{"id":23372,"date":"2023-01-22T19:40:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T00:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=23372"},"modified":"2023-01-22T19:40:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T00:40:11","slug":"videos-seventeen-minutes-for-three-appointments-and-other-business-lcc-regular-2023-01-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/videos-seventeen-minutes-for-three-appointments-and-other-business-lcc-regular-2023-01-09.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: seventeen minutes for three appointments and other business @ LCC Regular 2023-01-09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nAll the votes took less than eight minutes,\r\nat the Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission,\r\nMonday, January 9, 2023.\r\n<p>\r\nOnly one Commissioner had one question about a voting item,\r\n<a href=\"#Stop-Loss-Insurance-Coverage-through-HM-Insurance-Group\">\r\n6.e. Stop Loss Insurance Coverage through HM Insurance Group<\/a>.\r\nMaybe they all knew how they were going to vote before they got to this public meeting.\r\n<p>\r\nThere was discussion about inspections being efficient for &#8220;the development community&#8221; in the non-voting\r\n<a href=\"#Reports-County-Manager\">\r\n7. Reports &#8211; County Manager<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nThey appointed people to three boards,\r\naccepted infrastructure for a subdivision,\r\nagreed to a lease, accepting a grant, and an insurance plan.\r\n<p>\r\nNone of the appointees were present.\r\n<p>\r\nSee especially Gretchen&#8217;s comments on\r\n<a href=\"#Extension-of-Agreement-for-ULDC-Updates\">\r\n6.b. Extension of Agreement for ULDC Updates<\/a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC 9 January 2023\" name=\"M:Collage-LCC-9-January-2023\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2023-01-09--lcc-regular-videos\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2023-01-09--lcc-regular-videos\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC 9 January 2023]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2023-01-09--lcc-regular-videos\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC 9 January 2023<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThe whole thing took seventeen minutes.\r\nFor sure, the \r\n<a href=\"#Reports-County-Manager\">\r\nCounty Manager&#8217;s Reports<\/a> are informative,\r\nbut subtract those eight minutes and the more than a minute for\r\nthe preliminaries, and only eight are left.\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item,\r\nwith a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman,\r\nfollowed by a LAKE video playlist.\r\nSee also the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/videos-three-appointments-lease-uldc-roads-grant-insurance-lcc-work-2023-01-09.html\">LAKE videos of the preceding Work Session<\/a>\r\nand the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/packet-three-appointments-lease-uldc-roads-grant-insurance-lcc-2023-01-09.html\">agenda and board packet<\/a>.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\n1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/a1EyBC6TGC0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/a1EyBC6TGC0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 1-Order.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/a1EyBC6TGC0\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 1-Order.html\t1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/a1EyBC6TGC0\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Minutes-for-Approval\" href=\"#Minutes-for-Approval\">\r\n4. Minutes for Approval<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 4. Minutes for Approval\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-FMdokkGCIs\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4. Minutes for Approval\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-FMdokkGCIs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 4-Minutes-for-Approval.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-FMdokkGCIs\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 4-Minutes-for-Approval.html\t4. Minutes for Approval -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-FMdokkGCIs\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Valdosta-Lowndes-County-Conference-Center-and-Tourism-Authority\" href=\"#Valdosta-Lowndes-County-Conference-Center-and-Tourism-Authority\">\r\n5.a. Valdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.a. Valdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1wHajLOGNvg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.a. Valdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1wHajLOGNvg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-a-Valdosta-Lowndes-County-Conference-Center-and-Tourism-Authority.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1wHajLOGNvg\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-a-Valdosta-Lowndes-County-Conference-Center-and-Tourism-Authority.html\t5.a. Valdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1wHajLOGNvg\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"South-Georgia-Regional-Library-SGRL-Board\" href=\"#South-Georgia-Regional-Library-SGRL-Board\">\r\n5.b. South Georgia Regional Library (SGRL) Board<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.b. South Georgia Regional Library (SGRL) Board\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4wCDm_aA6mI\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.b. South Georgia Regional Library (SGRL) Board\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4wCDm_aA6mI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-b-South-Georgia-Regional-Library-SGRL-Board.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4wCDm_aA6mI\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-b-South-Georgia-Regional-Library-SGRL-Board.html\t5.b. South Georgia Regional Library (SGRL) Board -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4wCDm_aA6mI\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nSome time back, Commissioner Joyce Evans asked if applicants would please be asked to come to either the work session, or the regular session so that the Commissioners could meet the applicants.  That sort of happened for a while but not any more.  Public doesn&#8217;t get to meet the appointees either.  \r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Valdosta-Lowndes-County-Parks-and-Recreation-Authority\" href=\"#Valdosta-Lowndes-County-Parks-and-Recreation-Authority\">\r\n5.c. Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.c. Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JgiX27mUiR8\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.c. Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/JgiX27mUiR8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-c-Valdosta-Lowndes-County-Parks-and-Recreation-Authority.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/JgiX27mUiR8\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-c-Valdosta-Lowndes-County-Parks-and-Recreation-Authority.html\t5.c. Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JgiX27mUiR8\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Patrol-Car-Laptop-Lease\" href=\"#Patrol-Car-Laptop-Lease\">\r\n6.a. Patrol Car Laptop Lease<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.a. Patrol Car Laptop Lease\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QJuYO8lmx1A\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.a. Patrol Car Laptop Lease\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QJuYO8lmx1A\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-a-Patrol-Car-Laptop-Lease.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QJuYO8lmx1A\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-a-Patrol-Car-Laptop-Lease.html\t6.a. Patrol Car Laptop Lease -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QJuYO8lmx1A\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Extension-of-Agreement-for-ULDC-Updates\" href=\"#Extension-of-Agreement-for-ULDC-Updates\">\r\n6.b. Extension of Agreement for ULDC Updates<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.b. Extension of Agreement for ULDC Updates\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/abEIN7qTSLY\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.b. Extension of Agreement for ULDC Updates\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/abEIN7qTSLY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-b-Extension-of-Agreement-for-ULDC-Updates.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/abEIN7qTSLY\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-b-Extension-of-Agreement-for-ULDC-Updates.html\t6.b. Extension of Agreement for ULDC Updates -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/abEIN7qTSLY\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nIf you are wondering about zoning, this is the link on the county web site:\r\nhttp:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/157\/Unified-Land-Development-Code\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nNote that the zoning map is from 2015.  \r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nIt used to be, (when Jason Davenport was the planner and the county has had several since then) that the commission would &#8220;approve&#8221; an updated zoning map every year or two.  Guess that doesn&#8217;t happen any more either.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nI would make a bet that Zoning Board of Appeals would have some suggestions on changes that would be appropriate to ULDC, based up on the variance requests they get.  Were those members asked for input?\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adopt-Resolution-Accepting-Infrastructure-Cattle-Crossing-Subdivision\" href=\"#Adopt-Resolution-Accepting-Infrastructure-Cattle-Crossing-Subdivision\">\r\n6.c. Adopt Resolution Accepting Infrastructure &#8211; Cattle Crossing Subdivision<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.c. Adopt Resolution Accepting Infrastructure - Cattle Crossing Subdivision\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QaWC1dckujg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.c. Adopt Resolution Accepting Infrastructure - Cattle Crossing Subdivision\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QaWC1dckujg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-c-Adopt-Resolution-Accepting-Infrastructure-Cattle-Crossing-Subdivision.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QaWC1dckujg\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-c-Adopt-Resolution-Accepting-Infrastructure-Cattle-Crossing-Subdivision.html\t6.c. Adopt Resolution Accepting Infrastructure - Cattle Crossing Subdivision -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QaWC1dckujg\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Approval-of-SGs-VOCA-Continuation-Grant-Award-for-2022-2023\" href=\"#Approval-of-SGs-VOCA-Continuation-Grant-Award-for-2022-2023\">\r\n6.d. Approval of SG\u2019s VOCA Continuation Grant Award for 2022-2023<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.d. Approval of SGs VOCA Continuation Grant Award for 2022-2023\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Kq6gbTQTsBk\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.d. Approval of SGs VOCA Continuation Grant Award for 2022-2023\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Kq6gbTQTsBk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-d-Approval-of-SGs-VOCA-Continuation-Grant-Award-for-2022-2023.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Kq6gbTQTsBk\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-d-Approval-of-SGs-VOCA-Continuation-Grant-Award-for-2022-2023.html\t6.d. Approval of SG\u2019s VOCA Continuation Grant Award for 2022-2023 -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Kq6gbTQTsBk\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Stop-Loss-Insurance-Coverage-through-HM-Insurance-Group\" href=\"#Stop-Loss-Insurance-Coverage-through-HM-Insurance-Group\">\r\n6.e. Stop Loss Insurance Coverage through HM Insurance Group<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.e. Stop Loss Insurance Coverage through HM Insurance Group\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZEE7C40ce50\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.e. Stop Loss Insurance Coverage through HM Insurance Group\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZEE7C40ce50\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-e-Stop-Loss-Insurance-Coverage-through-HM-Insurance-Group.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZEE7C40ce50\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-e-Stop-Loss-Insurance-Coverage-through-HM-Insurance-Group.html\t6.e. Stop Loss Insurance Coverage through HM Insurance Group -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZEE7C40ce50\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Reports-County-Manager\" href=\"#Reports-County-Manager\">\r\n7. Reports &#8211; County Manager<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 7. Reports - County Manager\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rw-wrC3SC8s\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"7. Reports - County Manager\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rw-wrC3SC8s\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 7-Reports-County-Manager.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rw-wrC3SC8s\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 7-Reports-County-Manager.html\t7. Reports - County Manager -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rw-wrC3SC8s\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adjournment\" href=\"#Adjournment\">\r\n9. Meeting Adjournment<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 9. Meeting Adjournment\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6Ik5vj7v_mI\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"9. Meeting Adjournment\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6Ik5vj7v_mI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 9-Adjournment.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6Ik5vj7v_mI\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 9-Adjournment.html\t9. Meeting Adjournment -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6Ik5vj7v_mI\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiGA1Rd5O6BUGuGyEDb31_cn\">\r\na LAKE video playlist:<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLshUv86fYkiGA1Rd5O6BUGuGyEDb31_cn\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nVideos: seventeen minutes for three appointments and other business @ LCC Regular 2023-01-09\r\n<br>\r\nLowndes County Commission Regular Session, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, Monday, January 9, 2023.\r\n<br>\r\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic\">Investigative reporting costs money, for open records requests, copying, web hosting, gasoline, and cameras, and with sufficient funds we can pay students to do further research.  You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate\">donate to LAKE today<\/a>!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All the votes took less than eight minutes, at the Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission, Monday, January 9, 2023. Only one Commissioner had one question about a voting item, 6.e. Stop Loss Insurance Coverage through HM Insurance Group. 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