Board of Supervisors votes to hire county veteran representative
CHENANGO COUNTY – After a unanimous vote on March 12 by the Chenango County Board of Supervisors, the county re-added a board position––one that has been missing for at least 10 years––in hopes that it will help serve the needs of the county’s veterans.
With that vote the veterans service officer paid-position was reinstated, and now the board is accepting applications and is preparing to hold interviews. Board chairman Lawrence N. Wilcox, along with the county head of personnel Lisa Kerr will be orchestrating the interviews, and the board discussed having a veteran help with the process as well.
For a $12,000 annual salary, there are a number of training requirements and responsibilities that a potential applicant should consider, but those interested may view the specific requirements and apply on the vacancies portion of the chenango county website, https://www.co.chenango.ny.us/personnel/vacancies/.
Town of Guilford Supervisor George Seneck spoke on the last county officer’s time around 1998, and on adjacent county’s officers, and what their they’ve been expected to do for their veterans.
“I’ve spoken with all six of our adjoining counties, and talked to their director or service officer as well, and one of the things that they do is file claims for veterans,” said Town of Guilford Supervisor George Seneck, “I was told that the typical claim is about 13 pages long, and to file any veteran claim that comes in usually takes about four hours.”
Seneck explained in other counties the veterans service officers coordinate transportation to and from doctor’s appointments and V.A. hospitals, set up referrals to other agencies such as the agency on the aging and health services, and they’re also responsible for data management and budgeting.
Seneck said that the last time the board had a veteran service officer was around 1998, and due to a lack of room in the budget, there weren’t substantial services in our county for veterans after that.
“The county had veterans go elsewhere,” Seneck said, “usually to Broome and Otsego, but to my knowledge those service agencies were really only supposed to provide services to people within their jurisdiction.”
Seneck said that he has been an advocate for reinstating the paid position, and that he hopes that it can help to improve the treatment of our veterans in the future.
Chenango County Board of Supervisors Chairman Lawrence N. Wilcox was contacted about the upcoming position, but didn’t respond prior to press deadline.
With that vote the veterans service officer paid-position was reinstated, and now the board is accepting applications and is preparing to hold interviews. Board chairman Lawrence N. Wilcox, along with the county head of personnel Lisa Kerr will be orchestrating the interviews, and the board discussed having a veteran help with the process as well.
For a $12,000 annual salary, there are a number of training requirements and responsibilities that a potential applicant should consider, but those interested may view the specific requirements and apply on the vacancies portion of the chenango county website, https://www.co.chenango.ny.us/personnel/vacancies/.
Town of Guilford Supervisor George Seneck spoke on the last county officer’s time around 1998, and on adjacent county’s officers, and what their they’ve been expected to do for their veterans.
“I’ve spoken with all six of our adjoining counties, and talked to their director or service officer as well, and one of the things that they do is file claims for veterans,” said Town of Guilford Supervisor George Seneck, “I was told that the typical claim is about 13 pages long, and to file any veteran claim that comes in usually takes about four hours.”
Seneck explained in other counties the veterans service officers coordinate transportation to and from doctor’s appointments and V.A. hospitals, set up referrals to other agencies such as the agency on the aging and health services, and they’re also responsible for data management and budgeting.
Seneck said that the last time the board had a veteran service officer was around 1998, and due to a lack of room in the budget, there weren’t substantial services in our county for veterans after that.
“The county had veterans go elsewhere,” Seneck said, “usually to Broome and Otsego, but to my knowledge those service agencies were really only supposed to provide services to people within their jurisdiction.”
Seneck said that he has been an advocate for reinstating the paid position, and that he hopes that it can help to improve the treatment of our veterans in the future.
Chenango County Board of Supervisors Chairman Lawrence N. Wilcox was contacted about the upcoming position, but didn’t respond prior to press deadline.
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