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S:DISCUSSION OTHER / REPORTS TRICTDIS7. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGING MEETING MINUTES <br />Friday, December 16, 2022, 10:00 A.M. <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />5. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE CHAIR – Patricia Nye, Committee <br />Chair <br />Pat mentioned continue to receive scam phone calls. Announced that she <br />is resigning as Committee Chair effective February 24, 2023. Horace <br />mentioned the committee to elect Committee Chair in the next meeting, <br />and asked Clyde Silva, Committee Vice Chair to conduct the next meeting. <br />Clyde Silva agreed. <br /> <br />6. EXECUTIVE ON AGING REPORT AND UPDATES – Horace Farr <br />Executive on Aging updated the COA on the status of the Administrative <br />Services Assistant I (ASA I) position. We interviewed four potential <br />candidates on December 8, 2022, and are anticipating to have the ASA I <br />onboard beginning January 16, 2023. We will now focus on filling the Data <br />Analyst position. <br /> <br />Executive on Aging reported on the budget process and that the first <br />budget meeting with the Finance Department would be this afternoon at <br />2:00 p.m. We were very fortunate to have assistance from an accountant <br />from another department assist in helping us prepare our budget. <br /> <br />Executive on Aging reported on the December 13, 2022, and <br />December 15, 2022, AARP meetings in Hilo and Kona that he was invited <br />to speak at. Executive shared with the members that the Big Island is truly <br />a BIG Island. The U.S. Census classifies Hawaiʻi County as ⅔ (two-third) <br />rural with two urban centers. In planning for retirement and where one <br />would like to spend their retirement, besides finances, one needs to <br />consider the availability of services and access to them. <br /> <br />Executive on Aging reported that workforce development would be a high <br />priority in the upcoming legislative session. Committee members who are <br />interested in the process, were encouraged to submit testimony or contact <br />their legislator as a constituent. The office will submit to the committee the <br />five bills that made it into the Kupuna Caucus package. Also, we will be <br />sharing other bills of interest that may have impact to our Kupuna. <br /> <br /> <br />Chalintorn Burian, AARP, mentioned broadband and they did a study to <br />see what is available for the kupunas, and if they are interested. It was <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />