Q&A
Addressing potential areas of disagreement between DVS and VAB
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Council Member Holden and Commissioner Hendon discuss potential areas of disagreement between the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) and the Veterans Advisory Board (VAB), and how these are being addressed.
- Council Member Holden acknowledges that disagreements and criticisms are normal in such relationships.
- He mentions hearing criticisms about the lack of appointments, the makeup of VAB, and suggestions for term limits.
- Holden expresses his personal view against term limits for volunteers who are contributing effectively.
- The discussion aims to identify points of contention and how they are being addressed to improve the working relationship between DVS and VAB.
Robert Holden
0:39:05
Let's talk about addressing potential areas of of disagreement because, you know, anytime you have a number of people in the room, they're gonna disagree, and it's not you know, it's certainly we've heard some disagreements from, you know, and criticism of this committee, of me, of of, of you, commissioner, we hear we hear criticisms and we we it comes with the territory.
0:39:30
But, let me just tell you, stakeholders have raised questions about whether there are areas of disagreement between DVS and VAB, and is is it being discussed?
0:39:42
And could you speak to any points of contention of how they're being, addressed?
0:39:49
Obviously, we've heard criticisms about the lack of appointments or the makeup of the VAP, that people have been on a long time, that there should be, term limits, that we should, you know, limit them to 6 years or whatever terms.
0:40:08
I'm yeah.
0:40:08
Again, speaking personally, I I I think if you're a volunteer, you're doing it out of the goodness of your heart, and we should not discourage as long as you're showing up.
0:40:17
And that's why I said codifying it though.
0:40:19
But can you can you address some of the the things that you've heard about the criticism of your role along with the the VAB, role?
James Hendon
0:40:28
I think that, I wanna start by saying I feel like that that it's been a very collegial relationship when I think about the VAB.