To

Mayor and Council

Subject

Representation on the Regional Transportation Roundtable Committee

Initiator

Rick Jones, Director of Planning

Recommendation

Nominate an elected official to serve on the Regional Transportation Roundtable \n \n Committee.

Approval

Approved

Background

At the last legislative session, the Georgia legislature passed the

Transportation Investment Act of 2010 (HB 277), a transportation funding bill

that will allow voters in regions to decide on a one-percent, 10-year, regional

sales tax for all types of transportation improvements. It establishes twelve

regional special tax districts that correspond to the regional commission

boundaries. Typically regional roundtables will be created in each special tax

district made up of the county chair of each county and one municipal

representative from each county elected by a caucus of the cities in the

district. For Columbus, the situation will be a little different. Under the

legislation passed, a special provision was included for consolidated

governments that reads as follows: ?The regional transportation roundtable

shall consist of the chairperson, sole commissioner, mayor, or chief executive

officer of the county governing authority from each county in the special

district. In the event any county in the special district has a consolidated

government, the consolidated government shall elect a second elected member of

the county consolidated government to the regional roundtable.? Under this

provision, the Mayor and an elected member of this government, selected by the

Council, will serve as representatives for Columbus.

Analysis

To insure proper representation on this committee, Council will need to select

an elected official to serve, along with the Mayor.

Financial Considerations

This regional committee will eventually determine the potential listing of

future transportation projects that can be funded under this one percent tax.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

NA

Recommendations/ Actions

Nominate an elected official to serve on the Regional Transportation Roundtable

Committee.



A RESOLUTION

NO. _____

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF _______________________ TO

REPRESENT THE COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT ON THE REGION 3 REGIONAL

TRANSPORTATION ROUNDTABLE COMMITTEE.

WHEREAS, In 2010, the Georgia legislature passed the Transportation Investment

Act of 2010 (HB 277), a transportation funding bill that will allow voters in

regions to decide on a one-percent, 10-year, regional sales tax for all types

of transportation improvements; and,

WHEREAS, the act establishes twelve regional special tax districts that

correspond to the regional commission boundaries, and will establish a

roundtable of elected officials from the local governments within that region

to determine potential transportation projects for this region; and,

WHEREAS, the representation to this roundtable from Columbus must consist of

the Mayor and an elected official of the Columbus Consolidated Government.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

That ________________________ has been nominated and appointed by the

Council of the Columbus Consolidated Government to serve, along with the Mayor,

on the Regional Transportation Roundtable Committee as its elected

representative.

________________________________________

Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held

the _________day of _____________, and adopted at said meeting by the

affirmative vote of _____________members of said Council.



Councilor Allen voting __________.

Councilor Anthony voting __________.

Councilor Baker voting __________.

Councilor Barnes voting __________.

Councilor Davis voting .

Councilor Henderson voting __________.

Councilor Hunter voting __________.

Councilor McDaniel voting __________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.

Councilor Woodson voting __________.



_______________________________ _____________________________

Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Jim Wetherington, Mayor

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