Iowa Commission for the Blind Board Meeting Packet Now Available

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June 23rd Meeting Tentative Agenda and Packet Items Now Available

To Whom It May Concern:

The Iowa Commission for the Blind will meet on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Iowa Department for the Blind, 524 4th Street, Des Moines, Iowa, in the Director’s Conference Room.

The tentative agenda is as follows:

Call to Order and Determination of Quorum

Action Item. Election of Temporary Board Secretary

Public Comment*. 

*Members of the audience may address the Iowa Commission for the Blind with comments for a period of time not to exceed two minutes. The Commission reserves the right to reduce this time based on the number of people wishing to speak.

Action Item. Approval of March 26, 2018 Minutes

Action Item.  Approval of Updates to IDB Manual

Action Item. Approval of Proposed revision to Gifts and Bequests Guidelines

Director’s Report.

BEP Report

Center Report

Education and Technology Report

IL Report

VR Report

Library Report

Design Thinking Teams Report

Other

CFO’s Report.

Budget Report

Gifts and Bequests Report

Other

Time and Place of Next Meeting. 

Consideration of a Closed Session as provided in section 21.5 of the Code of Iowa, paragraphs 1a.

To review or discuss records which are required or authorized by state or federal law to be kept confidential or to be kept confidential as a condition for that governmental body’s possession or continued receipt of federal funds.

Adjournment.

If a member of the public wishes to address the Commission with the intention of getting a Commission response at the meeting, the individual should request permission to be on the Commission agenda.  Written requests are due to the Commission office 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

Meetings held by the Iowa Commission for the Blind are accessible to all.  If you need accommodations or require special services, please call Hanna Geisinger at 515-281-1338 prior to the meeting.

 Items in this meetings packet include:

01 Agenda  Acc.doc

02 Draft Minutes 03-20-18.doc

03Gifts and Bequests Report 3-1-18 thru 5-31-18xls.xls

04 proposed update to G&B guidelines.pdf

05 Proposed Updates to IDB Employee Manual 7-1-18.pdf

06 IDB VR, Orientation Center, and IL Statistics.pdf

07 Commission Library Statistics - June 2018.doc

08BEP report.doc

09 GENERAL REVENUE FUNDS AS OF 5-31-2018.xlsx

The packet information may  be found on our website at the following link:   HYPERLINK "https://blind.iowa.gov/iowa-commission-blind-board-meeting-packet-materials" https://blind.iowa.gov/iowa-commission-blind-board-meeting-packet-materials

Members of the public who wish to join the meeting via a teleconference may call in using the following numbers:

Call in number: 1-866-685-1580

Conference code: 5152811299

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