Easton COA Tables Chair, Vice Chair Nominations

Council on Aging · Meeting of October 8, 2026

EASTON — The Easton Council on Aging tabled chair and vice chair nominations and delayed approving months of flawed meeting minutes. Staff presented a new organizational chart showing the town's Department of Health and Community Services, led by Director Kristen Kennedy, now split into four divisions, including a still-vacant Community Resource Program Manager post expected to be filled within weeks. Member Jean, the town's Human Resource Director, and the town clinician joined Kennedy to interview four finalists last Monday.

A member identified as Carol said "a lot of seniors just feel like, well, nobody cares about us in town," prompting staff to defend outreach efforts tied to the center's roughly 1,000-copy mailed newsletter. Members also flagged that no meeting occurred in June, July or August for lack of quorum, and that minutes labeled May actually describe a September meeting. The board's next meeting is November 12.

In the full story:

• Board Organization: Chair and Vice Chair Vacancies
• Programming Update
• Approval of Minutes
• Department Restructuring and Organizational Chart
• Hiring the Community Resource Program Manager
• Outreach, Newsletter and Communication Concerns
• Activities and Programming Concerns
• Budget, Program Costs and Member Notes
• Next Meeting and Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,175 words

Source: the Council on Aging meeting of October 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.