NJCDD Public Meetings

COUNCIL HYBRID MEETING

Hilton Garden Inn | 800 Route 130, Hamilton, NJ
Thursday, August 15, 2024 | 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA:
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Welcome/Wordly/Reading of Council Vision and Introductions
VOTE: May 8, 2024 meeting minutes: Council Member Announcements
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Public Comment: – Paul Blaustein, Chair (Guideline Review)

PRESENTATIONS
10:15 am – 11:00 am
Supported Decision-Making Project Presentation
Youth Ambassador: Giancarlo Vicari
11:00 am – 11:45 am
New Jersey’s Community of Practice on Supported Decision-Making as an Alternative to Guardianship: Update Michael Brower, Legal director/General Council at Disability Rights New Jersey

NOMINATIONS
11:45 am – Noon
VOTE: Vice Chair and Executive Committee Member At-Large (Break to tabulate votes)

COMMITTEE REPORTS
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm
Executive Committee: Paul Blaustein
VOTE: Mission/Vision/Commitment
Advocate Advisory subcommittee: Ryan Roy
Public Policy Committee: Nantanee Koppstein
Health and Wellness subcommittee: Elizabeth Dalzell
Children and Youth subcommittee: Peg Kinsell
State Plan Committee: Helen Steinberg
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion subcommittee: Annette Smith
Grants Committee: Kevin Nunez

STAFF REPORT
12:45 pm –1:15 pm
Executive Director – Mercedes Witowsky
VOTE: FY 2025 Budget approval
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Public Comment – Paul Blaustein, Chair (Guideline Review)
Wrap up and adjourn – Paul Blaustein, Chair
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Council Member Lunch and Learn

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