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A
Well,
good
morning,
everyone
and
welcome
to
the
August
8
meeting
of
the
Columbus
City
Council,
we're
so
glad
to
have
you
here
this
morning.
It's
a
little
rainy
outside,
but
that's
okay,
we're
going
to
be
getting
the
business
done
inside
here.
We
have
a
special
friend
who's
here
to
provide
the
invocation
today
at
a
minute
to
talk
with
him.
He
said
he
he
prays
for
us
all
the
time
we
can
use
it
all
the
time.
So
we
appreciate
you
Larry
Biggers,
Reverend,
Larry,
burgers
of
Northside
Worship
Center.
B
Before
I
bring
the
prayer,
I
want
to
extend
an
invitation
to
all
of
you
to
come
to
the
20th
annual
unity
service.
That
service
is
a
service
at
Northside,
Worship
Center
at
1901,
Willis
II.
Some
of
you
received
a
letter
already
and
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
give
honor
and
exalt
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
and
to
give
appreciation
for
those
of
you
who
serve
in
our
community
in
such
diligent
ways,
and
we
appreciate
it
very
much.
It's
our
small
token
of
ways
of
wanting
to
say
thank
you
for
serving.
B
Could
we
bow
our
heads
dear
Heavenly
Father,
we
come
before
you
and
praise
and
thanksgiving
Lord.
We
invite
you
to
come
and
give
us
understanding
and
wisdom.
Lord.
Most
of
us
have
a
hard
time
just
decide
what
we
want
for
breakfast.
It
comes
even
complicated
when
we
decide
where
do
we
want
to
go?
Choices
are
huge
and
yet
Lord
you
have
chosen
mere
men
and
women
to
set
in
a
place
of
decision-making
that
affects
people
across
this
community
Lord.
B
Other
decisions
impacts
other
circumstances
and
ways
that
many
of
us
would
never
understand
so
Lord.
We
need
you
to
look
inside
guide
us.
Give
us
patience.
Give
us
wisdom,
give
us
gentleness.
We
ask
you
to
cover
all
that
is
said
and
done.
We
ask
that
you
surround
us
with
your
precious
spirit
and
undergirds
Lord,
with
an
understanding
that
only
you
can
give
Lord
our
desire
and
our
passion.
Our
passion
is
together
that
we
serve
to
benefit
this
special
and
unique
community
that
you
have
given
us
oversight
in
our
portion.
B
A
A
A
All
right:
well,
how
are
you
all
doing
this
morning
doing
all
right?
Well,
these
these
little
ones
we
have
with
us
today
are
from
generation,
knowledge
and
care
center
and
they're
going
to
help
lead
us
in
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
and
so
I'm
going
to
ask
that
you
all
stand
and
prepare
for
them
to
start
the
pledge
I.
A
C
Come
me
j3.
D
C
A
D
A
A
A
Thank
you
for
coming
out
today.
We
know
it.
It
takes
some
effort
to
get
everybody
together.
So
thank
you
all
right.
We're
going
to
start
off!
We've
got.
We've
got
Randy
Lomax
here,
with
the
board
of
tax
assessor's
he's
going
to
come
forward
and
give
us
an
update.
We've
had
several
presentations
over
the
last
several
weeks
and
we're
anxious
to
hear
an
update
as
to
where
we
are
numbers.
What's
going
on
Randy
Tilson
good
morning
as.
F
F
1210
appeals
have
been
received,
processed
and
reviewed
by
the
tax
assessor's
office.
Of
that
amount,
619
appeals
have
been
recommended
for
reduction
in
value,
which
means
we
have
notified,
accept
letters
or
in
the
processes
in
the
letters
to
the
property
owners,
suddenly
review
their
appeals
and
have
reduced
the
value
that
we
pre
previously
provided
to
them.
F
463
of
fills.
We
have
recommended
no
change
and
we
have
notified
the
property
owner
of
that,
and
then
we've
got
approximately
128
that
we're
still
in
the
process
of
conducting
what
is
referred
to
as
an
administrative
review.
Our
division
manager
review,
which
means
it
may
just
be
an
issue
of
a
homestead
exemption
being
improperly
removed
that
we're
going
to
have
to
adjust,
or
it
may
be
some
other
unusual
factor
that
a
division
manager
are
these
deputy
appraisers
going
to
have
to
review
so
we
are
still
receiving
Appeals.
The
appeal
deadline
is
not
till
next
Monday.
F
However.
We
are
diligently
and
expeditiously
as
possible
processing
those
repeals
appeals
and
trying
to
notify
the
property
owners
of
any
adjustments
that
are
being
made
so
as
to
alleviate
their
concerns.
We
would
like
to
confirm
what
we
had
notified
council
that
if
someone
files
an
appeal
when
they
receive
their
bill
for
this
year,
they
will
receive
the
lower
of
the
2016
taxes
or
85%
of
the
tax
bill.
So
if
they
file
the
appeal,
they
will
not
be
burdened
with
the
increase
in
tax
until
the
appealed
is
resolved
and
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Sure.
A
F
No
so
that
they
actually
file
the
appeal
with
the
tax
assessor's
office,
okay,
okay,
and
they
have
a
couple
of
options
on
where
to
take
the
appeal
they
can
take
the
appeal
to
the
Board
of
Equalization.
They
can
request
arbitration
or
with
the
consent
and
concurrence
of
the
tax
assessor's
office,
it
can
go
straight
to
Superior
Court
the
counts
are
out.
The
important
thing
to
remember
is
once
a
property
owner
files,
the
appeal
with
us.
F
F
We
conduct
the
review.
We
will
send
them
a
letter
telling
them
results.
If
the
property
owner
still
is
not
satisfied,
they
can
simply
tell
us
they
want
to
go
forward
and
that
appeal
will
be
forwarded
to
the
Board
of
Equalization,
who
will
conduct
a
I
want
to
call
the
trial,
because
it's
just
a
mini
hearing.
So
there's
no
additional.
A
That's
important
I
think
Lea
saying
is
once
you
send
that
letter
out
I
want
to
put
words
in
counselor
balance
mouth,
but
I
think
he
wants
to
make
sure
that
form
is
all
they
need
to
do.
But
I
think
what
I
hear
you
saying
is
once
the
letter
goes
out
to
say:
we've
we've
lowered
your
thing
is
that
we've
lowered
your
amount?
Is
this
okay
with
you
they
have
to
let
you
know
it's
called
30-day
letter.
No,
it's
not!
Okay
with
me.
I
still
want
to
appeal
that.
F
H
F
Will
let
them
that
someone
comes
in
next
Monday
afternoon
and
files,
an
appeal.
We
will
review
that
appeal
review
the
property.
We
will
send
them
a
letter
telling
them
the
results.
They
may
not
get
that
letter
for
two
weeks
three
weeks,
but
at
some
point
and
then
they
can
notifies
that
they
don't
agree
with
it
and
we
will
forward
it
on
to
the
BIA
at
the
board
of
equalization.
For.
I
H
H
F
F
A
A
F
J
J
F
Is
correct:
there
are
29
appeals
that
are
in
administrative
review.
Those
are
the
ones
that
may
have
something
like
a
homestead
that
was
removed
that
should
not
have
been
removed.
It's
not
a
valuation
question,
there's
some
type
of
administrative
issue
that
needs
to
be
reviewed
and
it's
been
reviewed
by
an
administrative
manager.
There's
a
ninety
nine
appeals
that
the
divisions
have
passed
to
the
deputy
or
deputy
appraiser
John
Williams
for
him
to
review
certain
questions
that
may
be.
One
of
the
aphasias
cannot
answer.
That
was
the
128
total
that
I
met.
J
F
J
And
another
question:
I:
had
it
are
there
any
provisions
made
for
any
instances
where
a
citizen
is
has
been
having
trouble
through
no
fault
of
their
own,
getting
the
notice
on
a
piece
of
property
and
if
they,
because
we're
getting
close
to
the
fourteenth
and
I'm
thinking,
you
know
some
of
our
some
of
the
folks
that
are
still
waiting
on
those
may
be
in
a
situation
where
they
don't
understand
the
process
and
they're
a
little
slow
I.
Don't
want
them
to
miss
their
opportunity
case
in
point.
J
My
dad
is
85,
but
that
he's
lost
sharper
and
I'll
ever
be.
But
but
he's
he's
been
trying
to
have
about
two
weeks
to
get
a
notice
and
the
last
communication
I
think
they
apologize
I
said
they
just
gooped.
They
made
him
hair,
but
it's
the
eighth
and
he
still
has
not
received
a
notice.
So
my
concern
is
if
he
gets
this,
let's
say
the
12
to
13,
actually
he's
supposed
to
be
out
of
town
some
during
that
week.
J
F
J
That
may
not
be
a
viable
option,
because
some
of
the
people
that
we've
listened
to
councillor
garrett
invited
me
to
one
of
his
his
o
town
meetings,
and
there
were
some
people
in
that
room
that,
frankly,
just
didn't
have
a
computer
or
didn't,
and
we
take
it
for
granted.
But
there's
a
there's
a
segment
of
the
population
out
there.
J
That
is
just
not
going
to
be
comfortable
doing
that
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
if
it's
not
their
fault
and
I
know
that
with
taxes
we
typically
say
some
of
the
notices
are
really
just
a
courtesy,
because
you
should
know
right,
but
it
just
seems
like
there
may
be
if
my
next-door
neighbor,
who
I
have
to
be
related
to
encounter
that
there's
bound
to
be
others.
Let
me
count
again
and.
F
F
J
A
Rights
run
its
due
process,
basically
due
process
anyway
I.
Just
if
you
look
into
that,
that
just
seems,
and
it
sounds
like
it
I
mean.
Surely
you
tell
us
I'm
how
large
of
a
problem
is?
Is
that
I
would
think
transposing
some
of
these
numbers
and
not
being
delivered
as
a
fairly
rare
occurrence?
I
hope
you.
A
A
L
K
These
numbers
for
4,000
659
appeals
have
been
filed
and
enough
had
been
processed
that
you
are
left
with
3400,
roughly
3400
still
to
be
processed,
yes,
ma'am
and,
as
I
recall,
the
some
of
the
presentations
that
have
been
made
to
us.
The
magic
number
that
has
to
be
achieved
in
order
for
things
to
be
put
on
hold
is
5500
somewhere
in
that
range.
It's
a
copy
and
it
has
to
be
on
the
14th
right.
It
has
to
be
that
number
of
blending
on
the
14th.
No
man,
no.
F
F
What
happens
is
we
will
submit
the
digest
to
the
Tax
commissioner's
office
by
the
end
of
the
month?
At
some
point,
the
Tax
Commissioner
will
take
the
digest
to
the
revenue
commissioner
for
approval.
It's
on
it's
at
the
time
that
she
submits
it
to
the
Commissioner
that
we
must
be
below
the
eight
percent
threshold.
So
even
if
on
August,
31
we're
above
the
8
percent
and
we're
continuing
to
work,
the
appeals
to
reduce
it
below
that
amount
and
we
get
it
down
to
the
8
percent,
say
September
the
10th
we're
under
the
threshold.
K
You
know
I
just
have
to
say
to
you,
mr.
Lomax,
that
I'm
very
disappointed
this
morning,
I
had
requested
that
the
Board
of
Tax
Assessors
be
here
this
morning.
Yes,
well,
I
do
not
go
anywhere
in
this
town,
since
these
tax
bills
hit
the
mailboxes
that
somebody
doesn't
say
something
to
me
about
this
process
and
we
have
not
had
an
opportunity
to
talk
to
or
with
the
tax.
The
Board
of
Tax
Assessors
I
understand
your
position
with
the
Board
of
Tax
Assessors.
But
you
are
not
a
member
of
the
Board
of
Tax
Assessors
that.
K
K
That
is
not
that
went
from
about
a
three
hundred
dollar
tax
to
about
a
$1,500
tax,
because
the
flood
of
the
floodplain
designation
was
removed
from
his
property.
Well,
this
particular
person,
quite
frankly,
has
the
wherewithal
he
has
the
knowledge
he
has
the
time
he
has
the
intelligence
and
so
forth
to
appeal
that
and
I
expect
that
sooner
or
later
he's
going
to
be
one
of
these
six
hundred
and
nineteen,
whose
taxes
are
reduced,
the
woman
who
lives
next
door
to
him
is
83
years
old.
She
lives
by
herself,
her
son
lives
in
Birmingham.
K
K
Had
that
not
been
done,
I
doubt
very
seriously
that
she
would
have
had
the
wherewithal
to
appeal
that
assessment,
and
my
point
is,
she
should
not
have
had
to
appeal
that
assessment.
Had
the
floodplain
designation
not
been
taken
off
that
piece
of
property,
this
wouldn't
have
happened
and
I'm
sure
that
my
friend
and
his
neighbor
are
not
the
only
ones
in
town
that
have
had
that
happen
to
them.
K
I
am
I'm
very
disappointed
that
the
board
is
not
here
this
morning.
There
are
questions
that
I
would
have
of
the
board
of
Tax
Assessors
that,
quite
frankly,
well
I'm,
very
frustrated
that
this
process
seems
to
be
not
as
big
a
deal
to
some
people
as
it
is
to
me
and
I.
Think
my
fellow
councillors
as
we
go
out
in
the
community
and
meet
meet
citizens
in
the
grocery
store
or
at
church
or
it
you
know
wherever
it
is,
that
we
go
I'd.
F
K
F
Address
two
of
the
points
that
you
have
brought
up:
I.
One
of
them
is
the
last
point
about
it
not
being
a
big
deal
mam.
Having
worked
with
the
Board
of
Tax
Assessors
for
probably
seven
or
eight
years.
I
can
assure
you
this
revaluation
process.
Installation
of
the
new
software
is
a
monumental
deal
for
us.
It
is
a
project
that
we
have
been
intimately
involved
in
since
the
summer
of
2014.
It
is
a
big
deal
when
I
the
few
times
I've
had
to
go
to
court
Superior
Court
when
I
walked
into
the
courtroom.
F
One
of
the
first
things
I
tell
the
judge
and
the
court
is
I'm
there
on
behalf
of
the
Board
of
Tax
Assessors,
but
I'm
not
there
to
win
a
case
or
lose
a
case
I'm
there
to
try
to
get
the
value
correct
on
that
piece
of
property,
and
we
don't
determine
whether
that's
a
win
or
a
loss.
We
simply
wrote
the
right
value,
that's
what
the
Tax
Office
of
Muscogee
County
wants
for
all
69
thousand
five
hundred
parcels
is
the
right
value
and
we
are
diligently
10
hours
a
day
working
to
do
that.
F
Yes,
we
have
had
94
percent
to
the
six
percent
of
the
parcels
file,
an
appeal,
but
as
of
right
now,
ninety-four
percent
have
not
filed
an
appeal.
We
interpret
that
to
believe
that
94
percent
of
the
parcels
and
property
owners
believe
their
property
has
been
correctly
value,
but
for
those
who
feel
that
it
has
not
been
correctly
valued,
we
want
to
be
notified
and
we
want
the
opportunity
to
to
make
a
change
and
get
the
right
and
value
on
that
and
understand
the
concern
about
your
neighbor
I.
K
K
It
would
not
have
been
a
concern
for
either
one
of
these
people
and
they
would
not
have
had
to
file
an
appeal
because
their
property
would
have
been
properly
assessed
now
that
they
are
filing
the
appeal.
I
have
every
confidence
that,
once
again,
their
property
is
going
to
be
properly
assessed.
My
concern
with
that
is
that
we
are
putting
the
burden
on
the
taxpayer
to
make
to
make
that
determination
to
make
to
to
do
something,
and
they
should
not
have
to
do
that.
I,
don't
think
they
should
have
that
obligation.
I.
F
Understand
back
to
the
first
point
you
made
about
the
failure:
the
board
attacks
members,
the
board
of
Tax
Assessors
to
be
here.
I
will
relay
that
to
them.
I
have
been
attending
their
weekly
meetings
for
the
last
maybe
month,
but
I
will
say
this
to
the
entire
council.
They
meet
every
Monday
and
we
would
welcome
any
counselor
that
was
to
come
to
our
meeting
and
ask
questions
if
you
will
simply
give
us
a
little
warning,
so
we
can
put
you
on
the
agenda
we'll
meet
again
Monday
at
9
o'clock
and
we'll
extend
an
open
invitation.
F
K
F
F
And
the
reason
I'm
here
today,
instead
of
John
Williams,
is
we
really?
This
may
be
trivial
to
some
people,
but
we
wanted
mr.
Williams
focusing
on
these
appeals.
He's
the
one
who
is
reviewing
the
division
manager
appeals
that
I
mentioned
are
99
earlier.
We
felt,
like
his
time,
would
be
well
spent
by
concentrating
on
these
Appeals.
A
M
F
F
M
M
F
F
M
If
they
send
in
that
lower
amount
and
they
go
to
the
board
equalization
or
it's
disputed
right
along
the
way-
they're
not
successful,
maybe
it's
reduced
to
a
lower
amount,
but
not
the
amount
that
they
send
in
then.
It
is
quite
possible
that
they're
going
to
be
responsible
for
interest
in
penalties.
Yes,.
M
N
N
H
A
See
if
counsel
Davis
wants
to
finish
well.
H
N
H
M
F
M
M
Well,
mr.
Lomax
I'm
not
going
to
get
I
think
councillor
Thomas
said
it
real
well,
I
still
have
concerns
I
think
I've
used
the
word.
Look
you
you've
been
here.
You've
heard
some
of
my
concerns.
Some
of
my
comments
on
my
reflections
of
the
my
constituency.
The
citizens
I
represent
it
even
this
morning.
I
had
more
conversations,
councillor
Thomas
about
the
same
same
matter,
and
you
know,
and
every
time
I
talk
to
him
I
know.
Well
what
would
you
do
in
this
situation?
What
would
help?
M
Maybe
we
can't
turn
back
and
go
back
in
and
fix
all
this,
because
what's
happen
is
half
a
matter
of
fact.
You
know
this.
Guy
has
a
history
to
it
and
I
kind
of
am
glad
you're
here,
because
I
think
you
were
involved
with
part
of
this
history
goes
all
the
way
back
to
Superior.
Court
judges
reprimanding
the
tax
assessor's
office.
M
Council
was
apprised
of
the
need,
an
urgent
need
to
begin
the
reforming
of
the
tax
assessor's
office
in
the
system's
thereof,
and
that's
when
we
started
getting
into
the
software
matters
and
the
other
things
and
then
I
guess
a
resolution
came
where
it
talked
about
upgrading
the
software
asking
Council
to
approve
funding,
to
get
everything
up
to
date
and
and
I
think
there
was
a
word
ev'ry
evaluation
also
put
in
there
as
well,
and
then
here
fast
forward.
Here
we
are
today.
I
do
believe
this
matter,
not
saying
that
it.
M
It
was
part
of
the
process
along
the
way
and
eventually
it
was
going
to
happen.
But
I
think
that
when
you
look
at
from
counsels
perspective,
going
all
the
way
back
to
the
approval
back
in
2014,
we
just
came
out
of
the
Great
Recession
and
there
was
year
after
year.
I
go
to
all
these
meetings
that
we
have
on
the
state
of
the
state
by
the
University
of
Georgia
that
come.
They
come
here
state
of
the
economy
and
they
always
tells
good
news.
M
Bad
news
or
the
good
news
is
they
always
say
well,
Columbus
wasn't
hit
as
hard
as
everybody
else
during
the
Great
Recession,
but
the
bad
news
Comus
is
not
recovering
as
well,
either
the
rest
of
states
recovering,
but
our
values
to
stay
the
same.
So
we
need
back
in
that
time.
I
would
have
never
found
them
or
never
guessed
that
we
would
be
at
this
point
today,
where
all
of
a
sudden,
these
valuations
are
all
over
the
place
somewhat
astronomical,
not
all
of
them,
but
there's
a
large
part.
M
So
that
leads
to
a
situation
where
you
know.
We've
talked
about
this
being
unprecedented,
and
my
concern
still
is
where
we're
at
I
look
I.
Think
the
number
one
priority
for
the
tax
assessor's
office
right
now
is
to
regain
the
confidence
of
citizenry,
and
all
we
do
is
try
to
do
the
best.
You
can.
Yes.
M
M
I
myself
have
to
spend
money
to
correct
some
of
these
matters
open.
Then
it
gets
correct,
I,
don't
know
but
I'm
having
to
do
it.
I
know
others
that
are
having
to
do
it.
Some
may
not.
Some
may
have
the
access
to
the
tools
or
the
information
whatever
they
need
to
do
it,
but,
like
councilor
Thomas
said
the
burden
is
being
placed
on
the
citizenry
to
get
this
right,
but
that's
not
what
the
regulations
from
the
Department
of
Revenue
or
the
tax
assessor's
office
says.
F
The
value
you
are
absolutely
correct
and
I
appreciate
and
applaud
your
comment
by
saying
it's
the
right
thing
to
do,
because
Chancellor
Davis,
you
are
correct,
it
is
the
right
thing
for
us
to
do
is
to
look
at
each
appeal
and
get
the
value
correct.
Just
like
I
mentioned
in
my
very
early
comments
this
morning.
If
I
have
to
go
to
court,
one
of
the
first
things
I
say
is
we
want
to
get
it
right?
We
don't
want
to
win
or
lose.
F
M
That's
my
hope,
but
anyway
we're
at
where
we're
at
and
I
don't
get
I
don't
want
to
go
back
in
and,
like
I
said,
I
use
the
term
getting
the
weeds
on
all
this,
but
I
do
think
that
in
a
situation
like
this,
the
right
thing
to
do
the
prudent
thing
to
do
is
to
slow
down,
and
you
know
if
I
could
go
back.
One
wish
that
that
could
have
helped
in
this
situation
and
I.
M
Think
one
of
the
largest
concerns
or
one
of
the
greatest
concerns
of
this
body
is
that
the
the
notification,
the
notification
came
through.
The
notices
that
came
out,
but
the
right
thing
would
have
done,
was
to
notify
the
citizen
long
in
advance
long
in
advance,
and
you
know
it
this
still
being
painful.
It
probably
got
a
little
easier
process
at
this
point,
but
we're
at
we're
at.
M
M
Wouldn't
wrote
the
letter
like
it
was
written,
you
know
somewhat
disappointing,
but
it's
out
it
was
almost
as
if
what
we
requested.
We
also
gave
them
the
answer
to
that
at
the
same
time.
But
I
don't
know
what
has
come
back
since
as
any
response
over
than
the
Superior
Court
judge
is
saying
that
they
would
have
to
recuse
imaginations
their
tax
payers
as
well,
and.
N
Those
are
Superior,
Court
judge
is
bowed
out
because
of
advisory
opinion
regulations
and
the
Attorney
General.
There
is
a
requirement
that
we
give
our
opinion
before
the
Attorney
General
will
even
consider
giving
a
local
opinion.
So
that's
why
we
had
to
put
our
opinion
in
the
letter
and
we
have
not
heard
back
well.
M
N
N
M
And
I've
heard
that
I
think
everybody's
heard
in
community
that
one
of
our
state
representatives
has
done
some
research
into
this,
and
he
says
that
we
can
petition
the
board
of
Tax
Assessors
or
asked
the
board
of
Tax
Assessors
that
they
would
look
at
this
matter
from
from
well
from
from
our
perspective
and
what
we've
been
trying
to
communicate
and
that
they
would
freeze
the
2017
tax
assessments
on
real
property
and
at
the
2016
values.
In
light
of
the
unprecedented
increases
and
I
think
you
know
mr.
M
Lomax
I
so
love
a
comment
in
the
paper
that
that
you
said
that
this
would
be.
You
know
it
would
probably
be
counterproductive.
I
think
that's
the
word
he
used
I!
Don't
look
at
it
like
that,
because
when
you're
in
a
situation
like
this,
it's
just
common
sense,
something's
going
to
happen
to
somebody
like
the
situation
that
councilor
Thomas
just
explained
and
others
then
I
can
give
you
many
many
examples.
But
somebody's
gonna
fall
through
the
cracks
and
then
there's
going
to
be
situations
just
not
going
to
be.
M
It's
just
not
going
to
be
a
good
thing,
so
I
think
in
an
effort
to
try
to
slow
this
thing
down
and
to
get
everything
where
it
needs
to
be
keep
doing
going
through
the
process.
Keep
going
through
the
process
work
it
out,
get
all
this
stuff
straight
now,
let
everybody
do
what
they
need
to
do
for
2017,
but
to
hold
the
to
hold
that
or
to
submit
the
tax
digest.
Based
on
the
2016
values
and
I've
prepared
a
resolution
to
ask
the
board
tax
assessor's,
we
can
ask
and
I
understand,
that's
an
option.
M
We
have
I,
don't
know
what
their
response
is
going
to
be,
but
certainly
I
think
it's
a
commitment
that
I
made
to
the
citizens.
I
can't
speak
for
the
rest
of
my
colleagues
was
a
commitment
that
I
made
now
to
try
to
find
all
solutions,
solutions
to
try
to
resolve
this
matter
where
we're
at
today
and
I
think
that
this
is
the
right
way
or
one
way
to
help
out
some.
A
business
person
told
me
that
you
know
right
now,
they're
having
to
play
defense.
I
said:
what
do
you
mean
by
I?
M
Haven't
played
defense,
I
said
well
when
I'm
on
the
offense,
my
business
can
make
money.
I
can
do
what
I
do
every
day
and
I
can
keep
doing
business.
But
right
now,
I
have
to
put
everything
on
hold
on
explai
defense.
I
can't
make
money
when
I'm
playing
defense
I'm
having
to
play
defense
on
this,
because
I've
got
tons
of
Appeals
that
I
have
to
put
in
and
it
just
slows
everything
down.
So
it
is
it's
across
the
board.
M
There's
so
many
different
scenarios
here
and
I,
don't
know
I
just
personally
I,
don't
know
how
they're
all
going
to
get
worked
out
in
a
timely
manner.
Somebody's
going
to
drop
through
the
cracks.
Oh
I'm,
going
to
make
a
motion
resolution
and
I
don't
mind.
Reading
this
resolution,
everybody
every
council
member,
has
it
in
front
of
them,
but
I
do
have
a
resolution
mayor
a
few
other
council
members
want
to
be
heard
before
we
come
back
to
it.
A
Second
sermon
we
can,
it
would
get
a
motion.
Second,
we
can
have
discussion.
My
one
question:
I,
don't
know
if
it's
for
Clifton
or
councillor
Davis
or
Randy
20,000
parcels
have
been
reduced
in
value.
One
third
has
been
reduced.
20,000
now
they're.
Not
here
you
know
it's
a
Chamber's
because
presumably
their
taxes
in
to
reduce
right.
So.
A
A
F
Think
there
are
several
issues
here
that
have
not
been
discussed
number
one,
and
this
is
an
issue
that
I
don't
feel
comfortable
discussing,
because
I
cannot
speak
for
the
Tax
commissioner's
office.
But
I
have
some
concerns
about
the
logistical
issues
that
would
be
involved
in
telling
the
Tax
Commissioner
we're
going
to
revert
back
to
2016
values,
as
opposed
to
going
forward
with
2017
I'm.
Just
not
sure
how
that
would
work.
I'm,
not
sure
how
the
tax
assessor's
office
can
convert
their
2017
data
on
the
new
system.
A
F
M
Well,
then,
keep
in
mind
winner
tax
freeze,
so
a
majority
of
these
residential
properties
are
not
going
to
change
in
their
tax
bill,
regardless
valuations
and
reassessments
go
up
and
down
I'm.
Not
talking
about
those
and
I.
Don't
know
about
this
20,000
that
we're
talking
about
there's
so
many
different
scenario.
I
just
said:
there's
so
many
different
scenarios
out
there
and
somebody's
going
to
point
is
yes,
I
understand
what
you're
saying
and
you
can
I
mean
that's
what
I
would
say
if
I
was
a
tax
assessor,
but
it's
really
it's
a
command.
M
My
understand
what
I've
learned
is
it's
just
a
command
just
send
it
to
the
tax
commissioner
she'll
do
the
collection.
All
you
have
to
do
is
tell
her
to
collect
the
2016
digest,
submit
it
and
she'll
do
the
collection,
I
like
I,
said
mayor,
it's
not
it's
the
one
or
two
people
out
there
and
look
over
in
Oakland,
Park,
there's
so
many,
my
mother
in
law.
My
mother
made
a
lot
to
all
relies
on
my
wife
and
she
has
even
got
the
tax
notice
yet
because
my
laws
been
traveling,
my
mother-in-law
has
been
traveling.
M
She
hasn't
got
her
tax.
No,
she
has
no
clue.
She
doesn't
read:
English
she's
Korean.
She
speaks
broken
English,
but
you
know
what
all
her
friends
are
the
same
way
and
they're
stunning
councillor
Woodson.
You
know
tons
of
Germans
and
different
ethnicity
over
there
something's
going
to
happen.
That's
just
one
example,
but
I
can
give
you
many
something's
going
to
happen
where
somebody's
going
to
fall
through
the
cracks.
That's
my
concern
councillor.
F
I
think
that's
what
the
city
attorney
was
mentioning
early.
There
is
a
statute
in
place
and
Clifton.
Correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
I
think
it's
ocg,
a
section
48
five
380
that
allows
taxes
that
are
erroneously
collected
to
be
refunded.
If
someone
discovers
an
error
after
the
fact,
after
they've
paid
the
taxes,
they
have
the
right
to
request
a
refund,
so
it's
not
like
the
door
is
closed
on
them.
So,
yes,
I
agree.
Someone
may
fall
through
the
cracks,
but
if
that
is
discovered,
they
do
have
a
remedy
that
will
allow
that
heritage.
M
F
M
A
Q
A
S
Just
have
the
form
Duff
I've
held
in
town
halls,
I've
held,
and
there
were
other
people
here
in
the
audience
who
can
speak?
Who
could
affirm
this
but
I
would
say
typically
thirty
or
four
people
came
to
those
forms.
Three
to
four
of
every
form
did
not
get
a
notice
at
all.
So
councillor
Henderson
issue
is
not
unique.
This
is
a
little
more
widespread
than
as
expected.
Then
I
would
say
with
the
more
sophisticated
forms.
Will
more
people
knew
about
the
appeal
process,
but
with
the
neighborhood
forms?
S
Probably
half
the
people
had
no
idea
what
was
going
on
I'm
sure
there
were
a
lot
of
people.
Aren't
there
because
we're
talking
30,
40
people,
a
very
large
neighborhood.
So
there's
a
lot
of
folks
who
don't
know
anything
about
this
process
and
I
guess
Matthew
is
everybody
is
repeating
the
same
thing
over
and
over
again
about
it,
but
we're
putting
the
book
we're
saying
at
least
in
court.
The
burden
is
on
the
tax
assessor's
office,
but
right
now
the
burden
is
on
the
citizens.
S
You
know
congratulating
us
that
they
got
a
heat
reduction
property,
but
the
people
I
have
talked
to
the
significant
reductions
have
been
homestead
and
then
people
of
commercial
have
been
reductions.
It's
been
like
some
of
my
clients
like
trailer
parks,
multi-million
dollar
pieces
of
land.
They
may
go
down
on
a
couple
hundred
they're
happy
about
that.
I
mean
ice,
it's
nothing
in
the
scheme
of
things
as
far
as
what
we
seen
go
up,
but
what
I've
seen
is.
S
We've
got
a
lot
of
residents
who
don't
know
what's
going
on
I
think
councillor
Davis's
if
his
resolution
some
of
this,
certainly
something
we
need
to
consider
and
that's
why
we
want
the
tax
assessor's
here
and
I
still.
I
would
like
you
to
speak
to
why
they're,
not
here
I,
don't
think
that's
been
answered
yet
because
we
did
what's
their
presence
and
we
haven't
had
them
in
Ian's
reforms.
S
They
haven't
come
to
any
of
the
meetings
or
talked
with
any
of
the
councillors
as
far
as
I
know,
and
that's
something
I'm
concerned
about,
because
our
representative
Richard
Smith,
said
that's
one
of
our
major
options
to
rollback
and
with
every
we
infer
supposed
to
be
assessing,
even
if
it's
a
directive
from
the
tax
revenue.
Commissioner,
every
three
years,
the
assistive
tech,
the
tech,
sesor
John
Williams,
said
that
he
had
a
250%
increase
that
he
did
approve.
S
He
said
there
was
data
to
justify
that
to
me,
even
if
there's
data
justify
that
it
just
does
not
make
any
sense,
it's
not
fair
to
our
citizens.
So
that's
kind
of
thing
where
we're
going
to
get
basically
attacked
this
council,
because
you're
taxing
people
either
homes,
even
if
there's
some
sort
of
data
to
justify
those
needs.
S
I
think
it's
something
that
would
be
needs
to
be
seriously
considered,
but
we
want
the
taxes
here
to
tell
us
what
their
thoughts
were
on
that
this
isn't
televised
meeting.
This
isn't
us,
and
you
know
we
appoint
the
board
so
to
tell
us
we
need
to
go
to
their
meeting
on
Monday
I.
Don't
think,
that's
very
appropriate.
Only
it's
appropriate
for
our
citizens,
I
think.
If
we
request
them
be
here,
we
would
we
expect
some
explanation
and
we
have
not
had
the
port
access
here.
S
F
I
can
answer
the
question
that
you
just
asked
where
the
Board
of
Tax
Assessors
consider
a
resolution
or,
as
you
call
it
an
option,
of
course
absolutely,
and
if
there
is
a
resolution
passed
today,
I
will
be
at
Monday's
meeting
discussing
that
with
them.
No
doubt
about
it,
no
doubt
about
it
now
how
they
will
react
to
that
vote
upon
that
address.
That
I
can't
speak,
that's
for
the
board,
but
yes,
obviously
they
will
consider
anything
that
is
put
before
them
by
this
council.
The
request
for
their
appearance
was
made
at
exactly
nine
o'clock.
F
F
There
were
plans
that
just
could
not
be
changed
and
they
could
not
be
here,
as
a
group
I
think
they
would
welcome
any
counselor
to
show
up
and
appear
at
their
meeting,
which
the
next
meeting
is
Monday
and
be
happy
to
discuss
any
concerns
they
have
I
will
point
out.
The
Chester
Randolph,
the
chairman
of
the
board
of
tax
assessor's,
has
been
inseparable
on
council
meetings
as
well
as
Beatty
Middleton,
John
Williams
and
Leilani
Floyd
I've.
F
S
F
I,
as
far
as
showing
up
at
the
neighborhood
meetings,
I
don't
know
if
the
board
of
tax
assessor's
has
been
invited
to
any
of
those
I
can't
address
that
I
know
there
was
an
open
invitation
or
a
specific
invitation,
with
some
Board
of
Equalization
members
and
I
kind
of
thought.
That
was
a
little
bit
out
of
the
ordinary
for
Board
of
Equalization
member
to
go
to
a
forum
and
discuss
an
issue
that
may
be
before
them
for
the
determination
that
really
kind
of
sounded
like
a
conflict
of
interest.
To
me.
K
K
Would
join
with
my
colleagues,
I
think
mr.
counsel,
Garrett
and
councillor
Davis
on
this
resolution.
I
think
that
it's
time
for
this
council
to
take
a
position
with
the
Tax
Assessors
board,
it
blows
my
mind
that
they
didn't
know
what
the
topic
would
be
and
are
inviting
them
to
this
meeting
today,
but
be
that
as
it
may,
I
want.
T
R
In
looking
at
all,
that's
been
discussed
this
morning
and
all
the
scenarios
that
could
come
about
and
the
people
who
are
not
english-speaking
and
not
understanding
the
system
at
all
times
what
happens
to
our
citizens
that
they
don't
understand,
and
they
don't
appeal
in
time
and
they
lose
property
with
what
happens
to
them.
I.
F
Cannot
answer
that
question?
You
know
the
process
has
not
changed
in
terms
of
appeals.
It's
the
same
process
that
we've
had
for
the
last
ten
years.
The
official
tax
matters
notices
go
out.
It
gives
a
property
owner
the
value
they
have
the
right
to
appeal.
There's
a
deadline
for
the
appeals.
Nothing
has
changed
for
property
owners
in
the
last
few
years.
This.
F
F
R
K
F
Ma'am
the
respect
revenue,
commissioner,
the
digest
will
not
be
approved
if,
at
the
time
of
submission,
more
than
8
percent
of
the
total
number
of
parcels
are
under
appeal
or
more
than
8
percent
of
the
total
value
of
the
digest
is
under
appeal,
and
it
has
to
be
both
of
those
both
8
percent
of
the
number
of
parcels
and
8
percent
of
the
value,
not
one
or
the
other.
Okay.
R
F
R
Ok,
I'm
just
I'm
just
having
a
problem
like
my
counterparts
up
here
about
the
fact
that
we
could
not
get
the
board
here.
I
know
it
was
requested
to
be
here,
and
this
is
it's
it's
kind
of
sad
that
we
can
come
to
their
meeting,
but
they
won't
come
down
and
theirs
is
not
televised
analysis
for
the
public
to
listen
in
and
see,
what's
being
discussed
and
talked
about
it.
R
It's
hard
for
us
to
take
the
calls
and
the
conversations
and
the
battering
that
we've
been
through
for
the
last
few
weeks
and
to
be
told,
you
know
just
important
tax
assessor's
this
estate,
you
have
no
authority
in
this,
but
it's
our
constituent
instead
of
being
hit
with
all
of
this,
so
I
am
very
much
in
favor
of
Council
of
Davis's
resolution
this
morning
this
is
just
I.
Haven't
you
know
before
being
elected
I
just
have
never
seen
anything
like
this.
R
F
We
don't
think
it's
about
the
money
we
we've
realized.
There
are
concerns
as
we
stand
as
I
stand
here
today
on
behalf
of
the
Board
of
Tax
Assessors
and
the
tax
assessor's
office.
We
know
that
six
point
seven
one
percent
of
the
parcels
in
Muskogee
County
have
it
expressed
that
a
concern,
a
significant
concern
regarding
the
value
of
their
property.
F
We
have
already
addressed
619
of
those
parcels
and
reduced
the
vein,
so
we're
assuming
that
the
619
are
going
to
be
satisfied,
probably
not
pleased
but
satisfied
with
our
reduction.
But
we
also
believe
that
if
ninety
excuse
me
is
six
point,
seven
one
percent
are
unhappy,
then
93.3%
must
be
I,
don't
want
to
say
happy
or
pleased,
but
they've
accepted
the
valuation.
So
if
we've
got
a
ninety
three
percent
acceptance
rate,
then
maybe
it's
not
as
bad
as
it
sounds.
We've.
F
That
there
are
problems,
and
there
are
issues
and
we're
going
to
address
those
we
are
going
to
diligently
and
and
it's
like
all
hands
on
deck.
We
are
working
to
address
those
appeals
and
all
four
thousand
six
hundred
and
sixty
nine
appeals
are
going
to
be
looked
at
by
the
tax
assessor's
office.
Yeah.
R
R
Some
of
the
people
I
spoke
with
have
just
accepted
the
fact
that
this
is
the
city
government.
There's
nothing
I
can
do
they
don't
want
to
feel
property
sentence.
I've
seen
several
properties
that
have
been
valued
down.
Yes,
taxis
are
the
same
and
they
feel
like
it's
just
an
uphill
battle
for
them.
So
it's
I
mean
we're
here,
fighting
for
the
people,
so
I
appreciate
you
being
here
and
I
hope
we
can
get
Council
Davis's
resolution
in
place.
Thank
you.
J
Ocean
I
guess
I
fact
that
council
I
think
is
is
considering.
This
resolution
speaks
to
the
desperation
that
we
feel
it
how
limited
our
options
are
and
I
think.
As
you
pointed
out,
this
resolution
is
something
that
sent
to
the
Board
of
Tax
Assessors
in
the
hopes
that
they
will
apply,
that
to
the
information
they've
collected
and
and
and
do
what
they
believe
is
the
right
thing
to
do.
This
is
expressing
I
think
this.
The
sincere
concern
of
counsel
and,
and,
admittedly,
listen.
My
phone
has
rang.
J
Moreover,
this
issue,
then
then
almost
any
issue
in
the
twenty
years
I've
been
here
so
so
to
me,
it
signifies
that
this
is
a
widespread
concern,
but
there's
a
couple
of
things:
I
think
that
this
is
why
I
consider
this
a
last-ditch
effort,
because
we
I
don't
know
if
we've
talked
to
the
school
district
find
out
what
kind
of
impact
it's
going
to
have
on
them
and
their
budget.
Certainly
they
need
to
be
notified,
so
they
can
at
least
plan
ahead
a
little
bit.
J
The
other
thing
is
I
I,
don't
know
how
many
of
these
folks
went
down.
I,
don't
know
how
many
of
them
were.
Homestead
I
think
it's
unrealistic
to
think
that
all
20,000
for
residential
property
that
are
under
homestead
or
under
the
tax
freeze.
So
there
is
the
possibility
that
there
could
be
some
litigation
coming
from
somebody
who
just
decides
they're,
not
happy
because
they
they
didn't
get
the
fifty
dollar
reduction
in
taxes
this
year,
but
I.
J
Think
too
is
councillor
Huff,
but
I
think
state
and
I
won't
belabor
it
but
I
think
there's
a
factor
added
to
that
that
are
subtracted
from
that
93%
I,
don't
know
what
that
factor
is,
and
those
are
people
who
feel
either
disenfranchised
or
they
and
I'm
not
being
ugly.
But
they
just
don't
understand
the
workings
of
government.
They
don't
understand
technology,
maybe
they
haven't
even
opened
their
notice.
You
know
maybe
it's
life
as
usual
and
OS
as
a
notice.
It's
same
every
year
and
we'll
throw
it
over
here
in
the
in
the
candy.
J
Children
will
worry
about
later
and
they're
not
going
to
really
know
until
the
bills
go
out
and
they
see
those
bills,
and
that
admittedly,
may
be
a
very
small
number,
but
this
is
this
has
has
become
a
big
enough
issue.
It's
almost
like
crime
statistics.
You
know
you
can
say
that.
Well,
it's
a
very
small
number,
but
not
one
is
acceptable,
and
in
this
particular
issue
it
may
be
a
small
number
and
I
anticipate.
J
It
will
be
relationally
to
the
overall
tax
digest,
but
the
devastation
that
it
can
unintentionally
create
has
been
highlighted
through
this
process
so
I
again
harken
back
to
this
is
not
something
that
I
would
normally
consider
doing.
That
would
take
a
whole
out
of
the
budget,
a
whole
lot
of
the
school
districts
budget,
but
but
I
think
we've
gotten
to
a
point
where
we
as
a
group,
don't
really
have
a
whole
lot
of
options.
So
our
only
option
is
to
send
this.
J
This
resolutions,
first
time
I've,
had
an
opportunity
to
read
it
to
the
tax,
assessor,
the
board
of
tax,
assessor's
and
and
then
the
rest
and
then
just
rely
on
their
good
judgment
because
see
we
don't
we
don't
see
these
600,
we
don't
know
who
they
represent.
You
all.
Do
we
don't
see
the
463?
There
were
no
change
recommended
with
these
with
the
463,
were
they
business
owners
who
were
renting
property
who
are
now
going
to
jack
the
rents
up
or
have
to
as
an
opera?
J
Just
don't
know
you
guys
have
that
advantage
over
us
and
that's
why
we
kind
of
rely
on
once
this
resolution
hits
the
table
at
the
board
of
tax
assessor's.
We
rely
on
their
good
judgment
to
know
what
these
numbers
represent
and
are
we
getting
closer
to
a
resolution,
or
are
we
just
sort
of
sort
of
treading
water,
so
I
feel
pretty
confident
that
resolution
is
going
to
be
approved
and
from
that
point
we're
just
relying
on
the
good
sense
and
the
hard
work
of
the
board
and
I
do
have
to
say
this
about
the
board.
J
Most
of
them
are
either
appraisers
or
they've
worked
in
the
real
estate
field,
so
they
understand
the
process
of
comps
and
of
the
valuation
of
property
and
what
should
be
used
in
what
shouldn't
be
used,
but
on
such
a
broad
scale.
I
can
tell
you
because
I'm
in
the
industry,
when
we
look
at
that
some
of
them
just
don't
make
a
lot
of
sense
and
and
I
trust
that
those
are
in
this
619
but
I
also
know.
J
Realistically,
the
numbers
tell
us,
and
statistical
averages
tell
us
that
some
of
them
are
not
and
they
may
be
because
they
just
haven't
gotten
to
them,
or
maybe
they
weren't
explained
correctly.
We
all
have
examples
we
can
use.
I
I
can
use
my
own
property
as
an
example,
and
it
highlights
we
don't
like
the
word
glitz,
but
it
highlights
some
systemic
issues
and
updates
that
need
to
be
made
in
order
for
that
process
to
fit
within
this
community
and
this
community.
J
You
know
the
value
of
land
is
number
Realtors
here
is
determined
by
its
non-homogeneity,
which
means
no
two
parcels
are
exactly
alike,
which
makes
a
an
overarching
review
and
reassessment
of
all
this
property,
particularly
difficult,
because
you
can't
plug
in
parameters
that
are
going
to
fit
for
an
acre
lot.
Some
commercial
out
in
East
Columbus
industrial
park
versus
one,
that's
a
half
acre
in
Bellwood,
that
is
zoned
commercial,
but
it's
being
used
as
residential
so
anyway
to
the
motion.
J
I
just
would
like
to
know
if
we
have
talked
to
anybody
from
the
school
district
have
kind
of
put
them
on
notice
that
this
is
something
we're
going
to
do,
because
this
will
impact
them
as
well
and
one
other
question
for
the
city
attorney
I've,
seen
in
I
thought:
I
saw
in
one
of
the
case,
studies
of
another
government
that
had
addressed
this
a
similar
issue.
They
actually
piecemeal
and
delayed
the
collections
through
the
year,
so
they
had
a
mid-year
collection.
J
N
J
It
idli
the
budget
is
going
to
be
impact
rather
severely
and
right
and
again,
a
hard
compact
saying.
That's
that
illustrates
the
desperation.
I
think
the
council
feels
to
try
to
protect
the
citizens
from
any
undue
financial
hardship.
Is
that
we're
and
it's
going
to
make
next
year's
budget
I'm
sure
the
mayor
is
thrilled
about
this,
because
her
budget
next
year
is
going
to,
we
knew
is
going
to
be
tight.
It
is
really
going
to
be
it's
going
to
be
painful
and.
N
J
I
recognize
that
directly
we'd
have
to
evaluate
any
cost
associated
with
challenging
the
regular
process
of
collecting
this
taxes,
but
does
that
flexibility
exist
within
our
within
this
organization
that
we
could
determine
that
once
it
was
once
the
issues
of
council
has
were
satisfied?
Could
we
set
another
date
for
trying
to
catch
up
to
the
17
dodgy?
You
certainly.
J
J
M
Let
me
just
say
it
like
this:
you
know,
I,
think
there
every
argument,
there's
a
counter
argument
and
I
understand
the
plea
at
the
last
minute
and
I
go
back
to
Sam
we're
dealing
with
an
unprecedented
situation
here
that
demands
a
a
resolution
in
order
to
find
a
solution.
I,
don't
think
it's
right
to
balance
a
budget
or
the
future
budget
on
the
backs
of
the
citizenry
or
money.
M
That's
going
to
be
collected
that
you
know
you're
going
to
have
to
reimburse
a
lot
of
it
in
the
first
place,
but
you're
still
projecting
a
slight
number
I
mean
look.
We
don't
totally
rely
on
property
tax
to
run
this
government.
The
economy
is
growing
at
a
higher
clip
now
than
ever.
This
government
relies
more
on
sales
tax
and
it
does
I
would
make
that
argument,
and
it
does
in
these
other
areas
that
we're
talking
about
so
there's
a
good
opportunity.
M
J
Of
the
resolution
yeah
I'm
just
I'm
just
asking
if
we
have
put
the
scooters
on
notice,
this
is
something
I
just
wondered
if
we
had
let
them
know
that
this
is
something
we're
considering
not
not
asking
permission
just
making
sure
that
they're
they're
informed
because
I'm
not
against
I'm,
not
against
the
resolution,
I'm
actually
going
to
support
it.
I
haven't
talked
to
my
own
things.
I
also
started.
I
just
was
curious
if
they
had
been
notified.
M
J
K
A
M
M
A
A
J
J
A
J
Why
but
I
think
again,
I
think
just
to
be
clear:
I,
don't
think
that
I,
don't
think
that
that
750,000
coming
out
of
the
general
fund
budget
is
what
is
going
to
lead
to
the
Tanz.
It
was
a.
It
was
a
perfect
storm,
so
I'm
several
things
that
occur
at
one
time,
not
the
least
of
which
was
the
delay
in
the
yeah.
A
Further
delay
I
mean
this
is
important
and
obviously
council
wants
to
wants
to
support
this,
and
that's
fine,
but
I
think
that
the
community
needs
to
know
the
ramifications.
For
instance,
one
thing
you've
heard
Clifton
say
is
that
if
they
go
back
to
the
2016,
they
probably
are
you've
just
suggested
going
to
have
to
move
the
collection
date
from
December
1.
So,
let's
just
say,
that's
January
15th!
You
talk
about
tax
out
tax
anticipation,
note
now
it's
a
huge
tax
of
it.
Well.
J
Correctly
farmer,
on
with
a
certified
the
16
digest,
the
collections
would
still
take
place
in
December,
but
there
would
be
that
shortage
or
that
difference
between
what
17
digests
was.
That
portion
would
be
what
we
would
try
to
collect
if
we
could,
with
subsequent,
mainly
so
we'd
still
end
up
with
two
mailings.
It's
just
that
they
wouldn't
all
it
wouldn't
be
in
October
in
the
December.
The
question
was
whether
we
could
make
that
up.
A
A
A
V
A
M
Different
not
a
merry
thing
to
remember
this,
not
like
it's
their
stagnant
growth
in
this
community
there's
still
new
growth
and
there's
new
revenue
coming
in
there's
still
new
revenue
coming
in
I
think
the
citizens
need
to
understand
that
need
to
understand
how
this
process
works.
Don't
forget.
Last
year
there
was
additional
revenue
that
came
in
that
got
the
fund
balance
up
even
higher
than
what
it
is
on
a
very
slim
budget.
You
know
to
me:
it's
called
management
and
it's
the
term,
that's
why
they
call
it
management
manage
the
budget.
We've.
M
M
A
E
N
N
E
E
F
Speaking
on
behalf
of
the
tax
assessor's
office,
you
know
the
resolution
will
come
to
us
if
the
Tax
Assessors
Board
of
Tax
Assessors
were
to
approve
and
go
back
to
the
2016
digest.
We've
still
got
appeals
coming
in
I'm,
assuming
we
would
still
process
the
appeals
and
go
forward
as
though
nothing
has
happened.
It's
just
the
digest
that
we're
going
to
deliver
to
this
Huff
will
be
the
2016
digest.
A
All
right
that
is
there
any
further
a
counselor
Davis
did
you
want
to
speak
to
something
well.
M
You're
exactly
right,
I
think
what
like
we
said.
This
is
slowing
it
down,
given
everybody
an
opportunity
to
work
through
this
and
to
get
it
right.
Let's
just
get
it
right
and
give
everybody
the
opportunity
to
try
to
get
it
where
it
needs
to
be
so
it
won't
be
such
a
burden
in
this
situation.
And,
yes,
it
will
continue
the
process
and
hopefully
get
them
all
resolved
and
straighten
out
and
would
be
back
on
level
playing
field.
My.
F
Guess
my
concern,
although
I
don't
really
have
like
a
dog
in
this
fight
in
terms
of
the
vote,
is
that
the
resolution
is
accomplishing
nothing
more
than
what
the
filing
of
the
appeal
accomplishes.
Because
if
we
put
it's
a
perfect
party
files,
the
appeal
their
tax
bill
reverts
back
to
the
2016
amount
anyway,
not
correct,
I.
Think.
M
F
M
Think
the
solution
here
is
to
slow
it
down
and
get
get
it
all
resolved.
I
can't
help
it
if
somebody
is
not
willing
to
to
work
with
the
tax
assessor's
office
and
they
don't
get
it
done,
but
this
is
given
everybody
an
opportunity
to
get
it
all
taken
care
of
okay,
whether
going
through
the
appeal
process,
whether
dealing
with
exactly
what
you
just
said,
it
gives
them
a
time
frame
a
longer
time
frame
to
get
it
done
and
then
once
the
process
is
completed,
it
will
fall
right
back
in
place.
I
understand
all.
A
Right,
I
think
that's
it
for
to
the
motion.
Pops
read
to
the
motion.
That's
been
called
precipice.
You.
W
Know
in
all
of
this
discussion,
what
what
the
citizens
need
to
know
is
that
we're
trying
to
find
a
solution
to
this
situation
and
what
Glen?
What
you
just
got
finished
saying,
is
slowing
things
up
a
bit
and
I
know
it's.
It
might
be
confusing
to
a
lot
of
the
people,
but
the
one
thing
that
the
people
want
to
see
is
that
we're
really
trying
to
do
something
we
have
to
come
up
with
something.
W
A
H
F
H
F
F
Well,
once
the
appeal
is
filed,
the
borlik,
the
tax
assessor's
office,
is
going
to
conduct
a
review
of
that
property.
Okay
and
they're,
going
to
make
a
determination
as
to
whether
there
should
be
no
change
or
a
decrease
in
the
value
and
a
notice
is
sent
to
the
tax
payer
at
that
time
and
they
have
30
days
to
respond.
So
they
have
at
least
30
days
and
they
will
receive
a
notice
from
if
they
do
not
agree,
and
it
goes
to
the
Board
of
Equalization.
H
F
F
F
H
F
H
F
F
H
F
Process
that
councilor
Allen
just
review
is
going
to
continue.
The
passing
of
the
resolution
has
no
effect
on
that.
The
Board
of
Tax
Assessors
response
to
the
resolution
will
have
no
effect
on
the
process.
We
need
that
we
are
going
to
push
forward
we're
required
to
push
forward
and
nothing
is
going
to
change.
Okay,.
F
Would
like
to
make
a
couple
of
final
comments,
number
I'm
glad
to
hear
you
just
walked
back
in
on
behalf
of
the
tax
assessor's
office.
We
want
to
thank
the
city
manager's
office
for
providing
us
with
some
additional
support
to
allow
us
to
start
more
timely
processing,
the
mail
and
the
appeals.
So
we
appreciate
that
it
has
been
a
tremendous
help.
Thank
you
very
much.
We
are
processing
appeals
if
I'm,
not
mistaken
and
I
stand
be
corrected
on
this
title,
Technologies
has
provided
an
additional
support
person
to
help
us
review
these
Appeals.
F
We
are
reviewing
appeals
as
fast
as
humanly
possible.
They
are
presented
to
the
board
of
Tax
Assessors,
every
Monday
for
their
approval
in
action,
and
we
are
sending
out
letters,
so
the
cup
will
start
stop
being
full
or
through
on
Monday
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
to
address
stutters
so
that
we
can
resolve
as
many
of
these
as
possible.
Our
goal
is
to
get
it
right
and
just
like
councillor
Davis
said:
that's
our
that
we
want
to
get
the
value
of
property
correct.
F
If
someone
has
a
concern,
it's
really
a
little
too
late
in
the
process
to
be
calling
and
discussing
file
your
appeal.
That
means
somebody
is
going
to
pull
that
file.
Look
at
that
piece
of
property
and
see
if
there's
some
type
of
adjustment
that
needs
to
be
made
just
file
the
appeal
one
sheet
of
paper:
it's
not
difficult
to
fill
out
and
call
us
on
the
carpet
and
make
us
take
a
look
at
it
and.
A
Randy,
we're
all
I
think,
probably
getting
text
messages
from
the
media,
and
we
appreciate
them
being
here.
They
want
to
make
sure
they
get
it
right,
and
so
we
we
appreciate
that
and
just
reiterate,
because
I
think
maybe
some
came
in
after
you
might
have
said
this
the
first
time,
but
it's
just
it
alludes
to
what
you
just
said
a
moment
ago,
and
that
is
that
if
the
number
of
parcels
appealed
are
8%
or
over
and
the
value
of
parcels
appealed
or
8%
or
over
to
total
dodge,
then
the
digest
can
be
rejected.
A
F
Exactly
correct,
correct:
okay,
no
one
has
asked
I'm,
afraid
I
didn't
state
this,
but
as
of
right
now,
with
the
four
thousand
six
hundred
sixty
nine
appeals
that
have
been
submitted.
That
represents
one
point:
five,
four
percent
of
the
total
digest.
So
even
though
the
number
of
Appeals
represents
a
significant
percentage,
the
total
value
property
under
appeal
is
only
one
point:
five,
four
percent:
okay,.
J
Thank
you,
man,
I
just
want
to
follow
up
on
your
question.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
understand
it,
because,
as
of
the
date
that
the
tax
commissioner
has
to
send
in
to
digest
those
have
to
be
outstanding
appeals,
that's
right.
So,
for
example,
there's
a
result
right.
The
four
thousand
six
hundred
sixty
nine
that
have
been
filed.
You
can
take
out
that
twelve
hundred
were
actually
the
619
that
have
agreed
to
that
reduction
of
values.
So.
F
J
F
Right
now,
the
number
of
Appeals
has
continued
to
increase
right.
The
number
of
Appeals
resolve
does
continue
to
increase
on
Monday
afternoon
at
five
o'clock
we
draw
the
line,
except
for
there
feels
that
maybe
in
the
man
so
there
we
know
new
appeals
coming
in,
but
we're
going
to
continue
to
address
the
oil
is
going
to
work
them
down
all.
M
I
just
want
to
add
to
that
I
think
the
citizens
know
now
at
first
I
think
everybody
was
under
the
assumption
that
the
eight
percent
was
a
flat,
eight
percent.
If
you
hit
that
the
red
flag
goes
up,
but
that's
not
true.
It's,
like
you,
said
the
tax
assessor's
office
is
resolving
these
matters
which
they're
getting
them
through
and
you
guys
are
going
through
them
right
that
works.
M
So
I
don't
know
if
that
eight
percent
number
has
ever
been
obtained
in
the
state
of
Georgia,
but
I
look
at
it
as
somewhat
of
a
control
mechanism
that
it
really
pushes
people
to
do
their
jobs
and
to
expedite
matters
in
a
situation
like
this.
So
just
keep
that
in
mind.
It's
not,
but
that
eight
percent
in
reaching
that
number.
If
you're
expediting
these
things
and
you
get
them
unresolved,
you
know
what
are
the
odds
of
hitting
eight
percent
at
this
point.
M
So
you
know
people
need
to
understand
that
and
I
think
in
the
beginning,
everybody
so
well.
If
we
get
all
these
appeals
in
and
throw
the
red
flag
in
and
it
reverts
that's
not
necessary.
Only
true
yeah,
that's
correct.
Mr.
Lomax,
thanks
for
being
with
us,
you've
been
really
helpful
and
very
professional
and
talking
with
us,
and
we
appreciate
that
all.
A
K
Q
A
You
all
right
moving
on,
we
appreciate
everyone's
patience,
but,
as
you
can
see,
this
is
very
important
and
we
want
to
call
forward
our
forensic
auditor
Elizabeth
Barfield
who's
doing
it
been
conducting
a
transition
audit
for
the
Civic,
Center
and
Elizabeth.
We
appreciate
you
being
here
and
mr.
Tsai
managers.
You
have
something
you
wanted
to
and
I
just
your
light
came
on.
I
didn't
know
if
that
was
the
wrong
advice:
No,
okay,
all
right
Elizabeth!
Thank
you
for
being
here
this
morning,
good.
X
Morning,
back
in
December
of
2016
City,
deputy
deputy
city
manager,
Lisa
Goodwin,
requested
that
we
do
a
transition
audit
on
the
Columbus
Civic
Center.
A
transition
audit
is
generally
done
whenever
there
is
a
change
in
leadership
and
in
February
of
2017
John
Dorman
replaced
Ross
Horner
as
the
director
of
the
Columbus
Civic
Center,
the
Civic
Center
was
built
in
1995
and
finished
up
in
1996.
The
seating
capacity
depending
on
the
event
set
up
or
where
the
stage
is
place,
is
anywhere
from
eight
to
ten
thousand
patrons.
X
In
the
past
year,
the
Civic
Center
hosted
just
over
100
events,
and
you
may
ask
yourself
what
are
those
100
events?
Well,
we
had
28
to
32
hockey,
home
games,
we
had
six
football
home
games
and
then
the
other
events
that
make
up
that
100
very
from
WWE
to
disney
on
ice
concerts,
and
it
also
includes
any
events
that
may
be
taking
place
out
in
the
parking
lot
like
the
fair.
X
Remember
going
through
the
audit,
we
reviewed
three
major
areas:
budgetary
and
financial
performance
box
office
operations,
security
and
maintenance
in
the
budgetary
and
financial
area.
We
looked
at
year's
fiscal
years,
2014
through
2017
and
I'm
very
happy
to
say
that
2014
through
2016,
the
Civic
Center
routinely
came
in
under
budget
in
2017.
X
There
was
a
management
decision
to
go
over
budget
and
that
was
covered
in
revenue,
so
that
was
a
very
good
situation
there.
In
2011,
we
started
getting
general
friend
subsidies
anywhere
from
one
hundred
fifty
thousand
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year.
Now
it
wasn't
every
year,
but
it
was
sporadic
throughout
that
time
period
for
2016
in
2017.
The
Civic
Center
did
not
receive
any
of
those
subsidies
and
they
continue
to
perform
very
well
financially,
so
we're
definitely
moving
in
the
right
direction.
X
Whenever
you
mentioned
Columbus
Civic
Center,
you
automatically
think
about
the
cottonmouths
and
the
loss
of
the
hockey
team.
The
intangibles
of
that
is
probably
more
of
a
loss
than
the
monetary
value.
We
had
consistent
attendance
with
the
hockey
team
anywhere
from
a
thousand
to
1500
people
consistently
coming
to
the
hockey
games.
That
is
a
really
big
deal.
It
kind
of
sealed
our
the
Civic
Center's
fate
as
being
a
safe,
family-friendly
venue.
It
was
a
place
that
she
went
to
without
even
giving
it
a
second
thought.
Saturday
afternoon
you're
sitting
at
home.
X
You
think:
hey,
let's
get
out
of
the
hockey
game,
you
don't
you
don't
think
much
about
it,
you're
not
worried
about
being
robbed
or
mugged.
When
you
go
down
there,
you
know
the
set
up,
and
that
is
that
is
valuable.
When
people
come
down
to
the
Civic
Center
they're
exposed
to
the
advertised
the
billboards
they
see,
what
content
is
coming
up
makes
them
want
to
come
back
and
come
to
the
Civic
Center
again,
so
we're
going
to
be
losing
that
that
partnership
is
quite
a
loss
for
Columbus
and
we
hate
to
see
it
go.
X
But
in
the
future
we
have
got
a
potential
buyer
now
in
New,
York,
you've
all
heard
about
that
and
their
plans
down
very
promising.
They
have
got
some
neat
strategies
as
far
as
some
giveaways
and
things
that
are
going
to
increase
attendance
and
the
Civic
Center
is
looking
very
forward
to
that
partnership
as
well.
X
One
of
the
main
things
that
John
Gorman
specified
us
warning
to
him
as
to
look
at
during
the
audit
was
box
office
procedures.
Now,
when
I
say
it
was
a
main
concern
of
his
I,
don't
want
that
to
be
taken
as
a
negative.
It's
not.
It
was
not
a
negative
at
all
they're,
not
having
any
problems.
They
simply
had
a
change
in
personnel.
One
of
the
folks
in
the
box
office
operations
was
promoted
to
an
events
job
within
the
Civic
Center
and
we've
hired
someone
new
to
come
in.
X
He
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
waters
were
still
processes
were
still
being
followed
and
nothing
was
following
through
the
falling
through
the
cracks.
So
we
looked
at
opening
and
closing
procedures,
cash
handling
procedures
and
balancing
checkpoints
throughout
the
financial
process.
I
had
an
opportunity
to
work
with
the
box
office.
Attendants
watch
them
get
money
from
the
vault
when
their
day
started.
There
was
dual
cash
handling
processes
in
place.
Everyone
was
fully
aware
of
the
processes
that
they
and
the
procedures
that
were
in
place.
X
The
customer
service
was
acknowledged,
I
was
there
in
an
opportunity
to
watch
them
selling
tickets
and
unfortunately,
I
was
there
when
an
event
was
cancelled.
We
had
quite
a
few
patrons
come
in
to
get
refunds
and
it
was
amazing
to
see
the
box
office
management
was
out
with
the
patrons
trying
to
monitor
what
was
going
on
talking
to
the
patrons
guiding
them
different
windows
and
making
sure
that
that
process
was
handled
very
efficiently
and
quickly
so
kind
of
turned
what
could
have
been
a
very
negative
encounter
into
a
very
positive
one.
X
We
also
looked
at
maintenance
and
security.
This
particular
weekend
that
we
were
there.
We
were
it
was
the
annual
denim
and
diamonds
charitable
event.
Things
were
a
little
bit
different
than
the
normal
event
setup
that
they
have
on
a
regular
basis
because
they
have
the
charitable
dinner
before
the
presentation
or
before
the
performance.
So
they
were
setting
up
dinner
tables.
Getting
food
ready
in
process
table
settings
doing
a
lot
of
things
that
they
don't
normally
do,
and
they
were
doing
it
as
if
they
were.
It
was
something
very
regular
for
them.
X
They
didn't
skip
a
beat.
Everybody
knew
what
they
were
the
tasked
with
and
was
getting
things
done.
We
made
a
visual
review
of
their
fixed
assets,
everything
checked
out
there.
We
also
had
interviews
and
observed
the
security
personnel.
We
talked
to
them
about
what
broadcasts
were,
how
they
the
areas
that
they
were
responsible
for
maintaining
and
what
their
procedures
were,
how
they
checked
hand,
bands
or
tickets.
X
Everyone
was
very
knowledgeable
in
that
respect.
There
was
one
finding,
though,
that
we
did
encounter
with
the
security,
and
that
was
a
door
on
this
exterior
door
on
the
Southwest
entrance
of
the
Civic
Center
was
propped
open
for
people
to
come
and
go
in
and
out
now
it
appeared
that
that
was
like
a
smoking
area.
So
you
can
imagine
there
was
a
lot
of
traffic
in
and
out
of
that
door.
X
Security
may
was
there
at
the
door
attending
the
door,
but
the
door
was
open,
so
we
recommended
to
Civic
Center
management,
that
that
be
closed,
the
door
be
closed
and
that
that
security
guard
take
a
little
more
active
role
in
checking
the
folks
as
they
entered
and
exited.
They
were
completely
in
agreement
with
that
and
said
that
from
this
point
forward,
they
will
make
sure
that
that
happens.
X
Overall,
the
audit
was
a
very,
very
positive
when
the
Civic
Center
is
well-managed
every
one.
Any
questions
that
we
asked.
We
were
given
answers
immediately
promptly
and
the
answers
were
even
backed
up
with
some
documentation
or
details
to
support
those
answers.
The
staff
is
very,
very
well
trained.
The
customer
service
was
exceptional,
I
think
it's
a
model
for
many
different
areas
in
the
city
to
kind
of
follow
in
their
pattern,
based
on
the
fact
that
they're
not
receiving
their
general
fund
subsidies
anymore.
E
E
Because
it's
very
safe,
okay!
Thank
you
very
much.
We
appreciate
thank
you
report.
Okay,
next
song,
can
we
have
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
for
July
the
11th
July,
the
25th
I
have
a
motion
from
councillor
Alan
in
a
second
from
councillor.
Thomas
one
moment
can
y'all
help
me
set
this
I,
don't
know
how
to
do
for
the
vote.
I
E
No,
a
city.
N
Right,
we
have
a
very
short
agenda,
one
item
that
we'd
like
to
bring
on
second
reading,
but
we
have
a
substitute
around
the
table.
The
substitute
has
been
agreed
to
by
councillor
Davis
the
original
sponsor,
and
this
would
say
that
folks,
who
are
grant
recipients
receiving
general
operating
funds
from
the
city
and
whose
salary
is
paid
from
those
funds
cannot
qualify
to
run
for
public
office
unless
first
resigning.
N
A
We've
got
a
motion
to
substitute
there,
a
second
okay,
there's
a
second
I
know:
we've
got
question
questions
we've
been
hearing
a
lot
of
questions
and
I'm
sure
councillor
Woodson,
councillor
and
Mayor
Burton
were
to
speak
to
it,
but
Clifton.
If
you
could,
please
clarify
because
people
are
interested
in
this.
I
A
N
E
A
M
M
It
puts
anybody
in
this
government
on
the
same
line
as
all
the
other
employees
and
right
now,
there's
a
loophole
that
allows
others
and
they're
still
collecting
a
salary
under
the
same
scenario
that
an
employee
would
be
on
allows
them
the
opportunity
to
run.
They
should
be
under
the
same
rules
and
guidelines
as
the
as
a
city
employees
and
should
have
to
follow
the
same
requirements
as
city
employees
when
it
comes
to
running
for
an
elected
office
or
a
a
an
elected
office.
M
E
M
Money
comes
out
of
the
general
fund
from
this
city,
and
it's
pants,
my
salary
does
it
just
as
if
they're
employed
by
this
city
and
right
now,
the
way
it
is
set
up
that
there's
a
loophole
for
certain
individuals
and
all
this
does
is
just
close.
That
gap
where
it
buddies
on
the
same
playing
field.
It's
a
level
playing
field
for
everybody
and
it
if
you're
going
to
have
it.
One
person
should
have
for
all
the
all
people
involved
if
they're
running
for
elected
office,
but.
A
G
I
A
N
A
A
A
Substituted
ordinance
and
there's
a
second
so
now
I
will
queue
it
again.
Can
you
well
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
queue
it,
but
it's!
The
wrong
item
is
up,
but
I'm
sure
tiny
can
figure
that
out.
A
N
A
Y
But
if
you
would,
let's
get
handed
round
to
each
of
one
of
the
counselors
and
make
a
copy,
so
everyone
can
see
that
and
the
reason
why
I'm
saying
that
is
because
don't
forget
to
say
your
name
is:
oh
I'm,
sorry,
my
name
is
Paris.
When
I
live
at
138,
3-0
eupatoria,
Lane,
eupatoria
actions
speak
louder
than
words,
and
what
you
guys
did
today
was
honorable
I
appreciate
that
councillor
Davis
and
everyone
else
up
here
by
passing
that
resolution
to
go
back
to
2016.
Y
When
we
tell
you
about
20,000
being
downgraded
I'm
one
of
those
20,000
decreased
on
my
homestead
exemption.
It
went
up,
93
thousand
dollars
in
fair
market
value,
went
down
$3
as
far
as
what
it
costs.
3,000
I
mean
three
dollars
times.
You
know
20,000,
because
I
met
a
lady
out
there
as
I
was
going
to
the
bathroom
and
she
had
the
same
situation
and
hers
was
five
dollars.
Y
So
it's
three
to
five
dollars,
so
it's
insignificant,
I
would
say
95
if
I
was
a
bettin
man
in
Las,
Vegas,
I
would
say
95%
of
my
homestead
exemptions,
so
we've
got
to
do
is
look
at
the
offset
at
the
1.3
million
and
who's
getting
beat
up.
It's
people
like
me
because
of
that
excess
of
acreage,
the
3.5
acres
and
it
went
up.
$500
went
up
three
hundred
and
sixty
percent
okay.
Y
Last
time,
I
was
in
front
of
you
guys
I
wanted
you
guys
to
basically
have
three
townhall
meetings
and
really
push
this
agenda
as
far
as
most
people
are
intimidated
by
these
appeal
forms,
which
you
guys
had
espoused
here
today
and
I
would
have
liked,
for
you
guys
have
done
that
because,
honestly,
you
guys
could
reach.
Probably
the
pinnacle.
At
least
10,000
didn't
happen.
Walker
girl
was
out
there
and
I
appreciate
his
effort.
Y
City
councillors
could
have
the
city
charter
is
ultimately
responsible,
dissents
and
collected
property
taxes
and,
like
Richard
Smith,
the
state
represented,
said
before.
Basically,
the
tax
assessor's
board
works
for
you
and
you
guys
appoint
them.
So
basically
they
take.
You
know
direction
from
you
and
what
I
believe
you
skip
was
safety.
Y
Y
Homestead
exemption
for
my
home,
which
is
the
two
takers
that
the
3.5
you
notice,
assert
underneath
their
homestead,
and
it
said
no.
As
for
two
thousand
seventeen.
Sixteen
seven
fifteen
fourteen
thirteen
twelve
eleven
down
to
ten
down
for
25
years
for
25
years
they
saw
they
don't
need
Tyler
technologies
didn't
at
the
paper.
Y
Y
Well,
he's
an
attorney,
but
I
would
think
at
least
it's
been
in
place
for
at
least
twenty
years,
and
the
thing
is
is
that
if
that's
been
in
place
that
basically
they
the
Tax
Assessors
board
for
those
1564
property
owners
that
have
excess
of
two
acres?
Basically,
for
me,
twenty
five
years,
maybe
some
of
them
probably
go
back
all
the
way
to
thirty
four
years,
when
this
thing
was
put
in
place,
then
I
asked
you
know
the
city
attorney.
Clifton
pay
you've
been
with
us
for
about
twenty
years.
Y
I'm
saying
to
you:
hey
he's
really
gillece.
He
represents
you,
he's
supposed
to
keep
you
from
getting
in
trouble,
so
I'm
thinking
like
if
he
knows
that
and
he's
hiding
that
from
you,
then
that's
not
this,
because
that's
malfeasance
when
you
hide
something
and
that
is
considered
a
misdemeanor
okay
and
a
misdemeanor
in
article
two
in
the
city
charter,
appendix
two
I
should
say
basically,
if
you're
in
violation
of
a
misdemeanor,
then
basically
you
know
how.
Y
I
understand
yeah,
don't
please
don't
interrupt
me
please.
So
the
thing
is.
Is
it
if
you
take
a
look
at
pilot
prices,
he
had
a
fair
market
value
of
ten
thousand.
It
went
up
three
hundred
and
two
thousand
dollars
three
thousand
percent.
Now,
when
you
have
that
much
of
a
fraud
difference
of
mine,
three
hundred
sixty
percent,
my
son
Rawls
11
hundred
percent
in
a
flood
plain,
here's,
a
three
thousand
percent
I
mean
that
is
a
flawed
system.
Y
Oh,
it's
a
non-binding
agreement
that
contract
yeah,
so
you
can
break
that
now.
I
also
ask
since
Betty
Milton's
been
here
forever
and
she's.
The
chief
appraiser
she's
been
in
charge
of
it.
I
asked
for
you
guys
to
basically
get
rid
of
her,
because
you
guys
just
gave
her
a
pay
raise,
but
she
she's
learned
about
this
forever.
I
mean
you
see
it.
Y
You
can
print
it
off,
give
it
to
yourselves
whatever
the
case
may
be,
but
then
under
my
last
subject,
I
want
to
talk
about
is
the
or
laws
and
the
reason
why
I
say
that
that
other
loss
of
sales
tax
you
guys
passed
many
years
ago,
back
in
2008
70%
for
Public
Safety
30%
for
infrastructure.
There
is
the
basically
get
people
pay
raises
in
the
public
safety
sector.
Y
Instead,
it's
been
used
as
a
slush
fund
and
if
you
look
at
the
reserve
fund,
over
40
days
of
the
60
days
is
coming
out
of
the
O
loss.
So
when
you
guys
are
saying
well
you're
taking
care
of
the
reserve
fund,
yeah
from
the
other
local
office
of
sales
tax,
and
so
to
me,
that's
not
really
what
the
spirit
of
the
law
was
for
the
intent
of
that
money
being
there
and
Memorial
in
public
safety.
Y
It's
probably
at
the
lowest
ebb
I've
ever
seen
in
my
life
and
speaking
that
when
you
see
that
crime
is
down,
know,
I've
talked
to
police
officers,
who've
told
me:
well,
mr.
Olson
I'll
tell
you
how
it
goes
like
I
was
at
a
baseball
game
at
Columbus
High,
my
my
window
was
broken
into.
Cellphone
was
stolen,
but
there
was
20
vehicles.
The
police
officer
did
only
one
incident
report.
However,
there
was
20
infractions.
That's
considered
only
one
incident
report
report.
Y
So
when
that
happens
like
that,
and
it
happens
in
a
blanket
floor,
all
the
time
there
are
no
crime
is
not
down.
If
you
tell
people
a
crime
is
down
to
Columbus,
they'll
laugh
at
you
and
the
only
way
we're
going
to
shore
it
up
for
Public
Safety
is
to
hire
more
police
officers,
start
spending
the
money.
The
way
it's
supposed
to
be,
you
know
when
you
did
a
343
days
to
0-9
and
you
you
took
fifteen
million
dollars
and
sent
it
towards
the
natatorium,
which
was
not
a
necessity.
Y
It
was
a
an
amenity
it
2
million
dollars
in
the
1990s
laws
was
supposed
to
be
for
Olympic
size
pools,
but
no,
we
had
to
have
this.
We
had
3,
we
were
supposed
to
have
fermer
didn't
happen.
That
way,
and
I
argue
time
and
time
again
to
you
guys
that
it
would
be
a
liability,
it
would
be
a
white
elephant.
Did
you
guys,
listen?
Y
No,
you
did
and
that
many
of
the
problems
that
you're
having
right
now
was
physical
is
because
you
didn't
listen,
because
we
don't
need
that
adjacent
parking
deck
over
here
that
cost
9
million
dollars
that
came
out
of
the
Olas
I
mean
I
can
go
on
and
on
and
on
I.
Just
wish
you
guys
would
just
listen.
He
wants
for
one
time
about
some
of
the
things
that
I
bring
to
your
attention
and,
lastly,
out
of
the
millage
rate
and
then
there's
urban
district,
one
two
and
four,
and
it
says
specifically
stormwater
parentheses
sewers.
Y
So
when
I
left,
you
know,
you
guys
never
have
any
dialogue.
You
always
have
your
little
into
endows
that
you
want
to
put
in
after
I
leave,
instead
of
it
actually
having
some
sort
of
dialogue
and
I'm
from
district
1
is
one
point,
two
four
Mills
another
ballistic
two,
which
is
you
Kotori
Midland,
is
point
two
zero
and
then
above
district
4,
which
is
in
the
Oakland
Park
area.
Y
They
have,
they
don't
pay
nothing:
okay,
iron
Mel
on
a
septic
tank,
along
with
those
other
fifteen
hundred
and
sixty-four
property
owners
and
I
for
the
life
of
me.
I
have
no
drainage.
I
have
no
stormwater
rain
up
and
runoff
out,
though,
I
have
two
football
fields
that
I
take
care
of
I
take
care
of
the
city's
property.
On
the
other
side,
my
property
is
kept
meticulous.
If
you
ever
go
out
there,
you'll
find
out
for
yourselves.
Y
Okay,
so
maybe
I
should
send
you
guys
a
bill
for
all
the
weed
eating
and
mowing
I've
done
over
the
years,
for
you
guys
but
I'm
just
telling
you
right
now,
it's
it's
class-action
lawsuit,
basically
on
with
the
metro
system,
Metro
bus
system,
along
with
basically
for
25
years,
you
failed
to
collect.
Where
was
you
know
and
I
would
not
have
a
problem
if
you
guys
would
have
went
up
three
percent
each
year
on
that
excess,
acreage
and
I?
A
Thank
you,
Paul
and
Paul
is
to
your
question
I'm
going
to
ask
Randy.
If
you
would
let
mr.
Williams
know
when
you
all
come,
because
he
spoke
to
the
issue
of
the
every
three
year
requirement
or
guideline
or
whatever.
It
is
and
I
think
I
recall
that,
but
I
don't
want
to
restate
it
from
memory,
and
it
would
be
better
just
to
have
him
come
and
talk
about
that
what
they
have
been
doing
in
the
audits
from
the
State
Department.
All
that
constant,
okay,
we're
moving
on
we've
got
one.
A
A
Mister
kindred,
okay,
I
hope
we
didn't
wear
him
out,
but
I'm
not
sure
I
saw
him
here.
We
have
mr.
McCrae
McCraney
with
the
city
ordinance
parking
laws.
Yes,
sir,
come
on
up
and
surf
you
just
state
your
name
and
address
what
we're
going
to
do
is
you'll.
Have
ten
minutes
total
to
five
minutes
seconds.
U
Over
long,
oh
okay,
all
right
you're,
not
living
about
five
of
place
inside
Columbus
and
Columbus
police,
don't
seem
to
be
interested
in
forcing
their
traffic
laws.
I
had
a
caller.
Yesterday
from
Charlotte
Shelton
says
he
ticketed
people
up
doing
12th
Avenue
between
about
parking
on
the
sidewalk
blocking
a
sidewalk
in
the
city
popular
with
the
other.
In
this
morning
doing
the
same
thing.
So
apparently
the
people
they
don't
apply
to
certain
people
about
tickets.
U
Also,
the
special
enforcement-
they
don't
do
their
job.
There's
a
car
over
there
that
I
reported
to
three
weeks
ago
no
wheels
no
battery
than
they
are.
This
is
it's
five
different
items.
It's
getting
ticketed
for
missing
parks,
no
tag
and
don't
run.
How
can
they
determine
of
car
will
run
without
no
wheels
on
no
battery
sitting
on
the
ground?
Great.
U
The
law
like
the
street
I,
reside
on
18th
Street,
there's
a
police
that
writes
down
every
day,
probably
around
10
o'clock
and
you
ticket
a
person.
Parking
between
the
sidewalk
in
the
street
will
come
up
around
20
21st,
22nd,
23rd,
Street
between
I,
say
11th,
Avenue
and
15th
Avenue.
They
just
parked
all
over
the
place
in
violating
law
and
I
call
91,
and
they
never
do
nothing
about
it.
Okay,.
A
A
Z
Mayor
council,
whenever
we
get
complaints
from
citizens,
if
we're
able
to
get
in
touch
with
them,
we
go
out
and
investigate
those
parking
complaints
and
we
take
action
on
them.
As
you
know,
and
most
citizens
know
we
do
have
other
things
to
do
so.
Parking
is
a
low
priority,
but
when
it's
brought
to
our
attention
we
do
address
it.
We
have
been
out
on
one
of
the
locations
that
he
talked
about
on
12th
Avenue,
between
29th
and
30th,
29th,
yeah,
12th,
Avenue
to
29th,
Street
and
30
and
they've
been
enforcing
it.
Z
I
myself
have
been
riding
in
the
area
and
locating
a
car
that
I
think
that
tires
had
about
rotted
off
of
it
and
it's
being
addressed,
but
it
helps
when
people
call
these
things
in
they
give
us
a
contact
number.
So
we
can
identify
exactly
what
they're
talking
about
sergeant.
Sheldon
has
tried
to
get
ahold
of
the
gentleman
for
two
days
and
left
messages,
but
we
haven't
been
able
to
contact
him.
Do.
Z
A
Z
K
Z
A
Z
Z
A
W
I'm
receiving
I'm
going
to
bring
it
up
to
the
city
manager
later
on
up
at
the
intersection
of
Floyd,
Road
and
Woodrow
farm
road
used
to
be
the
CVS
there,
they've
been
parking
tractor
trailers,
there
I've
been
getting
all
kinds
of
complaints
and
rightfully
so
from
the
citizens
up
to
the
Regency
Park
area,
the
special
enforcement
has
and
I
got
a
I
checked
on
a
where
special
enforcement
did
go
up
there
and
they
put
warning
on
the
tractor
trailers.
They
went
out
and
they
were
removed.
W
Well,
I
want
to
big
yesterday
and
I'm
going
to
send
you
a
picture
there's
about
five
or
six
of
them
there.
What's,
because
and
because
of
the
rain
I
mean
they
just
indiscriminately
partially,
as
they
know,
they're
not
supposed
to
be
doing
it,
and
because
of
the
tractor
trailers
in
the
rain.
It's
caused
a
quagmire
during
an
era
very
unsightly
and
because
of
the
water
stagnant
water
smells.
W
So
it's
a
constant
complain
of
the
citizens,
that's
where
the
old
CBS
used
to
be
right
and-
and
it's
somewhat
frustrating
because
special
enforcement
has
going
point
out
there.
I
have
a
chronology
here.
We
have
done
it
and
they
put
warning
and
whatever,
but
they
insistently
point
and
it's
just
a
eyesore
and
the
residents
in
that
area
are
really
really
really
upset.
But
I
got
a
really
horrendous
voice
message
on
it,
which
says
that
the
city
just
doesn't
give
a
darn
about
thought
about
it
and
on
about
how
unsightly
it
is.
W
Z
W
Yes,
they're
parking
right
in
that
open
area
right
across
to
the
Piggly,
Wiggly
and,
and
they
know
they're
not
supposed
to
park
there.
They
just
park
the
vehicles
and
it
is
really
unsightly
to
see
that
many
of
those
tractor
trailers
apart
there
and
it's
I-
think
if
I
guess,
if
they
the
only
way
to
combat
it,
is
that
you
get
a
couple
of
tickets
that
will
probably
bring
to
their
recollection
that
they
not
supposed
to
be
doing
that
right.
G
Z
Is
a
law
that
when
it
comes
to
private
property,
you
have
it
have
it
posted
and
the
sign
ups
tell
them
what
they
have
to
do
and
where
the
car
is
going
to
actually
go
and
there's
only
certain
companies
that
can
tow
off
that
lot,
but
it
does
have
to
be
posted.
A
lot
of
companies
have
run
into
that
problem
with
that
law.
They
find
a
car
on
their
property
and
there's
not
much.
They
can
do
about
it.
So.
Q
We
can
sir
get
him
out
and
and
Mayor
Pro
Tem
and
council
Barnes
I
think
we,
the
city
and-
and
you
know,
we've
talked
about
this
codes
and
enforcement
task
force
working
with
Columbus,
Police,
Department
I.
Think
it's
going
to
be
important,
that
we
make
property
owners
aware
of
the
required
posting,
because
on
my
property
right
now,
there's
a
vehicle.
That's
been
there
for
three
or
four
days:
I,
don't
have
a
sand.
Q
Posted
I
cannot
tow
that
vehicle
of
my
own
profit
and
property
owners
need
to
know
that
if
these
trucks
are
parking
on
their
private
property,
even
if
the
police
go,
they
go
out
and
the
property
owner
meets
the
police
out
there.
They
still
can't
tow
that
vehicle
from
their
own
private
property,
because
the
law
prohibits
them
from
doing
it.
If
they
don't
have
a
sand
posted
and
the
sand
has
to
be
very
specific
with
certain
language
right.
H
Q
Yes,
you
got
that
right
and
so
I
think
that's
one
of
the
dilemmas,
the
police
department,
they're
having
and
and
our
codes
and
enforcement
people
as
well,
and
so
we've
got
to
promote
that
and
got
to
somehow
determine
where
they
can
purchase
these
sands.
With
that
specific
language
and
then
post
them
on
their
property
and
and
as
the
major
see
it,
they
may
not
know
this
the
towing
company.
Q
Q
K
Z
Q
And
and
madam,
if
I
may
I
know
the
news
media
they're
here
and
watching
that's
a
new
story,
it
will
help,
educate
and
inform
the
public
property
owners
that
you
cannot
tow
a
vehicle
from
your
private
property
unless
you
have
the
state
regulated
sand
posted
and
you
contact
a
wrecker
service
that
that's
certified
to
do
the
towing.
That's
a
new
story.
W
I
Q
K
A
D
A
Q
Q
A
Q
K
T
P
Only
thing
for
my
side,
the
only
thing
I
know
about
this
I
did
I.
Think
Samantha
Canon
wrote
this
one
I
think
if
that's
who
got
this
grant
started
and
I
know
for
us
that
would
give
first
responders.
Isn't
this
the
way
you
understand
it,
major
hall
naloxone,
which
is
the
drug
that
you
give
if
you've
been
exposed
to
other
drugs
which
could
save
lives?
If
you
know.
Z
P
K
Q
A
A
A
K
A
A
O
Correct
in
the
paving
fund,
we
have
the
right
away:
maintenance
and
forestry
and
beautification
and
and
all
of
those
Public
Works
and
engineering
functions
which
are
the
operation
side,
and
then
we
also
have
capital
projects
fund
in
the
paving
fund,
which
comes
from
G
dot
and
we
use
for
resurfacing
so
we're
moving
forward
with
capital
projects,
but
not
capital
purchases,
which
would
be
like
for
a
dump
truck
in
those
kind
of
items.
This
item
has
been
rebid
and
has
been
ongoing
for
numerous
years.
We
had
to
rebid
this
item
well,.
K
I'm
mom
I'm
going
to
vote
no
on
this
one
and
it
may
be
just
a
matter
of
I
have
a
hard
time
voting
to
spend
1.3
million
dollars
on
the
streetscape
anywhere
in
town.
When
we're
looking
at
the
kind
of
thing
we're
looking
at
I
think
it
sends
the
wrong
message
to
our
community
and
I'm
not
going
to
vote
to
spend
any
money
for
things
like
this.
K
K
I
O
That's
how
much
we're
expending,
but
some
of
that
is
G
dot
funds
from
the
2g
grants
that
we've
received
from
them.
So
how
much
of
that
is
city
funds,
I'm,
happy
look!
I
can
give
you
that
specific
number,
but
the
city
has
contributed
a
portion
for
right
away.
We
contributed
a
portion
for
the
utility
relocation,
but
I,
don't
know
exactly
how
much
of
the
city's
portion
is
for
the
1.3.
You
have
to
get
that
for
you.
Typically,
it's
an
80/20
split
with
G
dot,
so
it'd
be
their.
A
G
Let's
just
go:
try
to
emphasize
so
choose
it,
but
you
just
asked
because
it's
council
autonomous
comments
make
it
sound
like
we're
spending
operating
funds
on
something
else
and
I.
Don't
want
the
public
to
think
that
we've
just
driven
us
with
the
lending
and
some
of
this
money
has
already
the
certified
in
previous
years
for
the
headlands
spent.
Here.
That's.
O
Correct
this
is
a
project
like
I
said:
that's
been
ongoing
for
several
years
we
went
out
to
bid.
Last
year
the
bids
came
in
too
high.
We
had
to
make
some
changes
to
the
bid
specifications,
and
then
we
put
this
project
out
for
bid
again.
So
it's
been
ongoing
and
the
G
dot
grants
have
been
in
place
in
the
contract,
for
the
utility
relocations
have
been
in
place
since
last
year,
when
we
originally
did
the
project.
When.
G
K
O
Q
Q
O
A
E
A
L
A
A
E
A
I
K
A
Q
So
with
that,
madam
mayor
we'll
come
back
to
a
while,
they
do
the
research,
but
we've
got
sheriff
donna
Thompkins
here
from
and
she
has
a
budget
request
for
the
17
budget.
They
were
over
and
then
following
her
will
be
a
probate
judge,
more
the
Antonio
with
a
similar
situation
and
so
I'm
going
to
ask
that
sheriff.
Tompkins
come
to
the
mic.
V
Good
afternoon
again,
students,
it
imagine,
stated
pursuant
to
ordinance
13
39
any
department
that
exceeds
their
budget
appropriations
are
required
to
come
before
council
and
request
additional
funding
I'm.
Currently,
as
it
stands
right
now,
we
believe
we've
received
all
of
the
FY
17
invoices
that
the
sheriff's
office
has
submitted
to
us.
We've
accrued
those
back
to
FY
17.
Currently,
at
this
time,
the
sheriff
is
presently
of
a
budget
of
about
four
hundred
and
nineteen
thousand
dollars.
V
As
you
know,
this
sheriff
came
into
office
in
January,
so
some
of
the
cost
saving
measures
that
were
mentioned
as
part
of
the
FY
18
budget
obviously
have
not
had
a
full
budget
cycle
to
take
effect.
One
of
those
things
that
came
to
council
recently
was
the
change
in
the
pharmaceuticals
at
the
jail
as
opposed
to
buying
those
from
an
outside
vendor.
They
have
amended
the
contract
with
the
Jail
clinic
provider
to
supply
those
pharmaceuticals.
That's
actually
I'm
supposed
to
take
effect,
beginning
on
the
1st
of
August
of
2017
I'm.
V
Another
big
change
in
the
sheriff's
office
as
related
to
the
budget
this
year
with
the
elimination
of
gap,
time
that
took
effect,
the
1st
of
July,
so
those
savings
with
budgetary
savings
within
the
budget
obviously
will
affect
FY
18
and
not
FY
17.
So
the
sheriff
is
here
to
address
council
concerning
the
budget
overages
that
we've
identified
I
said
presently
it's
about
419
thousand,
it's
approximately
four
hundred
and
nineteen
thousand.
V
Q
P
Q
P
Have
worked,
I
have
worked
with
Angelica
with
these
numbers
as
well,
this
first
off
I'd
like
safe.
This
is
not
really
shocking
to
us
when
I
took
over,
we
estimated
that
this
particular
budget
would
probably
be
around
$400,000
over,
and
there
really
wasn't
a
lot
that
we
could
do
about
that.
The
changes
in
the
gap
time
that
could
not
take
effect,
that
was
three
hundred
and
six
thousand
dollars.
The
pharmacy
bill
was
fifty
thousand
dollars
over
what
was
budgeted
in
this
budget.
P
But
there
is
one
other
area
where
this
budget
is
off
and
where
I
see
a
huge
thing
and
that's
going
to
be
in
the
bailiffs
and
reserves
and
the
budget
for
this
past
year
in
the
year
before
and
and
the
one
we
have
now
is
approximately
three
hundred
and
eleven
thousand
dollars
and
historically
we
know
that
this
line
item
is
about
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars.
So
that's
just
where
we
are
and
and
we're
going
to
continue
on
that
same
trend.
P
Unfortunately,
because
right
this
moment,
I'm
down
so
many
full-time
positions,
that
I
would
love
to
fill.
So
if
you
guys
watch
a
TV,
we're
taking
job
apps
here,
I
would
love
to
fill
those
with
full-time
people
and
and
have
that
come
out
of
my
personnel
budget,
but
currently
we're
kind
of
having
to
use
reserve
deputies.
You'll
notice
them
here
at
the
Citizen
Service
Center
you'll
notice
them
at
the
Government
Center
you'll
notice
them
doing
court
duties.
So
that's
where
we're
having
to
pull
from
currently
to
meet
the
needs
that
we
have.
P
P
P
$50,000
was
inmate
medication,
pharmacy
services,
so
you
know
it
all
kind
of
still
comes
out
to
four
hundred
thousand
dollars,
but
again
the
gap
paid
was
three
hundred
and
six
thousand
dollars
over
this
budget
and
the
bailiffs
the
reserves
was
four
hundred
and
ten
thousand
dollars
over
what
was
budgeted
here
when
I
took
office.
That
was
one
of
the
big
things
that
we
went
in
and
I'm
like.
Okay,
this
this
line
items
killing
us
bailiffs
and
reserves
and
I
had
great
expectations
of
how
we
could
fix
that.
P
But
we
went
back
to
the
oh
nine
budget
and
found
that
we
were
given
six
hundred
and
some
odd
thousand
dollars
in
2009
for
that
line
item.
So
so
it's
just
historically
cost
about
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
do
what
we
need
to
do
as
far
as
in
the
courts
providing
security
to
these
government
buildings
etc.
Okay,.
P
We
do
have
that
is
set
coming
in
October
to
go
from
a
rate
of
$75
a
session
to
fifteen
dollars
an
hour.
We
do
anticipate
that
to
we'll
save
some
money,
but
I
don't
want
to
get
too
optimistic
at
the
moment,
because
we
do
have
full-time
job
positions
open
and
we
are
supplementing
with
reserve
deputies
in.
A
P
P
P
We
yes,
that
one
of
the
things
that
you
had
on
your
agenda
there
was
I
noticed
a
payment
to
Lightspeed
that
to
maintain
the
Jail
video
visitation
and
the
court
services
that
once
we've
redone
the
video
visitation,
which
this
councils
already
approved,
that
bill
from
the
city
will
go
away
and
that's
approximately
seven
thousand
dollars
a
month.
We've
managed
to
to
have
alternative
funding
and
we'll
be
paying
that
so
we'll.
P
And
I
I've
had
conversations
with
Angelica
and
also
the
city
manager
in
the
terms
of
staffing.
Just
for
this
building
here,
I
said:
I,
don't
have
a
full-time
person
that
I
can
put
there
to
help
to
open
the
doors,
etc,
etc.
So,
but
it's
all
salaries,
salaries.
The
only
difference
is
you're
not
paying
benefits
and
such
to
reserved
entities
to.
P
I
at
the
moment,
even
with
these
cost
savings
of
going
to
$15
an
hour
until
I
can
get
my
ride
little
staffing
back
up
to
where
it
needs
to
be
I,
don't
historically,
this
this
line
item
cost
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year
in
2009
we
were
funded
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
that
line
item
and
it's
kind
of
like
you
said
the
budget
is
shrinking.
You
know
the
city's
budget
is
shrinking,
and
so
that's
kind
of
what
happened
here
too,
and
it's
gone
down
to
three
hundred
thousand.
P
But
the
truth
is,
we
know
we're
going
to
spend
six
or
seven
hundred
thousand.
It's
just
no
other
way
to
do
it.
Melinda
with
full-time
employees.
We
if
I
was
completely
fully
staffed.
I
could
possibly
put
full-time
employees
to
doing
some
of
these
jobs,
but
currently
I'm
down
about
25,
not
including
the
six
that
were
used
for
rapid
resolution
right,
so
can't
well.
A
Thanks
and
I'll
tell
you
one
thing:
we
appreciate
the
fact
that
we
know
what
it
is.
One
of
the
most
frustrating
things
for
staff
I
know
is
when
you
say
well,
it's
this
much
of
an
overrun,
but
there's
all
these
bills
that
we
don't
know
we're
coming
in
and
it
could
be
more
and
particularly
with
this
year,
as
you
sit
here
and
listen,
we've.
P
Done
it
I
think
we're
doing
a
really
good
job
of
tracking
all
medical.
We
also
have
a
new
Health,
Services
administrator
in
the
jail
and
so
far
he's
been
really
good
to
communicate
with
us,
I
mean
and
honestly
myself
and
the
chief
of
police
have
discussed
some
issues
as
far
as
people
coming
into
the
jail
and
perhaps
getting
them
out
on
ankle
monitors.
Things
like
that.
So
so
trust
me
we're
working
at
every
angle
to
to
keep
the
medical
cost
down
and
they've
been
working
with
us
system.
Good,
excellent.
K
P
Mean
if
you
put
them
all
together,
you
know
that
this,
you
save
money
here,
you
spent
money
there,
but
certainly
that
is
that's
a
huge
product.
That's
four
hundred
thousand
dollars.
We
spent
seven
hundred
plus
thousand
and
a
line
item
that
we
had
three
hundred
eleven
thousand
dollars
for.
So
that's
that's.
Four
hundred
thousand
dollar
difference,
yes,
ma'am,
and
this
is
to.
P
Also,
security
for
this
building
we're
even
expanding
their
service
a
little
bit
as
far
as
reserve
deputies-
that's
generally,
a
retired,
deputy
sheriff
or
retired
police
officer
that
we
use
to
even
perhaps
help
us
more
in
maybe
just
transporting
prisoners
back
and
forth
from
the
courthouse
to
the
jailhouse.
You
know.
Normally,
we've
always
just
had
our
full-time
officers
do
that,
but
we
we
have
a
shortage
and
and
we're
using
these
people
right
now
to
try
to
fill
some
of
that.
Thank
you.
Yes,
ma'am
all.
I
I
A
Q
V
V
So
the
judge
probate
court
judge
Marc
Dantonio-
is
also
here
pursuant
to
ordinance
13
39.
The
probate
court
had
an
employee
that
was
out
on
leave
and
with
being
such
a
historic
being
such
limited
in
staffing
and
having
such
a
small
staff,
he
did
require
the
use
of
some
temporary
employees.
Help
covered
this
employee
that
was
out
on
paid
leave,
so
his
vegetarian
over
Ron
for
fy17
is
about
$3,800.
V
A
L
Yeah
well
I
do
want
to
thank
you
all
for
an
opportunity
to
be
here.
I
suspect
that
I'm
going
to
be
back
talking
to
y'all
later
this
year
about
not
having
to
spend
any
money,
but
working
with
me
about
my
office.
Space
large
is
looking
out
for
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
sitting:
citizens,
including
minor
children
and
capacitated
adults
and
people
with
severe
and
persistent
mental
illness.
L
As
most
of
you
may
know,
a
guardian
at
litem
as
a
person
appointed
by
the
court
to
represent
the
best
interest
of
someone
that
is
not
fully
capable
of
representing
their
own
interests,
while
I'm
not
going
to
need
a
budget
adjustment
for
next
year,
related
to
guardian
ad
litems,
because
I
have
a
resignation
from
my
law,
clerk
and
I'm
not
going
to
be
able
to
replace
her
at
least
till
October.
November
I
do
see
this
demand
for
guardian
ad
litem
services,
not
decreasing
FY
19
and
beyond.
M
A
M
I'm
just
kidding
with
you,
no
you
you,
your
leadership,
has
been
great
in
the
court.
You've
done
a
great
job,
your
reputation
as
stellar
as
far
as
managing
your
budget.
So
you
know
this
is
like
really
really
masculine.
So
thank
you
and
we
appreciate
you
and
keep
up
the
good
work.
I
appreciate
that
sorry.
A
All
right
do
we
have
a
motion
to
approve.
We.
E
Q
A
G
A
Q
A
L
Quite
frankly,
I've
been
having
trouble
keeping
my
law
clerk
Associate
Judge
position
because
of
what
I
have
had
Senate
the
salary
right
now
I'm.
Looking
for
an
attorney
with
at
least
three
years,
experience
admitted
to
the
State
Bar
of
Georgia,
because
I
need
that
for
them
to
be
able
to
sign
uncontested
orders
that
isn't
even
the
full
Associate
Judge
role
for
them.
Because
of
that
I've
had
a
dearth
of
applicants
so
far,
I'd
encourage
anyone.
L
L
A
L
Classified
right
now,
as
a
law
clerk,
which
is
a
g20
off
of
the
top
of
my
head,
it's
really
a
G,
21
or
22
position
if
I
make
them
take
on
the
roles
of
associate
judge
in
terms
of
adjudicating
contested
matters.
I
have
a
selfish
reason
for
wanting
an
Associate
Judge,
which
would
be
someone
else
to
help
me
out
with
weddings.
As
the
mayor
is
aware,
on
Fridays
when
we
are
packed
out
the
door,
because
a
lot
of
other
judges
are
too
busy
to
perform
weddings
right
now,
I've
been
doing
an
awful
lot
of
weddings.
L
Going
back
to
broader
economic
impact,
I
feel
like
I
marry
a
substantial
portion
of
folks
from
Alabama
they've
driven
over
here
for
I,
encourage
them
to
get
a
bite
to
eat
in
Columbus
before
they
go
back.
So
if
I
captured
all
that,
then
I
probably
would
have
the
budget
to
pay
for
an
Associate
Judge.
But
as
of
right
now,
that's
not
what
I'm
here
for
I'm
just
looking
to
replace
what
I've
already
have
budgeted
for
FY,
18
and
I
do
appreciate
your
time.
All.
O
And
just
pulled
some
information.
This
project
actually
started
in
2007.
The
first
G
grant
was
a
pre-buy
Council
in
June
of
2007.
We
actually
have
two
grants
from
G
dot
one's
a
million
dollars
and
one's
eight
hundred
thousand,
so
the
total
project
cost
is
2.7
million
1.8
from
G
dot
520,000
from
city
match,
and
this
was
an
FY
17
allocation.
O
On
it's
really
kind
of
all
total
project:
it's
not
specific
to
the
construction
versus
the
engineering
or
the
right
away.
It's
a
total
project
cost
up
to
point
seven:
seven
million
the
city
matches
five
twenty
and
that
was
an
FY
17
allocation
so
prior
year
allocation
of
funds.
So
this
project
has
kind
of
been
on
the
books
for
a
long
period
of
time,
like
I
said,
we
started
in
June
of
oh
seven,.
K
O
E
O
O
So
we've
already
spent
an
allocated
funds
for
engineering,
which
is
three
hundred
and
thirteen
thousand
we've
already
paid
for
the
rightaway
acquisition,
which
was
two
hundred
and
three
thousand,
and
the
majority
of
the
utility
relocation
has
been
expended,
which
is
nine
hundred
and
twenty
thousand.
So
all
of
those
items,
plus
the
1.3
in
construction
equal.
The
total
of
the
2.7
seven
million
with
those
three
revenue
sources.
As
the
funding
for
this
project.
G
Pam,
if
you
were
to
take
the
total
cost
of
the
project,
get
the
percentages
that
mistakes
sang-doo
down
this
hand,
the
percentage
that
went
this
hand
percentage
that
real
pain.
Your
allocated
that
gives
you
100%
and
take
those
are
sentences
and
apply
to
is
1.3
million
dollars.
No
boo
tell
her
how
much
is
ours
and
we.
O
Could
do
that,
but
it
it
doesn't
necessarily
split
out
that
way
when
we
allocate
like
the
G
dot
funds
that
part
of
the
800,000
was
allocated
specifically
to
utility
relocation.
The
other
million
is
allocated
to
the
project
in
total,
the
amount
that
came
from
Midtown
was
matches
for
those
grants
and
then
the
city's
contribution
paid
towards
some
of
construction
and
some
of
the
right-of-way
acquisition.
So
it's
really
difficult
to
say
specifically
out
of
each
category
how
much
funded
each
I
can
try
to
do
that,
but
it
won't
be
an
exact
amount.
Would.
O
R
J
Question
not
to
belabor
this,
but
just
a
missing.
My
accountant
buddy
here
who
whisper
stuff
to
me,
helps
me,
follow
what
you're
saying
so
from
accounting
process.
I
guess
the
reason
that
we
don't
isolate
different
sources
of
those
funds
is
because
is
it
because
when
we
make
an
allocation
for
the
entire
project,
then
the
bill
sort
of
come
due
is
the
different
phases
are
undertaken,
and
so
we
don't
just
sort
of
all
goes
into
it's
encumbered
funds.
It
goes
into
that
project
time.
That's.
I
J
I
understand
what
councillor
Tom
Thomas
is
asking
I
guess
what
I'm
trying
to
understand
is
why
we're
unable
to
track
it
from
the
source
of
the
money
and
I?
Guess
it's
because
we've
basically
paid
for
that
we're
putting
it
in
the
commune
the
project
fund
and
then
it's
just
pulled
out
based
on
on
what
phase
of
the
project
happens
from
when
it
was
first
allocated
in
seventeen.
That's
correct:
okay,
okay,
okay,.
A
K
K
That's
saying
everything
you
can't
see
that
light
at
that
Street
and
so
people
start
slamming
on
brakes
once
they
make
that
that
turn
and
his
question
was,
would
it
be
possible
to
do
a
similar
configuration
there
so
that
people
as
they're
making
that
curve
would
also
be
able
to
see
the
light?
He
said
the
one
at
the
Edgewood
is
just
terrific.
He
really
was
seeing
those
praises
so.
T
K
And
if
there's
I
made
that
that
turn
a
good
bid
and
I
know
that,
on
the
right
hand,
side
of
that
road,
there
are
a
lot
of
shrubs
and
that
sort
of
thing
as
you're
coming
down
and
I,
don't
know
which
part
of
that
is
city
property
and
which
part
of
that
private
property.
But
maybe
if
we
could
also
pay
some
attention
to
those
true
uses
and
shrubbery
as
as
you're
coming
around
that
corner.
We.
T
E
City
manager,
could
you
follow
up
with
me
later
and
let
me
know:
where
are
we
with
the
gift
that
was
on
Walker
Street
I
received
a
couple
calls
to
see?
Where
are
we?
When
is
that
going
to
be
repair
and
see
if
afterwards,
we
can
have
another
after-action
meeting
on
what
has
been
accomplished
and
what's
still
pending?
Thank
you.
Okay,.
A
We've
got
councillor
I'm.
R
A
student
manager
director
Newman,
if
you
would
check
on
clover
lane
for
me,
I
got
an
email
last
weeks
and
they've
been
complaining
for
a
while
and
there's
a
big
hole
in
the
middle
of
the
street.
They
put
a
barrel
out,
but
they
hadn't
had
time
to
repair
the
street,
and
the
people
who
lived
at
a
residents
are
complaining
to
me
that
they've
been
asking
for
a
while
now.
So
if
you
could
check
on
that,
I'd
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
J
Quickly,
missus,
it's
the
city,
attorney
I,
actually
forgot
asking
when
we
were
on
his
agenda
but
sort
of
an
update
on
the
Airbnb
ordinance
that
we
were
going
to
bring
just
for
discussion
so
that
we
could
take
a
look
at
how
other
places
or
other
communities
are
handling
it
and
also
the
appeals
process
for
mr.
numinous.
What
made
me
think
about
it?
J
D
Madam
mayor
and
members
of
council
on
the
closer
jeanna
have
a
couple
of
memorandums.
First
being
the
board
of
Honor
recommendation
and
I
have
a
resolution.
Little
later
down
on
my
agenda
got
several
upcoming
board
vacancies
on
our
animal
control,
advisory
board,
Board
of
Health
Columbus
towers,
Convention
and
Trade
Center
Public
Safety,
Advisory
Commission
and
the
Uptown
facade
board
have
a
biographical
sketch
of
mr.
Pooh
Samuels
council
bonds.
D
Nominee
for
the
Columbus
Aquatic
Center
got
several
temporary
street
closing
applications,
one
for
the
fourth
Street
Missionary
Baptist
Church,
one
for
Scott's
return
and
the
grand
party
of
the
miracle
riders,
one
for
September
3rd
for
neighborhood
celebration
and
then
one
in
September
for
motorcycle
parking
for
fundraiser.
Have
a
resolution.
Excuse
councilor
Baker
from
today's
meeting
got.
D
H
U
A
A
A
D
A
But
this
is
changing
it
to
a
regular
council
meeting,
which
would
typically
have
a
City
Attorney's
agenda.
It
would
have
a
city
manager's
agenda.
It
would
have
all
sorts
of
things
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
know
that
the
purpose
of
it
was
so
because
there
was
a
belief
that
it
had
to
be
a
regular
meeting
in
order
to
have
an
executive
session
and
councillors
want
an
executive
session,
but
that
can
be
done
from
a
work
session.
So
I
guess
councillor
Thomas.
A
K
A
That's
good,
let's
just
let's
do
it,
certainly
in
an
abundance
of
caution,
it
may
or
may
not
be
needed,
but
let's
do
it
just
in
case
and
then
I'll
just
the
city
manager
stepped
out,
but
we'll
just
tell
him
that
we
don't
need
a
full
business
agenda.
Okay,
all
right!
All
those
in
favor,
please
say:
aye,
okay,
any
opposed,
because
I
called
that
funny
all
right.
I.
D
A
D
Mr.
Brandon
Wallace
has
resigned
from
the
Aquatic
Commission.
We'll
need
a
replacement
for
that
seat.
On
our
circle.
Commission
we
are
working
to
get
a
replacement
for
miss
injuria
Nino
on
our
community
development
Advisory
Council,
mr.
Jonathan
Davis
has
resigned.
This
is
this
District
eight
representative
will
need
a
replacement
for
that
seat
on
a
keep
Columbus
beautiful,
Commission
we're
working
with
the
Commission
to
get
a
recommendation
on
a
district
to
cede
district
7
for
whitson.
Miss
Phillips
is
unable
to
serve
so
we'll
need
a
replacement
for
that.
E
D
Our
Public
Safety
Advisory
Council
Allen,
is
working
on
a
replacement
for
mr.
Lamar
back
and
on
a
Recreation
Advisory.
Mr
garrier
Bruce
has
resigned,
we're
working
on
a
recommendation
for
that
seat
as
well
as
district
7,
miss
Tracy
Belk
on
our
Youth
Advisory
Council.
We
have
the
nominees
for
district
1
in
1,
7
and
10
got.
A
J
A
W
W
A
special
enforcement
has
go
in
there,
but
this
is
something
is
going
to
had
to
be
monitored
because
the
people
are
just
dumping
trash
and
so
I
want
to
use
this
as
history
magic
convene
to
interrupt
you
eating,
but
as
we
all
have
to
do
in
such
a
long
session,
I
want
to
put
this
as
a
referral
that
area
where
all
the
trucks
are.
We
come
up
with
some
kind
of
a
plan
under
special
enforcement.
I
want
to
hear
something
from
special
enforcement.
How
we're
going
to
address
that?
W
It's
not
only
that,
but
it
says
that
people
are
using
that
as
a
dump
area,
that
little
back
area
there
and
I
stopped
and
I
checked
out
both
areas
yesterday.
So
we
need
to
come
up
with
a
plan.
I
want
to
hear
a
plan
that
we
can
address
those
trucks
and
that
area
back
there
as
far
as
it
being
a
dump
site.
Q
Going
to
just
say
that
we
will
certainly
do
that
as
a
referral.
You
know
we
are
trying
to
get
this
codes
and
Enforcement
Task
Force
off
the
ground
and
deputy
city
manager
at
least
a
bit
when
it.
The
last
meeting
gave
you
a
brief,
update
and
all
of
the
various
city
departments
involved,
but
when
we've
got
a
hot
spot
like
that
and
I'll
just
refer
to
it
as
a
hot
spot.