[ AGENDA MILITARY AND VETERANS COMMISSION City Hall - Council Chambers 6131 Taylorsville Road October 28, 2026 6:00 P.M. ]
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NOT THIS SATURDAY BUT THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY.
HE REALIZED THAT IS NOT THE SAME DAY, HE SAID MAKE SURE THAT HE WOULD BE THERE AND HE APOLOGIZED APOLOGIZED. I'M FINE WITH THAT.
>> MRS. ROLL AGAIN I'M SORRY, WHAT IS IT DOING AGAIN?
>> THEY ARE THE COLOUR GUARD, WE WILL BE REPRESENTING THE COLOURS
FOR THE VETERANS DAY CEREMONY. >> THE WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL.
>> AIR FORCE JUNIOR ROTC. >> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE OF COURSE SOME TYPE OF PASTORAL SUPPORT, WE ALREADY HAVE HIS BIO SO IT SHOULD BE GOOD IF HE WANTS TO UPDATE IT.
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THE BASE COMMANDER FOR THAT AS WELL, WE HAVE CONTACT WITH THEM BETWEEN HERE AND NEXT WEEK JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS TAKEN CARE OF, MAKE SURE IF THEY NEED ANYTHING SPECIAL, I'M NOT SURE IF THEY NEED A GREEN ROOM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, MAKE SURE THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED. EVERYONE SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, WE PLAYED THE NATIONAL ANTHEM>> IF SOMEONE WANTS TO BRING UP A MOTION EITHER WAY, ABOUT A
>> SO I-- >> GIVE ME YOUR FEELINGS.
WE ARE ALL HERE. >> WE CAN DISCUSS IT AFTER.
BUT I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CAN ASK THREE FOR VETERANS DAY.
NOT DO IT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO NOT HAVE A WREATH FOR VETERANS DAY. AND FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
SO IN ORDER FOR THAT TO CONTINUE I WILL NEED A SECOND.
>> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> IT'S BEEN MOTION DONE PROPERLY SECOND THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A WREATH FOR VETERANS DAY.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION.
SAY WHAT YOU WANT HERE FREELY. BELIEVE THAT.
SPEAK YOUR MIND. SPEAK YOUR MIND.
>> I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE UNDERLYING STORY IS HERE, OR WHATEVER. HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON IT.
IT GOES WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THERE IS A TIME AND A PLACE, THAT MEMORIAL DAY, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED.
VETERANS DAY IS ALL VETERANS. I FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE INCLUSIVE.
-- THAT IS MY FAULT. THAT IS JUST OFF THE CUFF.
>> APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. ANYBODY ELSE?
>> JUST LOOKING AT IT, WE HONOR THE FALLEN WITH MEMORIAL DAY WITH THE WREATHS. IF WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF VETERANS DAY, THERE ARE WAYS FOR US TO DO THAT WITHOUT..., WHETHER WE ARE HONORING WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE, OR A YELLOW RIBBON, THERE ARE WAYS FOR US TO DO THAT WITHOUT LAYING A WREATH. I THINK IN TRADITION, AS FAR AS HOW THOSE TWO THINGS ARE HANDLED, I THINK IT IS MORE FITTING FOR US TO NOT LAY A WREATH.
>> THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW.
AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO NOT HAVE-- TO NOT HAVE A WREATH LAYING CEREMONY AT OUR VETERANS DAY CEREMONY. SO ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE BY THE USUAL SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
AS WE CONTINUE ON, IF ANYBODY IS ABLE TO COME, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU DO SHOW UP. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE. IT COULD BE 75 DEGREES, OR IT COULD BE LIKE LAST YEAR. 26 DEGREES, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, 14, WHATEVER IT WAS. I SUGGEST YOU LOOK AT THE WEATHER AND BUNDLE UP FOR THAT. IT IS COLD WE USUALLY DO IT
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WITHOUT A HITCH. AND I'M HOPING IT GOES THAT WAY.WE HAVE RUN INTO SOME THINGS BEFORE.
BUT I'M HOPING EVERYTHING GOES WELL FOR US.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY BEFORE WE GO FURTHER BEFORE STICKING AROUND TONIGHT. I KNOW WE WERE DELAYED SOME.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR INPUT.
AND I WANT TO STRESS TO EVERYBODY HERE, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY HERE, THAT YOU SAY IT.
EVERYBODY HERE. WE ARE ALL COMMISSION MEMBERS.
I AM NO DIFFERENT FROM ANYBODY ELSE.
IT'S WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT. OKAY? NEVER HOLD BACK. IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY-- WE CANNOT ALWAYS GET ALONG.
THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE ALL-- WE DON'T ALL LOOK ALIKE, WE DON'T ALL THINK ALIKE.
THAT IS WHY I WANT IT THAT WAY. WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. DIFFERENT HISTORIES.
YOU BRING DIFFERENT THINGS TO THE TABLE.
AND I APPRECIATE IT. SO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT ONCE AGAIN, IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO BRING UP, OR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY, YOU CAN DO THAT.
OKAY? SO PLEASE, FEEL FREE TO SPEAK FREELY HERE. START TIME IS 1600 HOURS.
WE USUALLY GET THERE BETWEEN 1500 AND 15-15-- 3:00, OR 315.
ANYBODY WHO WILL BE PARTICIPATING AS FAR AS COLOR GUARD GOES, MILITARY TYPE OF FUNCTIONS, WE HAVE-- ASK YOU TO GET THERE EARLY BECAUSE WE DO A WALK.
WE GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THEIR POSITION IS. WE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE CRANE WORKS, THAT THE FLAGS ARE RAISED OR LOWERED, SO WE DON'T HAVE A SITUATION THERE. WE MAKE SURE ALL THAT STUFF IS TAKING CARE OF BEFORE WE START. AS FAR AS FOR THE PASSOVER SERVICES, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET THERE THAT EARLY.
YOU KNOW WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN. THEY WILL GET THEIR MINUTES ON THE MICROPHONE. SO... ASIDE FROM THAT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU NEED US TO DO SPECIAL FOR YOU? OKAY. I KNOW, AND YOU GUYS WILL ALL SEE MIKE'S CREW, IT'S LIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE.
>> DO YOU NORMALLY SEND OUT AN AGENDA OR SOMETHING?
>> I WILL FIX THAT UP AND SEND IT OUT TOMORROW, THURSDAY.
I WILL SEND IT OUT-- FIX IT UP ON THURSDAY AND SEND IT OUT ON FRIDAY. PLUGGING THE NAMES IN.
IT RUNS THE SAME WAY EVERY TIME. >> I EXPECT TO BE THERE UNLESS I AM AM SICK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> I ALWAYS ASK THAT IF YOU DO DECIDE TO COME THAT YOU JUST TELL ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY, OR ANYBODY YOU KNOW IN THE AREA, YESTERDAY MY SON-- I'D TOLD EVERYBODY AT THE MILITARY MAY SONIC LODGE THAT WE HAVE THERE.
DEALING PROBLEM IS, THE LEGION I BELONG TO, THEY USUALLY HAVE THEIRS AT 2:00 P.M., THEY DECIDED TO HAVE THERE IS AT 4:00 P.M. THIS YEAR. SAME TIME AS OURS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO GO FROM THERE TO HOURS.
SO THEY WILL TRY TO FINISH UP EARLY AND GET TO HOURS.
WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. ANYMORE QUESTIONS?
>> WHAT TIME DO YOU WANT THE MINISTER THERE?
>> I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO BE THERE 330, 345 SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE. THAT WAY WE CAN GET THEM SEATED.
THE DIGNITARIES WILL BE SATED BEHIND A PODIUM.
AND WE WILL HAVE A SECTION FOR THE BASE COMMANDER.
HIS CONSTITUENTS WILL USUALLY SIT SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO THE FRONT RIGHT THERE. THE VETERAN SERVICES OFFICER, THE BUS THAT GOES AROUND, THE TRUCK THAT GOES AROUND TO HELP VETERANS AT DIFFERENT EVENTS, HE WILL BE HERE ALSO.
UP TALK TO HIM AT OUR LAST ADVANTAGE.
I-- WE ARE ON HIS SCHEDULE, AND I'VE TALKED TO HIM THIS WEEK TO MAKE SURE HE WILL BE THERE. LAST YEAR EVERYBODY HOPPED INSIDE HIS TRUCK, BECAUSE IT WAS SO COLD.
[LAUGHTER] >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY MORE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? >> NOT ABOUT THAT.
>> OKAY. SO WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. WE KNOW WHO IS COMING, WE KNOW WHO IS PERFORMING. WE WILL MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GETS THERE ON TIME. WE ALWAYS PLAN FOR THE WORST BUT EXPECT THE BEST. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT. WE OVER-- ADAPT AND OVERCOME.
THAT SO WE DO WITH MILITARY MEMBERS, SPOUSES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS VETERANS DAY EVENT BEFORE I GO TO NEW BUSINESS? YES, SIR?
>> IN LIGHT OF THAT FOUNDATION WHICH IS HEREIN HUBER HEIGHTS-- HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS, THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A VENUE FOR THEIR
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CAR SHOW. I KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP LAST MONTH, BUT WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO IS HOLD THE CAR SHOW AT THE MEMORIAL, ON JUNE 12TH.THE TIME IS TO BE DETERMINED. BUT THEY WANTED TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS THEY CAN, AS FAR AS WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. STATE PERMITS, EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS INVOLVED. BUT THEY DO WANT TO HOST A CAR SHOW. I'VE BEEN TO ONE OF THEIR CAR SHOWS BEFORE. YOU ARE PROBABLY LOOKING AT ABOUT 20 TO 30 CARS THAT ARE NORMALLY IN A CAR SHOW.
>> MORE THAN THAT,. >> LOOKING AT ABOUT 200, 250 PEOPLE. AND DEPENDING ON HOW IT'S PROMOTED, IT COULD BE MORE. SO THE INFORMATION THEY NEED FROM US IS, IS IT DOABLE? IF SO, WHAT IS ABOUT GOING TO ENTAIL AS FAR AS PERMITS? THE LAST ONE I WENT TO, THEY HAD VENDORS THERE, OBVIOUSLY THEY WILL NOT HAVE VENDORS ON THE MEMORIAL, BUT THE IDEA IS TO BLOCK OFF THAT FOR-- FRONT PARKING LOT FOR THE CAR SHOW AND HAVE THE VENDORS IN THE ADDITIONAL PARKING LOT. JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, WE GIVE A-- WE GIVE A REVIEW OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR THE YEAR TO CITY COUNCIL. THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK, OR THE WEEK BEFORE. I THOUGHT IT WAS LAST WEEK? WASN'T THAT TUESDAY? LAST TUESDAY.
I WENT STRAIGHT FROM HERE TO MY MEAT.
I DID A REVIEW AND I THINK DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ME WITH THE INFORMATION THAT I NEEDED FOR THAT.
SO CITY COUNCIL WAS PLEASED THAT-- IN OUR PROGRESS AND WHAT WE DO HERE. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THEY WERE VERY PLEASED. EXCITED ABOUT THE BASE COMMANDER COMING, AND THEY-- AFTER WE GOT DONE I TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE A COUPLE DAYS LATER, AND THEY SAID THAT WE HAVE GROWN IS AMAZING.
THEY REALLY APPRECIATE US. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF YOU PUT THAT IN OUR BUDGET.
[LAUGHTER] >> THAT'S A GOOD TIME TO ASK.
>> ALWAYS. >> YOU GIVE ME AN AT TABLE EIGHT. HOW ABOUT IT.
>> WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT WHY WE WERE THERE.
THE CHECK WAS RECEIVED BY THE YOUNG MARINES.
TO SPONSOR ONE YOUNG LADY-- ONE YOUNG GIRL OR YOUNG BOY FOR THEIR TRIP TO HAWAII. SO THANK YOU TO MIKE FOR THAT.
THAT WAS GOING BACK AND FORTH. THEY WERE NOT GETTING WITH MIKE.
AND IT WAS A WHOLE THING. YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW THE FACTS, BUT IT'S NOT IMPORTANT. THEY HAVE RECEIVED A CHECK.
AND OUR PLANS ARE-- THEY ARE GOING TO BE AT OUR VETERANS DAY EVENT. WE HAD THEM THEY ARE FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES, BUT WE DECIDED TO DO THE RECLAIM CEREMONY. SINCE WE ARE NOT DOING NOT, WE DECIDED THAT WE WANT TO HONOR THEM AND GIVE THEM A-- WHAT YOU CALL THOSE, NOT A BIG CHECK. IT HAS A NAME TO THEM.
A CHECK THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE. SOMETHING FOR THEM WHILE THEY ARE THERE. AND THEN THEM TAKING PICTURES OF US GIVING THE CHECK TO THEM. I'M SURE WITHOUT GIVING ME THE EYE, OR A HIGH-- HARD TIME, WE SEE HIM TRY TO PUT THAT TOGETHER. HE HAD THE GREAT SEAL OF HUBER HEIGHTS IN OHIO AND THE MILITARY AND VETERANS COMMISSION AS WELL.
I'M THANKFUL FOR MIKE FOR THAT. >> WAS EVERYBODY HERE WHEN THEY
CAME AND GAVE THEIR SPEECH? >> YES.
AND THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT CAME AND GOT THE CHECK FROM ME.
THEY ACTUALLY CAME TO GET THE CHECK.
>> THANK YOU, MIKE BACK FOR THE THINGS YOU DID BEHIND THE SCENES
TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. >> YES, IT WAS A LOT.
I WILL LEAVE IT ALONE. I KNOW MIKE.
HE'S LIKE WHATEVER, I HAVE TO DO IT.
>> ALSO, VETERANS DAY, MISS DAVIS... EVERY DAY SHE DOES A VETERANS DAY BREAKFAST FOR THE KIDS.
THIS YEAR SHE'S INVITED THE COMMISSION TO COME IN FOR THAT
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BREAKFAST. IF ANYONE'S AVAILABLE AT 745 TO845 AT STUDEBAKER. >> IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. AND IT'S JUST NICE TO GO.
IF YOU DECIDE TO ATTEND, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO WEAR YOUR HUBER HEIGHTS MILITARY AND VETERANS EMISSIONS SHIRTS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO. IT'S NOT MANDATORY, BUT WE ARE ALL GROWN ADULTS. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO WEAR YOUR SHIRT IF POSSIBLE. 745, 8:45 P.M. AT STUDEBAKER HIGH SCHOOL. ON VETERANS DAY.
AND TONIGHT, SHE REQUESTED THAT SHE HAS A NUMBER AT LEAST BY THE SECOND. SO WE CAN GET THAT IN TONIGHT AND I CAN SHOOT HER A MESSAGE TOMORROW.
>> IF ANYBODY IS GOING TO DO THAT, LET ME KNOW BEFORE WE LEAVE HERE. WE WILL WRITE IT DOWN AND GIVE IT TO HER AND LET HER KNOW. IT'S GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR. I WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY ON THIS COMMISSION, FOR EVERYBODY THAT SPENDS TIME AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES, I KNOW WE ALL HAVE FAMILIES AND LIVES.
I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW THANKFUL I AM.
MIKE, I COULD NOT DO WHAT I DO OVER HERE WITHOUT YOU, SIR.
WE SPENT LOTS OF TIME ON THE PHONE.
LOTS OF TIME TALKING ABOUT-- YOU CAN'T HAVE ME FOR EVERYTHING.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
YOU ARE ALWAYS THE SAME PERSON. NO MATTER IF IT'S TWO IN THE MORNING OR 2:00 P.M. IN THE AFTERNOON.
YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE. AND YOU HAVE BEEN A MENTOR.
AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE SEE THIS YEAR A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN. MIGHT, I AM PROUD OF YOU WHAT YOU PUT TOGETHER FOR YOUR NEW BUILDING.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. YOUR EQUIPMENT.
BE NICE. AND FOR THE VETERANS AND MILITARY COMMISSION, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS ONCE AGAIN.
I KNOW IT IS NOT EASY. BUT YOU ARE SO DEDICATED TO THE MILITARY AND VETERANS COMMISSION ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES THAT IT IS COMMENDABLE. SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT IS HERE. THOSE WHO ARE NOT IN ATTENDANCE I WANT TO THANK THEM AS WELL. YOU GUYS MAKE MY JOB SO MUCH
EASIER. >> WE CAN MAKE IT HARDER IF YOU
WANT US TO. >> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE. BELIEVE ME, NO.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IS THERE A COMMISSION GET TOGETHER, OR SOMETHING THAT WE DO?
>> IN THE PAST WE TRIED TO GET TOGETHER, BUT PEOPLE GO ON VACATION AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY VISIT FAMILIES.
THEY DO THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT WE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE.
SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS GOING ACROSS THE STREET TO THE BOWLING LANES-- JUST SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHERE WE CAN GO AND WE CAN AT LEAST PAY FOR SOME FOOD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THAT TOGETHER THIS YEAR.
I WILL TALK WITH MIKE AND WE WILL SEE IF WE HAVE ANYTHING LEFT IN THE BUDGET, MAYBE WE CAN SQUEEZE OUT THE POCKETS AND MAYBE GET SOME CHANGE OUT OF THERE AND DO SOMETHING FOR US.
I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT. >> AND EVEN IF YOU DID BOWLING, YOU COULD INVITE PEOPLE'S FAMILIES.
>> AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO. I WANT US TO MEET EACH OTHER'S FAMILIES. THAT WAY YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE WORKING WITH, YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
THAT WAY I COULD SAY, HOW IS KEVIN DOING, HOW HIS BASEBALL GOING. THINGS WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT EACH OTHER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A BLAZE BUSINESS, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW.
PERHAPS WE CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN THAT WAY.
ON THIS COMMITTEE. OR COMMISSION.
BEFORE WE LEAVE, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
>> I ALWAYS LIKE TO GIVE MY END OF THE YOUR SPEECH.
DEPENDING ON WHO WILL BE SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT, THERE WILL BE SOME VACANCIES ON THE COMMISSION.
SO RIGHT NOW IS A GOOD TIME FOR US TO START THINKING ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT FILLING THOSE POSITIONS, ADVERTISING FOR
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PEOPLE TO COME ON BOARD, BUT ALSO, RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO THINK ABOUT HOW THE COMMISSION CAN GROW, AND WHAT THE COMMISSION CAN DO MOVING FORWARD NEXT YEAR.THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I FEEL LIKE THE COMMISSION CAN DO FOR THE CITY, OUTSIDE OF OUR VETERANS DAY AND MEMORIAL DAY.
THE ISSUES THAT WE RAN IN TO IN THE PAST, IS HAVING PEOPLE WHO STAY, HAVING PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO BE INVOLVED TO MAKE DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPEN. SO I'M GLAD THE IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN MADE OVER THE LAST YEAR. OBVIOUSLY I WANT TO SEE THE COMMISSION DO MORE, BUT THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE EVERYONE WHO SITS APPEARED TO STEP IN AND TAKE A ROLE IN IT.
SO AS-- THIS WILL BE OUR LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR.
SO NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO START THINKING, BRAINSTORMING, SEEING WHAT ELSE WE CAN GET INVOLVED WITH AS A COMMISSION, AND BE PREPARED TO SHOOT THOSE IDEAS OFF.
>> WHEN THE YEAR STARTS I WANT TO ASK YOU, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR. WE NEED TO BRING IDEAS IN.
EVERYBODY CAN SPEAK FREELY HERE. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS PARADE. WILL WE BE BACK IN TIME?
>> WE WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE SOMEONE FOR MS. DAVIS, AND THEIR ORGANIZATION DOES THE CHRISTMAS PARADE.
WE WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE THE PERSON THAT WE WERE GOING TO PROVIDE WAS MR. WHITMAN. I WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE BACK THIS MONTH.
I DON'T TAKE THAT IS THE CASE. I THINK HE ENDED UP GETTING EXTENDED. SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REACH OUT TO HIM AND SEE IF I CAN GET A HOLD OF HIM.
AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE. I WOULD SAY THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SOLIDIFIED WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT HE WILL BE BACK, THEN WE AS A COMMISSION NEED TO FIND SOMEONE THAT CAN TAKE HIS PLACE.
THE ONLY THING THEY ASK IS THAT IT IS A VETERAN.
IF IT IS SOMEBODY WHO IS ACTIVE DUTY, IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO IS ON ACTIVE DUTY, JUST COMING BACK FROM DEPLOYMENT, OR IS IN THAT BOAT, BRING THEM UP AND WE CAN SUBMIT THEM AS THE ALTERNATIVE FOR CHANGE. AND I'LL HAVE TO LOOK BACK IN MY EMAILS, BUT I'M NOT SURE FEE CAN EVEN RECEIVE EMAILS RIGHT NOW.
>> IF YOU COULD SEND THE CRITERIA, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> I MEAN, THAT WAS THE CRITERIA THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME OBVIOUSLY.
>> WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN THE PARADE?
>> THEY ARE JUST IN THE PARADE. SAYING WELCOME BACK, THAT KIND
OF STUFF. >> OBVIOUSLY IF WE COULD FIND SOMEONE WHO JUST RETURNED FROM A DEPLOYMENT, THEY WANT REPRESENTATION, SO IF WE CAN PROVIDE SOME, IF IT'S NOT AN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER AND A VETERAN, IT WILL WORK.
THEY WERE ASKED AS FAR AS IF THEY WILL STILL BE IN ATTENDANCE, ALL BE THERE. SO WE WILL HAVE SOME FORM OF REPRESENTATION FROM THE COMMISSION ONCE WE GET THE INFO
OUT AS FAR AS TIME. >> IT'S A DIFFERENT THING.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY WHAT I KNOW OR DON'T KNOW.
I THINK LAST YEAR IT WAS THE YMCA, ONCE WE FIND OUT THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, WE WILL PASS THAT OUT.
>> BEFORE WE ADJOURN. >> TO THE POINT WITH THE NEW BUSINESS... [INDISCERNIBLE]
>> JUST SO YOU KNOW WHEN I BROUGHT IT UP, COUNCIL WAS NOT INTERESTED. [INDISCERNIBLE]
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THAT'S WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR. OKAY.
ANYMORE NEW BUSINESS WE. >> THE QUESTION WITH NEW BUSINESS, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT BRAINSTORMING AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, WHAT IS THE PROTOCOL TO BRING IT UP? THE IDEAS WE ARE WE JUST GOING TO DISCUSS IT HERE? OR-- I WILL THROW IT OUT THERE, I'M USUALLY-- ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE FUTURE, I'M OPEN TO GRAB A COFFEE AND TALK ABOUT IT.
ANY IDEAS, BRAINSTORMING, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A BUNCH OF IDEAS.
I'M STILL TRYING TO PUT THINGS UP AND MAYBE CONNECT THE DOTS.
BUT I AM OPEN TO THAT. I LOVE DOING THAT STUFF.
>> SO WHAT WE WILL DO IS, LIKE I SAID, I GAVE YOU GUYS TIME.
IT IS THE HOLIDAYS. YOU SPEND ENOUGH TIME HERE.
SO I JUST ASK EVERYBODY WHEN WE COME BACK FOR THE NEW YEAR, THAT'S WHEN WE BRING IT UP. EVERYBODY HAS A SCRATCHPAD.
BY THAT TIME COME UP WITH A COUPLE THINGS.
THE PROS, THE CONS. HOW YOU THINK IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED, AND WHO WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH IT.
THINGS OF THAT NATURE. ANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY IDEAS? SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SHOOT OUT THERE, I HAVE NO PROBLEM.
[INDISCERNIBLE] >> WE HAVE A MAJORITY.
>> SOMETHING ELSE TO BE DISCUSSED LATER?
I HAVE BEEN ON MY SOAPBOX LONG ENOUGH.
ANYBODY ELSE? IT'S GETTING LATE IN THE EVENING. THE SUN IS DOWN.
KIDS AT HOME, WIFE AT HOME, HUSBAND AT HOME.
ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU TO ANYBODY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ONE MORE TIME BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS OUT.
I WILL GIVE A QUICK WORD OF PRAYER.
IF YOU WANT TO STAND, STAND. IF NOT, I UNDERSTAND.
FATHER GOT A THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME TOGETHER TODAY. TO DO SUCH GOOD WORK, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE ON THIS COMMITTEE, THOSE WHO ARE HERE AND WANT TO BE HEARD. AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT.
I ASKED THAT YOU GIVE US MERCY AND THAT YOU LOOK OVER US, AS WELL AS ALL THE VETERAN SERVING OUR COUNTRY SO PROUDLY.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, I THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO ARE EVER SO WILLING TO HELP US.
AND ESPECIALLY ON VETERANS DAY. IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY.
OCTOBER 28TH, 2026, ON A WEDNESDAY.
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