Council facilitator - duties

(1) Unless the council determines that an administrator is not needed, the council shall contract for the services of a facilitator to provide assistance to the council, as determined by the council, in an annual amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars. The facilitator's assistance to the council may include: (a) Scheduling and conducting meetings, preparing meeting minutes, and managing the council's online content; (b) Organizing the work of the council; (c) Conducting research and providing information to the council concerning issues addressed by the council; (d) Conducting public outreach and soliciting public feedback, as well as publicizing the findings and recommendations of the council; (e) Inviting and coordinating interested persons and experts to provide information to the council; (f) Soliciting gifts, grants, and donations, including in-kind donations, for the council; (g) Securing and managing the council's money and facilitating council expenditures; and (h) Any other duties in support of the council's activities. (2) The facilitator must be a nonprofit entity in Colorado with experience organizing and advocating for the needs of persons with respect to all rare diseases.