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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-12-13 Council On Aging Minutes Council on Aging Board Meeting December 13, 2010 Reading Senior Center Game Room Present : Steve Oston, Carol Oniskey, Marguerite Bosnian, Margaret Havey, Stacey Bertocchi, Gina Nelson, Erica Deane, Carole Scrima Visitors: Dee Vigeant Call to Order: 6:35p.m. Minutes: A pproved for November 17, 2010 Administrator’s Report: Approved.  Marguerite B. suggested amending November minutes to explain spending of $39.19 was for postage to return a faulty headset ($12.20) and bulletin board cork and frames for gifts of appreciation ($26.99). Financial Report: Approved.  The board agreed the simplified financial report format is sufficient to conduct COA business. Old Business:  The board members who delivered holiday meals for Thanksgiving shared their experiences. All said it was very positive, and meal recipients were extremely grateful to have received the meal as well as to have had some company.  Margaret Havey agreed to take minutes at the January meeting. The board discussed a rotating schedule of 2 month commitments to make it through the year. We will need someone to volunteer to take minutes for February and March meeting. We are still in need of a permanent secretary.  A calendar of dates were given for 2011 COA meetings New Business:  The Christmas meal deliveries are all set. Dawn will be giving out delivery lists on rd December 23.  The board as a whole agreed to take on the project of visiting other local senior centers in hope of gaining information and insight to make the Reading Senior Center better.  Margaret Havey and Carole Scrima have agreed to visit the Lynnfield Senior Center and report back to the board. Steve Oston and Marguerite Bosnian will visit the Woburn Senior Center before the February meeting.  Carol O. has emailed a list of questions to the board that may help in the visits. The board members are encouraged to include additional questions.  Steve suggested the possibility of listing trips sponsored by other senior centers in the Pleasantries newsletter and their respective policies on welcoming seniors from neighboring towns.  There was a question of whether monies from the Burbank Fund could be used to add different programs to the Senior Center in an effort to draw more people – the question will be brought up at the January meeting.  The board also discussed the idea of having a “Friends of Reading COA” as a means of generating funds for programs at the Senior Center. This will be discussed at the January meeting with Dawn. Adjournment: 7:45 Next meeting: January 10, 2011 Respectfully Submitted, Margaret Havey Carol Oniskey