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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Veteran Services Office is recommending the Board approve changes to the El Dorado County Veterans Monument Criteria for Military Honoraria and Civilian Recognition (last adopted by the Board on September 11, 2007), which adds a process to ensure that all federally chartered veteran’s organizations in El Dorado County are given the opportunity to review applications for honoraria for placement at the Veterans Monument, with an opportunity for objection if needed prior to placement.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On September 11, 2007, the El Dorado County Veterans Memorial Monument (Veterans Monument) was authorized by the Board with their passage/adoption of Ordinance 4743, pursuant to Chapter 9.54 of Title 9 of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code (Legistar file 07-394). The Veterans Monument honors and remembers the Nation’s Veterans who served the cause of freedom. Ordinance 4743 stipulates that the Veterans Monument shall forever be a place of dignity and honor, intended to provide a place for individuals to hold quiet reflection of veterans and their service. Ordinance 4743 also established regulations for the public’s use of the Veterans Monument. The Board also approved the Criteria for Military Honoraria and Civilian Recognition (Criteria) for the Veterans Monument.
As a result of this Board action, the El Dorado County Veterans Alliance (referred to herein as “Veterans Alliance”), a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation whose purpose is to foster cooperation among veteran groups, was designated to oversee the purchase of materials for the monument's maintenance and improvements and has been designated by ordinance to host two annual ceremonies (Memorial Day and Veterans Day) at the Veterans Monument. To preserve the Veterans Monument’s purpose, no other organized activities other than the two commemorative ceremonies can be held on the grounds of the Veterans Monument.
The Criteria (adopted Se...
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