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Council on Aging Board Meeting
June 14, 2010
Reading Senior Center Game Room
Present
: Stacey Bertocchi, Sally Hoyt, Steve Oston, Marguerite Bosnian, Erica Deane,
Margaret Havey, Carol Oniskey, and Dawn Folopoulos (Staff).
Absent
: George Lonergan, Gina Nelson and Carole Scrima
Call to Order: .
6:30 PM
Minutes: A
pproved for May 10, 2010.
Administrator’s Report:
Approved.
Attendance at the Memorial Day Celebration was below expectations
The Board expressed an interest in automated wellness calls for seniors.
Financial Report:
Approved.
Golden Age Entertainment will begin charging $20 per month to continue its
special radio service to the Senior Center. It was moved and seconded to provide
up to $240 from the Burbank Trust to continue this service for one year. The
motion was approved by a vote of 6-0-1. The Patrons of Older Adults Support
Fund might be able to pay for Golden Age in future years as entertainment.
Steve noted that the interest and expenditures from the Burbank Trust were
roughly in balance.
Old Business:
Assignments were made for Friends and Family Day: Carol will set up; Steve,
Stacey and Marguerite will man the booth; Steve will clean up.
The Lions Club asked for a registration donation from Friends and Family Day
participants. It was moved and seconded to provide $10 from the Burbank Trust
for this purpose. The vote was 7-0 in the affirmative.
New Business:
The blinds in the Senior Center Great Room could use movable arch shades to
block blinding sunlight at certain hours of the day. The Administrator asked for
assistance from the Board to estimate the total costs of such a project. Carol O.
volunteered to meet with potential contractors over the summer and report back.
The Board voted 7-0 to approve Richard Anderson’s appointment to the MVES
Board.
Steve and Sally were nominated to serve as chairman for the next year. Steve was
elected by a vote of 4-3; Carol was nominated and elected vice-chairman by a 7-0
vote; Erica was nominated and elected to be the new secretary by a vote of 7-0.
Adjournment:
7:20 PM.
Next meeting:
Sept. 13, 2010. - 6:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Steve Oston
, Secretary