[Ord. of 11-13-01(1)]
There is hereby created a Senior Citizens Board for the Town.
The board's mission will be to promote the health, safety and well-being
of the Town's senior citizens. The Town's senior citizens are defined
as its residents who are 60 years of age or older.
[Ord. of 11-13-01(1); amended 12-13-2021]
The board will consist of nine voting members appointed by the
Board of Selectmen. The terms of office shall be for three years.
Members will serve without compensation. If any voting member's position
becomes vacant, the Board of Selectmen shall fill the vacancy for
the unexpired portion of the member's term. The failure of a voting
member to attend four consecutive meetings of the board shall constitute
cause for the Board of Selectmen to remove the member and fill the
position thus vacated.
The board's voting members shall be electors of the Town. The
Board of Selectmen shall have the discretion to appoint the Town's
municipal agent for the elderly as an ex officio member of the board
without voting power. The ex officio member's term on the board will
coincide with the ex officio member's term of service as municipal
agent. The ex officio member need not be an elector of the Town.
[Ord. of 11-13-01(1); amended 12-13-2021]
The board shall hold an organization meeting within 30 days
after the Board of Selectmen appoints the initial membership. At the
organization meeting, the board shall elect officers and may then
or afterwards adopt bylaws and operating procedures consistent with
the Town's charter and this division.
Beginning July 1, 2002, the board shall hold an organization
meeting in June of each year and elect its officers at that time.
A simple majority of voting members shall constitute a quorum
for the board to transact its business.
[Ord. of 11-13-01(1)]
The board shall have the following specific powers in addition
to those powers conferred upon the Town's board and commissions by
the Town's charter:
(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;
(4)
To apply to the state's 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;
(5)
To receive gifts and 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 ordinance and in accordance with
any specific purposes or limitations stated in such gifts or grants;
and
(6)
To conduct programs for the benefit of the Town's senior citizens,
provided monies for such programs are available by gift, grant, or
appropriation from the Town's budget. The programs to be conducted
may include, without being limited to, subsidized travel arrangements
and subsidized food services for the benefit of the Town's senior
citizens.
