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Present: Ben Boynton, Mary Butler, D. Harrington, F.Nilson, Eileen Flint, S. Walgreen,
Gale Farrugia, Ed Sliney, Sr., D. Surprenant.
Meeting called to order at 7:35 p.m.
Motion to approve April 11, 2000 meeting minutes. So voted.
Motion to approve budget status, warrants and treasurer's report. Unanimously passed.
Gift Account $2,523.61.
DIRECTORS REPORT
Conference & Vacation Time — June 5-9 Expo 2000 Conference.
Town Manager Coffee hour for the Seniors May I 1 at 10 a.m. Annual Spaghetti Dinner
will be held at 5:30 pm at the Qualters Middle School.
Osteoporosis Program and Luncheon to be held on May 12'n.
Volunteer Luncheon to be held on May 19`n
Executive Office of Elder Affairs — Annual Governors Conf. To be held on Weds. May
10`n
Samantha Modist — Social Worker started Monday, May 8`n. (has since left job).
Mansfield Connection — 50 clients have been using service and many have been referred
to them via our office. One senior was never picked up.
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS REPORT
For the month of April — 729 seniors signed in at the center. There were 600 calls logged
in. The van logged 1,350 miles with 365 passengers.
LIBRARY & COA JOINT MEETING 7:45 p.m.
Mile Ahern attending meeting discussed walkway improvement - funds will be in the
capital improvement program. He suggested poured cement. He will let us know when
this will occur.
Fire Department not sure where alarm box is going yet.
Landscaping — DPW to fix lawn and landscape area and parking to relocate to a different
area. Engineer redesigning it. There will be lighting. Will be brought up at a special
Town Meeting in the fall.
Questions & concerns of what to do with the left over roof money. It was suggested we
give it back to the Town since the town needs the funds for other projects. In the event
we have any major problems with appliances, etc. these need to go through DPW for
them to take care of through their Capital Equipment Line Item. Leslie and Gale will
speak to John D'Agostino regarding these funds. Both the Library Trustee's and the
COA agreed.
NEW BUSINESS
Computer Classes — A motion was made to fund the Intermediate Computer classes from
now until September — so voted.
Town Meeting on May 15, 2000. There is a special part of the meeting that is of interest
to the COA—Article #8, requesting an increase from $5,000 to $10,000. Article 13 is
beneficial to Senior exemptions.
Meeting adjourned at 8:28 pm.