The
request for a new State Court Judge
by Judge John Kent Edwards Jr. took 27 and a half minutes,
plus his

eight minute explanation of fines moving from Sheriff to State Court.
More people might have showed up to hear if anybody had known about
these items.
Commissioners asked a surprising number of questions about them
and about
the
Little River stream gauge
and the
opaque pest control bids.
Of course, then people might have seen

the proposed third no-bid contract to the same firm this month.
They vote tonight.

Here’s

the agenda, with links to the videos and a few notes:

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2^nd Floor

1. 
   Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

4. 
   
   Special Presentation

   See
   
   separate post.

5. Minutes for Approval

   As is his custom, Chairman Bill Slaughter directed Commissioners
   to tell the Clerk of any changes, so we don’t know what they are.
   Then he introduced the special presentation
   out of agenda order.

   1. Work Session — August 12, 2013

   2. Regular Session — August 13, 2013
6. For Consideration
   1. 
      
      Environmental Engineering Services for GDOT Land Deed for Parks and Recreation

      Invisible Engineer proposed a third no-bid contract for same firm proposed this month;
      see
      
      separate post.

   2. 
      
      
      USGS Funding Agreement for Hwy 122 Stream Gauge

      This time Emergency Director Ashley Tye said it’s on the Little River,
      why it’s there, how it’s maintained, etc.
      See
      
      separate post.

   3. 
      
      
      Budget Adjustment — Personnel Costs

      Judge John Kent Edwards Jr. explained that many of the people
      going through his court or paying fines in Lowndes County
      don’t live here; they come off of I-75,
      and now the fine-collecting needs to move from the Sheriff’s office
      to the Clerk of Court;
      see
      
      separate post.

7. 
   
   Bid-Pest Control Service

   Pest control for an unannounced amount with no bond from one of two
   unannounced bids.
   See
   
   separate post.

8. 
   Reports-County Manager

   County Manager Joe Pritchard requested an Executive Session
   for pending litigation and they adjourned into that.

9. Citizens Wishing to be Heard Please State Name And Address

Here’s

a video playlist:

Work Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC)

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 26 August 2013.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).

-jsq