{"id":25090,"date":"2025-06-30T16:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=25090"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:28:14","slug":"videos-special-called-meeting-to-adopt-fy-2026-budget-lcc-2025-06-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/06\/videos-special-called-meeting-to-adopt-fy-2026-budget-lcc-2025-06-30.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Special Called Meeting to adopt FY 2026 Budget @ LCC 2025-06-30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nOnly two voting Commissioners were present: Demarcus Marshall and Michael Smith.\r\n<p>\r\nCommissioner Scottie Orenstein rushed in to complete a quorum of the Lowndes County Commission.\r\n<p>\r\nCommissioners Joyce Evans and Mark Wisenbaker were absent.\r\n<p>\r\nApparently there was an agenda, although it is not\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lowndescounty.com\/AgendaCenter\">on the county&#8217;s website<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nAt the end Chairman Bill Slaughter mentioned they would set the millage\r\nonce they got the tax digest.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC 30 June 2025\" name=\"MMM:Collage-LCC-30-June-2025\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-06-30--lcc-special-budget-adoption-videos\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-06-30--lcc-special-budget-adoption-videos\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC 30 June 2025]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2025-06-30--lcc-special-budget-adoption-videos\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC 30 June 2025<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThis meeting took four and a half minutes,\r\neven counting the minute saying they would recess until there was a quorum,\r\nand the 45 seconds of Chairman&#8217;s comments at the end thanking\r\nFinance Director Stephanie Black.\r\n<p>\r\nIt is still mysterious why they couldn&#8217;t schedule this vote to be during\r\ntheir Regular Session last week,\r\nand why they only announce this Monday morning meeting Friday afternoon.\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are<!--more-->\r\n\r\n 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<p>\r\nSee also the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/06\/notice-special-called-meeting-to-adopt-fy-2026-budget-lcc-2025-06-30.html\">\r\nPublic Notice<\/a>\r\nand the\r\nLAKE videos of\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/06\/videos-budget-public-hearing-lcc-2025-06-23.html\">\r\nPublic Hearing and the presentation slides<\/a>.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\n1. Call to Order.  Recess because there was not a quorum<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 1. Call to Order.  Recess because there was not a quorum\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nHsr8HDpROs\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order.  Recess because there was not a quorum\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/nHsr8HDpROs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 1-Order.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/nHsr8HDpROs\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 1-Order.html\t1. Call to Order.  Recess because there was not a quorum -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nHsr8HDpROs\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nHsr8HDpROs\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/nHsr8HDpROs<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nLowndes County Board of Commissioners &#8211; Special Called Session &#8211; 2025-06-30\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman  for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Consideration-of-FY-2026-budget-after-meeting-was-reconvened\" href=\"#Consideration-of-FY-2026-budget-after-meeting-was-reconvened\">\r\n2. Consideration of FY 2026 budget  (after meeting was reconvened)<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 2. Consideration of FY 2026 budget  (after meeting was reconvened)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_CogA8aDnI4\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"2. Consideration of FY 2026 budget  (after meeting was reconvened)\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_CogA8aDnI4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 2-Consideration-of-FY-2026-budget-after-meeting-was-reconvened.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_CogA8aDnI4\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 2-Consideration-of-FY-2026-budget-after-meeting-was-reconvened.html\t2. Consideration of FY 2026 budget  (after meeting was reconvened) -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_CogA8aDnI4\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_CogA8aDnI4\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/_CogA8aDnI4<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nAfter a 16 minute recess, a quorum was established (3 commissioners).\r\n<br>\r\nThe FY 26 budget was approved as presented.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Hotel-Motel-Tax-and-Tourism-Budget\" href=\"#Hotel-Motel-Tax-and-Tourism-Budget\">\r\n3. Hotel Motel Tax and Tourism Budget<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 3. Hotel Motel Tax and Tourism Budget\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XdJZDpQaGGg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"3. Hotel Motel Tax and Tourism Budget\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/XdJZDpQaGGg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 3-Hotel-Motel-Tax-and-Tourism-Budget.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/XdJZDpQaGGg\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 3-Hotel-Motel-Tax-and-Tourism-Budget.html\t3. Hotel Motel Tax and Tourism Budget -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XdJZDpQaGGg\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XdJZDpQaGGg\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/XdJZDpQaGGg<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nThe Hotel \/Motel tax and tourism budget was approved. \r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Adjournment\" href=\"#Adjournment\">\r\n4. Other Comments and Meeting Adjournment<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 4. Other Comments and Meeting Adjournment\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wBleUbcYeOo\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"4. Other Comments and Meeting Adjournment\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/wBleUbcYeOo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 4-Adjournment.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/wBleUbcYeOo\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 4-Adjournment.html\t4. Other Comments and Meeting Adjournment -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wBleUbcYeOo\">Video:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wBleUbcYeOo\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/wBleUbcYeOo<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nThere was an agenda in the chambers, but on on the web site, so I improvised the names of the items.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nMinus the recess, the meeting took 5 minutes.\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nHere is the LAKE video playlist:\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiFnyAkZiavmz_nNpWoTQ137&#038;si=rjbaS-fMbBeuwwO5\">\r\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiFnyAkZiavmz_nNpWoTQ137&#038;si=rjbaS-fMbBeuwwO5<\/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=rjbaS-fMbBeuwwO5&amp;list=PLshUv86fYkiFnyAkZiavmz_nNpWoTQ137\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\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":"Only two voting Commissioners were present: Demarcus Marshall and Michael Smith. Commissioner Scottie Orenstein rushed in to complete a quorum of the Lowndes County Commission. Commissioners Joyce Evans and Mark Wisenbaker were absent. Apparently there was an agenda, although it is not on the county&#8217;s website. 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