[Amended 9-21-2011 by Ord. No. 11-38]
A Chicopee Veterans’ Memorial Committee
consisting of three members, who shall be veterans, shall be appointed
by the Mayor not later than the first day of February of each year
for the purpose of commemorating the services and sacrifices of persons
who served in the wars of the United States and the proper observance
of Memorial Day.
They shall be sworn in by the City Clerk as
prescribed by the City Charter and shall organize by electing a Chairman
and Clerk.
[Amended 9-1-2009; 9-21-2011 by Ord. No. 11-37]
The Director of Veterans’ Services shall
serve as the Treasurer of the Chicopee Veterans’ Memorial Committee.
The Committee may, for the purposes of this article, expend such moneys
as may be appropriated therefor by the City Council, and the Committee
shall file a report with the City Clerk within 15 days after Memorial
Day, in writing, of all such expenditures.