HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOA 04/11/2000MANSFIELD COA BOARD MEETINREIVED
April 11, 2000 ();'f`( `;P_FRKS !IFFICE
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Present: M. Butler, B. Boynton, D. Harrington, F. Nilson, E. S ', Sr., G. Farrugia, D.
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Excused: S. Walgreen, E. Flint
Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m.
Motion to approve March minutes of COA board meeting. Unanimously passed.
Motion to approve budget status, warrants and treasurer's report. Unanimously passed.
Gift account: $2,523.61
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Extended Parking — This Thursday, April 13, 2000 at 7 p.m. there is a meeting at Town
Hall regarding the additional parking for the center. Anyone available on the board is
asked to attend this meeting.
Gift Account — Vote taken to pay for flowers for Pete Houde, a volunteer with the center
who passed away this week. Motion made. Passed unanimously.
New Social Worker — Samantha Modist, LSWA, was hired and will begin working on
May Is.
Garage — There was a request for the second Gatra van to be housed in the garage.
Unfortunately, at this time there is no room and a temporary solution was offered to park
the van at the DPW garage. Gale will pass this solution on to Frank Gay at GATRA.
Tax Abatement Program — There has been a change with the existing program that if
approved at the town meeting in May will increase the wage from $5 to $6. an hour and
total allotment will be proposed at town meeting from $5,000 to !0,000. Also, in
addition to the hourly wage, participants who are receiving other abatements are now
eligible.
Protective services — Last Friday there was a meeting with several surrounding COA's,
the Secretary of the Executive Office of Elders Affairs, Lillian Glickman, and state
representative Poirier who discussed the problems with protecting the elders in the
community.
Foxfield Taxi — Gale will be issuing a formal complaint on behalf of a Mansfield Senior
who had a problem with Foxfield Taxi on April 10`h.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR'S REPORT
For the month of March 1,001 signed in at the center. There were 450 calls logged in.
The van logged 1,216 miles with 589 passengers (466 elders, 123 non -elders).
OLD BUSINESS
GATRA Van — Drug and Alcohol policy. Anyone involved with the van including
dispatch will need to be screened for drug and alcohol testing. This is required by the
D.O.T. and the FTA (Federal Transportation Agency). Also the second van, the
Mansfield Connection, is in operation.
Electric Audit — COA/Library, nothing was found out of the ordinary in an audit
performed from 1997 til present. At the end of February the meter was changed.
Election of Officers — Sonia Walgreen was nominated as president again, Frank Nilson as
vice president, Mary Butler for treasurer and Ed Sliney as secretary. All unanimously
passed.
NEW BUSINESS
Finance Committee Meeting — was held last Saturday at town hall. Everyone was very
congenial and it seemed to go well. Question asked of Gale if she needed anything else,
and Gale requested for $500 to be put back into her budge for her food services account.
Fire Department Radio System- The fire department in currently looking for the best
placement for new equipment which helps with the relaying of the signal from the center
to dispatch. The central foyer is one place under consideration along with the possibility
of outside. Ed Sliney, Jr., will get back to Gale with his ideas.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BESI — Frank Nilson reports everything going along well. At their last meeting there was
some training on how to conduct meetings and board behavior. Everything has gone out
to bid and at the May and June meetings there will be discussion on recommendations
from advisory boards with regards to these bids. The grants will be awarded at the August
meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.