HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-002 - Res. Amending Res. 2021-055 Veterans' Advisory Board/Veterans' Assistance RESOLUTION NO. 2023- 001
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2021-055
VETERANS' ADVISORY BOARDNETERANS' ASSISTANCE
Increasing Maximum Monetary Amounts
WHEREAS, Mason County 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 reason with an honorable record; and,
WHEREAS, RCW 73.08.035 authorizes the establishment of a Veterans' Advisory Board and the
Mason County Commissioners adopted Resolution no. 58-13 establishing the Veterans' Advisory Board
(VAB); and,
WHEREAS, RCW 73.08.010 provides for relief of indigent and suffering veterans and their
families or the families of those deceased veterans and on April 25, 2017 the Board of Mason County
Commissioners increased the annual limit of cash award from the Veterans' Assistance Fund at one
thousand two hundred ($1,200) dollars to be spent on specific types of relief as noted in Attachment A,
increased the burial assistance amount to one thousand ($1,000) dollars, and increased the one-time
catastrophic amount to one thousand($1,000)dollars;and,
WHEREAS, at the December 14, 2022 Veterans' Advisory Board meeting the Board made the
recommendation to increase the annual limit of cash award from the Veterans' Assistance Fund to one
thousand eight hundred($1,800)dollars,increase the burial assistance amount to one thousand six hundred
($1,600)dollars, and increase the one-time catastrophic amount to two thousand($2,000)dollars effective
February 1, 2023; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Mason
County that the Veterans'Advisory Board Operating Policy and Guidelines is amended to show the increase
of the annual limit of cash award from the Veterans' Assistance Fund to one thousand eight hundred
($1,800) dollars, burial assistance amount to one thousand six hundred ($1,600) dollars, and one-time
catastrophic amount to two thousand($2,000)dollars as shown in Attachment A.
DATED this 171h day of January, 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON
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McKenzie Smkh,Clerk of the Board Sharon T ask,Chair
APPROVED AS TO FORM: A �L
Rand Neatherlin,Vice-Chair
read,Chief Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Kevin Shut y,Com issioner