Guidelines for COLA Business

July 2, 2020

Full Council Meetings:

Convened once per quarter in a calendar year
(3) Meetings via web conference
The meeting in the last quarter of the calendar year is convened at the AUCD Annual Conference and Meeting.

Steering Committee Meetings:

§ Convene in months when the Full Council does not meet

Meetings via web conference

Standing Meeting Agenda Items:

Co-Chairs Report
Secretary Report
Regional Representatives and Council Liaison Reports
Old Business
New Business
Information sharing and concerns
Summary of Meeting Decisions and Assignments

Election of Officers

There will be two Co-Chairs; one who identifies as a person with a disability and one who identifies as a family member of a person with a disability. Each Co-Chair serves one 3-year term. The election of the Co-Chairs should be staggered. The election of the Co-Chairs will occur during the last quarterly Full Council meeting before the AUCD Annual Conference and Meeting. To be eligible for the Co-Chair position, an individual must be a member of the Council and receive written assurance of financial support from their director to travel for AUCD Board meetings. The members need to be from a UCEDD, LEND, or IDDRC program and if a network member has at least two of these programs, then only one representative from each specific program is eligible to be elected co-chair.

The Secretary will continue to be elected during the Council meeting at the AUCD annual meeting.