TOWN OF REDDING
COMMISSION ON AGING
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2006
9:00 A.M.
HERITAGE CENTER
Present:
Sharon Rehme, Chairman
Annet Bonfanti
Jack Froehlich
Florence Hayes
Bill Morris
Alice Pardee
Jean Whitham
Tom Wylie
Alternates:
Janet Cianci
Lore Handy
Rosalind Kopfstein
Ex-Officio Member: Natalie Ketcham, First Selectman
Staff: Helen Baumbach
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 A.M.
I. Approval of Minutes from November 1, 2006
Upon a motion by Mr. Morris, seconded by Mr. Wylie, the Commission voted unanimously to accept the minutes.
Ms. Rehme welcomed Lore Handy, who is the newest Alternate member of the Commission.
Ms. Rehme also announced that long time former Commission member Nancy Morgan had passed away after recent surgery.
II. Reports
The Director of Human Services and Senior Center Coordinator reports were distributed and reviewed by the Commission.
III. Business- General Discussion
Ms. Rehme announced that the official name for the Commission will now be the Commission on Aging.
Because the Commission’s recent name change must be incorporated into its By-Laws, the Commission has agreed to review the current By-Laws in their entirety to make certain they accurately reflect the Commission’s current mission and intent.
Ms. Rehme reported that she had received an email From Bill Penn of Georgetown Land Development regarding an organization that could help obtain funding for affordable housing. Mr. Penn would like for us to pursue this resource and has asked to meet with our Housing Sub-Committee to discuss options.
The final revisions of the GLD Master Site Plan are being reviewed by the Town.
Ms. Rehme asked that members of the Commission consider area’s of interest that they could become involved in.
The next CERTS meeting is scheduled for December 14th. Gail Schiron will be attending, and will work with Ms. Rehme to establish a protocol for seniors, so that those who need immediate attention can be identified. Some residents simply want to be kept updated as to status of emergency situations, where others may need more involved assistance.
Discussion continued as to the revision of the By-laws of Commission on Aging. Some of the items of note included:
· Use of the word “senior”, and possible substitutions
· Ex-Officio member status of the First Selectman and status of the Selectmen. Also identifying Ms. Schiron and Ms. Sibilio as Staff, as they are not voting members of the Commission
· Terms of members and alternate members, and appointment procedures of members
Many small proposed changes were considered, and these changes will be incorporated into the next draft, which will be distributed for review.
IV. Adjournment
The next CFE meeting is scheduled for January 3 at 9:00 A.M.
There being no other business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 10:13 A.M.
Submitted by vaz 12/12/2006
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