There shall be a seven- to eleven-member council on aging with two alternates, known as the "Merrimac Council on Aging" (hereinafter referred to as the "Council"). The purpose of the Council, as stated in MGL c. 40, § 8B, is to coordinate or carry out programs designed to meet the problems of the aging in coordination with programs of the state Department of Elder Affairs. As required under MGL c. 40, § 8B, the Council shall submit an annual report to the Town and shall send a copy thereof to the Department of Elder Affairs.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Merrimac 10-21-2019 STM by Art. 7. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The members of the Council shall be appointed by the Select Board on a fiscal-year basis, for alternating three-year terms, in sufficient numbers so that at least two seat seats are up for appointment each fiscal year. Alternates must be approved each fiscal year by the Select Board. A Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary and Clerk shall be elected annually by a majority of the Council.
The Council may adopt procedures and policies governing the conduct of its business, consistent with any applicable state or local laws.
The Council may nominate to the Select Board, for appointment, a Director and other such clerks and other employees as it may require, subject to the sufficiency of an appropriation for this purpose. All appointments shall be subject to the approval of the Select Board.
The Council on Aging Director is authorized to approve all bills, drafts, orders and payrolls chargeable to any monies budgeted and appropriated for the Council's purposes; provided, however, that the Director shall make available to the Council, at the first meeting following such action, a record of such actions.