[Adopted as Ch. 48 of the 1976 Code]
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Editor’s Note: Ordinance No. 11-36, adopted 9-21-2011, changed the name of this committee from the Memorial Day Observance Committee to the Chicopee Veterans’ Memorial Committee.
[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.
[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.