[Adopted by Bill No. 78-3;[1] amended in its entirety by Bill No. 89-30]
[1]
Editor's Note: This legislation was included as Ch. 2, Art. XII, Div. 8, of the 1978 Code.
The Harford County Advisory Board on Aging is hereby established for the purpose of combining the Harford County Commission on Aging and the Harford County Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council into one (1) body with the authority to fulfill the functions formerly carried out by each Board separately.
A. 
The Advisory Board on Aging shall consist of twenty (20) members who shall be appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council in accordance with the County Charter. There shall be at least one (1) member from each Councilmanic district. Of the twenty (20) members, six (6) shall be appointed for initial terms of three (3) years, six (6) for initial terms of two (2) years and eight (8) for initial terms of one (1) year. After expiration of the initial terms, all terms shall be for three-year terms. Vacancies will be filled by appointment of the County Executive.
B. 
The County Executive shall annually designate one (1) of the members as Chairperson of the advisory Board on Aging.
C. 
Members of the Advisory Board shall serve without compensation.
A. 
The Advisory Board shall meet at the call of the Chairperson, but not less than four (4) times a year.
B. 
Fifty percent (50%) of the currently appointed members shall constitute a quorum. Action shall be by majority vote of the members present; each member shall be entitled to one (1) vote.
C. 
Any member who is absent for three (3) consecutive meetings, unless excused by the Chairperson, shall be notified by the Chairperson that he/she is subject to removal from the Advisory Board by the County Executive, who shall be advised by the Chairperson of the member's absences.
D. 
The Advisory Board may adopt such rules and regulations, including bylaws, as it may deem necessary to govern its procedures and business.
A. 
The Advisory Board on Aging shall:
(1) 
Advise the Harford County Office on Aging.
(2) 
Review the annual budget of the Office on Aging prepared by the Aging Program Director, make recommendations and submit them to the Director of the Department of Community Services.
(3) 
Work with the Office on Aging and the Department of Community Services to improve the potential of the Office on Aging. The Advisory Board is empowered by majority vote to make recommendations concerning the administration of the Office on Aging to the Department of Community Services, the County Executive and the County Council.
(4) 
Fulfill the functions and requirements of an Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council as required by the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and Maryland State Law.
(5) 
Assist the Office on Aging in developing plans for services for the elderly, including the area plan for services for the elderly.
(6) 
Review and evaluate services and programs operated by or funded through the Office on Aging.
(7) 
Conduct public hearings.
(8) 
Review legislation and policy decisions affecting Harford County's elderly and communicate information and concerns about such legislation and policies to the appropriate officials.
(9) 
Generally assist the elderly in the County with their problems in the areas of health, socialization, finances, recreation and environment.
(10) 
Encourage cooperative relationships and serve as a medium of exchange for organizations interested in the elderly.
(11) 
Submit an annual report to the County Executive, the County Council and the Director of the Department of Community Services for the preceding year on or before the first day of March of each year.