Community Voices Committee
The Community Voices Committee provides a representative voice for persons living with HIV and those affected by HIV by reporting on issues and activities to the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention and its committees. It also seeks out and maintains communication with groups who have an interest in the needs of and services for people living with HIV/AIDS but with barriers to participate in the Council. This committee meets every other month, both in-person and virtually.
Planning and Allocations Committee
The Planning & Allocations Committee identifies service areas, designs the prioritization process and makes funding recommendations for Council review and approval. It also leads a long-term planning process resulting in the Comprehensive Plan and develops Standards of Care for Ryan White funded services areas.
Disparities Elimination Committee
The Disparities Elimination Committee exists to develop strategies to ensure that the Council’s priorities and resource allocations address and reduce disparities within underserved and disproportionately impacted populations in access to HIV prevention, care services and outcomes based on the stages of the HIV Care Continuum: awareness of diagnosis; linkage to care; retention in care; receiving ART; and achieving suppressed virus.
Needs Assessment and Evaluation
The Needs Assessment & Evaluation Committee identifies areas of unmet or under met service needs through various research methods. It also evaluates service areas and monitors epidemiological data. This process allows the Council to make decisions based on data.
Membership and Training Committee
The Membership & Training Committee develops guidelines and Council operating procedures and assures and encourages broad representation from affected communities and unaligned consumer participation and engagement. They help to identify, recruit, nominate and train new members and maintain the communication planning for the Council.
Executive
The Executive Committee is made up of the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention co-chairs, the co-chairs of each standing committee, the co-chair(s) of any ad hoc committees and the Parliamentarian. The Executive Committee reviews the recommendations of standing and ad hoc committees and may return them to the drafting committee for alteration, forward them to the full Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention for action with support, or forward them without recommendation or comment.
Grievance
The Grievance Committee considers and takes action regarding grievances related to the priority setting process, including the needs assessment process, the comprehensive planning process, the allocation of funds to service categories, compliance with the nominations process and issues of conflict of interest.
Ad Hoc
An ad hoc committee may be formed to work on time-limited special projects that address the charge of the council. Recommendations for the creation of an ad hoc committee may be made by the co-chairs, an individual member, or an existing committee. Such recommendations must include a description of the roles and responsibilities of the proposed ad hoc committee. Such recommendations should be brought first to the Executive Committee for review.
All committee meeting minutes are available by request to the council staff.
The Community Voices Committee provides a representative voice for persons living with HIV and those affected by HIV by reporting on issues and activities to the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention and its committees. It also seeks out and maintains communication with groups who have an interest in the needs of and services for people living with HIV/AIDS but with barriers to participate in the Council. This committee meets every other month, both in-person and virtually.
Planning and Allocations Committee
The Planning & Allocations Committee identifies service areas, designs the prioritization process and makes funding recommendations for Council review and approval. It also leads a long-term planning process resulting in the Comprehensive Plan and develops Standards of Care for Ryan White funded services areas.
Disparities Elimination Committee
The Disparities Elimination Committee exists to develop strategies to ensure that the Council’s priorities and resource allocations address and reduce disparities within underserved and disproportionately impacted populations in access to HIV prevention, care services and outcomes based on the stages of the HIV Care Continuum: awareness of diagnosis; linkage to care; retention in care; receiving ART; and achieving suppressed virus.
Needs Assessment and Evaluation
The Needs Assessment & Evaluation Committee identifies areas of unmet or under met service needs through various research methods. It also evaluates service areas and monitors epidemiological data. This process allows the Council to make decisions based on data.
Membership and Training Committee
The Membership & Training Committee develops guidelines and Council operating procedures and assures and encourages broad representation from affected communities and unaligned consumer participation and engagement. They help to identify, recruit, nominate and train new members and maintain the communication planning for the Council.
Executive
The Executive Committee is made up of the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention co-chairs, the co-chairs of each standing committee, the co-chair(s) of any ad hoc committees and the Parliamentarian. The Executive Committee reviews the recommendations of standing and ad hoc committees and may return them to the drafting committee for alteration, forward them to the full Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention for action with support, or forward them without recommendation or comment.
Grievance
The Grievance Committee considers and takes action regarding grievances related to the priority setting process, including the needs assessment process, the comprehensive planning process, the allocation of funds to service categories, compliance with the nominations process and issues of conflict of interest.
Ad Hoc
An ad hoc committee may be formed to work on time-limited special projects that address the charge of the council. Recommendations for the creation of an ad hoc committee may be made by the co-chairs, an individual member, or an existing committee. Such recommendations must include a description of the roles and responsibilities of the proposed ad hoc committee. Such recommendations should be brought first to the Executive Committee for review.
All committee meeting minutes are available by request to the council staff.
Committees
Standing committees and ad hoc committees of the council may be created at any time to meet the operational needs of the council. Each standing committee shall establish their own operating policies and procedures. Any such committee shall have such powers and duties, and its membership shall be constituted, as the council may determine. Council members may serve on no more than two committees concurrently.
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Council Members
Standing and ad hoc committee membership shall be drawn from the membership of the council and from other interested citizens. Each committee shall have no fewer than three council members. The council members may serve as voting members of any standing and/or ad hoc committee to which they have been appointed by the Membership and Training or Executive Committees. Council members who wish to participate on additional committees may do so. They are eligible to vote on issues brought before a committee once they have satisfied the committee’s membership requirements for community membership.
Community Members
Community membership on standing committees shall be left to the discretion of each committee. Once a community member has satisfied that committee’s requirements for membership, they have full voting rights for that committee. Community members are bound by the same committee attendance, leave of absence, code of conduct, and reimbursement policies as elected council members. Community members may participate in discussion about motions but may not vote at Executive Committee or council meetings.
Standing and ad hoc committee membership shall be drawn from the membership of the council and from other interested citizens. Each committee shall have no fewer than three council members. The council members may serve as voting members of any standing and/or ad hoc committee to which they have been appointed by the Membership and Training or Executive Committees. Council members who wish to participate on additional committees may do so. They are eligible to vote on issues brought before a committee once they have satisfied the committee’s membership requirements for community membership.
Community Members
Community membership on standing committees shall be left to the discretion of each committee. Once a community member has satisfied that committee’s requirements for membership, they have full voting rights for that committee. Community members are bound by the same committee attendance, leave of absence, code of conduct, and reimbursement policies as elected council members. Community members may participate in discussion about motions but may not vote at Executive Committee or council meetings.
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