HomeMy WebLinkAbout85-91 - Res. Veterans Assistance Fund & Screening Committee RESOLUTION NO. 85-91
A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE MASON COUNTY VETERANS'ASSIST ANCE
FUND AND SCREENING COMMITTEE SUPERSEDING RESOLUTIONS 140-85 AND
80-87.
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 73.08.010 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 may serve as a relief committee for the purposes of
drawing upon veteran assistance monies,
WHEREAS, The Veterans Relief Screening Committee has requested changes in the
application procedure and committee process to simplify and streamline the process of
applying for assistance,
WHEREAS, On December 12, 1987 the Board of Mason County Commissioners set the
limit of cash award from the Mason County Veterans' Assistance Fund to eligible veterans
at three hundred fifty dollars 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' Relief Screening Committee has requested an increase in the
amount of the award, and an expansion of the allowable expenditures for the purposes of
Veterans' Relief,
WHEREAS, The requested expansion of allowable expenditures are allowable under
Washington State law,
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,
WHEREAS, The County desires to define indigent and suffering for the purposes of
distributing veteran assistance in Mason County,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Mason County Commissioners
that,
1. Each Veterans' Relief Committees 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' Relief Committees 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 reserve the right to
disallow committee members for cause.
3. The Veterans' Assistance Funds 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 five hundred ($500) dollars per applicant per calendar year unless the indigent
Veteran qualifies for additional funds under #6 below.
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4. Approval of the five hundred ($500) dollar assistance shall be granted only for the
following reasons:
a. Payment of housing.
b. Payment of utilities (including phone)
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 consistant with
County Employee mileage reimbursement policy.
5. Veteran Assistance funds shall not duplicate other available assistance for the purposes
stated in #4 above.
6. If any Veteran Relief Committee determines an applicant is in need of assistance due to
other emergent and/or exigent conditions or unusual circumstances, 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. These monies shall not be distributed during the same month as the initial assistance
as defined in #3 above.
7. All requests for funding shall be approved by the members of each Veterans Relief
Committee and the Board of Mason County Commissioners
8. RCW 41.04.005 Provisions of 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 125% of the current poverty
level as defined by the United State 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 three hundred ($300.00) dollars
ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of July, 1991.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHIN ON
William O. Hunter, Chairperson
Absent 7-23-91
Michael D. Gibson, Commissioner
Laura E. Porter, Commissioner
ATTEST:
c: Veteran's Assistance Fund
Budget Director
Accounting Department(2) Diane Zoren, Cl , � of the Board
Treasurer
VFW Post 5372 ,R vvvOVED S_TO FORM:
VFW Post 7590
VFW Post 1694 � ���
American Legion Post 31
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Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Michael Clift