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Charlevoix County Veterans Affairs Committee discusses mileage reimbursement, conference attendance and Facebook page; approves minutes
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting, the Charlevoix County Veterans Affairs Committee approved Jan. 14 minutes, postponed a decision on increasing the mileage reimbursement rate (unchanged since 2018), placed a request for NACVSO conference attendance in the BOC packet, discussed continuity of its Facebook page and received the director’s January report.
The Charlevoix County Veterans Affairs Committee met Feb. 11, 2026, at the county VA office in Charlevoix and called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Thomas Breakey moved to approve the minutes from the Jan. 14, 2026, meeting; John Bush seconded, and the motion carried.
Committee members discussed whether to raise the mileage reimbursement rate, noting it has not changed since 2018. The committee heard recent information on the topic but made no decision at the meeting; members agreed to revisit the mileage reimbursement question at the next meeting.
County staff member Polly Busman reported she had placed a request in the Board of Commissioners (BOC) packet asking that the committee be authorized to attend the NACVSO conference scheduled for June in Reno. The committee recorded the packet submission; no formal committee vote on conference attendance was recorded in the minutes.
Members also discussed continuing the committee’s Facebook page. The minutes note the discussion but record no action to change or discontinue the page.
The committee received the director’s report for January 2026; the minutes state the report was given but do not provide additional detail about its contents.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn at 5:40 p.m. by Thomas Breakey, seconded by William Cousineau; the motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.
