Columbus, Georgia

MINUTES

COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

WORKSESSION

AUGUST 26, 2003





The regular monthly Work Session of the Council of Columbus, Georgia was called

to order at 9:00 A.M., Tuesday, August 26, 2003, on the Plaza Level of the

Government Center, Columbus, Georgia. Honorable Robert S. Poydasheff, Mayor,

presiding.



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PRESENT: Present other than Mayor Poydasheff and Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers were

Councilors R. Gary Allen, Wayne Anthony, Glenn Davis, Julius H. Hunter, Jr.,

Berry H. Henderson, Evelyn Turner Pugh, Nathan Suber and Evelyn Woodson. City

Manager Carmen Cavezza, City Attorney Clifton Fay, Clerk of Council Tiny B.

Washington and Deputy Clerk Sandra Davis were also present.



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ABSENT: Charles E. McDaniel was absent.



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INVOCATION: Offered by Councilor Wayne Anthony.



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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Mayor Robert S. Poydasheff.

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MINUTES: Minutes of the August 19, 2003 Meeting of the Council of the

Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia was submitted and approved upon

the adoption of a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers and seconded by

Councilor Woodson, which carried unanimously by those nine members of Council

present for this meeting.

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CONSENT AGENDA:



THE FOLLOWING TWO ORDINANCES WERE SUBMITTED AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCILON

SECOND READING, PURSUANT TO THE ADOPTION OF A SINGLE MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO

TEM RODGERS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR WOODSON, WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY

THOSE NINE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT FOR THIS

MEETING:



An Ordinance (03-70) - Rezoning approximately 59 acres of property located

on the north and east of the northeast corner of Whitesville Road and Double

Churches Road, froman R-1 District to an R-1A, A-O and R-3A Districts.

(21-CA-03-Charles Land)



An Ordinance (03-71)- Revising the promotional procedures for the

Columbus Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services for the ranks of

Fire Captain and Fire Lieutenant.



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THE FOLLOWING TWO RESOLUTIONS WERE ALSO SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE

COUNCIL, PURSUANT TO THE ADOPTION OF A SINGLE MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM

RODGERS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR WOODSON, WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE

NINE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT FOR THIS

MEETING:





A Resolution (414-03) - Authorizing the acceptance of a deed to Crosswinds

Drive and a portion of Windward Drive in Section One, Crosswinds Subdivision.



A Resolution (415-03) - Authorizing the acceptance of a deed to

Watervalley Drive and a portion of Waterview Drive lying in Section Three of

Waterstone Subdivision.

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STREET ACCEPTANCES:



Councilor Davis said when we accept the streets, are we strategically

picking the roads that we accept; in subdivisions that are still being

developed. He then asked if we are accepting the main entrances to these

subdivisions, are we accepting these roads, or the off-street roads that are

being developed.



He said his reason for asking is because there is a lot of heavy

activities, such as concrete trucks and things like that running in and out on

these roads and said he is curious as to whether or not we are going to accept

those main roads where there is going to be a lot of construction traffic. He

said ultimately within a year or two, we are going to end up repairing the

damage.



City Manager Cavezza said we accept the roads if they meet the standards

and said there is a two-year warranty on the roads where the developer has to

maintain them for two years thereafter.



Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers said that has been a concern for many years and to a

large extent we have addressed that concern when we raised the standards for

those subdivisions roads; because in the past it was a very big problem. He

said where you still see some major detoration is in some of the older

subdivisions, where those standards were not in place; but there are adequate

standards in place now to deal with that.



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REZONING PETITIONS:



Councilor Allen said he would ask City Manager Cavezza to provide a report

as it relates to rezoning petitions. He said it appears when someone files for

a rezoning and for whatever reasons, they pull that after it is heard by the

Planning Advisory Commission (PAC) and they hold it indefinitely, there is no

defined timeline there.



He said he would ask City Manager Cavezza to look at that to determine if

there needs to be a certain timeline to bring it back. He said it seems like it

is somewhat of a burden for our staff to have to carry this packet of

information on and on indefinitely.



Councilor Allen said it is also a burden to the homeowners that live in

the area, not knowing when this will come back up if this is a contentious type

rezoning.



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EVICTIONS:



Councilor Hunter asked when we have an eviction in the community, if there

is anything that is setup whereby the Marshal?s Office notifies us so that we

can go out and cleanup the debris or the remnant of that eviction. City

Manager Cavezza said when there is an eviction, the Marshal?s Office

coordinates directly with Public Services and generally Public Services is

there at that time so there is no reloading and they take it out and put it on

the truck.



Mr. Rufus Riggs, Director of the Department of Public Services said

whenever there is an eviction, the Marshal?s Office coordinates it and does a

service request to the Citizens Service Center. He said they in turn get that

request and respond to it. He said often times, they don?t get there

immediately when the eviction is occurring; because they may very well be

working in another section of the City and can?t leave that service area until

the work is completed, but they get to that eviction as quickly as they can.

Councilor Hunter said in the event that the Marshal?s Office doesn?t get the

word out to the Public Services Division, could a citizen go ahead and call

Citizens Services Center, so that we will know that an eviction is taking

place, so they can go ahead and get out there.



Mr. Riggs responded to further questions of Councilor Hunter as it relates

to this matter.



Councilor Turner Pugh then asked, what happens on an eviction where the

Marshal?s Office is not the one doing the evictions, whereby the owner of the

property decides to evict the tenant and put their belongs on the side of the

road. She said she has seen items put on the side of the road and it stays

there for quite some time.



She said she wanted to know if there is some kind of way that we can send

a message to homeowners that if they are having individuals evicted, it is

their responsibility if they don?t go through the Marshal?s Office for

notification then they have to notify us.



Mayor Poydasheff said it is his understanding of the law that they must go

and get some type of warrant or eviction and there is a time procedure. He said

if the landlord does it on their own, they leave themselves open to claims.



City Attorney Fay said normally there is a dispossessory action and you

get a judgment before you go out and do an eviction.



Mayor Poydasheff said maybe we need to get the word out to homeowners to

let them know that they must go through the Marshal?s Office prior to evictions

being done.



After several minutes of discussion on this subject, with members of the

Council expressing their views, City Manager Cavezza said when we get

complaints from citizens, we usually go out and inspect and where appropriate

we tell them to cleanup, or cite them if they don?t clean it up. Mr. Riggs

then responded to further concerns of members of the Council, after which

several referrals and requests were made by the Council, as outlined below.



Councilor Turner Pugh said when we do our annual report, have the staff to

include a section, as it relates to cleanup in the community and when items and

garbage can be put out without penalty.



City Manager Cavezza said we could also run it on CCG-TV to further get

the word out.



Councilor Henderson said he would also ask that we contact Columbus

Housing Initiative to determine if there is some assistance that we can offer

from the City?s prospective to assist them in helping to get the word out as to

the legal rights of some of these tenants that don?t know they have rights, as

well as some of those landlords who may not know how to operate within the

bounds of the law.



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UPCOMING EVENTS:



City Manager Cavezza highlighted some upcoming events, which are outlined

below.



Tonight, August 26th, 6:00 p.m., South Columbus Revitalization Town Hall

Meeting, Baker Middle School



He said they are also going back out to the Public with a series of public

meetings on the Comprehensive Plan update. He said they have already gone

through one series of public hearings and briefed the Council several times and

said we now have a packet, which we want to take out to the public before we

bring it to the Council on first reading.



City Manager Cavezza then outlined the schedule for those public hearings as

outlined below.



Planning District 1, 2,3 & 4 - September 9, 6:00 p.m.

Planning District 5, 6 & 7- September 11, 6:00 p.m.

Planning District 11 - September 18,, 6:00 p.m.

Planning District 12 & 14 - September 23, 6:00 p.m.



Councilor Davis said he thinks it is wise to take this information back to

the public and said one of the concerns that he heard a number of complaints

about was people felt like they didn?t have enough notice, as they didn?t see

the signs up. He said he knows that we put signs up at certain strategic points

and for some reason, they didn?t see the signs and he is pleased that we are

going to try to get the word out, so that the people can be there.

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WORKSESSION::



TREE LIMBS:



City Manager Cavezza said we have talked about trees and picking up tree

limbs previously where there was a lot of discussion and the Director of the

Department of Public Services went back and did a lot of research on this

subject and he is here today to give the Council the results of the research

that was done in this regard. He said this is not necessarily a decision

briefing, but we just want to tell you what we are thinking and what we think

we should do.



Mr. Rufus Riggs, Director of the Department of Public Services said during

the Council?s last Work Session, he briefed the Council as to the current

policy and procedures on picking up trees and limbs, some of the issues that

are associated with that to give you something to think about. He said at the

previous meeting, the Council gave him some things to go back and look at,

which he did.



He then went into some details in outlining those results, which are

indicated below.



LIMBS AND TREES COLLECTION IN OTHER CITIES



Albany, Ga. ? Collects brush and limbs only, no size restrictions. Resident can

take tree logs and stump to the landfill at no cost.



Athens/Clark County Ga.? Collects brush and limbs only, limbs must be cut to 6

feet in length and no larger than 4 inches in diameter. Trees downed by a storm

may be put out for collection at a charge of $35.00 plus $14.00 per ton

disposal fee.



Dekalb County, Ga. ? Collects brush, limbs and logs (logs must not weigh more

than 50 lbs.). Any pile of debris that does not meet specifications will incur

a charge of $100.00.



Macon, Ga. ? Collects brush and limbs only. No logs or stumps. Limbs must be

cut to 4 feet in length and be no larger than 4 inches in diameter for

collection.



Marietta, Ga. ? Collects brush and limbs only. No logs or stumps. Limbs must be

cut to 4 feet in length and no larger than 4 inches in diameter for collection.

Large piles over 200 cubic feet incur a charge of $100.00.



Valdosta, Ga. ? Collects brush and limbs only. No logs or stumps. Limbs must be

cut to 4 feet in length and be no larger than 4 inches in diameter for

collection. Brush must be in bundles that weigh no more than 35 lbs. large

piles $20.00, full truck $45.00 and if an additional trailer is needed $90.00.



Auburn, Ala. ? Collects brush and limbs only, not over 5 cubic yards

(6?x6?x4?). No Logs or stumps. Over 5 cubic yards must pay $25.00 up to ?

trailer, $50.00 full trailer and $25.00 for return trip.



Dothan, Ala. - Collects logs, brush and limbs must be cut in 6 feet in length

for collection. No stumps. No additional charges. (Do pick up trees except

stumps)



Opelika, Ala. ? Will pick up tree logs, limbs, stumps and brush only if cut

down by the resident. Tree services must remove their own. No additional

charges.





TREE COLLECTION FEE OPTIONS



Add cost to current garbage collection fee.



Everyone pays, users and non-users.

Easy to administer no additional administration required.



Fee for service to users.



Only users pay for service.

Additional administration required.

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Customers? dissatisfaction, many customers? feel this service should be

provided with current garbage collection fee.



Types of fee for service.



By the cubic yard.

By the hour.

By the pound.



Implementing a voucher system.



Very difficult to administer and control.





TREE COLLECTION OPTIONS



1. Maintain current policy:



Customer dissatisfaction.

No additional equipment or personnel required.



2. Collect trees from storms:



Staff cannot distinguish trees put out from storms or other trees.

Other trees put out that are not picked up will generate customer

dissatisfaction.



This will delay normal collection and require overtime. If overtime cannot meet

the requirement, additional equipment and personnel will be required.





3. Collect trees cut by the property owner:



Staff cannot distinguish trees cut by property owner from trees cut by

contractors.



Trees put out by contractors and not pick up will generate customer?s

dissatisfaction.



Collection personnel will collect most trees put out.



Additional equipment and personnel will be required.





4. Collect all trees put out:



Additional equipment and personnel will be required.



No customer dissatisfaction.



Mr. Riggs said he thinks that we have a program in place that is workable

and he thinks that we can continue doing what we are doing. He said he would

ask Council supports the current policy and that the staff continues to educate

customers on the policy.



Mayor Poydasheff said he thinks this was a very good and indepth study and

said whatever we do, we will get praised and criticism, but said that?s what we

get paid for. He said he thinks in the long run, in his survey of different

cities, in the northeast and the south, he finds that the best approach would

be a fee pickup. He said what the fee should be is based on amortization cost,

but something similar maybe once or twice every two weeks. He said the cost

would be based something comparable to what tree services do now, plus cost if

you have to hire additional personnel. He said he thinks the fairest and the

greatest good for the greatest number of people, in his opinion, would be to

consider a fee. He said this will satisfy a number of people and will avoid a

number of telephone calls to the members of the Council.



Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers said he personally concurs with Mr. Riggs?

recommendation and agrees with what the Mayor has said, in that sometimes with

them trying to provide a service to their constituents, which raises these

issues with this matter. He said also we are in a unique period right now,

because of the amount of water that has uprooted some trees; however, it?s

going to go away over time. He said he don?t want to overact to hopefully, a

short term situation.



He said he would like to recommend to the City Manager that we utilize

CCG-TV, to run the policy as it relates to the pickup of tree limbs and outline

those limbs we pick up and under what circumstances.



Councilor Turner Pugh said she would like to also have included in that

notice that citizens can also take their tree limbs to the landfill at no cost

to them, as long as it does not exceed the weight limitation.



Mr. Riggs said if a person takes it from their residence, there is no cost

and no limit to the weight. He said if you take it from your house, you can

take as much as you want, they will take it at no cost.



Councilor Allen asked that we consider looking at putting this information

on the City?s website as well.



Several members of the Council then expressed their further views as it

relates to this current policy.



Councilor Turner Pugh said if anyone knows of any groups that are

available to cut down trees and take them to the landfill for our senior

citizens, if they could call in and let us know, so we would have a list. She

said oftentimes we get telephone calls from senior citizens where they have had

someone to cut down a tree.



Councilor Suber then asked Mr. Riggs to explain what his recommendation

is, as he needs some clarification.



Mr. Riggs said his recommendation is that we maintain the current policy

and that policy be supported and that they do a better job of educating people

of what the policy is; both through direct mail and CCG-TV.



Councilor Suber said whether we like it or not everything that we charge

people is a tax or user fee. He said he believes that we could have

accomplished what you had suggested before, by charging $1.00. He said he has

had a number of complaints, even from tree services, saying that we were trying

to put them out of business.



He said personally, he thinks the previous recommendations that Mr. Riggs

suggested would have alleviated a lot of problems for you and your personnel.

He said he don?t know how they are going to educate all these people, because

until a storm comes up, the Mayor makes a declaration that we have had an act

of God and now we will pick up the tree limbs. He said two months later we have

had people come to us dealing with the same situation, and said one person had

been out of town and said he shouldn?t have been penalized for that, but we

penalized him anyway.



Councilor Suber said what you are recommending now is somewhat

contradictory to what you said before, but said he will support what you want

to do.



After continued discussion on this subject, City Manager Cavezza responded

to further concerns of the Council and also pointed out that he has received a

number of telephone calls from people objecting to the previous recommendation

to increase it by $1.00. He said we are leaning towards the current policy;

however, if everybody is not going to support the current policy, then we need

to change it.



Mayor Poydasheff said the position of the City Manager, as he understands

it is that we maintain the status quo; however, if any member of the Council

wants to change that in any manner, then the Council has every right to move it

and we can take a vote on it. He said if Councilor Suber wants to do that

today, it is perfectly legally.



Councilor Suber said he would like to have the information that was

previously submitted to the Council at an earlier Work Session regarding this

subject. City Manager Cavezza then said that they would bring back a

recommendation to the Council on this issue.



Councilor Davis asked that he be provided with some options that the

Council can look at prior to a final decision being made on this issue. Also,

provide a copy of the fee structure from the Cities that we surveyed, as to

what they charge and what does that charge cover.



Mayor Poydasheff asked City Manager Cavezza to provide an estimate, if we

decide to charge for pickup of tree limbs and what that cost would be

amortized.



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COLUMBUS POLICE DEPARTMENT:



Mayor Poydasheff, speaking to Chief of Police Willie Dozer, said we are

all sorry for the loss of one of your officers and said he would like for you

to convey to his family, our sadness and condolences. He said if there is going

to be a memorial service, we would certainly like to know.



Chief Dozier said as he understands, there will be a memorial service for

Detective McDonald on tomorrow at 11:00 a.m., at the Civic Center.



Mayor Poydasheff said he will ask City Manager Cavezza to represent him,

as he has an emergency in his family and he will be going to Charleston that

day.



Police Chief Willie Dozier said he was asked to come before the Council

this morning to give an overview on some of the staffing issues that are

affecting the Columbus Police Department, as well as hopefully to provide you

with some information that could be used in the decision making process as

these issues come forward.



Chief Dozier then gave a thirty minutes slide presentation, outlining

statistical information, as well as using graphs, highlighting those numbers

and figures supporting his request for the need of additional officers, as

outlined below in the following charts:



Police Service Area: 220 sq. mi

Population: 186,880

MSA Population: 283,000



Authorized Strength: 388 Sworn Officers

105 Civilians



Present Personnel Allocation



# CPD Nat?l

?Patrol Svcs 232 59.8% 59.8%

?Investigative Svcs 103 26.5% 26.3%

?Support Svcs 14 3.6% 3.6%

?Administrative Svcs 16 4.1% 6.2%









Present Personnel Allocation



# CPD Nat?l

?Vice/Metro 15 3.9%

?Professional Stds 4 1.0%

?Chief?s Office 4 1.0%





Strategic Initiatives



1. Goals and Objectives



Each bureau develops goals annually

Meet quarterly with Command Staff

Proactive vs. Reactive





2. Workload Assessments/All Positions



Two year process

Reassignment of personnel



3. Multi-year Plan Developed



Identify issues in public safety for future growth







Changing Demographics





Uptown Columbus



Businesses, River Center, CSU Students, visitors,

Loft Apartment Residents



Commercial/Retail Development



Veterans Pkwy

Bradley Park

Columbus Park Crossing

Technology Park/Lynch Road



? Aging Population

? Brings the need for specialization due to increased needs and

targeted victimization





? Cultural Diversity (2000 census)



? White 49% Black 43%

? Hispanic 4.5% Other 3.5%



? New challenges to provide services to overcome differences in cultures,

language, etc.





1998 ? Two (2) Beats Added For Quicker Response

Nine Officers from existing personnel for 24/7 coverage

Three (3) Member Bicycle Patrol From Existing Personnel

Bibb City Annexation

Housing Authority Services





Deloyment of Personnel





?Precincts

?North Precinct ? Macon Road (Old Crime Lab)

?South Precinct ? South Columbus Super Center

?(Third Precinct ? Citizens Service

Center

Macon Road



?Park Security



?Existing & newly developed city-wide

?Riverwalk Security







?Park Security



?Existing & Newly Developed City-Wide

?Riverwalk Security

?North ? 1 Hour, 13 Minutes

?South ? 48 Minutes







City Parks



52 Parks in Columbus







? 6 Recreational Super Centers

? 52 Playgrounds

? 46 Tennis Courts

? 6 Swimming Pools



?24 miles of walking trails

? 24 picnic areas

? 85 athletic fields

City Parks are being improved and attracting more users.





Juvenile Offenses



? Juvenile Processing Time has Increased

? Intake / Parent Notification Time

? Number of Cases Increasing







911 Calls for Service



2000 2001 2002 2003



July 90,569 85,243 87,285 89,292



Yearly 511,724 146,803 151,671

Total



Chief Dozier also highlighted graphs which included the following

information:



Average Service Time per Calls



Average time spent on calls



Percent of 2-Officer Calls Dispatched



Total Alarm Calls



Critical Manpower Shortages



Traffic Accident Reports



DUI Cases ? 2 Hour Processing Time Per Incident



CHA & Parks & Recreation Property Calls



Traffic Citations



Crime Index ? Part One Crimes



Crime Index ? 15% Increase



TRAINING IMPACT:



32 Hours Annual In-Service (on duty)



Computer Use/Technology



Specialized Training (Search & Seizure, Arrests, etc.)



Automatic Electronic Defibrillators (4 hours)



Continuous Improvement Training



Firearms Training ( 4 times annually)



GCIC ? Criminal History (4 hours mandated)

Chief Dozier also highlighted those areas, which he felt needed attention,

as outlined below:



DUI Enforcement



Neighborhood Patrols



Park Security



Business & Residential Burglaries



Complaints From Citizens



Traffic Accident Investigations



Special Details (Business Robberies, Burglaries & Thefts)



Selective Traffic Enforcement



Vehicle Theft



Community Involvement (i.e. Columbus Against Drugs)





Patrol Officers? work schedules prohibit adequate concentration of time in

theses areas.





After a forty-minutes presentation by Chief of Police Dozer, he then

outlined the following recommendations:



Increase Overtime Budget



Strategy to Fill Existing Vacancies



Increase Size of Traffic Unit/Motor Squad

Allow deployment of 2 shifts



Establish a DUI Enforcement Unit

45% Decline in DUI Arrest in the last 5 years





Increase size of Bike Patrol for Park Security



Two shifts, 7 days a week for Riverwalk and Park Security







PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS:





Eleven (11) additional officers ? Motor Squad

Ten (10) Accident Investigators

One (1) Sergeant/Supervisor



7:00 a.m. ? 8:00 p.m./ Overlapping Shifts





DUI Enforcement



Six (6) additional officers

Five (5) Patrol Officers

One (1) Sergeant / Supervisor



Increase DUI Enforcement Arrests







Bike Patrol



Nine (9) additional officers

2 Shifts 7-days a week

One 6-Officer Squad ? Riverwalk

One 6-Ofifcer Squad ? Remaining Parks in City and to supplement

other

Needs and Events





Mayor Poydasheff thanked Chief Dozier for keeping him informed, as well as

briefing him, in his role as Public Safety Director. He said he agrees that we

have to develop a strategy and said he is going to do something that he doesn?t

believe has ever been done before. He said he is going to appoint an ad-hoc

committee under his authority as Public Safety Director to assist you in coming

up with an overall strategic plan, an overall strategic plan that will suggest

guidelines, working with you, short-term, as well as long-term needs.



He said he would ask Councilors Anthony, Suber, Henderson, Hunter and

Woodson to serve on this ad-hoc committee. He said he would ask Councilor

Anthony to serve as the Chairperson on this committee. He said we need a

strategy and said this committee will be to help create that strategy, looking

at all aspects of the department, including the marketing that they are doing.

He said he would ask the committee to report back to him and the Council, as

there will be budgetary implications and the guidelines will also come from the

City Manager.



Mayor Poydasheff said we have as good a Police Department as any City in

the United States and said the evidence is all the awards won, as well as the

accreditation won. He said you have some great personnel and your idea of

moving 11 people out of the Metro Drug Task Force to create our own Vice-Squad

was an extraordinary smart move and he commends you for that. He said he thinks

this committee will enhance and further move us forward in the role of public

safety.



After Chief Dozier concluded his presentation, several members of the

Council then expressed their views and concerns; with Chief Dozier then

responding to several questions of members of the Council.



Councilor Suber said whenever we start the committee, he would ask

Councilor Anthony that we have enough information dealing with the makeup of

other Police Departments and the number of individuals that they have; so, we

can compare the number of calls, along with how many officers are sitting

inside taking the calls over the phone versus going out and responding. He said

he thinks that the 41.4 minutes could be somewhat deceiving to a number of

people.



Councilor Davis said several months back, he had asked for some of the

salary comparison that the City has on record and said he has not received them

yet. He said he would like to look at them to do some comparison himself. He

said the ones that we have in the Human Resources Department.



City Manager Cavezza said he would provide that information to the

Council.



Councilor Woodson said when the committee meets, she would also like to

see what programs other Police Departments have as it relates to volunteers,

information on their Cadet Program, what they are using and what their success

story is. She also requested information on their recruitment, as well as

provide some of the ads that are being used for recruitment.



She said once we look at all of this information, that we look at doing a

survey from the officers that are out on the beat and what they see and what

they are going through.



Chief Dozier said his purpose of being here today was not to cast blame,

but to paint a picture as to where they are in Public Safety and highlight some

of the issues that he thinks are pertinent to the growth of this City and to

make a decision about how we want to go forth and deal with them. He said he

looks forward to working with the committee.





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With there being no other business to come before this Council, Mayor Pro

Tem Rodgers then made a motion for adjournment. Seconded by Councilor Woodson

and carried unanimously by those nine members of Council present for this

meeting, with the time being 10:45 A.M.



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Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council

The Council of Columbus, Georgia