DRAFT MINUTES

STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL

Finance Committee

Friday, November 20, 2009

1:30–3:00 PM

93 Gooding Avenue, Suite 3, Bristol, RI 02809

 

Members Present:  Madeline Colon; Rick Costa; Rui Goncalves; Karen Hanrahan; Jack Ringland; Barbara Rozul, Treasurer/Committee Chairperson.

Staff Present: Camille Pansa, Executive Director; Lisel Rockwood, Program Assistant.

 

1.      Introductions: New volunteer, Madeline Colon, was welcomed. All introduced themselves and gave a brief biographical background.

2.      Approval of minutes for October 28, 2009:  A motion was made by Rui Goncalves     and seconded by Karen Hanrahan to accept the minutes as written. Vote passed unanimously.

3.      Finance Committee meeting day and time and date for December meeting:  Camille Pansa proposed that the finance committee not meet in the month of December because the final figures would not be ready until January and actual figures for this fiscal year will be limited. Meeting dates will change in 2010 from the forth Wednesday of the month to third Friday of the month. The next committee meeting will be Friday, January 15 if the auditor is available. If not, the committee will meet on the original date of Wednesday, January 27.

4.      Quarterly meeting Friday, December 11/approve 704 Report: The meeting will be Friday, December 11th. The main purpose of the meeting is to approve the 704 Report.

5.      Initiatives for FY 2010:  Camille Pansa reviewed the Council’s initiatives and stated that plans were being made for a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the passage of the American with Disabilities Act.

6.      Budget for new State Plan 2011-13: Camille will meet with the auditor to discuss reasonable increases for the upcoming budget.

7.      Online course “Smooth as SILC”: Karen Hanrahan reported she has found the class to be very interesting and worthwhile.

8.      Audit for FY 2009: in progress. A clean audit is expected.

9.      Continue 2010 budget projection:  All projected expenditures for each line item were reviewed and some adjustments made.

10. New Business:

Respectfully submitted,

Rick Costa, Secretary