DDAC Bylaws March FINAL WITH MARKUP

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1. per RCW 71A.14.020 Page 2 which shall include the fullest and most feasible use of services. C. Recommend ways of implementing and influencing legislation governing county developmental disabilities programs and services. D. Review the Committee’s bylaws every two years during the annual meeting in December. E. Collaborate with the Kittitas County Developmental Disabilities Coordinator to p rovide recommendations to the BOCC on applications for funding for developmental disabilities services. F. Receive, review, and make recommendations to the BOCC on applications from prospective new Committee members. III. PROCEDURES: A. A quorum shall consist of fifty percent (50%) of thefive people, regardless of current committee membership and will determine whether the committee may of the Committee and a quorum shall be required to transact business atconduct any regular or special meeting. If a quorum is available, a voting requirement of those members in attendance will provide a simple majority to transact business. B. A full agenda of the business to be conducted shall be e-mailed to all Committee members prior to any regular or special meetings with the understanding that items may be added or deleted only by simple majority vote of the Committee members in attendance at the time of the meeting. C. Meetings shall take place at least every other month unless cancelled by the Chair, on a date and time to be established by the Committee members. D. Special meetings may be called at the request of the Chair, the BOCC, the county Developmental Disabilities Coordinator, or at the written request of four or more members of the Committee. Notice of all special meetings, along with an agenda, shall be mailed to all members at least one week in advance of the meeting date. E. The annual meeting shall take place in December. F. Three (3) unexcused absences from meetings per calendar year by any member may cause the Committee to recommend to the BOCC that the member be dropped from the DDACCommittee. G. Prospective members of the DDAC Committee shall submit the county application for appointment to the Committee. County staff shall bring applications forth to the DDAC Committee for review and recommendation for appointment by the BOCC. H. The BOCC shall be notified of members who resign. The BOCC shall fill such vacancies as soon as the DDAC Committee recommends a suitable replacement. The term of the appointment will be for the duration of the vacancy. I. No Committee member shall have a contract with Kittitas County to provide developmental disabilities services, nor shall any Committee member be an officer, member, or employee of an agency contracting with Kittitas County to provide such services. Subcontractors who receive funds from agencies under contract with Kittitas County shall not be similarly barred from membership, unless the funds originate from the county. J. All members shall fully disclose to the DDACCommittee at an open public meeting all matters of financial interest and other matters relating to appearance of fairness and conflict of interest concerns. The Chair, after review by the Committee, shall decide all related issues, including the necessity or desirability to excuse any member from discussions and/or voting on particular issues. IV. OFFICERS -- Officers shall be elected at the annual meeting for a term of one (1) year from January through December, or until their successors are elected, and shall include the following, with duties and functions as set forth: A. Chair: 1. The Chair shall be appointed by the BOCC as the CommisionerCommissioner assigned to oversee the Committee.initially elected for the remainder of the calendar year at the first Formatted: Strikethrough Formatted: Strikethrough Formatted: Strikethrough Formatted: Strikethrough Formatted: Strikethrough Formatted: Strikethrough