Community Health & Senior Services Commission

Agenda & Minutes

General Information

The function of the Commission shall be to serve in an advisory capacity to the Town Council regarding Town policies within its scope of expertise; specifically, on the human service needs of the community. With the prior approval of, and/or at the direction of, the Town Council or its delegate, the Commission shall receive public input, evaluate options, and make recommendations on policy issues including, but not limited to, the following:

The relevant goals and objectives contained in the Human Service Element of the Town’s General Plan; and
The coordination of community services programs between the Town and other agencies, both public and private; and
Emerging community needs, including demographic and economic trends.

The Commission shall make recommendations to Town Council concerning the Town's annual Community Grants Program. Enabling Resolution (PDF)

The Commission's membership consists of:

Seven (7) adult voting members appointed by Council, whose terms of office are three (3) years
One (1) non-voting Youth Commissioner liaison, appointed by the Youth Commission, whose term of office shall be for one (1) year with no limitations on reappointments.

2024 Annual Report to the Town Council

2024 Annual Report

2023 Annual Report to the Town Council

Report from Chair Blum (PDF)
Report from Vice Chair Yick (PDF)
Report from Commissioner Khanal (PDF)

Meetings

The Commission meets on the fourth Thursday of every month in the Town Council Chambers at 110 East Main Street at 4:00 p.m. The Staff Liaisons are Jennifer Fosco, Senior Services Coordinator and Katy Nomura, Assistant Town Manager.

How Can I Get Involved?

For application information, please click here.

All meetings are open to the public. We invite you to attend a meeting before you apply. Contact the Town at (408) 354-6834 to confirm meeting date and time.

Commission Members

In some cases, members are filling unexpired terms; therefore, the expiration dates noted may not reflect the actual length of term. These members have asterisks (*) next to their names.

Name	Type of Member	Length of Term	Date First Appointed	Date Current Term Expires
Richard Konrad	Resident	3 years	1/1/2021	12/31/2026
Martha Sterne	Resident	3 years	1/1/2023	12/31/2026
Gregory Gentile	Resident	3 years	1/1/2025	12/31/2027
Eleanor Yick	Resident	3 years	1/1/2022	12/31/2027
Shailaja Venkatsubramanayan	Resident	3 years	11/24/25	12/31/2028
Patricia Uro-May	Resident	3 years	11/24/25	12/31/2028
Vacant	Resident	3 years		12/31/2028
Matthew Hudes	Council Liaison	Reviewed Annually
Jennifer Fosco	Staff Liaison
Katy Nomura	Staff Liaison