Our policies and major financial decisions are made by a volunteer Board of Trustees whose members include individuals with developmental disabilities, family members, and leaders in our community. The members of our governing board are required to be composed of individuals with demonstrated interest in, or knowledge of, developmental disabilities and our board membership is also required to include:
• Persons with legal, management, public relations, and developmental disability program skills;
• Representatives of the various categories of disability served by our center;
• Representatives reflecting the geographic and ethnic characteristics of the area served by our center;
• A minimum of 50 percent of the members of the governing board must be persons with developmental disabilities or their parents or legal guardians;
• No less than 25 percent of the members of the governing board must be persons with developmental disabilities;
• One member of our board must be a representative of our service provider community.
All members of our Board are required to either live or work in the geographic area served by our center. Members of our governing board are not permitted to serve more than seven years within each eight-year period.
