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A
Mayor
skip
Henderson
city
manager,
Isaiah
Hughley
pops,
Barnes
district,
one
Glenn
Davis
district
2,
Bruce
Huff
District
3,
Toya,
Tucker,
District,
4,
Charmaine,
crab
District,
5,
Gary,
Allen,
mayor
Pro,
tem
and
District
Six
Joanne
kogel
district
7,
Walker
Garrett,
District,
8,
Judy,
Thomas
posts;
nine
at
large
counselor
Tyson,
Begley,
Post
10
at
large
counselor,
Sandra,
Davis,
Clerk
of
counsel
and
City
Attorney
Clifton
Faye,
Columbus
Georgia.
This
is
your
city
council.
B
In
20th
council
meeting,
we
appreciate
y'all
being
here
as
we
go
about
the
business
of
the
city
of
Columbus
and
we're
going
to
get
started,
but
first
we're
going
to
begin
with
a
prayer,
as
we
do
all
of
our
meetings
and
I'm
going
to
ask
the
narrow
way:
executive,
director
and
Pastor
Charles
enfinger
to
come
forward
and
return
to
Chris.
Would
you
turn
the
podium
light
on
please,
sir?.
C
Father
we
come
to
you
this
morning
again
to
thank
you
for
another
day
for
another
opportunity
to
serve
you
and
to
be
used
by
you
God.
We
thank
you,
praise
you
and
recognize
you
for
who
you
are
for
your
power,
your
sovereignty,
your
love,
your
mercy,
your
grace,
your
faithfulness,
your
forgiveness
and
the
promises
in
your
word,
but
most
of
all
day,
oh
God,
we
thank
you
for
sending
your
one
and
only
son
about
a
horrible,
brutal,
gruesome
death
on
the
over
good
cross
for
a
bunch
of
Sinners
such
as
us.
C
We're
eternally
grateful
for
that
father.
You
tell
us
in
your
word
in
Matthew,
11
28
Jesus
says
come
unto
me
all
use
it
labor
and
a
heavy
laden
and
I
will
give
you
rest.
He
also
says
back
in
seven
second
chronicles
7
14.
He
says
if
my
people,
who
are
called
by
my
name,
will
humble
themselves
pray
seek
my
face
and
turn
from
that
Wicked
away
then,
and
only
then
well
I
bring
healing
to
your
land
so
God.
C
We
want
to
continue
to
quote
the
words
of
Jesus
to
us
where
he
prays
in
John
chapter
17.:
father
may
they
be
as
one
as
you
and
I
are
one
then,
and
only
then
with
the
world
know
that
you
sent
me
so
God.
We
know
that
we
have
to
put
our
hope
and
trust
in
you
and
lean
on
our
own
understanding
and
I'll
always
acknowledge
Him.
You
will
direct
our
paths.
C
Father
Jeremiah
tells
us
Jesus,
said
God
says
come
on
come
unto
me
all
year,
labor
in
heavy
Lane
and
I
will
give
you
rest
so
God
also
to
call
upon
you
and
he'll
you'll
show
us
Great
and
Mighty
things.
We
do
not
know
father.
We
got
a
city
with
a
lot
with
some
issues
here,
I'm
grateful
for
the
the
the
staff
that
they
have
here.
Everybody
that's
involved
in
the
city
council,
father
I,
do
ask
you
to
raise
up
leadership
here
in
Columbus,
father
I.
C
Ask
you
to
help
us
to
denounce
Satan
help
us
to
God,
run
him
out
of
town,
because
there's
no
room
for
him
here
and
God
I.
Ask
you
to
raise
up
young
men
and
women.
Father
to
take
positions
and
I'll
preach
for
us,
it's
down
so
many
people,
but
God
I.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
be
able
to
stand
before
your
people
at
this
time
and
voice
of
prayer.
So
God
I
ask
you
to
help
us
to
always
seek
your
wisdom
in
everything
we
do
in
Jesus
holy
and
precious
name.
I
pray,
amen,.
B
C
C
Will
I
had
a
30-year
drug
addiction
and
I?
Try
to
take
my
own
life
with
21,
morphine
pills
and
God
spoke
in
my
air
and
said
you're,
not
I'm,
not
done
with
you
yet
so
13
years
later,
here,
I
am
doing
what
I
do.
I
have
a
heavy
burden
for
people
struggling
with
addiction
because
I've
been
there.
We
have
a
women's
support
group
that
needs
to
meet
together
from
time
to
time
to
help
their
the
ones
that
are
struggling,
handle
it
the
way
my
mother
handled
it.
C
C
She
she
come
up
to
in
a
prayer
called
the
narrow
way
and
we
know
Matthew
7
13-14
says
brought
to
the
path
and
water,
the
roads
that
lead
to
death
and
destruction.
Many
followed
the
smallest
gate
now
the
way
that
lead
to
life
and
only
if
you
will
find
it
so
we
know
we're
not
going
to
save
everybody,
but
we're
going
to
do
what
we
can.
C
We
need
more
facilities
like
this
in
town,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
everything
costs
money,
I,
don't
charge
the
clients
and
their
families
when
they
come
in
because
by
the
time
they
get
to
me,
there's
no
money.
So
we
we
really
rely
on
the
community
to
donate
to
it,
donation
to
tax
deductible
I'm,
Gonna
Leave,
a
couple
of
pamphlets
here
and
a
couple
of
business
cards
we're
off
and
running,
and
this
is
what
I'll
do
every
day
for
the
rest
of
my
life.
I
will
die.
C
B
Will
stop
I'll
say
we
know,
so
we
appreciate
you
bringing
the
the
opening
prayer
and
we
also
appreciate
what
you're
dedicated
to
doing
and
helping
others
throughout
our
community.
So
thank
you
very
much
all
right
and
if,
if
you
would
please
stand
and
join
me
in
the
pledged
and
flag.
B
B
D
Okay,
thank
you
mayor.
This
is
a
hearing
again
required
under
title
48
of
the
Georgia
code.
It
is
required
when
the
value
of
all
the
taxable
property
in
Muskogee
County
is
projected
to
increase
again
reminder.
If
you
have
a
residential
Homestead
assessment.
Freeze,
your
taxes
should
not
be
affected
should
not
be
increased.
This
is
only
a
required
hearing
when
all
the
tests
I
just
digest
value
in
the
county,
is
projected
to
increase
and
our
finance
directors.
E
Good
morning
Mr
Mayor
of
members
of
council,
as
the
City
attorney
mentioned,
this
is
the
third
taxpayer
Bill
of
Rights
hearing.
We
are
required
to
hold
three
taxpayer
Bill
of
Rights
hearings
when
the
proposed
millage
is
greater
than
the
rollback
millage
I
would
just
like
to
express
again
that
the
millage
rate
for
FYI
that's
proposed
for
FY
24
is
is
the
same
Village
rate
that
was
adopted
in
FY
23
for
urban
service
district,
one
that
amounts
to
17.51
meals
for
urban
service,
District
2,
that
amounts
to
11.53
meals
and
for
urban
service
District
4.
E
That
amounts
to
10.63
meals.
Again,
if
you,
each
year,
the
board
of
assessors
is
required
to
review
and
assess
the
value
of
all
taxable
property
and
when
there's
been
an
increase
in
the
fair
market
value
for
any
specific
property.
E
The
board
of
assessors
is
which
is
required
by
law,
to
redetermine
the
value
of
the
property
and
adjust
the
assessment,
and
so
we
refer
to
this,
and
the
state
refers
to
this
as
a
re,
a
reassessment
and
so
the
rollback
millage
rate
that
was
advertised
and
that
was
computed
by
The
Tax
Commissioner's
Office
is
a
millage
rate
that
would
produce
the
same
total
revenue
on
the
current
years,
digest
that
last
year's
Village
rate
would
have
produced.
Had
there
been
no
reassessment.
E
So
that's
again,
why
we're
here
this
morning,
because
the
rollback
Village
rate
was
greater
than
what
is
proposed,
but
it
just
is
required
by
law
that
we
compute
that
rate
so
that
we
receive
the
total
amount
in
Revenue
this
year,
as
we
did
based
on
last
year's
digest,
had
no
reassessments
occurred
and
typically
the
tax
chief
tax,
assessor
Suzanne
Winehouse
is
here.
E
She
can
answer
more
questions
specifically
about
the
reassessments,
but
you
know
a
lot
of
it
if
you
buy,
if
it's
due
to
property
sales,
when
you
sell
a
home
or
purchase
a
home,
obviously
that
new
homeowner
that
purchases
that
home
purchase
it
at
a
certain
price,
they
are
eligible,
if
that's
their
primary
residence
for
Homestead,
for
an
homestead
exemption.
If
you
apply
and
are
approved
for
a
homestead
exemption,
then
your
assessed
value
is
Frozen
at
that
point.
E
D
F
Thank
you,
Miss
Wayne
house,
for
being
here.
Chris
I
have
some
questions
for
you
about
the
process
of
the
reassessment.
It's
my
understanding
that
we
use
Texas.
We
use
a
software
that
pulls
up
the
comparables
around
the
subject.
Property.
G
No,
it's
not
the
first
step.
It's
just
one
aspect
of
a
revaluation
as
far
as
is
one
aspect
of
our
computer-aided
Mass
appraisal.
F
For
instance,
I
cannot,
if
I'm
going
to
list
a
three
bedroom
two
bath
I
can't
use
comparables
that
have
four
baths
or
you
know,
because
you
know
you
can't
compare
a
property
that
has
one
bath
to
a
property
that
has
two
or
more
baths.
They
don't
they're,
not
comparables.
Also
condition
is
a
matter
the
price.
You
know,
the
square
footage
is
a
matter
there's
a
lot
of
different
variables
that
the
computer
cannot
analyze.
G
Do
a
lot
of
when
we
go
out,
it's
called
mobile
assessor,
which
is
a
it's
a
data
collection
tool
that
assists
us
out
in
the
field
and
basically
it's
the
property
record
card
on
an
iPad
and
we
get
to
go
out
and
we
we
make
sure
that
the
parameters
of
the
property
are
correct.
That's
step
one
in
anything
that
we
do
is
making
sure
that
the
that
the
property
parameters
are
correct.
G
Then,
when
you're
talking
about
the
comparable
property
feature
of
our
computer-aided
Mass
appraisal,
we
have
the
ability
to
either
let
the
system
draw
the
comparables
or
we
can
go
in
and
we
can
override
that
and
we
can
do
user
selected.
So
we
have
the
ability
to
select
what
we're,
what
we're
picking
Now.
G
As
an
appraiser,
we
do
in
fact,
on
occasion,
compare
properties
that
are
not
a
perfect
Apple
to
Apple
comparison,
because
people
modify
their
properties
and
there
may
be
times
where
it's
not
a
perfect
Apple
to
Apple
comparison,
we're
never
going
to
have
two
properties
or
five
properties.
We
use
five
comps
five
properties
that
have
the
exact
same
square;
footage
we're
not
going
to
have
five
properties
that
have
the
exact
same
grading,
condition
on
them.
G
We're
not
going
to
have
five
properties
that
have
all
of
the
exact
same
features,
so
we're
going
to
make
adjustments
to
those
properties
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
as
much
of
a
of
a
like
to
light
comparison
as
we
can
on
a
mass
appraisal
basis.
We
use
factors,
everything
is
assigned
a
factor.
We
start
with
a
basic
average
house
and
that's
a
that's
a
grade
100
and
that's
basically
to
to
kind
of
put
a
perspective
on
it.
Call
it
your
1970s,
brick
Rancher,
you
know
it's
your!
G
It's
your
three
bedroom
one
bath,
1970s,
brick
ranch
with
seven
and
a
half
foot
ceilings.
That's
your
100
Bots
any
improvements
to
that
anything!
That's
better!
Oh
sorry
are
going
to
have
adjustments
up
so
say
it
has
a
second
bath.
There's
going
to
be
an
adjustment
up,
say
it
has
taller
ceilings,
there's
going
to
be
an
adjustment
up,
say
it's
it's
on
a
basement.
Instead
of
a
crawl
space,
it's
going
to
be
an
adjustment
up.
G
Maybe
it
has
a
flat
roof
instead
of
a
pitcher.
If
that's
going
to
be
an
adjustment
down,
and
so
we
make
those
all
of
those
adjustments
and
we
look
at
the
age,
we
look
at
the
condition
of
the
property.
We
look
at
anything.
That's
been
added
to
the
property.
Anything
that's
been
taken
away
from
the
property.
G
I
do
go
in
and
adjust
all
of
the
tables
that
run
in
the
background
of
this
system
so
that
the
appraisers
aren't
having
to
manually.
Do
all
of
this
I
go
in
and
do
and
do
those
adjustments
with
the
managers.
We
sit
there
and
we
work
the
calculations
to
say.
Okay,
we
need
to
adjust
these
tables
up.
We
need
to
adjust
these
tables
down.
We
compare
those
to
the
market,
we
run
statistical
testing
to
say
this
is
this
is
a
correct
adjustment.
G
So
then
we
statistically
test
those
subdivisions
to
make
sure
that
our
values
are
correct
in
those
subdivisions
and
we're
looking
for
sales
ratios
that
are
going
to
be
within
the
state
requirements
of
0.36
to
0.44
of
assessed
value
to
sales
price
and
those
are
the
state
requirements
and
if
we
fall
outside
of
those
requirements,
then
we
run
into
an
issue
with
our
digest,
not
meeting
the
state
requirements,
we're
also
looking
for
uniformity
and
we're
looking
for
a
bias.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
have
any
bias.
G
Maybe
we
have
an
appraiser
who
prefers
newer
properties
to
older
houses.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
seeing
a
bias
in
the
way
they
value
those
properties,
because
it
can
be
a
very
subjective
thing
when
we
go
out
to
grade
a
property,
and
so
we
measure
that
bias
when
we
measure
those
biases
based
on
appraiser
as
well
and-
and
we
measure
it-
based
on
type
of
property
based
on
style
of
house
based
on
your
built
all
of
those
things,
and
we
break
all
of
that
down
and
we
test
all
of
that.
G
G
G
Can
you
explain
that
a
little
bit
sales
ratio?
So
what
we
do
is
we
look
at
a
house
that
has
sold
that
meets
the
definition
of
an
arm's
length
transaction
because
we
can
only
use
qualified
sales
in
building
a
market.
So
we
have
to
look
and
say:
is
this
a
qualified
sale?
Is
this
an
arm's
length
transaction
that
is
between
an
unrelated
buyer
and
seller,
each
acting
in
their
own
best
interests?
G
And
if
that
is
the
case,
then
that's
a
good
sale
and
we're
going
to
look
at
that
sales
price
and
we're
going
to
compare
that
to
the
assessed
value
that
we
have
on
there,
and
that
is
the
sales
ratio.
So
we're
going
to
take
that
sales
price
we're
going
to
take
that
assessed
value
and
we're
going
to
divide
that
sales
price
into
that
assessed
value
to
determine
that
sales
ratio
and
the
state
says
that
we
have
to
be
between
0.36
and
0.44.
G
We
we
operate
off
of
40
That's
the
assessed
value,
if
you
think
about
this
from
a
fair
market
price
to
a
sales
price,
we're
looking
to
be
within
five
percent,
whether
it's
five
percent
under
or
five
percent
over
we're
looking
for
five
percent,
either
way
of
that
sales
price
is
what
we're
looking
for.
So.
G
Are
some
that
have
increased
dramatically
and
there's
there's
no
question:
they
have
we
have
new
construction,
we
have
people
who
have
done
remodels
on
their
houses.
We
have
you
know,
properties
and
businesses
that
have
not
been
looked
at
since
2017,
and
you
know
we
have
to
look
at
these
every
three
to
six
years,
and
so,
when
we
did
the
revaluation
last
year,
not
everybody
was
assassed.
I
will
tell
you,
we
said
70
600
and
something
notices.
Fifty
four
thousand
had
changes
on
them.
G
Okay,
out
of
those
54
000,
we
actually
had
7
900
that
went
down.
Okay,
we
also
had
out
of
that
54
000
32
000
plus
were
homesteaded.
In
other
words,
their
assessment
went
up,
their
fair
market
value
went
up,
but
there's
no
change
to
their
taxable
value
out
of
those
homesteaded
properties.
Only
112
of
them
had
changes
to
their
taxable
value,
and
what
that
is
is
those
are
homeowners
that
made
changes
to
their
property,
whether
they
put
a
pool
in
or
an
addition
or
something
to
their
property.
They
had
a
change
to
their
local
value.
I
G
Are
going
to
see
some
people
that
that
had
some
had
some
big
increases?
There's
there's
no
question.
We
also
updated
all
of
our
income
tables,
so
you're
going
to
have
some
property
owners
that
saw
their
values
going
up
and
that's
because
we
saw
rental
rates
increase
on
properties
and
when
we
saw
those
rental
increases
that
caused
us
to
adjust
our
income
tables
because
we
used
income
module
as
well,
and
so
we
have.
G
So
I
don't
have
a
specific
answer
on
the
Airbnb
issue
to
to
be
able
to
say
hey.
These
particular
class
of
short-term
rentals
had
exponential
increases,
but
we
do
keep
track
of
what
their
rental
rates
are,
and
they
are.
We
try
and
value
those
on
an
income
basis
when
we
know
that
they're
an
Airbnb
or
a
verbo
or
a
short-term
vacation
rental.
G
So
we
do
in
fact
value
those
when
we
know
that
that's
what
they
are.
We
value
those
on
an
income
basis.
G
J
Davis
thanks
man,
I'm
trying
to
I,
want
to
hone
in
a
little
bit
more
on
the
human
element
to
this
software
that
that
concerns
me
and
I've
been
getting
a
lot
of
calls
lately
and
listening
to
some
of
my
constituents-
and
you
know,
I
asked
myself
the
question
when,
when
do
you
ever
catch
up
with
your
evaluations?
Never.
J
Well,
the
argument
there
is
that
you
got
if
you've
got
properties
that
are
coming
out
of
a
boom.
Okay
I
mean
you're
you're.
Just
the
economy
is
doing
well
and
then
you
go
into
a
pandemic
a
severe
pandemic,
and
then
you
come
back
out
where
you're
in
a
questionable
quote
some
element
of
a
recession,
and
then
but
valuations
are
going
up,
50,
70
percent
100
percent.
J
When
do
you
ever
catch
up
and
where
does
it
add
in
I
mean
I'm
thinking
to
myself?
Does
it
ever
go
the
other
way
based
on
these
factors?
But
what
is
the
you
know,
most
people
when
you
budget
and
you
look
at
increases
you're
looking
at
the
government
numbers
economic
numbers
with
CPI
percentage
of
increases,
but
how
do
these
homes
and
a
lot
of
them
or
profit
businesses
that
have
been
appealed
over
the
past,
whether
it's
through
the
Boe
or
through
the
office
or
several
times?
J
G
So
we,
as
you
recall,
I,
mean
I've,
met,
made
this
comment
here
before
about
the
fact
that
for
20
and
21,
despite
the
fact
that
the
market
was
increasing,
we
didn't
make
changes
we
held
for
where
we
were
and
we
started
making
those
increases
last
year
coming
out
of
the
pandemic,
because
we
didn't
want
to
make
changes
during
the
pandemic.
It
was
too
uncertain
and
we
didn't
want
to
do
that
to
the
taxpayers.
So
we
started
making
those
changes.
Last
year
we
were
conservative
in
what
we
did
last
year.
G
We
were
a
little
bit
less
so
this
year,
because
we
had
no
choice.
We
had
to
pay.
Our
sales
ratio
was
telling
us
that
we
had
to
be.
Our
sales
ratio
was
telling
us
that
we
were
undervalued
based
on
what
properties
we're
selling
for
and
that's
our
biggest
indicator
is
what
is
a
property
selling
for,
and
so
that's
where
that's,
where
we
start
making.
We
start
making
changes.
Now
to
to
your
point
about
business
owners
who
regularly
appeal
properties
yeah
we
have
them.
G
We
have
business
owners
who
appeal
their
property
once
every
three
years,
because
they
want
that
freeze
and
they're
preventing
their
properties
from
increasing
while
they
have
that
appeal
freeze
in
place,
and
so
what
happens
is
when
that
apprental
freeze
comes
off.
We
try
and
bring
them
up
to
the
market
level,
and
they
appeal
again
so
that
they
can
get
their
value
reduced
for
another
three
years
and
we
we
go
through
this
process
over
and
over
and
over
again
I'm,
going
to
give
you
a
great
example
of
this.
Currently
right
now,
I
have
680
residential
Appeals.
G
B
G
So
435
are
the
same
property
owner.
This
is
an
owner
who
buys
low.
He
goes
in,
he
fixes
the
properties
up
and
he
puts
them
on
the
market
for
a
a
flipped
increase
and
then,
if
he
can't
sell
them,
he
turns
around
and
he
rents
them
and
the
rental
amounts
support
the
values
that
we
have
on
these
properties.
J
Well,
it
seems
to
me
again
I
I'm
thinking
of
all
these
conversations,
we're
having
on
AI
and
chat
GPT
and
all
that
kind
of
stuff.
That's
out
there.
It
seems
like
that.
You
know
it's
almost
like
the
properties
are
being
inflated
just
to
push
them
to
the
Board
of
Equalization
to
see
what
they
come
up
with.
But
then
you
look
at
the
local
I
go
back
to
the
local
economy
and
look
at
just
you
know
you
got
a
shortage
of
housing,
yeah,
that's
supply
and
demand.
That's
what's
right.
J
G
J
J
G
J
G
I,
look
at
our
value.
The
point
of
catch-up
is
a
0.40
sales
ratio
study,
okay
and
what
that
means
is
that
means
that
we
are
valued
exactly
what
properties
they're
selling
for
that's
the
point
that
we're
caught
up,
but
we
use
a
market
that
is
anywhere
from
one
to
three
years
old
depends
on
the
number
of
sales
right
now:
I
have
enough
sales
from
22
and
21
that
I'm
able
to
use
those
two
years
for
our
sales.
Okay.
So
that's
that's
where
that's
where
we
are.
We've
got
two
years
worth
of
sales.
G
J
J
J
G
J
G
J
J
It
tells
me
that
the
populace
is
not
changing
much.
It
tells
me
that
the
income
per
capita
is
not
changing
much
that
the
average
salary
is
not
changing
much.
So
we
got
people
on
fixed
income
that
we
got
people
renting
a
lot
of
properties
in
town,
and
where
is
the
point
that
you've
put
so
much
pressure
on
your
local
community
that
you
can
make
the
argument
that
you're
creating
homelessness,
you're,
encouraging
people
to
be
pushed
out
of
the
counties
to
go,
find
housing
or
living
somewhere
else?
J
On
the
other
side,
that's
causing
an
increase
because
all
those
costs
get
passed
on
to
everybody
else,
and
you
can
make
the
case
that
you're
creating
poverty,
because
the
cost
of
living
is
going
up,
whether
taxes,
whether
utility
bills,
whether
food
bills,
where
that's
what
I
talked
about
being
in
this
current
economy,
everything's
going
up
but
I,
don't
see
the
ability
to
catch
up
with
that
in
your
local
economy.
So
do
valuations
really
match
up
to.
G
And
that's
what
I
do
and
that's
where
we
are
with
this
increase
our
sales
ratio
going
into
this
year,
where
we
were
in
December
of
2022,
when
we
were
looking
at
what
things
were
selling
for
versus
what
they
were
valued
at.
Our
sales
ratio
was
somewhere
in
the
neighborhood
up
to
30
percent,
as
opposed
to
a
36..
G
So
we
were
undervalued,
there's
no
question
that
the
tax
digest
was
under
value
and
we
had
to
increase
that
value,
to
bring
it
up
to
the
state
required.
And
just
let
me
throw
this
out
if
we
don't
have
our
values
between
now
the
state
says
between
.36
and
0.44,
if
we
don't
at
least
have
our
values
to
0.38.
That
means
that
when
we
try
and
collect
on
public
utilities,
we
can't
use
a
0.40
sales
ratio
for
Public
Utilities.
G
We
have
to
use
whatever
the
sales
ratio
is,
which
can
mean
that
loss
of
tax
dollars
through
public
utilities.
So
we
in
my
office
I,
don't
look
at
taxes,
I,
look
at
sales
ratio
and
I
look
at
valuation,
because
I
have
to
maintain
us
to
a
certain
level
to
make
sure
that
our
digest
is
approved
so
that
you
all
can
get
your
collection
order
and
if
we
don't
bring
those
values
up
to
within
five
percent
of
what
they're
selling,
for
we
run
the
risk
of
being
out
of
compliance.
G
F
J
I,
don't
know
the
case
where
we
ever
been
out
of
compliance,
but
I
will
say
that
sometimes
I
question
the
software
just
because
of
somebody
has
ability
to
purchase
purchase
a
property
for
whatever
that
may
not
reflect
the
True
Value
in
other
areas.
So
it
somewhat
tells
me
that
a
lot
of
people
are
getting
penalized
for
whatever
reason,
because
somebody
chooses
to
buy
a
business
or
a
home
at
a
higher
price.
J
That
is
probably
not
the
market,
but
the
software's
spitting
it
out
at
it
some
inflated
price,
for
whatever
reason
that
they're
purchasing
and
we
know
we-
everybody
gets
calls
about
people
calling
all
the
time
about
wanting
to
buy
your
house
at
extreme
rates
and
and
then
it
turns
around
and
affects
everybody
else
which
puts
that
more
and
more
economic
pressure
on
those
individuals,
I
guess
what
I'm
saying
is
where's
the
median
I
mean:
where
does
it
catch
up?
Where
does
it
balance
out
and
what
I
was
worried
about
is
that
software?
G
That
I
did
not
say
that
the
software
is
nothing
but
a
giant
calculator.
That's
what
it
is.
It's
the
field
appraisers
going
out
and
reviewing
property
and
putting
grades
on
the
property
and
looking
at
the
condition
of
the
property
and
looking
at
the
permits
that
people
are
taking
out
for
the
improvements
that.
G
We
go
in
there
and
we
and
we
physically
enter
all
of
this
information
into
the
system.
Well,
actually
they
do
it
on
an
iPad
and
then
that
information
gets
loaded
in
so
that
a
supervisor
can
review
what
the
field
appraiser
is
doing
out
in
the
field,
and
we
have
the
ability
to
Quality
check
what
the
what
the
field
appraiser
is
doing
in
the
field
and
then,
if
we
are
in
agreement
with
what
they're
doing
as
supervisors,
then
we
can
push
that
down
into
the
computer-aided
mass
appraisal
system.
G
G
We
look
at
all
of
those
a
second
time.
We
then
go
through
those
and
make
sure
that
those
valuations
are
correct,
whether
it's
a
20
decrease
or
greater
than
a
20
decrease.
We're
going
to
look
at
those.
Is
it
greater
than
20
increase?
We're
going
to
take
another
look
at
those,
so
we
do
have
eyes
on
this
physical
eyes.
The
canvas
system
is
nothing
but
a
glorified
calculator.
G
It's
doing
our
calculations
for
us,
the
data
that
goes
into
that
is
put
in
by
humans
I'm,
the
one
who
goes
in
and
redoes
the
cost
tables
I
redo
the
income
tables.
We
make
sure
that
our
neighborhood,
our
neighborhoods,
are
aligned
because
somebody
who
buys
a
house
in
Green
Island
Hills
that
house
is
not
going
to
be
compared
to
somebody
who
buys
a
house
in
Fort,
Benning
or
Benning
Hills.
That's
not
going
to
be
compared.
G
We,
compare
these
by
neighborhood
and
that's
some
of
the
criteria
that
we
use
in
the
market
modeling.
We
use
regression
modeling
in
order
to
determine
what
our
percentages,
what
our
factors
are
going
to
be
for
our
adjustments.
But
then
we
also
look
at
things
on
a
neighborhood
basis.
We
take
it
all
the
way
down
to
the
neighborhood
level
and
we
look
at
them
from
a
neighborhood
level
and
we
run
ratios
in
statistical
studies
on
a
neighborhood
level
in
order
to
determine
are
our
valuations
in
that
neighborhood
correct?
G
G
No
different
than
than
what
counselor
crab
said
and
that's
that
when
she
goes
to
list
a
house
she's
going
to
look
for
other
cockroach
she's,
going
to
look
for
what
other
properties
have
sold
for
in
that
neighborhood.
In
order
to
determine
what
she's
going
to
list
that
property
for
what
does
she
think
her
client
can
sell
that
property
for,
and
that's
going
to
be,
based
on
other
sales
in
that
neighborhood
of
houses
that
are
as
close
to
the
same
as
the
one
she's
trying
to
list
and
that's
exactly
what
we
do
in
our
Market
modeling.
J
H
J
J
You
know
for
many
many
years
when
the
economy
was
in
the
in
the
country
moving
up,
we
were
tending
to
go
down
or
sideways
and
we
were
fighting
at
the
60-day
Mark
just
just
trying
to
keep
it
above
that,
as
far
as
the
fund
balance
goes
just
trying
to
keep
that
in
balance
in
the
budget.
Based
on
that
and
then
all
of
a
sudden
in
the
last
three
years,
we've
had
these
tremendous
amounts
of
increase
in
Revenue
and
some
of
it
you
know
I
mean
you
can
comprehend.
J
I
can
comprehend,
but
to
most
people
in
the
community
they're
asking
the
questions.
These
are
the
questions.
I
get
okay
and
I'm,
just
rejecting
them
back
to
you
that
you
know,
people
are
starting
to
ask
that
cities
collecting
a
lot
of
money
now
and
then
we
point
them
back
at
valuations
that
are
going
higher
and
higher,
but
yet
they're
not
equating
it
to
the
current
economic
conditions
or
when
the
economy
was
moving
up
at
a
rapid
pace.
J
So
there
is
a
concern
and
it
would
be
around
those
two
things:
the
amount
of
money
that's
being
collected,
increase
in
the
tax
Digest
I,
just
shared
with
you.
The
populace
is
not
increasing.
H
J
There's
a
lot
of
other
economic
indicators
that
are
not
increased,
they're
staying
the
same,
but
valuations
are
going
up
at
a
much
rapid
Pace
in
many
many
cases.
Yes
and
there's
your
well,
you
know
you
add
in
the
sales
tax
revenue,
that's
one
aspect
of
it
and
the
ketchup
we
always
talked
about
the
tax
freeze
that
eventually,
whether
people
passed
or
people
sold
their
properties
that
eventually
those
properties
would
catch
up,
I.
J
Think
in
the
last
few
years,
you
could
make
that
case
that
a
lot
of
them
have
caught
up
with
the
cells
out
there,
but
still
there's
that
point
of
concern
that
concerns
me.
It
can
should
concern
everybody
here
of
where
do
you?
Where
does
it
you
catch
up
or
where
does
it
go
in
the
opposite
direction
as
far
as
valuations,
because
that
pressure
that's
being
put
on
our
community
is
real.
G
J
J
But
yet
there's
a
pressure,
that's
being
put,
that's
creating
more,
and
it's
growing
in
such
a
rapid
Pace
that
that
it
concerns
me
as
a
community
leader
and
should
concern
everybody
of
of
what
it's
doing
out
there,
because
I,
don't
I,
don't
see
the
ketchup.
So
we
don't
say
it
again.
One
more
time.
Two.
J
I
I
know
what
you're
telling
you
you
do
in
your
job.
Okay,
but
having
this
conversation,
we
have
to
have
this
kind.
We
don't
have
these
conversations
enough.
We
have
to
have
these
conversations
because
that's
the
community
seeing
that
and
we
need
to
understand
that
and
then
people
need
to
hear
from
you
on
on.
You
know,
I
told
you
that
you
know
the
last
time
you
came
here.
J
I
haven't
seen
you
in
a
while,
but
you
were
the
bearer
of
some
good
news
as
far
as
the
city
goes,
but
on
the
other
side,
people
are
looking
at
it
differently
and
we
need
to.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
explaining
it
well
and
that
people
understand
and
then
I
I'm
sure,
there's
going
to
be
still
a
lot
of
people
that
get
caught
in
that
trap,
and
you
know
it
concerns
me.
J
It
really
concerns
me
when
it
comes
to
job
growth
or
other
things
because
of
those
those
are
the
things
that
are
moving
you
up
and
I.
Don't
I
don't
see
that
right
now,
I
just
see
a
lot
of
pressure
on
on
the
cost
of
living.
That's
going
up
every
day
and
we
we
all
need
to
be
concerned
with
that.
So
anyway,
thank
you
for
sharing
and
explaining
both
sides
of
whether
the
software
or
the
human
element.
J
Those
are
questions
that
I've
been
getting
on
a
quite
often
basis
now
so
having
it
where
people
can
see,
it
I
think
really
really
helps.
Instead
of
them
calling
you
or
calling
us,
they
can
see
it
now
on
I
guess
this
goes
on
YouTube
right
in
the
city
manager.
L
I'm
in
a
lot
of
ways
like
councilor
Davis
I've,
been
getting
calls
from
property
owners
in
Columbus,
mainly
the
commercial
property
owners,
and
when
they
say
that
their
evaluations
have
come
in
50
70
percent
higher
than
they
were
last
year.
It
has
sort
of
not
come
far.
Loop
and
I.
I
understand
I,
believe
I,
understand
the
process
that
the
tax
assessor's
office
assesses
the
property
and
then
the
Tax
Commissioner's
Office,
based
on
that
assessment
sends
out
the
tax
bill.
L
We
at
this
point
have
been
told
numerous
times
by
the
city
manager
and
other
the
finance
director
that
Columbus
that
this
the
government
is
in
a
is
in
one
of
the
best
positions
financially
that
we've
ever
been
in.
So
my
my
question
and
I
would
ask
the
City
attorney.
L
Can
we,
as
a
council,
lower
the
the
amount
that
is
being
assessed
to
these
Property
Owners
so
that
it
they
are
not
experiencing
a
50
increase
or
75
percent
increase
in
their
property
in
their
property
assessment,
which
will
in
turn
turn
into
their
tax
assessment?
Can
we
lower
that
amount.
D
What
you
can
do
is
lower
the
millage
rate,
while
it's
on
first
reading
today
you
got
a
millage
ordinance
that
is
placing
17.51
meals
on
usd1.
You
can
lower
that
amount,
but
then
you're
going
to
have
to
make
a
corresponding
production
in
the
overall
City
budget
for
operations.
If
you
do
that,
because
you're
going
to
have
to
try
to
equalize
your
millage
rate
versus
your
expenses,
so
the
shorter
answer
is
yes,
you
can
lower
it.
L
Well,
I
guess
that's
part
of
my
concern.
We
set
the
budget
before
we
knew
what
the
tax
assessors
report
was
going
to
be
and
we
set.
We
have
adopted
a
a
balanced
budget
based
on
what
we
knew
at
the
time
and
I
I'm,
not
sure
I.
Don't
I
don't
claim
to
be
a
financial
wizard
in
this
area
why
we
would
have
to
lower
the
budget
if
we
set
the
budget
before
we
ever
heard
what
the
assessment
was.
Are
you
telling
me
that
that's
what
we've
got
to
do.
L
But
would
be
in
the
the
reserve,
account
I
mean
we've
got,
we've
got
money
in
the
reserve,
account
that
we've
never
had
before
is
that
right
we
had
wow.
E
Right
and
so
in
terms
of
the
budget
being
presented,
it
must
be
presented
with
an
estimate
in
terms
of
our
revenues
and
as
far
as
our
expenditures
and
the
estimate,
the
estimate
in
terms
of
revenues
did
rely
on
the
current
millage
rate,
which
is
the
same
Village
rate
for
fy23.
So
the
proposed
millage,
the
proposed
rate,
the
proposed
budget
dollars,
relies
on
that
same
Village
rate.
If
there
was
a
reduction
in
the
military
as
a
City
attorney
mentioned
that
would
equate
to
Dollars
being
reduced
from
the
budget
on
the
value
of
one
meal.
E
B
E
So,
in
terms
of
the
digest,
when
we're
preparing
the
budget
I
mean
there's
a
lot
of
work,
that's
still
happening
in
terms
of
what
the
tax
assessor
is
doing
and
what
we
do.
We
do
request
a
revised
digest,
so
there
was
a
requested
digest
from
the
tax
commission's
office,
a
revised
22
digest
so
to
speak
and
that
digest
did
take
into
account.
E
You
know
some
of
the
appeals
that
sort
of
happened
after
their
fact
and
some
of
the
other
changes
that
were
made
after
the
digest
was
approved,
so
we
do
receive
an
estimated
digest
while
we're
preparing
the
budget
in
terms
of
what
we
estimated
and
what
we
needed
to
balance
the
budget.
The
military
rate
remain
the
same
from
a
proposed
budget
standpoint.
M
F
I'm
sorry
I
didn't
mean
to
me
we'll
ask
a
question:
okay,
going
back
to
the
evaluations,
cash
offers
on
sales
do
not
get
appraised
at
close
at
the
time
of
sale.
So
how
what's
the
percentage
of
cash
sales
that
you
used
in
your
evaluation?
Because
that
will
throw
off
your
evaluations
because
we
were
getting
crazy
cash
offers
that
were
tens
of
thousands
of
dollars
above
the
list
price,
so
agents
would
use
our
way
of
calculating
a
price.
F
G
The
problem
with
cash
sales
is
they're
still
valid,
arms
length
transactions
and
they
do
have
an
effect
on
the
overall
Market,
but
they
are
considered
a
valid
sale.
You
had
a
willing,
buyer
and
a
willy
seller
and
we
have
to
assume
that
they're
knowledgeable.
We
do
take
financing
into
consideration.
If
there's
something
unique
about
the
financing,
say
it's
a
wrap
around
mortgage
or
there
was
additional
consideration.
Maybe
there
was
some
personal
property
or
barter.
You
know
something
of
that
nature.
We
do
take
those
into
consideration
when
we're
reviewing
a
sale,
but.
G
F
I,
don't
know
the
word
issues
or
we
had.
We
have
to
take
inflation
into
consideration
and
we
have
to
be.
We
have
to
back
that
out.
G
So
when
you
look
at
it
from
a
pt-32
standpoint,
that's
the
form
that
shows
the
the
rollback
millage
rate
and
Angelica
can
help
answer
some
of
these
questions
a
little
bit
better
than
I
do
in
when
we
are
evaluating
a
property
we
look
at.
Is
this
increase
in
value
an
inflationary
AKA,
a
market
driven
increase?
Any
Market
increase
is
by
nature
and
by
definition,
inflationary
or
is
this
real
growth?
Real
growth
is
the
result
of
new
construction.
It's
the
result
of
an
addition.
G
It's
the
result
of
a
brand
new
business
going
in
that
is
real
growth,
and
so,
when
we
calculate
the
pt-32s,
no
I
don't
actually
calculate
them
in
my
office,
I
do
review
them
they're
sent
up
to
my
office
for
review,
so
we
can
make
sure
our
numbers
are
correct.
We
look
at
what's
inflationary
and
that's
what
drives
the
rollback
rate?
It's,
not
the
real
growth,
that's
driving
the
rollback
rate.
It's
that
inflationary
growth,
which
is
by
definition,
Market
increase.
G
That's
the
result
of
all
of
those
cash
buyers.
That's
the
result
of
the
bidding
wars.
That's
the
result
of
just
an
increase
in
the
overall
Market
I
can
tell
you
when
I
bought,
my
house
I
ended
up
in
a
bidding
war.
No
I'm,
not
a
cash
buyer
I
work
for
the
city,
so
you
know,
I
ended
up
in
a
bidding
war
and
I
paid
more
than
less.
G
That's
just
what
happens,
and
so
just
because
it
was
above
list,
price
does
not
mean
it's.
Not
a
valid
sale
does
not
mean
that
it
can't
be
used
in
the
market.
Okay,.
F
Thank
you,
Angelica
I,
believe
that,
during
the
time
of
the
budget
review,
we
had
a
little
bracket
on
assumptions
and
the
Assumption
was
a
two
percent
increase.
So
what's
the
increase?
What's
the
actual
increase,
not
the
assumption.
E
Well,
in
terms
of
the
digest
as
a
whole,
the
actual
increases
is
what
we
advertise,
which
is
about
11,
but
keep
in
mind
that
the
digest
as
a
whole
is
reflective
of
all
the
parcels
in
Muskogee
County,
all
the
districts
in
Muskogee
County
to
include
the
tabs.
E
So
in
terms
of
what
was
used
for
the
budget,
we
use
for
the
budget.
What
we
have
seen
in
terms
of
collections
that
revenues
that
are
actually
deposited
by
the
city,
which
would
impact
the
reserves,
which
is,
which
is
two
percent
we've
seen
on
average,
on
a
three-year
Blended
average,
about
a
two
percent
increase
in
the
actual
Revenue
that
we've
collected
and
deposited
and
used
for
our
general
operations
for
the
city.
Now
as
a
whole.
E
E
Also
just
to
make
reference
into
what
we
've
seen
over
the
past
few
years
in
terms
of
our
revenues
that
has
been,
you
know
specifically
revenues
that
that's
other
than
property
tax
revenues.
That's
got
total
avalorum
taxes
we've,
you
know,
seen
increases
in
that
over
the
state.
You
know
a
few
years
ago
we
received
zero
dollars
in
child
labor
law
and
taxes.
E
We've
seen
that
incrementally
increase
of
the
last
few
years,
based
on
a
few
things,
one
of
those
being
the
distribution
model
changing
at
the
state
level,
more
local
dollars
were
allocated
here
by
the
by
the
state
legislators.
So
we've
seen
increases
relative
to
that.
We've
seen
increases
in
our
sales
taxes
our
three
year.
E
Blended
averages
in
terms
of
sales
tax
is
about
just
about
seven
percent
in
terms
of
the
increases
that
we've
received
in
sales
taxes,
so
those
are
some
of
the
revenue
sources
that
we've
seen
significant
increases
in
over
the
last
few
years,
which
has
ultimately
impacted
our
fund
balance,
so
property
taxes,
though
the
year
over
year.
The
three
the
average
increase
that
we
receive
is
about
two
percent
and
that's
what
we
use
for
the
budget.
E
F
E
F
I
thought
that
that's
what
I
asked
okay,
so
we're
11
increase
on
property
taxes
alone,
because
that's
what
you're
saying
for
the
tax
digest?
Yes
and
then
you
also
said
that
we're
bringing
in
more
sales
tax
revenue,
we're
bringing
in
more
ad
valorem
tax
revenue,
and
so
what's
the
combined
percentage
increase
that
we're
bringing
in
because
it's
not
two
percent.
M
If
you
had
a
a
menu
of
revenue
from
the
various
sources
increase
in
property
tax
increase
in
that
velor
and
excuse
me
taxable
or
tax
increase
in
sales
tax
and
then
I
think
what
I
hear
councilor
kreb
asking
when
you
calculate
those
increases,
how
much
of
an
increase
that
we
receive
last
year
or
do
we
think
we're
going
to
end
the
year
with
this
year?
Is
that
a
total
of
20
million
dollars
of
of
an
increase
over
last
year
and
the
line
items
would
be
property
taxable
or
sales
tax,
franchise
fees?
E
H
F
E
F
E
At
the
end
of
the
day,
you're
still
making
an
assumption,
because
we
can
we
never
assume
that
we're
going
to
receive
100
collection.
History
tells
us
that
we
fall
within
a
99
to
98
to
99
collection
rate.
Okay,.
B
H
G
We've
got
appeals,
we
have
value
and
dispute
as
a
result
of
appeals,
which
we
estimate
is
going
to
be
somewhere
in
the
neighborhood
of
three
percent.
Three.
F
G
Is
not
for
clarifying
that
we
anytime,
we
receive
an
appeal.
We
will
we
receive
that
appeal.
Appeals
are
being
worked
as
they're
being
received
in
the
order
in
which
they're
being
received
and
we
send
field
appraisers
back
out.
They
review
the
property.
If
there
is
something
that
we
have
incorrect
about
the
property,
maybe
there's
a
condition
issue.
We
didn't
know
about
from
the
exterior
of
the
property
and
we
can
make
an
adjustment
to
Value
based
on
that,
or
maybe
we
have
more
bathrooms
than
what
the
property
actually
has.
G
Something
like
that,
then
we'll
do
what's
called
a
306c,
which
is
a
change
notice
which
says:
Hey,
we've
reviewed
your
property.
We
made
an
adjustment,
here's
what
it
is.
If
they
still
disagree,
they
can
continue
on.
But
if
we
go
out
there
and
we
believe
that
our
value
is
correct,
then
what
we'll
do
is.
They
will
then
go
on
to
the
Board
of
Equalization
if
they,
if
they
so
choose
to
continue
that
appeal
after.
F
G
It
it
really
depends,
it
really
depends.
We
we've
had
I
I
mean
I,
can't
even
I
can't
even
give
you
a
number
to.
G
F
G
Of
time
that
we're
allowed
to
process
these
appeals,
we're
on
a
we're
on
a
state
mandated
deadline.
Okay,
we
only
have
so
many
days
that
we
can
process
them
and
then,
if
they
are
continued
on
to
the
Board
of
Equalization,
then
we
have
to
get
those
over
to
the
Board
of
Equalization
and
we
can't
just
give
them
all
of
them
at
once.
G
So
we
start
processing
immediately
and
we
try
and
do
batches
of
50
to
100
at
a
time
that,
if
they're
going
to
the
Board
of
Equalization
get
forwarded
to
the
Board
of
Equalization,
we'll
be
starting
to
take
appeals
to
the
board
of
Assessors
for
their
review
of
our
appeal
work,
not
this
coming
week,
but
the
following
week,
we'll
start
we'll
be
we'll
be
starting
to
put
them
before
the
board
for
them
to
to
review
what
we're
doing.
Okay,.
F
We
know
that
we're
bringing
in
more
money
than
what
we
assumed
we
would
be
bringing
in
with
our
budget,
and
we
I
mean
I.
You
know
I
believe
the
counselors
figured
that
and
that's
why
we
were
able
to
use
some
of
the
refund
the
fund
balance
to
take
care
of
some
of
the
issues
that
we
felt
were
important
with
the
law
enforcement.
F
I.
Think
that
there's
a
lot
of
issues
that
I'm
hearing
that
we
need
to
still
deal
with
with
Parks
and
Recreation
now
I've
got
a
kind
of
an
inside
ear.
You
know
with
on
the
natatorium
and
with
my
husband
being
there
a
little
pillow
talk
and
there's
some
repairs
that
have
been
delayed
for
several
years
and
they're
not
being
taken
care
of,
and
I
really
thought
that
the
natatorium
should
be
up
and
going
with.
F
You
know
top
top
of
the
line,
because
we
had
two
pools
that
we
weren't
taking
care
of
for
the
last
two
years,
and
so
I
would
have
thought
that
those
funds
would
have
been
put
into
the
natatorium
and
the
natatorium
would
be
at.
You
know
the
very
top
of
its
maintenance
and
I'm
hearing.
Now
that
that's
not
the
case,
so
there's
other
there's
some
other
departments,
not
just
lawn
law
enforcement
that
need
some
of
our
attention
too.
F
So
I'm
going
to
talk
to
the
public
here,
you
know
I'm
we're
trying
to
have
this
conversation
out
in
the
open
transparency,
because
you,
you
kind
of
see
the
frustration
and
what
how
this
group
is
trying
to.
Please
you,
but
also
we
have
some
responsibilities
to
you,
because
we
have
to
maintain
a
city,
the
city
infrastructure,
and
we
need
tax
dollars
to
do
that,
and
so
we're
trying
to
get
it
all
balanced
out
with
limited
information.
I'll
just
I'll
just
say
it
I
mean
we
can't.
F
We
can't
get
an
answer
on
how
much
money
we
really
actually
would
have
if
we're
bringing
in
these
property
taxes,
and
so
I
I,
don't
know
where
we
stand,
but
I
assure
the
citizens
that
we
are
discussing
it
and
we
are
trying
to
find
a
nice
balance
between
the
two.
B
M
Manager,
mayor
yeah,
I,
just
went
and
pulled
up
some
notes
and
I
want
the
finance
director
to
speak
again,
but
I
think
where
I
was
trying
to
I
was
trying
to
at
least
identify
when
we
talk
about.
M
You
know
the
revenue
additional
Revenue
that
we've
brought
in
and
the
increase
in
reserve
and
all
of
that,
just
from
my
notes
as
an
example
of
what
I'm
looking
to
her
to
share
some
information
but
but
I
reported
to
this
Council,
then
in
one
session
that
and
I'll
just
show
you
from
my
notes.
We
at
that
time
had
a
118
days
in
our
fund
balance,
Reserve
our
rainy
day
fund,
and
that
was
62
million
dollars
and
and
and
that
was
after
we
had
set
aside.
M
As
you
know,
we
were
implementing
the
new
pay
study
and
we
had
set
aside
ten
and
a
half
million
to
implement
the
pay
study
and
we
ended
up
with
a
pace
study
with
the
above
and
beyond,
for
CDL
and
above
and
beyond,
for
police
Public
Safety.
We
ended
up
spending
somewhere
around
18
to
20
million,
but
at
that
time
we
had
118
days
in
our
Reserve
fund
and
and
here's
how
that
118
days
broke
down,
2.5
million
in
that
118
days
and
and
where
our
money
was
coming
from.
M
But
then
I
went
on
to
share
with
you
at
that
time.
Here's
where
the
money
came
from
that
we
had
at
that
time
our
sales
tax
collection.
We
were
up
7.1
million
dollars
in
sales,
tax
collection
and
part
of
that
was
because
the
state
had
calculated
some
errors
and
they
sent
us
some
additional
sales
tax
money.
Finance
director
blew
to
the
tune
of
three
million
dollars,
but
our
sales
tax
collection
was
up
7.1
million
dollars.
M
Our
tagged
at
valorem
tax
was
up,
7.3
million
dollars,
occupation,
taxes,
up
1.4
million
property
taxes,
up
nine
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars,
and
so
when,
with
the
conversation
that
we're
having
about
property
tax
I
want
to
be
clear
that
all
of
what
we've
shared
with
you
was
not
just
property.
Tax
insurance
premium
was
up
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Recording
intangibles
was
up
seven
hundred
thirty
thousand
dollars,
and
we
had
not
when
I
shared
this
with.
M
You
had
not
had
a
millage
increase
in
tax
or
a
tax
increase
on
citizens
since
2008,
and
we
still
have
nine
and
so
in
fact,
the
taxes
I
shared
with
you
had
decreased.
M
We
had
decreased
the
military
taxes
from
citizens
over
the
last
five
years
and
and
we
have
a
healthy
and
still
have
a
healthy
pension
fund,
and
so
I
wanted
to
I
was
looking
Finance
director
for
a
breakdown
of
you
know
what
are
the
line
items
on
that
revenue
and
then,
when
you
draw
the
line
and
calculate
the
total
and
it
comes
to
20
million
dollars
it
because
it
was
because
of
sales,
tax
and
and
franchise
fees
and
all
of
those
other
things.
M
Property
tax
was
only
nine
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars
up
out
of
all
that
money.
That
I
just
broke
down
Finance
director,
and
so
it
is
not
property
taxes
alone.
It's
it's
a
small
amount,
but
when
you
get
7.1
million
dollars,
increase
in
sales
taxes
and
and
7
million
in
tag
at
the
Lord,
that's
where
that
money
was
coming
from
and
that
money.
When
you
talk
about
sales,
tax
and
and
tag
out,
beloworm
fee
and
franchise
fees,
those
things
are
not
guaranteed.
M
To
continue
to
be
I,
don't
know
that
we're
going
to
get
a
seven
million
dollar
increase
in
our
sales
tax
this
year.
Maybe
we
will,
but
maybe
we
want
we'll
not
and
so
and
I'll
say
this
before
I
turn
to
the
finance
director
mayor.
M
E
Right
so
in
terms
of
the
overall
increase
in
the
general
fund.
As
far
as
Revenue
projection
standpoint,
we
do
anticip.
We
did
anticipate
an
increase
about
6.31
in
our
Revenue
in
our
revenues
that
amounts
to
almost
10
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
terms
of
the
increases
that
we've
seen
and
what
we
do
and
what
we've
always
done
is
use
three-year
Blended
averages
so
that
we're
conservative
in
our
estimates,
as
a
city
manager,
mentioned
that
70
7.1
percent
I'm.
Sorry,
7.1
million
dollar
increase
in
our
sales
taxes.
E
That
was
due
to
a
one-time
audit
Revenue,
but
we
have
seen
some
increases
still
outside
of
that
as
we
move
into
as
we
end
FY
23
in
terms
of
our
sales
tax
revenue,
but
just
to
make
the
point
in
terms
of
general
property
taxes
that
overall
increase,
which
it
accounts
for
some
of
the
decreases
that
we
receive.
Yes,
we
receive
increases
in
our
pers
and
our
real
property
taxes,
personal
property
taxes,
but
our
motor
vehicle,
the
old
birthday
tax
that
continues
to
decline
every
year.
E
E
We
anticipate
an
eight
percent
increase
in
our
franchise
tax
revenue
that
that
includes
the
Georgia
Power
Franchise
Tax,
the
the
franchise
tax
that
we
collect
from
the
Water
Works
from
Liberty
util
utilities.
There's
been
some
discussion
here
in
Prior
months
about
you
know
some
of
the
bills
that
some
of
the
residents
are
receiving
for
the
Liberty
from
your
Liberty
utility.
So
we
do
anticipate
increases
and
our
franchise
tax
revenue
for
that.
As
far
as
our
sales
tax
revenue,
we
do
anticipate
an
eight
and
a
half
percent
increase
in
our
sales
tax
revenue.
E
Again
sales
taxes
are
a
volatile
source
of
Revenue.
It's
not
something
that
we
would
ever
max
out,
because
the
sales
taxes
that
we
collect
again
depends
on
market
conditions,
the
market
declines
from
a
sales
standpoint,
then
that
would
be
a
reduction
that
we
would
see
in
our
sales
tax
revenue
and
so,
but
we
did
include
in
the
budget
an
eight
and
a
half
percent
increase
in
our
sales
tax
revenue.
E
Some
of
the
other
taxes-
you
know
in
terms
of
our
business
taxes
and
some
of
those
other
taxes
associated
with
the
business
taxes
about
5.88
increases
that
we're
we're
seeing
in
that
in
those
Revenue
sources,
so
property
tax
revenue
I
mean-
and
that's
just
you
know,
example
that
there
are
some
tax
revenues
that
we've
not
yet
seen
recover.
E
Some
of
it
as
it
relates
to
our
fines
and
forfeitures.
You
know
we,
as
the
court
system
continues
to
adjudicate
cases.
We
anticipate
that
we'll.
You
know
eventually
see
some
increase
in
that,
but
that
hasn't
been
a
source
that
has
really
recovered
I
mean
we
budgeted
in
our
FY
23
budget,
2.6
million
dollars
and
fines
and
forfeitures
in
FY
22.
E
We
only
collected
2.1,
and
so
we
held
it
the
same
again
because
we
are
seeing
those
cases
sort
of
moved
through
the
court
system
and
so
we've
occluded
in
the
budget
again
another
2.6
million-
and
hopefully
you
know
we'll
reach
that
for
FY
24.,
so
but
property
tax
revenue
just
as
a
whole.
You
know
the
digest
that
we,
at
the
increase
that
we
have
advertised
last
year,
was
about
seven
percent
and
we
only
are
experiencing
about
a
two
percent
increase
that
the
city
can
actually
utilize.
E
You
got
lots
of
tab
projects
going
on
some
commitments
that
we
have
in
in
terms
of
the
tasks.
So
it's
not
a
situation
where
we'd
be
able
to.
You
know
count
that
Tad
Revenue
as
City
Revenue
at
any
point
in
the
future,
I
mean
any
point
anytime
soon.
J
Thank
you,
mayor
I.
Thank
you
again.
I
say
it's
extremely
important
to
initiate
this
conversation
today
and
the
last
time
the
the
tax
assessor
was
chief
tax.
Assessor
was
here
I
think
she
brought
us
news
about
the
increase
in
the
tax
digest.
I
asked
a
question
based
on
the
Assumption,
what
we
budget
and
as
long
as
I've,
been
on
Council,
we
budget
about
two
percent
every
year
increase
in
in
the
tax
digest
and
then,
after
all
that
after
we
approved
the
budget,
usually
we
get
the
news
about
that.
J
The
increase
in
the
tax
digest
sometimes
earlier,
but
I
asked
a
question
the
difference
between
two
and
twelve
and
it
was
stated
10
million
dollars,
I,
don't
know
where
that's
going
to
end
up.
After
all,
the
appeals
I
asked
that
question
too.
So
when
you
look
at
that,
there's
there's
money,
that's
being
collected
there
not
to
the
tune
of
900
000,
but
as
I
talked
about
10
million,
and
it
does
equate
to
new
Revenue
look.
J
There's
we've
had
the
conversation
with
software
and
the
human
element
of
implementing
and
the
tax
assessor's
office
responsibility.
The
other
side
of
the
equation
is
this
body
which
relates
to
millage
or
how
that
revenue
is
going
to
be
spent
and
Incorporated
in
in
the
budget.
It's
very
very
hard
look
if
new
revenues
coming
in
and
the
reserves
are
growing
in
the
last
three
years,
they've
they've
grown
a
lot.
J
Then
you've
got
the
option
to
adjust
those
valuations
that
we've
talked
about
through
reducing
the
millage,
and
you
know
we
do
a
lot
of
economic
incentives
in
the
community.
We
do
a
lot
of
that,
but
you
know:
when
are
we
going
to
do
it
for
the
citizens?
You
know
and
incorporate
an
economic
incentive
for
the
citizens
that
would
be
in
the
form
of
reducing
the
millage
I.
Don't
you
know,
I
can
cherry
pick
numbers
today
if
we
really
want
to
reduce
the
millage,
but
that
would
be
irresponsible.
J
That
would
be
Financial
irresponsible
on
my
part,
because
I
don't
think
we've
done
enough
strategic
planning,
I,
don't
think
we've
done
enough.
Projecting
I
I
know
the
city
has
liabilities.
I
know
the
city
has
encumbrances
I
know,
there's
some
things
on
the
future,
but
and
I
know
about
the
pay
plan
that
we
just
implemented
and
we're
fixing
to
implement
a
maintenance
aspect
of
2024..
J
That's
coming
up
today,
but
I
can't
tell
you
how
that's
going
to
impact
pack
next
year's
number
as
far
as
what's
going
to
be
in
the
fund
balance
where
we
store
everything,
but
that's
accumulation
of
both
the
general
fund
and
the
old
lost
and
and
pennies
I
do
know
that
we've
been
collecting
a
lot
of
revenue
from
the
pennies.
That's
what
keeps
and
sustains
this
government.
J
It
really
does
when
you
break
it
down,
but
when
you're
bringing
in
a
tremendous
amount
of
money-
and
that's
growing
you're,
not
spending
it,
you
can
either
do
one
thing
you
can
lower
the
millage
or
you
can
put
it
back
in
the
infrastructure.
You
know
that's
giving
it
back
to
the
citizens
and-
and
certainly
you
would
be
in
a
situation
where
in
the
future,
as
the
finance
director
said,
if
you
needed
more
money,
you
just
have
to
build
the
case
that
you're
gonna
have
to
increase
the
millage.
J
That
conversation
needs
to
be
had
we
don't
we
don't
have
that
enough.
We
always
tell
the
citizens
and
it's
true.
We
haven't
gone
up
on
taxes
as
long
as
I've
been
here.
We
haven't
gone
up
on
taxes,
I
think
on
debt
service,
I
will
say
a
Debt
Service,
but
it's
usually
balanced
a
little
bit,
but
more
and
more
Revenue
every
year
has
come
in
and
especially
in
the
last
three
years.
J
I
said
earlier
before
that
we
we've
been
fighting
that
60-day
market
actually
went
the
other
way,
I
can't
it's
an
anomaly
because
the
rest
of
the
Nations
doing
this,
you
know
and
we're
struggling
down
here,
but
recently
we're
we're
moving
in
a
in
a
different
direction.
I
can't
sit
here
and
make
those
projections.
I.
Can
cherry
pick
amounts
of
money
and
say
let's
just
roll
the
millage
Back
in
X,
but
I,
don't
even
know
what
the
appeals,
how
it's
going
to
turn
out
with
the
appeals?
J
I,
don't
know
what
that's
going
to
equate
to
yet
so
I
think
from
a
council
standpoint.
This
is
something
that
we
need
to
continue
to
discuss,
because
it's
real
and
our
citizens
are
now
communicating
to
us,
and
we
in
turn
are,
are
trying
to
address
it.
But
I
think
the
important
thing
is
it
without
really
understanding.
J
The
obligations
and
some
of
these
things
that
we've
discussed
across
the
board
that
we
know
are
gonna
equate
to
Future
cost
it's
hard
to
it's
hard
to
to
just
sit
here,
and
you
know
pick
a
number
and
just
lower
it,
but
then
the
other
thing,
the
other
thing
that
nobody
talks
about
is
you
got
the
school
district
over
there
too,
and
that's
a
whole
different
ball
game
over
there.
When
you
talk
about
their
millage
and
their
Debt
Service.
J
J
You
could
do
that,
but
that
conversation
I
think
really
needs
to
be
had,
and
you
know
that's
our
responsibility,
so
I
mean
that's
where
we're
at
today.
J
I
I
can't
I
can't
on
this
reading
with
what
I
know
right
now,
because
a
lot
of
these
numbers
that
come
in
after
the
fact
do
some
kind
of
a
motion
today,
but
I
think
we
need
to
continue
to
have
this
conversation
and
maybe
going
through
this
period
and
then
understanding
the
appeals
process
and
then
looking
at
I,
I
I'd
like
to
have
more
strategic
planning
projections
of
where
these
liabilities
and
obligations
are
going
to
be
in
the
future.
J
We
don't
have
that
as
a
council
and
again
that
would
be
irresponsible
to
to
do
something,
but
you
could
and
then
turn
around
and
make
the
case
to
the
citizens.
But
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
my
colleagues
don't
want
to
do
that
because
they
think
it's
going
to
be
extremely
difficult
to
go
back
up
on
the
on
the
millage.
Well,
I
I
tend
to
believe.
J
If,
if
you're
collecting
a
lot
of
money,
then
you
can
give
it
back
in
a
couple
ways
or
you're
going
to
have
to
build
a
good
case
that
you
need
the
money
and
you
raise
the
mill.
It's
the
other
side
of
that.
The
the
other
part
of
this
conversation
is
that
I
think
we're
about
getting
to
the
point
that
we're
going
to
have
to
look
at
these
urban
service
districts,
and
we
haven't
done
that
in
a
long
long
time
and
there's
some
people.
You
know
South
Columbus
comes
to
my
mind.
J
You
know
they're
in
urban
service,
District
One,
there's
other
areas
that
we've
had
a
tremendous
amount
of
growth
in
their
urban
service,
District
too
they're
being
taxed
at
different
millage
rates
and
if
we
say
we're
trying
to
accomplish
goals
in
our
community,
which
I
stated
earlier
in
our
you
know,
in
our
conversation
was
poverty
or
affordable,
housing
or
you
know
the
helping
people
incentivize
people,
those
things
are
going
to
have
to
be
addressed.
Mrs
city
manager,
Mr
Mayor.
J
You
got
to
deal
with
that
and
those
any
initiatives
that
are
out
there
are
not
going
to
address
that
unless
this
body
starts
understanding
that
and
I
don't
know
what
that
is
yet,
but
with
the
citizens
coming
to
us
and
communicating
their
concerns
living
in
our
community
and
trying
to
do
business
and
make
a
living,
and
it's
straight,
it's
it's
extremely
stressful
and
challenging.
That
should
be
a
concern
Because.
Unless
we
have
a
lot
of
jobs
on
the
horizon
and
people
lining
up
with
more
purchasing
dollars,
we
lose
them.
J
You
know
your
community
starts
declining
I.
Don't
want
to
see
that,
but
it's
got
to
be
understood
from
that
standpoint.
So
that's
going
to
have
to
be
discussed.
It
really
is,
and
and
I'd
like
I'd
make
a
commitment
to
the
citizens
on
my
behalf
and
I've
said
this
before
that
I
would
look
at
ways
of
reducing
the
millage
if
we
could
satisfy
Health,
Care
retirement
and
the
pay
plan.
We've
done
some
of
those
things,
but
there's
also
a
concern
of
a
continued
growing
of
the
government
as
well.
J
Those
are
management
issues
and
those
got
to
be
addressed
in
management
and
managing
your
budget,
and
you
know
these
are.
This
is
just
a
you
know:
A
continuing
conversation
that
must
take
place
in
the
coming
months,
so
I
would
hope
that
my
fellow
colleagues
would
be
open
to
that
and
that
we
can
discuss
that
because
you
know
it's
a
valid
point
that
we
we
need
to.
We
need
to
take
a
look
at
that.
If,
if
we
need
to
adjust
the
military
and
the
urban
service
tax
districts.
M
Mayor
I
I
do
concur
that
we
need
to
have
additional
conversation
and
and
do
agree
that
and
and
want
you
to
know
that
I
have
staff
right
now.
Looking
at
urban
service
districts,
we
started
to
look
at
that
several
years
ago.
If
you
remember
and
and
then
we
kind
of
put
it
on
pause,
but
they
are,
we
are
looking
at
urban
service
districts.
M
It's
a
fact
that
we
have
and
I'll
say
it's
in
Green
Island
on
one
side
of
the
street
they're
in
urban
service,
District
One
and
when
they
go
out
to
the
mailbox
they're
looking
across
the
street
at
their
Naval
neighbor,
getting
their
mail
out
the
Same
by
at
the
mailbox
at
the
same
time,
and
that
neighbor
is
an
urban
service
District
too,
but
there's
no
difference
in
the
service
levels
and
not
just
there
in
Green,
Island
I
just
point
to
an
example
there
and
that's
a
fact.
M
That
is
a
fact,
and
but
it's
in
other
areas
where
urban
service
district
one
an
urban
service,
District
2
is
the
difference.
Their
same
street
address
they
just
on
the
other
side
of
the
street,
and
so
that
is
something
that
we
are
looking
at.
But
we
do
need
to
have
additional
conversation
about
the
things
that
you've
mentioned.
Council
Davis.
L
Mr
Mayor,
we
we've
now
been
at
this
for
an
hour
and
a
half,
and
this
was
advertised
as
a
taxpayer
Bill
of
Rights
to
give
the
public
an
opportunity
to
express
their
opinion
on
the
increase
in
rate
and
I
know
that
when
the
city
attorney
first
opened
his
agenda,
he
asked
if
there
was
anyone
in
the
audience
that
wanted
to
say
anything.
I
would
ask
that
we
do
that
again.
L
These
folks
have
been
sitting
here
now
for
an
hour
and
a
half
listening
to
all
of
this,
and
there
may
be
some
of
them
that
would
like
to
address
the
council
one
of
the
other
issues
that
I
am
excuse
me
I,
am
concerned
about
and
I
don't
know
if
this
is
set
by
state
law
or
if
this
is
something
that
we
can
do,
but
we
have.
L
We
are
required
by
law
to
have
three
taxpayer
Bill
of
Rights
meetings,
and
what
we
have
done
in
the
to
this
year
and
in
the
past
is
that
this
is
the
third
one
of
those
and
then
later
on.
This
agenda
is
the
action
to
approve
the
minutes
rate
and
all
that
that
does
not
give
us
as
counselors
the
opportunity.
L
B
Yeah
we
had,
we
had
every
intention
of
letting
them
know
again
because
sometimes
when
the
conversation
gets
going,
it
brings
up
some
ideas
or
thoughts.
So
we
will
absolutely
do
this.
We
have
another
counselor,
that's
been
waiting,
councilor
Tucker.
D
P
Name
is
John
Anker
and
I'm,
going
to
speak
in
reference
to
3812
Casita,
Road
I
think
this
dialogue
has
been
very
good
and
we
need
to
have
more
of
this
dialogue.
I
have
a
lot
of
questions
about
appraisals
and
experiences
and
stories
to
share,
but
I
think.
The
one
thing
that
stands
out
to
me
is
I'm
very
appreciative
of
the
comments
to
to
keep
in
mind
where
we
are
as
a
community
and
how
we
can
move
forward
and
and
on
price
elasticity
for
a
business.
P
There
comes
a
threshold
where
you
over
price
yourself
and
the
market
starts
to
leave
and
I
think
as
a
business
owner
that
someone
is
in
recession
already
is
realizing
that
you
know
I've
got
to
stop.
Spending
I
might
have
to
borrow
cash
because
I
can't
raise
my
price
or
I
lose
more
customers
and
it
gets
harder
and
that's
where
I
may
be
in
my
business
right
now,
so
I
think
as
a
body.
P
We
should
take
our
time
and
be
considerate
of
not
only
our
budget
and
how
we're
spending,
but
also
our
tax
rate,
to
our
customers,
our
citizens,
I
believe.
If
the
city
manager
is
concerned
about
two
years
ahead
and
our
finance
director,
they
have
good
reason
to
be
concerned,
because
we
do
have
a
lot
of
things
that
we're
chasing
and
cost.
P
We
must
spend
some
money
to
catch
up
and
be
good
stewards
and
be
smart,
but
we,
you
know
our
revenues
have
gone
up
tremendously
and
now
our
appraisals
are
going
up
and
our
taxes
are
going
up.
What
we
have
to
do
is
look
at
the
bottom
of
the
bucket
and
see
what
things
that
we
have
to
be
tighter
on
in
our
budget
and
the
best
way
to
do.
P
That
is
not
to
say
well,
let's,
let's
max
out
our
tax
rate
and
let's
move
forward
and
collect
all
this
money,
spend
it
today,
we'll
be
better
stewards
tomorrow.
Now,
the
better
way
to
do
it
today,
in
my
opinion,
A
solution
that
I'm
offering
would
be
to
do
what
what
I
do
sometimes
and
that
is
go
borrow
money.
Take
it
from
the
fund.
Do
it
from
the
reserve,
whatever
you
got
to
do
to
shore
up
those
things
because
next
year
and
give
the
customers
the
rollback
millage
rate.
P
But
if
we're
not
going
to
talk
about
appraisals,
we
are
talking
about
budget
and
we
are
talking
about
military
and
I
like
the
word
strategy,
what
are
we
going
to
do
tomorrow?
The
best
way
to
do
that.
The
solution
is
to
me
is-
is
to
continue
the
dialogue,
go
to
reserves,
pull
the
money,
give
the
customers,
the
millage
rollback
rate.
Let's
come
back
together
as
a
community
next
year
with
a
strategy
and
say
well:
instead
of
borrowing
10
million,
we
went
back
and
we
borrowed
20
million.
P
Q
Good
morning,
good
morning,
good
morning
mayor,
he.
Q
City
manager
and
Council,
my
name
is
Donald
hitch,
armor
retired
individual
I
have
a
few
Parcels
in
Columbus
and
one
well,
two
Apostles
in
particular
I
help.
444
20th,
Avenue
I
have
had
constant
communication
with
the
tax
assessor
since
the
purchase
of
that
the
minute
I
purchased
it.
They
act
like
I,
have
purchased
some
gold
out
there
on
Casita
Road
in
front
of
the
county,
one
of
the
worst
area
in
Columbus
I,
contested
the
increase
in
the
taxes
and
I
also
presented
the
tax
assessors.
Q
Q
Q
They
found
out
that
I
had
another
apostle
at
401,
Old,
Brown
Avenue,
it's
a
warehouse
and
when
I
first
bought
it
in
2010
I
paid
99
000
for
it.
Q
Q
I
presented
my
plane
worked
through
the
tax
office.
I
invited
the
tax
office
out
to
my
warehouse.
I
would
also
like
to
invite
you
all
out
to
my
warehouse
and
let
you
see
the
conditions
in
it.
I
should
be
paying
the
amount
of
money
I'm
paying
it.
I
am
more
or
less
supporting
the
building.
Right
now,
with
repair
of
planning
repair.
One
section
of
a
roof
already
have
another
section:
two
more
section:
I
need
to
repair.
Q
Q
Q
They
use
comparables
Stark
Avenue,
that's
right
there
on
windrow
by
that'll,
known
Elementary.
They
use
comparables
historical
district
has
nothing
to
do
with
444
20th
Avenue
I
presented
damn
comparables,
that's
what's
comparable
to
the
neighborhood
that
I
live
in
Jimmy
mccarlo
has
a
whole
lot
of
sleep
in
this
Round
Lake.
Q
Q
What
they
did
on
Adair
Avenue.
He
was
cashing
out.
He
has
abandoned
the
property.
They
also
use
a
five
hundred
thousand
dollar
sale
on
a
Laverne
property
on
the
Cedar
Road
right
there
at
exit,
one
for
the
new
Systrom
Exodus
yeah
for
the
soccer
slate
and
I
mentioned
to
them.
In
the
meeting
I
said:
that's
speculative
investment
they're
going
to
put
a
service
life
in
there.
I
would
have
nothing
to
do
with
my
property
at
444,
20th
Avenue,
still
into
no
good
I,
have
had
no
cooperation
with
this
office
at
all.
Q
When
I
come
to
visit
him,
Miss
Miss
Suzanne
here
came
out
one
day
with
him
a
blowhorn
one
of
those
megaphones
standing
up
talking
to
me
with
a
microphone
and
a
hand
and
I
even
asked
I
said:
what's
what's
the
megaphone,
for
she
has
not
answered
me
today
in
the
last
phone
call
I
had
to
her.
She
mentioned
to
me
that
I
was
sitting
on
two
million
dollars
for
property,
and
then
she
hung
up
I
happen
mistreated
by
this
office.
I.
Q
Q
R
Yeah
I'd
had
a
conversation
a
few
months
ago,
so
if
we
could
get
him
some
assistance
to
work
through
your
office
and
work
through
this,
he
showed
me
all
the
comparables
and
everything.
A
few
months
ago,
I
was
out
in
the
neighborhood
on
some
other
business
and
stopped
by,
and
we
had
a
conversation.
R
B
S
My
name
is
Yolanda
Hunter
I
live
at
651,
Southern,
Pines
Drive.
The
problem
that
I
have
is
there's
a
house
behind
the
house,
my
house
and
there's
also
a
ditch
and
the
property
owner.
They
claim
they
can't
find
him,
but
he
recently
when
it
came
up
time
to
pay
the
property
taxes.
They
could
not
find
this
particular
person,
then.
Finally,
he
came
and
paid
the
property
tax,
but
the
problem
I
have
is
that
the
yard
looks
like
a
jungler.
S
It's
so
bad
that
even
understand
the
property
on
my
property
is
facing
that
and
it's
the
water
is
running
out
the
ditch
and
it's
floods,
my
basement-
and
it
has
torn
up
some
stuff
in
my
house,
and
not
only
that
I
also
have
a
property
owned.
Lawyers
Lane,
which
the
property
tax
on
that
particular
property
has
gone
up
and
I
got
the
bill
and
it
jumped
up,
and
they
were
saying
that
the
house
was
worth
forty
thousand
dollars
and
I.
S
S
I've
called
him
and
talked
to
him
about
it,
but
my
concern
is
when
I
talked
to
the
city
guy,
he
told
me
that
the
only
thing
that
they
could
do
was
cut
the
front
of
that
particular
property
over
there
at
my
by
my
house,
but
they
couldn't
do
nothing
to
the
back.
Well,
the
back
looked
like
a
forest
back
there,
all
the
trees
and
bushes,
and
it
even
growing
on
my
fence
that
I
just
had
to
put
up
another
fence
there.
The.
B
B
B
We'll
try
to
get
your
name
and
number
and
follow
up
with
it,
because
I
think
this
hearing
right
now
is
for
the
military,
rollback
and
the
assessment
of
the
digest.
So
we
need
to
get
you
some
help.
If
I
say
imagine,
if
you
get
somebody
get
her
name
and
number
and
see
if
we
can
figure
out
what's
going
on,
okay,
all
right!
Well,
she
she's
on
public
agenda.
Well,
you
can,
you
can
come
back
at
public
agenda.
B
S
D
B
D
N
August
has
five
Tuesdays
and
I'm
requesting
that
on
August
29th
that
we
have
during
our
work
session
area
for
Council
to
have
a
section
on
the
agenda
where
we
can
actually
determine
what
it
is
that
you
know
we
need
to
address,
meaning
I
know:
councilor
Begley
wants
to
talk
about
the
budget
process.
We
mentioned
Public
Safety
parts
and
rig
urban
service
districts,
Integrated
Waste
and
even
some
sales
tax
Trends,
but
I
do
think
that
we've
thrown
out
strategic
planning
a
lot
and
we
also
talked
about
doing
something
with
accg
the
Retreats.
B
That
sure
we
can
we
can,
we
can
do
either
or
both,
because
we
we've
talked
with
y'all
about
and
I
think
it's
a
great
idea
to
have
a
day
or
even
a
two-day
Retreat
and
and
bring
in
somebody
to
facilitate
it
and
then
get
the
categories
ahead
of
time
from
Council
specifically
about
what
y'all
think
are
the
most
critical
issues
you
want
to
talk
about.
We
can
we
can
present
that
do
it
over
a
a
couple
of
days,
and
that
way
everybody
will
have
an
opportunity
to
to
kind
of
get
their
issues
addressed.
N
L
Yeah,
that's
fine,
so
Tucker
I
would
suggest
too
that
as
counselors,
if
there
are
specific
topics
that
we
know,
we
want
to
have
discussed
that
we
send
them
to
the
clerk
of
council
and
let
her
put
them
on
the
agenda.
So
we'll
have
something-
and
not
just
you
know,
we'll
have
time
to
prepare
and
and
have
some
com
real
conversation.
So
I'd
make
that
suggestion
that
we
send
our
topics
to
the
clerk
to
go
on
the
agenda.
If
that's
acceptable.
N
L
However,
we
want
to
do
it.
I
just
want
to
be
able
to
prepare
before
we
come
on
the
topic
and
see
what
you
know,
what
kind
of
conversation
we
need
to
have
and
because
we
want
to
do
this,
it
may
be
that
the
city
manager
and
the
mayor
and
City
attorney,
whoever
puts
together
the
rest
of
that
agenda,
recognizes
that
we
want
to
have
these
conversations,
and
so
there's
not
a
lot
of
other
stuff.
On
that.
N
N
N
To
the
fund
balance
with
the
individual,
just
ask
because
we've
been
saying
budget
budget
budget
was,
are
all
the
unfilled
positions
included
in
the
how
many
days
we
have
this.
Is
it
105
now
108.
N
H
N
109
109.,
okay
or
the
unfeel
positions
actually
included
when
we
talk
about
fund
balance,
is
that
all
the
positions,
even
like
some
of
the
old
lost
positions
with
like
CPD?
How?
How
is
the
makeup
of
that
that
total
that
we
have
in
our
fund
balance
like
what
would
it
so,
let
me
let
me
break
it
down
how
much
is
a
day
and
also
are
there
unfilled
positions
included
in
in
that
amount.
E
So
the
value
of
a
day
for
FY
24
is
600
509
dollars
in
terms
of
what's
included
in
the
budget
right.
There
are
some
positions
that
the
funding
has
already
some
unfunded
positions
and
both
in
in
public
safety
and
in
some
general
government
departments,
so
that
has
already
been
taken
into
consideration.
As
far
as
the
budget
is
concerned,.
N
Okay
and
woof
woof
that
once
we
come
because
I
think
you
said
November
well,
what's
the
the
what's
the
date
that
you
come
back
well
the
month
or
whatever
that
you
come
back
to
show
us
what
salary
savings
that
we
had.
N
Yeah
so
I
guess
the
reason
why
that
question
came
about
is
because
we
was
talking
about
Revenue
sources
and
how
the
fund
balance
kind
of
coincides
with
Revenue
sources,
and
we
mentioned
I
think
before
that
salary
savings
go
back
into
the
general
fund
is.
H
N
So
I
guess
that'll
be
a
good
thing
to
visually.
See
that
that
was
all
thank.
T
Think
your
suggestion,
Judy
is
a
good
one,
but
what
I
would
like
for
us
to
do?
Because
there
are
so
many
topics,
parks
and
recs
could
take
up
hours.
So
we
limit
and
I'm
first
of
all,
I'm
glad
that
you're
we're
routing
things
through
the
clerk
of
council
I.
Think
that's
the
orderly
way
to
do
it,
but
I
would
suggest
that
we
not
stockpile.
B
Well
and
I
think
too,
the
The
Retreat
that
Council
kind
of
leave
their
cell
phones
behind
get
together
for
a
full
day
or
day
and
a
half,
and
that
way
you
can
dive
deeper.
I
know
some
be
tough
for
some
of
you
we'll
collect
them
when
you
come
in,
but
but
but
just
some
way
to
keep
everybody
there
present
and
focused,
and
that
way
we
can
cover
a
wide
range
of
topics
to
try
to
get
them,
get
them
done.
You'll
survive
all
right
and
I
think
that's!
That's
all
for.
Q
Winner,
they
had
a
had
a
visit
with
they
bought
of
Equalization
and
after
we
left
out
of
the
meeting
and
went
downstairs
to
the
office,
I
was
told.
I
wasn't
told
in
the
meeting
that
the
market
value
cost
or
299c
freeze,
and
that
meant
that
I
could
not
appeal,
and
until
three
years
this
was
my
first
Appeal
on
401..
Q
They
blindsided
they
put
a
2.99c
freeze
on
that
property.
So
they're
compelling
me
to
pay
that
those
taxes
for
three
years
and
I,
don't
think
that's
fair
I
should
have
been.
This
should
have
been
explained
to
me
in
the
meeting
should
have
been
discussed
when
they
when
she
handed
me,
the
paper
was
already
on
there
299
safe
phrase.
My
first
appeal.
G
G
They
also
have
the
right
coming
out
of
a
Board
of
Equalization
hearing
to
if
they
disagree
with
the
decision
of
a
Board
of
Equalization
decision,
they
have
30
days
to
decide
whether
they
would
like
to
continue
that
appeal
to
Superior
Court,
so
that
299c
does
not
mean
they're
not
allowed
to
continue
an
appeal
or
to
appeal
the
next
year.
It
just
means
that
we're
not
allowed
to
adjust
their
value
for
that
year
into
subsequent
years,
unless
they
decide
to
appeal.
Thank.
R
G
R
G
G
G
R
R
G
Can
appeal
it
we'll
take
another
look
at
the
property,
maybe
Something's
Happened,
maybe
there's
something
happens
to
the
property
where,
while
it
was
frozen
under
that
appeal
freeze
and
he
wants
to,
he
wants
to
go
ahead
and
appeal
it
again.
He
can
there's
I
mean
we
have
people
who
literally
will
come
in
and
they
will
appeal
their
property
every
single
year,
even
though
it's
already
under
a
freeze
well.
J
B
G
Sales
data
the
law
says
that
I
mean
maybe
here's
here's
the
thing
with
that
appeal
freeze
in
place,
maybe
the
Market's
continuing
to
go
up
with
that
appeal
freeze
in
place,
we're
not
allowed
to
adjust
that
value
up,
so
that
value
is
locked
in
for
the
year
that
he
appealed
and
two
subsequent
years.
That's
what
the
law
says.
So
we
are
not
allowed
to
change
that
value.
G
B
All
right,
thank
you
mistakes.
We
can't
we're
not
going
to
go
back
and
forth
on
the
one
parcel,
sir,
that
wouldn't
be
wouldn't
be
fair.
The
others
that
are
here
all.
D
Right
all
right.
That
concludes
the
hearing
required
under
title
48
532.1
mayor,
the
three
taxpayer
Bill
of
Rights
have
been
held.
We
do
have
a
first
reading
on
our
millage
rate
in
just
a
minute,
and
that
will
be
another
hearing
if
there
any
questions
or
comments.
But
we've
got
a
long
agenda
later
to.
B
Get
through
anything
else,
we
need
to
address
the
minutes
from
the
July
June
13th
meeting
motion
second
receive
them
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
any
post,
all
right
now:
Ms
City
Attorney
at
your
agenda,
all.
B
All
right
there's
a
motion.
Second,
to
approve
the
Salmon
Road
petition,
any
discussion,
Chris
Hewitt,
please
counselors,
register
your
votes.
D
B
B
D
D
That's
approved
then
6700
6708,
Green,
Island
Drive.
It's
ready
for
adoption
motion.
B
D
B
L
B
B
B
D
D
D
H
H
D
B
Okay
motion
to
is
there
a
motion
to
adopt
the
pension
benefit
plans
all
right
motion.
Second,
any
conversation
to
it.
Eight.
B
All
right,
all
those
in
favor
of
eight
nine,
ten
and
eleven,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
all
right,
they're
approved.
D
Okay,
those
at
best
second
reading
on
the
low
income
household,
offset
solid
waste
collection.
It's
ready
for
adoption.
D
B
Motion
and
a
second
to
delay
all
in
favor,
say
aye
any
post
all
right.
It's
delayed.
D
L
This
this
proving
the
rate,
it
is
not
a
there's,
a
question
mark
at
the
end
of
this.
This
is
not
approving
the
tax
assessor
notices
that
went
out
is
that
is
that
a
correct
statement?
This
is
just
approving
the
myth
that
the
millage
rate
will
be.
D
Well,
this
is
the
first
reading
only
you'll
vote
next
week,
but
this
is
setting
your
millage
rates
for
each
taxing
district.
You
got
three
urban
service
districts,
I
think
it's
one
two
and
four,
maybe
and
then
three
business
Improvement
districts.
So
this
will
be
voted
on
next
time,
but
it's
the
actual
millage
rate
that
will
be
applied
for
your
tax
bills.
D
D
To
the
art,
no,
it's
just
anybody
want
to
be
heard
in
the
audience
proposed.
Millage
rate,
okay,
we'll
vote
on
that
next
week,
mayor,
okay,
the
next
item
number
15
is
the
four
nuts
for
the
levy
and
collection
of
the
school
system,
military
request
of
Muskogee
County
School
District
for
23.321
Mills
that
will
finalize
that
next
week,
but
thus
the
projected
rate.
So
any
questions
on
that.
D
And
we've
got
our
first
reading
on
the
pay
plan:
Evergreen
Solutions
classification
adjustments,
any
discussion
on
that
I
guess
Hollowell.
L
L
M
L
Of
that,
so,
if
someone
still
is
not,
if
they're
not
satisfied
with
their
placement,
can
they
appeal
next
year.
M
J
The
city
managers
this
this
is
going
into
2024.
So
would
this
be
the
new
plan,
the
with
the
maintenance
included
into.
J
Sir,
okay,
that's
what
I
was
talking
about
earlier?
Do
we
have
those
reflected?
Do
we
know
what
those
numbers
are
right
now
as
far
as
increases,
and
is
that
the
the
increases
in
the
which
would
be
the
changes
in
the
pay
plan
are
those
based
on
a
hundred
percent
employment
or
current.
M
Employment,
that's
a
finance
question
so
when
we,
if
so
he's,
asked
a
question,
the
numbers
that
you've
included
in
the
budget
to
implement
fully
implement
the
pay
plan
for
the
fiscal
year,
24.
H
M
That,
based
on
the
total
positions,
or
is
it
based
on
people
currently
employed
with
vacancies?
Well.
E
The
as
far
as
I,
understand
and
I
was
not
in
the
appeal
process,
but.
E
J
M
M
J
F
Were
the
employees
that
we're
not
happy
with
the
appeal
results,
given
the
offer,
given
the
information
about
this
first
reading
and
given
the
opportunity
to
appear
and
respond
at
the
first
reading.
B
I,
don't
think
that
was
part
of
the
process
of
that
expression.
The
appeal
process,
I
think
that's.
M
M
F
Understand
what
it
being
on
the
agenda
and
the
first
reading
and
their
rights
to
come
before
this
body
about
that?
That's.
M
M
As
counselor
Thomas
said,
the
city
managers
that
process
it
ended
with
the
city
manager
and
that's
where
it
ends.
Unless
you
add
another
step
such
as
you
can
now
come
to
council,
then
that
would
be
different
than
what
was
outlined
as
the
appeal
final
repeal
process.
Well,.
F
M
F
Not
I'm
not
saying
that
I'm
for
that
or
against
that
I'm,
just
I'm,
just
bringing
it
up
to
see
if
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
they
they
have
been
listened
to
and
that
they
have
been
I
mean
and
I'm
not
saying
that
they
haven't
been,
but
I'm
just
you
know,
educating
them
on
their
rights
as
Citizens.
You
know
to
come
to
us
and
at
first
reading,
so
that's
all
I
was
you
know.
I
was
just
bringing
that
to
everyone's
attention
and.
B
B
I
think
all
of
them
understood
that
it
was
a
lot
of
different
stop-offs
on
that
on
that
road
to
a
final
decision
and
and
I
I
think
it
was
decided
that
city
managers
would
last
last
line
of
defense
for
them
to
try
to
get
through
and
a
lot
of
them
were
approved.
But
I
understand
what
you're
saying
we
didn't
I,
don't
think
we
hand
you
know
held
their
hand,
told
them
hey.
You
can
still
go
for
first
reading,
but
they
shouldn't
they
should
know.
B
D
D
B
U
I
just
want
to
say
for
the
record
that
I
have
not
heard
from
anyone
opposing
this,
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
clear,
but
I
appreciate
Mr
Whiteman,
being
here
too.
U
D
D
B
All
right
do
we
need
another
motion,
or
can
we
just
carry
over
the
motion
that
was
made?
There
was
no
second
to.
B
All
right
item
six
okay
motion
to
adopt
the
operating
Capital
Improvement
budget
for
FY
24..
Is
there
a
second
okay
dice
for
lacking
Saga
and.
M
And
and
I
think
what
what
will
happen
if
we
don't
adopt
a
budget
you
operate
on
the
previous
year's
budget,
I
believe
that's
the
case.
E
It
says
section
7-402
number:
three:
the
council,
shell,
adopt
the
final
annual
operating
budget
for
the
ensuing
fiscal
year
not
later
than
the
30th
day
of
June
of
each
year,
and
such
budget
shall
be
effective
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
on
July
1..
In
the
event,
the
council
failed
to
operate.
I'm
sorry
fail
to
adopt
the
budget
by
this
date.
The
amounts
appropriated
for
current
operation
for
the
current
fiscal
year
shall
be
deemed
adopted
for
the
ensuing
fiscal
year
on
a
month-to-month
basis.
B
D
F
That's
what
I
use,
because
it
it
did
appear
that
we
have
one
more
council
meeting
before
June
30th.
F
D
B
And
the
public
agenda,
Miss,
Hunter,
I,
think
left.
We
have
her
information.
We're
gonna
follow
up
with
her
okay.
N
I
can't
remember
that
that
event
that
we
went
to
at
the
chamber-
and
he
was
talking
about
addressing
the
blight
to
reduce
crime-
and
we
do
have
a
lot
of
lighted
areas
and
not
just
blight
forest
and
structures,
but
exactly
what
Miss
Hunter
was
talking
about.
As
far
as
the
overgrown
grass
I
think
you
had
mentioned
something
I
don't
know
if
it
was
Ryan,
Pruitt
was
working
on
something
or
you
were
working
on.
We.
B
We
have
been
working
with
GIS
and
with
Ryan
and
with
Police
Department,
because
one
of
the
things
he
came
up
with
and
we've
been,
this
counselors
done
a
great
job,
I,
think
of
being
aggressive
at
trying
to
get
rid
of
blighted
properties
to
remove
them
as
a
potential
Gathering
points
for
people
doing
illicit
activities.
But
we
didn't
really
have
a
a
planned
execution
in
that
yeah.
B
So
what
we're
doing
is
we're
working
with
the
police
department,
we're
overlaying
through
GIS,
a
map
that
shows
the
the
houses
that
are
scheduled
for
Demolition
and
it's
going
to
Overlay
them
with
the
most
the
highest
crime
areas.
So
we'll,
instead
of
just
kind
of
forming
you
know,
formulating
a
a
list
will
be
much
more
intentional
to
look
at
those
that
have
attracted
the
most
nuisance
first
and
start
with
those
and
work
our
way
down
the
list.
So.
N
So
when
you
develop
that
plan,
can
we
also
develop
a
plan
where
we
can
ensure
that
when
we
tear
when
we
demolish
the
properties
that
we
come
up
with
with
something
where
we
don't
create
another
issue
where
we
have
all
overgrown
lots
and
that
attracts
you
know
the
same
level
of.
B
Time
yeah
we
can.
We
can
try
to
see
if,
if
Ryan
could
come
up
with
a
sort
of
a
maintenance
plan,
because
if
you
will
of
just
what
happens
with
those
because
it's
there's
so
many
that
have
been
taken
down
and
and
a
lot
of
the
owners
are
out
of
town
owners
and
they
just
out
of
sight
out
of
mind.
And
so,
but
we
can
become
a
little
more
aggressive,
I
think.
N
V
I'd
also
like
to
mention
I've
got
my
own
ideas.
Some
stuff
I've
been
working
with
I
think
we
can
make
it
the
state
level,
as
well
as
some
local
ordinances,
I'll
I
plan
to
present
that
a
council
in
the
next
month
for
kind
of
my
comprehensive
plan
of
how
you
yeah
of
how
you
address
it.
B
B
Just
motion
to
approve
is
there
a
second
all
right,
Motion
in
second
approve
the
street
acceptance
any
discussion
Chris,
please
cue.
It.
B
M
Yeah,
it
really
has
to
do
with
the
adjacent
landowner
owner
at
5547.
Veterans
Parkway
they've
got
a
water
line
that
runs
across
the
parking
lot
area
of
the
premises
and
and
that's
according
to
the
easement
that
we
received
in
the
Waterland
rupture,
causing
damage
to
the
parking
lot
on
the
premises.
So
the
city
is
not
required
to
provide
any
funding,
but
it
will
authorize
the
repair
coming
through
that
parking
lot.
B
B
M
B
Motion
in
a
second
approve
items,
three
and
four
any
discussion
to
either
those
items
all
in
favor
say
aye
any
Pope.
If.
M
You
would
what
yeah
the
second
Grant
was:
twenty
five
thousand
five
hundred
and
forty
dollars
and
there's
no
match
for
that
Grant,
and
so
it's
for
the
purchase
of
recycling
carts
and
for
educational
campaign,
materials
for
recycling.
D
Okay,
yeah
just
on
item
two
Mississippi
manager.
The
resolution
that
popped
up
on
the
ecap
has
a
redundant
now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
Clause
if
y'all
could
get
just
get
that
deleted
out
of
there.
It's
just
a
typo
sure.
Thank
you.
B
All
right
there's
a
motion
to
approve
a
b
and
c.
Is
there
a
second
all
right?
There
is
a
second
any
discussion
to
any
of
those.
Yes,
ma'am
which
item
we
can
pull,
that
Council
Thomas.
L
Mr
city
manager,
the
on
item
a
this
is
the
same
process.
It's
just.
An
extension
of
the
contract
am
I
right
on
that.
This
is
not
a
new
company
right.
M
This
is
not
a
a
new
company
and
we
did
receive
five
proposals
and
in
the
in
the
award,
I
believe,
is
a
continuation
of
the
same
company
as
Finance
to
verify
that.
K
H
M
B
All
right
any
any
more
questions
about
a
b
or
c
hearing,
none
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye,
any
folks.
M
All
right
and
so
B
was
an
Argus
installation
and
migration
plan
and
support
for
information
technology.
M
Twenty
eight
thousand
seven
twenty
four
dollars
and
then
see
an
area
Energy
Services
and
related
services
for
information
with
for
information
technology,
but
it's
with
GIS
system
and
then
did
not
require
action.
Just
a
few
more
purchases
we
had
some
last
week
and
this
first
one
is
a
military
Gator
for
parks
and
rec,
and
it's
purchased
from
Sun
South
LLC
Columbus.
M
Twenty
eight
thousand
dollars
in
one
is
a
2024
GMC
Sierra,
a
pickup
truck
for
Public
Works,
and
it
is
from
Glenn
Smith
Chevrolet
in
Opelika.
Those
are
the
two
vehicles
that
we
did
purchase
and
so
I've
got
two
updates.
One
would
be
a
city
hall
update
and
then
we've
got
the
warden
here
from
mCP,
we'll
follow
the
city
hall.
Update,
Herbert
Walker
will
give
an
mCP
update,
excuse.
R
K
W
I
To
see
John
room
assistant,
this
arcgis
is
used
and
you've
heard
a
little
bit
about
it
previously,
as
the
mayor
spoke
about
what
we're
doing
with
the
police
in
that
area.
But
this
is
the
imagery
that
affects
Public,
Safety
engineering,
all
of
different
departments
within
the.
O
Mr
city
manager,
good
morning,
mayor
members
of
council,
just
like
we
promised
last
week,
didn't
want
to
come
back
and
provide
some
more
updates
on
City
Hall,
as
we
continue
to
wrap
up
that
project
and
now
move
into
the
transition
phase,
with
departments
actually
moving
into
the
facility.
So
again,
just
the
phase
one
timeline
on
June
9th.
O
We
did
complete
the
construction,
got
our
certificate
still
working
a
little
bit
on
final
cleaning,
furniture
relocations
and
some
other
clothes
out
activities,
and
so
departments
I
could
have
took
tentatively
out
of
here
because
they
are
scheduled
to
begin
relocation
this
week.
So
here's
an
updated
list
of
the
Departments
that
are
relocating
to
City
Hall,
along
with
the
date
their
first
day
in
the
new
location.
So
you
can
see
the
IT
department
is
first
on
the
list
and
they
are
moving
tonight.
O
So
they're
packing
up
I've
been
packing
up
for
a
while
getting
relocated
after
hours
this
evening
and
then
they'll
come
in
in
the
morning
and
get
everything
hooked
back
up
and
be
ready
for
business
on
Wednesday
at
the
new
location.
Finance
is
also
moving
this
week
and
you
see
the
listing
of
the
other
departments
there
as
well.
O
So
we
are
going
to
print
large
posters
of
this
schedule
in
place
at
all
the
buildings
that
have
affected
departments
so
at
the
government
center
at
City
Hall
at
this
building
and
at
the
annex
we'll
have
posters
at
the
front
door,
alerting
departments
we're
also
going
to
get
some
press
releases
and
some
other
information
out
and
put
it
on
social
media
and
get
the
word
out
as
much
as
we
can
to
cut
down
on
any
inconvenience
to
people.
Looking
for
services
from
these
departments.
N
In
phase
two,
what
all
departments
will
be
located
here
and
versus
located
at
the
new
government?
City.
O
Hall
so
once
phase
two
is
complete,
the
let's
see,
Parks
and
Recreation
the
administration.
That's
at
this
building
currently
is
moving
as
part
of
phase
one
and
then
the
finance
the
revenue
division.
That
is
here,
they
are
moving
as
part
of
phase
two.
So
those
two
departments
and
3-1-1,
which
is
here
now
they're,
moving
this
part
of
phase
one
as
well,
so
those
departments
will
be
moving
out
of
here
throughout.
N
O
They
just
want
to
run
briefly
through
the
floor
plans.
Again
we
touched
on
them
last
week
again.
North
is
to
the
right
of
the
screen.
So
that's
12th
Street
is
to
the
right.
First
Avenue
is
at
the
bottom
Broadway
at
the
top,
and
then
the
parking
garage
would
be
on
the
left
hand
side.
So
the
red
dots
are
all
the
public
entrances.
O
On
the
first
floor
in
the
dark,
teals
Cooperative
Extension
in
the
pink
in
the
bottom
right
is
the
finance
department.
That's
coming
from
the
fifth
floor
of
the
tower.
The
brown
area
at
the
top
is
HR
and
then
in
the
top
left
corner
is
the
city's
Health
and
Wellness
Center
they're
moving
I,
guess
kind
of
a
phase
1A
they're
scheduled
to
move
in
September
the
second
floor,
the
large
green
square.
That's
the
I.T,
Department
job
training
is
right.
Next
to
them,
then
the
purple
areas
Parks
and
Rec
again
on
Broadway,
that's
additional
HR
space.
O
You
can
see
the
phase
two
still
grayed
out
for
now
and
then
the
third
floor.
This
will
be
the
temporary
home
for
these
departments
until
they
can
relocate
to
their
permanent
home.
In
phase
two,
so
the
green
is
City
manager's
office
pink
is
Clerk
of
council,
the
blue
is
mayor's
office
and
the
orange
color
is
the
city
attorney's
office.
L
You
have
Parks
and
Rec
at
Comer,
Auditorium.
O
I
do
believe
they
still
will
have
some
operations
there.
I
do
know
that
they
are
consolidating
some
of
their
division.
Leadership
into
this
facility
I'd
have
to
have
Holly
address
the
specific
plans,
but
I
do
think.
They'll
still
have
a
president.
O
That's
the
case
yes
yeah,
so
I
did
just
want
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
a
visual
some
pictures
of
what
the
facility
looks
like
now
that
it's
complete.
So
this
is
the
entrance
off
of
Broadway
in
the
courtyard.
As
you
come
in
to
the
building,
the
HR
department
would
be
to
your
left,
and
straight
ahead
is
the
the
other
building.
This
is
the
lobby
area
in
the
HR
Learning
Center
and
again,
all
this
really.
All
we
did
in
this
race
was
paint
the
walls
and
put
new
carpet.
Everything
else
came
with
the
building.
O
This
is
the
large
training
room
in
the
HR
area.
So
again
all
the
trim
and
everything
came
with
the
building
we
just
painted
and
put
some
new
carpet
down.
This
is
kind
of
a
typical
conference
room.
Just
with
your
TV
and
again,
the
furniture
was
what
we
procured
with
the
building,
and
then
this
is
kind
of
a
typical
office
setup
for
a
standard,
employee,
again,
furniture
that
came
with
the
building,
and
these
are
cubicles
cubicle
area
within
one
of
the
Departments.
O
And
again
these
were
reused
things
that
we
procured
from
when
we
purchased
the
property.
Okay,.
O
O
N
After
the
Departments
move
out,
can
you
please
and
I,
don't
know
if
it's
you
or
somebody
else,
city
manager,
but
as
far
as
the
parking
can
you
put
the
spaces
that
were
once
for
certain
individuals
here
and
have
like
a
dedicated
location
for
counselors
parking
in
this
facility?
M
Not
we
not
yet,
but
you
know
we
will
be
having
discussions
with
you
regarding
that
product.
O
E
Walker
is
here
pursuant
to
ordinance
the
number
13-39
that
says
if
a
department
or
elected
office
is
anticipated
to
exceed
their
budgeted
Appropriations,
they
must
come
before
this
Council
and
request
additional
Appropriations.
E
So
mCP
is
one
of
our
Public
Safety
departments.
You
know
they
house
inmates
similar
to
the
jail.
You
heard
the
sheriff.
We
brought
the
sheriff
in
a
couple
months
ago
in
terms
of
the
anticipated
overage
that
he
would
experience
at
the
jail
relative
to
some
of
the
costs
that
it
takes
to
house
inmates
in
mCP.
Also
housing
inmates
have
experienced
some
of
those
same
types
of
cost
increases
such
as
increases
to
the
inmate
clothing.
E
The
bedding
some
of
the
outside
medical
costs
are
a
little
greater
than
anticipated
in
terms
of
what's
hot
handled
in-house
by
the
provider
versus
what
some
of
the
services
that
the
inmate
requires
outside
of
the
facility,
and
so
in
anticipation
of,
what's
needed
for
the
remainder
of
the
fiscal
year,
we
are
asking.
Ncp
is
requesting
approximately
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
additional
Appropriations
to
make
it
through
the
end
of
the
year.
B
J
All
right
that
is
approved,
Madam
Finance,
director,
the
when
I
look
at
the
the
Revenue,
the
amount
of
Revenue
that
equates
to
the
Indigent
care
fund.
H
J
U
E
E
It
does
previously
we
would.
We
have
included
in
the
budget
from
the
general
fund
of
transfer
of
about
600
000
in
excess,
inmate
costs,
inmate
medical
costs,
and
so
we're
not
anticipating
that
increase
I
mean
that
transfer
from
a
budgeted
standpoint
for
the
Indigent
care
fund.
So
that
would
be
why
it
is
less
than
what
it
has
been
previously.
E
M
J
M
It
in
the
current
budget-
yes-
and
it
goes
forward
at
that
same
rate-
in
the
proposed
budget
and-
and
we
will
I-
do
anticipate
on
the
next
agenda-
we're
going
to
be
bringing
the
Indigent
care
forward
for
your
consideration.
B
Okay,
okay
and
we
got
the
ward
and
Deputy
Warden
here.
If
you
all
wanted
to
make
a
comment
or
two
yeah
I
got
it
according
to
walk's,
doing
a
great
job,
there's
been
a
real
focus
on
education
for
those
inmates
out
there
he's
he's
gotten
tighter
Management
on
on
the
inmates
that
go
out
for
working
with
Public,
Services,
Public
or
Public
Works
just
want
to
publicly
thank
you
for
the
great
job
that
you
and
your
team
do.
Thank
you,
sir.
X
We
anticipated
this
time
this
morning.
I
got
you
all
to
myself,
but
I
too
want
to
thank
the
staff
at
mCP
for
the
hard
work
that
they're
doing.
We
actually
have
a
handout.
You.
X
A
handout
of
talking
points
that
we
provide
to
the
Department
of
Corrections
and
any
other
visitors
that
we
have
come
to
the
facility
that
I
will
pass
out
for
you
to
read
the
cost
that
we're
actually
covered
mostly
come
from
our
food
service.
It
started.
We
started
this
conversation
back
in
July
last
year
with
inflation
and
the
cost
of
food
that
everyone
acquired
in
the
grocery
stores
and
and
doing
their
daily.
It
also
came
into
the
prison.
X
The
most
significant
came
from
the
bird
flu,
where
the
price
of
eggs
and
poultry,
chicken,
turkey
and
everything
that
we
had
on
the
menu
significantly
increased
and
with
conversations
throughout
contractor
Aramark
we've
been
able
to
work
with
those
things
and
also
keep
Miss
Angelica
in
the
loop
on.
What's
going
on
to
also
anticipate
those
price
increases
for
next
year's
budget
implementation,
we
have
Deputy
Warden
King.
Here
was
he
he
wanted
he's
going
to
discuss
a
couple
areas
that
we
saw
on
our
budget.
X
They
kind
of
got
out
of
whack
and
explained
what
we're
doing
to
make
sure
this
upcoming
year.
We
are
able
to
kind
of
address
those
before
it
gets
to.
This
point.
Y
Good
afternoon,
good
evening,
good
morning,
I'm
sorry
one
of
the
areas
that
I
wanted
to
start
talking
off
talking
about
was
the
medical
area
inside
the
prison.
One
of
the
things
that
we're
experiencing
right
now
is
a
lot
of
mental
health
inmates
coming
through
the
system
they're
coming
in,
and
the
medication
and
the
cost
of
them
the
Skyrocket,
and
that
was
not
anticipated
in
the
previous
budget.
But
that's
one
of
the
things
now
that
is
is
spear
to
hitting
the
overage
that
we're
experiencing
in
our
medical
budget.
Y
Another
thing
like
water
was
talking
about
is
food
service.
Food
service
is
up
I,
think
we
were
somewhere
at
the
point
where
we
having
too
much
work
for
food
service
to
pay
the
bill
that
we're
old
right
now.
So
that's
another
area,
that's
going
on.
Y
Finally,
one
of
the
areas
that
we
are
looking
at
is
short
of
the
staff,
so
we
have
to
compensate
for
people
coming
in
working
overtime
and
also
for
stiff
and
pay
for
those
individuals
to
come
in
and
work
also,
and
those
are
the
areas
that
are
affected
our
budget,
and
so
we
asked
for
these
things
in
the
upcoming
budget
to
supplement
to
make
sure
that
that
don't
happen
in
the
future.
But
we
do
understand
that
it
will
happen
in
some
of
those
areas,
especially
medical
and
the
cost
of
medication.
X
And
talking
about
Staffing
I
just
want
to
throw
a
few
numbers
out
there.
We
are
now
sending
out
about
250
to
260
inmates
a
day
out
to
work
about
2500
inmates
a
week
coming
and
going
out
of
the
back
door.
All
of
the
details
that
we
have
that
we
assign
inmates
to
we
fill
them
up.
You
know
when
we
were
sending
out
three
or
four
inmates
now
they're
going
to
get
the
required
eight,
the
inmates
daily
regimen.
X
We
get
them
up
at
4
a.m,
by
6
30
a.m,
they've
been
fed,
they've
dressed
and
ready
to
go
to
work,
send
out
in
the
day
room
and
we
put
them
on
those
trucks.
So
the
feedback
that
I
get
from
the
Department
is
through
the
city
managers
meetings
and
talking
with
them
personally
is
that
sanitation
is
getting
caught
up.
Parks
and
Rec.
Getting
things
done,
recycle
center
I
mean
everyone
is
working
because
we're
getting
those
guys
up
and
getting.
If
we
have
more
detail
officers
I'll
send
more
out.
X
You
know,
but
at
this
point
we're
making
sure
everyone
gets
everyone
everything
they
need.
Also
saying
that,
if
that's
how
many
more
meals
are
going
out
every
day,
that's
increasing
those
costs.
You
know
2021,
we
were
sending
out
190
inmates
out
to
work
compared
to
260
right
now,
so
missing
out
enough
meals
with
the
inmates
coming
out
of
the
building
today
to
meet
their
caloric
intakes.
T
A
piggyback
on
what
everyone
said,
but
you
said
there
Warden
you're
doing
an
excellent
job
and,
as
you
very
well
know,
I
have
relatives
and
friends
of
mine.
That's
been
out
there
to
the
there's
a
very
long
time.
You've
made
a
drastic
difference.
T
Morale
is
up,
I
know
you're
dealing
with
the
Staffing
issue,
but
you
know
you:
you'll
have
people
walk
work
anytime,
any
hours
because
of
the
way
you've
treated
them.
You
haven't
done
a
marvelous
job
as
far
as
morale
among
the
individuals,
the
security
officers
there
so
and
you're
definitely
handling
all
the
issues
that
will
accommodate
every
last
one
of
those
inmates
there
are
respected.
You
know,
I
treat
it
very
Wellness.
T
J
I
don't
know
if
this
coincides
with
what
the
war
and
Warden
just
told
us,
but
I
will
tell
you
from
a
perception.
Okay,
and
you
know
we-
we
often
share
the
bad
things,
but
the
ugly
things,
and
sometimes
you
got
to
share
the
the
good
things
and
the
right
things
as
well.
You
know
and
and
balance
it,
but
I
will
tell
you
from
a
perception
standpoint.
Just
riding
around
it
seems
like
our
streets
are,
are
cleaner,
okay,
depending
on
who
you
are
and
what
perspective
you
know.
People
have
different
perspectives.
J
There
may
be
some
that
totally
disagree
with
me,
but
I've
I've
seen
it
just
seems
like
there
there's
some
work
being
done
and
even
I
saw
some
of
the
what
we
used
to
see
all
the
time.
I
remember
when
judge
Combs
here
and
judge
comb
was
here,
I
mean
he
did
not
play.
He
put
people
out
on
the
streets
on
a
weekend
and
they
had
to
do
community
service.
J
That
was
part
of
their
payback,
but
I
think
I've,
seen
some
people
doing
some
community
service
lately
in
some
areas
which
I'm
just
saying
it's,
making
a
difference
so,
like
I
said
sometimes
you
have
to.
We
have
to
speak
about
the
bad,
but
you
need
to
speak
about
the
good
too.
It
just
looks
like
from
a
perception
that
things
you
know
we
can
always
improve,
but
things
do
look
a
little
a
little
better
in
some
places.
Thank
you.
U
V
U
X
All
right,
just
talking
about
as
a
matter
of
fact
today
we're
starting
our
next
class
on
the
forklift
certification.
We
have
20
additional
inmates,
that's
going
to
be
starting
that
class
today,
this
afternoon,
one
day
complete,
that's
going
to
take
our
numbers
up
in
the
last
18
months
to
98
inmates
that
will
receive
will
have
received
their
forklift
driving
certification
if
they
successfully
complete.
X
That
course
also,
along
with
that
course,
is
OSHA
10
hour
certification
that
they
also
will
receive
on
safety,
how
to
be
able
to
read
and
interpret
the
1910
manual
on
Ocean
safety
motivational
for
change
these
programs,
these
next
list
of
programs,
the
inmates
actually
go
to
these
classes
courses
after
they
work
all
day.
So
when
they
come
in
from
work,
they
get
cleaned
up.
We
give
them
their
lunch
tray
and
a
lot
of
times
they
have
to
take
it
to
school,
with
them,
motivational
change,
re-entry,
moral
recognition
therapy
and
GED.
X
We
boast
that
we
have
13
inmates
who
have
successfully
obtained
their
GED
in
the
last
18
months.
We
just
had
a
graduation
in
May,
councilor,
Tucker,
attended
and
some
others,
and
some
of
the
other
programs
that
we
had
I
know.
City
manager
came
out
for
the
graduation
when
we
had
to
the
council
appreciation,
luncheon,
Ms
Kraft
came
and
took
the
tour
may
approach
him,
you
were
there
and
our
doors
are
always
open.
X
You
guys
every
time
you
want
to
come
visit
and
spend
time
with
myself
the
executive
team,
the
counselors
anything
just
just.
Let
us
know
we
when
I,
when
I,
have
my
meetings
with
my
staff
I
said
we're
the
best
kept
secret
in
Muskogee
County
and
we
shouldn't
be
a
secret.
We
should
be
out
on
participating
with
the
community.
We
should
be
out
contributing
to
the
community.
I
had
discussion
with
the
Mayan
city
manager.
X
I
got
staff
even
though
they're
short
they're
willing
to
step
up
and
help
I
I
came
in
last
night
and
spoke
with
third
shift
and
and
trying
to
get
a
list
of
volunteers
together
when
we
get
all
the
pieces
in
place
and
they're
excited
about
helping
out.
I
was
in
a
conference
in
Norfolk
Virginia
yesterday.
X
Some
of
the
things
that
Department
of
Corrections
is
doing
to
try
to
assist
us
in
Recruitment
and
Retention
if
they
opened
up
Regional
training
centers,
where
the
majority
of
my
employees,
who
are
single
mothers
or
single
fathers,
and
they
now
may
not
have
to
necessarily
go
away
for
five
weeks
to
foresight
to
complete
their
post-certification
trade.
It
may
be
able
to
go
about
an
hour
from
here
and
commute
back
and
forth
from
home
if
that's
more
convenient
for
them.
X
X
So
I
appreciate
all
of
the
accolades,
but
I
couldn't
do
it
without
the
staff
there
I'm,
just
the
mouthpiece
and
I
put
on
my
gloves,
Deborah
Warden
of
security
Thomas
puts
on
his
gloves
and
takes
the
staff
down
there
and
make
sure
we
got
a
hundred
thousand
occasions
where
inmates
can
bring
Contraband
in
a
year.
That's
going
and
coming
back
to
work
and
some
of
them
take
advantage
of
it.
N
Is
Warden
Walker
and
Deputy
Warden
king
and
the
staff
I
want
to
thank
you
and
thank
you
for
inviting
us
to
the
graduation
I
just
really
admire
the
work
that
you
all
do
and
how
you
treat
people
like
individuals
that
graduation
was
really
nice
and
seeing
the
families
out
there,
the
kids,
you
know
the
wives,
dads
and
people
you
know
was
just
they
couldn't
hold
back
the
tears
because
they
were
so
proud
that
their
loved
one
had
received.
You
know
their
GED
or
whatever
certification.
So
this
is.
N
N
Sadly,
in
those
environments,
you're
you're,
like
a
father
figure
and
a
brother,
you
know
what
I'm
saying
or
Uncle.
You
know
how
they
do
now,
but
they
look
at
you
all,
as
you
know
that
that
basic
need
that
they
probably
did
not
get
growing
up
and
you
you
all-
are
truly
doing
a
fantastic
job
out
there.
So
I
just
I
want
to
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
what
you
all
do.
R
One
walk
on
Deputy,
Warden,
King
and
not
here,
Ward
and
Thomas.
Thank
you
all
for
all.
You
do
I
just
want
to
piggyback
and
say
the
attitude
of
the
details
have
changed.
Yeah
a
lot
more,
respectful
a
lot
more
concerned
about
what
they're
doing
as
they
move
through
the
neighborhood
I
see
them
in
different
parts.
R
You
know
from
my
house
to
other
parts
of
the
neighborhoods
I
ride
out
some
days,
but
it's
definitely
been
a
change
and
then
the
weekend
crew
between
you
and
City
manager's
office
everybody's
out
on
the
weekend,
because
I
especially
have
problems
with
that
old
Casino
Road
piece
coming
back
across
the
tracks
there
Oklahoma
City,
Road
and
Casino
Road,
because
there's
not
a
sidewalk
yet
so
to
keep
that
push
back
and
clean,
helps
for
people
to
walk
down
that
sidewalk
just
to
move
from
one
spot
to
another.
R
But
thank
you
so
much
I
appreciate
it
again.
My
apologies
I
gave
you
I
had
to
work
and
missed
the
luncheon,
but
I'll
be
coming
back
soon
and
just
just
keep
me
on
your
list
all
right.
Thank
you.
Both
sir
Warden.
M
B
Right,
Madam,
Clerk.
Z
B
B
Motion
in
a
second
to
receive
item
four
any
com,
any
input
on
any
of
those
all
in
favor,
say
aye.
Any
opposed
motion
second
receive
the
minutes,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
any
post,
Council
Thomas.
L
B
We
can
get
Mr
Browning
I
know
he's
had
some
struggles
through
covid
being
a
one-man
band
in
that
organization,
trying
to
get
all
the
minutes,
correlated
I
think
he's
been
getting
them
caught
up.
He
is
going
to
have
somebody
to
help
him
going
forward
that
can
help
him
with
the
administrative
duties,
but
we
can
certainly
bring
him
and
ask
him
to
kind
of
explain
what
happened
with
those.
L
Men,
I
just
I,
just
I
guess
my
my
point
is
I
think
we
need
to
be
real
clear
with
these
boards
and
commissions
and
so
forth
that
they
must
take
minutes
and
they
must
get
them
to
us
in
a
timely
manner
and
I
can
understand
perhaps
the
the
covid
stuff.
But
if
you
take
minutes
on
May
the
13th
of
2020,
you
ought
to
be
able
to
get
them
to
council
before
June
of
2023.
B
Second,
to
confirm:
Mr,
Martin,
Martindale,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
any
opposed.
Z
B
B
Motion
motion
and
second
to
confirmness,
Miss,
green
Thomas,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
any
post.
Z
B
Z
Z
Z
Next
we
have
Council
appointments.
Any
nominations
will
be
listed
for
the
next
meeting
for
the
building
authority
of
Columbus
the
seat
of
Leela
Carr.
She
is
not
seeking
reappointment.
This
seat
is
open
for
nominations:
the
Columbus
Aquatics
commission.
We
have
the
seat
of
Bruce
Samuels,
it
is
open
for
nominations.
Z
They
keep
Columbus
beautiful
commission,
the
seat
of
Lee
Jordan
and
Dr
Coretta
Venable.
She
is
not
eligible
to
succeed.
These
are
open
for
nominations
still
working
with
to
keep
Columbus
beautiful
director
to
fill
these
seats
planning
advisory.
Commissioner
seat
of
Gloria
Thomas,
it
is
open
for
nominations.
She
is
eligible
to
serve.
Z
B
Okay
and
I
will
say
that
I've
had
meetings
with
some
of
the
young
game,
changers
in
in
Columbus
I
guess
last
week
and
had
about
four
meetings.
Every
one
of
them
were
curious.
How
they
could
get
involved
in
boards,
so
I
would
advise.
I
would
urge
Council
to
reach
out
to
the
YP
at
the
chamber
and
or
the
YP
at
the
Urban
League,
because
some
of
those
individuals
had
expressed
an
interest.
They
just
didn't
know
how
to
go
about
getting
involved
there.
So
it
wouldn't
hurt
to
get
a
few
to
talk
to
and
see.
T
I
will
be
rotating
off
of
the
River
Valley
Regional
Commission
board.
I,
remember
Jim
weatherton
when
he
appointed
me
I
was
kicking
and
screaming.
Hollering
said
I
didn't
want
to
do
this
because
I
didn't
understand
doing
things
from
a
regional
perspective,
but
for
the
16
years
I
think
I've
I've
been
on
there.
I've
learned
the
importance
of
it
not
only
met
a
lot
of
phenomenal
people
learned
a
lot
and
so
I
want
to
nominate
councilor,
Tucker
I've
spoken
to
you
about
months
ago
about
it.
B
Is
there
a
motion
to
prove
by
acclimations,
I
would
say:
congratulations,
councilor,
Tucker
and
I
will
say
that
I
cannot
overstate
the
impact
the
councilor
Barnes
has
had
in
that
entire
region
through
through
a
couple
of
ties.
Floss
votes
his
leadership
as
chair
of
that
organization.
He
has
been
neck
deep
in
every
one
of
the
organ,
every
one
of
the
initiatives
that
they
provide
and
I
just
want
to.
B
Thank
you
for
representing
this
area,
so
capably
they're,
going
to
miss
you,
Council
Tucker,
good
luck,
filling
those
filling
those
big
shoes,
all
in
favor
of
counselor,
Tucker,
say
aye
aye
any
opposed.
We
had
already
just
claimed
that
cancer
Tucker
comment.
N
Yeah
I
know
I,
know
I'm,
so
thankful
for
councilor
Barnes
when
I
first
started
on
Council
in
August
of
2020.
N
N
We
would
go
out
there
together
and
I
knew.
It
was
something
that
I
would
be
interested
in
in
being
involved
in,
because
I
just
saw
the
amount
of
work
that
was
being
done,
but
thank
you,
councilor
Barnes,
for
just
your
your
wisdom
and
your
friendship
and
I
appreciate
you
a
whole
lot.
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everyone
who
attended
the
June
team
festivities.
N
Over
the
last
few
weeks,
we
had
an
amazing
turnout
at
the
Civic
Center.
We
didn't
start
doing
the
the
head
count
until
six
o'clock,
because
my
mind
wasn't
working
I
just
had
so
many
moving
pieces,
but
from
at
six
o'clock
from
the
time
we
actually
started
it
was
over.
2500
people
came
in
so
we
missed
the.
However
many
thousand
plus
folks
that
came
in
Prior
and
councilor
cargo.
N
She
actually
was
the
mayor
and
she
did
the
greeting
and
she
did
a
great
job,
but
the
Civic
Center
staff
and
I
mean
just
staff
period
within
Columbus
Consolidated,
Government,
Our,
Community
Partners,
our
major
sponsors
athletic
Community,
Foundation,
Columbus,
Public,
Library,
CSU
and
Urban
League
in
United,
Way
I'm
trying
to
go
through,
but
just
I'm.
It
really
turned
out
so
nice
this
entire
weekend
and
I
heart
I,
Heart,
Radio
I
almost
forgot,
but
it
just
turned
out
so
nice.
It
was
just
so
nice
and
everybody.
When
you
watch
the
news.
N
I,
don't
know
if
you
all
watched
the
news
Cycles,
but
there
were
violence
you
know
going
on
throughout.
They
said
it
was
a
violent
weekend
and
it
was
some
things
that
happened
at
Juneteenth
I
had
people
send
messages
saying
that
we
had
the
most
secure
event
they
felt
safe
and
they
were
just
happy
that
they
had
something
to
do.
That
was
fun
and
it
was
for
everybody.
N
The
kids
had
a
great
time
again
thanks
Parks
and
Rec
Holly
and
her
team
for
doing
the
Kid
Zone,
but
we
just
had
a
really
good
time.
So
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
and
say
thank
you
to
everybody.
L
Council
may
remember
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
we
presented
a
proclamation
to
Vanessa
Ellis,
who
was
the
Muskogee
County
School
District
teacher
of
the
year
last
year
and
was
one
of
the
top
10
in
the
state.
Well,
two
weeks
ago
they
named
the
top
of
the
Georgia
top
teacher
of
the
year
and
Ms
Ellis
came
in
first
first
runner
up.
We
have
never.
We
have
had
teachers
in
the
top
ten
before
from
Muskogee
County,
but
we've
never
had
one
in
that
position.
So
I
just
wanted
to.
B
Wow,
well,
it
was
I
tell
you,
it
was
an
eventful
weekend
in
Columbus,
it's
gotten
to
where,
if
you
go
downtown,
those
those
hotels
are
completely
full
because
there
are
so
many
events
going
on.
I
know
this
past
weekend,
a
great
job
done
on
Juneteenth
by
Council
Tucker.
We
had
the
police
and
fire
games
kicking
off,
which,
if
you
get
a
chance,
y'all
go
visit.
Some
of
those
and
of
course
we
had
a
new
Miss
Georgia
crowd.
It
was
our.
B
It
was
the
78th
partnering
between
Columbus
Georgia
and
the
Miss
Georgia
pageant
program.
So
it
was
it
was.
It
was
a
big
weekend
for
for
our
community
and
it's
getting
to
be
more
and
more
commonplace.