[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council on Aging
of the Town of Blackstone 8-6-1987. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter shall be to:
A.
Identify all people over the age of 60 in the Town.
B.
Act as a unified body for advocacy and service to
the aging.
C.
Initiate, advance, enhance and improve programs for
the aging of the Town of Blackstone and through the Senior Center.
D.
Take an active interest in local, state, regional,
national and international affairs relating to the welfare of the
aging.
E.
Coordinate with all charitable, religious, civic,
municipal or governmental agencies and to do any or all acts in order
to assist the aging.
F.
Apply for and receive federal grants, state grants
and funds from any other public or private source. No part of any
grants shall inure to the benefit of any private member or individual.
G.
Keep confidential records for the purpose of providing
services.
A.
Members. Members must be residents of the Town of
Blackstone, duly appointed by the Board of Selectmen through a letter
of intention to become a member of the Council and sworn in by an
appropriate Town official. Membership of the Council on Aging shall
be not less than five nor more than seven.
B.
Voting. Officers and members of the Council on Aging
shall have one vote per issue. There will be no voting by proxy.
C.
Good attendance of a council member will be determined
by a minimum attendance of nine meetings. If a council member, unless
otherwise excused, does not attend nine meetings, the remaining members
shall request the person to resign. If said member does not resign
within 10 days, the remaining members, by vote at a duly called meeting,
will take a vote as to whether or not to request in writing to the
appointing authority (Board of Selectmen) that such member be removed
due to lack of attendance.
D.
Members should be available to attend interagency
meetings as needed for representation of the Council on Aging.
A.
Officers. The officers of the Council on Aging shall
be Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary-Clerk.
B.
Qualifications. Officers shall be active members of
the community.
C.
Elections. Officers shall be elected for a one-year
term at the annual Council on Aging meeting, the first Thursday in
June, to become effective July 1 of the new fiscal year, and may serve
consecutive terms.
D.
Vacancies. Vacancies in an office shall be replaced
by a majority vote of the Council on Aging for the unexpired term.
A.
Chairman. It shall be the duty of the Chairman to
preside at all meetings of the Council on Aging; to have general supervision
over all Council on Aging activities; and to submit an annual report
to the Town.
B.
Vice Chairman. It shall be the duty of the Vice Chairman
to assume and discharge such duties as called upon to perform by the
Chairman. In the absence of the Chairman to perform and discharge
the duties of that office, he or she shall complete the vacancy of
the unexpired term of the Chairman.
C.
Secretary-Clerk. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Clerk
to keep accurate minutes of the monthly meetings of the Council on
Aging and to submit a monthly report of Council on Aging minutes as
required to the Board of Selectmen, Town Administrator and the Town
Clerk. He or she will be responsible for submitting an annual report
to the Council on Aging.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 162-6, Committees, was
repealed 9-3-2015.
A.
Regular meetings. The regular meeting of the Council
on Aging shall be held once a month on the first Thursday of the month
at 6:30 p.m. in the Senior Center.
[Amended 12-2-2004; 3-11-2011; 9-11-2012; 9-3-2015]
B.
The annual meeting shall be held each June for the
purpose of election of officers at their regular meeting time.
C.
A special meeting may be called at any time and communicated
to the Council on Aging members, stating time, place and purpose.
D.
Quorum. At any meeting, the majority of members entitled
to vote shall constitute a quorum.
A.
Amendments. These rules and regulations, once approved,
may be amended or repealed at any meeting of the members, a quorum
being present by a 2/3 vote by the members present, provided that
proper notice is given.
B.
Notice. Proper notice shall be communicated to all
members at least one month in advance.
These rules and regulations, if approved, shall
become effective August 6, 1987.
The Council on Aging fiscal year shall coincide
with the Town of Blackstone fiscal year.
