REVISED
12/8/06
Columbus Consolidated Government
2007 Legislative Agenda
November 1, 2006
1. TAD ? Tax Allocation District:
Enact legislation that would allow the local government to establish a Tax
Allocation District (TAD). (Staff)
A Tax Allocation District (TAD) is established for the purpose
of publicly financing certain redevelopment activities in underdeveloped areas.
Redevelopment costs are financed through the pledge of future incremental
increase in property taxes generated by the resulting new development.
Typically, upon creation, TADs have vacant commercial and residential
properties, blighted conditions and numerous vacant buildings or are in need of
significant environmental remediation.
2. Prevent Tag Registration or Transfer with Outstanding Parking Citations:
Support Legislation for the purpose of preventing registration or transfer of
registration of any vehicle owned or leased by a person with outstanding
parking citations.
3. Prevent Renewal or Reinstatement of Driver?s License with Outstanding
Parking Citations:
Support Legislation for the purposes of preventing renewal or reinstatement of
a driver?s license by a driver with an outstanding parking citation.
4. Inverse Condemnation:
Oppose legislation that expands the definition of Inverse Condemnation to
include any impact a state or local regulation would have on the value of
property and to require local
governments (the taxpayer) to pay for the impact of these regulations. (Carry
over from 2005)
5. Base Realignment and Closure/BRAC:
Introduce/support legislation to assist local governments in funding
infrastructure projects as a result of BRAC.
6. Hazardous/Solid Waste Funding:
Introduce legislation to mandate that funds collected for waste tire removal be
placed in the Hazardous Waste Fund and the Solid Waste Fund instead of being
diverted elsewhere. (Carry over from 2004/05/06)
7. LARP Funding:
Introduce/support legislation to increase transportation funding for Local Area
Road Projects (LARP) and for County Contracts to assist in the overall
development/impact of BRAC.
8. 911 Surcharge ? Increase:
Introduce/support legislation to increase 911 fees from $1.50 to $2.50 for
telephone landlines. (Carry over from 2006)
9. Wireless Phones:
Introduce/support legislation for a change in technology for wireless phones in
order to capture cost of prepaid phones.
(Carry over from 2006)
10. Public Defender?s Program:
Introduce/support legislation to allocate full funding for the Public
Defender?s Program. (Carry over from 2006)
11. Family Connection:
Support Legislation to continue funding for Family Connection. (Carry over
from 2004/05/06)
12. UGA Cooperative Extension Services:
Support continued funding for the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
Service and its county delivery system. (Carry over from 2004/05/06)
13. Health Department ? Grant-in-Aid Funding:
Oppose proposed changes in Grant-in-Aid (GIA) funding to local health
departments. These changes will affect the daily provision of services to
communities as well as the ability to respond when communities need
assistance in a disaster. (Carry over from 2005/06)
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