Area Agency on Aging Hosts Public Hearing on Plan and Budget

 The Advisory Council of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services Area Agency on Aging will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, in the Gold Room on the fourth floor of the County Courthouse, 436 Grant St., in downtown Pittsburgh.

 The objective of the public hearing is to solicit comments on the 2011-12 area plan and budget prospectus. Persons wishing to give testimony may register in advance by calling 412-350-4083 for an assigned five-minute time slot. Speakers also may register the day of the hearing and provide testimony as time permits.

 A presentation will be made on the agency's protective services. The presentation includes information about operations, how to identify elder abuse and common characteristics of victims.

The hearing will provide an opportunity for older adults, caregivers and other interested parties to ask questions and offer comments on aging services in general. All oral and written comments will be recorded in the official proceedings of the hearing and sent to the Pennsylvania Department of Aging in Harrisburg.

  The 2011-12 area plan will be posted at  www.alleghenycounty.us/dhs/plansbudgets.aspx during the week of the public hearing.

To request a hard copy of the plan, call 412-350-4083 or contact Ken Kornick by email at  kenneth.kornick@alleghenycounty.us.

 Written testimony will be accepted at or after the hearing. All testimony must be received no later than Wednesday, June 15, either by email to the above contact or by mail to: Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging, 441 Smithfield St., second floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.