If you feel the FCCF is not doing
their job find out yourself. You Can do the Following: As a citizen you have the right to request the Minutes and
financial records. I recommend you request Four years . Have this information sent to you as soon as possible
or ask where you can get this information. Records of minutes for the past for years Finance
Records for the past four years Activity and name list of the of the attendees Records
of all agencies they are working with and their plans How will the people be supported through these agenda's. support
plans for each Agency served.
Meeting in the middle with out being controlled by the Agencies. The
Law states :Sections 393.502 and 393.503, Florida Statutes Questions to be answer @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 393.502 Family care councils.-- (1) CREATION.--There
shall be established and located within each service area of the agency a family care council. (2) MEMBERSHIP.--
(a) Each local family care council shall consist of at least 10 and no more than 15 members recommended
by a majority vote of the local family care council and appointed by the Governor. (b) At
least three of the members of the council must be consumers. PLease Note the three Consumers of APD 1
2 3 One such member shall be a consumer who received services
within the 4 years prior to the date of recommendation, or the legal guardian of such a consumer. The remainder of
the council members shall be parents, guardians, or siblings of persons with developmental
disabilities who qualify for services pursuant to this chapter. (c) A person who is currently serving
on another board or council of the agency may not be appointed to a local family care council. Is there any one on you council who is serving on another Council? If
So Who? (d) Employees of the agency are not eligible to serve on a local family care council. Are
any of you Members working for an Agency? If so who? (e) Persons related by consanguinity or
affinity within the third degree shall not serve on the same local family care council at the same time. (f) A
chair for the council shall be chosen by the council members to serve for 1 year. A person may serve no more than four 1-year
terms as chair. (3) TERMS; VACANCIES.-- (a) Council members shall be appointed for a 3-year
term, except as provided in subsection (8), and may be reappointed to one additional term. (b) A member
who has served two consecutive terms shall not be eligible to serve again until 12 months have elapsed since ending his or
her service on the local council. (c) Upon expiration of a term or in the case of any other vacancy, the
local council shall, by majority vote, recommend to the Governor for appointment a person for each vacancy. (4) COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENTS.--The chair of the local family care council may appoint persons to serve on council committees. Such persons
may include former members of the council and persons not eligible to serve on the council. (5) TRAINING.--
How much training was done in the past 4 years? Who was trained? (a) The agency, in consultation with the local councils, shall establish
a training program for local family care council members. Each local area shall provide the training program when new persons
are appointed to the local council and at other times as the secretary deems necessary. Can you please send me the training program available tothe members Please? (b) The training shall assist the council members to understand the laws, rules, and policies
applicable to their duties and responsibilities. (c) All persons appointed to a local council must complete
this training within 90 days after their appointment. A person who fails to meet this requirement shall be considered to have
resigned from the council. I would like the names of the members of when they
were appointed and the dates of when they were trained.for the past 4 years As
soon as Possible.Please (6) MEETINGS.--Council members shall serve on a voluntary basis without payment
for their services but shall be reimbursed for per diem and travel expenses as provided for in s. 112.061. The council shall meet at least six times per year. I would like the Councils
members Reimbursement recordse for the past 4 years . Please give their
names dates and where the funds where spent. (7) PURPOSE.--The purpose of the local family care councils
shall be to advise the agency, to develop a plan for the delivery of
family support services within the local area, and to monitor the implementation and effectiveness
of services and support provided under the plan. The primary functions
of the local family care councils shall be to: PLease provide the plan The Family Care Council has established for all Agencies. Please provide a list of activities done and the results there of. (a) Assist in providing information and outreach to families. How was this accomplished in the past four Years? (b) Review
the effectiveness of service programs and make recommendations with respect to program implementation. I would like to see the reccomendations for the past 4 Years (c) Advise the agency with
respect to policy issues relevant to the community and family support system in the local area. (d) Meet
and share information with other local family care councils. (8) NEW COUNCILS.--When a local family care
council is established for the first time in a local area, the Governor shall appoint the first four council members, who
shall serve 3-year terms. Who are the first four year term appointed ?
1 2
3 4
These members shall submit to the Governor,
within 90 days after their appointment, recommendations for at least six additional members, selected by majority vote. (9) FUNDING;
FINANCIAL REVIEW.--The local family care council may apply for receive, and accept : grants
gifts donations bequests other
payments from any public or private entity or person If any of the
financial funds where received and spent, please provide a record of all that was recieved and how it was spent. Please Each local council is subject to an annual financial review by staff
assigned by the agency. Each local council shall exercise care and prudence in the expenditure of funds. The local
family care councils shall comply with state expenditure requirements. History.--s. 4, ch. 93-143;
s. 94, ch. 99-8; s. 5, ch. 2000-139; s. 82, ch. 2004-267 | 
