[Adopted by Bill No. 81-13[1]]
There shall be an Office on Aging, which shall
be administered by an officer. The officer shall be an employee in
the Executive Branch and shall report to and be responsible to the
Director of the Department of Community Services.
The Office on Aging is created for the purpose
of coping with the problems and conditions which confront the County's
senior citizens.
The powers and duties of the Office on Aging
shall be as follows:
A.
To receive and implement the recommendations of the
Commission on Aging.
B.
To serve as a community clearinghouse of information
on services that are provided by the County for the aging.
C.
To serve as a liaison between the local community
and other agencies and groups concerned with the aging, through activities
such as a resource directory, a speakers' bureau, community forums,
publicity and any other means of promoting knowledge of the problems
of the aging.
D.
To develop an annual budget for review by Commission
on Aging.
E.
To authorize expenditures to support services and
programs within the limits of its budget and to hire personnel in
accordance with the personnel laws of the County.
F.
To develop and implement a variety of community services
for the elderly.
G.
With approval of the County Executive and the County
Council, to accept federal, state or other funds, as are available,
in order to carry out the purposes of this Article.
H.
To coordinate programs and engage in joint endeavors
with the Area Agency on Aging.
