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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.

Vision 2030 Town Hall Meeting

Interested individuals are invited to join the Germantown Forward 2030 Steering Committee, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, at The Great Hall and Conference Center, 1900 S. Germantown Road, to openly discuss and participate in planning Germantown’s future.

“The 30-member steering committee has worked hard to develop a vision statement that we can all embrace,” said steering committee co-chair Kevin Young. Participants at the Town Hall meeting will be asked to work in groups to help take the Vision to the next level by defining the words and phrases it contains. “We have laid the groundwork, now we need the community to help determine the direction,” added co-chair Audrey Grossman.

Those planning to attend are asked to contact Stacey Ewell at sewell@germantown-tn.gov or (901) 751-7559 to reserve a spot. Refreshments will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. The group will get to work at 6 with adjournment planned for 8 p.m.

During the meeting, staff will also discuss opportunities for residents to participate in focused task forces where members can engage and share their expertise in key performance areas. Task forces will meet regularly beginning in August and will generate ideas and initiatives designed to guide and move Germantown toward the defined Vision.

In January, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen selected 30 Germantown residents for a steering committee to ensure public comment and community ideas are included in strategic planning for Germantown’s future and growth. Dubbed Germantown 2030, members have been meeting regularly to learn and discuss the long-term shared vision for the future of the City.

“The future is ours to create,” said futurist Rebecca Ryan on her visit to Germantown in February. She added Germantown should “remember what has made us great and believe the future will make us even better.”

For additional information about the Town Hall meeting, task force work or applications or the Germantown Forward 2030 process, contact City Administrator Patrick Lawton at (901) 757-7201.
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