173.03 Ohio advisory council for aging.
173.03 Ohio advisory council for aging.
(A) There is hereby created the Ohio advisory council for the aging, which shall consist of twelve members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Two ex officio members of the council shall be members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and shall be members of two different political parties. Two ex officio members of the council shall be members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate and shall be members of two different political parties. The directors of mental health, developmental disabilities, health, and job and family services, or their designees, shall serve as ex officio members of the council. The council shall carry out its role as defined under the “Older Americans Act of 1965,” 79 Stat. 219, 42 U.S.C. 3001, as amended.
At the first meeting of the council, and annually thereafter, the members shall select one of their members to serve as chairperson and one of their members to serve as vice-chairperson.
(B) Members of the council shall be appointed for a term of three years, except that for the first appointment members of the Ohio commission on aging who were serving on the commission immediately prior to July 26, 1984, shall become members of the council for the remainder of their unexpired terms. Thereafter, appointment to the council shall be for a three-year term by the governor. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term. Any member may continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member’s term until a successor takes office and shall be compensated for the period served between the expiration of the member’s term and the beginning of the successor’s term.
(C) Membership of the council shall represent all areas of Ohio and shall be as follows:
(1) A majority of members of the council shall have attained the age of sixty and have a knowledge of and continuing interest in the affairs and welfare of the older citizens of Ohio. The fields of business, labor, health, law, and human services shall be represented in the membership.
(2) No more than seven members shall be of the same political party.
(D) Any member of the council may be removed from office by the governor for neglect of duty, misconduct, or malfeasance in office after being informed in writing of the charges and afforded an opportunity for a hearing. Two consecutive unexcused absences from regularly scheduled meetings constitute neglect of duty.
(E) Members of the council shall be compensated at the rate of fifty dollars for each day actually employed in the discharge of official duties but not to exceed two thousand dollars per year and in addition shall be allowed actual and necessary expenses.
(F) Council members are not limited as to the number of terms they may serve.
(G) Council members shall not be interested directly or indirectly in any contract awarded by the department of aging.
Amended by 128th General Assembly ch. 7, SB 79, § 1, eff. 10/6/2009.
Effective Date: 07-01-2000