Natick COA Executive Subcommittee finalizes May 11 board agenda, approves April minutes

The Town of Natick Council on Aging Executive Subcommittee met Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Conference Room 201. Saul Beaumont called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m., and members present were Chair Saul Beaumont, Sal Pandolfo, Jim Fitzgerald and Donna Tarutz, Director of COA & Human Services.

The subcommittee finalized the agenda for the full Council on Aging board meeting scheduled for May 11, 2026, agreeing to include updates on a strategic planning effort and a planned facilitation session led by a Mass COA trainer, which staff will present at the board meeting. Members also reviewed administrative items including a status update on a letter to the Select Board requesting relief from the town uthoritiesremote-attendance policy; the Select Board is scheduled to decide on that request at its next meeting.

Other operational updates included a report that the planned Ogunquit bus trip is confirmed and now has a waiting list, and that the nomination subcommittee has met and will report at the May 11 board meeting. The subcommittee agreed to invite Friends representative Joan Bace to a future meeting and noted Sal Pandolfo will coordinate with the Town Clerk's office regarding establishing three-year terms for associate members.

On a formal motion, Sal Pandolfo moved to accept the minutes of the April 6, 2026 Executive Subcommittee meeting; Jim Fitzgerald seconded the motion and the members voted to approve the minutes by unanimous consent. Saul Beaumont then closed the meeting at 12:30 p.m. after Jim Fitzgerald moved to adjourn and Sal Pandolfo seconded. The subcommittee scheduled its next Executive Subcommittee meeting for June 1, 2026, at the same time and location.

The meeting minutes were recorded as respectfully drafted by Jim Fitzgerald, COA Secretary.