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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Veteran Services Office is recommending the Board receive and file a presentation and provide direction to staff on the proposed recommended revisions to the El Dorado County Veterans Monument Criteria for Military Honoraria and Civilian Recognition (Monument Criteria), last adopted by the Board on September 11, 2007, with the options as follows:
1) Approve the Veterans Affairs Commission’s (VAC) recommended revision, thereby adopting the Revised Monument Criteria version as presented in Attachment A titled “Draft VAC Recommended Revised Veterans Monument Criteria” which is also HHSA’s recommendation, for the effective date of July 15, 2025; or
2) Direct staff to follow the current El Dorado County Veterans Monument Criteria for Military Honoraria and Civilian Recognition (Attachment D), adopted by the Board on September 11, 2007, thereby making no revisions; or
3) Adopt an alternative revision from the options presented for five sections discussed for revisions: Residency Language, Military Honoraria Language, Definition of Hero Language, Eligibility for Recognition through Military Honoraria (Alternative Language), and Appeal Language; or
4) Provide alternative direction for next steps staff should take on said Monument Criteria.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On January 14, 2025, a revised version of the Monument Criteria that added 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 and appeal if needed prior to placement was presented to the Board for acceptance (Legistar file 24-1662). As a result of this presentation/agenda item, the Board directed HHSA to further engage all stakeholders and collaborate with the VAC to finalize language and compose potential revisions to return to the Board to present a final Monument C...
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