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Thornton Active Adult Board Application
Thornton Active Adult Board
The purpose of the Thornton Active Adult Board is to promote and facilitate communications between the Board and City Council in matters impacting the needs and interest of citizens 55 years of age and older, and to better assist the City Council in being responsive and well advised as to issues of particular relevancy to active adults. The Board makes recommendations for the most appropriate and beneficial use of the Thornton Active Adult Center and how to improve and expand citywide services for active adults..
Board Membership and Qualifications
The Board consists of 11 members appointed by City Council, with representation from each ward, the business community, one member recommended by the 55+ Organization, Inc., one member recommended by the Mayor, and four members appointed at large. Nine of the members must be 55 years of age at the time of the appointment. The Thornton Active Adult Board meets the third Wednesday of January, April, and October at 1:30 p.m. and the third Wednesday of July at 4 p.m. at the Active Adult Center unless otherwise scheduled.