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CPAin~']~: rnOY COOK SECRETARY: cHARLES yANDELL P ST OFFICE BOX 35008 ONE CHARLOTTETOWN CENTER EASURER:RONNIE~fURPHy CHARLOTTE, N.C. 28235 1300 BAXTER ST. 7041372-24~6 M E M 0 R A ~ ,3 U M TO: CoUnty Mmnagers FROM: F~ran Buckia, Aging Program Administrator ~ DATE: February 16, 1982 RE: Nominations for Appointments to Regicn F Aging Advisory Corm~ittee The purpose of this memo is to request that the Bozrd of Ccunty Ccm~issioners in your coonty nominate persons to serve on the Region F Aging Advisory Committee. We hope ~a~ these ncminations could be made in time for ~he nex~ regular meeting se thac we could provide an orientaeion for n~w ad~isory committee members mid-)~rch. ~he Reg~oo F Aging Advisory Committee is organized pursuant to federal regula- tions p£omnlga~ed ~nder t~e Older Americans Ac~. These regulations state that the ~om~nittee~s role is to advise on the development and administration of the area plan of services, The advisory Committee makes recommendations to the COG Board on the area plan Of services-which Ss prepared by the Centralina Aging Pragram staff. These services currently include Title III social and nutrition se-~vices and Title V senior community service employment programs. Thc Region F Aging Advisory Committee is made up of twenty-six persons nominated as fo!lcws: Three nominees each. from Cabarrus, Gastoa~ lredell, Liacoln, Rowan, S=anly a~d Unica Counties; four nominees from Mecklenburg County; and one nominee of che COG Board who is e local elected official. Thc COG Board approves all the nominations received from the eight Codnny Corcraissions. Thc Older Americans Act regulations state that an least fifty percent of the advisory committee must he composed of persons over age sixty and that some of these must be older persons with economic or social needs who may be partici- pazing in the services being provided under the area plan. In addit£on, re- presentatives of older persons, including local elected officials, may serve on the advisory committee. It is not appropriate for persons employed by agencies receiving Older Americans Act grant funds to serve on this committee.