Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities

                   Our Policies


1.0     Mission and Purpose

         1.1     Mission Statement

           1.2     Purpose Statement


2.0     Council Membership

         2.1     Council Membership

           2.2     Duties and Responsibilities of Members

           2.3     Conflict of Interest Policy

           2.4     Council Member Participation Policy

           2.5     Member Attendance Policy

           2.6     Council Member Values and Expectations   

           2.7    Council Member Committee and Workgroup Assignments

           2.8    Discharge of Council Members

           2.9    Council Members Serving on Other Boards

          2.10   Complaint and Dispute Resolution amongst Council Members

          2.11   Reimbursement of Member Expenses

Policies of the Montana Council of Developmental Disabilities

           2.12   Advancement of Travel and Commercial Transportation for Council Members

           2.13   Reasonable Accommodations

           2.14   Payment of Professional Services Stipend

           2.15   Release of Council Member Information

           2.16   Members Appointed to fulfill the Term of Another Council Member

3.0      Council Officers

           3.1     Council Officers

                   3.1.1   Duties of the Chair

                   3.1.2   Duties of the Vice Chair

           3.2     Election of Officers, Terms of Service, Vacancies and Removal

4.0      Executive Director and Staff

          4.1     Delegation to Executive Director

          4.2     Executive Director Dos and Don'ts

          4.3     Executive Director Evaluation Criteria

          4.4     Executive Director Evaluation Process

 

5.0     State Plan Development and Contract Funding

          5.1     Five Year Plan Development Process

          5.2     Contract Funding

          5.3     Unused Contract Funds Policy

         

6.0     Council Meetings

          6.1     Council Meeting and Agenda Development

          6.2     Parliamentary Procedure

 

7.0     Council Committees and Workgroups

          7.1     Council Committees and Workgroups  

                   

 8.0     Policies Regarding Non-council Members

          8.1     Support Persons Code of Conduct

          8.2     Reimbursement for Council Member Attendants

          8.3     Guidelines for Presentations and Speakers

          8.4     Guidelines for Visitors

          8.5     Liaisons Policy

          8.6     Public Comment and Public Participation Policy

9.0     State Agency

          9.1     Relationships with State Agencies

          9.2     Memorandum of Understanding with State Agency