Columbus, Georgia

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Council Members

REFERRALS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL



COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 29, 2008





TO THE CITY MANAGER:



RETIREES HEALTHCARE PLAN:



Have the staff to provide information as to how much is currently in the

Pension plan. Also, email the dates of the meetings that will be held with the

retired city employees regarding their healthcare plan. (Request of Councilor

Davis)



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SIGNS:



Have the staff to take a look at all of our signage for the Neighborhood

Watch

Programs in our community and determine whether or not we want to consider

revising them so that we can have uniformity. (Request of Mayor Wetherington)



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HOME FORECLOSURES:



Have the staff to forward Rev. Howell?s concerns to the Marshal?s

Department

with respect to the eviction processes. (Request of Councilor Woodson)



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TAX ABATEMENT:



Have the staff to get an opinion from DCA as to whether or not the tax

abatement continues for the property if it is resold. (Request of Councilor

Henderson)



Have the staff to find out when does the 10-year clock begin, is it when

the

property is purchased, or when the developer or homeowner purchases the

property. At what point does that 10-year tax exemption begin? (2) What

happens

to the homestead exemption at the end of the 10-year period, and how is that

communicated to the owner of the property at the end of that 10-year period.

Also, would the property owner have to go to whatever the millage rate is for

their

property value at the end of that 10-year period and that?s where their

homestead is

frozen at that time. (Request of Councilor Allen)



Also, have the Tax Assessors to make some kind of determination as to how

much, if any, additional effort this would create on their part to keep the

taxation

levels straight, the valuations. (Request of Councilor Henderson)

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Copies submitted to the following on February 7, 2008



Mayor Wetherington

City Manager Hugley

City Attorney Fay





Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council

The Council of Columbus, Georgia







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