10.__Chair; number of meetings.__The council shall select a chair from among its members for a term of 2 years.__The council shall meet at the call of the chair, but not less than 4 times a year.

11.__Functions of the board of directors.__The board of directors shall consult with and advise the Executive Director of the Maine Council on Aging concerning the council's performance of the duties and to make recommendations to the executive director on issues concerning the council's work and the needs of older people.

12.__Administrative authority.__The council shall keep minutes of all meetings, including a list of people in attendance, and send copies of the minutes of all meetings to the Governor and leadership of the Legislature.__A majority of the council members constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the business of the council and exercising all the powers of the council.__A majority of the members present is sufficient for all actions of the council.

13.__Staffing assistance.__The council is authorized to employ, subject to the Civil Service Law, staff necessary to carry out its objectives.__The council is authorized to employ consultants and contract for projects that it considers necessary.__The commissioner and the director, to the extent reasonable and feasible, must make available to the council such staff, facilities, equipment, supplies, information and other assistance as it may reasonably require to carry out its activities.

14.__Council compensation.__Each member of the council is entitled to compensation as provided in Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 35-C.

15.__Subcommittees.__The council is authorized to appoint subcommittees consisting of its own members and to allow guests of the council to attend any meetings.

§5112-B.__Duties

The council shall: