[HISTORY: Adopted by the Special Town Meeting of the Town of Orange 6-30-1975
by Art. 6, approved 9-9-1975 (Bylaw 43). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions of the MGL c.40, § 8B, there is
hereby established a Council on Aging, consisting of nine members to be appointed
by the Board of Selectmen, who shall be voters and residents of the Town.
They shall be appointed as follows: three members for three years, three members
for two years and three members for one year and thereafter for terms of three
years. The Council shall annually elect its Chairman and other officers as
it deems appropriate.
The duties of the Council shall be to:
A.
Identify the total needs of the community's elderly
population, educate the community, and enlist support and participation of
all citizens concerning these needs;
B.
Design, promote, or implement services to fill these
needs, or coordinate present existing services in the community;
C.
Promote and support any other programs designed to assist
elderly programs in the community.
Said Council shall cooperate with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Department of Elder Affairs, and shall be cognizant of all state and federal
legislation concerning funding, information exchange and program planning
which exists for better community programming for the elderly.
The Council on Aging shall give an annual report to the Board of Selectmen,
with a copy of that report directed to the Commonwealth Department of Elder
Affairs.
