Board of Trustees
What is the NLACRC Board of Trustees?
The Lanterman Act requires each regional center board to reflect the community that it serves through its composition. Composition requirements of regional center boards are described in Section 4622 of the Lanterman Act, and include categories such as residential, geography, ethnicity, and disability.
NLACRC board members may be people who have developmental disabilities, their family members, or members of the community who have skills in organizational management. In order to be eligible to serve on the board, an individual must live or work within the center’s catchment area or be a family member of a consumer who lives in the catchment area.
The board sets policy for the regional center and accomplishes most of its work through subcommittees that include Administrative Affairs, Consumer Services, Government & Community Relations, Strategic Planning and Nominating. The board also oversees the Vendor Advisory and Consumer Advisory Committees.
Board membership requires that you attend meetings two evenings per month, and a desire to help set service policies for the regional center.
The consumers and families served by this regional center need your support. We invite you to join us as a member of our board of trustees.
Looking for New Board Members
North Los Angeles County Regional Center is always interested in recruiting board members who have backgrounds in finance, community relations, marketing, public relations, and other related areas. Should you or someone you know be interested in volunteering in such a capacity, email us or call us at (818) 756-6118.
Board Recognition of Individuals Who Have Made a Significant Contribution to the Developmental Disability Community
Do you know an individual who has made a distinguishable contribution in the lives of people with developmental disabilities and deserves recognition for her or his efforts? The individual should live within our catchment area (San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys) and the contribution should have occurred over a sustained period of time, positively impacting the lives of many consumers.
Board Recognition Policy
Policy
The purpose of this policy is to guide the board in its efforts to recognize individuals who have made a distinguishable contribution in the lives of people with developmental disabilities. The board should consider, but is not limited to, the factors listed below in determining whom to recognize. The individual’s contribution should be over a sustained period of time, made within the center’s catchment area, and have positively impacted the lives of many consumers. In addition, the individual must be held in high esteem by his/her peers. The board may choose to recognize individuals as follows:
- Award a plaque
- Pass a resolution
- Send a letter
The highest award is a plaque, followed by a resolution, then a letter.
Procedure
The Government & Community Relations Committee will determine those individuals that the board may consider to recognize.
Committee considers application
The committee may consider an individual’s application for recognition that is submitted by a person knowledgeable about the individual’s contributions. The application must be complete and be accompanied by a letter(s) of recommendation.
Committee votes to recognize individual
The committee, at its discretion, may vote to recommend to the full board that the individual be recognized for his/her contributions. The committee’s recommendation will include the type of recognition as mentioned above.
Board passes motion to recognize individual
The board, by a majority vote of members present at a regularly scheduled meeting, may pass a motion for the center to recognize the individual for his/her contributions.