TOWN OF ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
NOTICE OF MEETING
In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws,
Chapter 39, Section 23B, notice is hereby given of:
The Council on Aging scheduled monthly meeting on
Thursday, September 21, 2006 at 7:30 PM
at the Senior Center, first floor, 27 Maple Street, Arlington, MA 02476
These meetings are open to the public and all are welcome.
by: _________________________________
John F. Jope
Robert Tosi Jr., Chair John Jope, LCSW Paul West, Vice Chair MCOA-certified director Shirley Chapski, Secretary
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Council on Aging (COA) is to provide advocacy and support services to help Arlington elders live dignified and independent lives.
The Council’s primary responsibilities are to design, promote, and implement services to address the identified needs of the community’s elder population, and to coordinate existing services in the community. The COA works in concert with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, and with public and private agencies and providers in the area.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
welcome: new board member
also: Patricia Falwell, RN, COA Geriatric Nurse Specialist
2. Minutes of June 22, 2006 meeting
3. Citizen’s Open Forum Any matter presented for consideration of the Council shall neither be acted upon, nor any decision made on the night of the presentation in accordance with the policy under which the open forum was established.
4. Report of the Chair
5. Executive Director's Report
6. Other Reports
a. COA representative/liaison to Minuteman Senior Services
b. COA representative/liaison to Seniors Association
c. Arlington Seniors Association representative to COA
d. Budget Committee
e. Transportation Committee
f. Sevoyan Bequest Committee
g. Senior Center Outreach Task Force
h. Sevoyan Policy Task Force
7. Unfinished Business
a. any unfinished business
8. New Business
a. Suggestions for council annual goals
b. MCOA Fall Conference in Falmouth: October 11, 12, 13, 2006
c. Guidelines for use of COA Farmer Trust fund
d. any other new business
Next scheduled meeting: Thursday, October 19, 2006
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