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COUNCIL ON AGING
P O Box 636
Lexington, MA 02173
MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING
Tom, �'i3 on May 9, 1979
Present Ch W Sen, Treas J Carlson (first part) , Sec D Williams
S Clark, S Goodwin, A Jackson, C Miller
Staff Coordinator J Melcher
Absent V Ch R Weinstein
F Cooper, A Green, B Luckman
The meeting was called to order at 7 35 p m
MOTION Moved, seconded, and passed unanimously that the Minutes of
May 9 (as mailed to members) be accepted
J Carlson presented a very complete report on CoA finances through
April 30, 1979, and after discussion
MOTION Moved, seconded, and passed unanimously that the Treasurer' s
Report be accepted as presented
Facts Luncheon The Thursday luncheons sponsored by the Church of Our
( Redeemer and the CoA needs some funding through September, as evidenced
in a letter sent by the Church to W Sen, Chairman of the CoA on May 9, 197
MOTION Moved, seconded, and passed, one opposed, that the Council on
Aging support the program for 20 weeks at $10/week, ending
September 27, 1979, with the understanding that this is a
one-time grant
Chairman's Report W Sen read a letter from Louis A Tropeano which re-
quested funds for the remainder of the year for the Senior Citizens Club
activities There was considerable discussion on arrangements for pay-
ments etc The procedure being used by the Senior Citizens Club for
allotment of tickets was given
MOTION Moved, seconded, and passed unanimously that the CoA approve the
expenditures requested by the Senior Citizens Club in its letter
of May 2
Ch Sen will respond to the letter, saying that we are very pleased to take
care of this, but that we wish to have vouchers for these activities
Rules Change Notice S Goodwin, along with S Clark, requested a change
in the RULES as follows (on page 1, section C)
From "The term of office shall be one year, and run from June to June "
To "A member may serve two full consecutive terms in any one office,
after which the member shall not be eligible for reelection to oaosMOgry 4.b\
that office for two years This shall not apply to the ;
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Minutes of the Council on Aging on May 9, 1979
Friends of the Council It was reported that three people have indi-
cated an interest in playing a major role in this group The FRIENDS
have their By-Laws and are Incorporated The form for non-profit
classification will be sent in to the IRS immediately
Chairmen of Committees It was suggested that Ch Sen write to the
Chairmen of the Committees in the CoA, thanking them for their efforts
on behalf of the elderly of Lexington
Coordinator' s Report This report was given by J Melcher (as attached)
The business of summer vacations and summer hirehas been coordinated with
the Town
Tri-Community Health Services, Inc (now Visiting Nurse and Community
Health, Inc ) A Jackson stated that there did not seem to be enough
interest by the people of Lexington in educational health programs, as
evidenced by the few people who attended the meeting planned with
Mt Auburn Hospital It was asked if the CoA would be a third sponsor
for the program next year It was indicated that the CoA would be happy
to do this
Minuteman Home Care Corporation S Goodwin reported that there was
some concern about the budget, particularly so because of the number of
changes taking place at the State level In order to take care of more
( people, an adequate budget is necessary
Nominating Committee The Nominating Committee will present its
final slate of officers on June 13
The meeting adjourned at 9 35 p m
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Dorothy (-Williams
Secretary
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