Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board public meetings in 2021
4 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board
The Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board will meet via Zoom to review trust fund monthly income and disbursements, discuss the trust fund balance, and address unfinished business on source of revenue data. The meeting is held remotely due to the COVID-19 state of emergency.
- Review of Trust Fund Monthly Income/Disbursements
- Review of Trust Fund Balance
- Discussion of BVTF Source of Revenue Data
The Board approved a policy to reduce beginning inventory for managers who suffer documented losses due to no fault of their own, such as natural disasters or equipment failure. The Board also voted to investigate hiring contract attorneys for professional consultation. No other substantive policy changes were decided.
- Approved inventory forgiveness policy for documented losses (Unanimous)
- Approved motion to investigate hiring contract attorneys for consultation (Unanimous)
- Approved October 4th meeting minutes (Unanimous)
- Approved October trust fund minutes (Unanimous)
Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board
The board will review the June 11, 2021 minutes and discuss trust fund financial data. New business includes reviewing monthly income, disbursements, and the current trust fund balance.
- Review of Trust Fund Monthly Income/Disbursements
- Review of Trust Fund Balance
- Discussion of BVTF Source of Revenue Data
The board approved the June 11, 2021, meeting minutes and formally requested a special meeting with attorneys within 30 days. Members discussed transitioning third-party vending locations to individual managers and reviewed the trust fund balance of $814,543.96.
- Approved June 11, 2021, meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved formal request for special meeting with attorneys within 30 days (unanimous)
- Established subcommittee (Herbert, Candice, Shelly, Erick, and Steven) to review third-party location transitions
- Scheduled next executive committee meeting for December 17, 2021
Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board
The board is meeting to review the monthly income, disbursements, and total balance of the Trust Fund. Members will also discuss revenue data and approve minutes from the March 12, 2021 meeting.
- Approval of March 12, 2021 meeting minutes
- Review of Trust Fund monthly income and disbursements
- Review of Trust Fund balance
- Discussion of BVTF source of revenue data
The board approved the consolidation of Antoine's Earl K. Long and Capitol Annex locations under a single facility number. Members also discussed new bidding processes for several locations and reviewed a federal memo regarding third-party vending income.
- Approved March 12, 2021, meeting minutes
- Approved merging Antoine's Earl K. Long and Capitol Annex locations into one unit
- Approved Sunny Crochet to bid on Chabert Medical Center location with one-year probation
- Approved March 12, 2021, Trust Fund meeting minutes
- Scheduled next EC meeting for September 10 at 9:00 AM in Harvey
Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board
The board will review the trust fund's monthly income, disbursements, and current balance. The meeting also includes a discussion regarding revenue source data for the fund.
- Review of Trust Fund monthly income and disbursements
- Review of Trust Fund balance
- Discussion of BVTF source of revenue data
- Approval of December 11, 2020 minutes
The Board approved the minutes from December 11, 2020. Members discussed the distribution of $571,000 in COVID-19 relief funds and scheduled a follow-up meeting for March 18, 2021, to finalize the plan. No other substantive votes were taken.
- Approved December 11, 2020 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Scheduled follow-up meeting on COVID relief funds for Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 2:00 PM
- Scheduled next regular meeting for June 18, 2021, at 1:30 PM