CITY OF EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION ORDINANCE NO. 1544

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND EAST LANSING CITY CODE 2, ARTICLE V, DIVISION 10 SENIORS’ COMMISSION

THE CITY OF EAST LANSING ORDAINS:

City of East Lansing City Code Chapter 2 – Administration, Article V – Boards and Commissions, Division 10 – Seniors’ Commission, will be amended as follows:

DIVISION 10. SENIORS COMMISSION

 Sec. 2-441. Membership.

(a)     Appointments will be made to the Seniors Commission as provided for in section 2-241.

(b)    The commission shall consist of nine members, seven of whom shall be residents of the City of East Lansing. The remaining two positions may be held by non-residents of the city if those persons are members in good standing of the East Lansing Prime Time Senior Program and remain members in good standing for the duration of their appointed term on the Seniors Commission.

(Ord. No. 1298, 4-16-2013)

Sec. 2-442. Duties.

It shall be the duty of the Seniors Commission to represent the interests of senior citizens and to advise the City Council and City Manager on all matters of city governance which affect the interest of the senior population. These duties shall include:

(1)     To identify, recommend, and develop supportive services and educational and leisure time programs that may be provided or made available to seniors directly by the city or through third-party providers in order to enhance the quality of life for area seniors.

(2)     To assist and advise the city on the operation and maintenance of senior centers which the city may maintain or which the city may support on a regional basis.

(3)     To recommend to the City Manager annual appropriations of city funds for senior programs.

(4)     To advise and assist the city in obtaining gifts, grants, bequests, or endowments for senior citizen programs and activities from third parties and appropriations from other governmental agencies to support senior programs within the city.

(5)     To receive gifts, grants, bequests, and endowments to the city which the donor may restrict to use for senior programs.

(6)     To advise and assist the city in applying for and administering community development block grant appropriations for capital and operating expenditures for senior programs within the city.

(7)     To review and advise the City Council on the nature and extent of social services being rendered or available to East Lansing seniors within the region.

(8)     To act as an advocate to City Council for the interests of seniors in all matters of local, regional, or state concern.

(9)     To serve as a liaison with the Michigan State Office on Services to the Aging, the Michigan Commission on Services to the Aging and the area agencies established pursuant to the Older Michiganians Act, the Tri-County Office on Aging, and other local, county and state governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations whose activities may advance the interest of seniors in the city.

Secs. 2-443 - 2-470. Reserved.

Marie Wicks

East Lansing City Clerk

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