February 2023 Regular Commission Meeting

State of Oklahoma
Commission for Rehabilitation Services

Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Service
State Office
3535 NW 58th Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room
Oklahoma City, OK 73112

or

Video Conference Link
Phone: 1-669-254-5252
Webinar ID: 161 208 5604

Monday, February 13, 2023 - 10:30am

Theresa Flannery, Commission Member
Wes Hilliard, Commission Vice Chair
Jace Wolfe, Commission Chair

Agenda Items

1
Call to Order and Roll Call
Jace Wolfe
Chair
2
Statement of Compliance with Open Meeting Act
Carol Brown
Commission Assistant

Report Items

3
Presentation of Longevity Certificates
Jace Wolfe
Chair
4
Presentation of Executive Director’s Certificates
Melinda Fruendt
Executive Director
5
Executive Director’s report
Melinda Fruendt
Executive Director

Executive Director’s report with possible Commission discussion. The report includes Executive Director’s meetings with staff, and state meetings. There is a reminder of the People with Disabilities Awareness Day on March 7, 2023.

6
Priority Group Updates
Mark Kinnison
VR Director

Priority Group Updates with possible Commission discussion. Report includes status of all Priority Groups I, II and III.

7
Financial report
Kevin Statham
Chief Financial Officer

Financial report with possible Commission discussion of FY 2023 as of December 31, 2022.

8
Personnel Activity report
Tom Patt
Director, Human Resource

Personnel Activity report with possible Commission discussion, as of December 31, 2022. The activity report has current FTE status.

9
Legislative Liaison report
Jennifer Hardin
Legislative Liaison

Legislative Liaison report with possible Commission discussion.

10
DRS Success Story
Trudy Mitchell
OSD Director of Student Life

DRS Success Story with possible Commission discussion.

11
Vocational Rehabilitation Report
Mark Kinnison
VR Director

Vocational Rehabilitation Report with possible Commission discussion. The report includes production statistics and updates on Business Services Team, Business Advisory Council and meetings VR Director attended.

12
Oklahoma Rehabilitation Council Report
Carolina Colclasure
Program Manager

Oklahoma Rehabilitation Council Report with possible Commission discussion. The report includes updates on the ORC’s Committees.

13
Statewide Independent Living Council report
Sidna Madden-Trimmell
Executive Director

Statewide Independent Living Council report with possible Commission discussion. The report includes updates on SILC’s activities and Board members.

Action Items

14
December 12, 2022, regular meeting minutes.
Jace Wolfe
Chair

Review and discussion with possible vote for approval of the December 12, 2022, Commission for Rehabilitation Services regular meeting minutes.

15
Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Donation Report
Kevin Treese
OLBPH Program Manager

Review and discussion with possible vote for approval of the December 2022 donations to the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

16
Oklahoma School for the Blind Donation Report
Rita Echelle
OSB Superintendent

Review and discussion with possible vote for approval of the December 2022 donations to the Oklahoma School for the Blind.

17
Oklahoma School for the Deaf Donation Report
Dr. Heather Laine
OSD Superintendent

Review and discussion with possible vote for approval of the December 2022 and January 2023 donations to the Oklahoma School for the Deaf.

18
New Business
Jace Wolfe
Chair

New Business (“Any matter not known about, or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting” 25 O.S. § 311)

19
Announcements
Jace Wolfe
Chair

Announcements
Next Meeting:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.
3535 NW 58th Street 2nd Floor
Oklahoma City, OK 73112

20
Public Comments.
Public

Public Comments. (Under Oklahoma Open Meeting Laws, the Oklahoma Commission for Rehabilitation Services cannot respond to or discuss any matter not on today’s agenda.)

21
Adjourn
Jace Wolfe
Chair