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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, § 8B (2026)

Council on aging; establishment; annual reports; recommendations by department; clerks and employees

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Section 8B. A city by ordinance or a town by by-law may establish a council on aging for the purpose of coordinating or carrying out programs designed to meet the problems of the aging in coordination with programs of the department of aging and independence. The council shall submit an annual report to the city or town and shall send a copy thereof to the department of aging and independence. Said department shall from time to time review and evaluate such reports and make recommendations as to any required or needed changes in said local programs. The council may appoint such clerks and other employees as it may require. The names, addresses, telephone numbers, or other identifying information about older adults in the possession of the council shall not be public records, but the use of these records shall comply with sections 14 to 24, inclusive, of chapter 19A as a condition of receiving a government contract, program grant or other benefit, or as otherwise required by law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1995–2004 · leading case: M. O'Connor Contracting, Inc. v. City of Brockton, 809 N.E.2d 1062 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004).
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M. O'Connor Contracting, Inc. v. City of Brockton, 809 N.E.2d 1062 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004). “It is undisputed that the council on aging was created by city ordinance, under the authority of G. L. c. 40, § 8B, “for the purpose of coordinating or carrying out programs designed to meet the problems of the aging in coordination with programs of the department of elder…”
Bailey v. Town of Bourne, 645 N.E.2d 44 (Mass. App. Ct. 1995). “The town, in its memorandum in support of its motion for summary judgment, admitted that the Bourne council on aging is a body established pursuant to G. L. c. 40, § 8B, and a by-law of the town.”
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