Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: President Noelia Corzo, District 2
Subject: San Mateo County Veterans Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for the following members to the San Mateo County Veterans Commission:
A) Appointment of Benjamin Suncin as a Regular Commissioner from Alternate for a first term ending June 30, 2029; and
B) Reappointment of Donna Vaillancourt as a Regular Commissioner for a third term ending June 30, 2029; and
C) Reappointment of Mary Cravalho, as a Regular Commissioner for a second full term ending June 30, 2029; and
D) Reappointment of Kyle Corcoran, as a Regular Commissioner for a second full term effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
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BACKGROUND:
On June 2, 2015, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 073812 establishing the San Mateo County Veterans Commission. The mandate of the Veterans Commission includes the promotion of programs and policies that address the unmet needs of veterans in San Mateo County, such as those identified in the 2014 San Mateo County Veterans Needs Assessment. In establishing the Veterans Commission, the Board specifically directed those efforts be undertaken to maximize the likelihood that the Commission's membership will reflect the diversity of veterans in San Mateo County, including with respect to race/ethnicity, gender, age and sexual orientation.
Subsequently, on November 3, 2015, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 074159, which increased the membership of the Veterans Commission from nine to eleven regular voting members. Thereafter, on November 17, 2015, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 074183 which expanded the membership of the Veterans Commission to include two alternate members.
DISCUSSION:
Current Alternate Benjamin Suncin is being recommended to serve as a regular Commissioner to fill the position vacated mid-term by C...
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