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RESOLUTION NO . 79 - 04
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO . 35-93 RELATING TO THE MASON COUNTY
VETERANS' ASSISTANCE FUND AND SCREENING COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, Mason County has established a levy per RCW 73 . 08 . 080 for the purpose of creating
the Veterans' Assistance Fund for the relief of honorably discharged veterans or for veterans
discharged for physical reasons with an honorable record ;
WHEREAS, RCW 73 . 080 . 010 allows for the Commander and Quartermaster or Commander and
adjutant, or Commander and Service Officer of any post, camp or chapter of any national
organization of veterans to serve as a relief committee for the purpose of drawing upon veterans'
assistance monies;
WHEREAS, on April 13, 1993 the Board of Mason County Commissioners set the limit of cash
award from the Mason County Veterans' Assistance Fund to eligible veterans at four hundred
dollars ($400) to be spent only on specific types of relief with an additional one hundred fifty
dollars available to an applicant because of other emergent and/or exigent conditions or unusual
circumstances;
WHEREAS, the Veterans' Assistance Screening Committee has requested an increase in the
amount of the award ;
WHEREAS, RCW 73 . 08. 010 provides for the relief of indigent and suffering veterans and their
families or the families of those deceased , who need assistance ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Mason County Commissioners that,
1 . Each Veterans' Assistance Committee shall consist of: the Commander and Quartermaster,
or Commander and Adjutant, or Commander and Service Officer of any post, camp, or
chapter of the following Mason County veteran organizations :
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5372
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7590
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1694
American Legion Post 31
2 . Members of the Veterans' Assistance Committee shall be elected or appointed within their
respective veteran organizations . Notification of Committee members shall be made to the
Board of County Commissioners along with the annual report required by RCW 73 . 08. 040
during the month of October. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to
disallow committee members for cause .
3 . The Veterans' Assistance Fund may be disbursed to indigent veterans and their families or
the families of those deceased or to persons serving indigent veterans in amounts not to
exceed six hundred ($600) dollars per applicant per calendar year unless the indigent Veteran
qualifies for additional funds under #6 below.
4 . Approval of the six hundred ($600) dollar assistance shall be granted only for the following
reasons :
a . Payment of housing .
b . Payment of utilities.
c. Food ( not to include tobacco and alcoholic beverages) .
d . Payment of mileage reimbursement to veterans or other community volunteers who
transport indigent veterans to medical, dental or health related appointments. Such
reimbursement shall be made in amounts consistent with County Employee mileage
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reimbursement policy.
5 . Veteran Assistance funds shall not duplicate other available assistance for the purposes
stated in #4 above .
6 . If any Veterans' Assistance Committee determines an applicant is in need of assistance due
to any event, catastrophic illness or other significant change in circumstance which comes
into being unexpectedly and is beyond the applicant's management or control , the Committee
may request in writing that the Board of Mason County Commissioners consider approval of
an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty ($ 150) dollars per applicant in any one calendar
year.
7 . All requests for funding shall be approved by the members of each Veterans' Assistance
Committee and the Board of Mason County Commissioners .
8 . RCW 41 . 04 . 005 and other provisions of RCW Title 73 shall govern eligibility assistance to
veterans and/or their families .
9 . The County defines " indigent and suffering " to mean 137 . 5 % of the current poverty level , as
defined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, for a period of time :
previous 90 days or average of previous year.
10 . As per RCW 73 . 08 . 070, the County shall assist indigent veterans with burial or cremation
costs of up to six hundred ( $600) dollars .
Effective this 21 S day of September, 2004 .
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
M ON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Wesley E. Jbhnsonthairperson
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Reb ` cca S . Ro ers, Clerk of the Board Herb aze, Commissioner
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