[Amended 3-6-1980 by Ord.
No. 42]
There shall be a Commission on Aging for the Town of Wolcott
consisting of the Mayor, the Director of Health, or the Executive
Director of the Health District of which the Town of Wolcott is a
member, whichever the case may be, the Chief of Police and the Municipal
Agent, all ex-officio, together with two representatives of the clergy
of the Town, two representatives of Wolcott Chapter #913, AARP, one
representative of the Wolcott Chamber of Commerce Inc., one representative
of the Republican Town Committee, one representative of the Democratic
Town Committee and four representatives at large, all appointed by
the Mayor. The non-ex-officio members so appointed shall be residents
of the Town of Wolcott interested in the consideration of and solutions
to the problems of the aging. The term of office shall coincide with
the term prescribed for elected officials on a two-year basis.
The Commission on Aging may organize itself in whatever manner
it may determine in order to carry out to the fullest the intent and
purpose of this chapter.
The Commission on Aging shall study the conditions and needs
of elderly persons in the Town in relation to housing, economics,
employment, health, recreational needs and other matters. It shall
analyze the services for the aged provided by the Town, both by public
and private agencies, and shall make recommendations to the Mayor
regarding development of such programs and the integration of the
same with the services made available by the state.
The members of the Commission on Aging, so appointed, shall serve without compensation and shall serve until their successors are designated and appointed in accordance with §
120-1.
The Commission on Aging may request the Mayor to arrange for
appropriations to the Commission on Aging for reasonable clerical
services and necessary expenses.