City of Centralia Veteran Affairs Committee met Sept. 9.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
I. CALL TO ORDER- Smith at 4:05PM
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE- Bill Smith
III. ROLL CALL
Burris__X__ Ulen__X__ Stevens__X__
Castellari__X__ Mathus__X__ Moran__X__
Mulvin_____ Murphy__X__ Sensel__X__
Smith__X__ *Aarons______ Sutherland__X__
City Staff –Asst City Manager/ Economic Development Director Sherman__X___
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT – None
V. MINUTES – July 8, 2021.
Motion to Approve: 1st Mathus & 2nd Burris Votes: All in Favor
VI. TREASURY REPORT – Motion to Approve: 1st Burris & 2nd Sensel
Votes: All in Favor
VII. ONGOING BUSINESS
1. Flag retirement with DAR – Final Report
a. Everything is good to go for the Sept. 11 Flag Retirement Ceremony.
2. DAR Flag Repairs
a. The commission thanked DAR and Stevens for their work on the flag repairs and it appears we have no more needing repairs at the moment
3. Flag Set Up
a. September 25th meet at the VFW at 6AM & we will leave the flags up until after Veterans Day
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
1. Veteran’s Day Planning
i. Usually, Sutherlands does a service, but the Veteran’s Affairs Commission doesn’t hold an event.
IX. OPEN DISCUSSION –
*Emeritus
1. Burris: Wants the VA Office Representative to come to a meeting & he would like the KC Veterans Office to come to a meeting.
2. Moran: Elmwood Cemetery has damaged VA plaques from maintenance. He suggested the city pays for replacement VA markers when they get damaged. Additionally, he suggested getting a rear discharge mower to help prevent lawn waste from dirtying the markers.
X. ADJOURNMENT – Motion to Adjourn: 1st Sensel & 2nd Ulen Votes: All in Favor
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