Natick COA subcommittee approves strategic plan cover, updates health objectives and seeks staff input

The Council on Aging Board Strategic Planning Subcommittee for the Town of Natick met by Zoom on March 20, 2026, called to order at 2:00 p.m., and adjourned at 2:55 p.m. The subcommittee approved the strategic plan cover document, updated objectives from the health subcommittee and agreed to solicit staff input before presenting the plan to the full Board.

Committee members Jim Fitzgerald (COA Strategic Planning Subcommittee member), Paula Panchuck (COA Strategic Planning Subcommittee member) and Jan Sewell (COA Strategic Planning Subcommittee member) reviewed goals and objectives and noted which items are continuations of the prior strategic plan or activities already undertaken at the Center. The group made edits to align ongoing activities with the updated objectives.

As a next step, the subcommittee approved sending an email to a staff member identified only as Angela with the cover document and the goals spreadsheet to invite staff feedback. The subcommittee agreed its goal is to receive staff input prior to presenting the draft plan to the full Council on Aging Board; no firm date was set for the next meeting, which will be scheduled after the committee receives Angela’s response.

The meeting minutes indicate the record was "Respectfully submitted by Jeanette Sewell, COA Strategic Planning Subcommittee Member." The attendees list in the minutes records a "Jan Sewell," while the minutes submitter is named "Jeanette Sewell;" the transcript contains both names but does not clarify whether they refer to the same individual. The record also lists three attendees in total: Jim Fitzgerald, Paula Panchuck and Jan Sewell.

The meeting had no recorded formal roll-call vote or numbered motions with mover/second on the public minutes beyond the approvals described above. The subcommittee adjourned at 2:55 p.m.