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Veterans Service Officer (VSO) Brown was unavailable, so Veteran Services Office Administrative Technician Courtney Frame read the Ex-Officio Report. Frame reported that the Veteran Services Office is now fully staffed. Moises Velasquez was hired at the end of January to fill the open Office Assistant position. Velasquez brings experience from working at the San Francisco Veteran Services Office. Next, Frame reported that VSO Brown and Veterans Service Representative I (VSR) Christopher Diggins would be attending the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers winter training conference during the week of February 23rd - February 28th. During the conference, the State's VSOs will meet with their representatives regarding Assembly Bill 53, which would make military retirement pay and DoD survivor benefits tax-exempt. Next, Frame reported that for the month of January, the Veterans Service Office received 308 phone calls, 69 scheduled appointments, and had 171 walk-in visitors. Next, Frame reported that the Veteran Services Office had not yet received the audit report from CalVet, but they were able to secure over $1.7 million in retroactive funds and approximately $165K in recurring monthly payments for their clients in the last six months. Lastly, Frame reported that there was no change to the services provided to veterans and their families in the South Lake Tahoe area.
- Committee
- Veterans Affairs Commission
- Requested by
- Veteran Affairs Commission
- Introduced
- February 19, 2025
- On agenda
- February 13, 2025