MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 3, 2010
TO: Mayor Wetherington
Council Members
FROM: Tiny B. Washington, CMC Clerk of Council
SUB: Authorities, Boards & Commissions
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For the past few months we have had some difficulty in securing
nominations to several of our authorities, boards and commissions. There are a
few boards that have not been able to meet due to the lack of a quorum because
there have either been some resignations on the board and/or inactive board
members.
In this report, I am herewith submitting for your information a listing of
the 39 authorities, boards and commissions that you, and the Mayor make
appointments to. Also, included in this listing is the number of board members,
the current number of vacancies, as well as whether or not the board has been
able to have a meeting.
There have been some changes made to at least two of our boards, which are
outlined below.
RIVER VALLEY REGIONAL COMMISSION:
The Lower Chattahoochee Regional Development Center and the Middle Flint
Regional Development merged into a new organization serving a 16-county area.
The new name of the board is River Valley Regional Commission. This merger was
brought about due to House Bill 1216, which created twelve (12) Regional
Commissions.
The law provides for a new Council structure to govern the Regional
Commission, which requires that the Council of each Regional Commission shall
include the Chief Official of the Governing Authority of each County within the
region, who shall serve a term that is concurrent with such elected official?s
term of elected office. Consolidated Governments, such as Columbus, needed to
appoint an additional elected official to the Council. The two representatives
that were appointed to serve on the River Valley Council were Councilors Wayne
Anthony and Jerry ?Pops? Barnes.
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BUILDING CONTRACTORS BOARD:
With regards to the status of the Building Contractor?s Examining Board,
the Georgia Legislature enacted a law that placed the entire process of
licensing of general contractors with the State of Georgia as of July 2008;
which supersedes all local programs. Therefore, our local licensing program
essentially ceased to function since that time.
Mr. Bill Duck, Chief of Inspections & Code Division has pointed out that a
group of local contractors have sued the State Licensing Board and the City. A
temporary order has been entered that reinstituted the licenses of certain
general contractors. He does not recommend that the Building Contractors
Examining board be abolished because of this existing lawsuit. Once that case
reaches a conclusion, they will take action in accordance with the final order
of the court.
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LAND BANK AUTHORITY:
We are waiting for the City Manager?s staff to bring back additional
information, as requested by the Council, with respect to the Land Bank
Authority.
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RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD:
The Recreation Advisory Board has only four (4) active members and has not
been able to hold a meeting due to the lack of a quorum. Ms. Cammy Currie has
been working to try to get potential nominees to serve on this board and we
will be submitting those nominees to you within the new few weeks. There is
currently one resignation that has been submitted from this board.
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TAXICAB COMMISSION:
The Taxicab Commission currently has five (5) vacancies and therefore, has
been unable to hold a meeting. I have spoken with Lt. Julius Ross of the
Columbus Police Department, who is also a member of this board. He has
submitted a recommendation with respect to the Taxicab Commission, which is
included with this report.
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WEST CENTRAL GA REGIONAL MH/DD/AD PLANNING BOARD:
We are awaiting information from the Secretary to the West Central Georgia
Regional MH/DD/AD Planning Board with respect to the Muscogee County Board
members who have not been attending the meetings.
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Outlined below, are those boards that currently have vacancies that need
to be filled by the Council.
ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY BOARD:
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(Dr. John Blozsies)
No longer a resident of Muscogee County
(Council?s Apptmt)
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BOARD OF HISTORIC & ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW:
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(William Burgin) SD-15
Eligible to succeed himself
Historic Columbus Foundation Rep.
(Council?s Apptmt)
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(Murray Calhoun) SD-15
Eligible to succeed himself
Home Builder?s Association Rep.
(Council?s Apptmt)
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(Jeff Reed) SD-15
Seat declared vacant
West Georgia America Institute of Architects Rep.
(Council?s Apptmt)
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(Siavosh Etemadi) SD-15
Cannot succeed himself
Historic District Preservation Society Rep.
(Council?s Apptmt)
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CIVIC CENTER ADVISORY BOARD:
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(Kevin Shirley) SD-15
Seat declared vacant
District Five Representative
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(Patrick Sleem) SD-29
Seat declared vacant
District Nine Representative
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COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & CULTURAL LIAISON ENCOUNTERS
(CIRCLE):___ _____
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(Deidre Williams) SD-29
Seat declared vacant
(Council?s Apptmt)
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL:
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(Tyrone Rowe) SD-29
No longer reside in Muscogee County
Council District 6 Representative
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HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF COLUMBUS:
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________________________
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(Franklyn Lambert)
deceased
(Council?s Nomination)
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PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION:
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(Sarah Sillitto) SD-29
District 5
Seat declared vacant
(Council Apptmt)
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RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD:
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(Gary Gibson) SD-29
School District Rep.
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(Tiffany Tootle) SD-29
District 5
Eligible to succeed herself
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(Bradford Haines) SD-29
District 2
Resigned
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(Jenny Holder) SD-29
District 8
Resigned
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TAXICAB COMMISSION:
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(Diane Quick)
Resigned
Taxicab Owner?s position
(Council?s Appmt)
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(Mark Oropeza) SD-29
Resigned
Airport Representative
(Council Apptmt)
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(David Cassell) SD-29
Resigned
Hotel/Motel Industry Representative
(Council Apptmt)
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(Robert Kidd) SD-29
Resigned
Chamber of Commerce Representative
(Council Apptmt)
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(James Nash) SD-29
Vacant
At-Large Position
(Council Apptmt)
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