[HISTORY: Adopted as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-2-1971 TBM, Art. 20]
[Current statutes in effect: MGL c. 40, § 8B.
Historical Notes:
Article 20 of the 3-2-1971 Town Business Meeting provided
as follows: the Board of Selectmen were authorized to establish a
local Council on Aging in accordance with Chapter 495, Acts of 1956
{MGL c. 40, § 8B}; Chapter 376, Acts of 1959 and Chapter
66, Acts of 1965 {MGL c. 40, § 5}; said Council to carry
out programs designed to meet problems of the aging in coordination
with programs of the Massachusetts Commission on Aging {now Department
of Elder Affairs} established under MGL c. 6, § 73 {repealed
by St. 1973, c. 1168, § 2; see now MGL c. 19A, § 1
et seq.}.]
[Adopted 4-9-2002 STM, Art. 3]
There shall be established a Council on Aging for the purpose
of coordinating or carrying our programs designed to meet the needs
of the aging pursuant to the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 8B.
[Amended 11-19-2015 STM,
Art. 3; 5-22-2021 ATM by Art. 1]
A.
The
Council of Aging shall consist of at least seven and no more than
nine members, who shall serve without pay, to be appointed by the
Select Board for three-year staggered terms.
B.
Whenever
a vacancy shall occur in the membership, it shall be filled by appointment
by the Select Board for the remainder of the unexpired term.
The Council on Aging shall annually elect officers, at least
a Chairperson. In the event of an officer vacancy, the Council on
Aging shall move expeditiously to fill the vacancy.
The Council on Aging shall prepare and submit an annual report
to the Town.
The Council on Aging may appoint a director and other staff
as it may require, subject to the availability of funds appropriated
for this purpose.
