Community Relations Committee

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Bylaws

Composition and Membership 

The Community Relations Committee shall select its chairperson. The Board ARCA Delegate shall report at each meeting of the Community Relations Committee, but shall not necessarily be required to be a member of the Community Relations Committee. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the members of the Community Relations Committee. The term of members shall be set at one (1) year.  

Duties 

The duties of the Community Relations Committee shall be to: 

Review any pending legislation pertinent to people with developmental disabilities and to coordinate contacts with legislators representing the catchment area or responsible for introducing, reviewing or acting upon legislation affecting the segment of the population served by this Regional Center at the direction of the full Board. 

Inform and educate, as outreach, the diversified communities served by the Regional Center as to the purposes, policies and operational procedures of the organization; and (3) Serve as a clearing-house for all public forums. 

Review and recommend standards and policies consistent with the needs of Regional Center consumers with regard to: 

• Regional Center services, such as consumers’ rights, case management, intake, assessment, and community development 
• Services provided by agencies outside the Regional Center. It is not the role of the Community Relations Committee to discuss individual consumers, individual vendors, the investigation of special incidents involving vendors, and other confidential Regional Center matters. Accordingly, such matters shall not be discussed at meetings of the committee. 

Process

The Consumer Services Committee meets on a monthly basis, but can meet more frequently if needed. The agenda is prepared by the chairperson of the committee and the executive director or his/her designee. Present at the committee meetings are the executive director or a designee (who acts as the secretary for the committee) and staff of the center requested to participate by the executive director. The committee may invite the participation of consumers or representatives of other agencies as appropriate. Meetings of the committee are open to any interested party.

Content

The Consumer Services Committee may address issues assigned by the Board of Trustees, brought to the attention of the committee by the executive director, or presented by a member of the committee.

The Consumer Services Committee is responsible for review of all consumer-related matters, including but not limited to:

• Review of and recommendations for NLACRC Service Standards.
• Analysis and recommendations regarding planning in the areas of consumer services.
• Consideration of data reporting from consumer management and clinical services to aid the board in policy determination.
• Recommendations for response to the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) requiring policy determination in consumer services areas.
• Recommendations regarding evaluation in consumer-related areas.
• Scheduling board training in consumer-related areas.
• Monitor community placement plans.