Columbus, Georgia

Memorandum







DATE: October 31, 2003



TO: Mayor Poydasheff







FROM: Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council



SUB: Housing Authority of Columbus

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The term of office of Ms. Beatrice Grant, who serves as the resident

member on the Housing Authority of Columbus will expire on November 16, 2003.

Ms. Grant was first

appointed to the board on November 2, 1999 by Mayor Bobby Peters. She was

nominated and confirmed for a second term of office on November 21, 2000.



On November 6, 2001, I advised Mayor Peters that Ms. Grant?s term of

office would be expiring on November 16, 2001 and that she was not eligible to

succeed herself. However, there was information submitted by the Housing

Authority pointing out that there was no statute prohibiting service or more

than two terms by a resident commissioner of a housing authority and the

incumbent resident commission may continue to serve.



I then posed that question to City Attorney Fay, who did some research and

later opined that the resident member could indeed continue to serve. Mayor

Peters then again nominated Ms. Grant on January 22, 2002 to serve another term

of office.



I am hereby advising you, Mayor Poydasheff, that Ms. Grant?s current term

of office will expire on November 16, 2003; and as you know, members of this

board are appointed exclusively by you.



Please let us have the name of your appointee as soon as you have made

your selection.



cc: Council Members