Background:

 

The Productive Living Board for St. Louis County Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (PLB) was established in 1979 when St. Louis County voters passed a property tax levy to develop services and supports for residents with developmental disabilities.  The present tax is set at 8.5Ë per $100 assessed value and generates approximately $13.3 million annually.  The mission of the PLB is “to provide, within available funds, a planned program of core services for St. Louis County citizens with developmental disabilities, that (a) promotes community participation and positive community relations, (b) does not duplicate the mandates of other public agencies, and (c) complies with the mandates for assistance to persons with developmental disabilities as set forth in Sections 205.968 through 205.973 RSMo.”  The PLB’s planned program of core services is individual and family supports, employment, residential/supported living and transportation.  Services are purchased for individuals of all ages and degree of disability.  Currently, approximately 4,300 individuals benefit from these services.