Town of Great Barrington, MA Chapter 10 Council on Aging

[HISTORY: Adopted 2-16-1971 Annual Town Meeting, Art. 23. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Boards and commissions — See Ch. 4.

Committees — See Ch. 7.

Town Manager — See Ch. 29.

Council on Aging Bylaws — See Ch. 219.

§ 10-1 Establishment; membership.

The Town voted to establish a Council on Aging consisting of from seven to 11 citizens of this Town, appointed by the Town Manager[1] for terms not to exceed four years for any member. Said terms shall be staggered so that not more than three appointments shall be made in any calendar year. Members can be reappointed for concurrent terms.

[1] Editor's Note: The members of the Council on Aging were originally appointed by the Board of Selectmen. With the adoption of the Charter (Ch. 184, Acts of 1992) the power to appoint members of the Council was given to the Town Manager. See Section 6C, Subsection 3, of the Charter.

§ 10-2 Duties.

The duties of said Council on Aging shall be to:

A. Identify the total needs of the community's elderly population.

B. Educate the community and enlist support and participation of all citizens concerning these needs.

C. Design, promote or implement services to fill these needs or coordinate presently existing services in the community.

D. Promote and support any other programs which are designed to assist elderly people in the community.

§ 10-3 Cooperation with state agency.

Said Council on Aging shall cooperate with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commission on Aging and shall be cognizant of all state and federal legislation concerning funding, information exchange and program planning which exists for better community programming for the elderly.

§ 10-4 Annual report.

Said Council on Aging shall give an annual report to the Board of Selectmen, with a copy of that report directed to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commission on Aging.