They’re back!
Seems like this would normally be a rezoning consideration meeting,
but there are no zoning cases on the agenda.
Not even
Nottinghill on Cat Creek Road.
Here’s the agenda:
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2011, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
Received yesterday as the most recent of many comments on
Let the Humane Society train animal control officers. -jsq
I know many of the veterinarians do not want anything to do with the
shelter; for whatever reason. Whoever with the number of feral cats that
come to the shelter each day… the vet would have to come several times
a day just for them; they have no way to house feral cats. And no place
to hold them for long periods (not even hours at that rate), during
puppy an kitten season, sometimes 30 or more cats a day are euthanized.I know the Humane Society offered both sheriffs
John Gates, director at the Humane Society of Lowndes County,
noted that county law enforcement doesn’t seem to know much
about animal laws and regulations, in addition to the problems at the
shelter.
This part caused Joe Pritchard’s head to jerk back:
I think our animals in the community deserves the same rights
as my children, myself, or your animals.
If your animal is in the shelter, it should receive the same
courtesy that you would give it at home.
Chairman Paulk clarified:
If you did certify the ACOs,
they’d still have to be attached to an agency, which means they’d
have to be attached to the Sheriff’s office.
I think it’s interesting that he’s listening to the idea.
Here’s
the video:
Received 27 July on
Shouldn’t the people running the facilities … be held accountable? -jsq
I guess this answered my question,
What is the legal definition of animal cruelty in Georgia?-Susan Leavens
She quoted the whole thing, which is quite long.
I found this passage particularly interesting. -jsq
Local law enforcement (municipal or county police department or county sheriff’s department) enforces the criminal provisions of Cruelty to Animals, O.C.G.A. §16-12-4.
The next comment contained the clarification below. -jsq
Received today on
When officials act like they are hiding something, they usually are.
-jsq
“You won’t receive an open-records request if you answer questions
honestly and in accordance with the law.” What an honest statement;
perhaps some of this too.GEORGIA CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE IX. COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
SECTION II. HOME RULE FOR COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
(c) The power granted to counties in subparagraphs (a) and (b) above
shall not be construed to extend to the following matters or any other
matters which the General Assembly by general law has preempted or may
hereafter preempt, but such matters shall be the subject of general law
or the subject of local acts of the General Assembly to the extent that
the enactment of such local acts is otherwise permitted under this
Constitution:(1) Action affecting any elective county office, the salaries
thereof, or the personnel thereof, except the personnel subject to
the jurisdiction of the county governing authority.(2) Action affecting the composition, form, procedure for election or
appointment, compensation, and expenses and allowances in the nature
of compensation of the county governing authority.(3) Action defining any criminal offense or providing for criminal punishment.
Received Monday as a response to
Euthanization Violations at the Lowndes County Animal Shelter. -jsq
There is no question how the Law reads; the only question is who indicated
there no wrong doing? And they were questioning my character? I
question those people who indicated I had a bios opinion to read the
laws of Georgia. I am aware you can mirror laws and even add to them
in county ordinances but you cannot take away from the law in anyway.From the
United States Department of Agriculture Web Site on Euthanasiahttp://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=AZ_INDEX
Under
Guidelines for EuthanasiaWhen
performing euthanasia
in a shelter
Lots of “don’t know the results of that” for drug testing,
administrative review board, etc.
Why don’t we know the results of those things?
Judy Haverkamp talked about what she’d discovered through open records requests.
“It seems like there’s been the same violations still occuring at the shelter
even up to this year,
and it doesn’t seem like anyone is
trying to make an effort to correct these problems!”
She repeatedly cited Georgia code sections that had been violated.
This pretty much sums it up:
“Why would you not do the proper thing to make this process as painless
as possible?”
Indeed, why not?
-jsq
Here’s
the video:
New program for the public to learn about Lowndes County government.
In his County Manager report, Joe Pritchard announced the first
first lunch and learn, which will be a discussion of general government,
noon ’til 1PM, 11 August 2011,
second floor of administrative complex.
“The lunch and learn program will take
various topics,
and allow the public to
meet for an hour,
ask questions,
interact on those particular topics.”
County Clerk Paige Dukes will be conducting this first meeting.
Commissioner Crawford Powell
asked
April Duncan was named 2011 Employee of the Year for the State of Georgia
by the
American Public Works Association, and acknowledged by
her employers, the Lowndes County Commission.
She was nominated by Public Works Director, Robin English, who reads the nomination in this video.
Received 27 July on
Shouldn’t the people running the facilities … be held accountable? -jsq
Ms.
Jane Osborn,I believe this was not meant to make the public’s attention. When I
was told to write statements I was told that these people were going to
be prosecuted. Several months went by and this remained silent, I waited
for the county board memebers to to do the right thing. What happened
was the infamous memo; which indicated we were not allowed to contact any
law enforcement agency about crimes or we would be held accountable for
discrediting a county employee. And it would be considered as an attack
against a county employee. Whoever if we contacted our county manager
it would be handled (I’m not quite sure how many times he needed to be
contacted about the issues at the shelter). As I clearly remember in the
first meeting he had at the shelter many years ago… Joe Prichard said
“I’ll fire everyone except Linda Patelski, Kay Jones and Michelle
Shultz” so I’m a little confused, the memo we got on September 22,
2010 said we wouldn’t be retaliated against if we followed the chain
of command (so does it mean if we report crimes to law enforcement we
will be retaliated against?) Clearly so, I assure you. The issues need
to be resolved.-Susan Leavens
