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Meeting on Wednesday, April 16,
Council on Aging 1980
Box 636
Lexington, Mass 02173
Present Ch W Son, V Ch R Weinstein, Treas J Carlson, J Rooney,
S Goodwin, B Luckmann, B Rubin, A Grein
Staff J Meicher, Coord CoA
E Morehouse, Assist Coordinator, CoA
F DiMaria, CETA
Absent S Clark
L Tropeano
Sen introduced the meeting as a problem solving meeting In question
was the number of hours which Frank DiMaria works for the
CoA
Staff statement Melcher told the council that DiMaria was placed in
1 the CoA office by the Town Manager as a facilitator and
administrator of the MECAP program (Massachusetts anergy
Community Action Program) DiMaria has shated his time between
the Lexpress office and the C0A office Assist. to Town
Manager Banks called this office on Monday, April 14, 1980
at 9 00 a m to announce that DiMaria would no longer be in
this office starting immediately
Dimaria reported on now his time is spent in administering
the MECAP funds Many of his clients are physically incapable
of coming to the office He is an outreach worker, advocate
for the needy, and a representative of the CoA The program
is still functioning The office averages 6 10 calls per
day, weekly visits are made to the SCEOC in Cambridge and also
to the oil dealers in the area DiMaria is willing and able
to share his time with Lexpress and the CoA but is concerned
about working in a third capacity for the Town He would like
to remain with MECAP until it is completed
The Friends of the CoA are contributing to some of his mileage
costs
MOTION Resolved that Sen and Rooney of the CoA request the Town
Manager discuss the orderly transfer of personnel
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