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From YouTube: Bay County Veteran Affairs Committee Meeting (5/16/23)
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B
Please
Andy
here
Stuart
here,
Mr
Eckstein,
sorry
here
and.
A
A
A
Second,
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
all,
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed
same
sign
motion
carries.
A
A
Oh,
do
we
have
any
petitions
and
Communications
any
letters
that
we
need
to
discuss
nothing
I'm,
aware
of
Sir,
okay
reports
and
resolutions.
You
have
a
you
got
a
first
quarter
report
on
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs.
B
Going
to
bring
that
up
at
the
end
there,
so
there
is
the
quarterly
reports
that
we
do
here
at
County.
That
gives
a
general
overview
and
then
page
two
of
that
is
the
one
that
I.
We
also
use
that
for
the
state,
which
is
why
it
says
Quarter
Two,
which
technically
we
are
in
fiscal
year,
Quarter
Two,
whereas
county
has
just
entered
fiscal
year
two.
So
just
to
give
you
a
general
overview
of
how
the
year
is
going.
A
Okay,
so
you're
saying
the
second
page
here.
This
is
FY
2023,
which
started
what
October
correct
okay,
so
we're
in
second
quarter.
Right
now,
for
yes-
and
it
looks
like
we've,
had
approximately
the
same
number
of
requests,
although
they'd
be
different
categories,
as
we
had
in
the
first
quarter,
154
in
the
first
quarter,
147
in
second
quarter,
that's
correct!
Okay,.
B
And
then
the
other
item
that
I've,
given
you
in
your
packet,
is
the
from
the
the
GDX
that
the
VA
puts
out
the
general
disbursement
for
what
they
do
down
to
the
county
level
for
each
and
every
state.
So,
as
you
can
see
for
Bay
County
for
2022,
of
course,
County
population
veteran
population
is
approximately
6
500..
B
It's
approximately
by
VA
standards.
We
lost
about
eight
percent
of
our
current
population
about
six
percent
of
Bay
County
population
are
veterans,
total
expenditures,
though
by
the
VA
in
Bay
County
you'll
notice
has
gone
up,
14
percent,
so
that
is
part
of
that
is
the
common
pension
and
all
the
other
claims
that
we
do
for
medical
and
everything
kind
of
gets
lumped
into.
So
that's
about
approximately.
How
much
is
coming
in
and
that
I
believe
those
are
million,
not
80
000..
B
So
we're
still
our
place
in
Michigan
by
expenditure
is
still
about
19th
and
then
in
place
by
a
veteran
population
is
19th
as
well.
C
C
A
A
We
will
look
at
these
as
information
only
that
any
other
reports
and
resolutions
I,
don't
think
we
have
any.
A
B
Business
so
as
far
as
emergency
relief
I'm
sorry
go.
B
Far
as
emergency
relief
I'm
talking
about
the
draft
that
was
submitted
or
that
has
been
in
the
Michigan
legislature
about
updating
the
emergency
relief
rules,
we
currently
still
operate
under
the
1899
law,
as
we've
discussed,
which
says
the
Veterans
Affairs
Department
in
Bay,
County
can
give
ten
dollars.
B
So
this
is
an
update
and
the
has
been
input
has
been
provided
back
to
the
legislature
as
far
as
our
thoughts
and
what
we're
thinking
so
three
things
out
of
here.
One
is
they've
removed
the
wartime,
and
this
is
still
a
draft.
They've
removed
the
wartime
requirement.
They
are
limiting
relief
to
three
hundred
dollars
and
then
they
are
defining
what
Indigent
means
at
145
140
percent
of
poverty
level.
So
if
you
go
to
the
last
page
on
the
last
page,
I've
included
the
140
poverty
level,
so
for
a
veteran
with
a
family
of
one.
B
Or
it
will
be
I
suppose
when
the
legislature
actually,
if
they
approve
So
So.
Currently
there
is
no
income
limit
that
we
are
using,
so
anybody
who's
basically
meets
the
requirements
of
wartime,
can
come
and
ask
for
gift
cards
or
help
with
bills.
So,
even
if
they're
at
100,
a
VA
making
4
000
a
month.
B
There's
a
lot
of
changes,
they've
removed,
Arcane
language
and
what
they're
saying
so
this
also
when
you
read
this
It
also
says
that
referring
to
the
Soldiers
and
Sailors
committee,
I
was
informed
today,
they're
actually
still
counties
that
still
have
Soldiers
and
Sailors
committees
who
did
not
go
to
this
format.
B
A
I
assume
our
what
whatever
we
have,
what
what
is
that
our
bylaws
are
a
standard
operating
procedures.
Yes,
okay,
those
are
all
on
hold
until
this
gets
approved.
Yes,.
A
B
So
then,
at
that
time,
so
there's
obviously
other
questions
that
are
coming
forward.
Whether
counties
will
be
able
to
make
exceptions
to
those.
This
does
not
address
how
often
people
can
come
in
and
get
three
hundred
dollars
or
assistance
with
300.
If
it's
once
a
year,
if
it's
twice
a
year
three
times
a
year,
currently
we
give
out
gift
cards
four
times
a
year
and
will
help
with
a
bill
once
a
year,
not
a
physical
calendar
a
calendar
year
but
365
days
from
the
last
time
of
service,
but.
A
C
B
B
Yeah,
well
that's
what
we're
trying
to
figure
out
what
they
want
to
do
so
yeah
they
will
limit.
It
switch
means
if
that
comes
through
and
it
gets
limited
to
365
and
we
have
bills.
We
currently
pay
consumers
bills
they're
like
three
or
four
times
that,
if
not
more
we're
now
going
to
be
filing
to
the
trust
fund
or
some
other
somebody
else
to
try.
B
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Transportation
update.
B
D
I've
reached
out
to
another
gentleman
that
Pat
said
made
me
interested
so
I've
got
to
call
into
him
and
if
he
jumps
on
board,
we
could
get
back
to
Monday
through
Thursday,
but
he
can
pick
up
Tuesday.
A
C
B
B
We
asked
for
four
things,
obviously
two
salaries
for
the
vso
on
the
emergency
relief
for
Gary
And
I,
and
then
we
added
one
to
finish
the
cemetery
project,
because
there
were
three
cemeteries
that
were
not
because
due
to
their
size,
we
couldn't
cover
them
and
then
the
additional
thing
is.
We
want
to
begin
to
investigate
who
is
on
the
memorial
out
front
where
they're
buried
and
any
information
we
can
find.
So
if
there's
a
question
or
something,
we
will
have
that
information
for
family
or
general
public.
B
C
Everyone,
but
it's
not
the
so
much
for
the
grant,
the
the
stone
that
was
going
to
get
engraved,
and
we,
where
we
at
with
that
did
we
get
us.
B
That's
the
next
item-
yeah,
oh
I'm,
sorry
I'd
actually
hope
to
have
an
answer
for
you
that
today
I've
reached
out
to
him
again
to
find
out.
If
he
can
do
it.
If
he
wants
to
do
it,
if
he
will
do
it
so
when.
C
You
talk
to
when
I
just
would
with
the
policeman's
Memorial
at
noon
today.
There's
also
the
last
day
trooper
that
was
killed
in
Bay
County.
They
would
like
to
play
him
on
that
one.
So
he
may
have
two
jobs.
He
would
have
two
jobs
if
he
comes
in
to
do
the
this
Monument
here,
but
also
him
doing
the
law
enforcement
center.
So
maybe
that
would
make
it
easier
for
him
to
come
for
a
full
day
to
do
two
Engravings,
of
course
at
least
he
would
pay
for
the
other
one.
So.
B
B
It
just
kind
of
broke
down
more:
there
were
7
384,
total
veterans,
6509
were
male,
875
were
female
and
then
it
broke
down
by
wartime.
There
were
still
18
World
War
II,
which
that
list
may
have
gotten
shorter.
In
the
last
couple
weeks,
443
Korean
War
23
93
for
Vietnam
in
1556
of
golf
1908,
1990s
golf,
the
2021
golf
was
two
thousand
one
hundred
and
two
yeah
120
so,
and
this
is
taking
off
the
censusreporter.org
website.
So.
B
Sir,
yes,
so
just
one
piece
of
news
and
I
think
it's
kind
of
been
said.
The
VA
is
conducting
a
pack
deck
seminar,
resource
Fair.
Sorry,
it
will
be
at
the
American
Legion
Post
18,
on
Flag
Day
and
army
day,
June
14th
they'll
be
there
from
10
till
two
they're
bringing
a
whole
slew
of
people
in
Gary
and
I
will
be
there
as
well
to
assist
with
any
veterans
or
anyone
that
needs
help
or
has
questions.
B
B
A
We
get
this
on
the
county
web
page.
I
will
check
on
that.
Whoever
manages
that
and
then
we
need
to
make
sure
we
get
it
on
the
the
legion
web
page
and
any
other
organizations
that
have
a
web
page.
It's.
B
Certainly
not
open
to
just
obviously
Legion
members
or
it's
open
to
everybody.
Anybody
every
veteran
who
comes
down
veterans,
spouses,
anybody
who's,
got
questions,
correct.