Meeting Information

San Francisco Veterans Affairs Commission

12-4-00

Minutes of Dec. 4, 2000 Meeting of The Commission

1. The meeting was called to order be President Glenn Raswyck.

2. Veronika Cauley, Renie Champagne, Charles Coolidge, George Gibbs, Leonard Grube, Wallace Levin, Jim Lineberger, Elizabeth Melnik, CJ O’Mara, Glenn Raswyck, Edwin Wilkerson, Cheryl Cook (County Veterans Office) and Wayne Snodgrass (City Attorney), were present.

3. President Raswyck led the Pledge of Allegiance.

4. The agenda was approved unanimously.

5. The minutes of the Nov. 6, 2000 meeting were approved.

6. Cheryl Cook, Assistant Director of the Veterans Service Office, reported that she had received the approval of the War Memorial Board of Trustees, to hold the Resource Fair at the Veterans Building. The event will be held in October 2001. She also reported that our Governor Davis had signed legislation pertaining to veterans preference and that the City and County of San Francisco would soon have veterans preference in hiring.

7. Reports. The Election Committee made up of Renie Champagne, Wallace Levin, Jim Lineberger and Edwin Wilkerson. The chairman Edwin Wilkerson reported the committee nomination for Secretary was Wallace Levin. There were no other nominations and Wallace Levin was elected Secretary. He gave the committee nomination for Vice President, which was George Gibbs. There were no other nominations and George Gibbs was elected Vice President. Chairman Wilkerson reported the committee nomination for President was Charles Coolidge. Veronika Cauley nominated herself for President. A vote was held and Charles Coolidge was elected President.

Commissioner Leonard Grube reported that because of personal reasons, he had sent his resignation from the commission, to the Board of Supervisors. He was thanked for his service to the commission and commended for the great job he did as secretary during the past year, by President Coolidge & Raswyck.

The 91st Division flag has not been returned to City Hall. The Mayor did not answer our letter sent to him in November. He also did not fly the 91st Division flag from the pole outside his office on Veterans Day.

Wallace Levin made a motion to send another letter to the Mayor Brown, Ryan Brooks, Director of the Department of Administrative Services and the Board of Supervisors. The motion was seconded by Renie Champagne and passed unanimously.