[Adopted 6-9-1975 TM,
approved by Attorney General 9-8-1975 (Ch. XI, § 12, of the 1973 Bylaws)]
The Select Board shall appoint a Council on Aging for the purpose
of coordinating or carrying out programs designed to meet the problems
of the aging in cooperation with programs of the Department of Elder
Affairs.
The Select Board shall appoint a Council on Aging consisting
of seven members, comprising three members for three years, two members
for two years, and two members for one year terms. Members may be
reappointed for concurrent terms. The members of the Council shall
serve without pay.
Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the membership of the Council,
by reason of death, resignation, inability to act or for any other
reason, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Select Board
for the remainder of the term.
The Council on Aging at its first annual meeting and thereafter,
annually in June of each year, shall elect from the membership a president,
secretary, and treasurer. Each officer shall hold office until the
next annual election. In the event a vacancy occurs in any of the
offices above, the Council shall hold a special meeting for the purpose
of electing one of its members to fill such vacancy.
The Council shall prepare and submit an annual report of its
activities to the Town and to the Department of Elder Affairs.
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 et seq., as a condition of receiving a government contract, program grant or other benefit, or as otherwise required by law.
