Veterans Service Commission - Regular Meeting — Minutes

Chippewa County Veterans Service Commission Regular Meeting July 13, 2026 Chippewa County Courthouse, Room 302 8:00 AM 1. Call to Order The Chair called the meeting to order at 08:00 AM 2. Roll Call Members Present: David Kelly, Philip Sarazen, CW King, Richard VanderMolen Members Absent: Lee Hennick Others Present: Andy Albarado, Peter Johnston, Wendy Krumenauer, Jaclyn Sadler 3. Members of the Public Wishing to Be Heard (Comments will be limited to 5 minutes per speaker.) There were no members of the public wishing to be heard. 4. Consent Agenda (Unless separation of an item is requested, all items will be adopted under one motion.) Motion: Approved Result: Passed (4 - 0) Mover: Richard VanderMolen Seconder: CW King Ayes: David Kelly, Philip Sarazen, CW King, Richard VanderMolen Nayes: None Absent: Lee Hennick 1. Approve the Agenda 2. Approve the Minutes — May 18, 2026 3. Schedule Next Meeting Date - September 14, 2026 5. Reports 1. Discuss Wisconsin Veteran's Home @ Chippewa Falls - Phil Sarazen Prior to this report everyone present introduced themselves. Phil Sarazen, Director of Maintenance at the Wisconsin Veteran's Home informed the committee that the facility has 72 beds and over the weekend had 3 beds open up after the passing of 3 residents. All is going well at the Veteran's Home. 2. Discuss Veterans Department procedure regarding veterans requesting funds review - Peter Johnston Veteran's Service Officer, Peter Johnston, explained the process the department uses when a request for funding is received. If a request is over $500 the VSO reaches out to the Committee Chair for approval within 24 hours. 3. Discuss requested number of veterans served in Dunn, Eau Claire, and Chippewa Counties, along with the amount of money spent by the VA per veteran - Peter Johnston The VSO will bring this information back to the next meeting. 4. Discuss review of Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Fund for purchasing flags - Peter Johnston The VSO will check with Dunn County on how they are budgeting or where they are receiving the funds to purchase flags each year. He will also check with Mike Haley to see if anything was done differently in the past. Mr. Vandermolen will find out how many flags Chippewa County puts out and would need to purchase. 6. Business Items There were no members of the public wishing to be heard. 7. Agenda Items for Future Consideration VSO will bring the process for requesting funds back as a business item for the committee to review. VSO will bring back the data from report 5.3 to the next meeting. 8. Adjourn Motion: Approved Result: Passed (4 - 0) Mover: Richard VanderMolen Seconder: CW King Ayes: David Kelly, Philip Sarazen, CW King, Richard VanderMolen Nayes: None Absent: Lee Hennick