[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of
Guilford 10-21-2013. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Boards, commissions and committees — See Ch. 9.
The purpose of the Veterans' Advisory Joint Committee is to
carry out the duties and purposes of C.G.S. § 27-135(a)
on behalf of the Town of Guilford and the Town of Madison.
There shall be and is hereby created a Veterans' Advisory Joint
Committee, which shall consist of six members. Three of the members
shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Guilford,
and three of the members shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen
of the Town of Madison. All members of the Committee shall be electors
and residents of their respective towns. At least four of the members
shall be honorably discharged veterans of the United States.
A.
The Committee
may act as the coordinating agency in all matters concerning veterans
and their dependents, coordinating the activities of public and private
facilities concerned with veterans' reemployment, education, rehabilitation
and adjustment to peacetime living.
B.
The Committee
may cooperate with all national, state and local governmental and
private agencies in securing services and benefits to which a veteran
or his dependents may be entitled, to the extent feasible.
C.
The Committee
may use the services and facilities of the veterans' organizations
to the extent available to the Committee to carry out the purposes
of C.G.S. § 27-135(a).
D.
The Committee
may encourage and coordinate vocational training services for veterans.
E.
The Committee
shall advise the Boards of Selectmen on matters of concern to veterans
and their families and on measures the Boards of Selectmen can undertake
to better serve the needs of veterans and their families in their
respective communities.
F.
The Committee
may assist veterans' organizations in the supervision of the annual
Memorial Day parades in the Town of Guilford and the Town of Madison,
respectively.
Full terms for members shall be four years. In no event may
any member of the Committee serve on said Committee for a period of
more than two consecutive four-year terms. Initial appointments may
be staggered to avoid having all terms expire simultaneously. Any
member having served for two consecutive four-year terms shall be
ineligible for reappointment to the Committee for a period of one
year after such member last served on the Committee. Vacancies shall
be appointed by the respective Boards of Selectmen. Each member shall
serve until such member’s successor has been appointed. Members
shall serve without compensation.
The Committee shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson, and
a secretary for two-year terms. The term of a chairperson shall be
limited to four consecutive years. A member having served four years
as chairperson shall be ineligible for reappointment as chairperson
for a period of one year after such member last served as chairperson.
The Committee shall hold regular meetings and shall designate
the time and place thereof and may, from time to time, adopt and promulgate
rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings and execution
of its duties. Four members shall constitute a quorum.
The effective date of this chapter is November 29, 2013.
