Committee: Georgetown Council on Aging___________
Date: April 26, 2016_____________
Time: __Noon__________________________________
Location: First Congregational Church___________________________________
Members & Staff present: Jeannine DesJardins, Corona Magner , Esther Palardy, Jean Perley, Carol Sheehan, Claire Maimone, Nancy Thompson, Ann Stewart, Janice Downey and COA Director Colleen Ranshaw-Fiorello.
Members not present: ________Sue Clay and Diane Prescott_____________________
The meeting was called to order at: __12:15 p.m.___________________
Minutes from the March 22, 2016_________ Meeting were reviewed and approved with _three___ adjustments.
(Date)
Meeting Motions / Actions and Summary of Discussions:
An update of the Georgetown Senior Community Center included a report that students from Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School spent three weeks working on demolition of ceilings and framing in two of the five classrooms at the Perley School that will be a portion of the new Georgetown Senior Community Center. It is anticipated that they will return to complete some additional work this spring and then return in the fall to complete additional carpentry work. General Contractor .Ambient Temperature Corp. of Newburyport will work around the students’ work. The Community Preservation Committee has recommended $125,000 of the requested $175,000 needed to complete the project. The Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee have recommended a transfer of $50,000 from the Town’s Stabilization Account
to cover the remaining portion of the project. Voters at the May 2 Special Town Meeting will act on the proposed transfer from the Stabilization account, followed by a vote on the Community Preservation Committee’s recommendation at the May 2 Annual Town Meeting. Board members welcomed new alternate board member Janice Downey to the COA. Board members Esther Palardy and Diane Prescott were elected to serve as the COA Nominating Committee. They will present a slate officers at the May meeting. Officers will be elected at the June meeting. Board member Nancy Thompson moved the Nominating Committee with a second by Carol Sheehan. The motion passed unanimously. Board members approved the Treasurer’s Report with a motion by Claire Maimone and a second by Esther Palardy. Board members approved the Director’s Report with a motion by Claire Maimone and a second by Esther Palardy. Both motions passed unanimously.
List of Documents and Other Exhibits used at Meeting:
- Secretary’s Report for March 22, 2016
- Treasurer’s Report to date for April 26, 2016
- Director’s Report for March 2016
Documents and Other Exhibits used at meeting will be available for review at: Council on Aging____________
(Office)
Meeting was adjourned at: ___1:05 p.m._________________________
Next meeting:
Date: _ Tues. May 24, 2016______________________________
Time: __Noon_________________________________
Place: First Congregational Church____________________________
Respectfully submitted: Chairman: __Jeannine DesJardins___________________________
(Signature)
Minutes approved by Committee on: ____May 24, 2016______________________ (Date)
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