We’ve looked at this related to whether a person who has a guardian could be appointed as a Council member.  It seems “problematic” – our concern is that if the guardianship is for the “full person”, the guardian would legally be taking the oath of office, not the member.  And, the guardian may be “voting” rather than the individual.  I’ve asked our P&A to explore this with us, but don’t have any further info.  All to say – we think it’s at least a question related to appointment on the Council as a board member.

 

 

Hello!

 

We recently had an interesting question posed to us regarding individuals who are not their own guardian serving as board members or in seats in which they have legal requirements.  For example, our self-advocacy organization is a 501(c)3 board and 100% of the board members are individuals with DD, many of whom are not their own guardians.   Has anyone tossed around the legal implications of this and found ways to overcome the barriers?

 

Thanks!

Nancy

 

 

Nancy Cronin

Executive Director

Maine Developmental Disabilities Council

207-287-4214

www.maineddc.org