Columbus, Georgia

Memorandum





DATE: February 27, 2002



TO: Mayor Peters

Each Councilor





FROM: Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council



SUB: C.I.R.C.L.E.

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The terms of office of Ms. Tonya Douglas, Ms. Ann Henderson and Ms. Stacy

Poydasheff, on the C.I.R.C.L.E. will expire on March 1, 2002. All three

incumbents are eligible to succeed themselves.



Ms. Poydasheff=s position is appointed by the Mayor and Ms. Douglas and

Ms. Henderson=s positions are appointed by the Council.



Enclosed is a copy of our data sheet, as well as a list of the current

members.



Please advise if there are any questions.





cc: Ed Wilson

Mayor=s Office











COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & CULTURAL LIAISON

ENCOUNTERS

C.I.R.C.L.E.

CLERK OF COUNCIL'S DATA SHEET

(REVISED AUGUST 6, 1997)

(SUPERSEDES AUGUST 16, 1990)

(REVISED FEB. 16, 1999)



CREATED BY: Ordinance No. 96-7, adopted January 23, 1996, as codified in Sec.

2-225 through 2-227 of the Columbus Code.



CHARTER REFERENCE: No reference to this specific board, but see Section 4-103,

General Provisions Concerning Boards, Commissions, and Authorities.



COLUMBUS CODE REFERENCE: Sections 2-225 through 2-227.



COMPOSITION OF BOARD: This board has twelve members.



QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS: At least half (2) of commission members must be U.S.

citizens and registered Columbus voters.



MEMBERS APPOINTED BY: Eight of the commission members shall be appointed by the

Columbus Council and four shall be appointed by the Mayor of Columbus.

TERMS OF OFFICE: The initial terms of all members of the Commission shall start

on March 1, 1996. Posts 1-3 shall be appointed for an initial term of one year,

Posts 4-6 for an initial term of two years, Posts 7-9 for an initial term of

three years, and Posts 10-12 for an initial term of four years. After their

initial appointments, three commission members shall be appointed every year to

fill vacancies created by completion of the terms of three commission members.

Posts 1, 4, 7, and 10 shall be filled by appointment of the Mayor. Posts 2, 3,

5, 6, 8, 9, 11, and 12 shall be filled by appointment of the Council.



POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This board was established to promote and

coordinte communication, contacts, and encounters between Columbus and people

of other nations and to facilitate cross-cultural communication and association

among the various national groups in Columbus.



COMPENSATION: Members are not compensated.



SUCCESSION OF MEMBERS: Commission members may succeed themselves in office, for

one additional term of four years. (Ord. No. 96-7) Amended by Ord. No.98-64

adopted on June 23, 1998.



OTHER REFERENCES: See Clerk of Council's list of Miscellaneous General

Provisions applying to all boards, commissions, authorities, and committees.

















COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL

RELATIONS AND CULTURAL

LIAISON ENCOUNTERS

(C.I.R.C.L.E.)







Organization: Commission on International Relations and Cultural Liaison

(C. I.R.C.L.E.)

Address: 1200 Brookstone Pkwy Ste. 105

Columbus, GA 31904Phone:

Fax:706-660-1150

706-660-1215

Contact: Salvador Diaz-VersonTitle:Chairman

General Counsel: N/A

Meeting Date: Tuesday Evening - 5:00 p.m. - Once a month

Charge/Mission The board was established to promote and coordinate

communication, contacts and encounters between Columbus and the people of other

nations and to facilitate cross-culture communication and association among the

various national groups in Columbus. The commission shall be composed of twelve

members, who shall serve four-year terms. Eight of the commission members

shall be appointed by the Columbus Council and four shall be appointed by the

Mayor. The initial terms of all members of the Commission shall start on March

1, 1996. Posts 1-3 shall be appointed for an initial term of one year, Posts

4-6 for an initial term of two years, Post 7-9 for an initial term of four

years. After their initial appointments, which shall be made upon passage of

this ordinance, three commission members shall be appointed every year to fill

vacancies created by completion of the terms of three commission members.

Posts 1, 4, 7 and 10 shall be be filled by appointment of the Mayor. Posts 2,

3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, and 12 shall be filled by appointment of the Council.

Commission members may not succeed themselves in office, except that each

commission member whose initial term was one or two years may be appointed to

one additional term of four years immediately succeeding that initial term.







C .I. R. C. L. E. ,Columbus Term Begins Term Ends Appointed By



Ms. Stacy Poydasheff Post 4 03-01-98 03-01-2002 Mayor

6349 Mountainview Drive

Columbus, GA 31904

Mayor's Appointment

SD-16



Tonya Douglas Post 5 (Council's Appt.) 03-01-98 03-01-2002 Council

1489 Millington Road

Columbus, GA 31904

SD-16



Ann Henderson Post 6 (Council's Appt.) 03-01-98 03-01-2002 Council

1057 Standing Boy Ct.

Columbus, GA 31904

SD-16



Lee Miller Post 7 (Mayor's appt.) 03-01-99 03-01-2002 Mayor

6810 Creekview Court

Columbus, GA 31904

SD-16



Biddy Hammett Post 8 (Council's Appt.) 03-01-99 03-01-2003 Council

734 - 2nd Avenue

Columbus, GA 31901

SD-15



Dr. Nemia Chai Post 9 (Council's Appt) 03-01-99 03-01-2003 Council

6283 Charing Drive

Columbus, GA 31909

SD-16



Jose Feliciano Post 12 (Council's Appt.) 03-01-00 03-01-2004 Council

6913 W Wethersfield Court (Appt 9-14-99)

Columbus, GA 31904

SD-16



Kenji Nakagawa Post 10 (Mayor's Appt.) 03-01-00 03-01-2004 Mayor

6029 Flat Rock Road #432 (appt. 1-30-01)

Columbus, Georgia 31907 SD-16





Salvador Diaz-Verson Post 11 (Council's Appt.) 03-01-00 03-01-2004 Council

Chairman

1200 Brookstone Centr Pkwy

Columbus, GA 31904

SD-16



Bill Walton Post 2 (Council's Appt.) 03-01-01 03-01-2005 Council

3739 Meadowlark Drive

Columbus, GA 31906

SD-15



Bunky Clark Post 3 (Council's Appt) 03-01-01 03-01-2005 Council

6430 Springwater Drive

Columbus, GA 31904-2971

SD-16



KeKe Seda 03-01-01 03-01-2005 Mayor

2706 2nd Avenue

Columbus, GA 31901

(Mayor's Appointment)

SD-16