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Description of the FY '80 Region F Aging Advisory Committee (Proposed) The Region F Aging Advsiory Committee is organized according re Federal guidelines to advise the centralina Council of Governments (which is the Area Agency on Aging), on matters related to programs it administers under the Older Americans Act. These programs presently include, but are not limited to; congregate meals, home delivered meals, transportation, homemaker, chore, information and referral, legal services, counseling, employment, outreach, health screening, and senior centers. The Advisory Council is a technical committee of the Ceotralin~ Council of Governments (COG). The Boa~d of the Centrali~a COG sha~l consider and rule upon all proposed plans, budgets, research or implementation projects, and official reports to the public. Applications for Federml, State and private grant assistance shall be submitted by the Centralina COG on behalf of the Advisory Council. Gcants to local service providers shall~ be made by the Centralina COG upon recommendation of the Advisory Council. The Chairman of Centralina COG: establishes the Aging Advisory Committee~ appoints its members from nominations submitted; appoints its chairmen; and reviews and approves any amendments to its bylaws. Nominations of the 1~ members of the Regional Aging Advisory Committee will be submitted in the following manner: -two (2) nominees shall be appointed from each county, except Mecklenburg, from which four (4) shall be appointed (because of its larger elderly population). -one (1) nominee shall be appointed from the Board of the Csntralina Council of Governments. -County nominees shall serve a two-year term ending with the calendar year, in December. Terms shall be staggered ~o that approximately one-half shall expire at the end of any given calendar year The COG board nominee shall serve a one year term, expiring at the end of each calendar year. (Note: Ail appointees whose terms are expiring in any December shall actually serve until the first COG meeting in the new calendar year, at which time they are replaced or reappointed). -A quorum is constituted by one-third of the total membership. Vacancies or resignations shall be filled in the same manner as regular appointments. An appointee who misses three consecutive meetings shall be considered as having resigned. -~o meet present Federal guidelines, nominees sha~l ~epresent: the elderly population (at least 50% of the appointees should be 60 or older); local government ( a percent is not mandated, but 25% is desirable); clients of projects serving the elderly; and the general public. Minority represen- tation is encouraged in proportion to the regional minority population (19%).