[Added 4-24-2023 ATM by Art. 16]
In accordance with MGL c. 40, § 8B: "A city by ordinance
or a town by by-law may establish a council on aging for the purpose
of coordinating or carrying out programs designed to meet the problems
of the aging in coordination with programs of the department of elder
affairs. The council shall submit an annual report to the city or
town and shall send a copy thereof to the department of elder affairs.
Said department shall from time to time review and evaluate such reports
and make recommendations as to any required or needed changes in said
local programs. The council may appoint such clerks and other employees
as it may require. 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 sections 14 to 24, inclusive, of chapter 19A as
a condition of receiving a government contract, program grant or other
benefit, or as otherwise required by law."
The name of the organization shall be the "Groveland Council
on Aging," hereinafter referred to as "the Council," as established
by Town Meeting of the Town of Groveland in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
[Amended 4-24-2023 ATM by Art.
16]
The Chairperson shall appoint the following standing committees:
(1) Nominating; (2) Personnel; and (3) Finance. The Chairperson shall
also appoint other such committees as are deemed necessary and expedient.
The Chairperson may also make replacements to the members as the Chairperson
deems advisable and necessary.
The Council shall have the power to amend the bylaws in the
following manner: Any proposed amendment or alteration of the bylaws
must be approved by affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members of the
Council at two consecutive regular meetings. Proposed amendments or
alterations may be considered at a special meeting of the Council
called for such purpose, preceded by not less than 14 days' notice
of the proposed action. In either case, notice shall be accompanied
by the full text and purpose of the proposed amendment or alteration.
[Amended 4-24-2006 ATM]
The effective date of these bylaws shall be the date of that
meeting at which the bylaws have been approved by an affirmative vote
of not less than 2/3 of members. The date on which this approval is
voted is June 6, 1988.