{"id":24051,"date":"2024-01-07T10:48:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T15:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=24051"},"modified":"2024-01-14T18:24:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T23:24:02","slug":"12-applicants-for-3-tax-assessors-francis-lake-warehouse-397980-lmig-match-133769-41-voca-grant-down-but-match-up-lcc-2024-01-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2024\/01\/12-applicants-for-3-tax-assessors-francis-lake-warehouse-397980-lmig-match-133769-41-voca-grant-down-but-match-up-lcc-2024-01-08.html","title":{"rendered":"Agenda: 12 applicants for 3 Tax Assessors, Francis Lake Warehouse $397,980, LMIG Match $133,769.41, VOCA Grant down but match up @ LCC 2024-01-08"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update 2024-01-14<\/strong>:\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2024\/01\/packet-12-applicants-for-3-tax-assessors-francis-lake-warehouse-397980-lmig-match-133769-41-voca-grant-down-but-match-up-lcc-2024-01-08.html\">Packet: 12 applicants for 3 Tax Assessors, Francis Lake Warehouse $397,980, LMIG Match $133,769.41, VOCA Grant down but match up @ LCC 2024-01-08<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nThe Lowndes County Commission will hold both meetings Monday:\r\nthe Work Session at 8:30 AM, and the voting Regular Session at 5:30 PM.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC 2024-01-08\" name=\"M:Collage-LCC-20240108\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2024-01-08--lcc-agenda\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2024-01-08--lcc-agenda\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC 2024-01-08]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2024-01-08--lcc-agenda\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC 2024-01-08<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThey will choose from a dozen applicants to fill\r\n<a href=\"#Appointment-to-Board-of-Tax-Assessors\">\r\nthree Tax Assessors positions<\/a>:\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/12\/packet-expand-board-of-tax-assessors-new-water-tower-appointments-election-qualifying-fees-insurance-and-bids-lcc-2023-12-11.html\">\r\nIn December 2023, the Board of Commissioners expanded the Board of\r\nTax Assessors from three to five members.<\/a>  In addition, the initial\r\nthree-year term of James Puckett ended December 31, 2023.\r\nAccordingly, the Board of Commissioners needs to make three\r\nappointments to the Board of Tax Assessors:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>one to succeed James Puckett to complete a three-year term ending December 31, 2026\r\n<li>one to fill a new position to complete an initial three-year term ending December 31, 2026\r\n<li>one to fill a new position to complete an initial four-year term ending December 31, 2027\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nDavid Westberry, Samuel Clemons, Mike Tanner, Lucinda Guess, Mary\r\nEllen Weeks, Elizabeth Highsmith, Sandra Jones, Richard Holcombe,\r\nMary Green, Gene Felts, Amy Carter, and Thomas Reed have all\r\nexpressed a desire to be appointed to the Board of Tax Assessors.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left:5em;text-indent:-5em\">\r\nOPTIONS: 1. Make appointments and approve completion and execution of attached Orders as applicable\r\n<br>\r\n2. Board&#8217;s pleasure\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nIt is hard to tell who many of these people are, for example there are several Amy Carters hereabouts.\r\nThe county did not include the applications with the agenda.\r\n<p>\r\nWe also don&#8217;t know what the &#8220;attached Orders&#8221; are, since they were not included with the agenda.\r\n<p>\r\nThe BUDGET IMPACT is given as N\/A for\r\n<a href=\"#2024-Georgia-Department-of-Transportation-Local-Maintenance-and-Improvement-Grant-LMIG-Application-\">2024 Georgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Application <\/a>.\r\nBut the agenda sheet says, &ldquo;Lowndes County has been allocated $1,337,694.10 for FY 2024. As a part of this\r\ngrant program, Lowndes County will be responsible for a minimum 10% match in local funding.&rdquo;\r\n<p>\r\nSeems to me 10% of $1,337,694.10 is $133,769.41.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<table style=\"color:black\">\r\n<tr>\r\n<th style=\"text-transform:none\">\r\nCost<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"text-transform:none\">\r\nWhat<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr><td style=\"text-align:right\">$133,769.41 <\/td><td><a href=\"#2024-Georgia-Department-of-Transportation-Local-Maintenance-and-Improvement-Grant-LMIG-Application-\">2024 Georgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Application<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td style=\"text-align:right\">$397,980.00<\/td><td><a href=\"#Francis-Lake-Warehouse-Modifications-Bids\">Francis Lake Warehouse Modifications Bids<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td style=\"text-align:right\">$36,268.00<\/td><td><a href=\"#Hazard-Mitigation-Planning-Grant-Application\">Hazard Mitigation Planning Grant Application<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td style=\"text-align:right\">$33,232.00<\/td><td><a href=\"#Approval-of-Solicitor-General--s-FY24-VOCA-Grant-Award\">Approval of Solicitor General\u2019s FY24 VOCA Grant Award<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td style=\"text-align:right\">$601,249.41<\/td><td>Total<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"#Approval-of-Solicitor-General--s-FY24-VOCA-Grant-Award\">Approval of Solicitor General\u2019s FY24 VOCA Grant Award<\/a>\r\nThe VOCA Grant is down 24% to $75,020.00 from $98,691.00, or $23,671.00 less.\r\nYet cash match is up five and a half times from $6,000.00 to $33,232.00, due to cuts in funding and salary raises already approved by the County Commission in the FY 2024 budget.\r\n<p>\r\nSo those two items plus Hazard Mitigation and Francis Lake Warehouse\r\ncome to $601,249.41 that the Lowndes County Commission will approve tomorrow.\r\n<p>\r\nHere is the\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Agenda\/_01082024-472?html=true\">agenda<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nApparently I forgot to send a GORA request for the board packet; I just sent one this morning.\r\n<p>\r\nIt remains mysterious why Lowndes County does not post its board packets on its own website, as many counties larger and smaller in Georgia and Florida have been doing for years.\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\r\nLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS\r\n<br>\r\nPROPOSED AGENDA\r\n<br>\r\nWORK SESSION, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024, 8:30 a.m.\r\n<br>\r\nREGULAR SESSION, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024, 5:30 p.m.\r\n<br>\r\n327 N. Ashley Street &#8211; 2nd Floor\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Call-to-Order\" href=\"#Call-to-Order\">Call to Order<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Invocation\" href=\"#Invocation\">Invocation<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Pledge\" href=\"#Pledge\">Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Minutes-for-Approval\" href=\"#Minutes-for-Approval\">Minutes for Approval<\/a>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Work-Session\" href=\"#Work-Session\">Work Session &#8211; December 11, 2023 &amp; Regular Session &#8211; December 12, 2023<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Appointments\" href=\"#Appointments\">Appointments<\/a>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Appointment-to-Board-of-Tax-Assessors\" href=\"#Appointment-to-Board-of-Tax-Assessors\">Appointment to Board of Tax Assessors<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/4202?fileID=5531\">Appointment to Board of Tax Assessors.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"For-Consideration\" href=\"#For-Consideration\">For Consideration<\/a>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"2024-Georgia-Department-of-Transportation-Local-Maintenance-and-Improvement-Grant-LMIG-Application-\" href=\"#2024-Georgia-Department-of-Transportation-Local-Maintenance-and-Improvement-Grant-LMIG-Application-\">2024 Georgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Application <\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/4201?fileID=5530\">2024 Georgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant Application.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Arglass-Road-Extension\" href=\"#Arglass-Road-Extension\">Arglass Road Extension &#8211; Engineer Selection<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/4195?fileID=5524\">Arglass Road Extension &#8211; Engineer Selection.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Hazard-Mitigation-Planning-Grant-Application\" href=\"#Hazard-Mitigation-Planning-Grant-Application\">Hazard Mitigation Planning Grant Application<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/4196?fileID=5525\">Hazard Mitigation Planning Grant Application.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"2024-Public-Defender-Contracts\" href=\"#2024-Public-Defender-Contracts\">2024 Public Defender Contracts<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/4197?fileID=5526\">2024 Public Defender Contracts.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Approval-of-Solicitor-General--s-FY24-VOCA-Grant-Award\" href=\"#Approval-of-Solicitor-General--s-FY24-VOCA-Grant-Award\">Approval of Solicitor General\u2019s FY24 VOCA Grant Award<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/4198?fileID=5527\">Approval of Solicitor General FY24 VOCA Grant Award.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Bid\" href=\"#Bid\">Bid<\/a>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Francis-Lake-Warehouse-Modifications-Bids\" href=\"#Francis-Lake-Warehouse-Modifications-Bids\">Francis Lake Warehouse Modifications Bids<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>Documents:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/4199?fileID=5528\">Francis Lake Warehouse Modifications Bids.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Reports\" href=\"#Reports\">Reports &#8211; County Manager<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"CWTBH\" href=\"#CWTBH\">Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adjournment\" href=\"#Adjournment\">Adjournment<\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/blockquote>\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>!\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate\">\r\nhttp:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update 2024-01-14: Packet: 12 applicants for 3 Tax Assessors, Francis Lake Warehouse $397,980, LMIG Match $133,769.41, VOCA Grant down but match up @ LCC 2024-01-08. The Lowndes County Commission will hold both meetings Monday: the Work Session at 8:30 AM, and the voting Regular Session at 5:30 PM. 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