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Veterans service officer to resign; VSO staff, clinic and transport services described
Summary
The county Veterans Service Officer announced her planned resignation and said she will help train a replacement; staff reported VA clinic staffing challenges, use of community care, transportation volunteers (four drivers) and a veterans resource fair Friday at the VFW in Buena Vista.
The county Veterans Service Officer (VSO) told commissioners she will resign in June to spend more time with family but offered to remain through training of a successor and to help arrange state training resources.
The VSO reported the local VA clinic continues to struggle to retain a full‑time doctor; the office uses visiting VA doctors, telehealth and community care arrangements to serve veterans. The VSO said about 450 veterans are assigned to the clinic and that many others use community care or travel to larger VA facilities. The VSO said transportation is a key service and the office currently runs two vehicles with four volunteer drivers, and that volunteer driver capacity constrains the number of long‑distance trips the office can provide.
The VSO noted coordination with local veteran organizations including the Roy Williams Foundation, American Legion, VFW and Marine Corps League and said a veterans resource fair is scheduled Friday at the Buena Vista VFW from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The county said it will advertise the VSO vacancy; state VSO offices may also advertise to attract a trained VSO from another jurisdiction.
No commissioner action was taken; the county said it will post and begin the hiring process and coordinate training and handover with the state supervisor and the outgoing VSO.
