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Veterans services plans part-time accredited position funded partly by state grant and an IGA with Dolores County
Summary
Veterans services plans to hire a part-time accredited veterans service officer with funding partly covered by a planned state grant and by an intergovernmental agreement with Dolores County, increasing service capacity for local veterans.
The county’s veterans services officer told the Board of County Commissioners he plans to post a part-time veterans service officer (VSO) position and will apply for the state veterans assistance grant to offset the cost.
The presenter said the county intends to request $20,000 from the state grant program and that past grant cycles had turned away money; he described the grant as likely to be awarded and said the state stipend will cover roughly 30% of a VSO salary. He said the part-time post is expected to be posted in October and that he will require the same state accreditation he holds so the new hire can access VA resources.
He also said staff are working on an intergovernmental agreement with Dolores County to provide services there; the presenter said Dolores County would contribute funds for service hours and that the arrangement would increase the stipend state returns to Montezuma County for hours worked on regional cases.
Ending: Commissioners acknowledged the plan; no formal action was taken in the workshop. The veterans services officer said he will proceed with recruiting and applying for the grant.
