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2025-01-30 Disability Board Minutes LEOFF 1 MEMBERS PRESENT: Ken Jones, Board Chair Gary McComas, Board Member Will Chen, Council Member Jim Distelhorst, Citizen-at-Large STAFF PRESENT: Emily Wagener, Sr. HR Analyst Jessica Vuong, HR Assistant MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT: Kristina Daheim CALL TO ORDER: Board Chair Jones called the meeting to order at 10:07 AM. Council Member Will Chen made a motion to excuse Council Member Chris Eck’s absence. Citizen-at-Large Jim Distelhorst seconded. The motion carried unanimously. BUSINESS a. LEOFF 1 Member request for changes to in-home care Chair Jones provided an overview of the Disability Board responsibilities including Long Term Care and Home Care. Chair Jones confirmed that the member of the public present was a family member of the LEOFF 1 Member being discussed. There was some discussion among the board about the request and the LEOFF 1 Member’s condition. Also discussed was the family’s desire to keep the LEOFF 1 Member at home, which requires additional care hours. Chair Jones noted that people of this age and condition tend to do better at home than in facility care. Council Member Will Chen asked if home care was the right level of care. Family Member, Kristina Daheim said that the care is not a long-term commitment as the LEOFF 1 Member is terminal and that home care is what the family and the LEOFF 1 Member wants. Family Member, Kristina Daheim added that home care is also significantly less expensive than a facility care. EDMONDS’ DISABILITY BOARD Meeting Minutes Specially Called Meeting 01/30/2025 @ 10:00 AM Edmonds Disability Board – 01.30.2025 Page 2 of 2 Citizen-at-Large Jim Distelhorst said that the requested level of care (50 hours per week) appears to be very appropriate to keep the LEOFF 1 Member at home and encouraged the board to approve as not doing so may be more harmful to the LEOFF 1 Member. Citizen-at-Large Distelhorst made a motion to approve the increase in care to 50 hours week as requested by the LEOFF 1 Member’s care provider. Council Member Chen seconded. The motion carried unanimously. Other Chair Jones confirmed no other business. Adjourn Chair Jones adjourned the meeting at 10:21 a.m.