City of Aurora Veterans Advisory Council met Aug. 12.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
1. Call to Order Will Hart called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance Will Hart lead the Council in the Pledge
3. Moment of Silence
4. Roll Call 6 members (a quorum) were present. Those in attendance were BC, JC, RF, WH, KL, JP, and CN (AOC Liaison).
5. Mission Statement Randy Fisher read the AVAC Mission statement.
6. Acceptance of Previous Minutes The council voted to accept the July 2020 minutes after two corrections were made Financial totals were deleted and one spelling error was corrected.. Bruce Cairns made the motion and it was seconded by Ken Leask.
7. Public Comment No members of the public were in attendance. 8. Treasurer’s Report
The Scholarship Fund issued five $1,000.00 scholarships in July. The Service Dog fund received $930.00 in contributions in July. The Advisory Council General Fund received one contribution for $1,750.00 from Scientel Charitable Foundation. No changes were reported in the Veteran Assistance Fund and the Memorial Brick Fund;
9. Committee Report Out
a. Scholarship Fund The scholarships have been awarded. The five students have picked the following universities to attend: Drake University; University of Illinois – Chicago; University of Alabama; University of Dayton; & the University of Arizona.
b. AVAC Web / Social Media Curtis Spivey sent in a report showing the use of the website and other media platforms is up.
c. Service Dogs Josh Pfeuffer said there are three candidates just beginning the process now. Another candidate was dropped after the initial screening process. Josh reviewed the program for the benefit of the newer council members.
d. Owned Businesses/Discount List & Placards no report
e. Memorial Bricks There was talk about the process for ordering bricks and how to expand sales through more opportunities to display the project to the public.
10. COA Liaison Report Out - Chuck Nelson Chuck will invite Greg Probst, Director of Finance & Operations for the Community Fund of Fox River Valley to a future meeting to talk about CFFRV’s role in administrating AVAC’s funds. Each fund can only be used for its designated purpose.
11. Upcoming Events None 12. New Business
a. A motion was passed setting a maximum amount ($500.00) per Veteran for each request for assistance. Motion by Josh Pfeuffer and seconded by Bruce Cairns
13. Announcements None
14. Good of the Order None
15. Next meeting is September 9th, 2020.
16. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m. Motion by Josh Pfeuffer and seconded by Bruce Cairns.
https://www.aurora-il.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_08122020-2342
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