[Adopted 5-17-1993 as
Ch. 2.136 of the 1993 Code]
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
There is established in the City of Quincy a Council for the
Aging for the purpose of carrying out programs designed to meet the
problems of the aging in coordination with programs of the Department
of Elder Affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
The Council shall consist of 15 members, including the Health
Commissioner, the Director of Elder Services and the Director of Recreation,
who shall be members ex officio, and 12 residents of Quincy, who shall
be appointed for staggered three-year terms, four members to be appointed
on the first Monday of each February.
The Council shall meet once a month and during the month of
February shall elect from its members a Chairperson who shall preside
at the meetings and a Clerk, who shall be one of the ex officio members,
who shall be custodian of the records of the Council.
The Council shall adopt and may from time to time amend rules
and regulations establishing a time for its regular meeting and for
its government and for the management of such projects and property
as may fall within its jurisdiction. The Council shall annually submit
to the Mayor a report of its activities for the prior year.
No salary or compensation shall be paid to any member of the
Council for the Aging for services rendered said Council.
[Added 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
The names, addresses, telephone numbers, or other identifying
information about elderly persons in the possession of the Council
shall not be public records, but the use of these records shall comply
with MGL c. 19A, §§ 14 to 24, inclusive, as a condition
of receiving a government contract, program grant or other benefit,
or as otherwise required by law.
