MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2004

CAPITAL AREA MICHIGAN WORKS! OFFICE

2110 SOUTH CEDAR STREET

LANSING, MICHIGAN

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

  AGENDA

I.                     Committee of the Whole – 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

·         Director’s Evaluation

·         Official Committee Appointments

·         Reports on Commissioner Activities

·         Camp Tuhsmeheta Progress Report and Current Issues

·         Discussion of School for the Blind   

II.                   Call to Order, Roll Call, and Determination of Quorum – Ms. JoAnn Pilarski, Chairperson

III.                  Approval of October 18, 2004 Meeting Minutes – MCB Board

IV.                PUBLIC COMMENT

V.                  Board Correspondence

VI.                Director’s Report – Mr. Patrick Cannon, State Director

VII.               MCB Training Center Report - Ms. Melody Lindsey, Training Center  Director

VIII.             Consumer Services Report – Mr. Leamon Jones, Consumer Services Director

IX.                 MCB Achievement Awards

·         Consumer Achievement Honor Roll Award

Ms. Linda Ackerman

Ms. Joycelyn Cross

Ms. Mary Guy

Ms. Patricia Woods

·         Employer Achievement Honor Roll Award

SunTel Services, Inc., Auburn Hills

·         Community Partner Achievement Honor Roll Award

Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

·         Operator of the Year Award

Ms. Garnet Prentice

LUNCH

X.                   Report on 2004 Michigan Youth Leadership Forum – Mr. Duncan Wyeth, Director, Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns

XI.                 Report on Assistive Technology Act Implementation–Ms. Kathryn Wyeth and Ms. Corrie Bair, Operations Directors, Michigan Disability Rights Coalition

XII.                National Federation of the Blind of Michigan Report -  Ms. Mary Wurtzel, President, Lansing Chapter

XIII.              Business Enterprise Program Report – Mr. Fred Wurtzel, Manager, Business Enterprise Program

·         Elected Operators Committee Report and Motions - Mr. Joe Sontag, Chairperson

XIV.             PUBLIC COMMENT

XV.              Adjournment

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