Tag Archives: 9 July 2013

Videos: Attorney set different prices, Commissioners set millage date @ LCC 2013-07-09

The most interesting developments were not on the agenda.
Commissioners approved dollar amounts

for two purchase orders
that were completely different
from the ones they were quoted the morning before, with no discussion:
the County Attorney quoted the new figures, asked for approval,
and immediately got it.
Commissioner Richard Raines still didn’t want to enforce
a neighborhood covenant
yet it was Commissioner Raines

who made the motion last fall to let

an Exclusive Franchise
with

Advanced Disposal Services;
a covenant the county is now trying to enforce

by having the County Attorney
sue local business Deep South Sanitation.
They said nothing about

that 100 foot wide pipeline barrelling through the county.
They could have the County Attorney investigate that, but they aren’t.
They approved meeting for millage rate approval 8:30 AM Friday 26 July 2013:
that’s for the property taxes they collect, which presumably
partly go to pay the County Attorney.
And the Chairman refused to let a citizen speak on a technicality.

Here’s

the agenda with links to the videos and a few notes.
See also

videos of the previous morning’s Work Session.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2013, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2^nd Floor

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Millage rate to be set 8:30 AM 26 July 2013 @ LCC 2013-07-09

They approved setting millage rates 8:30 AM Friday 26 July 2013
that’s for the property taxes they collect,
at the

9 July 2013 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.

7.

Reports-County Manager

County Manager Joe Pritchard reminded Commissioners they were required
to set a date to set tax millage.

Finance Director Stephanie Black said:

You can have it as early as the
26th of July,
but it has to be done and ready for the tax commissioner by July 31st.

County Manager wanted to know if there would be a quorum present for
26 July 2013 at 8:30.
Chairman asked for a show of hands, and got two, which is not a quorum.
Commissioner Demarcus Marshall checked his calendar and said he could
also attend, and three is a quorum.
Commissioner John Page asked if this was the day they previously
had been advised in an email.
Answer: no, that was Thursday, and this date is a Friday.
County Manager also clarified that they couldn’t set their millage
until the School Board did.
Commissioner Marshall noted he had previously been told the 25th,
and once again staff admitted that was so.
Three days later, there is still nothing on

the county’s online calendar
for 26 July 2013.

Video is

here.

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Attorney declares prices @ LCC 2013-07-09

Commissioners approved dollar amounts for two purchase orders that were completely different
from the ones they were quoted the morning before, with no discussion:
the County Attorney quoted the new figures, asked for approval,
and immediately got it
at the

9 July 2013 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.

For Consideration

Video Arraignment for Magistrate and Juvenile Court Contract

Enterprise and Backup Storage Solution Scope of Work

Chairman Slaughter said they would “conjoin a and b together”.

What we have at this time are the work orders and what we would like
to get at this time is a motion to approve and ratify the purchase orders.

County Attorney Walter G. Elliott asked to clarify: Continue reading →

The Covenant at James Road @ LCC 2013-07-09

“All right, we’ll take one more!”

said County Chairman Bill Slaughter
in a public hearing
at the

9 July 2013 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.
The Commission declined to enforce a covenant for the neighbors,
but it is still playing enforcer for a garbage company owned by
investors in New York City.

5.
Public Hearing — REZ-2013-07 Leatherwood, 2402 or 2406 James Rd. R-1 and R-21 to R-10, LC Water and Sewer, ~0.71 acres

County Planner presented the case

the same way he did the previous morning at the Work Session.
This time they had a copy of the agreement with the neighbors signed by
the applicant.
The neighbors still wanted the Commission to guarantee that covenant.

Speaking Against

Curtis Hankins, 2109 Jeff’s Place, said Continue reading →

See what Valdosta wants to spend your SPLOST pennies on @ VCC 2013-07-09

What would you be willing to vote for in SPLOST VII this November?

There will be a presentation on the proposed SPLOST VII projects at the work session.

in Valdosta News posted yesterday

Valdosta City Council Holds Work Session and Council Meeting This Week.
And as

an ad in the VDT Sunday:

Scan by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),

Lowndes County, Georgia, 7 July 2013.