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HEARING - Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board conduct a public hearing to consider an appeal submitted regarding the El Dorado County Veterans Alliance decision to honor Captain Paul Jacobs, pursuant to the “El Dorado Veterans Monument Criteria for Military Honoraria and Civilian Recognition”; the appeal challenges whether the determination to place the bronze plaque on the honor wall of the El Dorado Veterans Monument meets process requirements and eligibility criteria.
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On April 3, 2007, representatives of the Friends of the Veterans Monument, commanders of the County's veteran services organizations, and Veterans Commission met with County staff from the Chief Administrative Office, County Counsel, and Veterans Affairs to discuss the management of the Veterans Memorial Monument. The meeting resulted in two action items for the group to complete: a document outlining the regulations concerning the use of the monument and a document that outlines the criteria for governing the levels of distinction of honorable and distinguished service for the determination of the location of recognition on the monument. From these discussions, the "Veterans Monument Criteria for Military Honoraria and Civilian Recognition" was developed to provide information regarding eligibility criteria for and types of recognition through military honoraria at the monument plaza, the application process for applying to be honored, as well as the process for any issues or concerns regarding inclusion or location of honoraria. On September 11, 2007, (Item# 07-394) the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance Number 4743 establishing regulations for the use of the Veterans Memorial Monument and providing amendments to the Criteria for Military Honoraria and Civilian Recognition (See Attachments A and B).
Recently, in May 2021, representatives of the El Dorado County Veterans Alliance (formerly the "Friends of the Veteran...
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