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4 <br /> <br />DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />The Washington State Developmental Disabilities <br />Administration requires developmental disability <br />boards to exist as part of the county contracts that <br />provide funding for employment and other support <br />services for people with developmental disabilities. <br />Kittitas County’s Developmental Disabilities Advisory <br />Committee (DDAC) is responsible for developing the <br />biennial plan and making recommendations to the <br />county about developmental disabilities services and <br />funding. It consists of nine1 community members <br />who serve three-year terms (except for the County <br />Commissioner Chair who is ad-hoc) who are <br />committed to supporting opportunities for each <br />Kittitas County citizen with developmental <br />disabilities to realize his/her personal goals as full <br />participants in the community. Committee members <br />are people with developmental disabilities, or <br />parents of; policymakers; and invested community <br />members who aim to bring the voices of people with <br />developmental disabilities (DD) to the community. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 At the time of publication of this document, three positions on the DDAC are vacant. <br />Revised Code of Washington (RCW) <br />The RCW provides authority to county <br />governing authorities to establish a <br />“developmental disability board to plan <br />services for persons with developmental <br />disabilities, to provide directly or indirectly a <br />continuum of care and services to persons <br />with developmental disabilities within the <br />county or counties served by the community <br />board. … Members appointed to the board <br />shall include but not be limited to <br />representatives of public, private, or <br />voluntary agencies, representatives of local <br />governmental units, and citizens <br />knowledgeable about developmental <br />disabilities or interested in services to <br />persons with developmental disabilities in the <br />community.” <br />Brett Wachsmith, Chair <br />“I serve on DDAC as a liaison to <br />the Board of Commissioners. <br />I’m proud of what has been <br />accomplished and I am eager to <br />see this committee tackle the <br />upcoming goals.” <br />Nancy Lillquist <br />“My role is to be a liaison <br />between the DDAC and the <br />Ellensburg City Council - to <br />inform the Council of DDAC <br />activities, and to let the DDAC <br />know of City initiatives that <br />may be relevant to the DDAC's <br />work.” <br />Shannon Garoutte <br />“I worked for people with <br />different abilities for many <br />years and saw the struggles <br />they had to deal with on a daily <br />basis. I also saw all that they <br />had to offer to me on a <br />personal level and to the <br />community. I wanted to give <br />back to them.”