Resolution Establishing A Veterans Advisory Board for Kittitas County

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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON Resolution No. 2022.'ffi A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD FOR KITTITAS COUNTY WHEREAS: The legislature has provided that each county is to establish a Veterans Advisory Board as set fonh in RCW 73.08.035; and WHEREAS: RCW 73.08.035(l) provides that each Veterans Advisory Board shall advise the county legislative authority on the needs of local indigent veterans, the resources available to the local indigent veterans, and programs that could benefit the needs of local indigent veterans and their families; and WHEREAS: RCW 73.08.010(1) provides that the county legislative authority shall consult with and solicit recommendations from the veterans'advisory board established under RCW 73.08.035 to determine the appropriate services needed for local indigent veterans; and WHEREAS: RCW 73.08.035(2) provides that the county legislative authority must solicit representatives from either local branches of nationally recognized veterans' service organizations or the veterans' community at large, or both, to serve on the board. No fewer than a majority of the board members shall be members from nationally recognized veterans' service organizations and only veterans are eligible to serve as board members; and WHEREAS: It is the interest of the public to establish a Veterans Advisory Board pursuant to the provision of RCW 73.08 NOW' THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the Veterans Advisory Board for Kittitas County be and is hereby established pursuant to RCW 73.08.035. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Veterans Advisory Board shall consist of 5 members, 2 alternates, and I commissioner. Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners shall solicit and appoint representatives to serye on the Veterans Advisory Board for Kittitas County pursuant to the procedures and requirements set forth in RCW 73.03.035(2).