Meeting Name: Veterans Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/18/2014 9:45 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
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14-3211 1 RECORDER OF DEEDS AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRSResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE RECORDER OF DEEDS AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO IMPLEMENT A VETERANS’ AND MILITARY DISCOUNT CARD PROGRAM WHEREAS, though there is no way to adequately repay our nation’s military personnel for their service and sacrifice, we can demonstrate our gratitude by forging a collaborative effort between businesses and government that will connect veterans and active-duty military personnel with merchants who choose to honor their military service through special discounts and promotions; and WHEREAS, the discount card program, to be named after adoption of this resolution by mutual assent of the relevant County departments and agencies including, but not limited to, the Bureau of Administration, the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and the Cook County Recorder of Deeds’ Office, will provide veterans - those honorably discharged and other veterans generally discharged for reasons other than discipline, misconduct, resignation in lieu of misconduct charges, unfitness for duty, voluntary resignation, or court martial - and militrecommend for approvalPass Action details Video Video