MINUTES

CITY OF BERLIN COMMITTEE ON AGING MEETING MINUTES 28th DAY of April, 2026 10:00 AM Berlin Senior Center The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Jodarsky at 10:00 AM Roll Call: Present: Jimmy Jodarski, Vice Chair (2026) Paul Hanan, Secretary (2026) Richard Lashbrook (2027) Mary Hess (2027) Susan Jungenberg (2026) Amanda Krause (2027) Sue Kiener, Senior Center Director Tracy Klawitter, Berlin City Council Liaison Jodarski led the committee in the Pledge of Allegiance. Public comments: N/A Next, Hanan made a motion to approve the minutes as posted in the agenda, seconded by Hess, & carried by unanimous voice vote. After a brief discussion on the separation of the “General Account” and “Senior Center” accounts, Kiener reiterated her commitment to providing the most updated/transparent and recent figures for the Revenue and Expense report. Jungenberg inquired as to the “year to date” expenditures, as opposed to the “year to today’s date” column header as it appears in the agenda report. Kiener also stated that the Green Lake County wishes that the meal site program remain at the Berlin Senior Center. Kiener then proceeded to inform the group as to the kitchen’s future staffing inadequacy that will occur when Mirr retires. Hanan mentioned that he personally had reviewed the councils meeting video, & was quite shocked by the outcome to not carry forward in addressing this inevitable matter. It was explained to the group that the Berlin Council did not support the request for additional staff as the motion did not get seconded, nor was there other discussion brought forward. Kiener then presented the committee with several charts and graphs comparing the annual Senior Center’s numbers from the past few years. After careful review of the information presented, the group determined that steady growth is supported by the information presented, contradicting the determination of counsel. Hanan made a motion to approve the revenues and expenditures as posted in the agenda, seconded by Krause, & carried by unanimous voice vote. The directors update included; o The open house meal counts totaled 61, with a total attendance of 85 o The current “Code of Conduct” requires updating, & the updated version will be reviewed by the committee, and voted on at the next meeting o Please be advised that the upcoming “Friends Picnic” is an open to the public event The County Committee on aging update has been postponed as there was no meeting this month Next on the agenda, was the annual election of officers for the Berlin Committee on Aging. There are 3 current terms that expire on April 30, 2026. They include Jodarski, Hanan, & Jungenberg. After the nominations and voting were completed, Jodarski was elected as Chairperson, Hanan was elected as Vice-Chairperson & Secretary, with Jungenberg accepting a new three-year term as committee member also. New business: N/A Old business: Jungenberg reiterated that we still have a seat open on the committee. The meeting was adjourned by Jodarsky at 11:05am. Submitted by: PAUL HANAN C.O.A.Secretary