[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Hyde Park 5-23-2022 by L.L. No. 1-2022. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby created and established a Town of Hyde Park
Veterans' Affairs Committee, which shall consist of five members
to be appointed by the Town Board. Committee members shall be residents
of the Town of Hyde Park and shall be nominated by virtue of service
of any branch of the armed forces or by association with veterans/armed
forces organizations.
The terms of the five persons to be appointed shall be three
years, except that the terms of two members appointed to the first
Committee shall be for only two years and the terms of two other members
appointed to the first Committee shall be for one year. In the event
that a vacancy shall occur during the term of any member, the Town
Board, for the nonexpired portion of the term, shall appoint a successor.
The Town Board shall have the power to remove any member of the Committee
for cause and after public hearing. All positions on the Committee
are voluntary and shall be served without compensation.
The Town Board shall designate one member of the Committee to
serve as Chairperson, who shall preside at meetings of the Committee
and who shall execute the duties normally conferred by parliamentary
order in addition to those prescribed by this section. The Committee
shall choose its own officers, make its own rules and regulations,
subject to Town Board approval, and keep a journal of its proceedings.
A majority of the voting members shall be a quorum for the transaction
of business. The Committee shall meet a minimum of four times per
year.
The Veterans' Affairs Committee shall have all the powers
and duties as set forth below:
A.
The Veterans' Affairs Committee shall oversee the planning for
the Memorial Day and Veterans Day observances.
B.
The Veterans' Affairs Committee shall make recommendations to
the Town Board for the preservation and maintenance of the Town's
war memorials, monuments, and plaques.
C.
The Veterans' Affairs Committee shall oversee the placement,
installation, and upkeep of memorial banners and/or flags on all public
property owned and operated by the Town of Hyde Park.
D.
The Veterans' Affairs Committee shall represent the Town of
Hyde Park at events, meetings, or gatherings concerning veterans'
affairs at the local and County levels.
E.
The Veterans' Affairs Committee shall attend to any other matter
deemed appropriate by the Town Board concerning veterans' affairs.
The Town Board shall select a member of the Board to serve as
the liaison with the Veterans' Affairs Committee.
The Town Board may annually appropriate and cause to be raised
by taxation in such Town a sum sufficient to carry out the provisions
of this chapter.
The Committee shall make an annual report to the Town Board
of the Town of Hyde Park, which shall cover all matters handled by
it during the year, and said annual report shall also be filed with
the Town Clerk and become a public record.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the State Secretary of State.
