Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board public meetings in 2025
4 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board
The Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board will hold its quarterly meeting to review trust fund finances, discuss revenue sources, and address unfinished business. The meeting is open to the public at the Louisiana Works office in Baton Rouge.
The board approved the meeting agenda and reviewed trust fund financials, noting a declining balance. Officials discussed adding new National Guard locations in January to increase revenue and warned that medical insurance stipends may eventually face cuts to maintain solvency.
- Approved meeting agenda
- Reported trust fund balance of $416,366.49
- Reported six-month expenditures of $195,383 and collections of $102,647
- Confirmed addition of New Orleans and Carville National Guard locations in January
Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board
The Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board will meet to review monthly income and disbursements, discuss the trust fund balance, and continue work on the BVTF Source of Revenue Data. The meeting is a public forum with limited public comment.
- Trust Fund Monthly Income/Disbursements
- Trust Fund Balance
- BVTF Source of Revenue Data
The board approved allocating $2,000 from the trust fund to join a multi-state legal action against AFFES. Members also decided that funds from National Guard locations will be deposited into the trust fund on a temporary basis.
- Approved $2,000 trust fund contribution for joint lawsuit against AFFES (6-0)
- Approved depositing National Guard location funds into the trust fund (6-0)
- Tabled request for manager to take over Choudrant rest area location
- Tabled discussion on establishing a trust fund minimum balance
Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board
The Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board will meet to review the trust fund's monthly income and disbursements, discuss revenue data sources, and consider other business. The meeting is open to the public with limited comment time.
- Review of trust fund monthly income and disbursements
- Discussion of trust fund source of revenue data
The board met to receive updates on vending locations, technology implementation, and rule changes. No formal actions were decided or voted upon because the meeting did not have a quorum.
- No substantive decisions made due to lack of quorum
Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board
The board will meet to review the Trust Fund's monthly income, disbursements, and current balance. Members will also discuss revenue data and approve minutes from the December 13, 2024 meeting.
- Review of Trust Fund monthly income and disbursements
- Review of Trust Fund balance
- Discussion of BVTF source of revenue data
- Approval of December 13, 2024 meeting minutes
The board reviewed the trust fund balance and discussed potential new vending locations. Members discussed the impact of federal funding levels on the Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS) and the requirements of technical assistance circular 2501 regarding expenditure tracking.
- Approved the meeting agenda
- Approved the previous meeting minutes