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Town of Weston, CT
Fairfield County
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[Adopted 4-3-1974 (Ch. 2, Art. IV, of the 1981 Code); amended in its entirety 9-21-2006]
There is established a Commission on Aging consisting of seven members, who shall be electors of the Town. The members shall be persons interested in the consideration and solution of the problems of the aging.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen. Four of the initial appointments shall be for terms of two years and three for terms of one year. Thereafter each member shall serve for a period of two years or until a successor has been appointed.
The members of the Commission so appointed shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses as approved by the Board of Selectmen.
The Commission shall select a Chairman and such other officers as it deems necessary and shall utilize services of electors of the Town to carry out its functions.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 2-44, Appropriations for Commission, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
The Chairman of the Commission shall serve as the designated municipal agent for the purposes of § 7-127b of the General Statutes or shall designate such agent who shall be an elector of the Town.
The commission shall be charged with these functions:
A. 
To study needs, such as housing, health, transportation, recreation, employment, legal and financial problems.
B. 
To coordinate community programs for the aging.
C. 
To approve requests for government grants and projects for the aging.
D. 
To assist the aging in learning about available community resources.
E. 
To publicize resources and benefits.
F. 
To assist the aging in applying for federal or other benefits.
The Commission shall analyze the services provided by public and private agencies and shall make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen regarding the development of public services and integration of the services provided by public and private agencies. The Commission shall make an annual report to the Board of Selectmen.