Where did they advertise for applications for the three
boards on the agenda for tomorrow morning, voting Tuesday evening?
Who was the mysterious term expiration on the
Development Authority of Lowndes County (not the same as the Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority, VLCIA)?
If we assume the county’s web page for the Lowndes County Development Authority
is the relevant one, it doesn’t say what term expired nor who was in that slot,
it just says “Vacant”.
However, we can deduce that the missing board member is Jeff Reames,
whose seat expired June 8, 2017. When they appointed six members
to that board the next month, they did not appoint anyone to that slot,
even though Commissioner Mark Wisenbaker asked about that at the time.

Brad Folsom quit the
Greater Lowndes Planning Commission
to join VLCIA.

Five people want to be appointed:
Keven Bussey, Gary Moser, Ed Hightower, and Bart Davis.
Also, Franklin Bailey wants to be reappointed.

“Mr.” Myron Faircloth (I thought he was a doctor)
resigned from the Board of Health, and

nobody is mentioned as wanting to be appointed.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, JANUARY 8, 2018, MONDAY, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION,JANUARY 9, 2018, TUESDAY, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

1. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

4. Minutes for Approval
   1. Work Session- December 11, 2017
      

   2. Regular Session- December 12, 2017
      
5. Appointments
   1. Development Authority of Lowndes County
      
      Appoint a member

      Documents:Development Authority of Lowndes County.pdf

      On the county’s web page for the Lowndes County Development Authority:

      Board Member	Term Expiration
      Commissioner Clay Griner	June 8, 2021
      Mr. Crawford Powell	June 8, 2021
      Mr. Barry Broome	June 8, 2021
      Mr. Gary Cannon	December 31, 2020
      Mr. Brooks Akins	December 31, 2020
      Mr. Jerome Tucker	December 31, 2020
      Vacant

      The Wayback machine has a snapshot of 4 April 2017, which says:

      Board Member:	Mr. Jerome Waters
      Term Expiration:	June 8, 2017
      Commissioner Clay Griner
      Term Expiration:	June 8, 2017
      Board Member:	Mr. Crawford Powell
      Term Expiration:	June 8, 2017
      Board Member:	Mr. Jeff Reames
      Term Expiration:	December 31, 2016
      Board Member:	Mr. Gary Cannon
      Term Expiration:	December 31, 2016
      Board Member:	Mr. Brooks Akins
      Term Expiration:	December 31, 2016
      Board Member:	Mr. Jerome Tucker
      Term Expiration:	December 31, 2016

   2. Greater Lowndes Planning Commission
      
      Appoint 2 members

      Documents:Greater Lowndes Planning Commission.pdf

   3. Lowndes County Board of Health
      
      Appoint a member

      Documents:Lowndes County Board of Health.pdf

6. For Consideration
   1. Adoption of the 2018-2019 Budget Calendar
      
      1. Adopt the Budget Calendar for FY 2018-2019

      Documents:Adoption of the 2018-2019 Budget Calendar.pdf

   2. Beer and Wine License – Donna Smithey of Fred's Stores of Tennessee Inc. DBA Fred's Store # 3115, 4401 Bemiss Road, Valdosta, GA
      
      1. Approval of the Beer and Wine License

      Documents:Beer and Wine License, Donna Smithey of Freds Stores of Tennessee Inc. DBA Freds Store 3115.pdf

   3. Workers' Compensation Insurance Renewal
      
      Approval of renewal

      Documents:Workers Compensation Insurance Renewal.pdf

   4. Set Qualifying Fees
      
      Set fees

      Documents:Set Qualifying Fees.pdf

7. Bid
   1. Bid for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Equipment
      
      Request approval to accept the bid from Thermo Fisher for the purchase of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Equipment in the amount of $443,262.

      Documents:Bid for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Equipment.pdf

8. Reports – County Manager

9. Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address
   

10. Adjournment

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