{"id":225,"date":"2013-01-05T12:47:10","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T17:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/new-commission-meets-monday-morning-and-tuesday-evening-lcc-2013-01-07.html"},"modified":"2013-01-05T12:47:10","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T17:47:10","slug":"new-commission-meets-monday-morning-and-tuesday-evening-lcc-2013-01-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/new-commission-meets-monday-morning-and-tuesday-evening-lcc-2013-01-07.html","title":{"rendered":"New Commission meets Monday morning and Tuesday evening @ LCC 2013-01-07"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<table style=\"float:right;border:none;width:287px;\"   ><tr><td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/\">\n<img style=\"border:none;\"  width=\"287\" height=\"150\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/content\/welcome\/m29\/lcbocnew_2012_group_photo.jpg\"><\/a>\n<p style=\"font-size: 80%;text-align:center\">\nPictured: newly elected Commissioners\nPage, Evans (re-elected), Slaughter, and Marshall\n<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\nThe Industrial Authority wants to buy some unspecified property\npublic defender needs renewing,\nplus 4-H agent and school bus activity.\nAlso workers&#8217; compensation,\nand the Commission needs to approve its own schedule,\nsince it&#8217;s a new Commission now, with two more voting members than\nlast year, and a new Chairman.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/janisse-ray-in-moultrie-26-jan-2010.html\">\na list of the current Commission members:<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\nBill Slaughter, Chairman, At-Large\n<\/li>\n<li>\nJoyce E. Evans, Commissioner, District 1\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRichard Raines, Commissioner, District 2\n<\/li>\n<li>\nCrawford Powell, Commissioner, District 3\n<\/li>\n<li>\nDemarcus Marshall, Commissioner, District 4\n<\/li>\n<li>\nJohn Page, Commissioner, District 5\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nTheir\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/janisse-ray-in-moultrie-26-jan-2010.html\">\nCommission web page<\/a>\nstill has at the top this mission statement:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n\u201cTo provide an efficient, effective and responsive local government\nto all citizens of Lowndes County while maintaining the financial strength\nto meet any contingency\u201d\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nThe county government has apparently been pretty good about that last thing\n(although\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/12\/zero-owed-in-2010-why-89-million-owed-now-on-county-palace-lcc-2012-12-11.html\">\nthat $8.9 million discrepency<\/a> could make some wonder).\nOn responsiveness, not so much, considering\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/12\/waste-offer-letter-take-it-or.html\">\nthe trash non-solution<\/a> railroaded through at the last meeting\nof the previous Commission.\nMaybe this new Commission will be different.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/files\/agenda\/Agenda%201-8-13.pdf\">the agenda.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n-jsq\n<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: center;\">\nLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS\n<br \/>\nPROPOSED AGENDA\n<br \/>\nWORK SESSION, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013, 8:30 a.m.\n<br \/>\nREGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013, 5:30 p.m.\n<br \/>\n327 N. Ashley Street \u2014 2<small><sup>nd<\/sup><\/small> Floor\n<br \/>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li>\nCall to Order\n<\/li>\n<li>\nInvocation\n<\/li>\n<li>\nPledge of Allegiance to the Flag\n<\/li>\n<li>\nIntroduction of the New 4-H Agent\n<\/li>\n<li>\nMinutes for Approval\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>\nWork Session \u2014 December 10, 2012\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRegular Session \u2014 December 11, 2012\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nFor Consideration\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>\nApproval of the Commission Meeting Schedule\n<\/li>\n<li>\nWorkers Compensation Insurance Renewal\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRenewal of Public Defenders Services Contract &amp; Operating Contract for 2013\n<\/li>\n<li>\nValdosta\/Lowndes County Industrial Authority \u2014 Request to Purchase Property\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nBid \u2014 Multi Function School Activity Bus for 4H\n<\/li>\n<li>\nReports-County Manager\n<\/li>\n<li>\nCitizens Wishing to be Heard Please State Name And Address\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pictured: newly elected Commissioners Page, Evans (re-elected), Slaughter, and Marshall The Industrial Authority wants to buy some unspecified property public defender needs renewing, plus 4-H agent and school bus activity. 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