DEPARTMENT: Veterans Services
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Annual Appropriation To Dakota County Veterans Service Organizations In Support Of 2025 Memorial Day Events, Activities, Or To Purchase Items To Support Memorial Day
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Appropriate 2025 funds to Veterans Service Organizations within Dakota County to support Memorial Day events, activities, or to purchase items to support Memorial Day.
SUMMARY
Pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 375.35, the County Board has authority to appropriate annual funds to each post of a recognized military service persons' organizations or society, holding charter from Congress or incorporated in MN, organized and existing in Dakota County, to defray Memorial Day expenses. If restrictions prevent Veterans Service Organizations from holding or sponsoring Memorial Day events, funds can be utilized to purchase items to support Memorial Day, including flags or plaques, etc. that honor and commemorate military personnel.
As in past years, staff recommends that each Veterans Service Organization within Dakota County listed below receive $100, for a total appropriation $2,200, for its use in funding Memorial Day activities or to purchase items to support Memorial Day in the organization's community. Memorial Day is observed on Monday, May 26, 2025.
* Apple Valley American Legion Post 1776
* Apple Valley VVA Chapter 363
* Burnsville American Legion Post 1700, Patrick Kopp Post
* Burnsville VFW Post 5833, Glen C Turner Post
* Eagan American Legion Post 594, Daniel R. Olsen Post
* Farmington American Legion Post 189, Clifford Larson Post
* Farmington Sypal-Lundgren VFW Post 7662
* Hastings AMVETS Post 10
* Hastings Lyle Russell VFW Post 1210
* Hastings American Legion Post 47, Nelson-Lucking Post
* Inver Grove Heights Legion Post 424
* Lakeville American Legion Post 44, John Vessey Post
* Lakeville VFW Post 210, Oscar & John Soberg Post
* Mendota AMVETS 1, Raymond T. Furlong-Zigmund Post
* Mendota VFW Post 669...
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