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I M E M 0 R A ~ D U M TO: County blanagers in Region F FRObl: Karen Buckle, Aging Program Coordinator V~ DATE: September 19, 1978 SUBJECT: Regional Aging Advisory Committee Membership Tile. purpose of this memorandum is to solicit from the County Commissioners the name of the person who ~resent Cabarrus Coanty on the --Regional Aging Advisory Committee of Centralina Council of Governments from October ~-~-~-orou h~_~ob.er 1, 1980. Miss Minnie Walker is currently serving ~pacity and may be reappointed should y~-fi-~so desire. Your Title III Project Director, Mrs. Franceg B. Long, and Title VII Project Director, bls. Sue Archer, are also good sources to tap for suggestions o~ persons who might make good representatives. Any person nominated should be contacted first ~o assure that they ace willing to serve ~n this important role. As you may know, the Region F Aging Advisory Committee consists of e~teen members who me~c bi-monthly to advise tile Area Agency on Aging staff and the -~-f~tive B----B-0-~ of the Centralina Council of Governments on matters relating to services for older persons in Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union Counties. Tile Aging Advisory Committee is involved in Area Agency activities in many ways as depicted in the attached Exhibit from the Area Plan for Fiscal Year 1979. Four persons from blecklenbur~County and tw__o__persons from the remainin, g~even ~unties are. app. einted to the Committee for two year terms. ~.~ County ~ an~ t~e Council on Aging each make one appointment. In Mecklenburg County~ however, they each make cwo appointments. Terms run concurrent with the fiscal year beginning October 1. The two year terms of County Commissioner's appointees begin in October of even numbered years. The two year terms of Council on Aging appointees begin in October of odd numbered years. The Advisory Committee was established to comply with Federal Regulations which requires that 50% (nine members) of the Committee be actual older (60+) consumers of services. Furthermore, older (60+) minority older persons must be represented on the Committee in the same proportion as they exist in the general population. In Region F this regulation means that three Aging Advisory Committee members must be minority older persons. In this regard~ your nomination of 60+ and minority persons is especially encouraged.