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Veterans Advisory Committee Minutes November 26,2019 Page 12 Chair Doolittle: That was for 100% disabled veterans. Wery: ok, then that's when one of the Council people, I forget who, Chung or whoever, he wanted to eliminate it, there was a lot of controversy about that. It was decided to advocate for, when we spoke to her,we told her keep the $200, $200 is nothing but they were talking about a spouse of a deceased veteran being able to maintain that as long as she did not remarry. That was included in what they were talking about, then they dropped it down to $100 a year. I don't know, I know it was on the Mayor's desk, I don't know if he ever signed it, but that's what it was. For 100% disabled. Chair Doolittle: those are the kinds of issues we can advocate for. When I think about what we want to report and what the County might be interested in, is how can we make the lives of veterans a little easier and better. When you're talking about disabled veterans, even if they're 100% disabled, they're on a fixed income, $35,000 a year in today's world is pretty difficult, and in Hawai`i. Wery: The only time I'm aware that a report was sent from the advisory board meeting to the Mayor's office had to do with the Korean War Memorial when they wouldn't allow us to build it on County property. So, we went to the State, now it sits on State property. To the best of my knowledge that was the only time it was passed forward, the actual results of a meeting in the last 10 years. I don't know if anything else moved forward, but there was nothing else of importance that was put forward. Chair Doolittle: I would agree and suggest that we have Brittany, when she distributes the minutes of the meeting that she includes the Mayor in the mailing list. That's one way of keeping him apprised of what we talk about. Wery: Well, that's what should happen. Chair Doolittle: Yeah, well maybe we should do that. Nahakuelua: Yeah, that is a good way to let him know that we're alive and functioning. Chair Doolittle: Does someone want to put a motion on the table? Gaspar: Mr. Chair, I believe the Mayor is supposed to have this information automatically, from the very beginning. Chair Doolittle: That may be, but if he's not we can advocate for it. We could propose a motion that from this day forward all minutes of the advisory committee meeting be forward4ed to the Mayor. Sheridan: I'm for it. I'll second it.