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Mucoburm in Attendance: JoonpbDiDzigida, George Dunn,Dennis Giu0niuto, Frank Suits, and
Ftuuceo £)ooaober
OrleaomCOA: Elizabeth Smith
l[nvvo Hall: I)aveZ)oo1ord` Selectman Liaison;M�na8uckozicz,Assistant Town Administrator
Agenda: Adopted.
Treasurer's Report: Accepted with cludficodonof%0l%Budget basis ofIY6 increase iosalaries
and level funding of exDu0000.
Director's Report:
-Town Department Managers Meeting held a1COA. COA`a revenue oyu percentage oftown
budget ia2O%, the highest in the town. According to John Kelly,Town Administrator, our
budget does not include employee benefits,thus he believes the Day Center should only be for
Orleans residents. Liz was invited to discuss it further. Her rationale for continuing to include
non residents resulting in greater attendance levels is the overall richness of the shared
experience, the additional economy of scale, and the increased monetary gifts made to COA.
-The Day Center. Co Director, Sharon Chatham,iaretiring and Joe Manson, Co Director ofthe
men's program,will bo leaving bn the near future. Consequently,Liz io looking for umale
replacement for Sharon and has recently encountered u good candidate who iecurrently doing
home health care but ia impressed vvithfboCOAaudioioteroatodbnUbe position. Due tothe
town's hiring freeze, all new hires or replacements must go before the Board of Selectman.
-Vendor Fair was held at COA on November 15th in which 24 vendors paid$50 each to make
presentations and set up information tables.Although only around I5people attended,Liz will
include each vendor's contact information on the front page of TIDINGS for additional exposure.
-Vun.A five day aweek physically active Day Center attendee will ride nn the van ou
Wednesdays to help others iu exchange for ufree day ut the Day Center.
-Photocopy Machine. Liz intends to replace the CO&'afive year old copier with a
programmable color one toincrease efficiency. Since itio under$500O, she will purchase itwith
funds from the revolving account which is to be used for activities related expenses.
-Orleans Improvement Association ia funding the fall and spring walkway cleanups and the
planting of4000 spring bulbs. The COA will be the last stop for their spring Garden Tour.
-Painting. Half the inside of the COA will be painted next year(2012 budget) and the other half
the following year.
-Barnstable Health and Human Services Commission. Liz will attend their meeting next week
to discuss the planning of future Live Your Life Well Programs iu9Jmlltleotio March and
Muxhneeiu May similar to the one held io September iuHarwich. Since they are self funding
these meetings without the sponsorship of Cape Cod Hospital, they will charge for lunch and
delete the paid keynote speaker.
-Formula Grant. According to the 2Ol0 census,the number o[seniors iu Massachusetts has
increased. As az000lt'the state, due to the difficult economy,wants to 6rnn the grant from$7per
elder to $5.50. MC{}/\io supporting the$7 fund level.
-SHINE Volunteers provided drug insurance information tnll4clients, of vhi home
visits, iu the last two months.
The next meeting is scheduled for January 26`2011 at 1poo. ./ u
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