Information for Meeting of Council on Aging
Friday May 03, 2024 9:30 AM EDT

COA Meeting
May 3, 2024
			
Welcome
Call to order 
Approve the minutes of the last meeting – April 5, 2024
Guest Introductions – Venus Senjam; Friends of the NCOA representative
Executive Director’s Report – Karen Edwards  
•Highlights from June programming
•Summer Scheduling
•Select Board Budget Recap
•Powerful Tools for Caregivers 
 class starts on Thursday, May 16th        
  2:30-4:00 pm.
•Updates to Program registration        and fees and payments beginning         July 1st
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon 
•Digital Literacy Grant Report
•Mother’s Day Breakfast
•Information from meeting re: COA 
 Kitchen
HESSCO Report - Mary Nuhibian 
Nominating and governance report
COA By-Law Review – revisions and discussion; vote 
Open position on COA Board
Program reports 
•Veteran’s Updates 
•Kitchen – Linda Hennessey
•Strategic Plan – Debbie and Mary; Focus Group/Forum to be held on Tuesday May 21st at 10-11:30 am at Senior Center; please encourage all to attend. Coffee and Tea with the COA Board on April 23rd had two in attendance and four COA members.  
Unfinished Business
New Business
Scholarship Process
•Donation for gift for Jim S.
Board Development
•Follow up on discussion and ideas
oMedway COA is not interested in a joint meeting at this time.
oInviting Wrentham COA to meet with us
oInviting meeting with Town Administrator and Select Board
Adjournment
Next Meetings:  
Month Date Currently	
Date Proposed		
Friday, May 24th	Friday, May 31st	Friday, June 28th	No change