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i <br /> 0i0 <br /> appoint members to a committee by July 1, 1983, the <br /> appointments shall be made by the Assistant <br /> S cretary on Aging, Department of Human Resources, <br /> n sooner than 45 days after nominations have been (- <br /> rquested from the domiciliary home administrators, <br /> b ro later than October 1 , 1983. Tn making his <br /> a poi ntments, the Assistant Secretary shall, follow <br /> the same appointment process as that specified for <br /> the County Commissioners. <br /> (c) Joint Nursing and Domiciliary Home Community Advisory <br /> Committees. Appioi,ntment to the Nursing Home Community Advisory <br /> Committees sha l preclude appointment to the Domiciliary Home ,1 <br /> Community Adviso y Committees except where written approval to <br /> combine these c mittees is obtained from the Assistant Secretary <br /> on Aging, Depart ent of Human Resources, Where such approval is <br /> obtained, the oint Nursing and Domiciliary Home Community - <br /> Advisory Committee shall have the membership required of Nursing <br /> Home Community Advisory Committees and one additional member for <br /> each home for the aged and disabled present in the county. In <br /> counties with np homes for the aged and disabled, there shall be <br /> one additional m mber for every four domiciliary homes in the <br /> county. In no case - shall the number of members on the Joint <br /> Nursing and Domiciliary Home Community Advisory Committee exceed <br /> 25. Each me m er shall, exercise the statutory rights and <br /> responsibilities of both Nursing Home Committees and Domiciliary <br /> Home Committees. In making appointments to this joint committee, <br /> the county comma, sioners shall solicit nominations from both <br /> nursing and domiciliary home administrators for the appointment <br /> of approximately (but no more than) one-third of the members. <br /> (:- - <br /> (d) Terms of Office. Each committee member shall serve an ' <br /> initial term of one year. Any person reappointed <br /> subsequent term in the same county shall serve t <br /> atwo-sorothree <br /> year term at the county commissioners' discretion to ensure <br /> staggered terms c f office. <br /> (e) Vacancies. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment of <br /> a person for a le-year term. If this vacancy is in a position <br /> filled by an a pointee nominated by the chief administrators of <br /> domiciliary homes within the county, then the county <br /> commissioners shall fill the vacancy from persons nominated by a <br /> majority of the chief administrators. If the domiciliary home <br /> administrators fail to make a nomination by registered mail <br /> within 45* days after written notification has been sent to them <br /> requesting a n urination, such appointment may be made without <br /> nominations. If the county commissioners fail to fill a vacancy, <br /> the vacancy ma be filled by the Assistant Secretary on Aging, <br /> Ig <br /> Department of Hu an Resources no sooner than 45 days after the <br /> commissioners ha a been notified of the appci.ntment or vacancy., ( <br /> (f) Officers. The committee shall elect from its members a (r <br /> chair, to serve a one-year term. <br /> (g) Minimum Qlualifications for Appointment. Each member must <br /> be a resident of the county which the committee serves. No <br /> person or immed'ate family member of a person with a financial <br /> interest in a hour served by +ha rnmm;4.4..r , -- _ <br />