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SecretaryY's Report
June 13, 1983
The regular monthly meeting of the Council on Aging was held on Monday,
June 13, 1983,
Attendees Rheta McKinley, Administrative Secretary; Chairperson Lorna, Knapp;
members Dick Felone, Betty Knox, Mary Ctti.no, Sbbastian Tine, and Associate
Member Frank Lema.ire. Guests William Hughes, Finance Committees and John
MacBonnell, Marcia McFarland, Corrine Pecoraro, and S. Lester Ralph.
Absents Donna, Ruth
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson :snap at 7835e She welcomed
four new members--to-bee John MacBonnell, Marcia McFarland, Corrine Pecoraro
and S. Tester Ralph. She explained that they would receive a letter from
the Selectmen's Office asking them to appear at the Town Clerk's office to
be sworn in, thus making them official members of the Council on Aging Board
with voting privileges. It was suggested that they apply for papers even if
the letter was not forwarded, as this is an extremely busy time due to the
upcoming election.
The Secretary's Report as of May 9, 1983 was reviewed and it was duly moved,
seconded and VOTED to be accepted as submitted.
Treasurer Tine gave the Finamell Report as of N y 27 showing expenditures
of $42,205873 leaving a balance of 94,777.85, (this includes the salary
transfer.) It was duly .roved, seconded and VOTED that the Treasurer's
Re-port he accepted.
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY'S REPORT
Mr°s. McKinley's report was w vie,°ed by the Board. It included detailed statistics
from January is to June 30, 1983 of the money returnod to" thi Town treasury from
the receipts of class fees and van transportation.
There was a general discussion regarding the success of the picnic held, on
May 26. It was well attended by the seniors and the Participation Of 50
sixth graders greatly contributed to the festivities. It was the opinion of
the Board members that the intergenerationa.l feature should be repeated in
other lr ograms
Chaairpe-rson. Knapp introduced Eileen Lloyd, System Manager of Continental
Cablevision. Ms. Lloyd gave a, brief rundown of the activities of the cable-
vision company. She stated that all the equipment used by them ;is owned by
the Town of Reading. 569 of Reading residents are users. Ms. Lloyd answered
questions by the Board and it was generally agreed that the system is under-
utilized. Senior citizen participation is welcome and the Board was invited
to tour the studio. A definite date will be set in the near future
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Dick Felone stated he would life to see a package deal v hers by a segment by
senior citizens could be ins rt-ed in "Our Town." It was agreed th at tZle
quality of the program is more im_po tart than the quantity, thus a ,ell-thought
out monthl,% grogram would be more acceptable than a weekly one. There is a
definite tweed for more volunteers and Donna Barret Tucker is willing to hold
workshops for interested seniors to acquaint them with the procedures. A com-
mitment of ap r o inately ten hours a week is desired in order to followup on
the training given.
X771 BUSDINESS
The Administrative Secretary stated that the Atlantic Food Market had run a
$500.00 ad in the Reading :Senior Citizen Update, a publication discontinued:
this Spring. She suggested. that the Darket Night agree to donate the same
sum to the Council. After discussions, a motion was duly made, seconded and
VOTED "that the Administrative Secretary approach the Atlantic Food Market
with a request for X500 GO credit or the use of the Council on n° programs .
PODIATRY CLINIC
Fran-,. Zerwire reported he discussed with the Patrons for Older Adults the
possibility of that organization assuming: the cost for a Podiatry Clinics
The Patrons said they would research the idea before making their decision.
SUMMER PROGRAMS
Chairperson Mna-pp explained to the new members that it has been the custom
for the Council on Aging to hold four evening programs during the surs?rer-
tiro In July and two in August. The plans for the summer of 198' area
July > 00 o'clock Cookout Tan'nervi.lle John. MacDonnell
July 20 6630 Clog; dancing Cedar Glen Betty Knox
Aug- 3 6 ~ 30 Beano Community Ct r Mary Otti no
Aug. 17 6..30 Film, wine and cheese Tantnerville Lorna Knapp
(co-chair -Corinne
Pecoraro.)
ELDERBERRIES
The Elderlberries is the one official information letter that goes out to all
Reading senior citizens. It lists all the programs, classes for the coming
year, and general information. It is issued the end of August. The postage
is paid for by the Patrons for Older Adults and it is reproduced on school
equipment. The paper and labor is supplied by the Council on Aging.
FUTURE PROGRAMMING!
Chairperson Knapp reported the results of meetings with the three senior
housing residents which were held to get their input for :Future; programs.
She would like a more varied instructiona; program to enlarge the scrape of
classes, Cedar Glen residents ?could like to participate in trips and they
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feel they could till a
in the vicinity, Mrs.
suggestion
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bus from their facility and other seniors living
Knapp expressed her intention to carry out this
The following motion was duly made, seconded and VOTED "that the recreational
activities be reviewed and the possibilities of expanding our class offer-
ing be explored..''
Chairperson Knapp announced that she would like to meet with kith the Board
members for about 10 minutes after the cook out on July 6. This would be for
the purpose of electing new officers.
The Chairperson announced that the :hoard is one member short and asked for
suggestions to fill the one-year vacancy. She also stated she planned to
write to the former Board, members who have completed their terms, or resign.ed$
and thank them for their service.
SIGNATURE AUTHORITY t
Chairperson Knapp stated that there has been some inconvenience due to the
fact that two signatures are required for payroll authorization. After dis-
cussion a ?notion was duly made, seconded and. VOTED "that the payroll in the
future require only one signature, either theC`.e irperson, Vice Chairperson
or the Treasurer. In the unusual event that nono of these people are avail-
able, the Administrative Secretary be authors = ' to signs''
The motion was duly made, seconded and VOTED to adjourn at 9:30.
Next regular meeting will be held in he early Fall.
Respectfully submitted.
??;,no ding Secretary