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The Veterans' Affairs Commission shall advise directly the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors on all matters affecting veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, on the problems, interests and needs of veterans who are residents of the City and County of San Francisco and on the coordination of economic development, health care, and social services programs as they relate to veterans who are residents of the City and County of San Francisco.
(Added by Ord. 449-82, App. 9/16/82; amended by Ord. 33-94, App. 1/21/94)
The Commission shall consist of 13 members. Nine of the members shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors to hold seats 1 through 9 and four of the members shall be appointed by the Mayor to hold seats 10 through 13. Members of the Commission shall have the following qualifications:
(a) Seat 1 shall be held by a spouse, registered/certified domestic partner, or a widow/widower of a veteran who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America;
(b) Seats 2 and 10 shall be held by women veterans;
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Seats 3 and 11 shall be held by individuals who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America and who have a physical disability arising from that service, in accordance with the definitions applied in such cases by the Veterans’ Administration;
(d) Seats 4-9 and 12-13 are not subject to the requirements set forth in subsections (a) through (c) above.
(Added by Ord. 449-82, App. 9/16/82; amended by Ord. 33-94, App. 1/21/94; Ord. 224-94, App. 6/9/94; Ord. 97-97, App. 3/21/97; Ord. 245-09, File No. 091241, App. 12/3/2009; Ord. 20-23, File No. 221269, App. 2/16/2023, Eff. 3/19/2023)
CODIFICATION NOTE
(a) The term of each member of the Commission shall be four years.
(b) In the event a vacancy occurs during the term of office of any member, a successor shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the office vacated in a manner similar to that described for the initial members.
(c) The Commission shall elect a chairperson from among its appointed members. The term of office as chairperson shall be for the calendar year or for the portion thereof remaining after each such chairperson is elected.
(d) Services of the members of the Commission shall be voluntary and members will serve without compensation.
(e) Continuing Membership on the Commission. The clerk of the Commission, in consultation with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, shall, upon the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 221269, changing the number of the seats on the Commission, assign existing Commission members, including members with expired terms serving as holdover appointees, to Seats 1-13 in accord with the requirements of Section 5.102. Their terms of office shall be aligned with the terms of office extant prior to the effective date of the aforementioned ordinance; with the understanding that holdover appointees shall not thereby acquire any permanent or other special status. New appointments made to Commission Seats 1 through 13 following the effective date of the aforementioned ordinance shall be made in accordance with Section 5.102.
(f) Each appointing authority may remove any of its appointees at any time with or without cause. Additionally, any member, including the Chairperson, who misses three regular meetings of the Commission within a six-month period without the express approval of the Commission at or before each missed meeting shall be deemed to have resigned from the Commission 10 days after the third unapproved absence. The Commission shall inform the member’s appointing authority of any such resignation.
(Added by Ord. 449-82, App. 9/16/82; amended by Ord. 33-94, App. 1/21/94; Ord. 20-23, File No. 221269, App. 2/16/2023, Eff. 3/19/2023)
The Commission shall have the power and duty to:
(a) Hold hearings and submit recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor regarding the problems, interests and needs of veterans;
(b) Make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor concerning the coordination of economic development health care and social services programs as they relate to veterans who are residents of the City and County of San Francisco.
(Added by Ord. 449-82, App. 9/16/82; amended by Ord. 33-94, App. 1/21/94)
The place, date and time of meetings of the Commission shall be prescribed by rule of the Commission; provided, however that the Commission shall hold a regular meeting not less than once every two months. All meetings shall, except as provided by general law, be open to the public.
(Added by Ord. 449-82, App. 9/16/82; amended by Ord. 33-94, App. 1/21/94)
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