HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EAB - 09/15/2014 COHASSET ELDER AFFAIRS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING
South Shore Community Center
3 North Main Street
Cohasset, Ma 02025
September 15, 2014
MINUTES
In attendance: Paul Kierce, Tana Carlson, Elinore Barrett, Elaine Coyne, Bebe
McCarron, Harry St. Onge, Jim Mensching, Susan Reagan, Kelli Gildea, Cindy
Swartwood
Liaisons: Kevin McCarthy, Sandra Halverson, Jeff Treanor
Absent: Ed Mulvey, Taffy Nothnagle, Karen Oronte, Helene Lieb, Diane Kennedy,
Chief Silvia, Frank Campbell
Paul Kierce, Chairman, opened the meeting at 8:35 am.
Voting for offices:
Elinore Barrett as Secretary, Elaine Coyne as Treasurer -both unanimous
Voted to accept the minutes of the July meeting of the Board- unanimous
Voted to change the annual meeting from October to June - unanimous
New business:
It is planned that the new center will be turned over from the contractor to the
Social Service League - November 1
Special town meeting- November 17 at 7:00pm
Would like to have 2 petitions on warrant for that meeting
1. to allow town
manager to sign lease
2. to allow town
manager to release funds to start set up of center
Paul would also like to add:
3. to allow town
manager the ability to supplement funds from other departments
4. to allow town
manager to set up revolving account for Elder Affairs
Liaison reports:
Sandra Halverson, Social Service spoke about the progress of the new building and
about the establishment of an Alcohol &Substance Abuse Coalition in Cohasset.
Jeff Treanor, Police Department, spoke about creating Senior IDs, similar to child
kits with photo, fingerprints and information given to families; and medical yellow
dot programs. He also shared his email: jtreanor@cohassetpolice.com
Kevin McCarthy, Selectman spoke of touring new senior center
Treasurer's Report
Accepted
Ongoing Business Updates
Tana Carlson and Harry St. Onge reported on their focus group meetings
Director's Report
1. In process of
setting up master schedule of programming at the new center
2. Cohasset Cares -
Safety home visits to our elders at risk in conjunction with the Cohasset Fire
Department and Public Health nurse
3. Veteran's Forum
scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 9-1
4. Transportation
Assistant position in process of being filled
S. Board member
Ed Mulvey is home recovering nicely, and is planning on attending October CEA
BOD meeting
6. Developing Fixed
Assets list for new center
7. Town audit done
this year on Elder Affairs and we passed to the penny
Next meeting scheduled for October 6, 2014 at 8:30 am
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 am
Respectfully submitted,
Elinore Barrett, Secretary