Proposal to move county's veterans service to VFW post hits snag
Mineral Wells IndexNov 28, 2018
Palo Pinto County Commissioners last month agreed to move ahead with a plan to move its veterans services program following the announced retirements of county VSOs Mack and
On Monday, County Judge
It was the mileage reimbursement, and oversight, that drew questions from Pct. 4 Commissioner
"I am not in agreement with (Roundtree) being over there working for the county and we have no control over him," said Fryer.
He questioned Nicklas about mileage reimbursement for the position, saying it was not budgeted.
Last month, commissioners seemed in consensual agreement with paying Roundtree
That compares to annual combined salary costs of
"He is not getting anything from the VFW," Nicklas said of Roundtree. "It's all volunteer."
After further discussion and lack of a second, the retiring Nicklas withdrew his motion and told commissioners they can sort it out after
Roundtree has been training as a VSO under
Part of the plan to move the county's veterans services to the VFW post under Roundtree is to free up the county building on the east side of the courthouse where veterans services have been conducted, handling a reported 50-55 inquiries per month. The county is considering moving exercise equipment and other property housed in a portion of the former café on the opposite side of the courthouse to develop that property into additional courthouse parking.
Commissioners took no action Monday on the veterans services proposal.
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