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COUNCIL ON AGING MINUTES BOARD MEETING DATED
April 13 , 1993
Lexington Senior Center
Attending Robert Cushman Member
Clark Cowen Member
Jim Fenske Member
Frank Chen Member
Ed Grant Member
Harriet Onello Member
Kevin Grimes Member
Linda Crew Vine Staff
Sumner Harris ._ Gueft
Bill Stern Guest
Bev Kelley Guest
Dr Bob Leone Guest
The meeting opened at 4 30 p m by Chairperson Harriet Onello
The minutes of the March meeting were reviewed and accepted by
unanimous vote
A report from the April 2nd FCOA Auction was given by Bev
Kelley , who summarized the auction as very successful , both
financially and as a community event The event raised
$15, 500 and netted $14, 300 However, money was still coming
in, and we hope to have final written report completed by May
Financial Report -7 Jim Fenske reported Meals On Wheels is
almost breaking even, compared to past small deficits Meals
On Wheels and Social Day Care will be added to Town General
Revenue Funds for payment of personal services connected with
those programs The financial report was accepted as presented
by unanimous vote
Client Satisfaction Survey, March - April , 1993 -- Sumner
Harris , Bill Stern presented the written report Five percent
of the 6, 400 members in the database were solicited by mail ,
telephone follow up and some second mailings There were 80
total responders--a 25 percent percent return--37 responders
used the Senior Center regularly and 43 were nonuser responders
All responders were at least sixty years old A detailed report
of the findings was distributed to the Board A copy will be
forwarded to the Town Manager
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Dr Robert Leone, Chairperson, Board of Assessors, Lexington
Dr Leone was invited to address the Board on what tax relief
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options were being considered to assist elderly residents of the
Town He presented the following options with much disucussion
coming from the D. Board
* Tax e�errl Program was recently voted by Town Meeting--
an. income change from $20 , 000 gross income level ceiling
to $40 ,000 Dr Leone explained that few people have
taken advantage of this option in the past
* The second option the Board of Assessors is pursuing is
working with the State Legislature to raise outdated
exemption levels Many levels have not been changed since
the 1970 's Dr Leone asked the COA Board to work with
him on this endeavor
* The third option to assist elders concerned a Tax Work Off
Program Linda Vine reported she was working jointly with
Steve Baran, Human Resources , and Bob Miner, School
Department , to investigate other areas of the country
where this program was implemented
The Board concluded that increased publicity was needed to inform
elders of what is available to assist them in property tax relief
Ideas were presented on how to increase access to these programs
Linkage Committee Report was given by Dr Kevin Grimes Dr Grimes
stated the Linkage forum was successful The committee is working
on
* Summery of information
* Issue of lack of church response needs to be addressed
The meeting was adjouned at 6 20 p m
Ed Grant , Secretary Pro Tem