Westchester Insider: Westchester County: 5/27 - 12PM - Westchester County Hosts Memorial Day Ceremony, Latimer to Sign Legislation Waiving Civil Service Exam Fees for County’s Veterans.

 

Westchester County Hosts Memorial Day Ceremony, Latimer to Sign Legislation Waiving Civil Service Exam Fees for County’s Veterans.

 

(Katonah, NY) – Westchester County Executive George Latimer and the County’s Veterans Service Agency will mark Memorial Day with a ceremony at Lasdon Park & Arboretum – home of Westchester County Veterans Museum and the County’s Trail of Honor. At this ceremony, Latimer will also sign legislation aimed at helping our County’s veterans by waiving civil service examination application fees for those who have served. This new legislation unanimously passed the Board of Legislators.

 

Friday, May 27

12 p.m.

Lasdon Park, Arboretum & Veterans Memorial

2610 NY-35

Katonah, NY 10536

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Latimer said: “This measure is intended to serve dual purposes. First, the waiving of civil service examination fees is a real benefit the men and women who have bravely fought to protect the freedoms will all enjoy. Second, by waiving these fees we hope to encourage more veterans to join our County’s workforce – bringing their invaluable life experience and sense of service on behalf of others.”

 

According to New York State Law, local governments are authorized to establish a uniform schedule of reasonable fees for the administration of civil service examinations.

 

Veterans Service Agency Director Ron Tocci said: “Both this ceremony and the signing of this legislation are two of the many ways our County honors our veterans. Each day, my office looks to help those who have served and find new ways – like this new law – to provide that needed assistance.”

 

Through this new law, the County will waive fees to any person who is a veteran of the armed forces who was honorably discharged or released from service under honorable conditions, after serving in the armed forces of the United States or the reserves thereof, or in the army national guard, air national guard, New York guard, or the New York naval militia.

 

The ceremony, hosted each by the County at Lasdon Park in Katonah, is a solemn event at County’s Veterans Museum and Trail of Honor to mark the passing of the brave men and women who have fought for our Country.