{"id":24106,"date":"2024-01-24T09:56:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T14:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=24106"},"modified":"2024-01-24T10:06:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:06:42","slug":"videos-tax-assessor-appointed-special-assessment-rate-voca-federal-consultant-lcc-regular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2024\/01\/videos-tax-assessor-appointed-special-assessment-rate-voca-federal-consultant-lcc-regular.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Tax Assessor appointed, Special Assessment Rate, VOCA, federal consultant @ LCC Regular"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nThe new Tax Assessor is Richard Holcomb, nominated and appointed by acclamation. \r\n<p>\r\nThat&#8217;s to fill the unexpired term of Gene Felts, who was appointed two weeks ago,\r\ngot sworn in, and resigned before his first Tax Assessor meeting.\r\n<p>\r\nThis time,\r\nLowndes County Manager Paige Dukes did read out the list of remaining candidates.\r\n<p>\r\nHowever, we the taxpayers and voters still do not get to see the applications,\r\nwhich are not in this board packet, either.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC Regular 23 January 2024\" name=\"M:Collage-LCC-Regular-23-January-2024\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2024-01-23--lcc-regular-videos\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2024-01-23--lcc-regular-videos\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC Regular 23 January 2024]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2024-01-23--lcc-regular-videos\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC Regular 23 January 2024<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThe County Manager&#8217;s Report took six minutes.\r\n<p>\r\nCommissioner Mark Wisenbaker wanted to know more about the Animal Shelter budget, which took another minute.\r\n<p>\r\nA citizen waved around her Citizens Wishing to Be Heard (CWTBH) form and asked to speak,\r\nbut was predictably told by Chairman Bill Slaughter that she could not\r\nbecause she did not turn in the form before the meeting.\r\nI&#8217;m told her name is Kelley Saxon.\r\n<p>\r\nIn Georgia, many other county commissions converse with citizens during the meeting without requiring a form.\r\n<p>\r\nMeanwhile, in Florida, by state law any citizen can speak on any agenda item.\r\n<p>\r\nThe whole meeting took 16 minutes.\r\n<p>\r\nSee also the<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2024\/01\/videos-appoint-another-tax-assessor-special-assessment-rate-voca-federal-consultant-lcc-work-2024-01-22.html\">\r\nLAKE videos of the previous morning&#8217;s six-minute Work Session<\/a>,\r\nand the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2024\/01\/packet-appoint-another-tax-assessor-special-assessment-rate-voca-federal-consultant-lcc-2024-01-22.html\">\r\nagenda<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nThe board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request,\r\nis\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2024-01-22--lcc-packet\">\r\non the LAKE website<\/a>.\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\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\/mIDSOSnVns8\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/mIDSOSnVns8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 1-Order.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/mIDSOSnVns8\/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\/mIDSOSnVns8\">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\/f6SXsnZq248\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4. Minutes for Approval\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/f6SXsnZq248\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 4-Minutes-for-Approval.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/f6SXsnZq248\/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\/f6SXsnZq248\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Appointment-to-the-Board-of-Tax-Assessors\" href=\"#Appointment-to-the-Board-of-Tax-Assessors\">\r\n5.a. Appointment to the Board of Tax Assessors<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 5.a. Appointment to the Board of Tax Assessors\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UO1QDco4xXM\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"5.a. Appointment to the Board of Tax Assessors\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UO1QDco4xXM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 5-a-Appointment-to-the-Board-of-Tax-Assessors.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UO1QDco4xXM\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 5-a-Appointment-to-the-Board-of-Tax-Assessors.html\t5.a. Appointment to the Board of Tax Assessors -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UO1QDco4xXM\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nRichard Holcomb nominated and appointed by acclamation. \r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Special-Assessment-Rate-for-2024\" href=\"#Special-Assessment-Rate-for-2024\">\r\n6.a. Special Assessment Rate for 2024<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.a. Special Assessment Rate for 2024\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/z5Ex3Y1_vwA\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.a. Special Assessment Rate for 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/z5Ex3Y1_vwA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-a-Special-Assessment-Rate-for-2024.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/z5Ex3Y1_vwA\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-a-Special-Assessment-Rate-for-2024.html\t6.a. Special Assessment Rate for 2024 -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/z5Ex3Y1_vwA\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Approval-of-the-District-Attorney-s-Federal-VOCA-Grant-Renewal\" href=\"#Approval-of-the-District-Attorney-s-Federal-VOCA-Grant-Renewal\">\r\n6.b. Approval of the District Attorney&#8217;s Federal VOCA Grant Renewal<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.b. Approval of the District Attorney's Federal VOCA Grant Renewal\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-L8VjJXg5b8\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.b. Approval of the District Attorney's Federal VOCA Grant Renewal\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-L8VjJXg5b8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-b-Approval-of-the-District-Attorney-s-Federal-VOCA-Grant-Renewal.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-L8VjJXg5b8\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-b-Approval-of-the-District-Attorney-s-Federal-VOCA-Grant-Renewal.html\t6.b. Approval of the District Attorney's Federal VOCA Grant Renewal -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-L8VjJXg5b8\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"InfoSend-Bill-Print-Contract\" href=\"#InfoSend-Bill-Print-Contract\">\r\n6.c. InfoSend Bill Print Contract<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.c. InfoSend Bill Print Contract\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cutQ2h4ZmN0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.c. InfoSend Bill Print Contract\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cutQ2h4ZmN0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-c-InfoSend-Bill-Print-Contract.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cutQ2h4ZmN0\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-c-InfoSend-Bill-Print-Contract.html\t6.c. InfoSend Bill Print Contract -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cutQ2h4ZmN0\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Agreement-with-Cornerstone\" href=\"#Agreement-with-Cornerstone\">\r\n6.d. Agreement with Cornerstone<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 6.d. Agreement with Cornerstone\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ri2HHcZX08E\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"6.d. Agreement with Cornerstone\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ri2HHcZX08E\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 6-d-Agreement-with-Cornerstone.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ri2HHcZX08E\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 6-d-Agreement-with-Cornerstone.html\t6.d. Agreement with Cornerstone -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ri2HHcZX08E\">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\/1FZLLMMp4vU\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"7. Reports - County Manager\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1FZLLMMp4vU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 7-Reports-County-Manager.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1FZLLMMp4vU\/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\/1FZLLMMp4vU\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Commission-Comments\" href=\"#Commission-Comments\">\r\nCommission Comments<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: Commission Comments\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8DkULXwZ5YM\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"Commission Comments\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8DkULXwZ5YM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O Commission-Comments.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8DkULXwZ5YM\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list Commission-Comments.html\tCommission Comments -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8DkULXwZ5YM\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"CWTBH-none-you-need-to-turn-your-paper-in-by-5-30-9-Adjournment\" href=\"#CWTBH-none-you-need-to-turn-your-paper-in-by-5-30-9-Adjournment\">\r\n8. CWTBH (none &#8212; you need to turn your paper in by 5:30) 9. Adjournment<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 8. CWTBH (none -- you need to turn your paper in by 5:30) 9. Adjournment\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Dy-rx04ZJ0g\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"8. CWTBH (none -- you need to turn your paper in by 5:30) 9. Adjournment\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Dy-rx04ZJ0g\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 8-CWTBH-none-you-need-to-turn-your-paper-in-by-5-30-9-Adjournment.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Dy-rx04ZJ0g\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 8-CWTBH-none-you-need-to-turn-your-paper-in-by-5-30-9-Adjournment.html\t8. CWTBH (none -- you need to turn your paper in by 5:30) 9. Adjournment -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Dy-rx04ZJ0g\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nHere is a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEsQlgaJbaCMfhiETDVP-49&#038;si=OxF2PbS8I5RrdetS\">LAKE video playlist<\/a>:\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEsQlgaJbaCMfhiETDVP-49&#038;si=OxF2PbS8I5RrdetS\">\r\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEsQlgaJbaCMfhiETDVP-49&#038;si=OxF2PbS8I5RrdetS<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=OxF2PbS8I5RrdetS&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiEsQlgaJbaCMfhiETDVP-49\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nRegular Session, Lowndes County Commission, Valdosta, Georgia, Tuesday, January 23, 2024\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>!\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":"The new Tax Assessor is Richard Holcomb, nominated and appointed by acclamation. That&#8217;s to fill the unexpired term of Gene Felts, who was appointed two weeks ago, got sworn in, and resigned before his first Tax Assessor meeting. This time, Lowndes County Manager Paige Dukes did read out the list of remaining candidates. 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