HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-04-01 Council on Aging MinutesDate April 1, 1981
To : Council on Aging;, Reading, Massachusetts
From : Committee Studying Title of Director
A meeting of the Committee to study the title of the leader, coor-
dinator and/ or adm:Uiistrator of the program operated by the Council on Aging
met Tuesday, March 31, 1981 at the Community Center.
Present at the meeting : Betty Knox, John Mac Donnell
Absent from the meeting : Donna Ruth
The Committee met and examined at length documents in which the title
of the administrator of the Council's programs has been used for a number
of years. A consistency was found in a title which recognizes leadership
and the title director was often used as was executive secretary, executive
director, secretary-executive director, administrative secretary/director.
After examining these various documents and considering them in reference
to Selectman John p'rice's concern with the legality of using; the title of
Director to describe the leadership position, it was unanimously voted to
request the Board of Selectmen to secure from Town Counsel a legal opinion
concerning the legality of designatingr, the.leadership role as a director.
Therefore, the following motion is offered by this Committee:
Moved that the Council on Aging request the hoard of Selectmen to
secure from Town Counsel an opinion concerning the legality of using
the term Director to describe the position of the person who is paid to
function as leader, coordinator and/or administrator of the day-to-day
program activities of the Council on Aging and that such opinion be
returned to the Council on Aging= at the earliest possible time.