7/14/2010 COUNCIL ON AGING Minutes

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t r a DIRECTORS REPORT JUNE-2010 MEETINGS The Director attended the following meetings over the past two month: Upper Cape Consortium, Cape COAs, Human Services Committee, Torr Department Head, Barnstable County Hunan Service, Upper Cape CA Directors, CAECast, Mashpee Food Pantry, CIRCA , MCOA Statewide Meeting, Hoarding Taskforce-,-, Service center Committee, etc. SERVICE CENTER COMMITTEE The Director is serving on the town's Service Center Committee to investigate the need for a town operated Service center similar to that of Falm uth. HUMAN SERVICE COMMITTEE The director was re-appointed as the vice-Chair of the town's Human gervice Committee. OPERATING BUDGET The town's 2 010 fiscal year ended on June 3 0, 2 0 10. Final reports will be available next week but early indications are that the COA will come under budget in both salaries and expenses with several thousand dollars left in the expense budget due to use ofthe formula grant for certain energy expenses. FORMULA GRANT Governor Patric continues to recommend $7.00 per senior in the 2 011 budget. However, s we enter this new fiscal year we do not have any correspondence from the state that formula, grant funds are available. I an not sure how this will perceived by the town and whether they will put a hold on any expense through the formula grant until such correspondence is available. ACADEMY riY F LIFELONG LEARNING I am advised that there will be a reduced number of classes commencing in September as the Barnstable Senior Center has welcomed ALL into their fold and marry of the tapirs have scheduled.their classes there for the upcoming semester. The ALL president promised me that there would be renewed use of our center in the January semester. COMPUTER FUTER CLASSES few classes are being offered within some limited attendance. I foresee a decline in classes and attendance as we g . In addition the person managing the classes will be moving away from Mashpee in September.