{"id":6669,"date":"2013-11-14T09:31:07","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T14:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=6669"},"modified":"2013-11-14T09:33:12","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T14:33:12","slug":"annual-retreat-work-session-lcc-2013-11-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/annual-retreat-work-session-lcc-2013-11-14.html","title":{"rendered":"Annual Retreat Work Session @ LCC 2013-11-14"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nIt’s 9AM: do you know where your County Commission is?\r\nThey’re at Chairman Bill Slaughter’s house, having what\r\nfinally got billed as an “Annual Retreat Work Session”.\r\nWhy so secretive, Commissioners?\r\n

\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nCrawford Powell (District 3), Joyce Evans (District 1), Richard Raines (District 2), Stephanie Black (Finance Director), Joe Pritchard (County Manager), Bill Slaughter (Chairman), Paige Dukes (County Clerk), John Page (District 5), Demarcus Marshall (District 4)\r\n

\r\n<\/a>\r\nAt the start time of 8:30 AM, nobody was observing except\r\nJody Hall (GLPC) and Gretchen Quarterman (LAKE).\r\nThe VDT reporter arrived at 8:59 AM.\r\nHere’s\r\nthe agenda<\/a>,\r\nwith picture taken by Gretchen of copy posted on door.\r\nThe online copy is not in the usual\r\n\r\nagenda page<\/a>, rather it’s hanging off a special entry in the\r\ncalendar<\/a>.\r\n

\r\nLOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS\r\n
\r\nAnnual Retreat Work Session\r\n
\r\nNovember 14, 2013\r\n
\r\n6926 Simpson Road, Hahira, Georgia\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n8:30 am.\r\n<\/td>\r\nIntroduction & Purpose…Chairman Slaughter\r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
\r\n8:45 am.\r\n<\/td>\r\nBudget 0verview…County Manager, Joe Pritchard\r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
\r\n9:00 am.\r\n<\/td>\r\nBudget Report…Finance Director, Stephanie Black\r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
\r\n10:15 am.\r\n<\/td>\r\nBreak\r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
\r\n10:30 a.m.\r\n<\/td>\r\nBudget Process…Finance Director, Stephanie Black\r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
\r\n11:00 a.m.\r\n<\/td>\r\nSPLOST\r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
\r\n12:00 noon\r\n<\/td>\r\nLunch\r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
\r\n12:45 p.m.\r\n<\/td>\r\nSPLOST\r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
\r\n1:45 p.m.\r\n<\/td>\r\nBreak\r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
\r\n2:00 p.m.\r\n<\/td>\r\nDiscussion & Prioritization of 2014 Short and Long Term Goals\r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
\r\n3:30 p.m.\r\n<\/td>\r\nExecutive Session\r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nIt’s an open public meeting. You could join them.\r\n

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