Vet Commission

JOINT VETERANS SERVICE COMMITTEE AND VETERANS SERVICE COMMISSION Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 3rd Floor Meeting Room, Rm #3308 Members Present: Catherine Lemke, Lorie Floyd, Nick Lemke, Lawrence Peterson, Rod Adams, Bud Suckow, Jeff Hein, Barry Anderson and Arnold Sova. Members Absent: Sue Swiantek Other Attendees: Sheila Sutton, Karyn Gebert Call Meeting to Order: Chair Catherine Lemke called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. Pledge of Allegiance: L. Peterson led the committee in the Pledge of Allegiance. Approve the Agenda: Motion by Floyd, seconded by Hein, to approve the agend a. Motion carried. Review and approve the proposed 2026 Veterans Service Commission Budget : Motion by Arnie, seconded by Hien, to approve Veterans Service Commission Budget. Motion carried. Review and approve the proposed 2026 Veterans Service Committee Budget : Motion by Floyd seconded by Adams, to approve Veterans Service Committee Budget. Motion carried. Adjourn: Motion by Suckow, seconded by Peterson, to adjourn the meeting at 10:16 a.m. Motion carried. Karyn Gebert Veterans Service Specialist VETERANS SERVICE COMMISSION Monday, March 31st, 2025 West Entrance, 1st Floor, Taylor County Courthouse Members Present: Barry Anderson, Jeff Hein, Arnold Sova Members Absent: none. Other Attendees: Sheila Sutton, Karyn Gebert Call Veteran Service Commission Meeting to Order: Chairman Jeff Hein called the Commission meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. Approve Agenda: Motion by Anderson, seconded by Sova, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Approve the minutes of the December 18th, 2024: Motion by Anderson, seconded by Sova, to approve the minutes of the December 18th, 2024 meeting. Motion carried. Closed Session: At approximately 9:05 a.m. the Veterans Service Commission may convene in closed session by taking a roll call vote, pursuant to Section 19.85(1) (c), Wisconsin State Statutes, to consider an application for assistance. The Closed Session i s expected to last about 30 minutes. A motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Sova, to go into closed session at 9:10 a.m. A roll call vote cast 3 (three) voting aye, the motion carried. Open Session : The meeting will reconvene in Open Session pursuant to Section 19.83, Wisconsin State Statues, to address actions stemming from the Closed Session. There was a motion by Anderson, seconded by Sova, to go into open session at 9:47 a.m. A roll call vote cast, 3 (three) voting aye, the motion carried. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Sova, to approve the application for assistance. Motion carried. Set next meeting date: The next Veteran Service Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 9th at 9:30 a.m. Adjournment: Motion by Sova, seconded by Anderson, to adjourn the meeting at 10:01 a.m. Motion carried. Karyn Gebert Veterans Service Specialist