The purpose of the Commission on Aging shall be to serve in an advisory capacity to Council on the concerns of the aging and to recommend programs for the aging and means of implementing such programs. Among those areas of concern in the problems of aging, which the Commission may review and as to which the Commission may make recommendations, are the following:
(a) Referral Services or Senior Information and Service Center on:
(1) Job placement
(2) Skills bank
(3) Medicare - Social Security information
(4) Emergency services
(5) Telephone assurance.
(b) Health:
(1) Health survey
(2) Health needs defined
(3) Increase or change of existing services
(4) Voluntary service programs with medical school, etc.
(5) Preventive health program.
(c) Leisure Time Activities:
(1) Trips
(2) Classes
(3) Exercise programs
(4) Social involvement to provide services
(5) Programs (dances, plays, movies, lectures)
(6) Recreation.
(d) Transportation:
(1) Minibus proposal
(2) Coordinating of other minibus services.
(e) Nutrition:
(1) Coordinating food programs
(2) Food stamp program
(3) Hot food (lunches, meals on wheels)
(4) Nutrition education.
(Ord. 77-84. Passed 11-7-77.)