The Select Board shall appoint a Council on Aging to serve as an advocate for the 60+ community, to help strengthen and grow the resources, activities, and networks for meeting said needs, and to coordinate and carry out programs designed to meet the problems of the elderly in cooperation with programs of the Executive Office of Aging and Independence, formerly called the Department of Elder Affairs.
[Adopted 3-3-1971 ATM by Art. 12; amended 5-6-2025 ATM by Art. 31]
The Select Board shall appoint a Council on Aging consisting of nine members. Each member shall be a resident of Hopkinton and shall have a demonstrated interest in working to benefit the lives of seniors and ageing in Hopkinton. All members shall be appointed to three year terms, unless filling open terms. There is no limit on the number of terms that may be served by a member. The members of the Council shall serve without pay.
A quorum of the Council shall consist of a simple majority of the number of members on the Council, exclusive of the Executive Director who shall serve in an ex officio, non-voting capacity and whose presence or absence shall not count for any calculation of a quorum.
The Council shall annually, at its meeting in April of each year, elect from its membership a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and Secretary. Each officer shall hold office until the next annual election. Should the office of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or Secretary become vacant, the Council shall elect a successor from its membership at the next regular meeting, and such elections shall be for the unexpired term of office.
The Council shall prepare and submit an annual report of its activities to the Town and shall send a copy thereof to the Executive Office of Aging and Independence.
The names, addresses, telephone numbers, or other identifying information about elderly persons in the possession of the Council shall not be public records and use of the same shall comply with MGL c. 40, § 8B and other applicable law.