Florida Developmental Disabilities Council Inc

“The governor of the state of florida appoints members of the organization's governing body.”

“Prior to filing, the form 990 is reviewed by the organization's executive director, cfo and treasurer, then provided to all members of the board of directors.”

“The council monitors and enforces its conflict of interest policy with the following procedures: a conflict of interest guide was developed to further delineate situations that present a conflict of interest; a declaration of conflict of interest is completed, signed and included with the meeting minutes for each abstention from voting due to a conflict of interest; reviewers of competitive procurement proposals are required to complete and sign a form that no conflict of interest exists; the task forces are responsible for assuring monitoring assignments provide independence and accountability of the contract review and monitoring; the council's chair periodically reviews monitoring assignments; the annual disclosure forms submitted are reviewed to identify potential areas of conflict of interest; committee and task force chairs and staff have lead responsibility to identify situations that present potential conflicts of interest.”

“The board reviews the executive director's performance and compensation annually and this review is documented. Periodically, the board will obtain industry compensation surveys to compare the executive director's compensation to comparable organizations.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available upon request.”

“To advocate and promote meaningful participation in all aspects of life for floridians with developmental disabilities. This year we accomplished this in areas of housing, transportation, education, employment, and self- advocacy/leadership.”

“The florida developmental disabilities council (fddc) utilizes federal dollars to push for changes in existing systems, enhance existing programs, create pilot programs that establish best practices, and leverage public and private dollars to increase capacity for services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. We established a transportation voucher pilot program that created sustainability of 24/7 affordable transportation services for persons with i/dd in an urban community to be expanded statewide; established the infrastructure for a not for profit organization for self-advocates so they can continue advocacy efforts, and implemented a statewide outreach program that incldued thousands of individuals and their families in the dd community.”