A. Membership in MACDDS, and all privileges thereof, shall be limited to and granted to any County Board or a Board in a City not within a County. Member Boards shall be defined as those Boards formed under the statutory authority of RSMO. 205.968 - 205.972. B. Any qualified Board organized under the RSMO. 205.968 - 205.972 that is not a member may apply in writing to the MACDDS Office for membership. Notification of application for membership shall be brought to the existing membership at the next regularly scheduled meeting of MACDDS, by the sponsoring member.

C. Member Boards shall designate a primary voting County Delegate representative and may designate up to two alternate voting County Delegates. The voting representatives may be a board member or employee of the County Board or an employee of a non-profit acting on behalf of the County Board whose primary purpose is to provide services to persons with a developmental disability and their families. On any vote of the membership, each member Board will get only one County Delegate vote. County Delegates eligible to vote must be present in person or by means of electronic communication in which persons can simultaneously hear each other in order to exercise that privilege. A member Board in good standing is one whose dues are paid by March 1st of each year and who abides by the bylaws, policies, and the Code of Ethics of the Association. If a County Delegate represents more than one member county board, the delegate will have one vote for each board which they represent. D. The membership year shall be January 1 through December 31. County Delegates are entitled to attend MACDDS meetings, committee meetings and sub-committee meetings. Only designated representatives of counties in good standing and invited guests and presenters of the Association may attend. Representatives of Affiliated Public Agencies, Related Private Organizations, Targeted Case Management Specialty Purpose Groups, and Life Members may attend as stated in Article III. E. Existing counties in good standing may renew their membership for the upcoming year by providing payment of their dues and updated delegate and contact information prior to March 1st. New applications will be submitted to the MACDDS Office for review and recommendation to the existing membership regarding approval.

Dues are based on projected tax levy income from the previous year's rate as certified from the Missouri State Auditor's Office.

Annual Tax Levy Amount  Dues Rate

a. Less than $100,000           $500

b. $100,000 - $272,817        $1500

c. $272,818 - $2,272,726    Tax levy multiplied by $0.0055

d. $2,272,727 - $5,000,000   $12,500

e. $5,000,001 and up         $15,000