Opening of Meeting and Introductions

Deborah Morris, Designated Federal Officer, called the meeting to order at approximately 1:00 p.m. and turned the meeting over to the Designated Chair, Vince Randazzo.

Presenter: Vince Randazzo, Designated Chair
Topic: Welcome, Introductions and Review of Agenda

Attendees
Advisory Panel Members
Sarah Wiggins Mitchell, Susan Webb, Stephen Start, Bryon MacDonald, Libby Child, Torrey Westrom, Vince Randazzo, and Frances Gracechild

Advisory Panel Staff
Marie Strahan, Executive Director, Bernard Wixon, and Lisa Ekman

Other Attendees
Ken McGill

Presenter: Lisa Ekman
Topic: Clarification of Panel instructions to staff for letter on rollout options from November quarterly meeting

Motion: The panel moved, seconded and passed a motion to table the above letter.

Presenter: Stephen Start
Topic: Employment Networks Summit Proposals

Motion: The Panel moved, seconded, and passed a motion to support, present at and attend the I-NABIR May conference.

Motion: The Panel moved, seconded, and passed a motion to support, present at and attend the IARPP conference.

Presenter: Susan Webb

Motion: The Panel moved, seconded and passed a motion to hold an EN summit in conjunction with the May 2003 quarterly meeting, and that the Panel attempt to reduce costs by actively seeking co-sponsorship from other key stakeholders.

Presenter: Bryon MacDonald
Topic: Letter to Ms. McMahon on various administrative matters

Motion: The Panel moved, seconded, and adopted a motion to revise the letter to Ms. McMahon to recommend that the Work Incentives Specialist (WIS) be a full time position when there are substantial work incentive backlogs--; that work incentive duties should be performed first by WIS personnel, with other duties assigned to constitute full-time work; that the number of WIS personnel be increased commensurate with local need as determined by requests for WI information and backlogs; the letter should reiterate the Panel's concern that work incentives be a priority and the concern that WI will become lost among other staff duties. The recommendation regarding timeliness of payments to ENs was tabled.

The meeting adjourned at approximately 3:40 p.m.