Tri-County Council on Aging
Tri-County Council on Aging
Front row; Chairman Bob Dick, Daisy Burrus,
Vice-Chair Stacie Ware, Shirley Marie Wright, Lois Williams, Mary
Ann Koepp, Jennifer Thompson, Margaret Carson, Carolyn McGhay, Eva
Pope-Garrett, Jan Stadler, and TAAA Director Clark Miller. Back
row; Dr. Laurie McLemore, Rev. Richard Ziglar, Martha Rains,
Charles Gotswal, Tammy Harvey, Dr. Robert Thompson, David Carson,
Ken Mills.
Responsibilities:
The Council carries out advisory functions which
further the area agency's mission of developing and coordinating
community based systems of services for all older persons in the
planning and service area.
The advisory council is
separate and distinct from the area agency governing board and is
composed of:
More than 50 percent of older persons, including minority
individuals
Representatives of older
persons
Representatives of
health care provider organizations
Representatives of
supportive service providers organizations
Persons with leadership
experience in the voluntary and private sectors
Local elected
officials
General public
The responsibility of
the advisory council is to advise the area agency relative
to:
Developing and administering the area plan
Conducting public
hearings
Representing the
interests of older persons
Reviewing and commenting
on all community policies, programs, and actions which affect older
persons with the intent of assuring maximum coordination and
responsiveness to older persons.
Tri-County Council on Aging Committees
Resource Allocation Committee
The primary responsibilities of the Resource Allocation Committee
are to evaluate the utilization of existing resources and to ensure
adequate coverage of services provided under provision of the Older
Americans Act of 1965 as amended.
After receiving reports
and priorities from the Needs Analysis Committee and Agency on
Aging staff, the Resource Allocation Committee will perform the
following courses of action:
Review the funding formula and advise the Tulsa Area Agency on
Aging on the allocation of
funds;
Approve the Request for
Proposal (RFP) and the preliminary allocations of funds for
the following grant year;
Review applications for
funding and recommend projects to be funded for the following
grant year to the Tri-County Council on Aging;
Explore other resources
of financial support for projects that have been identified by the
Needs Analysis Committee of the Tri-County Council on Aging;
and
Review the utilization
of existing resources to ensure that maximum value is being
obtained from them.
Legislative/Education Committee
The primary responsibility of the Legislative/Education
Committee is to provide council members with information related to
legislative activities that may affect senior citizens. This
committee meets regularly during the legislative session and also
plans the annual Legislative Breakfast which is held October each
year.
Finance Committee
It is the duty of the Finance Committee to maintain
financial records that show sources and amounts of income,
disbursements, and transfers of funds of the Council on Aging. The
committee receives and reviews all requests for disbursements and
reports findings and recommendations to the Council on Aging. The
Finance Committee makes a full financial report annually to the
Council and interim financial reports at each monthly meeting of
the Council.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Committee
Monitoring and Evaluation relates to management of the
total program. Where monitoring is the day-to-day observation of
activities, evaluation is a review of the direction and
effectiveness of major aspects of the aging in terms of priorities,
as established, and the laws, rules and policies by which programs
are administered.
Although program
activities are those most often reviewed by the committee, the
effective use of funds and financial accountability are also
appropriate areas of concern. The Monitoring and Evaluation
Committee reports to the Council on Aging its findings and
recommendations for further funding prior to making final awards
for the following year.
Needs Analysis
Committee
The primary responsibility of the Needs Analysis Committee
is to identify the needs of elderly persons of the three-county
area, to identify existing services, and then to determine the
unmet needs from which priorities will be selected.
Activities include
conducting surveys, public forums or review of census data. The
conclusion of Needs Analysis activities includes the prioritization
of needs. The identified priority needs are then incorporated into
the Area Plan.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committeel consists of the chair,
vice-chair, standing committee chairs and two representatives
appointed by the chair assuring membership from each county. The
Executive Committee has authority to implement courses of action
approved by the Council on Aging. It may also act on urgent matters
between meetings, pending approval by the Council on
Aging.
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Committee Agenda's and Minutes TCCA Meetings Agenda's and Minutes
