[Amended 6-18-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-05]
The Age Friendly Committee strives for a community where all
of the residents of Bar Harbor, regardless of age, can live, grow
and thrive.
The Committee will:
A.
Identify needs of residents in the community.
B.
Provide opportunity for public input into strategic planning and
delivery of services for all citizens.
C.
Recommend to Town Council services to fill those needs.
D.
Pursue outside funding sources with Town Council's approval to advance
the work of the Committee.
E.
Explore ways to make Bar Harbor age-friendly in the following areas:
F.
Provide an annual report to the Town Council.
Members shall have knowledge of seniors' needs in the community.
A general boards and committees application is available from
the Town Clerk or at barharbormaine.gov. Applications should be returned
to the Town Clerk for consideration by the Town Council Appointments
Committee. The Appointments Committee will contact candidates with
interview times and make their recommendation to the Town Council
at the next Town Council meeting. The Town Council will vote on the
nominations. It is best to attend the nominating meeting, in case
Councilors have questions. Approved members will need to be sworn
in by the Town Clerk and take an ethics training exam. Members cannot
vote in their committee until these steps have been completed.
This Committee has seven regular members. All members must be
Bar Harbor residents. All regular members are voting members. There
will also be two alternate members that serve one-year terms and do
not have voting rights. An alternate member may not hold any office
on the Board and does not have voting rights unless designated by
the Chair to act in the stead of a member who is unable to act due
to interest, physical incapacity, or any other reason satisfactory
to the Chair. When an alternate member is designated to act, they
shall have all the authority and responsibility of a member.
The term of each regular member shall be three years. Alternate
members will serve for a one-year term. There are no limits to the
number of terms served. All appointments run from August 1 to July
31.
Vacancies occurring during the middle of a term served shall
be filled by the Town Council from recommendations from the Appointments
Committee. The candidate will serve out the remainder of the vacated
term. Committee openings shall be filled by vote of the Town Council
from recommendations from the Appointments Committee.
All absences must be excused prior to the start of the meeting,
and all attendance shall be recorded in meeting minutes. If a member
missed more than 75% of the regular meetings within a twelve-month
period, regardless of being excused, the member forfeits their membership
on the Committee.
All meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public, and
notice thereof shall be given that all members shall have reasonable
opportunity to make plans to attend. Notices shall be posted on the
bulletin board in the Town Hall, on the Town calendar, and on social
media at least three days prior to the meeting.
The Chair shall call a meeting at least once a month unless
there are no agenda items; however, the Committee must meet a minimum
of four times a year, including an organizational meeting. Meeting
agendas shall maintain the following order:
A quorum of four members is necessary to call a meeting to order
as well as take a vote. If a regular member is absent, an alternate
shall substitute for that member.
A Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary should be elected at the
first meeting of the Committee after August 1. The Chair is responsible
for calling meetings, the meeting agenda, and leading meetings. The
Vice Chair will take over the responsibilities for the Chair if the
Chair is unable to preside over a meeting. The Secretary shall take
minutes at each meeting and send approved minutes to the Town Clerk.
No elected official can act as an officer of this Committee.
Bylaws may be adopted and amended only by the Town Council.
The Committee may suggest bylaws to the Town Council for its consideration.
The Committee shall follow Robert's Rules of Order for all other
procedures.
All Committee members, voting and nonvoting, are subject to
the Town-Council-approved social media policy found at barharbormaine.gov
and in the Committee Handbook.
