COUNCIL ON AGING BOARD MEETING MINUTES

October 23, 2012

 

 

Present:, Elliot Feldman, Ralph Generazzo, Richard Gordon, Mindy Kempner, Sheila Pallay, Rob Maidman, Marilyn Stewart, Sui Wen Yang,  and, Norma Simons Fitzgerald.

Absent:  Millie Berman, Rita Edelston, Madhav Kacker, Arnold Kublin.

Guests: none

 

The meeting was called to order at 3:35 PM.  The minutes of the September 11, 2012 meeting were approved.

 

Norma Simons Fitzgerald’s report

Norma reported that the Chinese supper is coming up on Thursday, October 25th.  HESSCO is having a fundraising at McMorgan’s this Friday night.  We are working well with the staff and Interim Director of the Recreation Center.  Both departments are looking for a joint Zumba teacher.  We are also exploring conducting a diet workshop in conjunction with Sheila Miller, the Town nurse. 

 

Old Business

Norma said that the contract with the new newsletter company is on its way to being signed.  She said that we are holding off on the commuter bus to the Train Station.  There are more spaces behind Eastern Bank.  Norma said that the Town has approved on a nineteen hour per week receptionist position funded by the FSCOA.  She met with the staff and they decided they were seeking a candidate who could be flexible with their working hours.  We have a new social work student from Simmons.  She will be doing some outreach to the Haitian community here in Sharon.  Marsha took the ServSafe food safety course.  She had heard that the AARP presentation went well.  Susan and Marsha talked to the Middle School to explore joint programming. 

 

There was some discussion about the COA’s use of the building.  Norma will work with Eric Hooper to try to prevent the COA from getting charged for custodial costs.

 

Norma handed out a budget update.  We are on budget. 

 

New Business

Elections & Board Terms: Marilyn Stewart, Rob Maidman and Millie Berman all have terms that are ending this year.  We will have to hold new elections in 2013.   There was discussion about to have or not have term limits.  It was decided not to have term limits and leave our by-laws as is.  Sui Wen said that we should publicize that there are alternate spaces available. 

 

Mindy Kempner and Ralph Generazzo made a motion that was passed to keep the present officers in their positions.  

 

Committee Reports

Rob Maidman reported on the Facility Task Force.  Norma said that the B’nai B’rith housing development plan is moving along.  She suggested that we have a representative from BB to make a presentation at the November Board meeting.  Sharon Commons should be starting before the winter.

TRIAD- Ralph Generazzo had nothing to report.

HESSCO- Sheila Pallay reported that they are doing their best with their budget.  Their likely will be some cuts.  The State wants HESSCO to have a waiting list.

 

Other Business

None

 

Upcoming Board Meetings

November 27th at 3:30 PM is the tentative date of the next meeting

The meeting after that will be December 18th at 3:30.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted

Elliot Feldman

Secretary