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091 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> • <br /> Action AgAnda <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No. j <br /> Meeting Date: Seutember 22, 1987 <br /> SUBJECT: Senior Citizens Ordinance Amendment -- Department on Aging <br /> DEPARTMENT: - PUBLIC HEARING: Yes x No <br /> Aging <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Jerry M. Passmore <br /> Original Ordinance and Resolution - TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br /> September 2, 1980 Hillsborough -- 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To amend the Ordinance. of the Orange County Senior Citizens Board <br /> which would change the name to County Advisory Board on Aging and to <br /> increase the size from nine to fifteen members. The Ordinance, Article i , <br /> Section 1.0 would be amended as follows: "There is hereby created an <br /> Orange, County Advisory Board on Aging composed of fifteen citizens of <br /> Orange ■County. Each member of the Board shall be a County Resident, <br /> appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. The Board shall <br /> include: at least eight members over the age of 60 years, one County <br /> Commissioner, at least one person who is a resident ofthe Town of Carrboro, <br /> at least two persons who are residents of the Town of Chapel Hill and <br /> at least one person who is a resident of the Town of Hillsborough. " The <br /> By-Laws would be changed to reflect the Ordinance Amendment and appoint- <br /> ments would continue to be three years with five member ' s terms expiring <br /> each year. <br /> BACKGROUND: In the spring, the Senior Citizens Board considered its size, <br /> composition and name. Due to the Boards ' limited size and turnover, many <br /> interested persons have not been able to serve on the Board. In addition, <br /> a larger Board would provide ( 1 ) a broader representation of the County' s . <br /> elderly, ( 2) a more varied discussion of issues affecting the elderly, <br /> and (3) a larger pool of people to draw from to fill various subcommittees. <br /> The proposed name change would show a more direct tie to the Department <br /> on Aging and to indicate its concern with not only older persons, but <br /> the aging process. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : <br /> As the Board decides. <br />