HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-06-12 Council on Aging MinutesCouncil on Aging Board Meeting
Monday, June 12, 2006
Reading Senior Center ,CC lVED
fl,li°t1 CLERK
Dick Anderson, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present were: Carole SAS, M ASS
Patterson, Edwina Kasper, Stacey Bertocchi, Sally Hoyt, Ruth Goldberg, Dottye Foxon, Barbara Powers,
Ruth Goldberg and Dawn Folopoulos, Administrator. Absent: Betty Cronin and Associate 499tKV 30 A g. 52
Marguerite Bosnian.
Dawn passed around a Get.Well card for everyone to sign, for Betty Cronin who was in the hospital.
One correction to May minutes. Edwina Kasper was omitted from the list of members present. May minutes
accepted, with correction, with a motion made by Carole Scrima, 2nd by Edwina.
Administrator's report accepted with a motion made by Carol Patterson, 2nd by Dottye.
Arrangements for manning the COA booth for Family and Friends Day on Saturday, June 17 were
discussed. The volunteers confirmed their times.
Financial Report
The instructor for the BEST exercise program has requested a guarantee of $40 per class per week. Some
weeks her fees have been sufficient to cover this amount or more, but when attendance is low she does not
make it. She will request an increase from her participants and Dawn is asking if the COA could supplement
the balance.
Motion made to supplement the BEST program for a 6-month trial period (July -December, 2006)
from the Burbank Trust Fund. Motion to accept by Dick, 2"d by Ruth - passed unanimously.
Election of officers was held. Dick nominated Carol Patterson for Chairman, Carole Scrima for
Vice Chairman, and Stacey Bertocchi for Secretary. Sally 2nd motion: Officers voted in
unanimously by the board.
Secretary moved to accept slate of officers as nominated. Unanimously accepted.
Election of officers is held every year. Officers can hold office no more than two years in same
office.
Dawn will serve on the Mystic Valley Elder Services Board of Directors, to replace Dick Anderson.
Motion made by Dottye, 2°d by Carol.
Dottye Foxon announced her resignation from the Mystic Valley Elder Services Advisory
Committee.
Meeting adjourned at 7:18 by motion made by Ruth, 2nd by Carole.
Have a nice summer. See you on Monday, September 11, 2006.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara A. Powers