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From YouTube: Bay County Veteran Affairs Committee Meeting (3/15/22)
Description
0:21 - Call to Order
0:53 - Roll Call
1:06 - Minutes (1/18/21)
1:44 - Citizen Input
3:52 - Petitions and Communications
3:56 - A. MVTF - Food5Vets Program
4:38 - B. Saginaw VAMC
11:18 - C. Matt Clark - Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority Presentation
26:59 - Reports/Resolutions
27:03 - Old Business
27:04 - A. Rules and Regulations Update
27:48 - B. Flags
32:50 - New Business
41:46 - Miscellaneous
41:50 - Announcements
43:12 - Adjournment
A
B
C
F
I'm
gary
chavisky,
commander
of
the
bay
county,
vest
house
of
honor
guard
when
I
ask
him
for
the
county
commissioners
or
whoever
is
to
increase
our
travel
pay
from
five
to
ten
dollars
due
to
the
fact
that
it's
because
it's
four
dollars
and
25
cents
for
a
gallon
of
gas
and
we're
going
to
auburn
at
st
michael's,
I
mean
bankroll
cemetery,
st
anthony
cemetery.
It's
20
miles
up
20
miles
back.
We
got
six
minutes.
We
had
six
military
funerals
coming
up
already
this
month.
F
F
On
it,
I'm
down,
I've
only
got
about
12
honor
guard
members.
Now
our
ranks
are
depleting,
so
I
would,
I
hope
you
would
take
our
consideration
to
give
us
an
increase
of
something
I
I
don't
know
what
else
to
tell
you
it's
it.
Don't
look
good
for
the
bay
county,
vets
council,
honor
guard.
If
the
military
isn't
there
anymore.
F
A
A
A
A
C
B
Yes,
I
don't
mean
to
interject,
but
you're
you're
correct,
mr
chair,
that
item
5a
and
5b
were
specifically
requested
from
mark
to
give
an
update,
as
those
are
things
that
he
was
working
on,
so
he
did
not
have
time
this
was
yesterday
and
today
that
he's
fallen
ill.
So
he
did
not
have
time
to
review
this
information
with
anybody.
So
if
we
could
refer
those
to
a
later
board
meeting,
I'm
sure
we'll
be
able
to
get
those.
You
know
get
that
information
at
that
time.
Yeah.
A
And
we
were
supposed
to
also
meet
this
morning,
talking
talking
about
the
relief
fund
money
and
how
it's
distributed
and
we
did
meet
with
amber,
amber
johnson
was
with
us
last
week,
and
so
the
question
is
still
there
about
indigent
what
is
indigent,
so
she
sort
of
tasked
mark
and
gary
to
go
out
and
because
there's
different
levels
of
indigent
there's,
the
healthy
michigan
indigent,
which
is
133,
there's
a
dhhs
level
of
indigent.
So
she
asked
them
to
get
a
number.
A
B
Think
yeah
just
to
follow
up
with
that.
I
mean
the
state.
You
know
with
that.
1899
statute
doesn't
define
it.
So
it's
up
to
us.
So
that's
we.
We
did
not.
We
were
not
able
to
have
that
meeting
today
because
mark
is
absent,
but
we
will
follow
up
with
that
and
definitely
have
some
more
information
coming
up
quickly.
E
A
Other
part
was
emergency
definition
of
emergency
or
emergent
type
situation,
and
also,
I
think,
setting
a
number
of
what
they
can
do
at
an
emergency
level,
how
much
funds
they
can
give
out
under
an
emergency
situation
without
coming
back
to
the
you
know,
coming
back
to
the
board
to
approve
it.
So
those
are
the
two
things
they
they
tasked
her
with.
A
I
know
it's
been
a
long,
a
long
time
coming,
but
the
problem
is
the
1899
law.
If
we
could
get
the
legislature
to
define
what
what
they
mean
by
indigent
and
what
the
rules
are,
it's
not
well
defined
in
some
of
the
legislation
so
hopefully,
and
we've
we've
put
requests
in
a
couple
times
to
some
of
the
legislators,
but
so
far
they
haven't
moved
that
moved
it
so.
A
G
A
So
that's
that's
old
legislation
also
definition
of
veterans.
There
was
some
discussion
about
honorably,
honorably
discharged,
not
only
discharged.
I
know
there's
some
effort
to
try
to
get
some
of
those
people
that
were
in
that
not
honorable
category
to
maybe
get
them
back,
so
they
can
get
some
benefits
because
there
may
be
some
of
those
standing
out
in
the
street
corner
like
the
one
I
went
by
today.
A
That
says
I'm
a
veteran
and
I
gave
him
a
card
the
other
day
and
said
come
on
in
and
I
don't
think
it's
coming
yet
so
so
there's
several
pieces
of
old
legislation
that
probably
need
to
be
updated
from
1899
and
1946.
So
we
will
work
on
that.
I
think
there
were
some
other
questions
about
the
trust
fund
about
the
process.
A
So
maybe
we
can
get
some
of
these
committee
members
to
maybe
to
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
what
the
process
is,
and
I
know
we
used
to
have
a
secretary.
There
used
to
be
a
lady
here
who
would
input,
take
in
the
information
and
send
it
in,
and
then
they
went
through
like
a
phone
number,
where
you
had
to
call
somebody
in
lansing
to
get
on
on
the
trust
fund
list,
and
then
I
guess
it
would
come
back
to
the
board
then
to
make
a
decision.
A
A
A
H
H
H
Let's
see
here
all
right
with
this
pretty
quick
presentation,
I'm
going
to
introduce
myself
I'm
going
to
introduce
the
veteran
and
military
family
navigator
program
outlined
here
in
this
brochure
we're
going
to
talk
about
how
I
can
help
you
and
when
to
refer
we'll,
take
questions
and
comments
and
conclusions
keep
in
mind.
This
presentation
is
usually
goes
to
customer
facing
and
people
who
are
dealing
with
the
public
on
a
regular
basis,
but
I
can
kind
of
tailor
a
little
bit
more
for
for
our
audience
today.
H
So
just
a
little
bit
about
me
matthew,
a
clark
is
my
name.
It's
my
handsome
picture
there.
I
am
a
five-year
veteran
of
the
michigan
army
national
guard.
I
have
graduate
degrees
in
public
administration
and
social
sciences.
I
also
have
eight
years
of
experience
in
family,
coaching
and
case
management
a
little
bit
of
a
resume
there
as
a
project
director
down
at
mock
community
college,
and
I
was
also
a
career
coach
for
michigan
works
down
in
flint
born
and
raised
in
flint
michigan.
H
Then
I
was
hired
at
the
health
authority
august
30th
of
last
year
and
I
like
to
highlight
that
I'm
from
flint
michigan
and
just
let
you
know
that
counties
and
excuse
me:
cities
like
bay
city
saginaw,
you
know,
have
a
real
special
place
in
my
heart
kind
of
coming
from
a
similar
spot.
So
are
you
from
flint?
H
Well,
I'm.
Actually
so
grand
lake
see
what
you
said
I
was
gonna
say
you
must
be
from
the
area.
I
actually
grew
up
on
pershing
and
miller,
and
then
we
did
go
out
to
flint
township
for
a
while.
But
then
I
moved
in
with
my
mom
over
on
clyo
and
pasadena.
So
a
little
north
end
there
for
you
yeah,
I'm
legit.
I
got
street
cred
and
then
now
I
actually
live
downtown,
so
yep
right
there
on
court
street.
H
H
I
need
to
add
to
that,
because
a
big
part
of
that,
too
is
program,
navigation
and
advocacy
that
those
all
sound
sort
of
broad.
But
what
that
means
is
that
if
you
have
a
veteran
who
is
working
with
the
va
or
they're
working
within
a
system
or
program
that
can
be
confusing
or
frustrating
or
that
they
just
need
to
know
more
about,
I
can
be
that
hands-on
person
that
helps
navigate
them
through
that
program.
H
Help
them
understand
criteria
how
to
engage
with
the
program
and
also
connect
them
to
points
of
contact
at
the
program
or
at
the
at
the
agency
that
they're
trying
to
interact
with
as
part
of
that
duty.
I'm
a
community
liaison
between
the
health
authority,
veteran
service
organizations,
veterans
groups
and
community
partners
like
government
entities
and
veterans
committees
like
this
one
and
then
finally,
I'm
also
going
to
be
out
in
the
community
providing
military,
cultural
competency,
training
for
human
service
agencies
and
staff.
H
So
how
can
I
help
you?
As
a
veteran
I
can
connect
with
your
veteran
consumers.
I
think
I
there's
a
lot
of
veterans
in
the
room.
You
know
countless
studies
have
shown
and
trauma.
Studies
have
shown
that
when
someone
has
gone
through
a
unique
experience
as
as
military
service,
sometimes
you
can
get
into
kind
of
an
us
and
them
mentality.
Well,
having
been
a
veteran
I'm
already
in
us,
so
I'm
already
in
the
circle,
and
that
helps
me
that
helps
me
be
better
at
my
job.
H
H
This
says:
I'm
an
expert
in
a
wide
variety
of
veteran
supports,
I'm
becoming
an
expert,
that's
sort
of
an
aspirational
title,
I'm
becoming
an
expert
in
those.
I
think
everybody
in
the
room
probably
understands
that
veteran
services
can
be
varied
and
complicated
and
I've
been
in
this
position
since
august
and
it
I
am
I'm
learning
right,
along
with
everyone
else
and
obviously
there's
a
lot
of
change
and
a
lot
to
understand
in
this
realm
and
I'm
slowly
getting
there.
H
H
The
walking
with
warriors
program
is
a
depart.
It's
a
program
of
dhhs,
it's
about
five
years
old.
We
provide
about
25
navigators
around
the
state
of
michigan,
of
which
I
am
one.
They
also
help
with
peer-to-peer
services
and
they
do
faith-based
advocacy
as
well.
I
don't
know
if
any
of
you
are
familiar
with
colonel
brian
webb.
He
is
a
chaplain
and
he
this
is
his.
This
is
his
baby,
he's
our
our
main
leader
up
at
the
state
and
he's
a
very
trusted
veteran
and
military
member
advocate.
H
So
if
you
want
a
chance
to
just
kind
of
check
that
out
a
little
more
and
you
can
see
see
the
breadth
of
the
program
that
were
our
navigator
program
there
at
at
the
state
level.
Finally,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
everybody
understands
that
my
contact
information
is
listed
here.
If
you
want
to
take
a
picture
of
it,
you
can
you
have
it
right
here.
H
H
I
that's
a
great
question.
My
purview
is
saginaw
midland
and
bay.
Obviously,
so
I
work
for
the
cmh
in
saginaw
right,
so
I
won't
be
able
to
enroll
people
into
my
cmh
services,
but
I
can
still
be
a
veteran
navigator
as
long
as
you
live
in
midland
bay
or
middle
or
in
saginaw.
If
you
live
outside
of
those
companies,
I
can
connect
you
to
the
person
that
can
help
you
so
I'll
help.
Anybody.
I
don't
care
if
they're
in
the
state
of
michigan
I'll
help
them.
D
H
Yeah
yeah,
regardless
of
discharge
status,
so
when
you
start
to
have
some
of
those
challenges
right,
if
you
have
a
discharge
status
other
than
honorable-
and
you
mentioned
it
when
you
talked
about
the
michigan
trust
fund
right.
Obviously,
a
lot
of
the
veteran
services
are
going
to
be
subjected
to
a
wide
array
of
criteria.
H
However,
I'm
also
becoming
an
expert
in
local
non-profits
local
resources
that
people-
just
don't
they
just
don't
know
about
a
great
example,
is
I
had
a
gentleman
move
up
from
mississippi.
He
he
was
an
air
force
veteran.
He
lived,
he
came
up
to
saginaw
got
behind
on
his
bills.
It
was
completely
foreign
to
him.
This,
not
something
he's
used
to
you
know
he
didn't
quite
qualify
for
the
trust
fund.
Didn't
qualify
for
some
of
the
veteran
services
got
him
connected
with
the
partner
network.
It's
called
the
partnership
network
in
saginaw.
D
Do
you
work
with
bay
area,
beaver
health?
So
would
you
be
stepping
on
your
toes
if
I
asked
you
to
come
into
the
jail,
would
you
be
stepping
on
their
big
area,
behavioral
health?
Would
that
be
a
conflict?
The
papers
and
veterans
come
in
because
the
va
does
come
in,
but
now
if
an
inmate
has
a
felony
charge,
so.
H
I've
met
with
I've
met
with
baba;
they
know
I'm
out
and
working
around
in
the
community,
so
I
don't
think
it
would
be
no.
In
fact,
I
don't
think
that
they
have
focused
veterans
services.
The
way
that
the
way
that
I
can
I
can
do
it
and
I'm
actually
glad
you
asked
that
question,
because
it
highlights
something
else,
I'm
more
than
available
for
events
more
any
any
place
where
you
need
me
where
there
are
veterans.
Just
let
me
know-
and
I
can
I
can
be
there.
A
Please
do
yeah,
I
would
point
out
in
bay
county
there's
a
lot
of
groups
out
there
that
people
don't
know
about
summer.
Some
are
functional
stand-alones,
they
don't
take
federal
money
or
government
of
money.
There's
one
gentleman
who
has
a
house
for
veterans
for
homeless
veterans,
but
he's
not
he's
not
mainstream.
He
doesn't
take
any
funds
from
anybody
just
donations
and
he
also
has
a
thrift
shop
over
in
bay
city.
That
has
a
lot
of
things
that
he
gives
away
over
on
henry
and
midland
street.
A
We've
got
a
veteran,
not
a
veteran,
but
a
supporter
who
gives
away
food
mark
smith
gives
away
food,
so
we
maybe
need
to
give
you
some
of
those
names,
so
you
can
direct
some
of
the
people
to
those
those
resources
also
because
they're
not
really
listed
in
a
directory
or
anything
online
type
thing.
Absolutely.
H
A
H
A
D
H
As
I
said,
the
overall
program
is
five
years
old.
Saginaw
county
mental
health
got
it
back
in
february
of
last
year.
However,
the
person
that
they
got
in
my
position
he
left
in
may
so
he
wasn't
there
very
long
and
then
the
supervisor,
actually
that
helped
him
set
up
the
program
left
as
well.
So
since
august,
pretty
much
since
september
of
last
year,
we've
been
setting
it
up
from
scratch.
Do
you.
D
We
all
three
of
us
have
veterans
that
we
have
a
hard
time
serving
the
the
jail
ministry
for
midlands.
Also,
a
veteran
the
jail
ministry
for
sagging
is
not,
however,
there's
several
near
their
command
officers
and
there's
a
they
have
a
veterans
court
there
something
we're
trying
to
start
here,
but
there
is
a
big
gap
for
veterans
and
new
mental
health
services,
specifically
for
veterans.
So,
okay,
we
get
in
touch
with
you,
we
could
use.
We
could
use
some
help
with
that.
Yeah.
A
A
H
H
H
A
H
And
especially
that
last
piece,
you
know
if
you
have
some
veterans
that
don't
have
a
lot
of
experience
with
computers
and
it
is
it's
an
online
form
and
it
you
know
I
can
help.
You
fill
out
online
form,
but
if
I
don't
have
a,
if
I
don't
have
an
agent,
if
I
don't
have
a
way
to
get
into
the
program,
I
can't
it's
not
going
to
do
any
good.
So
I
was
hoping
they'd
have
me,
be
the
person
in
saginaw,
but.
A
A
E
E
E
F
E
I
I've
got
the
list
I
had
from
last
year,
which
you
know,
as
you
know,
van
did
get
any
last
year,
so
you'll
have
to
be
added
to
that
list.
So
then
you're
going
to
have
I'll
tell
you
you'll
get
some
some
folks
from
the
hinterland
getting
a
hold
and
go.
I
always
get
flags
if
you've
never
heard
of
them
before.
A
B
B
B
B
Depending
on
the
you
know,
depending
on
the
ver,
the
the
level
of
funding
for
the
upcoming
it's
too
early
in
the
year
to
know,
but
when
the
state
comes
up
and
determines
what
they're
going
to
allow
counties
to
apply
for
that
is
something
because
that
we
can
carry
forward.
If
you
know,
depending
on
the
timeline
how
long
it
takes
it
could,
potentially
you
know
we
don't
know,
we've
never
done
this
project
before
so.
If
this
is
something
we
can,
you
know,
go
forward
to
and
complete
it.
You
know
we'll.
A
B
Right,
correct
that
is,
that
is
explicitly
stated
in
there
is
that
this
project
is
to
determine
the
amount
of
veterans
buried
at
each.
You
know
in
each
cemetery,
okay,
and
of
course
you
know,
records
are
going
to
vary
depending
on
where
the
cemetery
is.
Some
will
be
on
computers,
so,
but
it
was
a
pretty
singularly
focused
task.
B
F
A
I
G
A
A
D
A
So
we'd
have
to
sort
of
figure
out
a
number.
It's
always
good
to
have
a
number.
When
you
vote
on
anything.
So
craig
says
he
can
locate
that
number
for
us
and
then,
if
we
approve
it,
then
it
has
to
go
to
the
full
board
that
the
board
of
commissioners
then
because
it's
a
funding
issue
that
comes
out
of
the
general
fund
that
would
be
coming
out
of
the
general
fund.
So
it
would
need
to
go
to
the
full,
the
full
board
then
to
approve
it.
B
I
can
certainly
you
know
if
this
is
a
wish
of
the
committee.
I
can
certainly
review
the
finance
of
that
relatively
easily.
I
can
look
at
the
history
and
then
determine
what
that
would
impact
the
budget
come
back
here.
Yeah
talk
to
you
guys
and,
as
as
you
pointed
out,
missionary
geek,
then
we'd
have
to
go
to
the
full
board
yeah
and
do
do
the
same.
Ask
there.
A
C
D
C
A
A
A
B
So
what
the
basically,
what
what
I'll
still
have
to
go
through
look
at
munis,
because
the
full
board
is
going
to
want
to
know
what
impact
that
will
be
to
the
budget.
So
I
would
calculate
that
I
have
to
get
that
in
to
the
to
the
ways
and
means
committee
so
which
means
the
first
tuesday
of
the
month.
So
this
will
be
addressed
in
april
and
then
it
has
to
once
it
passes
that
committee.
It
has
to
go
before
the
full
board,
so
you're,
looking
at
12th
april
12th
will
be
the
full
board.
D
F
D
B
Be
approved
probably
needed.
I
have
to
check
with
that.
I
don't
know
specifically
what
that
line
item
is
budgeted
for.
If
I
found
you
know,
if
I
looked
at
that
potentially
but
then,
if
the
I
don't
know
why
they
would.
But
if
the
commissioners
that
voted
it
down,
then
I
would
really
be
in
you
know,
and
I'd
extend
exceed
that
budget
and
being
able
to
potentially.
B
A
B
A
We
still
haven't
found
any
engraver
for
the
wall,
yet
for
the
gentleman
mr
ewell,
I
believe
it
is
y-u-I-l-l,
maybe
in
the
spring,
if
anybody
finds
an
engraver
to
do
the
monument
for
the
world
war
ii
veteran
that
we've
been
working
on
for
a
long
time.
I
don't
know
who
does
it?
I
think
they
found
a
family
member.
I
think
mark
mentioned
an
uncle
who's
local
to
him.
Uncle
he'd
be
pretty
old
yeah
so,
but
family-wise,
it's
been
mainly.