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Talbot County Council introduces senior citizens task force, schedules work session
Summary
The Talbot County Council introduced an administrative resolution to establish a Senior Citizens Task Force to evaluate services for homeless seniors and directed staff to schedule a work session with service providers before finalizing appointments.
The Talbot County Council on July 1 introduced an administrative resolution to create a Senior Citizens Task Force aimed at evaluating and recommending services for homeless senior citizens in Talbot County and asked staff to convene a work session with local providers before final appointment of members.
Council member Lynn, who said “we do have a growing problem with homeless senior citizens,” told the council she and local service organizations have identified at least 52 seniors in need of services in the eastern part of the county. The introduced resolution, as read into the record, directs the county to form a task force to study housing, transportation and meals for this population and lists proposed member slots, including representatives from the Talbot Interface Shelter, the Neighborhood Service Center, the Talbot County Health Department Senior Care Program and the Easton Town Council.
The resolution specifies three-year terms for members, requires the task force to meet at least monthly, and instructs the chair to provide quarterly reports to the county council. It also states administrative support will be provided by the county manager and legal support by the office of law, and requires compliance with the Maryland Open Meetings Act (Maryland Annotated Code, General Provisions §3‑101).
Several council members said they wanted a work session before final appointments so the council and stakeholders would “hear the same information” and establish roles and buy‑in among providers. County Manager Patrick was asked to have staff reach out to the entities named in the draft resolution and schedule that work session; council instructed staff to include the invited organizations and make the session open to the public to the extent consistent with work‑session norms.
The introduction was made by show of hands; the council did not adopt the resolution at final vote that night. Council direction recorded the next steps: staff will convene a work session with the listed entities, after which the council will consider the resolution for final action.
