[Adopted 9-12-1972 (Secs. 19-1 through 19-8 of the 1972
Code)]
The Town Council hereby establishes a Senior
Citizens Advisory Commission consisting of nine electors of the Town
for the purpose of appraising and planning the manner in which the
present and future needs of the senior citizens of the Town will be
met. Those members who were members on January 12, 1971, shall continue
to serve their appointed five-year terms, and thereafter their successors
shall be appointed by the Town Council to serve for five years. The
Town Council shall appoint the eighth and ninth members, who shall
serve for four and five years, respectively, from March 1, 1971, and
thereafter their successors shall be appointed by the Town Council
to serve for five years.
The members of the Commission established by
this article shall serve without compensation, but their necessary
and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their actual duties
shall be paid by the Town within the limits of any appropriation made
therefor.
The Commission established by this article may
appoint and remove any secretarial or clerical assistants as it may
need for the performance of its duties within appropriations made
by the Town Council.
A.
The Commission established by this article, with the
consent of the Town Council, may undertake such educational and other
activities to implement the senior citizen program of this community
as it deems necessary or desirable. The Commission shall study continuously
the conditions and needs of elderly and retired persons in the Town
in regard to housing, employment, health, recreation and their general
welfare and comfort. It shall analyze public and private services
provided for the aged and retired. It shall encourage the development
and coordination of governmental and nongovernmental agencies and
organizations having like or kindred functions and shall cooperate
with them as it deems necessary or desirable.
B.
The Commission shall advise and assist the Town Manager
and the Council in fostering and formulating a program that will benefit
the senior citizens of the Town and, upon request of the Town Manager,
shall advise the Manager in the appointment of a Director to carry
out said functions.
The Commission established by this article shall
choose a Chair from its members.
Meetings of the Commission established by this
article shall be held at least quarterannually and at such other times
as the Commission may determine.
The Commission established by this article is
empowered to adopt rules and regulations for putting into effect the
provisions of this article, which rules and regulations shall not
be inconsistent with the provisions hereof.
The Commission established by this article shall
keep records of its meetings and activities and shall, no less than
annually, apprise the Council of its activities, progress and recommendations
as to the need for implementation of local programs for senior citizens.
