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Council Members

MEMORANDUM





Date: February 1, 2008



To: Mayor Wetherington

Council Members





From: Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council



Sub: C.I.R.C.L.E.

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The terms of office of Ms. Daphne Dove Pierce, Ms. Mary Renteria, Ms.

Deidre Williams on the Commission on International Relations and Cultural

Liaison Encounters (C.I.R.C.L.E.) will expire on March 1, 2008. All three of

these incumbents are eligible to succeed themselves for another term of

office.



The Mayor appoints the seat of Ms. Pierce and the Council appoints the

other two seats of Ms. Renteria and Ms. Williams.



There are seven members of this board who currently reside in Senatorial

District 15 and five members who reside in Senatorial District 29. There are

currently six women serving on this board.



Enclosed is a current listing of those board members and the data sheet on

this board.



Please advise if there are any questions







COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & CULTURAL LIAISON ENCOUNTERS

C.I.R.C.L.E.

CLERK OF COUNCIL?S DATA SHEET

(REVISED AUGUST 6, 1997)

(SUPERSEDES AUGUST 16, 1990)

(REVISED FEB. 16, 1999)





CREATED BY: Ordinance No. 96-7, adopted January 23, 1996, as codified in Sec.

2-225 through 2-227 of the Columbus Code.



CHARTER REFERENCE: No references to this specific board, but see Section

4-103, General Provisions Concerning Boards, Commissions and Authorities.



COLUMBUS CODE REFERENCE: Sections 2-225 through 2-227.



COMPOSITION OF BOARD: This board has twelve members.



QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS: At least half (1/2) of commission members must be

U.S. Citizens and registered Columbus voters.



MEMBERS APPOINTED BY: Eight of the commission members shall be appointed by

the Columbus Council and four shall be appointed by the Mayor of Columbus



TERMS OF OFFICE: The initial terms of all members of the Commission shall start

on March 1, 1996. Posts 1-3 shall be appointed for an initial term of one

year, Posts 4-6 for an initial term of three years, and Posts 10-12 for an

initial term of four years. After their initial appointments, three commission

members shall be appointed every year to fill vacancies created by completion

of the terms of three commission members. Posts 1,4,7, and 10 shall be filled

by appointment of the Mayor. Posts 2,3,5,6,8,9,11 and 12 shall be filled by

appointment of the Council.



POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILTIES: this board was established to promote and

coordinate communication, contacts, and encounters between Columbus and people

of other nations and to facilitate cross-cultural communication and association

among the various national groups in Columbus.



COMPENSATION: Members are not compensated



SUCCESSION OF MEMBERS: Commission members may succeed themselves in office,

for one additional term of four years. (Ord. No. 96-7) Amended by Ord. No

98-64 adopted on June 23, 1998.



OTHER REFERENCES: See Clerk of Council?s list of Miscellaneous General

Provisions applying to all boards, commissions, authorities and committees.











Board: COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND CULTURAL LIAISON ENCOUNTERS

Organization: C.I.R.C.L.E No. of Members 12

Address: 511 1st Avenue

Columbus GA 31901

Phone:

Fax: 706 -545-8230



Contact: Shirley Jaegar Title: Chairperson

General Counsel: N/A

Meeting Date: Tuesday Evening - 5:00 pm - Once a month

Charge/Mission: The board was established to promote and coordinate

communication, contacts and encounters between Columbus and the people of other

nations and to facilitate cross-culture communications and association among

the various national groups in Columbus. The commission shall be composed of

twelve members, who shall serve four-year terms. The Columbus Council shall

appoint eight of the commission members and the Mayor shall appoint four. The

initial terms of all members of the Commission shall start on March 1, 1996.

Posts 1-3 shall be appointed for an initial term of four years. After their

initial appointments, which shall be made upon passage of this ordinance, three

commission members shall be appointed every year to fill vacancies created by

completion of the terms of three commission members. Post 1,4,7 and 10 shall be

filled by appointment of the Mayor. Posts 2,3,5,6,8,9,11 and 12 shall be filled

by appointment of the Council. Commission members may not succeed themselves in

office, except that each commission member whose initial term was one or two

years may be appointed to one additional term of four years immediately

succeeding that initial term. Ordinance 96-7



Board Member: Mary Renteria Post 12 SD-15

(Oath)

1 Magnolia Street

Columbus GA 31904 Appointed By: Council (Terms)

8-9-06/3-1-08

(fill) Delores Arce-Kaptain





Term Begins: 03/01/04 Term Ends: 03/01/2008



Board Member: Daphne Dove-Pierce Post 10 SD - 15

(Oath 7-9-03)

3273 Flint Drive Columbus GA 31907 Appointed By: Mayor (Terms)

7-8-03/3-1-04

(fill) Shirley Jaegar

3-1-04/3-1-08

Term Begins: 03/01/2004 Term Ends: 03/01/2008



Board Member: Dedre Williams Post 11 SD-29 (Oath 4-28-04)

23 Chive Court

Columbus GA 31909 Appointed By: Council (Terms)

3-17-04/3-1-08

(suc) Salvador Diaz-Verson

Term Begins: 03/01/2004 Term Ends: 03/01/2008



Board Member: Sudhir V. Patel SD- 29

Post 2 (Oath 6-12-07) 9006 Season Way

Columbus GA 31904 Appointed By: Council (Terms)

6-5-07/3-1-09

(fill) Bill Walton



Term Begins: 03/01/2005 Term Ends: 03/01/2009



Board Member: Owen Ditchfield Post 3 SD-15 (Oath)

1801 Dee Ave

Columbus GA 31903 Appointed By: Council (Terms)

8-9-06/3-1-09

(fill) Lillian "Bunky" Clark



Term Begins: 03/01/2005 Term Ends: 03/01/2009



Board Member: Shirley Jaeger SD- 15

Chairperson (Oath 6-12-07)

511 1st Avenue

Columbus GA 31901 Appointed By: Mayor (Terms)

6-6-07/3-1-09

(fill) Teresa Perez

Term Begins: 03/01/2005 Term Ends: 03/01/2009



Board Member: Catherine Ross Post 4

SD-15 Vice- Chairperson (Oath)

3416 Tomahawk Dr Columbus GA 31907 Appointed By: Mayor (Terms)

3-1-06/3-1-10

(suc) Stacy Poydasheff



Term Begins: 03/01/2006 Term Ends: 03/01/2010



Board Member: Hidoe Kabumoto

SD-29 (Oath)

7401 Blackmon Rd. Apt 1705

Columbus GA 31909 Appointed By: Council (Terms)

(fill) Tonya Douglas

3-1-05/3-1-06

3-1-06/3-1-10

Term Begins: 03/01/2006 Term Ends: 03/01/2010



Board Member: Ella Mae Lewis SD-15 (Oath 8-29-05)

3515 Cromwell Drive Columbus GA 31906 Appointed By: Council

3-12-05/3-1-06

(fill) James Sakakibara

3-1-02/3-1-10

Term Begins: 03/01/2006 Term Ends: 03/01/2010



Board Member: Neal McCrillis SD-15

(Oath 11-28-05)

732 2nd Avenue Columbus GA 31901 Appointed By: Mayor (Terms)

3-15-05/3-1-07

(fill) Lee Miller

3-1-07/3-1-2011

Term Begins: 03/01/2007 Term Ends: 03/01/2011

Additional Info: John Kuforiji Post 8 Council

(Terms)

SD-29 (Oath 4-10-07) 3-1-07/3-1-2011

P. O. Box 7142 (suc) Duke Miller

Columbus GA 31908



03/01/2007 03/01/2011



Jong Yoon Post 9 Council (Terms)

SD-29 (Oath) 4-11-07/3-1-2011

4957 Turnberry Drive (fill) Julie You

Columbus, GA 31909



03/01/2007 03/01/2011



In pursuant to Ordinance 96-7, at least half of the commission members must be

United States citizens and registered Columbus voters, but because of the

commission?s international interests and concerns, up to half of the

Commission?s members need not meet those criteria.

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