Show I Aging Have More Going For Them Their I j I Senior citizens of Davis I j County will receive more j I attention in the future i THEY haven't been forI for for- I in the I gotten past But they will have more active things to do in the future Davis County Commissioners I signed an ordinance last I Tuesday setting in motion a anew new the group Davis County County County Coun- Coun ty Senior Citizens Council on Aging It will be called the Council on Aging I j I II I THIS GROUP will be the I II I successor to all other pub- pub i lie lic groups working in this area The commissioners also took the first step in organization organization organ organ- when they named the three members of the executive committee HENRY D. D Call Layton was named chairman with Miss liss Clara Richards Farmington Farmington Farmington Farm Farm- ington 1st vice chairman and Dr Gordon Howard Bountiful 2nd vice chairman Responsibilities of the three will include helping to set setup setup setup up organizations in the various various various var var- ious communities of the coun coun- ty Commissioner Stanley Smoot pointed out many acI activities activities ac ac- I will be held on a local basis with some on the county level THESE will be under the direction of the local officers to be named later The organization is set up to include one regular voting member for each population population population pop pop- in the county distributed distributed distributed dis dis- dis- dis as equally as pasI possible possible pos pas sible across the county plus I I six voting members from different groups or agencies A Senior Citizens Council on Aging has been provided for by Davis County ordinance Serving as an executive committee are seated from left Henry D. D Call chairman and County Com Commissioners Commissioners Commis Commis- misI mis- mis Stanley Smoot Richard Evans and Glen W. W Flint standing standing standing stand stand- I ing Miss Clara Richards first vice-chairman vice Dr Gordon Howard second vice-chairman vice Mrs Alice Johnson temporary secre- secre Voting members will be appointed appointed appointed ap- ap pointed by the county comI com- com I missioners APPOINTMENTS will be beof beof beof of staggered length in the beginning beginning beginning be- be ginning with all terms for three years after that The council is to meet at least once a month Another important responsibility responsibility responsibility of the council as set setup setup setup up in the ordinance is to tobe tobe tobe be aware of and interested in the aspects and needs of of I the aging to promote appropriate appropriate appropriate ap- ap public relations en en- deavors and to coordinate activities activities ac ac- ac- ac I and fiscal management management manage manage- ment of endeavors I ONE MORE objective is isto isto to seek seck out resources at all I levels to provide services I Ito to the aging The group will also be responsible responsible re re- for Cor establishing a 1 budget l t WE WANT to give only r minimum direction Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- f missioner Stanley Smoot said This should be your program I Ii II i t I A. A Ii d f J r 0 i d l r rr r r t S fd i S y j jJ i i I i J C it r I y ry f A t 4 I II II I I d g i I I I AJo I 4 i lc A I II I it r i II a at f Yi 1 X t l i t y Z I iT if 3 If j tary and Mrs Anabelle Kagie executive director of the Community Community Community Com Com- Action program Purpose of the organization to which the remainder of the council will be named from various communities communities communities com com- is to develop and integrate a well-rounded well program for forthe forthe forthe the county's older residents providing opportunities opportunities' in educational education education- al al recreational and social pursuits for senior adult citizens t |