Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Welfare Employee Licensure Board met June 13.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
Board Members Present
Tiffany Jones
Brenda Lindsey
Janet Ahern
Shea Kamp
Carly Jones
Judi Bradley
Board Members Absent
Deneca Winfrey Avant
Angela Brown-Love
Others Present
Shelia Riley, CWEL Office
Victor Lasko, CWEL Office
Marjorie Moore, OLS
Brandon Hudson, OLS
Open Session
Tiffany Jones called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.m. Judi Bradley joined the meeting at 9:20 a.m.
Welcome/Introduction
Shelia Riley introduced Victor Lasko to those present. Tiffany Jones welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Approval of Minutes
Open and Closed Session Minutes from the 12/6/2021, 3/14/2022, 4/11/2022, and 5/2/2022 Board Meetings were discussed. Some of the Minutes presented reflected adequate information in an appropriate manner and some did not.
Minutes from the 12/6/2021 meeting Open Session were introduced. Janet Ahern moved to accept the Minutes from the 12/6/2021 meeting as presented. Shea Kamp seconded the motion. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote was taken: Unanimous. Motion carried. Minutes from the 12/6/2021 meeting Open Session were approved as presented.
Minutes from the 12/6/2021 meeting Closed Session were introduced. Janet Ahern moved to accept the Minutes from the 12/6/2021 meeting as presented. Shea Kamp seconded the motion. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote was taken: Unanimous. Motion carried. Minutes from the 12/6/2021 meeting Closed Session were approved as presented.
Minutes from the 3/14/2022 meeting Open Session were introduced. Janet Ahern moved to accept the Minutes from the 3/14/2022 meeting as presented. Shea Kamp seconded the motion. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote was taken: Unanimous. Motion carried. Minutes from the 3/14/2022 meeting Open Session were approved as presented.
Minutes from the 3/14/2022 meeting Closed Session were introduced. Tiffany Jones indicated that Janet Ahern’s name is misspelled “Ahearn” instead of the correct “Ahern.” Correction should be reflected in the Minutes. Janet Ahern moved to accept the Minutes with the correction of her name from the 3/14/2022 meeting. Shea Kamp seconded the motion. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote was taken: Unanimous. Motion carried. Minutes from the 3/14/2022 meeting Closed Session as corrected were approved.
Minutes from the 4/11/2022 meeting Open Session were introduced. Janet Ahern moved to accept the Minutes from the 4/11/2022 meeting as presented. Carly Jones seconded the motion. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote was taken: Unanimous. Motion carried. Minutes from the 4/11/2022 meeting Open Session were approved as presented.
Minutes from the 4/11/2022 meeting Closed Session were introduced. The Minutes do not identify that DCFS OLS attorney Marjorie Moore was present. Correction should be reflected in the Minutes. Janet Ahern moved to accept the Minutes with the correction to reflect Marjorie Moore’s attendance at the 4/11/2022 meeting. Judi Bradley seconded the motion. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote was taken: Unanimous. Motion carried. Minutes from the 4/11/2022 meeting Closed Session as corrected were approved.
Minutes from the 5/2/2022 meeting Open Session were introduced. Janet Ahern moved to table the 5/2/2022 meeting Open Session Minutes for corrections/additions by the CWEL Office. Judi Bradley seconded the motion. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote was taken: Unanimous. Motion carried. Minutes from the 5/2/2022 meeting Open Session were tabled for corrections/additions.
Minutes from the 5/2/2022 meeting Closed Session were introduced. Janet Ahern moved to table the 5/2/2022 meeting Closed Session Minutes for corrections/additions by the CWEL Office. Judi Bradley seconded the motion. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote was taken: Unanimous. Motion carried. Minutes from the 5/2/2022 meeting Closed Session were tabled for corrections/additions.
Tiffany Jones called for a motion to go into Closed Session to discuss complaints at 9:29 a.m. Judi Bradley moved for the meeting to go into Closed Session. Motion seconded by Shea Kamp. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote: Unanimous. Motion carried. Meeting went into Closed Session at 9:33 a.m.
Meeting is Closed.
Janet Ahern moved for the meeting to return to Open Session. Judi Bradley seconded the motion. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote was taken: Unanimous. Motion carried. The meeting returned to Open Session at 11:06 a.m.
Board vacancies were discussed. Pursuant to the Board By-Laws, Tiffany Jones suggested that the Board Chairperson form a nominating committee to review the application materials and make a recommendation to the full Board on the Public/Private Sector vacancy publicized 4/12/2022-5/12/2022 and two (2) vacancies resulting from the expired terms of Janet Ahern (Public Sector) and Angela-Brown Love (General Public). A vacancy announcement will be forthcoming for the Accredited University vacancy resulting from the expired term of Deneca Winfrey Avant.
Those in attendance reviewed the applications and found that four applicants either did not meet the minimum requirements, did not follow the application procedure reflected in the vacancy announcement, or had been before the CWEL Board for licensure action. Everyone agreed that applicants who fell within either of the aforementioned categories, including the four non-compliant applicants, should be excluded from consideration.
The next Board Meeting is scheduled for 7/18/2022 at 10:00 a.m. The Board will also schedule a teleconference for the last week of June 2022 to discuss complaints that were before the ELRT on 6/15/2022.
Tiffany Jones adjourned the meeting at 12:01 p.m.
https://www2.illinois.gov/dcfs/aboutus/policy/Documents/CWEL/CWEL_Minutes_061322.pdf
