[Adopted 11-8-1965 (C)]
There shall be a committee to study the needs of and coordinate programs for the aging for the "City," consisting of the Mayor, and seven other members to be appointed by the Mayor, who shall be electors of the City. The members so appointed shall be persons interested in the consideration and solution of the problems of the aging.
The committee shall study continuously the conditions and needs of elderly persons in the community in relation to housing, economic, employment, health, recreational and other matters. It shall analyze the services for the aged provided by the community, both by public and private agencies, and shall make recommendations to the Mayor and the Common Council regarding the development and integration of public and private agencies in cooperation with state and other services to the extent possible.
The members of the committee so appointed shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses.
The members of the committee shall serve until their successors are designated and appointed in accordance with § 10-7 above.
The committee may organize itself in whatever manner it may determine in order to carry out to the fullest extent possible the duties set forth in § 10-8 above.
The City of Putnam may make appropriations to cover the expenses of the committee, including reasonable clerical services.