Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
(706) 653-4013
fax (706) 653-4016

Council Members

MINUTES # 01-09



The Columbus, Georgia, Board of Tax Assessors met Monday, January 5, 2009 at

9:00AM with Chairman William Braxton, Assessor Richard Stallings, Assessor

Lawton Grantham, Assessor Ann Grantham and Assessor Pat Hunter present. Also

present was Chief Appraiser Betty J. Middleton.



Assessor Ann Grantham advised the Board GA Code 48-5-298 states the election of

a chairman of the Board and the election of a secretary shall be the first

order of business at the first meeting of the Board for each year. Assessor Ann

Grantham made the motion to nominate Assessor William Braxton be the Chairman,

motion seconded by Assessor Richard Stallings, carried unanimously. Assessor

William Braxton made the motion to nominate Betty J. Middleton to be the

Secretary, seconded by Assessor Ann Grantham, carried unanimously.



Assessor Ann Grantham made the motion to approve Min#46-08. Assessor Lawton

Grantham seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.



The Board approved assessment corrections for real estate.



The Board also reviewed and approved application VA letters of application for

VA homestead exemptions for 2009 (see list attached).



The Board approved a Development Authority bond letter for American Consumer

Products Corporation ? Series 2008.



Met with Commercial Division Chief Linda King, reviewed and approved the

following:



Value Adjustments: 5



Discussed methods of checks and balances for Development Authority Bonds

effective January 1, 2009. No decisions were made. Also discussed the effective

date of the agreement provided the lease is signed within a period of 18

months; if the expiration of the 18 months falls mid-year the lease has be to

signed by December 31 of that year.





Met with Personal Property Division Manager Oliver Juhan, reviewed and approved

the following:



Assessment Corrections: 2(+)



Adjourned 10:40AM.







BETTY J. MIDDLETON

Secretary



APPROVED:____________________________________



__________ _______________ _____________ ____________

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W B Braxton L E Grantham Jr R L Stallings A C

Grantham P B Hunter

Chairman Assessor Assessor

Assessor Assessor

Min#01-09



VA APPLICATIONS FOR 2009:



Abram Vincent 087 051 005

Allen James A 084 009 005

Brown, Thomas J. 114 013 077

Brown, Leonard 144 008 009

Bivins, Betty B. 116 004 051

Bush, Robine L. 092 025 006

Beaty, Deena C. 088 062 015

Brooks, Calvin V. 058 006 011

Bryant, Richard D. 146 005 017&17H

Barr, Pete 063 004 007

Collins, Jack 120 002 007

Clark, Tommie L. 095 015 029

Clarke, Lloyd E. 111 021 017

Crawford, Leo R. 097 003 003

Crenshaw, Vicki Parks 087 014 021

Carter, Fred 094 033 024

Dyer, Paul G. 058 023 009

Davis, James 067 052 011

Dixon, Edward L. 113 023 076

Enke, Robert G. 068 025 024

Foster, Frank 092 018 026

Flores, Joaquin P. 102 001 083

Grimmett, James C. 182 020 010

Hunter, Esau 116 001 043

Herring, Kenneth E. 058 016 001

Hawkins, Vincent 073 023 017

Huntspoon, Karen R. 092 008 055

Harmon, Cecil M. 081 015 056

Jackson, Charles A. 181 008 053

Kelly, Carl E. 082 012 009

Lindblade, Donald M. 111 021 043

McGhee-Lockett, Sonja D. 116 004 046

Moore, Henry W. 093 011 028

Mastrean, Daniel F. 132 004 003

Mayer, George R. 033 004 019

Murray Rubena 090 046 008

Perry, King K. 088 059 018

Parnell, Robert 096 041 017

Perkins, Larry 096 026 009

Scott, Walter L. 088 064 009

Strickland, Edward L. 080 012 035

Simmons, David 088 032 016

Sardinas, Jorge 071 020 002

Sterling, Franklyn N. 115 021 016

Santry, Christina 098 013 004

Tenner, Tommie Jr. 116 005 035

Thomas, David Daniel 066 026 005

Wilder, Lorenzo 094 006 009

Williams, Ola Mae 132 012 037

Zimmerman, Ida 088 017 051









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