Victoria senior advisory committee elects new chair Elena, appoints Sharon vice chair; minutes approved

The City of Victoria Senior Citizen Advisory Committee approved the minutes from its previous meeting and completed its annual selection of officers, nominating Elena as chair for a one-year term and appointing Sharon as vice chair.

Committee staff explained the scope of the chair role before nominations. Alyssa, the committee staff liaison, told members that the chair primarily “is responsible of doing is really just facilitating the meeting, making sure that we're going through, our agenda properly, making sure that everyone has an opportunity to speak, and, participate.”

Nominations opened during the meeting and Elena was nominated for chair. A motion to elect Elena as chair was made during the meeting; the transcript records the nomination and subsequent discussion that the new chair will assume the role for the next year. Members then nominated Sharon for vice chair; the committee moved and seconded the motion to appoint Sharon and the meeting record shows members voting in favor and the chair declaring “Sharon has been appointed.”

A staff member said the chair and vice chair each attend the committee’s meetings and that twice a year the chair or vice chair also presents the committee’s work plan and accomplishments to the City Council. Alyssa summarized the appointment process and emphasized staff support for anyone who takes the chair role, including a provided script and procedural assistance.

The meeting record also shows a procedural vote to approve the minutes as distributed earlier in the session.

Next steps: staff will update committee rosters and coordinate the transition so the newly elected officers can perform their duties and, if requested, present to City Council as part of the committee’s annual reporting.