Columbus, Georgia

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Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
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Council Members

Minutes



COUNCIL BRIEFING

Meeting

November 15, 2005



Members Present: Councilors R. Gary Allen, Glenn Davis, Berry Henderson, Julius

Hunter, Jr., (arrived 8:40 a.m.) Charles E. McDaniel, Jr., Evelyn Turner Pugh,

Nathan Suber and Evelyn Woodson (arrived 8:48 a.m.). Also present were Mayor

Robert S. Poydasheff, City Manager Isaiah Hugley, Deputy City Manager Lisa

Goodwin, Finance Director Angela Cole, Human Resources Director Tom Barron and

Deputy Clerk of Council Sandra Davis.



Members Absent: Mayor Pro Tem John J. Rodgers and Councilor Wayne Anthony were

absent.

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This meeting was called to order at 8:35 a.m., in the Council Chambers

Conference Room, Plaza Level of the Government Center.



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Council Agenda:

City Manager Hugley said that he has an add-on item for the Georgia Power

(Memorandum of Understanding) MOU. He said that it reads mostly with how

Georgia Power would deal with trees.



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Fire & EMS Department:

City Manager Hugley outlined five positions that the Fire & EMS Department is

requesting to fill. He recalled that the Fire Chief is retiring; therefore, we

have a domino effect.



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Budget Adjustments:

City Manager Hugley called attention to the Revised Budget Adjustment: Fund

Summary document and is listed as follows: (A copy was filed for the record.)

Total Operating funds - $184,877,392

Purchase Order Rollover - $1,527,275

Work In Process Requests - $564,534

New Requests - $670,468

Revised Budget - $187,639,669



New Revenue - $710,071

Insurance Premiums - $657,946

Donations - $50,000

Miscellaneous Revenue (Sams/Walmart donation for Fire & EMS Department for

smoke detectors) - $2,125



New Requests - General Fund

City Manager - $6,500 for restroom off of Ground Floor Conference Room

Community Development - $25,000 for demolition

Public Services - $1,747 to install door for Municipal Court Clerk

Boards & Commissions - $27,602 outstanding balance on Diebold Election System

Fire & EMS Department - $27,989 to conduct physicals for Hazmat

Municipal Court - $48,253 private donation



New Requests - Sewer Fund

Miscellaneous - $19,952 Refund on a truck to be transferred to capital project



New Requests - Medical Center

$150,768

$143,217 Balance from inmate medical for FY-05

$7,551 increase based on approved digest



New Requests - Civic Center

$75,000 for AF2 Football



New Requests - Economic Development

$43,591 increase due to digest



New Requests - Hotel/Motel Fund

$230,260 money restricted for tourism



New Requests ? Special Projects ? Capital Projects Fund

$383,952

$164,000 for Health Actuary Study and future pension report

$200,000 Human Resources / Finance Software implementation Phase III

$19,900 transfer funds from Sewer Fund to replace a vehicle



City Manager Hugley said the total operating budget would go from

$184,877,392 to $187,639,669 if the requests are approved.



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Mayor Poydasheff announced that on Thursday, November 17, 2005 the

approximate 700 wives from Ft. Benning would be honored. He said the luncheon

would be at the Trade Center at 12:00 p.m.



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Legislative Agenda:

City Manager Hugley advised that there are nineteen items on the legislative

agenda. He then announced the Legislative Luncheon next Tuesday, at 11:30 a.m.

at the Trade Center. He said that we would come together with the School

Board, the City and the Chamber to present our legislative agenda to our

legislative delegation; our legislative liaison, Mr. Pete Robinson would also

be in attendance.



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There being no further business to discuss and with the dialogue being

concluded, this meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m.







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Sandra T. Davis,

Deputy Clerk of Council

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