Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission
The Commission approved the FY2024 budget and created two committees to manage the USS KIDD Hull Restoration Project. Members also elected a slate of officers and approved the August 2023 meeting minutes.
- Approved FY2024 budget Option C (unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution No. 2023-01 to establish a shipyard Selection Committee (unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution No. 2023-02 to establish a Project Oversight Committee (unanimous)
- Elected H. Davis Cole (Chairman), Col. David Couvillon (Vice Chairman), Donnie Miller (Secretary), Larry Muenzler (Treasurer), and Les Nicholson (At-Large Member) (unanimous)
- Approved August 2023 meeting minutes (unanimous)
Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission
The Commission reviewed an annual audit for the year ending December 31, 2022, which contained one reportable finding regarding bank account collateral. The business manager reported a $15,000 fraud loss on a bank account. The executive director provided updates on ship rehabilitation and the plan to move the vessel to dry dock next year.
- Approved March 6, 2023 and November 22, 2023 meeting minutes
Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission
The Commission approved the sponsorship of a veterans' wellness program on June 6. Members also accepted the latest financial reports and tasked two commissioners with developing a policy for emergency expenditures.
- Approved financial reports (unanimous)
- Approved sponsoring 'Veterans Get Outside Day' on June 6 (unanimous)
- Approved request for Commissioners Bob Hawthorne and Les Nicholson to develop a policy for emergency expenditures