Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Citizen's Advisory Council (for each institution under the control of the Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities)

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2024

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
Yes	No	No

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 5123.092 5123.093	13

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
4 - 11/15/09 and each 3rd year thereafter (3 nonproviders) 4 - 11/15/10 and each 3rd year thereafter (2 nonproviders) 4 - 11/15/11 and each 3rd year thereafter (2 nonproviders)		3 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
November 14	Annual report on or before January 31 of each year to the Joint Council on Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and the Director of Developmental Disabilities.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Other	Members with other stated qualifications, State agency employees

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		None specified

Chairperson	Additional Information
Selected by the Council	None

Qualifications
Original 12 appointed by Joint Committee on Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities to each Council created after 11/15/81. After first Council, Director of Developmental Disabilities appoints from recommendations of remaining members of the Council. If Director rejects nominees, Director must appoint from new recommendations of the Council. Of the appointed members, at least 7 must be nonproviders of services. Each council must include parents or other relatives of residents of institutions under the control of the Department, community leaders, professional persons in relevant fields, and persons with interest in or knowledge of developmental disabilities. Ex officio (nonvoting): managing officer of the institution. May not serve more than 2 consecutive terms.

Qualifications

Original 12 appointed by Joint Committee on Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities to each Council created after 11/15/81. After first Council, Director of Developmental Disabilities appoints from recommendations of remaining members of the Council. If Director rejects nominees, Director must appoint from new recommendations of the Council. Of the appointed members, at least 7 must be nonproviders of services. Each council must include parents or other relatives of residents of institutions under the control of the Department, community leaders, professional persons in relevant fields, and persons with interest in or knowledge of developmental disabilities. Ex officio (nonvoting): managing officer of the institution. May not serve more than 2 consecutive terms.