives. Usually the decision is based on where is the place that we will lose the least amount of federal dollars when we make the cut.
Ms. Gray reported that the Capital Requests for FY 2012 – FY 2016 will be presented for review and discussion by the Commission at the May Commission meeting . It will then return at the June Commission meeting for review and discussion with possible vote of approval. Also at the June Commission meeting the FY 2011 Budget Work Program will be presented for review and discussion with possible vote of approval.
Packet document (opens in a new window): Financial report as of February 28, 2010
7.
Report from Management Services Division
Goli Dunkle,
MSD Administrator
The Personnel Activity Report was presented by Ms. Dunkle. The written Personnel Activity Report for March 25, 2010 is available on page 8 of the April 2010 Commission Meeting packet. Ms. Dunkle reviewed this report and asked for any questions or comments.
Comments from the Commission:
Commissioner White: Those that have resigned, particularly from the schools, will you be looking at those current vacancies to determine if they were as vital to the operation of the facility as was thought when they were employed there?
Director O’Brien: Each vacant position will be reviewed as to whether or not the position will be filled. DRS will not be filling the OSB superintendent position next year, Superintendent Hawkins has graciously consented to continue to supervise both schools through the year. We are happy with this decision.
Commissioner Kirk: Expressed his happiness about this decision.
Commissioner White: It is a whole lot less painful to say we’re not going to fill that position than to say were going to vacate that position.
Commissioner Kirk: The Tahlequah VR position how long has that been vacant?
Director O’Brien: That position has been vacant almost forever. The position has been filled twice with Carl Albert Interns, which is the best way to fill it because then they can come it in their last year of school and continue the job. Unfortunately neither of those worked out and the candidate pool for people applying for this position is not been full.
Lori Estep, VR Field Services Coordinator: We have interviewed and a recommendation has been made. Hopefully this position will be filled soon. The candidate is familiar with the area.
Packet document (opens in a new window): Personnel Activity Report
8.
Legislative Report
Kevin Nelson
Legislative Liaison
The written Legislative Report is available on page 35 of the April 2010 Commission Meeting packet.
This week marked the midpoint of the 2010 Legislative session.
Budget
• Normally, due to existing state law, the Education Budget was supposed to be put into place on April 1, which is a statutory legislative deadline. This has not yet occurred. Meetings are being scheduled with agencies to see where the 7.5% to 10% cuts are going to happen, although the Education Budget has not yet been approved.
• The 10% level achieved through use of one time money. Hopefully this will be a short term short fall for FY 2010 and FY 2011. If it continues through FY 2012 it will be a much worse year, because they will have to make up an addition $500 to $600 million that they are counting on as one time money for the up-coming fiscal year. Hopefully, Oklahoma and the national economy will see considerable growth from this point forward to make up that deficit.
• There is an initiative out there that will be called “The Hope Initiative” that mandates certain levels of funding for common education. If it passes it is expected to effectively divert upwards toward $800 million away from existing state agency funding over to education. This is coming up on the November ballot.
Comments from the Commission:
Commissioner White: What do you hear regarding school consolidation?
Mr. Nelson: School consolidation is not a popular subject. This is an election year so this will not being discussed this year. After the election, there will be more effort made to look at school consolidation as well as look at alternatives to educations opportunities.
Commissioner White: An OETA program featured a senator from the Oklahoma Metro area and one from the Oklahoma Rural area. The topic was– Why is the talk always about consolidation of rural area schools when the greater financial reduction could be reached by the consolidation of the metro area schools.
Commissioner Kirk: Regarding the $800 million, is this an Initiative Referendum, is this on the ballot? Is it going to take $800 million from other agencies to go to Education on the assumption that the revenue will not increase?
Mr. Nelson: Yes, that is assuming there is not a growth in revenue. The argument that the Education lobbyists are in favor of it. It is a significant issue for state agencies. More information and activity will begin being seen as the elections get closer.
Commissioner White: I think we can all empathize and agonize with the legislature in trying to find solutions to this problem that don’t disable everyone who is trying to do anything for the public.
People with Disabilities Awareness Day
People with Disabilities Awareness Day was a tremendous success. Mr. Nelson thanked everyone at the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (OLBPH) who hosted a satellite meeting of students and teachers associated with the AIMS Center. Representative Pittman attended the OLBPH event and was presented with an award for her efforts to bring attention to the funding issues of the center. She was very pleased and appreciative of the award, and is very interested in scheduling an opportunity to visit the schools during the interim to see firsthand the issues they face.
Legislative Updates
Two major deadlines –
• April 8, 2010 House – Senate Bills in House Committee Deadline
DRS lost 150 bills from watch list leaving approximately 100 left.
Due to budget a lot of bills have passed out with titles struck. All of these bills will be in Conference Committee and realistically lay around until the legislature leaves. Legislators should leave about mid May.
• April 22, 2010 – House and Senate – Final Legislative Day for Third Reading and Final Passage of a Measure in Opposite House of Origin.
Major bills
• HB 3311 – Legislative approval of Rules has been modified to remove that requirement. It will now let either House or Senate disapprove with Rules with a Resolution.
• SB1849 – that also pertains to legislative approval for Rules is still alive and is to the Conference Committee.
• HB3393 - Special scholarship bill has passed out of Senate Committee. Is on House floor and Senate floor, and is destined for Conference Committee.
• HB1597 – Term limits for State Board and Commission members is likely to pass. Is on Senate floor and going to the House floor.
Comments from the Commission:
Commissioner Shelton – Requested the submission of the legislative report prior to the meeting. Mr. Nelson has complied with this request and Commissioner Shelton thanked him.
Packet document (opens in a new window): Legislative Report
9.
Report from the Oklahoma Rehabilitation Council
Theresa Hamrick,
ORC Programs Manager
The written ORC Report for March, 2010 is available on page 16 of the April 2010 Commission packet. Ms. Hamrick reviewed this report and added the following:
Planning Meetings
ORC has had many Committee planning meetings so ORC can get its work done that is outlined on the ORC State Plan.
Two New Forms
ORC created two new tracking forms that Director O’Brien has approved for agency use. These forms are to help DRS clients and counselors track clients’ progress.
People with Disabilities Day
ORC partnered with DRS on People With Disabilities Awareness Day at the Capital. ORC members volunteered as Legislative Guides and helped pass out packets.
Policy Review Committee and State Plan Committee
ORC partners with DRS by serving on the DRS Policy Review Committee and the DRS State Plan Committee.
Comments from the Commission:
Commissioner White: The Commission appreciates the partnership ORC has with the agency and thanked Ms. Hamrick for her report.
Packet document (opens in a new window): ORC Report
10.
Report from the Statewide Independent Living Council
Dr. Randall Elston,
SILC Chairperson
Commissioner White announced that Dr. Randal Elston was the recipient of the DRS Lifetime Achievement Award presented to him at the People with Disabilities Awareness Day.
Dr. Elston thanked Director O’Brien his positive attitude and willingness to work with the Independent Living Centers, and his aid that has helped tremendously with the forward movement of the SILC. Director O’Brien, his financial staff and his legal staff have been a great help. Dr. Elston praised Mr. Bob Utley – the liaison between DRS and SILC, for all he has and continues to do. There for a while he was seeing more of Mr. Utley then he was his own family. He also gave special thanks to Kathleen Reed, Commission Assistant, who has filled-in in many ways from taking minutes, planning meetings, coordinated agendas for executive and special called SILC meetings.
Office Space
Office space has been leased on the fourth floor of the Landmark Towers Building, 3535 NW 58th Street, the same building that houses the DRS State Office and the ORC Programs Manager. The office space has a conference room that is large enough to have the SILC Quarterly and Executive meetings and it is advantageous to have the SILC office close to DRS and ORC to keep the SILC close to the loop of support.
SILC Executive Director
Interviews for the SILC Executive Director are being conducted.
State Plan for next three years
The SILC State Plan Public Forum Hearings, were held in five areas around the state.
Enid, Norman, McAlester, Bartlesville, and Tulsa. Bob Utley, his staff, and Kathy Reed, along with the five CIL Directors helped set up these Public Forums. Tremendous amounts of information regarding people with disabilities was accumulated at these meetings that averaged 45 people per meeting. This information is not only beneficial to SILC but to any agency that works with people with disabilities. Following these public hearings the SILC had a SPIL Summit.
SILC SPIL Summit Meetings
The SILC SPIL Summit meetings consisted on two days of meeting to review the results of the Public Hearings. Mr. Terry Brigance facilitated the event. Attending these meetings from DRS were Director Mike O’Brien, Mr. Bob Utley, Ms. Kathleen Reed, Mr. Larry Bishop; representatives from ORC, Ms. Theresa Hamrick and Ms. Marilyn Burr; members of the SILC Executive Committee, and the five CILs Directors.
Other events
SILC had a booth at the People with Disabilities Awareness Day. It was the first time SILC was represented in this event in at least three years. Ms. Vikki Walls and Ms. Charlie Bowen managed the SILC booth, while Dr. Elston served as a Legislative liaison.
SILC is planning to partnering with ORC for the future events.
With the momentum going forward, SILC hopes to be up and running in the very near future.
Action Items
11.
Review and Discussion with possible vote to approve the March 8, 2010, Commission for Rehabilitation Minutes
Kathleen Reed
Commission Assistant
The Commission for Rehabilitation Meeting Minutes for the month of March, 2010 begin on page 15 of the April 2010 Commission packet.
Motion to approve the March 2010 Commission Minutes as corrected – Commissioner Shelton
Motion seconded by Commissioner Kirk
Kirk Voted: Aye | Shelton Voted: Aye | White Voted: Aye
Motion Passed
12.
Review and Discussion with possible vote for Approval of Proposed 235 Fund FY 2011 Projects
Larry Hawkins,
OSB/OSD Superintendent
The written Proposed 235 Fund FY2011 Projects begin on page 24 of the April 2010 Commission Packet. The Proposed Projects were reviewed and discussed. Basically no change in the projects except for #6 for the OSB preschool technology on the campus.
Comments from the Commission:
Commissioner Kirk– What is the 235 Fund and were does this money come from, and will the money be there?
Superintendent Hawkins: This is money is legislated Telecommunications Revolving Funds. Usually a little over $1 million is taken in. These are the proposed ways in which the money is to be spent.
Motion to approve the Proposed 235 Fund FY2011 Projects - Commissioner Kirk
Motion seconded by Commissioner Shelton
Packet document (opens in a new window): Proposed 235 Fund Projects
Kirk Voted: Aye | Shelton Voted: Aye | White Voted: Aye
Motion Passed
13.
Review and Discussion with possible vote for Approval of Donations to the Oklahoma School for the Blind
Larry Hawkins,
OSB/OSD Superintendent
The written OSB Executive Summary of March 2010 Donations is available on page 31 of the April 2010 Commission Packet.
Motion to approve the donations to the Oklahoma School for the Blind - Commissioner Shelton
Motion seconded by Commissioner Kirk
Packet document (opens in a new window): OSB Donation Report
Kirk Voted: Aye | Shelton Voted: Aye | White Voted: Aye
Motion Passed
14.
Review and Discussion with possible vote for Approval of Donations to the Oklahoma School for the Deaf
Larry Hawkins,
OSB/OSD Superintendent
The written OSD Executive Summary of March 2010 Donations is available on page 33 of the April 2010 Commission Packet
Motion to approve the donations to the Oklahoma School for the Deaf – Commissioner Kirk
Motion seconded by Commissioner Shelton
Comments from the Commission:
Commissioner White: Mr. Hawkins, if you were able to orchestrate donations from donors, if a business or person wanted to make a donation how would you prefer that to be given in order to accommodate the greatest benefit?
Superintendent Hawkins: Sometimes the donation is designated specifically for a cause, if not designated it goes into the Needy Student Fund. There is also a new Gymnasium Fund. As Superintendent, Mr. Hawkins has the authority to designate the donations as he sees fit provided they are not designated by the donor.
Packet document (opens in a new window): OSD Donation Report
Kirk Voted: Aye | Shelton Voted: Aye | White Voted: Aye
Motion Passed
15.
New Business
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Commissioner White reminded the Commission audience about luncheon following the Commission meeting being held at OLBPH, all proceeds to go to the Summer Reading Program.
NEW BUSINESS
Commissioner White called for any new business.
Being none, Commissioner White entertained a motion to adjourn
Kirk Voted: No Vote Taken | Shelton Voted: No Vote Taken | White Voted: No Vote Taken
16.
Adjournment
Date and location of next regular meeting of the Commission for Rehabilitation Services:
Monday, May 10, 2010, 10:00 a.m.
Department of Rehabilitation Services
State Office, 3535 NW 58th Street, 2nd Floor
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112
Motion to adjourn the meeting - Commissioner Shelton
Motion seconded by Commissioner Kirk
Meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m.
Kirk Voted: Aye | Shelton Voted: Aye | White Voted: Aye
Motion Passed