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i. Hosted by the Project EngAGE Intergenerational Senior Resource Team. Career Day <br /> features a chef, nurse, law enforcement, EMS, fire fighters and more. Participant will get <br /> to talk to professionals in a number of career fields and participate in hands on <br /> activities. <br /> e. Spring Market- May 4 9 a.m. — 1 p.m. Passmore Center <br /> i. Sponsored by The Friends of the Passmore Center. There will be vendors, handcrafts, <br /> and yard sale items. <br /> f. Health and Wellness Fair— May 15 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Passmore Center <br /> i. Mark your calendar for this fair where guest can visit health, wellness and community <br /> vendors; tour the Passmore Center and learn about programs; and receive helpful <br /> giveaways and information. <br /> g. End of Life Options Expo— May 18 noon —3 p.m.—Seymour Center <br /> i. This will be a big with guest speaker, Orit Ramler, with the Box of Life project; over 30 <br /> vendors providing End of Life resources and supports; food, drinks and door prizes. <br /> New Business <br /> 9. Request for Proposals for the Lunch Program due April 16 <br /> a. The lunch contract is out for bid. It is a $200K+ contract. It is uncertain if the current caterer will <br /> submit a bid for the coming year. If you know of vendors who would like to in a bid to cater for <br /> our lunch program, the deadline is next Tuesday at 2pm deadline. It is a big commitment. There <br /> is also an option for caterers to cook onsite or in their own kitchen. <br /> 10. May is Older Americans Month —the Theme is "Powered by Connection" <br /> a. Janice will send a Proclamation to the BOCC to be read on May 7. Colin offered to come to the <br /> presentation. The County Manager is presenting the budget that night, so the proclamation <br /> might not be read and there might not be an opportunity to speak. <br /> 11. Board Appointments <br /> a. Board applicant, Ms. Rashdi, is visiting with us today, and she is interested in moving forward <br /> with the application and appointment process. She will bring her own experiences and insight <br /> to the board. She stated that she will do anything that she can be of help. <br /> b. The board discussed applicant, Jon Wilner. Jon is the former director of The ArtsCenter. Aging <br /> board members felt that he was an excellent person, organized, and impressed with the Aging <br /> Board/MAP reports. Might bring an arts/music perspective. There was consensus on approving <br /> Jon for the board. <br /> c. Two board members, Colin and James, have served their term limit cannot serve again for one <br /> year. <br /> d. We are asking for Jeff, Dick, Sandy and Jerry to be reappointment. Janice has the <br /> reappointment letter ready to submit. <br /> e. The board discussed who else could be appointed. We have a couple of other applications. One <br /> recent applicant is a younger person who is a Geriatric Psychiatrist looking for more local <br /> service. <br /> 12. FY 24-25 Budget <br /> a. Update Budget Requests <br /> i. The process is moving along. Janice had a meeting with the manager to review Aging's <br /> requests. Janice said that it is hard to know how things will shake out. It has been <br /> proposed to move our temporary part-time staff to permanent part-time without <br /> benefits. The change is "net zero" for the budget, so there is no additional cost to the <br /> county. <br /> ii. Asking additional 16K for publishing the Endless Possibilities news and activity guide as <br /> the cost of paper and ink has gone up. <br />