Amador County – The Area 12 Agency on Aging Advisory Council received two new appointees by the Amador County Board of Supervisors early last month, including former Ione Mayor Chester Schaufel, and former Advisory Council member Beverly Boriolo.

Amador County’s Board of Supervisors, which appoints the Advisory Council members, reportedly has been getting quite a bit of applications, which has helped because the Council has been needing people for a while. The County put the vacancy notice on its website, which helped increase attention. They have other applications that are pending, and still need to make appointments.

On Aug. 9, Supervisors appointed Beverly Boriolo and Chester Schaufel, each to a three-year term. Both were appointed as “citizen members at large” of the Area 12 Agency on the Aging Advisory Council.

Supervisors in the recent notice said the “purpose of the Advisory Council is to advise the Area 12 Agency on Aging Governing Body regarding the needs relating to senior citizens, advocating for local senior citizens,” disseminating information to local seniors about programs and legislation, and aiding staff in the development planning documents.

There were five citizen-at-large vacancies with the terms of appointments being for three years. The Advisory Council meets on the third Thursday of each month, rotating through four the A-12’s four member counties of Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, and Tuolumne.

Outgoing Executive Director Linda Zach, who is retiring at the end of September, said the Governing Board is a four-county Joint Power Authority, set up by an agreement between the four member counties, with Supervisors appointing one of their members to the Governing Board. Supervisor Richard Forster represents Amador County, with alternate Supervisor Vice Chairman Louis Boitano.

Zach said the Advisory Council is made up of members from each county, with the number of seats given to each county based on the ratio of residents aged 60 or older in each county. All are appointed by their respective Boards of Supervisors.

There are eight seats in Amador, Zach said, including a services provider position, held by Common Ground Senior Services Director Elizabeth Thompson. The other seats are held by Floy Gallard, Thelma Clancy and the two new appointees.

Chester Schaufel is the former Mayor and Councilman of Ione. Zach said Beverly Boriolo is a former Advisory Council member, who sought to serve again.

Zach said: “We really encourage applicants to attend at least one meeting if not two Advisory Council meetings,” so they can learn what the Council does, and see if they want to be involved.

For information, call Area 12 at (209) 532-6272, or the Amador Supervisors office at (209)223-6470.

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