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MONTGOMERY COUNTY

PERFORM ITS DUTIES, BUT NO LESS THAN SIX (6) TIMES EACH
YEAR. A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL
CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS, AND
A MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT AT ANY MEETING SHALL BE
SUFFICIENT FOR ANY OFFICIAL ACTION TAKEN BY THE
COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT
TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL
SUMMARIZING ITS ACTIVITIES, NEEDS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND
THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE GOALS OF THE COMMISSION ARE BEING
MET.

27-42. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.

THERE SHALL BE AN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMISSION, WHO SHALL BE A MERIT SYSTEM EMPLOYEE. OTHER
PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES MAY BE AUTHORIZED AS PROVIDED BY
APPROPRIATIONS.

27-43. POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY.

THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND IT SHALL BE
ITS DUTY:

A.    TO RESEARCH, ASSEMBLE, ANALYZE AND DISSEMINATE
PERTINENT DATA AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS RELATING TO
ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS WHICH WILL ASSIST IN MEETING THE
NEEDS AND SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF THE AGING; TO COOPERATE
WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS AID
INDIVIDUALS IN IDENTIFYING AND SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF
THE AGING; AND TO DEVELOP AND CONDUCT, AS APPROPRIATE, IN
COOPERATION WITH COUNTY GOVERNMENT, OTHER SERVICES AND
PROGRAMS DEALING WITH THE PROBLEMS AND NEEDS OF THE
AGING.

B.     TO REVIEW PLANS OF PRIMARY CONCERN TO THE
AGING THAT ARE DEVELOPED BY OTHER COMMISSIONS, AGENCIES,
OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

C.     TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SYSTEM
FOR ALL SERVICES IN THE COUNTY RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO
THE NEEDS OF THE AGING.

D.    TO INSTITUTE AND CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER
PROGRAMS, MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE
OF THE AGING. IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS DUTIES, THE
COMMISSION SHALL COOPERATE WITH ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS,
COMMUNITY, BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL,
EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS.

E.  TO COOPERATE WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND ALL
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH MATTERS WITHIN THE
JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION.

F.    TO STUDY AND INVESTIGATE BY MEANS OF PUBLIC OR