{"id":3126,"date":"2013-04-24T13:07:41","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T17:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2013-04-25T23:47:33","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T03:47:33","slug":"videos-audit-solar-office-and-more-vlcia-2013-04-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/videos-audit-solar-office-and-more-vlcia-2013-04-16.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: audit, solar, office, and more @ VLCIA 2013-04-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" border=0 src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/W_pZ4pVCTcY\/default.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nInteresting stuff (<a href=\"#Financial\">audit and internal controls<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"#Marketing\">many meetings<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"#Projects\"><br \/>\n2 megawatts<\/a> of solar power,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/a-new-home-year-six-vlcia-2013-04-16.html#Search\">searching for<\/a> and<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/a-new-home-year-six-vlcia-2013-04-16.html#Rent\">finances of<\/a> a new office<br \/>\nfrom<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/a-new-home-year-six-vlcia-2013-04-16.html#Seller\">a mysterious seller<\/a>)<br \/>\nin the items missing from the posted agenda yet presented anyway,<br \/>\nwhile two staff were elsewhere.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/buildlowndes.com\/images\/uploads\/Agenda04-16-2013.pdf\"><br \/>\nthe agenda<\/a> with a few notes and some links to the videos.<br \/>\n* marks items that were not in the posted agenda.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"float:center;text-align: center\"><p>\nValdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAgenda<br \/>\n<br \/>\nTuesday, April 16, 2013 5:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIndustrial Authority Conference Room<br \/>\n<br \/>\n2110 N. Patterson Street\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<H3>General Business<\/H3><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zXcBJWoKKio&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=1\"><br \/>\nCall to Order<\/a><\/p>\n<li>Invocation\n<li>\n<a name=\"Welcome\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u6oGi5zSVGI&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=2\"><br \/>\nWelcome Guests<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nChairman Roy Copeland welcomed me for LAKE and Jason Schaefer as the Valdosta<br \/>\nDaily Times (VDT) reporter.<br \/>\nThere were no other guests.\n<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p><H3><br \/>\n<a name=\"Minutes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ONnNou_AZW4&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=3\"><br \/>\nMinutes<\/a><\/H3><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular Meeting, March 8, 2013\n<\/ul>\n<p><H3><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XkgMih9NRvs&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=4\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XkgMih9NRvs\/default.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"Financial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XkgMih9NRvs&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=4\">Financial<\/a><\/H3><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review Compiled Balance Sheet and Income Statements for March 2013\n<li>Audit Update\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nAn auditor had made some recommendations about internal control.<br \/>\nBoard member Jerry Jennett would like to see recommendations from the auditor<br \/>\nfor how to improve those; maybe another board member; he didn&#8217;t know,<br \/>\nso he wanted to see the recommendations.<br \/>\nCPA Tom Davis noted that small organizations inherently have<br \/>\ndifficulties implementing internal controls and the lack<br \/>\nin this case wasn&#8217;t a failing.<br \/>\nJerry Jennett volunteered to be the additional board member<br \/>\nif one was needed.<br \/>\nCPA noted efficiency and effectiveness were also an issue.<br \/>\nChairman Roy Copeland asked if it would be prudent to<br \/>\ndo what Jennett was recommending.<br \/>\nThey tabled the matter until auditor could present at a later meeting.\n<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p><H3><a name=\"Marketing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q1tZEG1F2pU&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=5\">*Marketing Report &#8211;Meghan Duke<\/a><\/H3><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nLogistics and YouTube!<br \/>\nSee<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/logistics-and-youtube-videos-marketing-vlcia-2013-04-16.html\"><br \/>\nseparate post<\/a>.<br \/>\n<H3><a name=\"Projects\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hxR4iyVvCdY&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=6\">*Existing Industry and Project Report<\/a><\/H3><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nTwo more megawatts of solar power!<br \/>\nSee<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/two-more-megawatts-of-local-solar-power-vlcia-2013-04-16.html\"><br \/>\nseparate post<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><H3><a name=\"Prospective\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rKH9-_5Zs7k&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=7\">*Prospective industry<\/a><\/H3><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nOver 25 prospects.\n<\/p>\n<p><H3><a name=\"Executive\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L3p607gOPhM&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=8\">*Executive Director&#8217;s Report &#8211;Andrea Schruijer<\/a><\/H3><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nTarget market analysis leading to direct mail campaign.<br \/>\nAndrea Schruijer said<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.southgeorgiaclassic.com\/\"><br \/>\nSouth Georgia Classic<\/a> involved regional economic development.<br \/>\nShe said she also had a real estate item for later discussion.\n<\/p>\n<p><H3><a name=\"Search\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S14RsgnnYzY&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=9\">New Office &#8211;Roy Copeland<\/a><\/H3><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nChairman Roy Copeland talked about the at least five year process<br \/>\nfor finding &#8220;a new home&#8221; for VLCIA.<br \/>\nSee<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/a-new-home-year-six-vlcia-2013-04-16.html#Search\">separate post<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><H3><a name=\"Rent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dx1T8LsUth4&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=10\">*New Office &#8211;Tom Davis<\/a><\/H3><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nCPA Tom Davis said Rents for the present office escalated from a &#8220;teaser rate&#8221; the first year<br \/>\nup 35%, then up 7% or so about every three years to their current rate of<br \/>\n$4,270 a month.<br \/>\nAfter more discussion, they approved buying a new office.<br \/>\nSee<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/a-new-home-year-six-vlcia-2013-04-16.html#Rent\">separate post<\/a>,<br \/>\nalso for who is the<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/a-new-home-year-six-vlcia-2013-04-16.html#Seller\">seller<\/a> they never named.\n<\/p>\n<p><H3><a name=\"Attorney\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Hz6TFCus3Q&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=12\">Attorney Report<\/a><\/H3><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nAttorney Gupton had no report and sent his regrets from Israel.\n<\/p>\n<p><H3><a name=\"CWTBH\"><\/a><a name=\"jsq\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9fF-JJJzIIk&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=13\">Citizens Wishing To Be Heard<\/a><\/H3><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nThe VDT declined to speak, so I did.<br \/>\nAfter apologizing for no okra today,<br \/>\nI commended the Authority for talking about the missing agenda items<br \/>\nand for mentioning due diligence and flood control.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nMostly I talked about the new WWALS Watershed Coalition,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwals.net\">www.wwals.net<\/a>;<br \/>\nsee<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/arsenic-outings-and-flooding-wwals-watershed-coalition-vlcia-2013-04-16.html\"><br \/>\nseparate post.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><H3><a name=\"Adjourn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=90km7LvbBR0&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV&#038;index=14\">Adjourn General Meeting<\/a><\/H3><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\nAfter they adjourned, I was talking to VDT reporter Jason Schaefer<br \/>\nwhen Chairman Roy Copeland came up and asked Schaefer<br \/>\nwhether Kay Harris had given him financial information<br \/>\nabout the VLCIA&#8217;s new office.<br \/>\nSchaefer said no.<br \/>\nCopeland said he definitely had given her that information.<br \/>\nInteresting.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV\"><br \/>\na video playlist:<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLshUv86fYkiGcQi_q5mDWOK-oBfKfrtnV\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nVideos: audit, solar, office, and more<br \/>\n<br \/>\nRegular Meeting, Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA),<br \/>\n<br \/>Norman Bennett, Tom Call, Roy Copeland, Chairman, Mary Gooding, Jerry Jennett,,<br \/>\nAndrea Schruijer, Executive Director, J. Stephen Gupton, Attorney, Tom Davis, CPA, Allan Ricketts, Project Manager,S. Meghan Duke, Public Relations &#038; Marketing Manager, Lu Williams, Operations Manager,<br \/>\n<br \/>\nVideos by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),<br \/>\n<br \/>xValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 16 April 2013.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n -jsq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting stuff (audit and internal controls, many meetings, 2 megawatts of solar power, searching for and finances of a new office from a mysterious seller) in the items missing from the posted agenda yet presented anyway, while two staff were elsewhere. 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