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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-30-2025Paducah-McCracken County Senior Citizens, Inc. Minutes of Monthly Board Meeting Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 8:00am Present Board Members- David Troutman, Uppinder Mehan, Lydia May, Herb Gregory, Dan Frazier, Robert Hernandez, Karami Underwood, Carol Young, and Simone Fearon. Staff Present- Sarah Walker, Executive Director, Robin Ross, Assistant Director. Absent Board Members- None. Volunteers Present – Cindy Mangrum. Call to Order: David Troutman called the meeting to order at 8:03 a.m. David introduced and welcomed our newest board member Uppinder Mehan. Uppinder gave us a nice summary of his background and is eager to become involved. Minutes from the Last Months: Herb Gregory made a motion to approve the August minutes. Robert Hernandez seconded. The motion passed. Director and Presidents Report: David and Sarah Walker outlined the recent severe cuts to all senior centers across the state. This will cause us to reduce the number of days that we can provide meal delivery and impact our congregate meal supply as well. The state legislature will not meet again until January 2026, so we are on our own until then. On the bright side, Sarah has been able to give several interviews on local TV and WKMS radio outlining the situation and shared a bright spot in that the community is really stepping up to help. In particular, Signet Credit Union, and Mercy Health have each made generous donations. Mercy will begin sharing their leftover food with us 3 days a week which will help us to continue to offer meals at the center 5 days a week. Sarah also informed us that the Hickman County Senior Center may even have to close its doors as a result of these cuts. She has been providing some advice and ideas to them regarding applying for grants and community support. Sarah has also had to lay off 2 drivers and 3 kitchen workers as a result. There have been several positive notes: We now have the keys to our new building and Sarah has been communicating with several of the companies that will be working on it. Robert Hernandez spearheaded a visit to bless our building and the Major, County Judge Executive and several commissioners were present and toured the building. We will be evaluating whether the use of a general contractor will be necessary. We will also be receiving a check for $300,000.00 from the county very soon. Sarah reported that we have received a second donation for $10,000.00 from the estate of one of our former seniors. His daughter had heard the news about the budget cuts and wanted to help. Sarah also informed us that one of our drivers had recently saved the life of another senior. The senior did not answer the door one day, so the driver left a note…the next day the note was still there so he called for an immediate welfare check…the senior had been lying on the floor for 2 days…this is the very proof that the meals we deliver are just the basic reasons that the Senior Center is important. Compassion and concern for the health and well-being of our seniors is of utmost importance. Committee Reports: Finance Committee: No report. Nominating Committee: No report. Personnel Committee: No report. Bylaws and Policies Committee: No report. Director’s Report: See Sarah’s Report for additional issues not addressed at the beginning of the meeting. Assistant Director’s Report: No report this month. Old Business Building Update: See above minutes for details. Building Lot: After discussion, Robert Hernandez made a motion to list the building lot for sale and hiring Melissa Watson as our realtor. Carol Young seconded the motion, and the motion passed. New Business We will be adding Karami Underwood to the list of approved signers for check writing. Comments and Announcements: Robert asked that we all continue to pray and be very alert to opportunities for support for the center for both the building project and our funding reductions. We will all look to our own friends and networks for help and to get the word out of our needs and goals We are very thankful and appreciative of the diligent work and unwavering time, energy and compassion of Sarah and Robin and the entire staff. Adjournment: Carol Young made a motion to adjourn at 9:01 a.m. Simone Fearon seconded. The motion passed. The next board meeting date is October 28, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.