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COA Minutes December 22, 2015
Committee:      Georgetown Council on Aging___________

Date:           December 22, 2015_____________
Time:           __Noon__________________________________
Location:        First Congregational Church____________________________________                
Members & Staff present: Jeannine DesJardins, Esther Palardy, Diane Prescott, Claire Maimone, Carol Sheehan, Jean Perley, Ann Stewart, Sue Clay and COA Director Colleen Ranshaw-Fiorello.
Members not present: ____Corona Magner, Sue Gardiner and Nancy Thompson_________________________
The meeting was called to order at:   __12:20 p.m.___________________
Minutes from the November 24, 2015_________ Meeting were reviewed and approved with _no____ adjustments.
                (Date)                                  
Meeting Motions / Actions and Summary of Discussions:
Colleen, the Town Administrator, Board of Selectmen and School Department have completed the Memorandum of Agreement that will allow a portion of the Perley School to be used by the COA as a Senior Center facility. The Board of Selectmen have approved and signed the Memorandum of Agreement. A meeting with the Community Preservation Committee is planned for January 19, 2016 to discuss an application for $150,000 in Community Preservation money to help fund the remainder of the project. If approved at May’s annual Town Meeting, the CPC money would be available July 1, 2016.  Students from Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School are scheduled to begin the project’s demolition and interior framing work in January.  Reflecting salaries and operational expenses, board members agreed to recommend the COA’s Budget proposed Operational Budget of $133,961 for FY17.  To be submitted to the BOA/TA’s office by Dec. 28, the budget also included a spending plan for the next three years.  

List of Documents and Other Exhibits used at Meeting:
  • Secretary’s Report for November 24, 2015
  • Treasurer’s Report to date for Dec. 22, 2015
  •  Director’s Report for November 2015
Documents and Other Exhibits used at meeting will be available for review at:   Council on Aging____________
                                                                        (Office)
Meeting was adjourned at:               ___1:15 p.m._________________________
Next meeting:
Date:   _ Tues. Jan. 26, 2016______________________________     
Time:   __Noon_________________________________
Place:  _First Congregational Church_____________________________
Respectfully submitted: Chairman:        __Jeannine DesJardins___________________________
(Signature)
Minutes approved by Committee on:       ____Jan. 26, 2016______________________                                                                         (Date)