[Adopted 4-26-1988 as §§ 2-76 to 2-78 of
the 1988 Code]
A Council for the Aging is hereby established
pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 8B, for the purpose of coordinating
or carrying out programs designed to meet the problems of the aging.
The Council shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the chief
executive officer of the City, subject to confirmation by the City
Council. Three members shall be appointed to serve for one year, three
for two years and three for three years, and annually thereafter there
shall be appointed three members to serve for three years. The chief
executive officer of the City shall designate the Chairman. The Council
for the Aging may appoint such clerks and other employees as it may
require. The appointees to the Council for the Aging shall hold office
until their successors are designated and appointed by the chief executive
officer of the City with the consent of the City Council.
The Council for the Aging shall be under the
administrative supervision of the chief executive officer of the City,
and the members thereof shall serve without compensation.
[Amended 12-23-2008]
It shall be the duty of the Council for the
Aging to coordinate or carry out programs designed to meet problems
of the aging in coordination with programs of the State Department
of Elder Affairs established under MGL c. 19A, § 1.
