The Commission on Aging shall be an advisory board with the
following duties and responsibilities:
A. Advocacy:
to promote the health, safety and well-being of the Town's senior
citizens, defined as residents who are 50 years of age or older.
B. Information:
(1) To
analyze services and programs available through public and private
agencies for the Town's senior citizens;
(2) To
make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen regarding the development
and application of services and programs for the benefit of the Town's
senior citizens;
(3) To
exchange information with the state's Commission on Aging and Department
of Social Services;
(4) To
serve as a conduit between nonprofit agencies, civic organizations,
municipal boards and commissions, elected officials and the Town's
senior citizens;
(5) To
apply to the State of Connecticut Commission on Aging, or to other
public agencies, for assistance in planning and coordinating services
and programs for the benefit of the Town's senior citizens;
(6) To
receive gifts and apply for grants in the name of the Town for the
benefit of the Town's senior citizens, and to administer such gifts
or grants in accordance with terms of this article and in accordance
with any specific purposes or limitations stated in such gifts or
grants; and
(7) To
conduct programs for the benefit of the Town's senior citizens, provided
monies for such programs are available by gift, grant or Town appropriation.
The programs to be conducted may include travel, food services and
other services.