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Chicopee senior center reports spending freeze; Friends donation and Formula funding help close gap
Summary
The Council on Aging was told the center is on a city spending freeze; Friends donated $7,000 for the quarter and final Formula funding of $110,000 was received. Director Sherry Manyak has requested an additional $10,000 from the city.
The City of Chicopee Council on Aging received its April fiscal report at the May 13 meeting and was told the center is operating under a city-imposed spending freeze while staff pursue supplemental funding.
Director Sherry Manyak told members that the Friends organization provided $7,000 this quarter, helping address an operating shortfall, and that the final Formula funding disbursement totaled $110,000. She said some maintenance funding was moved to the city and that expenses remain somewhat high. The minutes record the fiscal report was circulated and unanimously approved; a formal vote tally and mover/second were not specified.
Sherry said she met with city officials and requested an additional $10,000 to address next year's budget concerns but noted the need to identify an additional funding source for that request. The minutes do not specify whether the city has responded or when the request will be decided.
The council also approved the April meeting minutes at the same session.
Next steps recorded in the minutes include continuing to seek grant opportunities (the MCOA grants for 2026) and staff input on program ideas; specific follow-up actions or deadlines were not specified in the minutes.
