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| 1 | | Agenda Item | The Veterans Affairs Commission (VAC) in collaboration with Health and Human Services Agency will review draft versions of the Veterans Monument Criteria, receive and consider input from the veteran community and identify and compose a single version of draft criteria to recommend for approval by the County Board of Supervisors (BOS), as directed by the BOS on 01/14/2025.
Timalynn Jaynes, Assistant Director of Human Services at HHSA, expressed gratitude to Commissioners Reynolds and Mullens-Becker for organizing this Special Meeting and thanked veterans for their input on the Monument Criteria. She recounted that at the March 13, 2025 VAC meeting, Commissioner Smith raised significant concerns about the verbiage in all drafts, citing contradictions and insufficient information distributed. He motioned to pause recommendations, opting instead to seek further guidance from the BOS. This motion passed with a unanimous 5-0 vote.
Jaynes emphasized that the BOS provided clear instructions for the veteran community to collaborate and resolve differences regarding the Criteria. She reminde | | |
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