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59 <br />NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Advisory Board on Aging <br />Report Period: Jan. 2012 – December 2012 <br />ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />ANNUAL REPORT/ WORK PLAN FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners welcomes input from various advisory <br />commissions in preparation for its annual planning retreat. Ple <br />following information, limited to the front and back of this for <br />background materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not <br />substitute for, this form. <br /> <br />: <br />Board/Commission Name <br /> <br />Orange County Advisory Board on Aging <br /> <br />Person to address the BOCC at Retreat (if requested by BOCC) and <br />: <br />information <br />Heather Altman, Advisory Board Chair <br />haltman@carolwoods.org <br />109 Sunset Ridge Lane Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> <br />: Janice Tyler, Department on Aging Director <br />Primary County Staff Contact <br /> <br />How many times per month does this board/commission meet, includ <br /> <br />any special meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br />In addition to the monthly meetings, the Board has been actively <br />MAP meetings and work groups, sometimes meeting several times mo <br /> <br />Brief Statement of Board/Commission’s Assigned Charge and <br />. <br />Responsibilities <br />This Board suggests policy and makes recommendations to the Boar <br />Commissioners and the Department on Aging while acting as the li <br />the older adults of the County and County government. It is char <br />promoting needed services, programs and funding that impacts the <br /> <br />What are your Board/Commission’s most important accomplishments? <br /> Completed the Master Aging Plan Update process for 2012-2017 an <br />· <br />July began our Year One Implementation plan. The new MAP process <br />considered a model for the state. The board chair and Aging Dir <br />presented the planning process model at the NC Board of County <br />Commissioners Annual Conference in Raleigh in August. The Aging <br />Director and Aging Transition Administrator were invited to D.C. <br />with officials representing the French government to share our p <br />model. <br /> Secured outside funding for two UNC School of Public Health Sum <br />· <br /> <br />