Article III — COMMISSION ON AGING

There is created and established a commission to be known as the El Dorado County Commission on Aging, Advisory Council to the Area Agency on Aging.

(Prior Code, § 25,501; Code 1997, § 2.15.010; Ord. No. 3383, § 1, 1983; Ord. No. 3424, § 1, 1984; Ord. No. 4148, § 1, 1991; Ord. No. 4305, 1993; Ord. No. 4555, 5-23-2000)

Five members of the County Commission on Aging shall be appointed by the respective members of the Board of Supervisors, one from each supervisorial district. Terms of office of Board-appointed Commissioners shall be concurrent with the supervisor appointing the member. The Board of Supervisors shall also appoint one member-at-large to a two-year term.

There shall be one appointee from each incorporated city in the County who shall represent and be appointed by the city council of each city. The city representatives shall serve terms of three years. Six commissioners shall be appointed by the Commission on Aging and shall be community representatives. The terms of the community representatives shall be staggered in a manner prescribed by the Commission so that the terms of office of two or three such members expire each year. Not less than one-half of the total membership shall be at least 60 years of age, per 42 USCA 3001 et seq.

(Prior Code, § 25,502; Code 1997, § 2.15.020; Ord. No. 3209, § 1, 1981; Ord. No. 3357, § 1, 1983; Ord. No. 3383, § 3, 1983; Ord. No. 3424, § 2, 1984; Ord. No. 3730, § 1, 1987; Ord. No. 4148, § 2, 1991; Ord. No. 4305, 1993; Ord. No. 4555, 5-23-2000)

The term of office of each member of the Commission on Aging shall be as prescribed by Section 2.20.010. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.

Professional County staff to the Commission shall consist of the Director of the Area Agency on Aging.

(Code 1997, § 2.15.021; Ord. No. 4305, 1993; Ord. No. 4555, 5-23-2000)

The Commission on Aging shall have the following powers and duties:

A.

To act as the official advisory body to the Area Agency on Aging and the Board of Supervisors on all matters relating the senior citizens' activities and programs for the aged; and

B.

To review and make recommendations to the Director of the Area Agency on Aging and the Board of Supervisors on all programs for the elderly funded throughout the County.

(Prior Code, § 25,503; Code 1997, § 2.15.030; Ord. No. 3383, § 4, 1983; Ord. No. 4555, 5-23-2000)

The Commission on Aging shall elect a Chair who shall serve for a term of one year.

(Prior Code, § 25,504; Code 1997, § 2.15.040; Ord. No. 4555, 5-23-2000)

The Commission on Aging shall regularly meet monthly with the day, time and location of the meetings designated by the Commission by resolution, except there shall be no meetings during two months each year as designated by the Commission by resolution, unless a special meeting is called as provisioned in the rules and procedures adopted by the Commission. An agenda shall be published and filed with the Clerk of the Board's office no later than one week preceding the meeting.

(Prior Code, § 25,505; Code 1997, § 2.15.050; Ord. No. 3357, § 2, 1983; Ord. No. 3383, § 6, 1983; Ord. No. 4555, 5-23-2000)

A.

Programs relative to the elderly of the County that are funded by the Area Agency on Aging shall be developed by the Director of the Area Agency on Aging. These programs shall be reviewed by the Commission on Aging for their specific approval prior to submission to the Board of Supervisors for their consideration and final approval. The Commission shall also have input into the development, implementation and evaluation of the programs. It is the intention of the Board of Supervisors to have the

Commission work in concert with the Director of the Area Agency on Aging on all programmatical aspects of those programs funded by the Area Agency on Aging.

B.

To accomplish the objectives set forth in Subsection A of this section, the Commission may request information or data from pertinent County departments or other sources as deemed appropriate and the departments shall cooperate to the extent possible without interfering with their normal duties.

(Prior Code, § 25,507; Code 1997, § 2.15.060; Ord. No. 3383, § 7, 1983; Ord. No. 4148, § 3, 1991)

The Commission on Aging shall be responsible for establishing rules and procedures which, once approved by the Board of Supervisors, will govern the Commission's activities.

(Prior Code, § 25,508; Code 1997, § 2.15.070)

Each Commissioner shall, upon submission of an expense reimbursement request, receive an amount of reimbursement per meeting and shall also be reimbursed for travel expenses incidental to attending Commission meetings and other travel as authorized by the Board of Supervisors or the County Administrative office, at the same rate allowed to County employees for travel expenses when using their personal automobiles. The rate of the per-meeting reimbursement shall be in an amount as established by the Board of Supervisors from time to time.

(Code 1997, § 2.15.080; Ord. No. 3383, § 8, 1983; Ord. No. 3730, § 2, 1987; Ord. No. 4555, 5-23-2000)