Mayor's Office - Charter

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Mayor's Office

Charter

Mayor’s Military and Veteran’s Affairs Committee (MVAC)

Purpose:

To highlight the positive influence of the military in the local community; to capitalize on the resources available in the military to benefit the local community; and to provide advice and guidance to local government officials on events and issues of interest to active duty and retired service members and military veterans.

Goals:

To advise the Mayor on ways and means to improve the relationship between Augusta-Richmond County and the military community.
To advise the Mayor how best to increase recognition of representatives of the greater military community for their contributions to Augusta-Richmond County.
To increase awareness of educational and employment opportunities and resources available in the local community to retiring and separating members of the military.
To improve quality of life by increasing local community support to the military.
To provide a forum for former members of the military community to express their views and interests directly to local government officials.
To strengthen community relations with Ft. Gordon so that the local military will be secure in any future Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) actions.

Composition:

The MVAC will consist of not more than twelve (12) members approved by the Mayor. The MVAC will include the following ex officio members:

Deputy Garrison Commander, Fort Gordon, who will serve as Secretary/Recorder.
Chairman, Military Affairs Committee of the Augusta-Richmond County Chamber of Commerce.
Director, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, or designated representative.

Tenure:

Committee members serve voluntarily at the will of the Mayor.

New Members:

A Committee member may present a candidate for membership at any meeting of the MVAC. A vote of the membership present at that meeting will be taken. The candidate’s name will be submitted to the Mayor for final approval after a majority vote of the members present.

Meetings:

Meetings will routinely be held on the second (2d) Tuesday of each month. Time and location may change but they are usually held in the Mayor’s Conference Room on the 8th floor of the municipal building at 6th and Greene Streets at 8:15 a.m. A quorum must exist before minutes of the meeting will be official. A quorum will consist of five (5) members including the officers.

Officers:

The membership will nominate candidates for President and Vice President by majority vote. The names of the candidates will be submitted to the Mayor for final approval.

The President will approve the agenda and preside at MVAC meetings.
The Vice President will carry out the functions of President in his/her absence.
The Secretary/Recorder will be the Deputy Garrison Commander, Fort Gordon. The Secretary/Recorder will prepare the agenda for meetings, record minutes of meetings, and ensure distribution of meeting minutes to the Mayor and MVAC members.

Sub-Committees:

To achieve its goals the MVAC will maintain four standing committees. Ad hoc committees may be formed to deal with events or issues of specific duration. The standing committees are:

Marketing.
Economic Development.
Events Coordination.
Veterans’ Affairs.