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READING COUNCIL ON AGING <br />SECRETARY'S REPORT <br />Meeting; of Eebruar~,r `11. 1985 <br />?'resent: Chair-person Lorna Knapp, Dick Eelone, Jane Soule.. <br />Marcia McFarland-Gray. Betty Knox, Ann Marie McCarron, Corinne <br />Pecoraro, S. Lester Ralph, Associate Member Frank Lemaire and <br />Administrative Secretarv Rheta McKinley. Guests present were Ron <br />Lanoue and Marie Patterson. <br />Absent: Sebastian Tine, Marv Sega.llo <br />The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p. m. by the Chairperson. <br />A notation was made of a correction to the minutes of the January <br />14, '1985 meeting Page 2, second Paragraph. The first sentence <br />should read: " Marie Patterson reported that Bob McCarthy from <br />Mvstic Vallev Elder Services stated that he would revaluate the <br />list of Reading's home delivered meals recipients, to see if <br />anyone could be cut from it who no longer needs the service." On <br />motion by Corinne Pecoraro, seconded by Bette Knox, the Board. <br />=noted unanimously to accept-the minutes as amended. <br />Ms, Knapp then introduced Ron Lanoue. Assistant Director of <br />Mvstic Valley Elder Services. She read a letter to the Council <br />from Ron, which was in response to a meeting he had with Rheta <br />` Mc1{inlev and Marie Patterson regarding the current work load in <br />the home delivered meals Program. Ron's letter suggested that <br />two steps could be taken immediately to assist the meals <br />coordinator with daily activities: <br />- Mystic Malley Elder Services' caterer would presort the <br />home delivered meals by route, so that Marie would not <br />have to arrange the meals after they were delivered to <br />the COA <br />- Mvstic Vallev's Case Management staff would now be <br />responsible for following up on home delivered meals <br />recipients who did not answer their doors when the <br />volunteer drivers attempted to deliver the meal <br />Ron explained how the HDM system in Reading differs from <br />nei&hboring communities, Particularly its reliance on a corps of <br />volunteer meals drivers. Ron said that he hoped the two changes <br />in procedures would be of assistance to Reading's program. Other <br />options were then discussed for providing back-up for Marie's job <br />in the instance she is out ill or on vacation. including: filling <br />of the open Senior Aide position and possible training; for the <br />mealsite manager on HDM procedures. It was also agreed that clear <br />written procedures about the Hilly program should be developed so <br />that a substitute could Perform :Marie's tasks. <br />t <br />