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Veterans'
Affairs Committee Minutes
VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING
Minutes: May 10, 2006
Veterans Affairs Committee meeting convened by Veterans Committee
Co-Chairman Arnold Arquette at 8:00 A.M.
Pledge of Allegiance–Moment of Silence.
Roll-call of committee members:
| Chair, |
Todd Kaminski, |
Excused |
| Co-Chair, |
Arnold Arquette, |
Present |
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Del Turner, |
Present |
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Dave Martin, |
Present |
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Philip Savage, |
Present |
Citizens’ Time:
None
Reading of the April Committee Meeting Minutes:
Motion was made by Mr. Savage to accept April
minutes as presented. Mr. Martin seconded. By a 4-0 vote, April
Committee Meeting Minutes were accepted as presented.
Reading of the April Activity Report:
April Activity Report was read without ensuing discussion.
Applications for General Assistance from the Soldiers’ and
Sailors’ Relief Fund:
| 06-07 |
Soldiers’ and
Sailors’ Relief Application for rent $600.00, water $181.00, and
Utility (gas) $225.00–total of $1,006.00. |
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DENIED
for all requests. Denial was premised on the following:
inconsistent information, no substantiating evidence to support
statements of personal expenditures, and outright fraud committed
by way of collecting additional benefit for spouse from the
Department of Veterans Affairs when spouse is alleged to be
permanently separated from veteran. Mr. Savage made a motion to
deny. Mr. Martin seconded. By a roll call vote of 4-0, Applicant
06-07 was denied all requests for Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Relief.
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Old Business:
None
New Business:
The Director informed the Committee that he will
undergo a fairly emergent spinal fusion surgery on May 30, 2006 as a
result of a fractured L-4 vertebra with 50 percent vertebral slippage
resulting in nerve and spinal cord compression. The Director stated
that the surgery will take approximately eight hours with a five to
seven day subsequent hospital stay. As a result of this surgery, the
Director will be on short term disability until the middle of July
2006. The Director stated that he talked with Calhoun County
Administrator, Greg Purcell, to inform him of the unexpected news and
to request that an entry level county employee be laterally moved into
the office during the afternoons while the Director is on
convalescence. The premise behind this request was to provide
assistance to the Service Officer while the director is on
convalescence. The Director stated that Mr. Purcell was supportive of
the Director’s request, but reminded the Director that budgetary
concerns will have to be considered.
At or about 8:30AM, Mr. Martin made a motion to
adjourn, seconded by Mr. Savage. By a 4-0 vote, the meeting was
adjourned.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 A.M.
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Arnold Arquette
Co-Chair, Calhoun County Veterans’ Affairs Committee
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Scott C. Losey
Director, Calhoun County Veterans’ Affairs
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