{"id":2070,"date":"2011-05-05T16:02:38","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T20:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/expense-accounts-and-televised-meetings-nolen-cox-and-dan-davis-vcc-21-april-2011.html"},"modified":"2011-05-05T16:02:38","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T20:02:38","slug":"expense-accounts-and-televised-meetings-nolen-cox-and-dan-davis-vcc-21-april-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/expense-accounts-and-televised-meetings-nolen-cox-and-dan-davis-vcc-21-april-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"Expense accounts and televised meetings &mdash;Nolen Cox and Dan Davis @ VCC 21 April 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YdhT8_qy4SQ\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YdhT8_qy4SQ\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\nNolen Cox said he knows standard reporting procedures for expenses.\nHe also doesn&#8217;t like regulations.\nOnce again the city Attorney responded.\n<p>\nDan Davis said he had similar concerns about the city&#8217;s travel policy.\nHe added that he thought &#8220;these meetings should be televised&#8221;.\nThat got a brief round of applause.\nHm, that sounds like\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/04\/what-will-you-do-john-s-quarterman-vcc-7-april-2011.html\">something I&#8217;ve suggested several\ntimes to the same council.<\/a>\nSince Dan Davis and I couldn&#8217;t get much farther apart on most political issues,\nmaybe televised meetings are an issue with bipartisan support!\n<p>\nThey both talked about expenses for sales representatives.\nI wonder if that&#8217;s all they think elected officials are.\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YdhT8_qy4SQ\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n\n<!--more-->\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YdhT8_qy4SQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nExpense accounts and televised meetings &mdash;Nolen Cox and Dan Davis @ VCC 21 April 2011\n<br>\nRegular monthly meeting of the Valdosta City Council (VCC),\n<br>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 21 April 2011,\n<br>\nVideos by George Boston Rhynes for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.\n<\/small>\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nolen Cox said he knows standard reporting procedures for expenses. He also doesn&#8217;t like regulations. Once again the city Attorney responded. Dan Davis said he had similar concerns about the city&#8217;s travel policy. He added that he thought &#8220;these meetings should be televised&#8221;. That got a brief round of applause. 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