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3 <br /> <br />In reviewing the Department’s program divisions Jerry Passmore stated that the overall <br />planning and fiscal administration functions were the responsibility of Administration. <br /> <br />Janice Tyler distributed an organizational chart of the Community Based Services <br />division and summarized the impact that the budget cut in temporary personnel funding is <br />having on senior center operations. She stated that 28,000 copies of the Senior Times are <br />distributed quarterly (22,000 inserted in the Herald-Sun newspaper; 6,000 mailed). <br />Currently the Seymour Center is not rented out for private functions. Scholarships are <br />available for classes. And Orange County is looking into the possibility of preparing the <br />noon meals at the Seymour Center in the next fiscal year. In her review of wellness <br />activities Program Coordinator Myra Austin included the UNC Geriatric Assessment <br />Clinic which began last January at the Seymour Center and the functional fitness <br />screening required for each person prior to using the Fitness Center. <br /> <br />Kathy Porter summarized the RSVP program activities and distributed copies of last <br />year’s Recognition Luncheon program. She stated that RSVP has started several <br />programs in the community to address unmet needs, including Brown Bag Your <br />Medicine, English as a Second Language, Friend To Friend, Read A Story To A Tot, and <br />the VITA Tax Preparation programs. <br /> <br />Kate Barrett began her presentation by stating that the services provided by Aging <br />Transitions (formerly Eldercare) are not based upon income eligibility. The newly- <br />developed services provided by this division include a dementia outreach program <br />targeting Afro-American churches, a group respite day at the Seymour Center, <br />involvement in the UNC Preventive Home Visit project and the Mood, Memory and <br />Mobility clinic sponsored by the UNC Program on Aging. Aging Transitions staff made <br />more than 950 home visits during the last fiscal year. <br /> <br />Jerry Passmore concluded the orientation by distributing a statement of key issues for the <br />future. Thelma Perkins suggested that good public relations is an issue for consideration <br />in planning for the future. The Vice-Chair recommended placing this on the October <br />agenda for further discussion. Miriam Settle added that she attended a meeting whose <br />purpose was to foster better use of campus resources by the community. This subject was <br />also proposed for discussion at next month’s meeting. <br /> <br />There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Jerry M. Passmore <br />Secretary <br /> <br />