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ORANGE COUNTY
ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING
Minutes
June 8, 2010
PRESENT: Leo Allison, Heather Altman, Peggy Cohn, Mary Fraser, Steve Lackey,
Haryo Marsosudiro, Thelma Perkins, Fred Schroeder
EXCUSED: Jan Wassel, Jan Wells
STAFF: Kathie Kearns, Jerry Passmore, Al Terry, Janice Tyler
Chair Steve Lackey called the meeting to order at the Seymour Center. Corrections to the
May 11 minutes were requested by Heather Altman, Mary Fraser, and Steve Lackey.
Leo Allison made the motion and Fred Schroeder provided the second that the May
minutes be approved as corrected. Motion carried.
The Chair asked for review of the Advisory Board on Aging meeting schedule for Fiscal
Year 2010-2011. After a motion was made by Heather Altman and seconded by Leo
Allison the new meeting schedule was adopted.
Chairman Lackey asked Jerry Passmore to update the Advisory Board on the transfer of
the Orange Public Transportation Division to the Planning Department. Mr. Passmore
introduced Al Terry as the OPT Program Manager, who expressed his appreciation to Mr.
Passmore for his leadership in the transportation field. Mr. Passmore added that OPT is
scheduled to receive seven new buses this summer purchased with stimulus funds at no
cost to Orange County. He also outlined plans for a new Hillsborough In-Town Route.
Jerry Passmore noted that Fred Schroeder and Jan Wassel have both reached the end of
their second, three-year term as members of the Advisory Board. He asked for comments
from those members who had attended the Florence Gray Soltys Adult Day Health
Program naming ceremony.
Mr. Passmore announced that he has been meeting with the County Manager and
Assistant County Manager to discuss appointing an Interim Director for the Department
after his June 30 retirement. No decision has been announced at this time. He also stated
that the Board of County Commissioners will meet on June 10 to continue their study of
all BOCC-appointed committees. The continuing Aging Advisory Board members are as
follows: Allison, Altman, Cohn, Lackey, Marsosudiro, and Perkins.
Kathie Kearns distributed a summary of the outside revenue sources and amounts
proposed for Fiscal Year 2011. Jerry Passmore announced that the Town of Chapel Hill
Parks and Recreation Department’s budget, which included $50,000 for continued
support for the Seymour Senior Center Program Coordinator position, was approved the
previous evening. Janice Tyler announced that due to County budget cuts, the hours of
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operation for the Seymour Center will be reduced to Tuesday and Thursday evenings and
Saturday mornings as of September 1.
Janice Tyler was asked to review a draft of the Facility Use Policy for inclusion in the
county-wide policy scheduled for review by the Board of County Commissioners in
August. She distributed draft copies of both the departmental and County policies. She
pointed out scheduling priorities and time frames. Future meetings with Asset
Management and Purchasing Services Director Pam Jones will define how fees are
determined and collected. The Department on Aging will propose $15.00 per hour for
staffing facility rentals. Jerry Passmore suggested Section 5.1.1 be amended to say the
Department on Aging and other entities. The Chair asked that changes be made to assure
that the Friends organizations be exempt from rental fees when conducting fundraising
activities after normal business hours. Discussion followed and Advisory Board
members were encouraged to contact Ms. Tyler with any suggestions for change.
Following adoption of the Facility Use Policy by the Board of County Commissioners, a
specific fee schedule for each Department will be proposed. This fee will include
staffing, utilities, and equipment replacement costs. Ms. Tyler informed the Advisory
Board that the Seymour Center will no longer have a janitor on site after July 1.
Jerry Passmore asked for comments on the functional-structural analysis of the nursing
home and adult care home community advisory committees. Peggy Cohn reported that
the Nursing Home Committee had previous discussed the possibility of consolidation
with the Adult Care Home Committee and was not in favor of the merger. She also
relayed the Nursing Home Committee’s consideration of changing to a bi-monthly
meeting schedule. She stressed the challenge of attending multiple meetings and
recruiting qualified members.
The Chair asked for committee reports. Heather Altman announced that Laura Deloye
has just agreed to be the new project manager for the Chatham-Orange CRC, replacing
Beth Lamanna. Leo Allison reported that the Friends of Central Orange Senior Center
have elected new officers and adopted their fundraising schedule for FY 2010-11. Steve
Lackey announced that the Friends of the Seymour Center also elected new officers in
May and will meet in late June to discuss fundraising. Jerry Passmore thanked both
Friends organizations for their support of the October 1 Anniversary event.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jerry M. Passmore
Secretary
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