Gentile bill makes getting information easier for city’s veterans
Each of the city’s agencies would have to have a point person to assist military veterans under a bill approved by the City Council. The bill, introduced by Councilman Vincent Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst), would require each agency to appoint a liaison responsible for connecting veterans to the benefits and services the agency offers.
The idea is to make sure veterans are aware of the services the city has to offer them, according to Gentile, who said he was pleased his proposed legislation passed. The council apprived the bill on May 22.
“This is an innovative way to expand the reach of the Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs at no cost to taxpayers,” said Gentile, a member of the council’s Committee on Veterans. Gentile said the bill would ensure that information “on benefits and programs they might otherwise miss” would get into the hands of veterans.