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 MARCH 27, 2007





TO THE CITY MANAGER:



DEBT COLLECTION:



Have the staff to provide a defined timeline as to how debt collection is

going to be handled within City government and at what point in time would

collections be turned over to an external collection agency. (Request of Mayor

Pro Tem Turner Pugh)



Have the staff to provide a report of all of the accounts that are

approaching the four-year collection timeline. (Request of Councilor Allen)



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FINANCIAL UPDATE:



Let?s have the staff provide the Financial Update Report in a hard copy on

Fridays proceeding the monthly work session for each member of Council.

(Request of Councilor Henderson)



Also, have the staff to provide by the third Tuesday of the month, a

one-page summary of the accounts. (Request of Councilor Anthony)



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COLUMBUS WATER WORKS:



Have the Administration to bring forth in our work session a presentation

that outlines the process of what the citizens need to do when there is a storm

and the water and sewage backs up into their homes. (Request of Councilor

Woodson)



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PRISON LABOR:



Let?s have the staff to provide a list of all of the agencies that utilize

prison labor. Also, let?s look into the process of privatizing the more

complicated or difficult areas of clearing the creeks for the upcoming budget

sessions. (Request of Councilor Allen)



Have the staff check into the cost to have a vendor just handle the

spraying of the herbicides to retard the growth, which would avoid putting on

additional staff or hiring a company to do the cutting. (Request of Councilor

Henderson)



ROAD IMPROVEMENTS:



Let?s have the staff think about a bond issue to lump together some of the

much needed road projects to get them completed. (Request of Councilor Allen)



Provide an analysis of what it would take to do a bond issue for road

projects. (Request of Councilor Davis)



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COLUMBUS PARK CROSSING:



Let?s have the staff to check with the developers to see if they would

consider putting in four-way stop signs for the interior movement of the

traffic at Columbus Park Crossing. (Request of Councilor Henderson)



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COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS:



Let?s have the staff to look more into quality then quantity and let?s

just focus on three items on the Council Work Session Agenda to allow the

necessary time to present the information. (Request of Councilor Henderson)



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GARBAGE DUMPING:



Have the staff check into an email that was sent to the Administration

regarding a constituent who has been complaining about his business being used

as a dumping ground for refuge and garbage and report back what has been done

to alleviate that situation. (Request of Councilor Hunter)



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Copies submitted to the following on April 25, 2007



Mayor Wetherington

City Manager Hugley

City Attorney Fay





Sandra T. Davis

Deputy Clerk of Council

The Council of Columbus, Georgia

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