Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

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Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
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Council Members

REFERRALS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL



COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 2, 2008





TO THE CITY ATTORNEY:



CHARTER AMENDMENT; TWO COUNCIL MEETINGS:



Have the staff to seek a Charter Amendment to ask the General Assembly to

change the Charter to allow for two Council meetings a month. (Request of

Councilor Henderson)



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GOODWILL MATTER:



Have the staff to look into this matter and determine what would be the

best

course of action to handle it; as well as let?s try to come up with a legal

avenue we

can use to assist in working this situation out. (Request of Councilor

Henderson)



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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS:



Have the staff to determine if the law with respect to non-profit

organizations

and building sales requires that the tax office provide notification to the

non-profit

organizations which says that if the building is empty for a certain length of

time it

would not have a non-profit (tax exempt) status and the taxes will become due.

(Request of Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh)

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TO THE CITY MANAGER:



LEGISLATIVE AGENDA:



When we prepare our Legislative Agenda on next year, let?s make sure that

we

get it to the legislators in September rather than December. (Request of

Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh)



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RECENT ELECTIONS:



Have the staff to ask the Elections Superintendent to provide a complete

report

after all the results of the election has been certified with respect to all

the

voting irregularities and problems that the different precincts had; i.e., the

church

on Steam Mill Road, as well as the problems at the Matthews Elementary School

precinct. In that report outline what the problems were and what are their

plans to

correct those problems prior to the next election. (Request of Mayor Pro Tem

Turner Pugh)

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Copies submitted to the following on December 8, 2008



Mayor Wetherington

City Manager Hugley

City Attorney Fay







Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council

The Council of Columbus, Georgia







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