Veterans Affairs Commission Minutes
Regular Meeting
April 7, 2014
7:00 P.M.
Town Council Chambers
Roll Call: Vincent Parys, Bernie Corona, Kirk Allison, Timothy Siggia, Gregory Sims.
Excused:
Absent: MaryAnn Roczynski, Paul Barry, J. Roger Pellitier, David Whalen.
Call to Order: Chairman Bernie Corona called the meeting to order at 7: 05 P.M. followed
by the pledge of allegiance.
Approval of Minutes: Commissioner Vincent Parys made a motion to accept the minutes
of January 06, 2014 after advising the commission of an error about the next meeting date
read next Meeting on April 06, 2014, which was to be April 07, 2014. Motion was 2nd by
Commissioner Timothy Siggia.
Motion: Approved.
Opportunity for Citizens to speak: None
Old Business: The subject of Bicentennial Square came up briefly and was decided that our efforts at
this point are wasted.
The issue of attendance was brought up and a question was raised about requesting a letter of
resignation from anyone missing 3 or more meetings during a calendar year. No motion made.
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New Business: A motion was made by Commissioner Bernie Corona to pay the clerk.
2nd by Commissioner Kirk Allison.
Motion: Passed.
Commissioner Corona handed out some info on the Presidents
proposed budget which would provide for full implementation of a transformation plan that will systematically
reduce the backlog of claims that the VA is handling.
Acting on the Mayor’s suggestion to use a smaller room for our meetings, effective May 05, 2014
we will be using “ Conference Room B “ for our monthly meeting , please check your annual schedule
for your monthly meeting dates and attendance.
Chairman Bernie Corona and Commissioner Vincent Parys were invited to an ordinance committee
meeting that was chaired by Town Council Chairman Rich Kehoe and also attended by Town council
woman Esther Clark. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss a new Public Act No. 13-34 which
requires cities and towns to designate a Veterans Contact Person.
Any city or town that (1) has not established a local veterans advisory committee pursuant to subsection
(a) of this section and (2) does not otherwise provide funding for a veterans service officer shall designate
a city or town employee to serve as a veterans contact person in such city or town . Any city or town
employee designated as a veterans’ service contact person shall carry out the duties described In sub-
Section (a) of this section and may complete an annual training course conducted by the veterans
advocacy. Assistance unit as described in subsection (b) of section 27-102 as amended by this act.
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Adjournment: The commission adjourned the meeting at 7:40 P.M.
Next Meeting: May 05 , 2014 In conference room B
Respectfully Submitted
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Clerk, Robin E Parys
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