The Hale County Senior Citizens Association shall serve as the senior citizen commission for the city. The goals and objectives of the commission will be to respond to current situations affecting senior citizens, and develop solutions for problems, which will be presented to the mayor and city council and other interested organizations. The senior citizen commission will further work toward unifying the senior citizens of the city into a positive force for the good of the community.
(2000 Code, sec. 2-296)
If any member of the senior citizen commission concludes that he or she, as a member, has a conflict of interest with respect to a particular matter which is pending before the commission, that member shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in any deliberations, discussions and decision-making processes of the commission.
(2000 Code, sec. 2-297)
The senior citizen commission shall hold such meetings as may be deemed necessary for the completion of the purposes, responsibilities and functions of the commission. An employee of the city designated by the city manager shall serve as staff liaison for the commission, and the staff liaison shall attend commission meetings and take and publish minutes of the meetings of the commission. Published copies of the senior citizen commission meetings shall be provided to each member of the senior citizen commission and to each member of the city council.
(2000 Code, sec. 2-298)
The senior citizen commission shall work with the staff liaison to identify issues related to senior citizens in the community; act as an advisory body to the city council and provide input through the city manager and the staff liaison to the city council on issues relating to senior citizens in the city community; provide increased opportunities for involvement by senior citizens of the city and the community in general; advise the city council, through the city manager and the staff liaison, regarding the delivery of senior citizen programs; and provide outreach to the community in an effort to develop the senior citizens of the city in a positive manner.
(2000 Code, sec. 2-299)