APPROVED MEETING MINUTES

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 – 6:00 pm

Hosted Remotely

                                                             Via Microsoft Teams

 

VICTOR OLIVIERI, PRESIDENT

COURTNEY MILLER, SECRETARY

WILLIAM BARNICKEL, MATTHEW BRAUER (EXCUSED), DOUGLAS BULLARD, HANLEY CHAN, DEBORAH DACUMOS (ABSENT), GEORGE ISHIKATA, IKRAM MANSORI, JEFF MARSHALL, STEPHEN MARTIN-PINTO(ABSENT), CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD(ABSENT), MYLES TUCKER, RAYMOND WONG

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

Meeting called to order at 1800

 

ROLL CALL

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

Officers’ Reports

 

President Olivieri

 

Secretary Miller

 

Committee Reports

 

Legislative Committee – Commissioner Tucker

USPS letter distributed

            Federal 

State – Veterans home issue no major update at this time

 

                        Communications Committee – Commissioner Brauer

                                    No updates

 

                        Events Committee – Commissioner Mansori

                                    No update

           

Rules Committee – Commissioner Ishikata

            Amended by-laws posted on the website

Working on vetting potential applicants to the VAC have not received any to date

                                   

                        Finance Committee – Commissioner Marshall

Discussed the method by which we establish the Vet’s fund.  Exploring three options.  Should reach out to BOS or Mayor to get a supporter to push this forward.

 

                        Ad hoc Committee – Commissioner Chan

                       

Liaison Reports

 

 

Veterans Related Legislation

         

 

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

 

October Regular Meeting Minutes – Approved [Commissioner Miles Abstain]

September Regular Meeting Minutes – Approved

 

AGENDA CHANGES

 

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

            Veteran’s Preference in BMR [Action Item]

            Commissioner Barnickel

           

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

            Officer Nominations

            President – Commissioner Ishikata (declined), Commissioner Olivieri      

            Vice President – Commissioner Tucker

            Secretary – Commissioner Miller (declined), Commissioner Bullard

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENT

 

An opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission, including items being considered today which have not been considered by a Commission committee and excluding items which have been considered by a Commission committee. Members of the public may address the Commission for up to two minutes.

 

Each member of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. The President or the Commission may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes.

 

Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting.

 

 

HONORS REPORT AND MOMENT OF SILENCE

 

In memory of American service members in all wars and conflicts who made the ultimate sacrifice. We also remember the passing of homeless veterans, veterans who died while awaiting approval of benefits, and suicides within the veteran and armed service communities.

 

ADJOURNMENT

MEETING ADJOURNED