Apace makes annual presentation, budget request for county commissioners

YORK – Matt Kasik, CEO of Apace, made the agency’s annual presentation and budget request for the York County Commissioners this past week.

​In doing so, he handed out a few sheets “showing purely the highlights of the year. If we talked about everything that happened, it would be a giant bound book.
“Apace is the largest provider for those with developmental disabilities,” he explained. “Our services are not one and done, we are living by their sides, walking and living with the people we support.”
They provide residential, day and working services.
He said they have 43 employees in York County.
Nine individuals who access Apace services have jobs in the York County communities. “It is very important for them to have jobs and we appreciate our employers. This year, as we work with the state, we are 94% funded by Medicaid. We aren’t asking for any increase from the county’s allocation again this year.”
He said the Apace board recently updated its bylaws as well as the interlocal agreement which is held between the agency and the county.
In York County, 37 people are being served by Apace. The nine people who have jobs in the community are employed by Wal-Mart, Applebee’s, Wendy’s, Lee’s Legendary Marbles and Collectibles and the Kilgore Memorial Library.
The entire Apace service area covers the counties of York, Polk, Fillmore, Thayer, Jefferson, Saline, Seward, butler, Saunders, Lancaster, Gage, Otoe, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee and Richardson.
The Governing Board consists of a representative from each county. York County’s current representative is Commissioner LeRoy Ott.