A RESOLUTION
No.
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Columbus Council that the General
Service Administration of the United States Government (GSA) has recently
downgraded the federal per diem lodging allowance for Columbus-Muscogee County
Georgia from $91.00 to $82.00;
WHEREAS, Federal employees having business both in Columbus-Muscogee County and
those having business at Fort Benning Army Base are impacted by the reduction
of the per diem allowance;
WHEREAS, According to a recent study of the Columbus Convention & Visitors
Bureau, nearly 40% of the market is military related, and based on the summary
of major hotel properties in Columbus, the average daily rate for lodging
ranges from $91.00 to $159.00;
WHEREAS, the General Services Administrations has set the FY 2012 lodging per
diem for Columbus-Muscogee County at $82.00 for lodging which is significantly
below the lower end of the average daily rate;
WHEREAS, this Council desires that the local congressional delegation inquire
into these matters and take all action necessary to require or encourage the
General Services Administration to re-evaluate its per diem lodging allowance
for the Columbus-Muscogee County to be more consistent with average daily
lodging rates.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:
We hereby request that the members of the local congressional delegation
inquire into this matter and direct or recommend that the General Services
Administration return Columbus-Muscogee County to the FY 2009 government per
diem of $91.00 for lodging, in order to bring the lodging allowance closer to
current market rates. Let a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each member
of the Georgia congressional delegation by the Clerk of Council.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the
28th day of February, 2012, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote
of ______ members of Council.
Councilor Allen voting _______
Councilor Baker voting _______
Councilor Barnes voting _______
Councilor Davis voting _______
Councilor Henderson voting _______
Councilor Huff voting _______
Councilor McDaniel voting _______
Councilor Pugh voting _______
Councilor Thomas voting _______
Councilor Woodson voting _______
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SANDRA DAVIS TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON
DEPUTY CLERK MAYOR
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