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<br />- - 1 <br />Council on Aging Board Meeting <br />Monday, September 14, 2009 <br />Reading Senior Center-Game Room <br /> <br />Present: <br />Stacey Bertocchi, Sally Hoyt, Steve Oston, Marguerite Bosnian, Erica Deane, Margaret <br />Havey, George Lonergan, Carole Scrima, Dawn Folopoulos (Staff). Gina Nelson (Associate <br />member) has not officially been sworn in as a COA member. <br /> <br />6:35 PM. Meeting called to order. The Chairperson alerted the Council that meetings will <br />adjourn at approximately 8:30 PM. <br /> <br />Minutes <br />approved for June 6, 2009. <br /> <br />Administrator’s Report <br /> - approved and accepted for June, July and August. Staff handed out <br />reference material providing updated details on the functions and responsibilities of the Council <br />on Aging and the Department of Elder Services. <br /> <br />Financial Report - <br />approved and accepted. FY09 financial summary material was provided; <br />FY10 sheets were not available and will be discussed at the October meeting. The following <br />motions for withdrawal of funds from the Burbank Trust Fund were made and all approved by a <br />vote of 8-0: <br /> <br /> <br />To spend $25 for the purchase of a gift card at a local supermarket to encourage <br />participation in a survey of interest in programs, class offerings and services at the Senior <br />Center <br /> <br /> <br />To spend $5.95 for a Bingo ball replacement at the Senior Center <br /> <br /> <br />To spend $38.99 to purchase a foot stool with a handrail to be used for easier access to <br />the Elder/Human Services van. <br />The Council discussed the Burbank FY09 final account summary, which included a new $1,855 <br />capitol improvement item, shades and fans for the Senior Center. Thoughts were that it was good <br />that income interest exceeded expenses in FY09, but it might be necessary in the future to <br /> <br />increase the “frozen principle” amount from $250,000 to compensate for inflation. <br /> <br />Old Business <br /> <br />The Council addressed the low turnout at our tent, especially after noon, for the <br />o <br />Friends and Family Day event in June. Ideas to increase public interest included <br />simulated aging experiences, a raffle, and participation by the Nurse Advocate and <br />Social Worker staff members. <br /> <br />Money was saved ($170) to the Burbank Trust Fund by restricting the mailing of the <br />o <br />Pleasantries newsletter to seniors over 65 (formerly age 60 and over) and one copy <br />per household. COA members elected to keep receiving Pleasantries in their monthly <br />information packet by a vote of 4-3-1. By a vote of 7-1 the Council, after some <br />debate, endorsed the current 65 and over age range for seniors to receive Pleasantries <br />by mail. <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />