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Discussion on outreach to veteran service organizations and advocates
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Council Member Holden and Commissioner Hendon discuss the city council's outreach to veteran service organizations (VSOs) and advocates during the report creation process.
- Hendon expresses dissatisfaction with the limited number of organizations consulted (21)
- He mentions that DVS maintains contact information for veteran organizations in the city, which could have been useful for broader outreach
- Hendon suggests that the council wanted to conduct the process independently of DVS
- Holden notes that, according to compliance staff, the council engaged extensively with advocacy groups and the Veterans Advisory Board
Robert F. Holden
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So how satisfied were you with the outreach that the city council compliance staff made to VSOs and advocates in the veterans community in seeking their input during the process?
0:39:15
You mentioned only 21, but so would you say you're dissatisfied?
James Hendon
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I think that we have information.
0:39:24
So it's part of section thirty one one zero five of administrative code, a piece of it, and this ties the VAB operations.
0:39:29
The department shall also maintain and periodically update the contact information of veterans organizations located in the city.
0:39:36
And so I feel like that's something where we could have, you know, we've been happy to provide.
0:39:40
I feel like the council or the speakers team, they wanted to do this completely independent of us, and we could have at least gotten them information for folks who are in leadership.
0:39:48
That's that's
Robert F. Holden
0:39:48
the thing.
0:39:48
Alright.
0:39:49
For the record, though, the they engaged the the advocacy groups speaking on behalf of the members, and engaged the Veterans Advisory Board extensively, you know, for the report.
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That's according to the compliance staff.
0:40:07
Let's talk about the findings.