Clinton County Board: the Purple Heart County Proclamation and the Veterans Assistance Commission

The board. The 15-member Clinton County Board meets monthly at 7:00 p.m. at the Clinton County Courthouse, 850 Fairfax Street, Carlyle; its monthly minutes, committee files and packets of October 2025 through October 2026 were read. The veteran items, in order. - February 17, 2026: the Economic Development, Tourism and Enterprise Zone committee reported that it met January 28 and "approved giving $5,000 to the Avison American Legion to advertise and promote the State Legion Baseball Tournament that will be held at the Aviston park July 22-26", within the Tourism Board's budget. - July 20, 2026: "Reichman recognized the Standin' Proud Veterans Tribute Museum for all they have done to recognize local veterans. Standin' Proud is now requesting the County Board to approve a proclamation designating Clinton County as a Purple Heart County", with Purple Heart County signs at the major entry points. - August 17, 2026: the proclamation passed. "Clinton County will join St. Clair County as the only two counties in southern Illinois, and only 10 in the state, to be recognized as Purple Heart Counties. Board members recognized and applauded the Purple Heart recipients in attendance at the meeting." The designation "will serve as a lasting and visible reminder of the sacrifices made by our service members and will further demonstrate the county's commitment to honoring and supporting veterans and their families." The board was reminded of the August 31 sendoff reception and parade for the veterans on the coming Honor Flight. - October 19, 2026: "Motion - Letter of Resignation and Payout Request for Veterans Assistance Superintendent Colbey Voss", under the Personnel, Labor and Grievance committee. The county board names a non-voting member to the Veterans Assistance Commission (Mike Hilmes). No veteran benefit was adopted, narrowed or repealed in the record read.