Columbus, Georgia

Agenda Item#____2____





Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting





Agenda Report#__49___







TO: Mayor and Councilors



SUBJECT: 2005 Legislative Agenda



INITIATED BY: City Manager?s Office



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Recommendation: Approve eleven (11) resolutions on issues included on the City

of Columbus? Legislative Agenda for the 2005 session of the Georgia General

Assembly as discussed by the Mayor and Council.



Background: Each year the elected and appointed officials of the Columbus

Consolidated Government develop a list of issues important to the citizens of

Columbus that requires action by the local Legislative Delegation. Once the

list is developed, meetings are held with the Delegation to explain the

rationale behind these issues and to solicit their support. If the Delegation

is in agreement with City officials, a final list of issues is written and

presented to the Delegation. A meeting with the Delegation was held on

November 16, 2004.



Analysis: Staff, elected and appointed officials were asked to present issues

they felt were important to the operation of City Government. Research and

justification for these issues were presented to the City Manager and a list

was prepared for presentation to the Mayor/Council. The Mayor/Council

discussed these issues among themselves and made a final decision on those that

would be presented to the Legislative Delegation.



Financial Considerations: The City is expected to receive additional revenues

if many of the issues are passed by the Georgia General Assembly.



Recommendations/Actions: Approve those resolutions, which the Mayor/Council

deems appropriate.