HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-02-08 Council on Aging MinutesCOUNCIL ON AGING
Secretary®s ?deport
February 8, 195?
The r°egu "ar monthly meeting of the Council o Aging w held on Tuesday,
February 3 $ 1943.
Attendees were beta MG'K1.x'1ley, Administrative Secretary; Lorna insp. Chairperson; and members Elizabeth Knox, Donna Ruth and Lee Winslow.
Absentees were Ton;; Baarr'ass€, And ulhinch, Ary Gttino and Sebastian
Tine.
Plior to calling the meeting to order, Chairperson Lorna Kn6pp Introduced
Joan Doh.ne, the new Friendly Visitor Coordinator, who e pl a of the d
function of her program. She plans to initiate a p erson7to on contact
between shut-ins and friendly volunteers Weekly ~
visits daily telephone
calls, and the sending of greeting cards for appropriate occasions are
all part of the plan to reassure the shut-in that he/she is thought of
and not alone. se TDehne passed out a sheet defining the goals of the
program and welcomed the ideas and participation of other groups and
associations. Her talk was warmly received and she was complimented on
her enthusiasm.
The meeting was called to order b Chairperson Knapp e
The Sec; y's Report of January 11, 1983 was accepted.
Chairperr in: Knapp call-? for the Treasurer's Reports Due to the absence
of Treasurer Tine, _ Ainley reported the balance, after deductions
for the warrant and the $100.00 given to Austin FTep, was $30,913,00,
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CALL BUSIR SS
Chairperson 7ia_pp reported that she is still waiting to hear froWthe
Selectmen renrdin the payment for the ;poinsettias. It was decided that
rather than fu;..',her delay payment to the florist that he should be paid
with money frc ~ ; ther funds. Lee Winslow moved as followss "I make a
?notion that the one y for the poinsettias be temporarily taken from the
Council on A recreation Funds account." Motion was seconded I
Elizabeth Knox.
Chairperson a. Qat a that she had Y:to'r W the offered
,a received previously the r? donation from tie c~a', Cs', 0es After J t.',.~srYSC~s~~.`t~.C4? was r
y short ~'9G
2 i as the opinion
of the members that .rRhetc McKinley should contact the ay Cee's and inquire
as to the status of the proposed, donation,
t, Due to the lacy of a quorum Chairperson Knapp agreed to Thap- the absent
members to ctty~- their votes.
Council on Aging -2- February P, 1383
In re e ..ence tote budget $ Chairperson Knapp reported that she, Rhe to A~
inley and Sebastian Tine went before the Hamann Committee on January 13.
Very few changes were made to the budget. Th o'_line figure was reduced.
From $2000 a to $1650, and re-:pairs and maintenance was cut from $1,000. to
841. The total no'n:--energy figure was $5,198-
There was a discussion in reference to last meetinges vote= regarding the
Advisory Council. It was generally agreed that not enough time was devoted
to discussion: and that the motion was passed too hurriedly. Lee made the
follo=wing motion: ''I take a, notion to rescind last month's vote in reference
to an Advisory Council until further djscussiona``` Donna Ruth seconded the
?motion.
Chairperson Knapp announced that he will have an inforTnal meeting on
February 22 for >ayone who is free to attend. This will be for the purpose
of discussing I'n _ -ram plans. She is also planning a similar meetiggl in
arch for the La= purposes
Chairperson na2p gave Rheta McKinley a; set of new Bylaws. The Administra-
tive Secretary Y she would have them photoco Jed and sent to each. Boar
member. The 1_,eic'rs are requested to bring t`_ . to the Fl?:~t 'v'egula" Board
meeting for C __on.
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As re z701 by the Administrative BCI. Tiepresent motive Michael
Barrett would like to have a eet7.Y3:rw with senior citizens c^z,n guests from
other towns, for in..forn.. %iona,l purposes. He suggested, asking Ric': _,.,,L
Rowland, Secretary o 711 a d'sfairs to speak. The members of the Board
suggested Molly urnL $ " scuts ie Director of Mystic Valley Elderly S-ar-p
vices, Inc. a. the thFx - - . There would be a question and answer
peyl ,d. fol" asting the t n This meeting would be held on a Friday m:vn-
Y, 7 ._t a April on r7 y 7 y. Rheta McKinley tote!. letter of i ° rit^ Lion
1. . A, will ' -it;;en.. Chairperson, to contact 11-Y
B r- 77tc- UP , d'"` - 7 have teen finalized.
At 8150 Donna .utw , ,d ha.t tie rc -t ` -V ad,}ourned.; Lee insa_ow
seconded ite a--,A U is so moved. Next meeting will be March IN
Respectfri y nitted.$
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