Developmental Disabilities Council - March 24, 2025

Quorum is met. February 2025 Minutes cannot be approved due to technical issues. We will be using an audio recorder in addition to the video recording preventatively starting today. March 2025 Agenda approved as presented.

• A big thank you from Stacie to the Council for volunteering to be present at interviews. We will continue to offer interview panel positions as they come up. Currently, the interviewing process has wrapped up for both the Children’s Supervisor and ONA Supervisor positions.
• Tracy Garrell (new Director) is happy to come when the Council wants.
• Reference tool for potential in-home hours reductions beginning 4/1/25 (Notification letters are mailed 30 days prior to ISPs).
• John notes History.
• Kim: Federal changes are not currently impacting us; we will keep the Council updated.
• We are learning how to react should ICE visit us.
• ARPA ends 3/31/25.

This means the end of the state-sponsored DocuSign. The County is working on seeing if we have this capability in Adobe or if we have DocuSign available in another department.Two ARPA positions were re-absorbed into the DD Program, so no losses.

Ask Tim and Georgeta for final presentation on PEP.

• May 2025 Council Elections: John is stepping down to focus on Self-Advocacy. There is an opening for the Chair and Co-Chair positions, so please apply. The idea is that in the future, the co-chair would organically move into the chair role. John is concerned that incoming execs could be affected by the Council’s two-month breaks

• Sara S. and Sara L.: Washington County has agreed to co- sign the letter. Their Council is reviewing our letter. Sara S. to potentially reach out to Lane and Multnomah Counties (later in this meeting, it was determined Sara would wait until the letter has gone through PGA).
• John mentions that the language edits should be modernized, simplified and more inclusive.
• Bylaws, and the importance of defining the executive roles.
• Lyrra notes they are interested in participating in an exec. Role as a self-advocate.
• Ann would like for the Council to include a sentence that leaves room for more employee descriptions, as current is not all-inclusive.
• There was a future Council commitment to follow up on the language. Sara S. to include “non-exhaustive” language.
• Call to vote on “non-exhaustive” language. Unanimous vote YAY to pass this language.
• Sara S. to follow up on email with Council.
• Sara S. would like to include a second self-advocate role in Bylaws.
• John calls for a vote to submit the letter to Stacie and Kim. Sara L. motions, Chris seconds.
• Amy announces new County website for DD: https://www.clackamas.us/socialservices/developmental.html

• The order of selection has not changed regarding Vocational Rehab.
• CEN Website link: Oregon Department of Human Services : Children's Extraordinary Needs Program : Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities : State of Oregon
• CEN Waiver 240+ hours waitlist.