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1 Commission on Disability June 20, 2023 Meeting Minutes Members: Victoria Buckley (Chair), Sue Cusack, Shaun Grady, Leonard Morse-Fortier, Julie Miller, John Rossi, Francine Stieglitz, Nancy Wong Town Liaisons: Hemali Shah, Chief Equity Officer; Jim Kelly, Building Commissioner Committee Liaisons: Pam Lyons, Center Committee; Elaine Dratch, Transportation Committee A meeting of the Commission on Disability was held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM via zoom (expected adjournment is 7:00 PM). Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 and subsequent Orders imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Lexington Commission on Disability will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. On July 16, 2022, Governor Baker signed into Law an Act Relative to Extending Certain State of Emergency Accommodations, which, among other things, extends the expiration of the provisions pertaining to the Open Meeting Law to March 31, 2023. On March 29, 2023, Governor Healey signed a bill that continues remote and hybrid meeting provisions that were enacted during the pandemic. The new law extends pandemic-related authorizations that were set to expire on March 31 as follows: • Allowing remote and hybrid meeting options for public bodies through March 31, 2025 Announcement - Discovery Day Special thanks to Victoria Buckley, Robin Lovett, Francine Steiglitz, Nancy Wong, Julie Miller, Len and Lucy Morse-Fortier, and Sue Cusack for providing the community with information and support about our mission and work in the community. Review of minutes from May Approved with minor edits. Collaborative Reform Working Group Report The Commission voted unanimously to support the report being advanced to the Select Board. The report details their work since March and requests: • to become a formal sub-committee under the Commission for Disability so that meetings can become posted and more accessible to the public • to fully support getting a full-time clinician embedded in the police department and to research funding for this valuable initiative • to design and implement a community conversation about mental health needs (possibly in September) • to continue to identify issues impacting equitable services to people with diverse issues