REFERRALS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL
COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 14, 2012
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY:
CHARTER REVIEW RECOMMENDATION:
Send an email to the Attorney General requesting an opinion with regards
to the Charter Review Commission?s recommendation to impose an amount up to
$500.00 as a user fee to offset the cost of providing police and fire service
to citizens in Columbus, Georgia and how it affects the authority of Council,
the governing body, that already has the capability to levy and collect taxes.
(Request of Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh)
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RESOLUTION:
Let?s draft a resolution requesting assistance from the Federal Delegation
that an inquiry is made to reassess or adjust our per diem rate. (Request of
Mayor Tomlinson) Also, let?s see if we could include Ft. Benning in that
resolution. (Request of Councilor Woodson)
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SUBSTITE MOTIONS:
Let?s conduct some research and provide information with regards to
conflicting substitute motions. (Request of Mayor Tomlinson)
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TO THE CITY ATTORNEY & CITY MANAGER:
TREE ORDINANCE:
Have staff to research the tree ordinance with regards to tree removal to
determine if the City could remove trees that cause a bad situation. Let?s
have the staff to look at the trees where the roots are coming out the ground
and breaking up sidewalks and driveways on Winchester Drive and Kingston Drive
to see if the trees could be removed. (Request of Councilor McDaniel) Let?s
have the staff to bring the Tree Ordinance for review. (Request of Councilor
Barnes)
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TO THE CITY MANAGER:
MID-YEAR PAY ADJUSTMENT:
Have the staff to provide information on how much the .5%, which started
in October 2011, cost the City from the General Fund and how much from the
L.O.S.T. Also, the .5% that is being proposed to begin in March, how much is
coming from the General Fund and how much from the L.O.S.T; if the additional
.5% is approved and added to the pay plan; then, how much the 1% beginning July
1st would cost from the General Fund and from the L.O.S.T. (Request of
Councilor Thomas)
Provide the percentage in dollar increase in tax revenue over what the
Administration projected versus the actual amount the City received. (Request
of Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh)
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TAKE HOME CAR:
Have the Administration to submit some recommendations on an effective way
to go through a validation process for the Take Home Car Plan, which would
include some members of Council, and review it every five years. (Request of
Councilor Henderson)
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RIGHT-OF-WAY:
Have the staff check with AT&T with regards to the intersection of River
Road and Bradley Park Drive, because it is believed that the utility company
went up into the right-of-way and made a mess. Let?s see if we could get them
back into that area to clean it up. (Request of Councilor Davis)
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TRAFFIC CONCERNS:
Have the staff check into some type of interim measure to lessen the
danger at the intersection of St. Mary?s Road and North Star Drive while the
staff is continuing to review the traffic issues at this intersection. Also,
look at the speed tables for Wellborn Drive. (Request of Councilor Barnes)
Let?s revisit the traffic ordinance in an effort to come up with another
system that does not put the responsibility on the citizens and where the whole
process could be more spontaneous to the needs of the community. (Request of
Councilor Barnes)
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Copies submitted to the following on February 16, 2012
Mayor Tomlinson
City Manager Hugley
City Attorney Fay
Sandra T. Davis
Deputy Clerk of Council
The Council of Columbus, Georgia
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