HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOA 12/06/1988MANSFIELD COUNCIL ON AGING
184 NORTH MAIN ST"
MANSFIELD, MA 02048
MEETING OF December 6, 1988
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President
- Patricia J. Hume
Director
^ Gale Farrugia
Vice Chmn
- Judy Cucinnotta
Ass't Director
- Ada Milliken
Treasurer
- Vicki Prasad
Secretary
- Joseph F. Corliss Sr
Member
- Sonja Walgreen
Member
~ Lois Thomas
Member
- Joylee Eppes
The December meeting of the Mansfield Council on Aging was called to
order by
President Pat
Hume at
7:40 PM.
Joseph F.
Corliss,
Sonja
Walgreen,
Lois Thomas
and JoyLee
Eppes
were present.
Vicki
Prasad
and Judy Cuccinotta were excused due to conflicts in their social
calendars.
The Minutes of the November meeting were approved on a motion by
JoyLee Eppes, seconded by Sonja Walgreen"
The Treasurer's Report, Warrants and Budget Status Report were ap-
proved on a motion by Sonja Walgreen, seconded by Lois Thomas.
THE_DIRECTnRS�REPORT�
Gale reported that the Drop -In -Center will be
closed at noon on December 23rd - the Town Hall is shutting down at
the same time.
Gale reminded the board that she was accept-
ing donations of baked goods and fruit to be delivered to our home-
bound clients. Deadline is December 21 and finger -food or fruit is
requested,
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` 64 people have signed up tc join in our an-
nual Christmas Party at the Homestead Restaurant in �est Mansfield"
Transportation will be by our GATRA bus and Joseph Corliss
has volunteered his 15 passenqer Van tc assist in making sure all
our puests arrive on time" A fun time with good food and entertain-
ment for all is expected by all concerned^
On December 8th the Bristol Elder Services
will hnld a panel meeting to discuss their three year plan for pro-
viding services tp elderly clients" Thisto he an over -view of the
agencies and their clients needs in the light of possible funding or
grant cuts"
8ale reported that once again the West Side
Benevolent Society will provide Chris*ill as cheer for our home -hound
clients.
The Mansfield Women of Today will provide a
t h ehound clients At Thanksgiving they
Christmas dinner o our om �
provided dinners for 12 of our clients"
Speaking of reported that
All attempt was made to break in to the nr�p-In-Center on that week-
end" The person or persons en+ered +he cellar area and attempted to
enter the Center by the stairway that leads up to +he kitchen. This
entrance was securely locked and they were prevented from entering
the Center" There were indications that candles were use� to light
the way in the dark cellar posing a threat cf fire that could have
destroyed our center.
At 8:00 PM the regular order of business was suspended to permit the
representatjves of the proposed Mansfield |ife-Care Center,Cohbler's
� Corner, to discuss with the Ccuncil possible impacts on the Center
when and if the facility is huilt" Topics discussed included our
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Escort Service, Social Day Care, Meals at the Center, Transportation
to points in Town, and required services of other Town Departments"
A lengthy discussion on all the subjects provided the Cobblers Cor-
ner people with an insight into services we provide and how their
clients could impact our limited facilities. They plan to have one
or two vans for their tenants but did admit that there could be
times when they were out of town and we would be involved in var-
ious ways" When the discussion ended they stated that they would be
looking into ways to work with us and promised to return for further
input and exchange of ideas.
ASSISTANT_DIRE�TDR,S.R�PnRT�
Ada reported that we transported 285
clients a total of 1259 miles in November. Included in this total
is 159 miles traveled on NationalElection Day when the van was made
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available to our senior citizens for transport to the election polls
at Mansfield High School Gymnasium,
OLD_BUSINESY.
Gale brought us up to date on the planned party for
Lillian Holbrook. The party will be held at the Country Haven Rest
Home in Norton on January 20th at 2:00 PM. Lois Thomas, Council mem-'
ber will provide entertainment" A corsage and flowers will he pro^-
vided for the occasion to honor a long-time friend and supporter of
our Drop-In-Centcr.
A lengthy discussion was held on proposed budget cuts
as requested by the Town Manager. It was agreed that if the Town
Manager upgraded Gale to Category 6 at ¢26,592"00 plus $159"00 in
longevity, totaling $26,742.00 we would drop our original request
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for a higher hi h salary saving the Town over $3,961.00,
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OLD~8USINESS_COmTINUEl}�
In the matter of the Assistant Directors Sal-
ary we had originally asked for $8"0(} per hour up from the present
$5"92. After much discussion it was decided to scale this back to
$7"00 per hour saving $1,690"00 from our original request" With an-
other cut of $720,00 we were able to reduce our budget by $6,371.00
and we will defend this budget all the way to the Town Meeting floor
as we cannot cut funding for our services to our clients"
-.NEW_BUSINESSR.
Eiale reported she had been contacted by Margaret
,
Jordan regarding the School Improvement Council at the Qualter s
Middle School"
Gale has been contacted by a Dr McLaughlin, a Podia-
trist new to this area, and they discussed the possibility of hold-
ing Podiatry Clinics at the new Center when it opens.
On a motion by Lois Thomasv seconded by Joseph Corliss
it was voted to close the Center following the noon meal on Friday
December 30th.
On a motion by Sonja Walgreen, seconded by JoyLee Eppes
the meeting was adjourned at 10:20 PM"
Respectfully submitted
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se��h F^Corliss Sr.
Secretary