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BUTLER COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE COMMISSION

ANNUAL REPORT 2015

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APPROVED APRIL 20, 2016

FROM THE DESK OF THE BUTLER COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE COMMISSION BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

The Butler County Veterans Service Commission is an agency that provides veterans and their dependents reliable and professional service in providing advocacy and assistance in obtaining veterans benefits, temporary financial assistance, and transportation to VA appointments. The Butler County Veterans Service Commission works closely with our community partners to best meet the needs of the veteran families that we service, thus helping to improve the lives of veterans and their families residing within Butler County.

This 2015 Annual Report is being disseminated in PDF format. Written copies ofthe report are available upon request.

~;t.G!;i;t Lowell T. Stewart, Secretary

~~ Kenneth R. Smith, Member

ctw~ Charles Weber, Member

**NOTE** Due to staffing turnover and absences, the Butler County Veterans Service Commission did not issue annual reports for years 2011, 2012, 2013 or 2014.


Location: 315 High Street, 1st Floor Hamilton, Ohio 45011 Phone: (513)887- 3600 www.bcvets.org Like us on Facebook @ Butler County OH Veterans Service Commission Find us on Twitter @bcvets1 ******************************************************************************

COMMISSIONERS

Thomas L. Jeffers, President Representing The American Legion David R. Smith, Vice President Representing Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Lowell T. Stewart, Secretary Representing American Veterans (AMVETS) Kenneth R. Smith, Member Representing Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charles “Chuck” Weber, Member Member at Large ******************************************************************************

STAFF

Caroline A. Bier (USMC) Executive Director Anna C. O’Neill (USA) Executive Assistant Matt Jones (USA) Chief County Veterans Service Officer Willie Croxton (USMC) County Veterans Service Officer Mike Farmer (USMC) County Veterans Service Officer Casey James (USA) County Veterans Service Officer Ed Snyder (USAF) County Veterans Service Officer Karen Lovell (USA) Veteran Benefit Coordinator / Administrative Assistant Jason Cook (USA) Veteran Benefit Coordinator Venita Thomas (USA) Receptionist Natalia Bostrom (USN) Transportation Scheduler

http://www.bcvets.org/


BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

BUTLER COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE COMMISSION STAFF

BUTLER COUNTY VETERAN OF YEAR 2014 WILLAM “DOC” JONES

2015 AGENCY HIGHLIGHTS

AGENCY OPERATIONS

Implemented marketing program prepared and recommended by Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE), Miami University

Disseminated over 27,000 postcards to self-identified Butler County veterans

Approved and implemented wage study prepared by Clemans-Nelson, resulting in a pay scale for the organization

Internally promoted two staff members to the positions of Veteran Benefit Coordinator and County Veterans Service Officer

Hired four new staff members in the positions of Receptionist, Transportation Scheduler, and County Veterans Service Officer (2)

OUTREACH EVENTS

Sponsoring partner of the 4th Annual Honor and Remember Music Festival

Re-established the Veteran of the Year program and honored William “Doc” Jones, US Navy

Supported 11 visits by the Cincinnati VA Mobile Clinic @ Government Services Center

Dayton & Cincinnati VA Medical Centers Mental Health Summits

Fairfield and West Chester Rotary presentation

Partners in Prime Veterans Discussion Group

Butler County Fair

West Chester Memorial Day parade

Hosted Cincinnati VA Medical Center Listening Session

Dayton VA Medical Center Listening Session participant

Veterans Benefit Expo @ Woodlawn National Guard Armory

Hero’s Ride

AK Retiree Health Fair

Darrtown Festival

Hamilton 4th of July parade World War II recognition

American Legion Post 681 National Cemetery presentation

Fraternal Order of Police Association @ Overpeck VFW

Ministerium luncheon

Middletown Kiwanis luncheon

Go the Extra Mile for the Vets 5K, sponsored by Orion International

YMCA Resource Fair

COLLABORATED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Military Veteran Resource Center (MVRC)

Disabled Veteran Outreach Program Specialist, Ohio Means Jobs Butler County

Supports to Encourage Low-Income Families (SELF)

Serve City Chosen

Miami University Regional Campuses, Veterans Outreach Collaborative to Impact Success (VOCIS) Committee

Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists

Cincinnati VA Vet Center

Cincinnati VA Mobile Unit

C3 Faith Alliance

Partners in Prime

BUTLER COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE COMMISSION2015 EXPENDITURES

% EXPENDITURES BUDGETEDPERSONNEL EXPENSES 43%

Commissioner Salaries 43,763$ 45,715$ Staff Salaries 489,137$ 514,167$ Employer Share Taxes/Insurance 166,149$ 191,717$ Training and Membership Expenses 23,528$ 28,630$

OFFICE OPERATION EXPENSES 2%Agency Vehicle Fuel & Maintenance 299$ 1,900$ Office/Storage Lease 5,256$ 8,173$ Communications 6,398$ 8,042$ Office Supplies 10,454$ 12,974$ IT Equipment/Software & Support 6,396$ 11,500$ Other Contracted Services 4,259$ 7,809$ Other Outside Agency Support 1,089$ 3,355$

EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES 3%Office Equipment/Construction 24,503$ 25,400$ Wage Study 9,680$ 9,680$ Marketing Study 6,750$ 6,750$ Legal 11,667$ 11,667$

AGENCY OUTREACH 3%Event Registration and Handouts 44,374$ 65,145$

DIRECT VETERAN EXPENDITURES 49%Direct Grant Financial Assistance 544,131$ 622,952$ Medical Appointment Transportation 266,603$ 354,125$

BCVSC 2015 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,664,436$ 1,929,701$

2015

PERSONNEL SALARIES, INSURANCE, TAXES,

TRAINING COSTS 43%

REGULAR OPERATION EXPENSES

2% 2015 EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES

3%

AGENCY OUTREACH 3%

VETERAN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

33%

VETERAN MEDICAL APPOINTMENT

TRANSPORTATION 16%

2015 BCVSC Expenses Breakdown

EMPLOYEE COSTS BY SERVICE

Office Administration

Financial Applications Service Work Transportation

Commissioner Wages 43,763$ 38,949$ 4,376$ -$ 438$

Executive Director Wages

71,292$ 50,261$ 18,892$ -$ 2,139$

Support Staff Wages 106,292$ 94,600$ 1,063$ -$ 10,629$

Benefit Coordinators Wages

77,614$ 776$ 76,450$ -$ 388$

Service Officers Wages

233,938$ -$ 2,339$ 231,599$ -$

Employer Share Benefits

166,149$ 166,149$ -$ -$ -$

Training/ Memberships

23,528$ 7,058$ -$ 16,470$ -$

Totals 722,577$ 357,793$ 103,121$ 248,069$ 13,594$

SERVICE2015 TotalsITEM

2015 BREAKDOWN OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Month Housing Utilities Food/Hyg Medical Transportation Mise/Clothes Burials Total

Jan $ 22,769 $ 10,476 $ 15,921 $ 9l $ 9,247 $ 1,679 $ 4,000 $ 64,183

Feb $ 22,652 $ l L402 $ 12,210 $ 592 $ 6,535 $ 3,090 $ 1,500 $ 57,981

Mar $ 15,933 $ 8,342 $ 11,955 $ 611 $ 7,634 $ 50 $ 1,000 $ 45,524

Apr $ 11,174 $ 7,349 $ 12,400 $ 1,217 $ 4,361 $ 205 $ 2,000 $ 38,706

May $ 15,800 $ 7,223 $ 12,100 $ 1,652 $ 7,153 $ 1,185 $ 1,000 $ 46,114 ------:--- f------- --- -------- r------'"- ----------- ,_

Jun $ 17,844 $ 12,786 $ 17,315 $ 1,406 $ 7,648 $ 1,232 $ 3,000 $ 61,232 -- --- -·-------- ------- ---- -- --------

.lu1 $ 18,232 $ 8,411 $ 13,650 $ - $ 6,439 $ 1,101 $ 684 $ 48,516

Aug $ 8,240 $ 6,390 $ 11,295 $ 2,645 $ 4,124 $ 348 $ - $ 33,042

Sep $ 18,376 $ 9,024 $ !4,015 $ 1,482 $ 7,066 $ 925 $ 2,000 $ 52,889

Oct $ 18,407 $ 9,834 $ 11,295 $ 3,324 $ 5,816 $ 888 $ 1,000 $ 50,563

Nov $ 12,644 $ 7,955 $ 4,700 $ 434 $ 2,494 $ 1,530 $ - $ 29,757

Dec $ 6,309 $ 4,269 $ 13,031 $ - $ 2,041 $ 360 $ - $ 26,010

Total Footl!Hygicue $ $ - $ - $ (143,770) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ (143,770) issued as VouclJers

$ $ $ 1_18,398_ $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 118,398

Vouchers Paid 2015 - -!-------· ------- r----- !-------- ------------- ---------- ------------- r---------

Kosta's Meals $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 322 Redeemed

- - $ 322 - - - -

Medi('al $ $ $ $ 223,918 Transportation - - $ - $ 223,918 -

TYPE AID TOTALS $ 188,380 $ 103,461 $ 124,837 $ 13,453 $ 294,477 $ 12,592 $ 16,184 $ 753,384

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FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS SUMMARY 2015

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Snyder YTD 126 110 16 126 0 0 77 30 212,310$ 0 -$ 8 11Cook YTD 122 106 16 122 0 0 92 7 98,732$ 0 -$ 11 12Lovell YTD 320 291 29 320 0 0 205 66 297,830$ 0 -$ 19 30SO's YTD 22 2 20 0 0 22 2 0 890$ 19 18,184$ 0 1

590 509 81 568 0 22 376 103 609,762$ 19 18,184$ 38 54

Approved Denied Incomp. Burials Approved Denied Incomp. Approved Denied Incomp.

Snyder YTD 85% 6% 9% 0% 126 84% 10% 6% 309 69% 18% 13% 124

Cook YTD 81% 9% 10% 0% 122

Lovell YTD 85% 6% 9% 0% 320 86% 7% 7% 243 71% 14% 15% 184

SO's YTD 9% 0% 5% 86% 22 92% 4% 4% 28 75% 20% 5% 40Broughton YTD 65% 24% 11% 137 45% 39% 17% 127

81% 6% 9% 3% 590 81% 12% 7% 717 64% 22% 14% 475

Year Total Apps # Approved $ Approved # Denied # Incom

2014 717 581 574,259$ 84 52

2015 590 498 627,946$ 38 54

Difference (127) (83) 53,687$ (46) 2

% Change -18% -14% 9% -55% 4%

2015 SUMMARYApplication

PreparerTotal

Applicants VET DEP HAM Indigent Burials

Indigent Burial $

Denied: (Initial & Appeal)

Incomplete

YTD TOTALS

3 YEAR PERCENTAGES

MIDD SVC OFF

New Applications/

Cards

Reveiws / Appeals

Regular Application $

Application Preparer

2015 2014 2013Percentages Total Applicant

SeenPercentages

Total Applicant Seen

Percentages Total Applicants Seen

Jun-Aug Had 3 SO leave / 2 new hires

Oct-Dec Broughton out on FMLA

Nov-Dec Lovell # include training Cook

YTD

COMPARISON LAST 2 YEARS NOTES ON PERSONNEL AND PROCEDURAL CHANGES

2015

Jan-Seperated Indigent Burial Apps from Reg Apps. / Broughton retired.

2014

Feb 28 ED M retired

Mar 1-Jun 1 Lovell out on FMLA

July-Snyder became SO / Cook became VBC

June 30 ED B started

5 Year Transportation Averages

SUMMARY TRIP NUMBERS BY FACILITY TRIP NUMBERTotal

Sched. 1W trips

No Shows

Cancelled

Actual 1W

trips

New Clients

W/C Trips CVAMC CVEC HCBOC DVAMC MCBOC DIALYSIS OTHER

2015 24,152.45$ -$ 24,152.45$ 972 30 56 887 1 125 365 26 92 131 57 162 54

2014 22,118.89$ -$ 22,118.89$ 916 21 57 837 3 124 325 32 83 109 80 171 38

2013 23,676.75$ -$ 23,676.75$ 930 23 59 848 6 113 349 35 86 108 90 166 22

2012 23,716.75$ -$ 23,716.75$ 928 21 60 847 4 135 328 40 80 142 86 149 18

2011 27,813.92$ 727.10$ 28,541.02$ 987 23 62 902 3 196 356 35 84 171 67 162 27

Year Average

ACTUAL TRIP

COST/MOFUEL S/C

TOTAL TRANS

MONTHLY COST

5 YEAR SUMMARY GDX

Year Veteran Population*

Total Expenditure

Compensation &

Pension

Education & Vocational

Rehabilitation/ Employment

Insurance & Indemnities

Medical Care

Unique Patients

**

2010 26,681 88,491$ 37,536$ 6,958$ 1,873$ 42,124$ 5,0032011 26,097 102,062$ 49,302$ 8,656$ 1,694$ 42,410$ 5,2512012 27,135 99,834$ 45,066$ 8,700$ 2,173$ 43,894$ 5,5222013 26,644 120,003$ 49,754$ 9,338$ 1,406$ 59,505$ 5,7902014 26,232 134,023$ 61,218$ 10,005$ 1,798$ 61,001$ 6,039

Notes:

1. Expenditures are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars. For example, $500 to $1,000 are rounded to $1; $0 to $499 are rounded to $0; and "$ -" = 0 or no expenditures.

2. The Compensation & Pension expenditures include dollars for the following programs: veterans' compensation for service-connected disabilities; dependency and indemnity compensation for service-connected deaths; veterans' pension for nonservice-connected disabilities; and burial and other benefits to veterans and their survivors.

3. Medical Care expenditures include dollars for medical services, medical administration, facility maintenance, educational support, research support, and other overhead items. Medical Care expenditures do not include dollars for construction or other non-medical support.

4. Medical Care expenditures are based on where patients live instead of where care is delivered.

Butler County Summary of Federal Expenditures by YearExpenditures in $000s

* Veteran population estimates, as of September 30, 2014, are produced by the VA Office of the Actuary (VetPop 2014).

** Unique patients are patients who received treatment at a VA health care facility. Data are provided by the Allocation Resource Center (ARC).

Expenditure data sources: USASpending.gov for Compensation & Pension (C&P) and Education and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (EVRE) Benefits; Veterans Benefits Administration Insurance Center for the Insurance costs; the VA Financial Management System (FMS) for Construction, Medical Research, General Operating Expenses, and certain C&P and Readjustment data; and the Allocation Resource Center (ARC) for Medical Care costs.

FY14 GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF VA EXPENDITURES (GDX)

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ADAMS 1,997 18,196$ 8,478$ -$ 537$ -$ -$ 49$ 9,132$ 758ALLEN 8,313 39,066$ 21,949$ -$ 2,527$ -$ -$ 262$ 14,328$ 1,817ASHLAND 3,969 23,955$ 11,167$ -$ 1,533$ -$ -$ 133$ 11,122$ 1,277ASHTABULA 9,007 57,721$ 26,797$ -$ 2,154$ -$ -$ 632$ 28,138$ 2,987ATHENS 4,030 34,316$ 16,507$ -$ 2,913$ -$ -$ 255$ 14,641$ 1,298AUGLAIZE 4,194 13,436$ 7,974$ -$ 793$ -$ -$ 69$ 4,600$ 789BELMONT 6,314 28,407$ 15,341$ -$ 856$ -$ -$ 312$ 11,897$ 1,726BROWN 3,733 23,612$ 9,687$ -$ 881$ -$ -$ 137$ 12,907$ 1,253BUTLER 26,232 134,023$ 61,218$ -$ 10,005$ -$ -$ 1,798$ 61,001$ 6,039CARROLL 2,429 9,968$ 4,404$ -$ 375$ -$ -$ 109$ 5,080$ 717CHAMPAIGN 3,150 15,303$ 7,382$ -$ 985$ -$ -$ 285$ 6,651$ 659CLARK 13,470 73,068$ 38,570$ -$ 3,821$ -$ -$ 669$ 30,008$ 3,156CLERMONT 16,148 86,969$ 36,505$ -$ 5,467$ -$ -$ 1,288$ 43,709$ 4,232CLINTON 3,426 24,817$ 11,866$ -$ 1,262$ -$ -$ 306$ 11,383$ 949COLUMBIANA 9,217 55,268$ 29,254$ -$ 2,627$ -$ -$ 331$ 23,055$ 3,094COSHOCTON 3,062 14,488$ 7,874$ -$ 516$ -$ -$ 318$ 5,780$ 959CRAWFORD 4,117 19,675$ 10,387$ -$ 848$ -$ -$ 115$ 8,325$ 1,079CUYAHOGA 80,200 3,176,317$ 226,858$ 6,169$ 42,923$ -$ 2,536,700$ 7,643$ 356,025$ 23,165DARKE 3,796 20,096$ 9,866$ -$ 817$ -$ -$ 284$ 9,129$ 911DEFIANCE 2,805 15,402$ 9,529$ -$ 887$ -$ -$ 118$ 4,867$ 740DELAWARE 12,142 35,806$ 19,557$ -$ 3,472$ -$ -$ 994$ 11,783$ 1,768ERIE 7,769 41,944$ 22,716$ -$ 1,437$ -$ -$ 344$ 17,447$ 2,200FAIRFIELD 12,753 64,200$ 30,294$ -$ 4,614$ -$ -$ 953$ 28,340$ 3,395FAYETTE 2,332 15,136$ 5,939$ -$ 588$ -$ -$ 131$ 8,478$ 648FRANKLIN 70,589 399,322$ 185,674$ 685$ 43,850$ -$ 1,073$ 5,214$ 162,826$ 18,949FULTON 2,857 13,024$ 7,000$ -$ 639$ -$ -$ 144$ 5,241$ 734GALLIA 2,300 19,893$ 9,855$ -$ 621$ -$ -$ 54$ 9,362$ 866GEAUGA 6,278 25,645$ 12,156$ -$ 1,094$ -$ -$ 479$ 11,916$ 1,377GREENE 16,933 112,706$ 63,864$ -$ 16,218$ -$ -$ 1,619$ 31,005$ 3,150GUERNSEY 3,371 24,880$ 12,914$ -$ 863$ -$ -$ 147$ 10,956$ 1,383HAMILTON 49,266 342,015$ 117,862$ 7,193$ 24,643$ -$ 2,051$ 4,477$ 185,789$ 13,556HANCOCK 5,628 19,578$ 10,832$ -$ 1,348$ -$ -$ 299$ 7,100$ 1,125HARDIN 2,145 11,473$ 6,233$ -$ 682$ -$ -$ 153$ 4,406$ 555HARRISON 1,487 8,192$ 4,237$ -$ 415$ -$ -$ 35$ 3,505$ 445HENRY 2,258 7,028$ 3,896$ -$ 398$ -$ -$ 394$ 2,340$ 422HIGHLAND 3,524 28,705$ 11,541$ -$ 1,014$ -$ -$ 99$ 16,051$ 1,146HOCKING 2,838 15,587$ 7,237$ -$ 651$ -$ -$ 158$ 7,541$ 777HOLMES 1,437 15,366$ 3,414$ -$ 238$ -$ -$ 44$ 11,670$ 419HURON 4,755 24,268$ 13,337$ -$ 1,129$ -$ -$ 159$ 9,643$ 1,295

FY14 Summary of Expenditures by StateExpenditures in $000s


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JACKSON 2,850 26,827$ 12,228$ -$ 612$ -$ -$ 77$ 13,910$ 1,007JEFFERSON 6,677 32,821$ 17,348$ -$ 1,357$ -$ -$ 321$ 13,795$ 1,718KNOX 4,886 21,485$ 10,660$ -$ 1,652$ -$ -$ 272$ 8,900$ 1,155LAKE 18,580 99,304$ 44,187$ -$ 6,342$ -$ -$ 1,082$ 47,693$ 5,287LAWRENCE 5,088 48,585$ 22,050$ -$ 1,047$ -$ -$ 508$ 24,981$ 2,131LICKING 14,993 72,275$ 37,025$ -$ 4,458$ -$ -$ 1,078$ 29,715$ 4,113LOGAN 3,984 17,342$ 9,445$ -$ 793$ -$ -$ 279$ 6,826$ 741LORAIN 26,995 119,927$ 54,272$ -$ 7,026$ -$ -$ 1,305$ 57,324$ 6,819LUCAS 29,010 123,698$ 62,225$ -$ 9,209$ -$ -$ 1,922$ 50,342$ 6,660MADISON 3,932 14,433$ 7,369$ -$ 1,293$ -$ -$ 132$ 5,639$ 661MAHONING 19,365 106,883$ 50,793$ -$ 6,167$ -$ -$ 1,924$ 48,000$ 5,968MARION 5,005 25,239$ 13,043$ -$ 1,024$ -$ -$ 212$ 10,960$ 1,338MEDINA 13,609 57,147$ 30,640$ -$ 3,905$ -$ -$ 889$ 21,712$ 2,620MEIGS 2,238 12,522$ 5,782$ -$ 320$ -$ -$ 27$ 6,395$ 667MERCER 2,774 13,794$ 8,044$ -$ 547$ -$ -$ 147$ 5,056$ 676MIAMI 8,556 43,761$ 20,616$ -$ 3,034$ -$ -$ 296$ 19,815$ 1,861MONROE 1,503 6,613$ 3,700$ -$ 170$ -$ -$ 16$ 2,727$ 434MONTGOMERY 44,202 346,625$ 141,208$ 1,716$ 23,200$ -$ 4,897$ 3,128$ 172,476$ 12,076MORGAN 1,528 8,192$ 4,944$ -$ 256$ -$ -$ 56$ 2,937$ 429MORROW 3,022 12,993$ 5,916$ -$ 560$ -$ -$ 67$ 6,450$ 854MUSKINGUM 6,982 35,256$ 19,075$ -$ 1,684$ -$ -$ 323$ 14,174$ 2,197NOBLE 1,220 3,910$ 2,057$ -$ 99$ -$ -$ 4$ 1,750$ 284OTTAWA 3,577 19,117$ 10,953$ -$ 796$ -$ -$ 164$ 7,204$ 1,038PAULDING 1,706 6,056$ 3,116$ -$ 175$ -$ -$ 48$ 2,717$ 349PERRY 3,033 16,466$ 9,103$ -$ 943$ -$ -$ 142$ 6,278$ 785PICKAWAY 5,274 34,375$ 14,170$ -$ 1,499$ -$ -$ 96$ 18,611$ 1,353PIKE 2,222 22,169$ 9,482$ -$ 350$ -$ -$ 88$ 12,249$ 874PORTAGE 11,493 62,788$ 29,520$ -$ 5,635$ -$ -$ 691$ 26,942$ 3,260PREBLE 3,494 21,469$ 9,477$ -$ 945$ -$ -$ 80$ 10,967$ 916PUTNAM 1,902 5,991$ 3,621$ -$ 371$ -$ -$ 73$ 1,925$ 372RICHLAND 10,844 55,361$ 25,618$ -$ 2,996$ -$ -$ 510$ 26,238$ 3,948ROSS 7,198 94,653$ 24,701$ 5,087$ 1,827$ -$ 1,974$ 89$ 60,975$ 2,638SANDUSKY 4,787 18,239$ 9,514$ -$ 1,028$ -$ -$ 309$ 7,388$ 1,208SCIOTO 6,373 51,003$ 24,920$ -$ 1,660$ -$ -$ 280$ 24,142$ 2,204SENECA 4,345 19,034$ 10,714$ -$ 1,420$ -$ -$ 200$ 6,699$ 1,125SHELBY 3,568 14,906$ 6,856$ -$ 864$ -$ -$ 111$ 7,075$ 763STARK 30,312 145,702$ 74,630$ -$ 8,336$ -$ -$ 2,065$ 60,671$ 7,919SUMMIT 40,184 198,296$ 90,371$ -$ 13,844$ -$ -$ 2,608$ 91,474$ 10,444TRUMBULL 19,886 99,788$ 47,758$ -$ 4,570$ -$ -$ 1,091$ 46,369$ 5,993


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TUSCARAWAS 7,632 41,387$ 21,308$ -$ 1,584$ -$ -$ 240$ 18,255$ 2,589UNION 3,812 12,448$ 6,453$ -$ 775$ -$ -$ 166$ 5,055$ 693VAN WERT 2,146 9,033$ 4,261$ -$ 337$ -$ -$ 83$ 4,352$ 525VINTON 1,136 10,035$ 4,353$ -$ 282$ -$ -$ 12$ 5,389$ 432WARREN 16,609 64,269$ 29,146$ -$ 5,560$ -$ -$ 1,241$ 28,322$ 2,891WASHINGTON 5,843 27,593$ 16,299$ -$ 1,291$ -$ -$ 134$ 9,869$ 1,714WAYNE 7,981 43,453$ 18,255$ 531$ 1,968$ -$ 3,174$ 321$ 19,204$ 1,978WILLIAMS 3,112 13,800$ 7,683$ -$ 738$ -$ -$ 186$ 5,193$ 755WOOD 9,061 30,722$ 16,267$ -$ 3,520$ -$ -$ 802$ 10,134$ 1,577WYANDOT 1,683 7,622$ 3,676$ -$ 262$ -$ -$ 26$ 3,658$ 412

OHIO (Totals) 866,481 7,504,281$ 2,235,023$ 21,382$ 324,969$ -$ 2,549,868$ 56,928$ 2,316,111$ 230,266

CONG. DIST (01) 47,077 290,956$ 105,653$ 7,193$ 21,555$ -$ 2,051$ 3,829$ 150,675$ 11,845CONG. DIST (02) 53,701 371,349$ 144,333$ 21$ 18,814$ -$ $ - 3,779$ 204,402$ 15,712CONG. DIST (03) 42,383 303,235$ 142,100$ -$ 33,559$ -$ 1,073$ 2,093$ 124,410$ 13,466CONG. DIST (04) 59,775 256,096$ 132,912$ 11$ 14,448$ -$ $ - 2,722$ 106,004$ 13,815CONG. DIST (05) 52,092 201,882$ 108,216$ -$ 13,444$ -$ $ - 3,677$ 76,545$ 11,010CONG. DIST (06) 62,150 369,549$ 187,152$ 33$ 13,520$ -$ $ - 2,772$ 166,072$ 19,772CONG. DIST (07) 56,601 289,115$ 141,124$ -$ 15,758$ -$ -$ 3,054$ 129,179$ 15,683CONG. DIST (08) 56,450 295,376$ 141,470$ -$ 18,742$ -$ $ - 3,149$ 132,015$ 13,113CONG. DIST (09) 51,501 280,852$ 127,015$ -$ 17,647$ -$ $ - 2,599$ 133,591$ 13,778CONG. DIST (10) 63,221 473,253$ 210,470$ 1,865$ 39,951$ -$ $ 4,897 4,871$ 211,198$ 15,791CONG. DIST (11) 43,669 669,603$ 173,946$ 6,169$ 32,121$ -$ 190,057$ 3,456$ 263,853$ 15,225CONG. DIST (12) 54,228 222,844$ 111,384$ 163$ 15,664$ -$ $ - 4,615$ 91,019$ 13,031CONG. DIST (13) 59,644 322,095$ 152,110$ -$ 19,804$ -$ $ - 4,035$ 146,146$ 17,782CONG. DIST (14) 53,805 2,604,135$ 115,028$ -$ 14,725$ -$ $ 2,346,642 4,588$ 123,152$ 13,908CONG. DIST (15) 57,060 325,048$ 142,670$ 5,396$ 20,660$ -$ $ 1,974 3,365$ 150,983$ 14,323CONG. DIST (16) 53,124 228,892$ 99,441$ 531$ 14,555$ -$ $ 3,175 4,323$ 106,867$ 12,012

OHIO (Totals) 866,481 7,504,281$ 2,235,023$ 21,382$ 324,969$ -$ 2,549,868$ 56,928$ 2,316,111$ 230,266


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Notes:

5. A star symbol (*) in the Unique Patients column denotes that there were less than 10 Unique Patients.4. Medical Care expenditures are based on where patients live instead of where care is delivered.

1. Expenditures are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars. For example, $500 to $1,000 are rounded to $1; $0 to $499 are rounded to $0; and "$ -" = 0 or no expenditures.

* Veteran population estimates, as of September 30, 2014, are produced by the VA Office of the Actuary (VetPop 2014).# Prior to FY 08, "Loan Guaranty" expenditures were included in the Education & Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (E&VRE) programs. Currently, all "Loan Guaranty" expenditures are attributed to Travis County, TX, where all Loan Guaranty payments are processed. VA will continue to improve data collection for future GDX reports to better distribute loan expenditures at the state, county and congressional district levels.

2. The Compensation & Pension expenditures include dollars for the following programs: veterans' compensation for service-connected disabilities; dependency and indemnity compensation for service-connected deaths; veterans' pension for nonservice-connected disabilities; and burial and other benefits to veterans and their survivors.

** Unique patients are patients who received treatment at a VA health care facility. Data are provided by the Allocation Resource Center (ARC).Expenditure data sources: USASpending.gov for Compensation & Pension (C&P) and Education and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (EVRE) Benefits; Veterans Benefits Administration Insurance Center for the Insurance costs; the VA Financial Management System (FMS) for Construction, Medical Research, General Operating Expenses, and certain C&P and Readjustment data; and the Allocation Resource Center (ARC) for Medical Care costs.

3. Medical Care expenditures include dollars for medical services, medical administration, facility maintenance, educational support, research support, and other overhead items. Medical Care expenditures do not include dollars for construction or other non-medical support.

County Veterans Service Commission Personnel Report for 2015

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I. General Information:

Appointing Judge: NOAH E. POWERS II Address: 315 HIGH ST. 2ND FLOOR HAMILTON OH 45011 Phone Number: 513-887-3590

County Name and VSC District:

BUTLER, DISTRICT 6 Meeting Day, time, frequency:

3rd Wednesday of every month, 930 am

Mailing Address: 315 HIGH ST. 1ST FLOOR Phone Number: 513-887-3600 Mailing Address Line 2: FAX Number 513-887-3519 City: HAMILTON ZIP Code: 45011

Email Address*: [email protected] Weekly Office Hours: M-F 8-12 1-4 Report Prepared By: Prepared by Anna C. O'Neill/Reviewed by Caroline A. Bier *Email address will be used for official correspondence.

II. Commissioner Information (List ORC 5901.021 commissioners on Page 4):

Veterans Service Commissioners

Current Members Representing Military Svc Dates (MM/YY – MM/YY)

Term Expiration (MM/DD/YY)

President: THOMAS L. (TOM) JEFFERS

AMERICAN LEGION

03/69-05/72

01 /14/20

Vice President: DAVID R. (DAVE) SMITH VFW 09/64-03/66 03/66-04/72

01/14/21

Secretary: LOWELL T. STEWART AMVETS 01/59-11/62

01/14/18

Member: KENNETH R. SMITH DAV 06/58-06/60

01/14/17

Member: CHARLES (CHUCK) WEBER

MEMBER AT LARGE

06/70-01/72

01/14/19

VSC Contact Information

*Email Address Home or Cell Phone Number (Mandatory)

President: [email protected] 513-659-8947

Vice President: [email protected] 513-755-6953

Secretary: [email protected] 513-889-7100

Member: [email protected] 513-423-5224

Member: CWEBER@[email protected] 513-777-9581

mailto:[email protected]





mailto:CWEBER@[email protected]

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III. Staff Information

Title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Full Name: CAROLINE A. BIER

Date Hired: 06/30/2014 Military Svc Dates (MM/YY – MM/YY):

03/93-07/13

Email Address: [email protected]

Title: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Full Name: ANNA C. O’NEILL


12/84-11/88


Title: CHIEF SERVICE OFFICER

Full Name: CHARLES M. (MATT) JONES


11/00-11/04 ACTIVE 08/06-08/08 ACT.RSV


Title: SERVICE OFFICER

Full Name: WILLIE K. CROXTON


04/75-10/97



Full Name: EDWARD (ED) SNYDER


10/79-10/99



Full Name: CASEY E. JAMES


01/05-05/09








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Full Name: MICHAEL W. FARMER


02/01-02/05


Title: VETERANS BENEFIT COORDINATOR/ADMIN ASSIST

Full Name: KAREN M. LOVELL


12/75-11/78


Title: VETERANS BENEFIT COORDINATOR

Full Name: JASON A. COOK


06/06-08/11


Title: TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULAR/RECEPTION/ASSISTANT TO VBC

Full Name: NATALIA R. BOSTROM


02/05-04/15


Title: RECEPTIONIST

Full Name: VENITA R. THOMAS


07/85-06/88


Title:

Full Name:

Date Hired: / / Military Svc Dates (MM/YY – MM/YY):

Email Address:

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COUNTY ACTIVITY REPORT 2015 Page 1 of 4

COUNTY ACTIVITY REPORT 2015


Financial Report Prepared By (Name and Title): Anna C. O’Neill, Executive Assistant. Direct Phone# 513-887-3602 Reviewed by Caroline Bier, Executive Director

GENERAL BUDGET INFORMATION

1. Total Commission’s Budget Requested: $ 1,986,887

2. Total Budget Appropriation: $ 1,859,188

3. Total Budget Spent: $ 1,664,435

4. Total Value of .5 mills: $ 3,421,076

DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

1. Financial Assistance Budget Requested: $ 590,000

2. Financial Assistance Appropriation: $ 560,000

3. Financial Assistance Expenditures: $ 609,762

4. (a) Total Approved:479 + (b) Total Ineligible:38 = (c) Total Applicants: 517

OTHER FINANCIAL EXPENDITURES

1. Amount paid out by County to help in defraying the expenses of Memorial Day (307.66 ORC) $6,608

2. Total amount paid out by County for indigent veteran’s burials and funerals (5901.16 to 5901.26) $18,184

3. If your County provides assistance toward a veteran’s burial or funeral, how much total? $18,184

4. Total amount paid out by County for the setting of government markers/headstones $5,525

5. Total amount paid out by County for flags and their holders $3,067

6. Total cost of transporting veterans for medical services $289,829

7. Total veterans transported to DVA Medical Facilities (count each time vet went as one) 5319

8. How does your county transport veterans for medical appointments? (Check All That Apply)

POV/Gas Reimbursement Volunteers X CONTRACTED Public Transport Commission Van DAV Vans

9. Does your County transport wheel chair bound vets with the above resources? X Yes No

10. Does your County transport wheel chair bound vets using outside sources? Yes X No

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COUNTY ACTIVITY REPORT 2015 CONTINUED

11. Training Expenses for Veterans Service Commissioner’s for year $5,148

12. Training expenses for office staff not included above: $16,696

13. Dollar amount expended on veterans’ OUTREACH $45,987

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

1. Do you have Internet access? X Yes No

2. County Veteran Service Office’s Web Address: www.bcvets.org

3. Do you have access to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ computer system? Yes

4. If you answered “Yes” to the previous question, do you use it? If “No,” why not? Yes

5. What version of Microsoft Operating System do you have? Windows 7

6. What Software do you use to file veterans’ claims (VETREX, VIMS, VSOFT, VIRTUAL VETERAN, or

something else)? Please specify which one(s); if none, “NONE”. VIMS AND VETSVIEW FOR FINANCIAL

7. Does your commission have a DPRIS account? X Yes No

a. If “NO”, please explain why not:_______________________________________________

8. Are you aware that marketing data (BMV) for the veterans in your county is available through

ODVS? X Yes No

VETERANS IDENTIFICATION CARDS

1. Does your county issue Veteran’s Identification Cards? Yes X No

2. Who issues them? (Veterans Service Commission, County Recorder, or ________________)

3. Is there a cost to the veteran for the card? Yes No

a. If so, how much? ____________

4. Check which discharge(s) is required to qualify the veteran for their Veteran’s Identification Card:

___Honorable,

___General

___ General Under Honorable Conditions

5. Who verifies that the applicant has the required character of service? __________

NO DATA FOLLOWS

http://www.bcvets.org/

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