Functions and purposes of the veterans' affairs committee shall be:
(1) To meet regularly as the representative organization of all affiliated veterans' organizations in the metropolitan area of the city.
(2) To provide a common forum to the member organization for discussion and coordination of activities.
(3) To achieve cooperation and efficiency in promoting the activities, interest and goals of member organizations.
(4) To confer with and advise the mayor and council concerning matters of interest to veterans and the member organizations, and to compile, receive and disseminate information and data relating thereto.
(5) To develop and encourage united community understanding, effort and support of the common projects, aims and goals of the member organizations and in such manner to promote the general welfare, interests and well-being of the citizens of the city.
(6) To accept donations and use them in support of activities such as Operation Exodus, the Four Chaplains Memorial Ceremony, and other veterans’ ceremonies, activities, and causes, all under the following conditions:
(A) Neither the city, nor any member of city staff, shall be involved in any way in the committee’s financial activities.
(B) The committee must coordinate its own fundraising; be responsible for the accounting, administration, and expenditure of funds that are raised; and maintain an account at a financial institution to facilitate the receipt, preservation, and expenditure of the funds resulting from donations.
(C) The committee must designate its treasurer or a third-party fiscal agent to handle the funds.
(D) The committee’s treasurer is responsible for providing accounting documentation regarding the funds whenever it is requested by the members of the committee or the city clerk.
(E) Tucson Code Section 10A-25 is unaffected by this authorization and remains in full force and effect.
(Ord. No. 3180, § 1, 11-12-68; Ord. No. 8517, § 1, 6-12-95; Ord. No. 11544, § 1, 5-8-18)