Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Warren Slocum, District 4
Subject: Appointment to the San Mateo County Veterans Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for appointment of Kyle Corcoran to the San Mateo County Veterans Commission, for an initial full three-year term ending June 30, 2025.
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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:
This recommendation is for the appointment of one Veterans Commissioner as noted above.
Kyle Corcoran has served as an Alternate on the Veterans Commission since an initial appointment on October 19, 2021 and is being recommended to serve as a member on a seat vacated due to the untimely passing of Jacob Pletcher. Kyle entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 2003 and continues to serve as a reservist. He has had tours of duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and currently works for Morgan Stanley as Executive Director ...
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