The commission on aging for the Township of Monroe is hereby created
and shall be known and designated as the "Seniors Commission."
[Amended 3-3-1997 by Ord.
No. O-16-97]
The Seniors Commission shall consist of nine members to be appointed
by the Mayor. All members shall be not less than the age of 55 years during
the year of appointment, with the exception of the member of the Township
Council. All members shall be residents of the township.
Initial appointments shall be for terms of one, two and three years.
Three members shall be appointed for terms of three years, three members shall
be appointed for terms of two years and two members shall be appointed for
terms of one year. The remaining member shall be a member of the Township
Council, and that term shall be for one year. For the purposes of calculating
the initial term of the Commission, the initial year of appointment shall
count as one full year regardless of the actual date in which the appointment
is effective that year. After the initial terms have expired, new members
and members being reappointed shall serve for terms of three years and until
their respective successors shall be appointed. Appointments to vacancies
shall be for the unexpired term.
The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
A. To advise in the coordination and integration of programs
and services affecting the welfare of older adults (55 and older) who are
residents of the Township of Monroe.
B. To conduct research through public hearings and other
means, operate demonstration programs and conduct evaluation studies in the
problems of the aged.
C. To advise the Mayor and Township Council of the Township
of Monroe on the establishment of policies that will assist in the resolution
of the problems of the aged.
D. To confer with appropriate municipal, county, state,
federal and private agencies concerned with programs for the aged, for the
purpose of improving the scope and efficiency of the services rendered to
the aged.
E. To contact any individual or public or private agency
for the purpose of securing such funds as may be deemed necessary or convenient
for the carrying out of its purpose.
F. To make, amend and rescind rules, regulations and bylaws
for its own government.
G. To serve as coordinating body to ensure that older adults
are aware of programs and services made available to them by civic and religious
organizations and by municipal, county, state and federal governments and
private agencies.
H. To prepare and submit annually, by November 15, for the
consideration of the Mayor and Township Council of the Township of Monroe,
a proposed budget for its activities.
I. To report upon its activities, and recommendations to
the Mayor and Township Council of the Township of Monroe annually and at such
times as the respective governing bodies shall request or as the Commission
shall deem advisable.
All municipal agencies shall cooperate with the Commission in furnishing
such reports and information as the Commission shall deem necessary to carry
out the functions and purposes of this Commission.
The Mayor and Township Council of the Township of Monroe shall have
the power to approve the annual budget submitted by the Commission in whole
or in part or to modify the same; and the budget as finally approved by the
Mayor and Township Council shall constitute the budget for the Commission
for the budget year; and the amount shown therein as revenue from the municipal
sources shall constitute the limitation of the governing body's contribution
to the Commission for said year.