City of Philadelphia - File #: 060059

• File #: 060059
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 2/2/2006
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/2/2006
• Title: Providing for the reestablishment of the Veterans' Advisory Commission and for the appointment of the members thereof, and defining the Commission's powers and duties.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Rizzo, Council President Verna, Council President Verna, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Ramos

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/2/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
2/2/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
2/2/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ

Title
Providing for the reestablishment of the Veterans' Advisory Commission and for the appointment of the members thereof, and defining the Commission's powers and duties.
Body
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 050869 (adopted October 20, 2005) authorized Council's Committee on Law and Government to hold public hearings on reestablishing the Veterans' Advisory Commission and revitalizing its mission; and

WHEREAS, On December 13, 2005, the Committee on Law and Government held a public hearing as authorized by Resolution No. 050869, and heard testimony concerning the need to restructure the Commission; and

WHEREAS, Based on recommendations made at that hearing, Council desires by this Resolution to reestablish the Veterans' Advisory Commission, provide a new method of appointing commissioners, and set forth the powers and duties of the Commission; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the Veterans' Advisory Commission established by Resolution No. 123 (adopted February 7, 1957) is hereby reestablished. The Commission shall hereafter consist of nine voting members, two of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor and seven of whom shall be appointed by the President of the Council with the approval of Council by resolution. Of the seven members appointed by the President, five shall be appointed from nominations made by the following veterans organizations (the "member organizations"): The United Veterans Council of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service and Education Center, the Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion, the VFW, the Vietnam Veterans of America, the Jewish War Veterans, the Catholic War Veterans, the Purple Heart Organization, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Society and the 82nd Airborne Association, Philadelphia Chapter. In addition to the nine voting members of the Commission, the Mayor and the President of the Council shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members who may designate a perso...