The Suffolk County Women Veterans Advisory Board is hereby created
to discuss issues of importance and relevance to the women veterans
community and to make recommendations regarding proposed legislation,
policies, and programming to the Suffolk County Legislature and to
the Suffolk County Executive in connection with the following:
A. To advocate on behalf of the women veterans community in Suffolk
County;
B. To encourage civic participation at all levels of government by women
veterans;
C. To promote governmental interaction with women veterans and to provide
information necessary for women veterans to enable them to have equal
access and opportunity to be heard in Suffolk County; and
D. To improve understandings between women veterans, Suffolk County
government, and Suffolk County residents.
The initial terms of office shall commence upon appointment,
and all subsequent appointments shall be for a term of three years.
The Board shall hold its first meeting no later than 30 days
after the effective date of this chapter, which meeting shall be convened
by the Chairperson of the Veterans Committee of the County Legislature,
to serve as interim Chairperson, for the purpose of organization and
the appointment of a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and a Secretary.
For the purposes of this section, the Chairperson shall be selected
by a majority of the members of the Board.
The Board shall cooperate with the legislative committees of
the County Legislature and make available for each committee's
use, upon request, any records and other data it may accumulate or
obtain.
The Board shall submit a written annual report of its findings
and determinations, together with its recommendations for action,
if any, to the County Executive, the Clerk of the County Legislature,
and each member of the County Legislature no later than January 31
of each year, for the prior calendar year's activities, for consideration,
review and appropriate action, if necessary, by the entire County
Legislature.
None of the work contemplated by this chapter shall be performed
by any outside consultant or consulting firm unless explicit approval
and authorization for such consultant or consulting firm is granted
pursuant to a duly enacted resolution of the County Legislature.
This chapter shall apply to actions occurring on or after the
effective date of this chapter.