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Senior Advisory Commission

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Purpose
The Senior Advisory Commission advises the Board of Mayor and Aldermen concerning the needs of the senior population of the community and other related issues.

Meetings
Meets on the third Thursday of each month at 3 p.m. at the Parks and Recreation Conference Room at 2276 West St. This Commission does not meet in December.

Members
All members of the commission must be Germantown residents who are 50+ years of age. Membership consists of 12 voting members and include Chairman John Johnson, Brandy Miller, James Debo, Charles Clark, Edrie Bobbitt, Alice Claire Colville, Walter Krug, Susan Olsson, Jayu Wagh, Steve Priddy, David Calvin, and Catherine Horton, as well as Parks and Recreation Director Natalie Ruffin,  Alderman Sherrie Hicks, Heather Fisher - Education Commission, Mike Agee - Parks and Recreation Commission Liaison, Jennie Gould - Senior Program Coordinator, Donna French - Senior Trips and Teresa Martin - Staff Support. 

Contact
For more information, contact Natalie Ruffin at NRuffin@Germantown-TN.gov or (901) 757-7205 or Alderman Sherrie Hicks at SHicks@Germantown-tn.gov.

Strategic Planning Community Kick-Off Featuring Rebecca Ryan

On Wednesday, February 25, at 6 p.m., the City of Germantown will host a Strategic Planning Community Kick-off featuring Rebecca Ryan, nationally known economist, futurist and humorist, at the Germantown Performing Arts Center, 1801 Exeter Road. Those who live, work and/or play in Germantown are invited to participate in this free event that is sure to inspire.

This event will set the stage for the City’s most recent strategic planning efforts aimed at updating the current Vision 2020 plan. A citizen committee, made up of 30 Germantown residents, will work throughout 2015 to develop a new long-range strategic plan for the City. Later this year, the committee will enlist task force members to offer expertise in identified key performance areas. Those interested in participating on a task force can sign up at this event.

“This type of planning is critical to Germantown’s success,” said Germantown City Administrator Patrick Lawton. “The goal of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee is to ensure that Germantown continues to be a great place to live and do business. This plan will provide a road map for Germantown’s future, securing the community’s goal of sustainability – of leaving the community in an even better position than we found it. Rebecca Ryan's message is relevant to that goal,” Lawton added.

Rebecca Ryan serves as the Resident Futurist at the Alliance for Innovation, a Senior Fellow at CEOs for Cities and a World Academy for Entrepreneurship & Enterprise (WAE2) board member. She is a futurist and an economist...and hilarious. Some folks call her a human spark plug. But don't take our word for it; join the City for this important kick-off event.

For additional information, contact Stacey Ewell at sewell@germantown-tn.gov or 901-751-7559.
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