City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: DECEMBER 7, 2016
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Resolution to Establish an Ad Hoc Veterans Commission Advisory Group. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a resolution to establish the Ad Hoc Veterans Commission Advisory Group to provide guidance to City Council with regards to the development of an Alexandria Veterans Commission.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Approve the attached resolution establishing an Ad Hoc Veterans Commission Advisory Group ("Advisory Group"); and
(2) Authorize the City Manager to appoint the seven members of the Advisory Group.
BACKGROUND: Per City Council direction, a resolution has been drafted to establish an Ad Hoc Veterans Commission Advisory Group with the mission of providing a recommendation to City Council regarding creation of a permanent Alexandria Veterans Commission ("Commission") that would address the concerns and needs of veterans, service members, their family members and caregivers (Attachment 1). During the City Council Legislative Session on November 29, 2016, Mayor Silberberg brought forth the discussion of this Commission during Oral Reports (Attachment 2). Prior to this discussion, a letter was submitted by six citizens requesting the creation of the Commission (Attachment 3).
Composition:
The Advisory Group would be comprised of seven members who represent a diversity of interests in veterans affairs, including an Advisory Group Chair, to be selected by the City Manager through a nomination process.
Advisory Group Role:
The main purpose of the Advisory Group is to discuss and seek to provide recommendations to City Council at the first legislative meeting in March 2017 with regards to the development of an Alexandria Veterans Commission. The ...
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