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Breakdown of VAB appointments and vacancies
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Council Member Holden and Commissioner Hendon discuss the appointment process for the Veterans Advisory Board (VAB) and current vacancies.
- The VAB consists of 7 appointments from the mayor and 6 from the speaker of the City Council.
- There is currently one vacancy on the speaker's side for a caregiver seat.
- The vacancy has existed since the board was expanded from 11 to 13 members in 2022.
- The mayor's office of appointments handles the mayor's side of appointments, often coordinating with DVS.
Robert Holden
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as possible.
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So the makeup yeah.
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The the appointments from the mayor are
Mercedes Elias
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7, and
Robert Holden
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then there's 6 from the speaker.
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And of the 6 from the speaker, only 5 have been filled.
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Right?
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We have a vacancy.
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Correct.
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The How long has has the vacancy been?
James Hendon
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It's it has never been filled.
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This is when the board was expanded.
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I believe it took effect in 2022, help me out, when they did the expansion from 11 to 13 members that have those caregiver seats, and that caregiver seat has not yet been filled on the speaker's side.
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That's the one seat that's, that's currently vacant.
Robert Holden
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Where do the recommendations for board members come from?
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Does it come from your office, your agency, or does it come from?
James Hendon
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You know, for the the speaker's side, they do what they do.
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We don't know what what goes on that side of
Robert Holden
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the speaker's side.
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You're you're in the mayor's side.
James Hendon
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For us, it's the mayor's office of appointments.
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They usually they will often work in coordination with us on these things.
Robert Holden
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So yeah.