[Adopted as Ch. 2, Art. III, Div. 3, of the 1988 Revised
General Bylaws]
The board of selectmen 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 state
department of elder affairs established under MGL c. 19A.
[Amended 5-16-2011 ATM
by Art. 20]
The board of selectmen shall appoint the council on aging consisting
of seven members. The board shall appoint members for staggered terms.
Each member shall be appointed for a three-year term. The members
of the council shall serve without pay.
Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the membership of the council
on aging, by reason of death, resignation, inability to act or for
any other reason, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the
selectmen for the remainder of the term.
[Amended 5-17-2010 ATM
by Art. 25]
The council on aging, at its first annual meeting and annually
thereafter on the second Tuesday in April of each year, shall elect
from its membership a Chairman and Vice Chairman. Each officer shall
hold office until the next annual election. In the event a vacancy
occurs in any of the offices, the council shall hold a special meeting
for the purpose of electing one of its members to fill such a vacancy.
The council on aging shall prepare and submit an annual report
of its activities to the Town and shall send a copy thereof to the
state department of elder affairs.
The council on aging may appoint such clerks and employees as
it may require.
If any member of the council on aging fails to attend three
consecutive council meetings, the office will automatically be declared
vacant by the council.
