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KITTITAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM The Washington State Department of SociaI and Heatth Services, Devetopmentat Disabitities Administration (DDA) provides funding to counties for emptoyment and other support services for people with devetopmental disabitities. Etigibitity for services is determined by DDA and is based on Washington State residency, evidence of a qualifying devetopmentat disabitity that began before age 18, and evidence of substantial limitations (see more detailed information about etigibitity for DDA services in Appendix A). The funding varies based on availabitity, number of peopte receiving services, and the needs of each individual and is intended to hetp people keep a job or gain skitls for obtaining employment. Kittitas County has received an average of around S,l,000,000 per year for the past 5 years from DDA. Additionatty, per Revised Code of Washington71.20.110, counties are required to annuatty budget and levy a property tax for developmentat disabitities or mentat heatth services. ln Kittitas County, this tax is sptit equatly between developmentat disabitities and mental heatth services. Commonty referred to as "mi[tage", the county has discretion on how these funds are spent. The devetopmental disabitities program has received around S100,000 annualty from this tax over the past 2 years. Kittitas County's developmentat disabitities (DD) program is overseen by the Kittitas County Pubtic Heatth Department through a qualified and experienced DD Coordinator. The county pubtishes an open Request for Quatifications (RFQ) to solicit qualified employment support providers. Responses to the RFQare reviewed thoroughty by the DD Coordinator and DDA staff, and if quatifications are met, the provider is placed on a list of availabte employment services providers for ctients to choose from when they quatify for services. A Request for Proposats (RFP) is also pubtished to soticit proposals from local agencies who propose to provide indirect services retated to community information and education, training, and/or other activities that witt benefit people living with devetopmentat disabitities, their families, and/or service providers. The proposals are reviewed by the DD Coordinator and the Developmentat Disabitities Advisory Committee, who make funding recommendations for approvat by the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners. DD services funded by DDA fatt into two major categories: Consumer Support Services and Additionat Consumer Services, each of which contain severa[ different specific services that can be provided. Each type of service as we[[ as the targeted outcomes for that service are described betow. Approximatety 5% of the Additionat Consumer Services funding is set aside each year for emerging needs that may come about during the biennium, such as new trainings or sponsorships. 13