[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Township of Monroe
11-3-76 by Ord. No. 299. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 11-6-85 by Ord. No. 29-85; 6-3-92 by Ord. No. 0-6-92-021]
There is hereby established a Commission on Aging for the Township
of Monroe which shall consist of seven members, including the Director
of the Office on Aging, who shall be appointed by the Mayor of the
Township of Monroe for a term of four years each. Members shall serve
after the expiration of their terms until their respective successors
shall be appointed and shall qualify. Vacancies occurring other than
by expiration of term shall be filled in like manner, but for the
unexpired terms only. There shall be appointed by the Mayor, two alternate
Commissioners. These appointees will attend meetings, be working members
of the Commission; and provide the quorum requirement when members
are absent and a vote is necessary. The Director of the Office on
Aging shall serve as the Chairperson. The Commission shall designate
one of its members as Acting Chairperson in the absence of the Director
and said appointee shall serve until the Director returns. Vacancies
in the Chairpersonship shall be filled in like manner for the unexpired
term only.
Members shall receive no compensation for their services but
shall be reimbursed, within budget limitations, for the ordinary and
necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
[Amended 6-3-92 by Ord. No. 0-6-92-021]
The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
A.Â
To
conduct research through public hearings and other means, operate
demonstration programs and conduct evaluation studies in the problems
of the aged.
B.Â
To
advise the Mayor and Council of the Township of Monroe on the establishment
of policies that will assist in the resolution of the problems of
the aged.
C.Â
To
confer with appropriate municipal, county, state, federal and private
agencies concerned with programs for the aged for the purpose of improving
the scope and efficiency of the services rendered to the aged.
D.Â
To
contact any individual or public or private agency for the purpose
of securing such funds as may be deemed necessary or convenient for
the carrying out of its purposes.
E.Â
To
make, amend and rescind rules, regulations, and bylaws for its own
government.
F.Â
The
Director of the Department on Aging will review the proposed budget
for the Office on Aging with the Commission prior to submitting to
the Council.
G.Â
To
report upon its activities and recommendations to the Township Business
Administrator, the Mayor and Council of the Township of Monroe annually
and at such times as the respective governing body shall request or
as the Commission shall deem advisable.
All municipal agencies shall cooperate with the Commission in
furnishing such reports and information as the Commission shall deem
necessary to carry out its functions and purposes.
[Amended 6-3-92 by Ord. No. 0-6-92-021]
The Mayor and Council of the Township of Monroe shall have the
power to approve, in whole or in part, the annual budget submitted
by the Director or to modify the same, and the budget as finally approved
by the Mayor and Council shall constitute the budget for the Office
on Aging for the budget year. The amount shown therein as revenue
from the municipal sources shall constitute the limitation of the
governing body's contributions to the Office on Aging for said
year.
