HISTORY: Adopted 6-5-1972 Special Town Meeting, Art. 4. Amendments noted where applicable.] § 15-1. Appointment authorized. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Council on Aging for the purpose of coordinating or carrying out programs designed to meet the problems of the aging in cooperation with programs of the Commission on Aging established under MGL C. 6, § 23. § 15-2. Membership. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint the Council on Aging, consisting of seven to 11 members. Upon acceptance of this chapter, the Board shall appoint three members for three years, two members for two years and two members for one-year terms. Members can be reappointed for consecutive terms. § 15-3. Compensation. The members of the Council shall serve without pay. § 15-4. Filling of vacancies. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the membership of the Council, by reason of death, resignation, inability to act or for any other reason, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Selectmen for the remainder of the term. § 15-5. Election of officers. The Council on Aging, at its first annual meeting and thereafter annually in April of each year, shall elect from its membership a President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Each officer shall hold office until the next annual election. In the event that a vacancy occurs in any of the offices above, the Council shall hold a special meeting for the purpose of electing one of its members to fill such vacancy. § 15-6. Annual report. The Council shall prepare and submit an annual report of its activities to the Town and shall send a copy thereof to the Commission on Aging. § 15-7. Appointment of clerks and other employees. The Council may appoint such clerks and other employees as it may require. |