REFERRALS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL
COUNCIL WORK SESSION OF JULY 29, 2014
TO THE CITY MANAGER:
REDEVELOPMENT POWERS/REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS:
During the discussion on Redevelopment Powers/Redevelopment Districts,
Councilor Thomas asks that there be further discussion on how to go about
promoting this and what exactly Council needs to do to finish with the
technical pieces of the Tax Allocation Districts (TADS). (Request of Councilor
Thomas)
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INSPECTIONS/CODE EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
After the presentation on the Inspections/Codes Employee Certification
Requirements by Deputy City Manager David Arrington, the staff was asked to
take into consideration the following three suggestions for changing the
current policies on the hiring process on these employees, to ensure that
qualified persons are working on behalf of the City: (Request of Councilor
Allen)
- The new hires, which are not certified, should come in at a pay grade lower
than the entry pay grade until his/her certification is acquired.
- This time period allotted to achieve certification of 2 years should be
shorten, therefore, let?s consider changing to 6 months.
- When these persons are going out into the field while uncertified, the
employee should be accompanied by a supervisor.
A request for the City Manager to send changes in the current job description
for the Code Inspector position to UGA. (Request of Councilor Allen)
A comparison to include definitions of the State of Georgia certification
requirements for Code Inspectors versus the ICC Certification, which is a CCG
requirement for its employees, was requested during the continued discussion.
(Request of Councilor Woodson)
Provide the UGA ratings on a State Certified Inspector and an ICC Certified
Inspector. (Request of Mayor Pro-Tem Turner Pugh)
Have staff to provide information on the ICC Council as an organization.
(Request of Councilor Thomas)
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ENTERPRISE ZONE UPDATE:
Information on whether or not an area can receive incentives on Opportunity
Zones as well as Enterprise Zones. (Request of Mayor Pro-Tem Turner Pugh)
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Copies were submitted to the following on July 31, 2014:
Mayor Tomlinson
City Manager Hugley
City Attorney Fay
Sandra T. Davis
Deputy Clerk of Council
The Council of Columbus, Georgia
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