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KITTITAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE BYLAWS I. AUTHORIZATION & COMPOSITION: A. The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioner s (BOCC) shall establish an adviso r y committee for the county developmental disabilities program. It will henceforth be referenced to a s the D e velopme ntal Disabilities Advisory Committee (DDAC) as authorized by Kittitas Board of County Commissioners R e solution 2016-063. B. The County Developmental Disabilities Program shall be advised by a Committee consis ting of nine (9) membe rs 1 appointed by the BOCC, with the additional stipulation that: 1. Membe rs shall be appointed for three-year terms 1 with the terms of one third of the members expiring each year. 2. A member whose term expires may be re-appointed . 5 . . The DDAC shall actively seek consumer representation. 4. The DDAC shall seek to recruit membership in accordance with RCW 71Al4.020 which states, "Members appointed to the board shall include but not be limited to representatives of public, private, or voluntary agencies , representatives ofloGal governmental units , and citizens knowledgeable about d evelopmental disabilities or interested in services to persons with developmental disabilities in the community." 5. Interested individuals will submit an Application for Appointment to Kittitas County Boards and Commissions to the County Commissioners Office . 6 . The Clerk of the BOCC will forward all applications to the Developmental Disabilities Coordinator who will make contact with the applicant and invite them to the next scheduled meeting. 7. The Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee (DDAC) will review applications and forward their recommendation to the BOCC to approve / deny an applicant. 8 . The BOCC will review the Applications for Appointment along with DDAC recommendation for applicants and approve/ deny appointment to the Committee. 9 . The Clerk of the BOCC will issue le tters of Appointment to applicants who are appointed to the committee by the BOCC. The terms of the appointment will be specified in the lette r of appointment. 10. If a member needs to be removed from the Committee for reasons including but not limited to conflicts of interest, unexcused absences, or other reason unknown, the Committee will vote on this issue: If a simple majority of the Committee members in attendance votes to remove a member, the recommendation of the Committee will brought forth to the BOCC. 11. The BOCC will review the recommendation of the Committee to remove a member and will vote to retain or terminate the member's appointment to the Committee. II. DUTIES: A. Collaborate with the Kittitas County Developmental Disabilities Coordinator on the development, communication, and presentation of the county D evelopmental Disabilities Biennial Plan including: 1. Reviewing and assessing community and consumer needs, services , resources, priorities , fa cilities, and special problems related to developmental disabilities in Kittitas County. 2. Establishing priorities on the basis of thi s assessment and recommending the allo cation of available county and state funds in alignment with the plan. B. Advise the BOCC on ensuring the continuation of community developmental disabilities ser vic es, which shall include the fullest and most feasibl e use of s ervices. 1. per RCW 7 lA. l 1•.0 20 Page 1