COUNCIL ON AGING (TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY)

 

 

 

Purpose:               Advisory to Land-of-Sky Regional Council; serves as an advocate for interests of all older adults in Transylvania County; brings existing programs, services and activities to the attention of agencies, organizations and citizens; creates awareness of existing and potential problems, and promotes and develops new programs to help meet these problems

 

                                

Authority:              -  Older Americans Act of 1965

                                 -  NCGS 143B-181.1, et. seq.

                                 -  Established by Resolution 187-91 (08/12/91) and amended 12/13/99, 05/13/02 and 08/12/02

                                 -  Bylaws dated 11/25/91 and amended 12/13/99, 05/13/02 and 08/12/02

                                

 

Membership:        15 members and 2 ex officio members.  Members serve a 3-year term (staggered), 2-term limit (after any partial term is complete, or extended if a waiver of the 2-term limit has been granted); terms expire in August.  The chairman shall serve on the Area Council on Aging and is appointed annually by the board of commissioners.  The Senior Tar Hell Delegate is elected by the Tar Heel Legislature in January, for a term of two years.

 

 

Member List:        Louise Koontz, Chair (DSS Delegate)                             Exp 08/31/10

                                 Tore Borhaug (Nursing & Home Care)                            Exp 08/31/08

                                 Linda Fluck (Hospital Rep)                                               Exp 08/31/08
Sybil French (Mental Health)                                            Exp 08/31/07

                                 Barbara Greene (WCCA Rep)                                         Exp 08/31/08

                                 Judy Griffin (Affordable Housing)                                      Exp 08/31/08

                                 Kathe Harris (Senior Citizen)                                           Exp 08/31/07

                                 Cathy Lasater (Sr. Citizen)                                               Exp 08/31/08

                                 Keith McCoy (Transportation Director)                           Auto Renewal

                                 Sara A. Miller (Health Department)                                   Exp 08/31/07

                                 Rick Pangle (Recreation Director)                                   Exp 08/31/09
Emily Stewart (Senior Citizen)                                         Exp 08/31/08

                                 Kathy Thorpe (Cooperative Extension)                            Exp 08/31/08
Molly Wilmot (Senior Citizen)                                           Exp 08/31/08

                                 Barbara Voorhes (Sr. Citizen & KOALA)                         Exp 08/31/09

                                 Artie Wilson (County Manager)                                       Auto Renewal

                                

 

Meetings:              The Council on Aging meets the fourth Monday of the months of January, March, May, July, September and November at 3:30 pm in the DSS Conference Room.