Columbus, Georgia

Memorandum







DATE: December 9, 2005



TO: Mayor Poydasheff

Each Councilor





FROM: Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council



SUB: Recreation Advisory Board

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The terms of office of Mr. Terrell Aldridge, Mr. John Coleman,

Ms. Jenny Holder, Mr. Bradley Ogletree and Rev. Willie Phillips on the

Recreation Advisory Board will expire on December 31, 2005.

All five incumbents are eligible to succeed themselves. These are all Council

District seats.



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: Mr. Tony Adams, Director

Parks & Recreation Department







RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD

CLERK OF COUNCIL?S DATA SHEET

(REVISED JUNE 3, 1994)

(SUPERCEDES DECEMBER 15, 1990 REVISION)

(REVISED APRIL 25, 2000)





CREATED BY: Originally created by an ordinance adopted by the former City

Commission on January 13, 1948 as amended by Ordinance No. 69-328, 1980, as

amended by Ordinance 92-10 adopted February 4, 1992. (Amended by Ordinance No.

00-42)



CHARTER REFERENCE: Formerly referenced in Sec. 4-612 but this section was

deleted by Act No. 1183 and Act No. 1237, Ga. Laws 1980, but see Section 4-103,

General Provisions Concerning Boards, Commissions and Authorities.



COLUMBUS CODE REFERENCE: See Sec. 4-27 through 4-31 for references to this

specific board and Sec. 2.1, 2-3.01, 2-3.02 and 2-3.1 for general provisions

relating to all boards, commissions, authorities and committees



COMPOSITION OF BOARD: Eleven members. (Ord. No. 00-42)



QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS: Not addressed by above Columbus Code sections other

than Sec. 4-31 provides that the Columbus Council shall request the Muscogee

County School Board to recommend a nominee from the school board athletic and

recreation council to serve as on of the members of the board. See Council

Districts below, and Sec. 2-3.02 (a) Col. Code for general qualifications of

all boards.



MEMBERS APPOINTED BY: Not addressed by above Columbus Code Sections, but the

members have always been appointed by the Council.



TERMS OF OFFICE: Five years, based upon the provisions of Res. No. 16-17 which

appointed members immediately after the effective data of consolidation.

EXCEPTION: The member nominated by the school board serves for only one year

at a time since this board appoints committees with only one year duration.



POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Serve in as advisory capacity to the

Director of Parks and Recreation for the consideration of policies of the

department of recreational programs and facilities throughout the community.



COMPENSATION: Not addressed by above Columbus Code sections, but the members

have never been compensated.



SUCCESSION OF MEMBERS: See Col. Code Sec. 2-1 for general provisions applying

to all boards, commissions, and authorities.



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

Provisions applying to all boards, commission, authorities and committees to

which members are appointed and/or confirmed by the Columbus Council.









Board: RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD

Organization: Recreation Advisory Board No. of Members 11

Address: Dept. of Parks and Recreation 110 4th Street Columbus, GA 31901 Phone:

Fax: 706-653-4176

706-653-4188

Contact: Tony Adams (Kelley Thomas) Title: Director, Parks & Recreation

General Counsel: N/A

Meeting Date: Quarterly/location varies

Charge/Mission: This board serves in an advisory capacity to the director of the

Department of Parks and Recreation for the considerations of the department and

makes recommendations for its operation and the advancement of recreational

programs and facilities throughout the city. It has eleven members. (an ord.

amending Section 4-29 of the Columbus Code so as to increase the membership of

the Recreation Advisory Board from seven to eleven members adopted 4-25-00. One

member shall be appointed from each Columbus Council District, one member shall

be a school board representative set forth in Section 4-31, and each of the two

at-large Councilors shall appoint one member to serve at large.



Board Member: Brenda Dozier SD-29 7129 Pinewood Court Columbus, GA 31909 School Board

Nominee

(Oath 4-25-03) Appointed By: School Board 1-21-03/12-31-03

(suc) Eddie Obleton

11-11-03/12-31-04

Term Begins: 01/01/04 Term Ends: 12/31/2004



Board Member: Bradley Ogletree SD-15 395 Dogwood Drive Columbus, GA 31904 District 1

(appt 11-7-00) Appointed By: Council(Terms)

10-19-00/12-31-05

(Fil) James Brown





Term Begins: 01/01/2000 Term Ends: 12/31/2005



Board Member: John Coleman SD-29 (Appt. 11-14-02) 3435 N. Quay Drive Columbus, GA

31909 District 2 Appointed By: Council (Terms)

11-7-02/12-31-05

(fil) Robert Wetzel

Term Begins: 01/01/2000 Term Ends: 12/31/2005



Board Member: Terrell Aldridge SD-15 (Oath 2-16-05)

875 Pheasant Loop Columbus, GA 31907 District 4 Appointed By: Council (Terms)

(Appt. 2-8-05)

(fil) Debra Aldridge

Term Begins: 01/01/2000 Term Ends: 12/31/2005



Board Member: Rev Willie Phillips SD-15

(Oath 1-14-02)

2512 Lumpkin Ct

Columbus GA 31904 Appointed By: Council (Terms)

11-13-01/12-31-05

(fil) Theresa Locey

Term Begins: 01/01/2000 Term Ends: 12/31/2005



Board Member: Jenny Holder SD-15

(Oath 1-14-02)

2248 Camille Dr

Columbus GA 31906 Appointed By: Council (Terms)

11-13-01/12-31-05

(fil) Reginald Kelly

Term Begins: 01/01/2000 Term Ends: 12/31/2005



Board Member: District 3 Appointed By:

Term Begins: Vacant Term Ends:



Board Member: Susan Hindsman (Oath 6-6-2001) SD-15 708 1st Avenue Columbus, GA 31901

District 9 - At Large Appointed By: Council (Terms)

(fil) new position

1-10-01/12-31-06



571-9178

Term Begins: 01/01/2001 Term Ends: 12/31/2006



Board Member: James Anthony SD-29

(Oath 6-3-02)

3913 Biltmore Dr

Columbus GA 31909

District 10 at large Appointed By: Council (Terms)

5-22-02/02-28-07

(suc) Michael Barnett

Term Begins: 03/01/2002 Term Ends: 02/28/2007



Board Member: Jim Webster SD-29

(Oath 3-29-00)

4235 Will Rhoades Dr

Columbus GA 31909

District 6 Appointed By: Council (Terms)

3-23-00/12-31-02

(fil) Wane Hailes



Term Begins: 01/01/03 Term Ends: 12/31/2008

Additional Info: Tiffany Tootle SD-29 Council

7941 Cleo Drive 6-29-00/12-31-03

Columbus GA 31909 (fil) Judith Favor

District 5

01/01/2004 12/31/2009



Tony Adams

P.O Box 1340

Columbus GA 31902

Director of Parks & Recreation



Continues in office



Revised 12/16/04

* School Board Representative appointed for one year term only.