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Each County Board of Developmental Disabilities is comprised of seven members. The qualifications and appointment of board members are addressed in ORC Section 5126.029.
Five members shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, with at least two of those five being an immediate family member of an individual eligible for services by the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities (ACBDD). Whenever possible, the commissioners are to ensure one of those two is an immediate family member of an individual eligible for adult services, while the other is to be an immediate family member of an individual eligible for early intervention, pre-school or school-age services.
Two appointments are to be made by the senior probate judge, specifying one of those two is to be an immediate family member of an individual eligible for residential services or supported living.
