An Aurora City Council committee has recommended the first six members for the city’s Aging-in-Community Advisory Board that would focus on issues facing seniors in the city.
Members of the Rules, Administration and Procedures Committee on Tuesday recommended the six members, largely people representing agencies that deal with senior citizens.
“We’ve started out really great,” said Katrina Boatright, the city’s manager of Senior and Disability Services. “We’re really excited about it.”
Alex Voigt, deputy chief of staff in the mayor’s office, said four of the six members are not residents, but represent agencies. There would still be three spots open on the board, which Voigt said city officials want to fill with “community members who are aging in our community.”
The six recommended appointments would be: Jennifer Brasfield, a non-resident who is executive director of Riverwalk Adult Day Services in Naperville, which serves Aurora residents; Esmeralda Tellner, a non-resident, a retired Aurora Police Department Elderly Resource Officer; Alex Haughee; a non-resident, executive director of Plum Landing; Reena Cherian, a resident of the 10th Ward, a geriatric physical therapist for more than 20 years; Glenda Love, a non-resident, who works for Age Guide which serves Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will County residents; and George Scowins, a 1st Ward resident, who is an active resident and former Block Grant Working Committee member.
The City Council voted to establish the Aging-in-Community Advisory Board last April, and Voigt acknowledged it took a while to get the first proposed members.
“We want to make sure we had proper vetting,” she said.
Aldermen are likely to vote on the board members at the Nov. 26 City Council meeting.
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