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Overview of MCB Statutory Advisory Board (SAB) Meeting - Virtual
MEETING DETAILS:
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
Statutory Advisory Board (SAB) Meeting
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET
This meeting is being recorded. The recording made by MCB is a public record and will be posted in the near future on MCB’s YouTube Channel.
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Meeting ID: 824 8292 5467
Passcode: 002022
Phone: 1-646-558-8656
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If you would like to request an ADA accommodation, please contact MCB ADA Coordinator Kamilia Drogosz at 617-279-3332 or kamilia.drogosz@mass.gov. Every effort will be made to provide a reasonable accommodation.
Visit our website to learn more about the SAB: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/mcb-statutory-advisory-board
Agenda
- Opening
- This meeting is being held via Zoom due to pandemic precautions under the Governor’s executive order granting such virtual meetings.
- Confirmation that MCB record SAB meetings, allow for local recordings and make recordings available to the public and that procedure be agreed upon whereby consumers may obtain a recording of the meeting.
- Vote to accept the January 14, 2022 minutes
- Welcome to any members of the public attending the meeting:
- Introduce new SAB Member
- Review of staffing and caseloads.
- What are MCB’s FTE’s relative to those contemplated in the Final Budget and if they are sufficient to provide the services budgeted for in the Final Budget.
- Please address by account
- What are MCB’s FTE’s relative to those contemplated in the Final Budget and if they are sufficient to provide the services budgeted for in the Final Budget.
- MCB review of FY22 thorough December “Dashboards” for tracking MCB performance.
- Financials and performance dashboards, including
- Services provided under the $850,000 Earmark:
- Spending, encumbrances and referrals to date.
- Identification of any impediments to making referrals.
- new fiscal system deployment at MCB.
- registration issues.
- phone system challenges.
- please advise the SAB on informing consumers about earmark funding and opportunities.
- Commentary on House 2 Budget.
- Services provided under the $850,000 Earmark:
- Progress on updating the Statute.
- Proposed regulations for MCB registrants to list to assessor’s office for verification for tax exemption purposes.
- New Business
- Questions from the public.