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TOWN CLERK
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Council on Aging
21V DEC 16 PM 2: 56
Date: 2012-11-14 Time: 6:30 PM
Building: Pleasant Street Senior Center Location:
Address: 49 Pleasant Street Session:
Purpose: Version:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Carol Oniskey, Erica Deane, Tom Procopio, Dolly DeRosa, Margaret Harvey,
Kevin, Steve Oston, Prabha Sankaran, Carol Scrima, lane Burns (staff)
Members - Not Present:
Sally Hoyt
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By:
Topics of Discussion:
Minutes: Accepted and Approved for October 15, 2012.
Elder Services Report: Accepted and approved for October for 2012.
Financial Report: Accepted and approved for October 2012
Old Business
• 'Thanksgiving volunteer driver are Dolly Derosa, Carol Scrima, Kevin Walsh, Erica
Deane, Prabha Sankaran and Tom Procopio. Volunteers should meet at 2 PM at Green
Tomato on Wednesday,November 21 to deliver meals.
• Dec 491 Steve Oston will present the Name"Pleasant Street Center"to the selectman at
their meeting (7PM). Other COA Board Members are encouraged to attend.
• The Administrator reviewed the Burbank entertainment budget and provided the Council
with the projection through June 2013. The Sr. Center Coordinator is now booking
events quarterly and scheduling two `fun' events per month. This is putting a strain on
the $1,500.00 allocated from the Burbank account for entertainment. In September the
Administrator will provide the Council with the project for 2014.
• A Motion was made by Erica Deane to spend$395 from Burbank to pay for Delvana
Theatre Group Christmas Show(December 18). Second by Carol Scrima. Motion Passed:
9-0.
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New Business
• Carol Oniskey(Chair)requested the Council make suggestions for a speaker in January
Meeting. Several names were suggested, and further discussion will be held at the
December meeting.
• The Administrator, Jane Bums,requested the Council approve the purchase of birthday
gift cards for the calendar year 2013. A motion to spend$300 from Burbank for birthday
gift cards was made by Tom Procopio, second by Margaret Havey. Vote Passed 9-0.
• Jane announced that Marie Ammer,Social Worker,has announced her retirement
effective May 1, 2013.
Adjournment: 7:50pm Next COA meeting December 10"
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