Executive Committeee Meeting

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Maryland SILC Executive Committee Meeting Agenda

  • Date: September 8, 2026
  • Time: 12:30 PM

Chair: Melissa Blubaugh

I. Call to Order

Led by Melissa Blubaugh, Chair

II. Welcome and Introductions

  • Member introductions and visual descriptions

III. Business Items (Lorna-Mae Silcott, Executive Director)

  • 2026 Disability Community Needs Assessment Survey Update
  • Survey progress update (Data collection period: May 18 – October 31, 2026)
  • Upcoming virtual Listening Sessions:

                  August 26 at 2:00 PM (Debrief)

  • September 21 at 7:00 PM (Council member registration strongly requested)
  • Regional Town Halls cancellation: MAC Inc. (Salisbury) & The League (Baltimore)
  • State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL)
  • SPIL challenges and upcoming modifications
  • Required Training Tracker & Council & CIL Training
  • Council training requirements update
  • Upcoming Health Insurance Literacy Academy (HILA) session for Council and IL Network Partners — October 28, 2026, at 10:00 AM
  • SILC Operational & Governance Updates
  • Committee chairs needed for each committee
  • New direction for the Outcomes Committee
  • SILC 5-Year Strategic Organizational Plan procurement update:

Procurement and legal review currently on hold until next year per legal counsel and policy

  • Initial discussion and brainstorming: Defining goals and direction for the next 5 years
  • New website launch update
  • Council Administrative & Policy Updates
  • Board member holdover process
  • Additional Conflict of Interest Policy review
  • Community & Partner Campaigns
  • “How Sweet The Sound” / Courage to Use Your Power (CUP) Campaign update (currently featured on YouTube)
  • National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
  • Debrief and follow-up items from the July NCIL Annual Conference

IV. Open Discussion

  • Old Business
  • New Business

V. Public Comments

VI. Adjournment

  • Next Meeting: October 13, 2026 (Tentative)

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