COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
Georgia?s first Consolidated Government
Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia 31902-1340
(706) 653-4013
fax (706) 653-4016
Council Members
R. Gary Allen Jerry (Pops) Barnes Berry (Skip)
Henderson C. E. (Red) McDaniel Judy W. Thomas
Mike Baker Glenn
Davis Bruce
Huff Evelyn Turner Pugh Evelyn (Mimi)
Woodson
Clerk of Council
Tiny. B. Washington
COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
APRIL 5, 2011
5:30 P.M.
MAYOR PRO-TEM EVELYN TURNER-PUGH, PRESIDING
CCG Proclamation and Resolution Session
INVOCATION: Jay R. Bailey, Lead Pastor
Solid Rock
PLEDGE: Scouting Unit of Nazareth Baptist Church, Pack and Troup 362
ESCORT: Andrew McBride
PROCLAMATIONS
PROCLAMATION: Ken Crooks Day
RECEIVING: Ken Crooks
PROCLAMATION: Small Business Week
RECEIVING: Ron Hinze, Consultant to the Chamber for Small Business
Development
PROCLAMATION: Administrative Professionals Week
RECEIVING: Brooke Pike, CPS, Port City Chapter President
PROCLAMATION: Historically Black College All-Star Classic Recognition
Day
RECEIVING: Mr. Leroy McMath, Founder of WBA
PROCLAMATION: Reverend James Harris, Sr., and Mt. Pilgrim Baptist
Church
60th Diamond Anniversary Day
RECEIVING: Reverend James Calvin Harris, Sr.
PROCLAMATION: Fair Housing Month
RECEIVING: Bob Patterson, President of Columbus Board of Realtors
PROCLAMATION: National Tartan Day in Columbus, Georgia
RECEIVING: Laurie Woolfolk, Tartan
PROCLAMATION: Sexual Assault Awareness Month
RECEIVING: Kyle Bair, Sexual Assault Support Center
RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Ms. Shana Young and Dr. Carmen Cavezza
from Columbus State University and the Cunningham Center for Leadership
Development upon recently completed a 10-Year Plan for the Eradication of
Homelessness in Columbus, Georgia.
RESOLUTION: Commending and congratulating Quintni Noel of Spencer High School
upon recently winning the Class AA State Wrestling Championship for the
112-pound class in Duluth, Georgia.
RESOLUTION: Commending and congratulating William T. ?Bill? Thrower,
Muscogee County Coroner, upon recently receiving the award for the 2010 Child
Fatality Review Coroner of the Year.
RESOLUTION: Commending and congratulating the State PAGE STAR (Student Teacher
Achievement Recognition) program honoring Georgia?s highest achieving high
school seniors and teachers who have been most instrumental in their academic
development.
Brookstone School
Student - Pomi Yun
Teacher - John Chappelle
Calvary Christian School
Student - Jay Morris
Teacher - Marti Ahlman
Carver High School
Student - Brandon Copeland
Teacher - Amy Worthy-Foss
Columbus High Liberal Arts Magnet
Student - Pranam Chatterjee
Teacher - Luther Richardson
(Also the district-wide STAR Student and Teacher)
Early College Academy
Student - Aciane Carroll
Teacher - Frances Steele
Hardaway High School
Student - Shannon Smith
Teacher - Patsy Hale
Jordan Vocational High School
Student - Ashley King
Teacher - Clayton Graham
Kendrick High School
Student - Shayla Duncan
Teacher - Carolyn Randolph
Northside High School
Student - Mallory McKee
Teacher - Tim Zabel
Shaw High School
Student - Nathan Hannan
Teacher - Stephanie Fuerte
Spencer High School
Student - Freddy Rincon
Teacher - Dolly Baker
St. Anne-Pacelli School
Student - Ben French
Teacher - Donna Carter
RESOLUTION: Commending and congratulating the Columbus State University
Small Co-Ed Cheerleading Team upon winning the Universal Cheerleaders
Association National Championship in Orlando, Florida on January 15, 2011.
RETIREES
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mrs. Janet C. Ammons upon her retirement
from the Muscogee County Prison after 23 years of service.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. William Phillips upon his retirement
from the Public Services Department after over 20 years of service.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Johnnie Williams upon his retirement
from the Columbus Water Works after over 26 years of service.
DECEASED RETIREES
RESOLUTION: Conveying condolences to the family of Mr. Joel E. Smith, employee
with the Public Services/Facilities Maintenance Division who passed away on
February 16, 2011.
BOARD MEMBERS
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Ms. Lula Arrington for her meritorious
service on the Community Development Advisory Council.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Daniel Priban for his meritorious
service on the Community Development Advisory Council.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Eddie Roberts for his meritorious
service on the Community Development Advisory Council.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Arthur Rogers for his meritorious
service on the Community Development Advisory Council.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Ms. Leigh Stewart for her meritorious
service on the Community Development Advisory Council.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Charles Weaver for his meritorious
service on the Community Development Advisory Council.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. James Cantrell for his meritorious
service on the Convention & Trade Center Authority.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Frank Etheridge, III for his
meritorious service on the Convention & Trade Center Authority.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Brian Plemmons for his meritorious
service on the Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Commissioners.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Tom Gates for his meritorious
service on the Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Commissioners.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Scott Ressmeyer for his meritorious
service on the Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Commissioners.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mayor Teresa Tomlinson for her
meritorious service on the Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of
Commissioners.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Dr. Kim Peters for her meritorious
service on the Crime Prevention Board.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Fernando Verdree for his meritorious
service on the Development Authority of Columbus.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Frank K. Martin for his meritorious
service on the Employees? Pension Plan Board of Trustees.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Richard Hagler for his meritorious
service on the Greater Columbus Golf Authority.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Willie Hill for his meritorious
service on the Greater Columbus Golf Authority.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Floyd Washington for his meritorious
service on the Greater Columbus Golf Authority.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Ms. Nancy Wilkeson for her meritorious
service on the Greater Columbus Golf Authority.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Rev. Ralph Huling for his meritorious
service on the Hospital Authority of Columbus.
RESOLUTION: Expressing appreciation to Mr. Steve Melton for his meritorious
service on the Housing Authority of Columbus.
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