{"id":220,"date":"2013-01-08T06:41:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T11:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/videos-lcc-2013-01-07.html"},"modified":"2013-01-08T06:41:23","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T11:41:23","slug":"videos-lcc-2013-01-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/videos-lcc-2013-01-07.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos @ LCC 2013-01-07"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nThe
\n
\npublic defender<\/a> said the county palace (that we’re still mysteriously
\npaying on) didn’t have space for his office.
\n
\n<\/a>
\nThe
\n
\nIndustrial Authority<\/a> request to buy some still-unspecified property
\n\u201chas been pulled from the agenda\u201d by unspecified forces.
\nThe new
\n
\n4-H agent<\/a> spoke and
\n
\na bus<\/a> was discussed.
\nOne Commissioner forgot to show up until late to hear
\n
\nWorkers’ compensation<\/a> is going up and the Commission’s own
\n
\nschedule<\/a> is being adjusted for holidays.
\nThere was little substantive discussion, and
\nthere’s no sign anything will change at the Lowndes County Commission
\nunless enough people want it to.
\nThey vote this evening at 5:30 PM, and they do have Citizens Wishing
\nto be Heard, although it is still at the end, after all the votes.\n<\/p>\n

\nHere’s
\n
\nthe agenda<\/a>,
\nwith links to videos,
\nand a few notes.\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\n
    \n
  1. \n
    \nCall to Order<\/a><\/p>\n

    \nThe chairman thanked people for taking time out of their day to come,
    \nincluding staff.
    \nThis is puzzling, since I thought county staff were paid to be there
    \nas part of their work.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \nInvocation\n<\/li>\n
  3. \nPledge of Allegiance to the Flag\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n
    \nIntroduction of the New 4-H Agent <\/a><\/p>\n

    \n
    \n<\/a>
    \n
    \nLowndes County Extension Agent Jake Price<\/a>
    \nintroduced
    \n
    \n<\/a>
    \n
    \nDistrict Director Laura Johnson<\/a>
    \nwho thanked the Commission for supporting County Extension:
    \nsalary, IT support, and “all the great relations.”
    \nShe said former 4-H agent
    \n
    \n<\/a>
    \n
    \nMelinda Miller<\/a>
    \nmoved to the district office,
    \ncreating a vacancy.
    \nThe new 4-H agent is
    \nLaura Walton,
    \n
    \nformerly of Cherokee County<\/a>.
    \nCommissioner Powell joked that they were so pleased with the new agent
    \nhe thought they were going to approve a new bus for 4-H.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  5. \n
    \n<\/a>
    \n
    \nMinutes for Approval<\/a><\/p>\n
      \n
    1. \nWork Session \u2014 December 10, 2012\n<\/li>\n
    2. \nRegular Session \u2014 December 11, 2012\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    3. \nFor Consideration<\/p>\n
        \n
      1. \n
        \n<\/a>
        \n
        \nApproval of the Commission Meeting Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n

        \nAdjustments for 21 January Martin Luther King Holiday (moved Work Session
        \nto same morning as evening Regular Session, 22 Jan),
        \nsame adjustment for 27 May Memorial Day; both meetings will be on Tuesday 28 May.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      2. \n
        \n<\/a>
        \n
        \nWorkers Compensation Insurance Renewal<\/a><\/p>\n

        \n“Kevin” explained it was an annual renewal through ACCG’s program,
        \n$217,372 this time.
        \n\u201cAnd from the history you can see on that sheet\u201d
        \n(but we the taxpayers can’t see) he said there were several credits.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      3. \n<\/a>
        \nRenewal of Public Defenders Services Contract & Operating Contract for 2013<\/p>\n