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From YouTube: Columbus GA City Council Meeting 07 12 2022
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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,
crabbe
district
5.,
gary
allen,
mayor
pro
tem
and
district
6.
mimi
woodson
district
7
walker,
garrett,
district
8,
judy
thomas
post
9
at
large
counselor
john
house
post
10
at
large
counselor
sandra
davis,
clerk
of
council
and
city
attorney;
clifton
fay,
columbus,
georgia.
This
is
your
city
council.
B
City
council
meeting,
we
appreciate
you
joining
us
as
we
conduct
the
city's
business
and
we
will
get
to
the
business
at
hand
in
just
a
moment,
but
first
we're
going
to
begin
as
we
always
do,
and
that's
by
asking
god's
presence
on
these
proceedings
and
we've
got
reverend
michael
sherman
from
winton
hill
baptist
church
of
columbus.
I
believe
is
here.
B
C
Let
us
pray
our
father
and
our
god.
We
thank
you
for
this
day
and
all
days.
This
is
the
day
that
you've
made
and
we
shall
rejoice
and
be
glad
in
it.
We
come
now
god
and
beseech
you
on
behalf
of
our
city,
council
and
our
city,
that
in
this
session,
that
your
peace
shall
reign
and
that
your
your
wisdom
shall
be
felt
and
that
each
member
shall
be
endowed
with
power
and
wisdom
to
make
the
right
decisions
for
the
betterment
of
our
community,
ours
and
our
city,
pray
god.
C
B
B
B
B
I
will
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
of
june
28th.
There's
a
motion.
Second
to
approve
the
minutes,
any
discussion
any
edits,
all
right
hearing,
none
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye.
Anyone
opposed
all
right
before
we
get
started.
We
we
have
an
opportunity,
and
I
hope
I
don't
mess
this
up.
We
have
an
opportunity
to
acknowledge
and
lift
up
and
recognize
some
real-life
heroes
here
in
columbus
georgia.
B
Over
the
last
couple
of
weeks,
we've
had
two
incidents
that
children
nearly
lost
their
lives
and
and
likely
would
have
had
it
not
been
for
those
who
were
able
to
intervene
on
their
behalf,
and
so
we're
going
to
start
with,
with
greg
countryman,
jr
deputy
sheriff
and
I'm
going
to
ask
him
to
come
up
to
the
podium.
B
This
is
this
is
nothing
but
an
opportunity
to
shine
a
public
light
on
the
actions
of
some
individuals
in
this
community
and
I'm
going
to
briefly
state
what
happened
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
you.
If
you
want
to
add
anything
or
if
I
need,
if
I
got
anything
wrong.
B
B
B
D
Good
morning,
everyone
I'd
like
to
say
on
first
thank
you
to
the
mayor,
city
manager
and
rest
of
city
council
for
inviting
me
out
here
this
morning.
It's
a
definitely
a
blessing
to
be
able
to
come
out
here
with
great
people
and
be
recognized
as
well.
Also,
I
would
like
to
give
thanks
to
god
for
giving
me
the
strength
to
be
able
to
rescue
the
twins.
E
News
piece:
the
mother
is
extremely
happy
and
indebted
indebted
to
you
because
we
all
know
the
bond
between
a
mother
and
a
child.
So
thank
you
for
what
you
did.
You
didn't
have
to
do
it.
So
thank
you
for
taking
time
out
to
do
it
and
continue
to
grow
and
work
with
all
the
experience
that
you
have
around
you,
because
you're
off
to
a
great
start.
Congratulations,
sir!.
F
Garrett,
I
asked
one
to
say
that
the
apple
does
not
fall
far
from
the
tree.
You're
a
hero,
just
like
your
dad-
and
I
probably
am
the
only
counselor
who
has
a
two-year-old-
and
I
can
tell
you
as
a
parent
knowing
that
each
and
every
one
of
you
is
out
there
to
protect
us
and
there
to
save
lives
means
the
world.
You
are
making
the
ultimate
sacrifice.
You
can
for
this
community
to
make
it
safer,
and
I
am
just
absolutely
grateful
for
you
and
I'm
grateful
for
your
dad.
B
Everything
you've
done
thanks,
sir
mr
city
manager.
B
G
You
mayor,
you
know,
I
was
watching,
I
believe
it
was
a
good
morning,
america
and
there
was
a
story
that
they
were.
G
It
was
a
teaser
that
was
coming
up
where
a
public
safety
officer
had
saved
several
young
people,
and
I
said
that's
greg
countryman,
jr,
that's
coming
up
and
and
when
it
came
up
it
was
another
story
very
similar
to
your
heroic
act
where
public
safety,
you
probably
saw
it
on
tv,
but
it
was
a
similar
story
and
when
I
saw
that
it
wasn't
you
on
good
morning,
america,
I
said:
well,
that's
okay.
We
can
do
better,
we'll
put
him
on
ccg
tv.
G
And
so
I
commend
you,
I
thank
you
and
as
counselor
walker
garrett
said,
you
know,
I
know
your
father,
your
mother,
your
family,
they're,
all
proud
of
you,
especially
your
father.
G
You
know
I
have
a
son
isaiah,
hugh
glue
jr
and
when
your
namesake,
that's
something
great,
it
just
makes
you
proud,
and
so
I
commend
you.
I
know
your
father
is
happy,
but
thank
you
for
your
service,
your
dedication
and
commitment,
and
you
know
it
couldn't
be
better
for
you
than
to
be
a
deputy
in
an
organization
led
by
your
father,
who's,
the
sheriff
of
muskogee
county.
So
I
commend
both
of
you
and
thank
you
to
the
sheriff's
department.
Yes,
sir,
thank
you.
B
B
Do
it
councillor
woodson.
H
Mr
mayor,
I
can
let
this
go
by
with
with
asking
for
a
point
of
privilege
because
as
we're
recognizing
our
public
safety,
I
received
a
text
this
morning
from
someone
who
said
to
me,
I
always
am
angry
at
the
police
department,
but
today,
I'm
very
proud.
H
A
citizen
was
broken
down
between
the
intersection
of
jensen
and
macon
row.
Car
number
783
to
tell
him
thank
you
at
council
tomorrow
he
stopped
to
help
this
elderly
man.
His
cars
broke
in
the
middle
of
the
intersection.
It
was
very
hot
out.
The
traffic
was
very
quickly
and
this
officer,
whoever
carried
783,
is
I
didn't
get.
I
got
it
this
morning,
so
I
couldn't
call
chief.
H
Did
the
right
thing,
help
a
citizen
and
why
there's
a
lot
of
negativity
towards
public
safety?
There's
a
lot
of
positive,
good
things
they
do
and
so
mayor.
I'm
asking
you
on
behalf
of
this
constituent,
find
out
who
that
gentleman
is
that
that
officer
and
tell
him
thank
you
for
doing
the
right
thing
because
he
could
have
just
drove
by
and
he
could
have,
went
and
go
and
do
something
else.
But
yet
he
took
the
time
to
stop
and
help
this
gentleman
at
a
time
where
the
traffic
was
very
high.
H
B
Absolutely
we'll
make
we'll
make
certain
that
the
chief
is
able
to
recognize
that
individual
for
those
actions.
We
actually
have
another
group
here
that
we
want
to
also
recognize
you
know
we
we're
always
talking
about
the
river
and
about
what
an
incredible
asset.
B
It
is
pardon
me,
but
we
also
acknowledge
that
the
river
is
incredibly
dangerous
if,
if
you're
not
wearing
a
flotation
device-
and
you
get
in
that
river,
the
odds
are
against
you,
and
recently
we
have
seen
our
river
turn
into
one
of
the
most
magnificent
recreational
attractions
in
the
entire
nation
and-
and
one
of
the
reasons
is
because
of
the
outstanding
services
that
the
guides
from
whitewater
express
provide
for
all
these
people,
because
we
see
them
in
their
these.
B
These
automobile
tags
are
from
all
over
they're,
not
just
here
in
muskogee
county,
and
so
these
guys
are
ambassadors
for
this
community,
but
another
service
that
they
provide.
We
never
think
about
it,
but
they're
floating
lifeguards.
B
I
mean
they're
monitoring,
what's
going
on
in
that
river,
not
just
taking
care
of
the
people
in
their
raft,
but
they're
also
being
very
aware
of
their
surroundings,
and
thankfully
they
have
perfected
that
because
it
meant
the
difference
between
life
and
death
for
a
seven-year-old
little
boy
about
a
week
and
a
half
two
weeks
ago.
So
I'm
going
to
ask
these
guides
to
come
up
and
and
we'll
give
them
an
opportunity
to
introduce
themselves
a
minute.
B
They
noticed
people
screaming
from
the
island
and
pointing
to
the
water.
They
didn't
see
anybody
in
the
water
as
they
approached
an
eleven-year-old
girl
jumped
in
the
river
with
no
pfd.
She
quickly
washed
out
to
the
right
as
they
moved
through
wave
shaper.
They
saw
a
body
floating
below
at
the
base
of
the
rapids.
B
B
There's
actually
a
photo
that
will,
I
don't
have
to
put
out
now,
but
we'll
make
sure
that
ccgtv
gets
it,
so
they
can
publish
it
that
shows
the
young,
the
young
child
being
pulled
out
of
the
water.
There
was
another
guest
who
was
bilingual,
also
helped
in
the
situation.
This
boy
would
certainly
have
drowned.
B
Had
our
rafts
not
happened
by
when
he
was
submerged
no
pfds
on
either
of
the
children's
that
young
man
would
be
gone
if
it
weren't
for
the
heroic
actions
of
this
group
of
guides
and
really
all
of
the
employees
of
whitewater
express
because
of
the
way
they
do
their
job.
And
you
know
it's
so
easy
for
for
people
to
get
tunnel
vision
when
you've
got
a
job
right
put
them
in
the
raft.
B
Mr
bowden,
I'm
going
to
let
you
speak
first,
but
then
I'd
like
everybody.
If
you
would
just
to
kind
of
give
your
name
and
and
where
are
you
from
because
a
lot
of
you
may
not
be
from
columbus.
I
I
That
was
him
and
really
it
was
a
team
like
all
the
customers
that
were
there
they're
the
ones
that
dove
in
after
him,
the
most
I
did
was
maybe
coordinate
and
tell
people
hey,
there's
a
kid
here,
but
no,
we
have
an
incredible
team
here
and
I
don't
know
if
you
guys
are
gonna.
Do
you
know
about
what
happened
yesterday?
You're
gonna?
J
I
Okay
yeah,
so
we
were
wrapping
our
five
o'clock
trip,
we're
just
north
of
the
birmingham
railroad
bridge
and
on
the
phoenix
city
side
there
were
some
children
on
the
side
on
the
beach
there's
a
beach
that
we
jokingly
call
pcb,
which
stands
for
phoenix
city
beach,
and
you
know,
there's
these
kids
yelling
and
at
us
and
that's
pretty
normal
for
us.
We
were
like
waving
thought
they
were
just
kidding
and
they
were
pointing
at
the
water,
and
a
couple
guides
noticed
that
there
was
someone
in
the
water
madison.
I
She
was
the
first
one
to
see
that
someone
was
in
the
water.
She
started
paddling
her
her
people
couldn't
quite
get
there
and
then
we
all
just
started
following
suit
and
I'm
not
going
to
get
over
all
the
details.
Everyone
can
kind
of
share
what
happened
from
their
point
of
view
and
who
did
what,
but
essentially
the
woman
got
pulled
to
shore
and
got
cpr.
I
think
about
12
cycles
of
cpr
amongst
some
of
us
and
some
of
the
customers
that
were
in
the
boat
until
emergency
services
arrived,
but
yeah.
So.
B
Just
another
day
at
the
office
right
just
another
day
at
the
office.
B
K
Wish
to,
like
jason
said,
my
name
is
madison
hart.
This
is
my
third
year
rafting,
I'm
from
north
georgia
or
I
came
down
here
to
go
to
school
and
picked
up
rafting
kind
of
as
a
summer
job,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
note
that
this
wasn't
a
successful
rescue.
K
It
took
us
twice
to
call
911
before
they
picked
up.
No
one
had
aed's,
both
the
woman
and
the
family
only
spoke
spanish
and
the
only
signs
that
we
have
out
on
the
river
are
written
in
english.
We
don't
have
life
preservers
out
there.
None
of
the
guides,
except
for
one
who
actually
wasn't
here
today,
knew
how
to
tell
the
police
where
to
go.
We
didn't
know
that
they
were
mile
markers
written
on
the
light
posts.
K
Right
now
we
have
four
kids
who
do
not
have
a
mother
and
we're
trying
our
best
right
now
to
help
them
out
in
whatever
way
we
can,
but
regardless
it's
never
going
to
be
enough.
They
never
heard
the
sirens
go
off
and
the
oldest
girl
said
that
they
always
know
they
always
know
when
the
sirens
go
off
and
to
evacuate
from
shore.
But
it
didn't
go
off
that
day.
L
My
name
is
adam
whitcomb.
I
was
the
second
person
there.
I
just
gotten
paddling
through
one
of
the
rapids.
I
was
in
a
kayak
me
and
a
friend
of
mine
named
crush.
We
were
in
kayaks,
everyone
else
was
in
rafts.
L
I
was
going
down.
I
saw
the
kids
waving
and
yelling
him.
I
was
like
all
right.
That's
fine
and
I
see
three
rafts
pointed
upstream
everyone
going
as
hard
as
they
can,
and
jason
just
yelled
at
me
and
he's
like
go
go,
go
there's
a
person
in
the
water,
so
I
just
broke
it
just
as
hard
as
I
could
go
straight
upstream.
L
L
M
They
call
me
a
little
bear.
My
name
is
jonah
thomason,
that's
the
first
one
to
respond.
M
Born
and
raised
in
columbus,
georgia,
but,
like
we
said
you
know,
we
just
want
to
do
better
for
our
community,
and
we
know
that
y'all
are
going
to
see
this
situation
and
hopefully
work
towards
bettering
our
community
and
making
sure
that
river
is
a
little
bit
safer
is
named
the
river
of
death
for
a
reason,
so
you
gotta
just
make
sure
it's
posted
correctly,
and
we
just
thank
you,
for
you,
know
acknowledging
the
situation
and
making
sure
that
we
can
work
on
it.
N
My
name
is
daniel
jones.
I
actually
live
in
birmingham
alabama.
I
did
I
literally
come
here
to
raft,
and
I
love
every
second
of
it
and
what
happened
was
sunday
sunday.
It
was
just
a
reminder
of
like
the
river
is
powerful
and
you're,
not
above
it
like
you,
you
got
to
remember,
like
the
water
will
at
a
moment's
notice.
N
Take
you
away,
and
it's
just
a
reminder
like
what
a
great
team
that
we
have
here
and
how
incredible
whitewater
express,
really
is
and
like
how
quickly
things
can
go
bad
and,
like
great
people,
still
exist
in
this
world,
it's
just
great
to
see,
but
it's
definitely
a
reminder
of
how
powerful
the
river
is,
and
things
like
that.
So
something
to
take
with
us
as
we
go
down
the
river
for
the
next
time.
J
My
name
is
christian
fontanes,
I'm
from
puerto
rico.
I
grew
up
as
a
military
brat,
so
I
moved
around
everywhere,
and
this
is
where
I
ended
up.
I
was
one
of
the
last
to
show
up
at
the
scene
from
sunday
I
showed
up
there
because
I
had
a
pa
in
my
boat
and
that
we
had
her
take
over
and
there
wasn't
really
much
I
could
do
at
that
moment.
I
just
had
her
take
over
and
I
did
best
I
could,
with
their
customers
to
keep
them
company
make
sure
they
don't
float
away
or
anything.
J
What
happened
on
sunday
was
unfortunate
and
we,
as
a
team,
we
believe
there's
we
could
all
do
a
lot
better
to
prevent
and
if
even
with
all
preventative
measures
to
do
better
if
it
were,
someone
were
to
end
up
in
the
river
again.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
G
L
K
B
B
Of
of
the
outcome
of
that
particular
issue,
I
think
what
it
highlights
in
and
we've
talked
about.
We've
got
a
safe
river
committee
that
has
worked
with
whitewater
and
has
worked
with
hospitals
and
different
organizations
throughout
the
community.
To
try
to
do
everything
we
can,
because
every
year
we
lose
probably
half
a
dozen
people
to
that
river,
and
many
of
them
are
children
because
they
get
too
close
and,
as
you
guys
know
better
than
anybody
that
river
looks
calm
on
top
even
even
down
river.
B
There's
a
thousand
currents
in
that
thing,
and
if
you
get
in
that
river,
without
some
type
of
really
good
flotation
device,
the
odds
are
against
you.
So
what
we
need
to
do
is
have
a
post.
What
we
need
to
do
is
get
you
guys
together,
along
with
your
management
team,
as
well
as
pam,
fair,
who
has
helped
kind
of
spearhead
the
river
committee
we
do
need.
We
do
need
bilingual
signs
out
there.
B
We
need
something
that
will
explain
it,
because
we
we'll
check
with
georgia
power,
but
every
time
we've
checked
on
that
siren
that
siren's
gone
off,
they
keep.
They
keep
detailed
records
of.
When
that,
when
that
siren
goes
off,
so
we
just
we
can't
ever
quit,
trying
to
get
better
there
are
limits,
is
what
the
what
you
can
do
and
there's
limits
as
to
what
the
city
can
do.
B
B
B
So
we
need
to
get
that
group
back
together
and
and
try
to
talk
about,
because
that's
what
brought
about
the
first
signs
and
and
and
notifying
people
of
the
pfds
and
did
an
education
piece
and
went
through
a
lot
of
different
initiatives
to
try
to
try
to
make
the
river
as
safe
as
possible.
But
the
end
of
the
day
the
river
is
a
natural
body
of
water,
it's
something
that
people
have
to
respect
and
the
signage
helps,
but
it
doesn't
get
through
to
everybody.
I
I
also
just
want
to
point
out
a
couple
things
that
some
of
these
other
people
did.
Some
of
us
aren't
really.
Frankly,
a
lot
of
us
are
nervous
to
be
here.
This
was
a
lot.
It
was
traumatic
for
all
of
us.
It
was
traumatic
for
the
family
of
that
of
that,
lady
and-
and
a
lot
of
us
have
trouble
talking
about
it,
but
I
just
want
to
point
out
some
things
that
were
done
and
give
people
credit
where
credit
is
due.
I
This
is
chris.
We
call
him
mad
dog,
that's
kind
of
his
nickname
out
there.
Chris
was
one
of
the
first
people
to
do.
Cpr
on
this
woman
he's
one
of
the
first
to
respond,
and
he
also
went
downstream
as
soon
as
the
team
got
together
and
he
saw
that
everything
was
okay,
so
he
could
tell
everyone
downstream
what
happened
and
communicate.
I
Dano
was
one
of
the
first
people
to
call
9-1-1.
He
was
one
of
the
first
people
to
help
get
the
location
along
with
our
friend
chris
who's,
not
here
who
had
the
idea
to
run
up
and
down
the
river
walk
and
look
for
mile
markers
madison.
As
I
said,
was
the
basically
the
signal
flare
that
started
this
whole
thing.
She
was
the
first
one
to
see
and
we
were
the
first.
I
It
was
the
first
boat
out
for
us
to
follow
hannah
and
jonah
jonah
dove
out
of
his
boat,
because
he
only
had
two
people
in
his
boat.
He
wasn't
even
there
on
the
job.
He
was
there
with
his
girlfriend
and
her
friend
just
having
fun,
and
they
saw
this.
He
knew
that
they
couldn't
paddle
up
northward
in
the
eddy
enough
and
he
just
dove
out
and
swam
to
this
woman
and
pulled
her
in
with
adam's
health.
I
But,
like
all
these
guys
said,
you
know
we
did
the
best
we
could
and
it
wasn't
ultimately
successful.
They
can't
all
be
successful,
but
no,
I
I
would
love
to.
I
I
think
we
would
love
all
of
us
to
get
together
with
the
safe
river
committee
and
see
if
we
can
make
any
changes
at
the
city
level
at
our
at
our
company
level,
to
not
only
prevent
these
sort
of
things
from
happening
more
often,
but
also
making
sure
that
if
they
do
happen
that
we
have
more
than
an
adequate
rescue
response
time,
whether
it
be
a
bystander
on
the
side
of
the
river
or
someone
that
is
a
client
of
our
company.
H
Yes,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
each
and
every
one
of
you.
I
know
it
was
very
traumatic.
It
was
a
new
experience
but
and-
and
the
lady
is
in
still
in
the
hospital,
but
you
were
angels
to
her
children.
You
were
able
to
be
there
for
their
children.
They
needed
it
while
they're
seeing
the
situation
occurring
with
their
mother
amir.
H
You
already
stated,
but
I
have
made
myself
a
note
that
this
incident
was
done
on
this
city,
phoenix
city
side
that
we
need
to
get
them
involved,
also
because
we
share
that
river
and
it's
important
for
them
to
be
a
part
of
it
to
make
sure
their
signage
is
on
there
correctly.
H
It's
interesting
that
you
mentioned
that
there
were
no
signs
in
spanish,
because
I
received
a
phone
call
this
weekend
of
a
gentleman
saying
to
me
an
oxbow
medal
isaiah,
and
I
was
going
to
bring
it
up
during
your
agenda
in
oxford
meadow
where
the
alligators
are.
There
is
no
sign
there
that
warns
someone
in
spanish
or
any
other
language
that
alligators
are
present
in
that
area.
H
What's
ever
going
on,
I
would
suggest
too,
I
don't
know
if
your
company
would
do
this,
but
I
just
wrote
myself
a
little
note
based
on
what
the
mayor
was
saying,
or
maybe
the
committee
can
come,
do
a
little
video
before
people
get
on
the
river
or
be
able
to
do
like
what
do
you
call
those
cold
things
when
you
put
a
sun,
you
take
your
camera
and
you
put
it
there
and
it
tells
you
about
the
river.
It
tells
you
about
the
dangers
and
the
fun
things
about
it.
H
H
You
didn't
even
have
to
walk
the
tour
so
while
you're
thinking
of
different
ways,
let's
see
some
of
today's
technology
in
innovative
ways,
also
on
your,
like,
I
said
just
before,
you
started
to
tour
just
to
remind
people
and
look
for
those
little
things,
but
you
were
an
angel
sent
from
heaven
and
thank
you
for
what
you've
done.
I
know
this
will
impact
your
life
forever,
but
let's
look
from
the
negative.
Let's
look
at
the
positive
you
were
over.
You
were
strong
enough
to
attempt
to
save
someone's
life.
That's
something
to
be
proud
of.
H
H
H
F
Council
garrett,
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
your
heroism
and
not
only
that
for
giving
us
ideas
to
present
us,
mr
city
manager.
I
would
request
that,
even
if
we
have
to
give
you
emergency
purchase
approval
that
we
not
just
do
mile
markers
that
we
do
every
quarter
mile,
because
when
I've
gotten
out
of
those
rapids
before
swimming
it
you're,
exhausted
and
seconds
matter,
and
I
think
we
need
to
do
them
not
just
quarter
just
have
actual
station
numbers
from
where
rapids
start
up
to
possibly
bib
lake
I'd,
also
like
to.
F
If
we
can
do
the
emergency
purchase,
I'd
like
to
see
if
we
can
get
some
of
those
things
that
you
have
on
the
college
campus,
where
you
press
the
button,
the
blue
light
goes
off
and
have
that
directly
linked
to
our
rescue
fire
rescue.
That
does
water
and
maybe
have
one
of
those
right
above
the
water
line,
so
that
they
could
get
to
it
more
quickly,
immediately
ahead
and
gets
directed
right
to
fire
rescue.
F
And
if
things
see
can't
fund
it,
then
I'd
like
us
to.
Even
if
we
do
private
donors-
and
I
will
make
a
donation
myself-
I'd
like
us
to
do
that
on
both
sides
of
the
river,
with
their
coordination
and
multilingual
sayings,
considering
we're
becoming
a
tourism
hub,
we
have
a
large
korean
population,
particularly
in
lagrange.
I
think
we
need
to
have
multilingual
signs
just
to
prevent
this
from
happening
again.
F
B
What
we'll
do
is
we'll
reconvene
that
committee
and
we'll
reach
out
to
your
organization
and
let
you
guys
participate
in
that,
because
you
obviously
have
some
industry
knowledge
that
we
don't
possess,
but
we'll
we'll
bring
that
group
back
together
and
I
think
the
the
focus
was
on
trying
to
make
sure
that
whatever
was
done
was
meaningful
and
it
wasn't
a
box
to
be
checked.
It
was
something
that
was
really
going
to
matter
if
somebody
was
in
distress
in
that
river.
B
So
I
think
the
first
step
is
to
get
you
guys
involved
and
because
there's
some
of
the
things
that
exist
already,
that
I
mean
I'm
a
little
surprised,
we're
not
doing
a
good
enough
job
of
getting
your
organization
to
know
where
the
mile
markers
are
for
the
further
identification.
So
so
we'll
we'll
bring
that
group
back
together.
Mr
mr
hughes,.
G
Your
efforts,
your
work,
phenomenal,
really
really
really
proud
of
of
each
of
you
and
I
didn't
make
notes
along
the
way
and
and-
and
my
note
says
that
I
want
you
to
know
that
I
intend
to
get
with
the
mayor
and
follow
through
on
the
concerns
the
things
that
you've
pointed
out
here
this
morning.
G
I
know
that
we
can
do
better
and
we
will
do
better
and
counselor
garrett
pointed
out
some
of
the
things
I'd
written
in
my
notes,
but
I
did
write
mirror
that
I
will
get
with
you
and
your
office
and
and
we
can
get
with
say,
safe
rivers
as
you've
indicated
with
this
team,
uptown,
columbus
and
and
of
course
you
know,
city
managers
staff,
but
but
you
mentioned
bilingual
signs.
I've
made
a
note.
You
mentioned
the
sirens.
I've
made
a
note.
You've
mentioned
location,
markers
and
council.
G
Garrett
has
talked
about
quarter
of
a
mile
and
as
well
as
mile
markers,
you
know,
you've
the
mayor's
talked
about
pfds
and
you've
talked
about
emergency
flotation
devices.
I
like
the
idea
that
councilor
woodson
mentioned
about
videos
before
getting
on
the
river
and-
and
you
know,
even
if
the
videos
are
not
shown
before
they
get
on
the
river.
G
I
think
we
should
have
videos
that
we
show
on
ccg,
tv
and
and
my
mind
went
to
the
videos
much
like
when
you
bought
your
flight
before
takeoff.
There's
a
presentation
and
that
used
to
be,
but
now
they
do
them
in
videos
and
we
can
do
the
same
type
of
video
on
ccgtv.
But
I
I
want
you
to
know
that
you
know
I've
taken
notes
and
do
intend
to
get
with
the
mayor's
office
and
and
as
council
garrett
indicated,
I
we'll
figure
out
how
to
fund
it
and
get
the
things
done.
G
I
know
on
the
columbus
side
and
hopefully
they
can
get
done
on
the
phoenix
city
side
as
well,
but
we
heard
you
I
commend
you.
Thank
you
for
your
your
efforts
and
and
I
feel
what
you
feel
as
you've
shared
with
us,
the
emotions
and
what
you
did
to
make
every
effort
to
save
that
mother,
and
so
god
bless
you.
And
thank
you
for
all
that
you
did.
Do
and
have
done
continue
to
do.
We
appreciate
you.
O
Not
you
know
that
day
on
sunday,
but
your
courage
today
to
come
in
front
of
this
body
and
to
tell
us
things
that
we
need
to
do
to
improve,
and
I
promise
you
this
tragedy
is
going
to
turn
into
a
success
for
you
because
of
your
courage.
We
are
going
to
take
action
and
we're
going
to
make
things
better
down
there
on
the
river
and
hopefully
because
of
your
courage
today.
O
O
Yes,
it
was
a
tragedy,
but
you
can
have
a
tragedy
and
a
success
at
the
same
time,
and
I
don't
want
you
guys
to
think
that
you
failed,
you
didn't
fail
anybody
that
day,
you
didn't
freeze,
you
went
into
action
and
each
and
every
one
of
you
worked
together
for
the
best
possible
outcome,
and
that
in
my
book
is
a
success,
and
I
want
you
to
feel
that
I
know
you're
feeling
awful
we're
all
feeling
awful
right
now,
but
we
will.
We
will
take
this
tragedy
and
we
will
turn
it
around.
P
Your
responsibility
was
where
the
people
on
your
floats
on
in
your,
but
you
did
what
was
necessary
to
save
these
other
folks
and
it
was.
It
was
not
something
that
you
encounter
every
day,
but
you
did
a
hell
of
a
job.
I've
seen
chief
shore
sitting
in
the
back
of
the
auditorium
here
he's
with
the
columbus
fire
and
ems,
and
he
knows
a
lot
about
what
you're
talking
about.
P
He
may
want
to
recruit
some
of
you
guys
to
to
be
on
the
fire
department.
But
you
did
you
recognized
immediately
that
somebody
needed
help
and
the
people
that
you
helped
were
not
the
the
dues
paying
customers
of
of
white
water,
but
were
people
who
were
in
trouble
and
needed
your
help,
and
I
I'm
impressed
by
the
youth
of
this
group
that
they
so
quickly
seem
to
grasp
the
situation
and
take
charge.
Take
command.
P
P
I
know
that
this
is
not
something
that
you
we're
looking
forward
to
do,
but
we
are
so
glad
that
you
did
and
one
of
the
things
I
would
say,
mr
mayor,
I
noticed
too,
they
have
a
photographer
and
if
he
wants
to
come
up
in
front
of
this
group
and
take
a
picture,
that's
okay
too,
but
just
just
you
know
thank
you
from
the
from
the
bottom
of
our
hearts.
P
We
know
that
there
are
people
who
are
who
take
chances
on
that
river,
that
they
shouldn't
take
chances,
but
with
people
like
you
going
up
and
down
that
river,
it's
it's
a
tremendous
asset,
so
come
on
up
here
and
take
a
picture
of
these
guys.
B
Q
Thank
you
mayor.
I
just
want
to
thank
each
and
every
one
of
you
for
your
courageous
efforts
and
while
you
take
your
picture
I'll,
go
ahead
and
continue
talking,
but
it's
evident
to
me
that
you
got
a
good
team
and
you
all
are
trained.
You
never
know
when
you're
going
to
be
put
in
a
situation
or
emergency.
You
just
never
know,
and
time
is
of
essence
and
I'm
sure
you
did
everything
that
you
could
do.
Q
Sometimes
it
just
doesn't
turn
out
right.
But
what
I
do
want
to
say
this
morning
is
you
have
the
head
of
public
safety
right
here
for
columbus,
georgia
and
you
have
the
fire
and
ems
representatives
back
there.
They
heard
you
and
they're
going
to
be
on
this
and,
like
city
manager
said
they
they
know
and
they're
going
to
be
working
on
they're
going
to
work
together
with
you
and
they're
always
striving
to
improve
in
life.
That's
what
you
got
to
do
you.
You
know
it
doesn't
always
turn
out
right.
Q
There's
failures
they're
success,
but
you
keep
striving
to
do
your
best
and
what
I
really
like
is
your
leadership,
because
in
life
you
can
either
be
a
leader
or
you
can
be
a
follower.
You
guys
chose
to
lead.
You
reacted,
you
did
what
you
needed
to
do
and,
like
I
said
time
is
of
essence,
but
what
I've
may
or
what
I've
heard
here
today,
both
with
the
sheriff's
department
and
now
this
group
in
our
community.
Q
It's
the
the
two
things
that
really
stand
out
to
me
is
the
basics
of
things
that
sometimes
we
take
for
granted.
Cpr
I
mean
we,
we
take
those
things
for
granted
sometimes
and
then
it
how
important
it
is.
Because,
again
you
never
know
when
you're
going
to
be
placed
in
this
situation,
there
may
be
nobody
around
and
there
will
be
nobody
to
call
but
having
the
ability
to
be
able
to
administer.
Q
Q
You
guys
train
you
train
just
training
in
this
stuff
every
day,
our
ems,
I
know
our
fire
department,
I'm
proud
of
them,
to
be
honest
with
you,
they
train
constantly-
and
I
know
this-
the
young
firefighters
that
come
in
they're,
constantly
training
trying
to
get
improve
and
get
better
because
they
never
know
when
they're
going
to
be
placed
in
these
situations.
Another
thing
that
comes
to
my
mind
is
water
safety.
People
take
that
for
granted
with
your
children,
you
got
to
teach
your
children
at
a
young
age.
Q
Q
I've
been
there
many
times
when
I
was
a
kid
you
know
probably
doing
stupid
stuff.
I
shouldn't
have
done.
You
know
around
water,
but
I'm
here
today,
but
I
kind
of
had
to
learn
the
hard
way,
but
it
is
so
important
and
with
my
children
I
made
that
commitment
early
on.
Q
You
know
to
teach
them
water
safety,
I'm
glad
I
did
that,
but
it's
important
for
parents
and
families,
if
they're,
watching
this
and
they're
going
to
be
watching
this,
and
the
one
thing
that
you
guys
can
do
is
making
a
statement
here
today
how
important
it
is
and
what
you
experience.
You
don't
want
that
to
happen
to
anybody
else.
Q
So
it
is
important
for
people
to
understand
that
and-
and
I'm
glad
that
you
all
take
your
training,
it
looks
like
you're,
a
good
team.
You
work
together
as
a
good
team.
That's
what
I
see
and
you
take
your
training
and
things
serious
and
I'm
glad
you
have
an
opportunity
to
express
yourself
today,
because
those
that's
how
you
improve
and
and
people
are
listening
and
they're
listening
to
you,
and
I
think
that
we
can
make
changes.
That's
going
to
help
somebody
else
now
we
never
know,
but
somebody
else
down
the
way.
B
Thanks,
sir,
and
thank
you
guys
too,
for
just
being
good
folks,
you
know
I
mean
for
for
doing
for
doing
what
you
do
and
what
you're
tempted
to
do.
We,
you
know
we
we're
here
to
celebrate
the
successful
rescues
of
two
children
and
we
found
out
about
one
that
was
not
successful,
and
what
that
does,
though,
is
it
highlights
the
split
seconds
that
can
make
a
difference
between
somebody
surviving
something
like
that
and
somebody
not
surviving
it,
and
it
highlights
just
how
how
precarious
the
situation
it
is
anytime
somebody
gets
in
that
river.
B
B
If
he
wants
to
come
to
the
podium
and
say
a
few
words,
he
was
part
of
the
organization
that
we
put
together
to
try
to
determine
the
best
way
to
get
the
word
out
to
people
who
are
accessing
the
river,
that
it
is
not
some
place
that
they
should
just
venture
into
unadvisedly
and-
and
I
think
that
the
last
couple
of
weeks,
what
has
transpired
on
the
river
has
has
illustrated
that
dan
thanks
for
being
here.
Yes,
sir,
please
do.
R
Thank
you
very
much.
I
love
these
guys
these
they
do
a
great
job
on
the
river
and
thank
you
all
for
recognizing
their
good
work.
I
did
want
to
say
a
couple
of
quick
things
I'm
just
pulling
in
from
the
ocoee.
I'm
sorry
I'm
late
coming
in
here,
but
the
you
know
I.
R
I
truly
think
this
is
the
safest
we're
on
a
lot
of
rivers
from
here
to
west
virginia
and,
if
you
ask
me,
which
is
the
safest
river,
the
river
that
that
may
not
be
the
way
it
said,
but
the
river
that
we
paid
the
most
attention
to
as
a
community
looking
at
safety.
It
is
right
here
in
columbus,
and
that
is
because
several
things
happen
here
that
don't
happen
in
other
rivers.
R
We
got
a
really
good
relationship
with
the
fire
department,
so
we
actually
this
only
river,
I
know
of
in
the
country
where
the
fire
department
and
the
river
guides
work
together.
They
train
every
year
doing
a
safety
rescue
training
which
is
in
other
other
areas
they
kind
of
stay
apart
and-
and
so
it's
a
real
good
relationship
with
fire
department
here.
The
other
thing
is,
we
do
have
another
question
concerning
the
alarm
system
and
we've
got
a
great
alarm
system
here
and
we
pay
attention
to
that.
R
Other
rivers,
most
rivers,
do
not
even
have
a
system.
We
have
a
terrific
team
led
by
pam
fair
that
I
think
this
was
set
up
by
by
the
mayor
this
this
committee,
I'm
part
of
that
committee
and
we're
always
working
on
signage,
and
currently
I
think
that
was
addressed
earlier.
We
are
working
on
spanish
signs
that
will
that
will
help
the
hispanic
community
understand
what's
safe
and
what's
not
on
the
river,
I
think
the
primary
thing
one
other
thing
that
was
brought
up
was
pfds.
R
I
think
y'all
brought
up
pfds
on
the
river.
The
issue
we
have
tried
that
and
the
issue
we
have
with
putting
pfds
out
there
is,
it
sometimes
encourages
people
makes
them.
Think
it's
okay.
If
I
put
this
pfd
on,
I
can
jump
in
the
water,
and
so
we
we
had
pft
stations
out
there
for
a
while
and
found
that
it
was
counterproductive.
R
So
we
we
pulled
those
off
of
the
white
water.
For
that
reason,
what
you
really
need
when
you're
in
whitewater
is
you
need
proper
training
and
proper
pfds,
but
you
can't
just
put
on
a
pfd
and
assume
you're
safe.
So
I
think
the
the
take
home
here
is.
We
have
terrific
guides
on
the
river.
That's
probably
makes
it
safer
than
anything
that
I
know
of,
because
we'll
have
on
a
saturday
we'll
have
150
guides
out
on
the
water.
R
So
when
there
is
somebody,
that's
in
distress,
there's
somebody
often
to
pull
them
out
the
other
take
home.
I
would
like
for
you
to
rest
easy
with
us
as
a
community.
I
think
we're
really
addressing
safety
month
by
month
week
by
week,
we're
looking
at
it
all
the
time
as
a
community,
and
I
think
we're
really
doing
a
good
job,
there's
always
ways
to
improve,
but
I
think
we're
on
it
as
a
community.
B
H
Dan,
I
would
suggest,
if
you
can
reach
out
also
to
mayor
lowe
in
phoenix
city
and
speak
to
him
in
reference
to
what
happened
and
what's
going
on
here
and
what
discussions
we
had
here
so
that
he's
not
caught
off
guard
and
be
prepared
to
meet
with
mayor's
team
to
see
what
we
can
do
for
the
river
on
both
sides.
I.
B
They
and
they
have
actually
been
part
of
this
organization.
The
the
phoenix
city
emergency
folks
have
been
part
of
this,
so
they've
been
included
in
this.
H
This
council
here
is
taking
an
initiative,
it's
important
for
them
to
know,
so
they
can
do
their
initiative
and
become
a
stronger
partner,
especially
when
counselor
garrett
was
talking
about
funding
and
stuff
like
that
it
would
get
them
a
heads
up
to
start
looking
their
city
manager
to
start
looking
also
how
we
can
partner
in
this,
but
it's
just
a
suggestion.
I.
B
B
All
right,
we
have
a
an
audit
that
is
being
presented
this
morning
and
on
the
superior
court
clerk's
office,
so
elizabeth
barfield,
you
want
to
come
up
and
present
the
audit
and
then
we'll
allow
the
clerk
to
address
any
issues.
S
S
The
responsibilities
in
that
office
include
administering
courtroom
activities,
preparing
court
dockets,
managing
paperwork
associated
with
related
court
cases,
manages
legal
and
real
estate
documents
and
has
the
fiduciary
responsibilities
over
court-related
funds
on
september
25
2019
ms
forte
and
I
had
an
entrance
conference
during
that
conference.
I
spoke
with
her
about
the
audit
processes
that
were
going
to
be
undertaken
and
the
things
that
I
was
going
to
be
doing.
S
While
I
was
in
the
department
she
acknowledged
that
but
said
that
she
had
some
additional
concerns
about
the
finance
area
and
wanted
me
to
definitely
focus
on
that.
So
I
took
that
under
advisement
and
that's
what
I
did
august
2021.
I
had
an
exit
conference
with
miss
forte.
At
that
time
I
provided
her
all
of
the
details
and
information
in
regards
to
the
audit
and
what
she
had
requested.
S
S
S
S
S
S
When
looking
at
these
accounts,
I
used
a
three-prong
approach.
Number
one:
did
the
transaction
happen?
So
what
I
was
looking
for
was
source
documents.
Let
me
tell
you
what
a
source
document
is.
If
you
go
to
the
grocery
store
and
you
go
check
out,
you
get
a
receipt.
That
is
your
source
document.
That
proves
and
confirms
that
the
transaction
was
completed.
S
S
We
know
when
you
go
to
the
grocery
store
and
they're
scanning
your
groceries
in
they're
scanning
it
into
the
cash
register,
which
is
vis-a-vis
a
computer
confirmation.
The
third
step
in
the
prong
is
to
look
at
those
computer-generated
reports
and
confirm
that
the
money
has
been
deposited
and
resides
in
the
bank
account.
S
These
are
numbers
that
I
think
everybody
is
familiar
with
the
number
the
num
the
row
at
the
very
bottom
shows
the
losses
incurred
in
the
office.
What
I'm
going
to
do
today
is
very
as
quickly
as
I
can
go
through
and
tell
you
where
those
numbers
came
from
and
how
they
break
out
number
one
is
paid
in
fulls,
that's
part
of
fines
and
forfeitures.
What
is
this?
It's,
where
citizens
come
in
and
pay
their
fines
and
judgments
and
they
pay
them
in
full?
S
S
Okay,
let's
talk
about
our
three-pronged
approach.
Did
the
transaction
happen?
Do
we
have
source
documents?
Yes,
we
do
have
source
documents.
When
a
citizen
comes
in
and
pays
their
fine,
a
handwritten
receipt
is
written,
torn
out
of
the
book
given
to
the
citizen
and
what
remains
is
a
carbon
copy.
That
is
our
source
document.
S
Did
we
track
the
transaction
in
the
computer?
Was
it
put
into
the
computer?
Do
we
have
computer
generated
reports?
Yes,
we
absolutely
did
these
transactions
were
entered
into
the
court
tracking
system
and
we
did
have
computer
generated
reports
and
luckily,
these
reports
tied
with
our
source
documents,
the
third
prong
confirmation
we
look
to
the
bank.
We
look
at
our
source
documents,
our
computer
generated
reports
to
see
how
much
we
should
be
expecting
to
see
in
the
bank.
So
that
would
be
confirmation.
S
S
Condemnations,
what
is
that
this
is
money
that
primarily
comes
from
our
law
enforcement
agencies
where
they
have
got
seized,
property
and
asset
forfeitures
columbus
police
department
is
the
one
that
provides
most
of
this
funding.
It
is
primarily
in
cash.
There
are
some
checks
and
that's
from
auction
property,
but
for
the
most
part,
these
are
cash
transactions.
S
Let's
go
to
our
three
prongs
again.
Did
the
transaction
happen?
Do
we
have
source
documents?
Yes,
we
did
have
source
documents.
The
law
enforcement
agencies
would
detail
the
funding
that
they
were
bringing
over.
They
would
bring
it
to
the
clerk's
office.
Clerk's
personnel
would
review
the
receipt
count,
the
money
they
would
both
sign
off
on
the
receipts
and
everybody
would
go
their
separate
ways.
S
S
S
We
did
see
where
the
checks
were
deposited,
but
we
did
not
see
any
cash
I'd
like
for
you
to
know
that
this
number,
the
2.3,
is
a
very,
very
conservative
number,
because
we
didn't
have
any
information
tracked
in
the
computer.
We
were
simply
looking
at
source
documents
and
we're
missing
a
lot
of
those.
This
is
the
equivalent
of
me
coming
to
you
and
saying
give
me
all
of
your
walmart
receipts
for
the
last
10
years.
S
Well,
you
give
me
what
you
can,
but
you're,
probably
not
going
to
be
able
to
find
everything
I
want
to
let
you
know
a
few
weeks
ago
when
I
did
the
police
department
audit.
I
talked
about
employees
physically
carrying
money
from
point
to
point
to
point
in
the
process,
and
I
was
very
adamant
that
that
money
needed
to
get
into
the
bank.
That's
because
that
money
is
this
money
that
money
never
made
it
to
the
bank.
S
The
general
account:
what
is
that
that
is
our
customer
service
account.
Primarily,
there
are
an
awful
lot
of
real
estate
online
real
estate
transactions
going
on
in
that
account,
and
really
only
two
percent
of
the
activity
is
customers
over
the
counter
that
accounts
for
about
two
percent
of
the
cash
again,
our
three-prong
approach.
Did
the
transaction
happen?
Do
we
have
source
documents?
S
S
No,
we
did
not,
but
what
we
did
have
was
a
fantastic
excel
spreadsheet,
built
by
one
of
the
people
in
the
clerk's
office
and
what
they
would
do
is
every
time
they
would
have
a
transaction.
Somebody
would
go
over
and
enter
that
into
the
excel
spreadsheet.
They
would
also
click
a
box
if
it
was
a
cash
transaction.
S
S
S
The
audit
started
in
january
of
2010,
so
we
have
14
months
where
we're
not
certain
how
much
cash
actually
did
come
into
the
office.
I
also
want
to
tell
you
somehow
looking
at
this
account,
I
managed
to
get
my
hands
on
bank
records
all
the
way
back
to
2007..
S
I
did
see
in
january
february
and
march
of
2007
there
was
nine
thousand
dollars
in
cash
deposited,
so
I
didn't
have
records
earlier
than
that.
So
I
don't
know
if
cash
deposits
were
regularly
being
made,
but
I
do
know
that,
as
of
april
2007,
no
cash
was
deposited
in
this
account.
Okay,
we'll
talk
about
inappropriate
checks.
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Now
you
might
wonder
elizabeth,
I
don't
see
cash
bonds
on
here,
except
from
some
inappropriate
checks.
Why
are
we
talking
about
cash
bonds?
Well,
as
I
was
going
through
in
doing
my
research,
I
kept
seeing
deposits
being
made
in
other
accounts
from
the
cash
bond
account
and
they
were
very
large
checks.
The
average
check
amount
was
about
35
000,
the
largest
check
was
68
000
and
I
saw
93
of
these
checks
over
the
10-year
period.
S
So,
as
I
got
to
researching
what
I
saw
was
over
a
million
dollars.
Well,
I
wondered
where
in
the
world
we
need
something
to
substantiate
these
checks
being
written,
and
you
know
what
we
had
computer
generated
reports
to
substantiate
these
checks.
So
I
started
looking
at.
I
pulled
all
of
the
reports
for
a
10-year
period.
I
only
had
26
reports
and
when
I
added
the
totals
of
those
reports
up,
it
said
that
in
the
10-year
period
we
should
have
had
543
000
in
cash
bond
forfeitures.
S
So
that
is
the
review
of
the
financial
processes.
In
a
nutshell,
in
the
audit
report
I
have
got
a
list
of
recommendations
among
them
things
like
the
full
use
of
the
odyssey
system,
so
that
you
get
complete
benefit
of
those
internal
controls,
reconciling
the
monthly
generated
computer
reports
to
the
activity
that
actually
happened
to
make
sure
that
that's
correct
separation
of
duties.
If
someone
is
writing
checks,
they
don't
need
to
be
the
one
signing
the
checks
they
need
to
be
approved
and
have
the
documentation
substantiating
those
checks
and
bank
reconciliations.
S
S
S
P
S
Yes,
these
the
unaccounted
for
is
cash,
so
100
of
those
numbers
is
cash
in
paid
in
fulls.
If
you
look
at
your
total
transactions
over
10
years,
probably
95
percent
of
the
activity
in
paid
in
fulls
is
cash
in
condemnations.
Complete
activity
you've
probably
got
ninety
percent
in
cash
general
account.
Only
two
percent
is
cash,
but
these
this
is
the
cash
that
is
unaccounted
for.
P
So
the
vast
majority,
if
you
will
of
the
monies
coming
into
the
court
funds,
were
came
in
in
cash.
P
P
S
Q
Okay,
miss
city
manager,
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
okay,
but
I
just
want
a
lot
of
people
are
aware
of
this
matter.
Q
Q
The
there
could
have
been
a
lot
of
distractions,
you
know
not
making
excuses
or
anything
a
lot
of
distractions.
We
had
lawsuits
that
were
going
on
various
constitutional
offices,
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
I
wanted
to
highlight
that
this
is
a
office
where
there's
a
constitutional
officer,
meaning
that
that
person
is
voted
into
office
by
the
citizens
and
that
person
runs
the
operation
over
there.
The
management
side,
the
whole
nine
yards
finances
everything.
Q
Q
It's
structured
based
on
who's,
managing
the
operation
and
there
have
been
challenges
in
that
area.
I've
known
over
time,
one
of
the
things
that's
that
I'd
like
to
say
today,
is
that
I
hope
and
and
I've
got
100
confidence
in
the
new
leadership
in
in
the
clerk
of
superior
court's
office.
I
think
that's
made
a
difference.
I
think
that's
part
of
why
a
lot
of
this
has
been
exposed,
if
not
all
of
it
has
been
exposed
because
they
wanted
to.
Q
They
recognize
that
there
were
some
issues
which
maybe
some
of
the
past
managers
didn't,
which
created
some
failures.
But
anytime
you
got
money,
mr
city
manager,
anytime,
there's
money
in
this
government.
We
are
to
strive,
and
we
do.
We
have
a
very
good
internal
audit
auditor's
office
with
forensics
auditors
there
and
they
were
called
over
there
to
go,
look
at
it
and
they
start
looking
at
and
that's
how
all
this
was
discovered.
Q
Q
I
think
that
you
always
got
to
strive
to
come
up
with
better
accountability,
measures
and
controls,
and
I
don't
know
what
that
is
right
now,
but
my
mind's
telling
me
that
maybe
we
need
to
communicate
this
state,
not
just
here
in
columbus
but
across
the
state,
it's
probably
happening
in
all
the
across
the
country,
but
whenever
you
got
money
moving
like
that,
there's
got
to
be
better
control.
Measures
in
in
place.
There's
got
to
be
better
working
relationships.
Q
It's
it's
unfortunate
of
some
of
the
things
that
I've
heard
in
the
past,
but
I
know
that
our
management
executive
management
has
tried
hard
and
even
offered
help
at
times
and
even
tried
to
get
in
to
these
areas.
If
I'm
correct
me,
if
I'm
wrong
with
city
manager
but
even
tried
to
do
that,
and
just
just
barriers
were
put
up
and
said,
no
leave
us
alone,
it's
not
your
responsibility,
you
know,
take
care
of
your
own
matters,
not
ours,
and
you
know
it's
always
subject
for
for
these
kind
of
things
to
happen.
Q
What
I
would
I'm
thinking
along
those
lines
is
what
we
can
do
to
communicate
to
the
state.
Maybe
you
know
this
is
an
example
that
that
we
need
to
find
some
better
ways
to
improve.
I
I
don't
know
what
that
is
right
now,
mississippi
manager,
I'm
sure
I
I
think,
I'm
confident
in
saying
that
the
news
clerk
of
superior
court
is
more
than
willing
in
working
with
the
executive
management
and
there's
a
good
relationship
there.
So
that's
good.
I
think
the
citizens
need
to
know
that
and
have
confidence
in
that.
Q
People
are
are
going
to
serve
their
time
and
they're
being
punished
because
of
of
these
matters
right
here,
I
think
it's
important
at
some
point
in
time.
I
think
all
the
the
court
hearings,
the
lawsuits
or
the
criminal
suits,
I
think,
they're
over.
I
think
the
judge
has
rented
the
verdicts
on
these
matters.
Q
Q
Along
with
cpd
and
the
fbi
and
others,
and
I'm
sure
it
was
a
matter
when
the
with
the
u.s
u.s
attorney's
office,
yes
department
of
justice,
but
I
think
the
citizens
would
really
like
to
know
what
happened.
I
don't
know
I
wasn't
at
those
court
hearings,
but
I
don't
know
totally
what
happened
and
how
it
was
was
presented.
But
I
think
whether
the
council,
we
need
to
have
some
kind
of
update
on
this
mayor,
an
understanding
on
it.
So
we
can
communicate
to
the
citizens
because
right
now,
they're
they're,
attaching
it.
Q
Q
Maybe
there
are
some
people
who
said
in
the
court
hearings
and
went
through
it,
but
I
I
just
wanted
people
to
understand
that
there's
there's
you
know,
there's
always
been
that
that
disconnect
there,
which
has
probably
been
part
of
the
problem
over
the
course
of
years
because
of
the
differences
in
in
responsibilities
of
offices
and
who
they
fall
under
yeah.
So,
if
you'd
like
to
add
to
that
mississippi
manager,
if
I
missed.
G
Something
well
help
me
out
and
miss
mayor.
If
I
may,
I
think
you've
said
it
very,
very
well
and
you've
made
it
plain.
G
G
Superior
court
clerk
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
you're.
Absolutely
right.
I
you
know:
we've
had
a
superior
court,
a
superior
court
clerk
who
would
often
tell
you
you
know
you
know
you're
you're
the
county.
This
is
my
office
and
I'm
a
constitutional
officer,
and
you
know,
of
course
I
can't
tell
them
what
to
do.
The
mayor
can't
tell
them
what
to
do
and
they
have
their
own
accounts.
G
You
know
not
not
under
the
the
city
of
columbus,
not
subject
to
review
by
our
finance
director.
G
They
they
are
open,
and
you
know,
for
example,
when
superior
court
state
court
clerk
daniel
forte
came
in
you
heard
out
of
their
internal
auditor
elizabeth
barfield,
and
she
asked
the
mayor
and
this
council
for
an
audit.
She
didn't
have
to
she
initiated
and
asked
for
an
audit
and
she
could
have
been
a
superior
court
clerk
says
you
know
you're
the
county.
I
don't
you
know
you're
not
coming
into
my
organization,
as
has
been
done
in
the
past.
That's
not
what
this
clerk
did.
G
T
G
Finance
area,
it's
what
you
see
it.
Yes,
and
you
indicated
there
were
seven
bank
accounts.
S
G
And
so
superior
court
cleric,
danielle
forte
was
not
comfortable
when
she
came
into
office
with
the
finances
she
didn't
have
to,
but
she
said
to
the
mayor
and
council:
I
want
the
internal
audit,
I'm
concerned
about
finances,
and
so-
and
I
want
to
thank
you,
the
the
internal
auditor
for
your
deep
dive,
the
clerk
asked
for
it.
G
You
took
a
deep
dive
and-
and
you
brought
out
some
significant
findings
that
put
people
in
jail
they're
in
jail,
they're,
where
they
should
be
and
and
so
what
you've
done
and
what
danielle
forte
the
clerk
has
have
done.
Has
done,
has
cleaned
up
that
office.
G
But
to
answer
your
question:
it's
because
that
clerk
said
yes
come
on
in
and
let's
get
this
done
and
that's
why
we're
where
we
are
today,
but
it
has,
they
are
separate
from
city
of
columbus,
they
have
their
own
accounts,
but
when
they
cooperate
and
allow
us
to
come
in
and
look,
you
can
see
what
difference
it
makes
and
it's
because
of
that
that
we
that
she's
been
able
to
and
we've
been
able
to
clean
up
that
office.
So
I
hope
that
answers
your
question.
U
U
So
ever
and
whoever
in
history
just
like,
we
did
with
the
police
department
and,
first
and
foremost,
I
want
to
say,
I
want
to
commend
danielle
forte
on
having
a
fortitude,
because
she
was
focused
and
fair,
I'm
using
her
campaign
slowly
because
she
she
was
focused
and
fair,
and
she
didn't
come
in
blaming
her
predecessor,
but
she
took
the
right
actions
and
that's
a
true
leader,
and
I
appreciate
her
for
her
work
this.
This
was
big
this.
This
made
national
news.
It
really
did
and
I'm
thankful
for
I'm
thankful
for
her.
U
We
should
not
have
any
position
or
I
don't
care
if
it's
a
constitutional
officer,
if
you
never
have
a
forensic
audit,
I
mean
you
need
something
to
it's,
not
really
to
just
you
know,
point
out
the
bad,
but
also
point
out
the
good
point
out
the
good
things,
and
if
we
go
for
decades
or
whatever
years,
if
danielle
would
not
been
in
the
office,
this
would
have
never
been
discovered
and
that
would
have
been
shame
on
columbus.
Q
Yeah
city
manager,
thank
you
for
highlighting
some
of
the
things
I
spoke
about,
but
thank
you
so
much
for
bringing
up
that
point,
and
I
want
to
go
back
to
that
point
again
mayor.
You
know
this.
You
said
on
council
council
allen,
councillor
thomas
several
others,
the
city
manager,
your
boss,
who
you
trained
under
general
crevassa.
Q
Q
Always
that
mind
your
own
business
attitude
and
that's
one
of
the
reasons
that
there's
probably
never
been
an
audit
that
was
done
on
that
department
and
really
you
know
it's
just
limited
understanding
of
how
finances
were
handled
there.
But
I'm
again
like
councillor
tucker,
said
I
think,
there's
some
things
we
can
do
and
I'm
sure
working
with
our
new
clerk
and
clerk
of
superior
court.
Q
Who
again
I
have
confidence,
that's
doing
a
really
good
job,
there's
something
we
can
do
to
bridge
those
gaps,
something
we
can
do.
We
just
got
to
figure
it
out,
but
it's
going
to
happen
at
the
state
level.
We
just
need
to
ask
them
to
to
take
a
look
at
it.
I
don't
know
what
that
is
right
now,
maybe
more
required
audits
and
I'm
not
sure
if
they
do
an
external
audit
over
there.
I
really
don't
we
do.
We
have
a
catherine
and
a
certified
accounting
financial
report.
Q
B
H
G
I
know
just-
and
I
was
just
gonna-
I
don't
really
want
to
bring
it
up,
but
I'll
just
mention
one
other
example
of
not
cooperating
in
the
past
was
that
you
know
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
were
spent
on
software
and
a
contract
with
the
firm,
and
I
see
all
that
here
is
doing
this
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
that
we
didn't
sign.
We
be
in
the
city,
but
the
clerk
of
superior
court
sanded,
and
it
was
just
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
wasted
and
we
had
no
control.
Anybody.
G
B
V
I've
been
enjoying
all
this
praise,
but
I
have
been
chomping
at
the
bit
to
cover
what
the
audit
did
not
cover
and,
as
ms
barfield
stated,
it
covered
a
pretty
much
a
10-year
period
ending
in
december
2019,
and
so
during
that
time,
and
it
took
a
long
time-
and
I
appreciate
the
praise,
but
I
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
say
there
were
plenty
of
nights.
I
somewhat
regretted
asking
for
the
audit
because
it
just
became
this
big
ball
of
of
of
problems.
V
V
My
office
has
prepared
a
detailed
analysis
which
is
in
front
of
you,
but
I
wanted
to
share
a
few
highlights,
as
I
don't
know
who
the
arthur
was.
But
there
used
to
be
this
media
person
that
used
to
say
now,
you'll
hear
the
rest
of
the
story.
I
can't
remember
who
the
author
is,
but
I
did
want
to
share
a
few
highlights.
V
This
audit
has
been
a
long
time
coming
and
during
the
time
it
has
taken
to
report
on
the
audit,
I'm
happy
to
tell
you
that
there
has
been
a
transformation
and
the
financial
safeguards
implemented.
Since
I
arrived
in
the
superior
court
clerk's
office,
there
were
serious
challenges
upon
taking
office,
and
so,
mr
davis,
hopefully
this
will
answer
some
of
your
questions.
V
So
again
the
audit
does
not
accurately
capture
the
current
financial
picture
of
the
superior
court
clerk's
office.
Most
importantly,
it
fails
to
note
the
vast
changes
and
improvements
that
our
office
has
done
to
ensure
the
financial
integrity
and
regain
public
trust.
The
changes
include,
and
at
this
time
I
would
like
to
draw
your
attention
to
the
powerpoint
presentation.
V
During
the
audit
process,
while
it
was
in
process,
we
hired
a
multi-state
certified
public
accountant
consultant
as
assistant
chief
deputy
clerk
and
finance
director
of
the
superior
and
state
court
clerk's
office
during
her
tenure,
the
cpa,
mentored
and
trained
our
staff.
The
cpa
recommended
additional
finance
staff
to
allow
for
the
implementation
of
multiple
controls
to
balance
and
safeguard
funds.
V
I
wouldn't
be
up
here
unless
I
poke
a
little
fun
at
my
staff,
so
I
took
some
pictures
of
them
during
the
audit
I
appointed
deputy
clerk
garrett
cothran
as
assistant
chief
deputy
clerk
and
finance
director
after
six
months
of
personalized
training.
Successful
personalized
training
by
the
cpa,
garrett
is
also
an
honor
student
with
a
master's
degree,
so
he's
very,
very
sharp
and
he
keeps
us
on
our
toes
in
the
office
next
slide
during
this
time.
We
also
address
the
recommendation
for
additional
finance
personnel.
V
V
V
V
The
audit
recommends
utilizing
the
new
odyssey
system
to
help
reduce
manual
bookkeeping.
The
audit
does
not
reflect
that.
We
have
implemented
this
policy
on
september
21st
2020
and
have
even
gone
above
and
beyond,
to
add
extra
layers
of
protection
to
confirm
the
correct
amounts
are
tracked
and
received
as
to
the
deposit
slip
subsection.
V
The
audit
does
not
reflect
the
fact
that
we
added
in
additional
steps,
above
and
beyond
the
recommendation,
including
a
multi-tiered
reconciliation
and
review
process.
We
reconcile
reports
on
a
monthly
basis.
Our
bank
reconciliations
are
current
and
we
are
in
compliance
with
the
city
ordinance
regarding
the
opening
of
citibank
accounts.
V
V
This
has
been
a
time
of
unprecedented
challenges
within
the
office
of
the
superior
court
clerk.
We
have
worked
in
partnership
with
the
mayor's
office,
the
city
manager
and
the
city
finance
director,
as
well
as
our
internal
team.
Together,
we
have
instituted
strong,
systematic
preventative
financial
measures
to
ensure
that
this
never
happens
again
and
again.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Anybody
have
any
questions.
B
Madam
clerk,
thank
you.
Councillor,
huff.
V
E
Thank
you.
We
spoke
a
few
times
along
the
way
and
your
nervous
energy
came
across
well
came
across
well,
but
thank
you
so
very
much
for
working
with
the
city
manager,
the
mayor
and
and
the
team.
E
E
So
I
made
two
or
three
trips
to
that
particular
office
during
the
time
to
try
to
understand-
and
I
think
we
were
coming
in
to
I
think
the
board
of
equalization
came
on
board
along
along
the
way
and
they
needed
computer
systems
and
things
of
that
nature.
E
So
in
following
along
and
and
seeing
what
happened
and
when
all
of
this
started,
and
you
asked
for
the
audit,
I
got
a
chance
to
kind
of
follow
along
and
see
what
had
been
talked
about
here
over
the
years
about
that
much
cash
money
moving
and
not
being
able
to
keep
up
with
it.
So
I'll
cut
it
off
at
that
point,
just
to
say
great
job,
great
team
effort.
E
Yeah
please
reach
out
to
us
at
all
times
and
city
managers
all
the
years
we
all
are
in
his
ear
at
all
times
and
he's
trying
to
help
us
all
so.
B
H
Yes,
I
I'm
not
going
to
be
redundant,
but
congratulations
and
thank
you
from
the
day
you
got
it
elected.
I
remember
the
phone
call
I
received
from
you
is
that
I
really
want
to
work
close
with
this
council
and
city
management,
and
you
have
kept
your
word
and
you
have
worked
very
close.
You
have
been
very
open
with
us
and
I
appreciate
it
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
I
apologize
for
not
saying
it
earlier,
but
I
was
so
excited
about
the
mayor.
Reading
my
mind.
T
T
H
To
you,
but
your
staff,
because
behind
a
good
leader,
there's
an
outstanding
staff
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
acknowledge
each
and
every
one
of
your
staff
members
that
sacrifice
their
time.
You
know
they
I'm
pretty
sure
they
stayed
long
hours,
I'm
pretty
sure
they
had
sleepless
nights
like
you
did,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
look
at
the
blessings
everything's
out
in
the
open,
you're.
B
Madam
clerk,
I
think
that's
well
city
attorney,
clifton
back.
W
Yeah
mayor
before
we
leave
this
page,
I
want
to
personally
thank
clerk
forte
again
for
all
of
her
cooperation
throughout
this
process,
even
though
it's
been
a
little
lengthier
than
we
all
would
have
liked.
I
want
to
thank
ms
barfield
again
and
her
office
for
the
hard
work
she
did
and
publicly
thank
the
u.s
attorneys
mel
hyde
and
amy
hellmich
for
trying
to
see
the
justice
was
done.
This
was
not
just
one
person.
W
There
was
a
whole
ring
of
co-defendants,
eight
co-defendants
total,
so
it
was
a
serious
case
and
the
u.s
attorneys
took
it
very
seriously
and
we
thank
them
also,
but
we
now
have
sentences
in
every
case.
There
may
be
at
least
one
appeal
that
we've
heard
about
being
found,
but
you
know
justice
will
run
its
course
and
hopefully,
sooner
than
later,
thank
you.
B
B
If
you
want
to
come
to
the
podium-
and
we
will
ask
councillor
or
mayor
pro
tim
allen
to
read
the
proclamation
into
the
record
and
while
they're
coming,
let
me
just
say
what
an
incredibly
important
process
and
effort
this
is
to
you
know:
we've
we've
seen
crime
spike
across
the
nation
and
we
all
talk
about
prevention
and
we
talk
about
law
enforcement,
but
one
of
the
best
ways
to
stop
some
of
this
crime
is
to
stop
the
recidivism
and
provide
opportunities
for
people
that
are
being
released
back
after
after
paying
their
their
their
debt,
and
this
this
group
has
done
just
an.
B
Job
a
great
promotion,
graduation
ceremony,
the
other
night
for
jobs
for
life,
and
that's
just
one
of
the
many
things
that
kristen
and
her
team
are
working
on
so
mayor
pro
tem.
X
Thank
you
mayor.
It's
my
privilege
to
publish
the
proclamation
which
reads
as
follows.
Whereas
the
purpose
of
the
mayor's
commission
or
re-entry
is
to
be
a
vital
information
hub
in
order
to
support
local
collaborative
efforts
to
assist,
collect,
develop
and
coordinate,
share
and
provide
re-entry
resources
to
individuals
emerging
from
the
criminal
justice
system.
X
Law-Abiding
behavior,
whereas
there
is
a
need
to
strengthen
collaboration
between
law
enforcement
agencies,
corrections
and
supervision,
entities,
resource
agencies,
social
service
and
non-profit
organizations.
Community
members,
private
and
public
stakeholders
and
productive
justice
involved
individuals,
and
whereas
bringing
awareness
to
reentry,
restores
families
and
reduces
obstacles
that
prevent
returning
citizens
from
finding
meaningful
employment
and
housing.
Whereas
eliminating
the
stigmas
associated
with
having
a
criminal
record,
while
promoting
compassion
and
kindness
will
open
opportunities
for
returning
citizens
and
their
families
to
work
for
a
viable
future
now,
therefore,
our
mayor
skip
henderson
of
columbus.
B
Y
Absolutely
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
in
this
room
for
welcoming
us
today
and
as
the
chair
for
the
mayor's
commission
for
re-entry
just
say
a
few
words
that
really
jumped
out
at
me,
as,
as
you
read,
that
proclamation
self-sufficiency,
restoration,
restoration
of
not
only
individuals
but
families
opportunity.
Y
Y
Z
Good
morning
what
an
honor
I
actually
serve
on
the
commission,
I've
been
doing
it
about
a
year.
Now
I
think
I
came
into
it.
I
work
for
the
georgia
department
of
corrections.
My
name
is
stacey
rivera.
I've
been
with
corrections
for
22
years
now,
and
I
work
in
the
office
of
reentry
services.
Z
Z
But
ultimately
we
we
don't
have
all
the
answers
and
we
can't
do
it
all
they're,
coming
back
to
the
community
at
a
rate
of
95
percent
that
you
can
expect
come
back
once
incarcerated,
95
percent
eventually
are
released
and
come
back
to
our
communities
and
so
and
in
fact,
just
just
a
quick
story.
I
was
at
one
of
our
facilities
a
few
weeks
ago
and
I
was
observing
a
release.
They
were
preparing
someone
for
release
and
he
was
48
years
old.
Z
T
Z
So
he
was
18
when
he
went
in.
He
was
48
when
he's
getting
out
and
going
back
to
his
dad,
but
you
know:
what's
he
going
to
do,
and
so
it
really
behooves
the
community
to
step
up
when
it
comes
to
re-entry
to
help
these
folks,
they've
paid
their
debt
to
society
and
now
they're
done
and
so
to
come
back
and
actually
be
successful
in
the
community.
And
it's
a
wonderful
thing
to
see
when
you
do
see
the
success
stories,
and
so
you
are
to
be
commended
because
you've
made
this
a
priority.
Z
This
is
my
community.
I
work
for
the
state
of
georgia,
but
this
is
my
community
columbus
georgia
and
it
matters
to
me
and
everyone
here.
So
thank
you
it
and
it
is
an
honor
to
serve
on
this
commission
and
kristin,
is
so
passionate.
You've
got
the
right
person,
she
really
believes
in
this
and
she
is
definitely
an
inspiration.
So
thank
you
very
much.
AA
Pat
with
home
for
good
at
the
underway,
and
and
it's
about
what
stacy
said
chris,
it's
about
access,
it's
about
acceptance,
it's
about!
Second
chances.
AA
We
have
seen
in
in
the
housing
provider
and
the
homeless
services
provider
world,
so
many
barriers
that
are
put
up
for
those
who
have
have
a
record
and
unless
you
know
how
to
navigate
the
system,
we're
going
to
have
those
individuals
on
the
street
we're
going
to
have
those
individuals
not
be
able
to
be
employed
because
they're
on
the
street
no
way
to
wash
the
clothes,
no
one
to
take
a
shower
all
those
other
things
that
lead
to
repeats
lead
to
that
recidivism.
That
kristen
talked
about.
AA
So
it's
about
access,
it's
about
housing,
it's
about
bringing
the
folks
in,
like
stacy,
said
before
release,
so
we
can
start
working
those
processes
that
person
doesn't
hit
the
street.
We
have
a
plan
before
they
come
out.
So
that's
why?
When
kristin
asked
a
couple
years
ago-
and
I
said
okay-
I,
like
you
I'll,
do
it
and
I
stuck
around
thanks.
AB
Good
morning
john
wade,
director
of
community
affairs
from
the
scully
county
sheriff's
office
from
the
sheriff's
standpoint,
I
represent
the
sheriff
in
working
with
the
organizations
as
part
of
the
re-entry
team
chef.
Countryman's
law
enforcement
position
is
that
violating
the
law.
He
will
put
you
in
jail
and
hold
you
accountable
for
your
actions,
his
human
side,
as
far
as
the
treatment
of
prisoners
and
the
services
that
he
can
afford
them,
while
they're
incarcerated
and
the
services
that
he
can
offer
them
once
they're
released
from
the
jail.
That's
his
human
side.
AB
So
I'm
fortunate
to
get
to
represent
the
sheriff
as
part
of
this
team
in
working
on
reentry
and
I've
been
here
since
march
last
year,
and
it's
definitely
been
a
pleasure
working
with
the
organizations
that
I
work
with.
Thank
you.
B
Well
and
stacy
mentioned
it
mattered
to
her.
It
should
matter
to
all
of
us,
because
it's
going
to
impact
us
the
success
or
failure
that
reentry
is
going
to
impact
all
of
us
in
in
some
way,
and
I
also
want
to
lift
up
counselor
john
house.
I
know
he
has
been.
He
has
been
neck
deep
in
this
for
since
its
inception,
and
he
couldn't
be
here
today,
but
I
I
wanted
to
thank
him
for
his
efforts
as
well.
We've
got
several
comments:
counselor
tucker.
U
Yes,
thank
you
all
for
an
amazing
job.
I
would
be
remissed
if
we
did
not
thank
jualisha
wilson,
because
she
is
the
one
who
really
got
the
ball
rolling.
You
always
want
to
give
credit
where
credit
is
due.
I
attended
a
lot
of
events
with
walisha
went
to
just
to
stay
at
the
capitol.
We
did
a
lot
of
work
and
even
my
dear
friend,
back
there
in
the
back,
miss
teresa
elamine
has
been
a
great
advocate
for
justice
reform
because
that's
what
it
is
justice
reform.
U
I
do
have
a
couple
of
questions
in
reference
to.
When
are
the
meetings
that
you
all?
Have
you
know?
Yes,
I
came
on
council
a
little
later
and
I
do
know.
Council
house
has
been
a
staunch
advocate,
but
I'm
truly
a
advocate
when
I
was
working
with
volunteers
of
america,
the
support
of
services
for
veteran
families.
U
What
barriers
I
found
for
a
lot
of
veterans
who
had
some
serious
charges,
I
would
have
to
as
a
case
manager,
provide
try
to
provide
housing
and
get
them
housed
and
it
was
a
housing
first
concept.
We
have
a
lot.
We
have
a
lot
of
barriers
here
in
this
community
and
we
still
do
have
a
lot
of
barriers.
So
that's
one
of
my
concerns
is
one
the
meetings.
How
do
we
get
the
community
involved?
What
are
we
doing?
U
You
know
we
used
to
have
stand
downs
and
stand
ups
and
go
to
scully
county
prison.
What
are
we
doing
to
ensure
that
when,
like
you
made
a
comment
about
a
person
being
incarcerated
for
30
years
and
coming
out,
we
have
young
teenagers,
that's
been
incarcerated
and
they
come
out
and
they
don't.
They
don't
have
a
clue.
So
what
are
we
doing
to
address
those
issues
and
to
effectively
help
them
transition
to
be
productive
citizens?
U
B
B
And
I
thank
you,
maybe
a
great
idea
just
to
kind
of
connect
with
kristin
and
let
her
walk
you
through,
because
they're
doing
a
lot
of
stuff
and
you
might
want
to
talk
with
warden
herbert
walker
just
since,
in
a
short
time
he's
been
here,
we've
had
a
mobile
classroom,
teaching
welding
to
the
prisoners
out
there
getting
them
ready.
He
pushes
them
all
to
get
in
ged
classes.
B
We
currently
are
doing
an
osha
approved
course
for
forklift
driving
training
things
that
will
allow
them
to
get
out
and
get
a
job
and
and
it
pay
a
livable
wage.
So
yeah
there's
there's
lots
of
good
things
going
on.
Y
In
this-
and
I
want
to
thank
you
latoya
and
mayor
henderson-
for
for
calling
out
john
house
and
walesha-
they
both
were
instrumental
in
bringing
us
together
in
this
group.
So
that's
very
important
and
to
ask
you
your
question
meetings
are
held
on
the
third
monday
of
each
month
at
1
pm.
They
are
still
virtual.
Y
If
you
go
to
the
mayor's
webpage
on
the
mayor's
website
for
the
re-entry
commission,
you
can
get
information,
you
can.
We
have
a
facebook
page,
you
can
reach
out
via
facebook
and
get
information,
so
we
welcome
anyone
who
wants
to
be
a
part
of
a
meeting
sit
in
on
a
meeting
hear
what's
going
on
to
join
us,
we
would
love
to
have
people
get
involved.
Y
Also
to
your
question.
Yes,
there's
so
much
going
on
like
the
the
specifics
that
you
mentioned
mayor
henderson
and
the
jobs
for
life
class,
all
of
these
things
are
working
together
at
the
commission
level.
We're
looking
at
this
at
a
very
high
level.
How
can
we,
as
someone
is
released
from
the
jail
from
the
prison
system?
Y
How
can
we
working
together
create
a
system
that
will
address
the
potential
gaps
and
connect
them
in
with
those
resources
seamlessly
so
that
we
don't
have
so
many
people
fall
through
the
gaps
and
end
up
on
the
street
and
not
know
how
to
connect
into
the
resources
that
they
need,
because
we
do
have
so
many
great
resources
now
we
need
more,
but
we
have
really
great
resources,
so
we
as
a
commission
want
to
be
able
to
work
together
to
create
that
system
to
connect
people.
So
that's
one
of
our
major
priorities.
U
M
B
O
Thank
you
kristen.
As
you
know,
I'm
in
the
real
estate
community
and
I
am
a
property
manager,
and
so
there
is
a
fear
about
renting,
but
I
do
believe
that
education,
calms
fears
and
so
I'd
love
to
work
with
you.
Maybe
we
could
have
some
presentations
to
other
property
managers
into
the
columbus
board
of
realtors
and
kind
of
help.
O
AA
AA
It
is
in
everything
that
we
do
in
housing
having
those
relationships
and
and
for
for
landlords
for
management
companies
to
know
that
that
there
is
a
safety
net,
especially
with
our
re-entry
population,
but
also
with
our
homeless
population.
So
now
that
all
of
that
stuff,
the
election
stuff,
is
over.
Let's,
let's
sit
down
and
get
together
and.
AA
Too-
and
I
think
you've
talked
with
louis
robinson,
who's.
AA
Of
our
board,
so
our
landlord
engagement
committee
has
been
patiently
waiting.
Yes,.
L
AA
B
Q
Council
davis,
yes,
miss
city
manager.
I
wanted
to
circle
back
to
the
auditor's
presentation
being
the
significance
of
this
document
and
what
has
transpired
in
our
city
being
as
the
largest.
I
believe
I'm
right
and
saying
it's,
the
largest
criminal
theft
case
in
the
history
of
columbus,
georgia.
Q
The
government
anyway,
could
we
put
this
document
online
and
maybe
give
a
brief
summary.
So
people
will
understand
what
happened
because
people
want
to
know
they.
Just
a
lot
of
things
are
circling
through
their
minds
and
just
a
lot
of
things.
They
they
need
the
facts,
so
they
could
go
and
look
at
it
themselves.
This
is
a
very
complex
document.
I
it's
the
first
time.
Q
I've
seen
it
and
you
know
limited
understanding
what
happened
in
the
court
case,
but
there's
a
lot
of
stuff
in
this
document
and-
and
I
think
the
citizens
want
to
know-
and
I
think
it's
important
to
the
transparency
in
getting
it
out
there
with
the
magnitude
of
of
of
this
case.
I
think
it's
the
right
thing
to
do
so.
People
will
understand
what
what
what
happened
here
so.
G
Q
B
Q
B
W
Just
fact,
okay,
thank
you
mayor.
We
do
have
a
short
business
agenda
again.
We
do
have
a
few
applicants
on
zoning
hearings
that
are
still
here
with
us.
Let
me
call
these
up
for
a
vote.
First,
one
up
is
418
fifth
avenue.
B
B
B
B
B
And
you
know
the
the
drill,
five
minutes
and
I'll
try
to
notify
you
when
you
get
close
to
about
a
minute
left
well,.
B
AC
AC
I
do
deputy,
could
you
pass
these
out
for
me,
so
the
drill
is,
I
give
my
address.
First
right.
Yes,.
AC
AC
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
jasmine
outlaw,
who
is
a
warren
williams,
parent
participation
coordinator,
she's
lived
there
for
six
years.
I
believe
that's
district
7,
madam
council
member,
and
also
board
member
at
a
lamb
who
lives
here
in
columbus.
These
are
your
voters
and
five-year-old
adonis.
Who
is
the
son
of
jasmine
outlaw?
AC
So
I
just
want
to
remind
everyone
that
two
years
ago
the
city
manager,
the
mayor
and
the
head
of
parks
and
recreation
council
june
10.,
it
was
a
small
event.
That
was
an
outdoor
event,
and
I
remember
coming
here
and
speaking
before,
city
council
and
getting
the
sense
that
most
people
were
unaware
of
the
significance
of
juneteenth
and
now
juneteenth
is
a
national
holiday
pretty
much
everywhere,
and
people
were
celebrating
juneteenth
all
over
d.c,
and
so
it's
great
that
madame
victoria
tucker
district
4
organized
all
those
events.
AC
I
will
not
miss
it
next
year,
trust
me
because
by
next
year
we
want
to
have
an
ordinance
passed
on
reparations
seriously,
they're
passing
them
all
over
the
country,
asheville
buncombe,
county,
evanston,
illinois,
boston
everywhere
and
I've
been
bombarding
you
with
information
and
the
most
imp.
Important
information
is
a
historic
account
of
this
city
being
founded
in
1828
during
slavery
and
all
of
the
atrocities
that
have
taken
place
against
enslaved
africans
and
their
descendants
over
these
hundreds
of
years,
we'll
be
celebrating
the.
T
AC
Founded
in
1828,
and
so
my
friends
who
worked
on
reparations
for
many
years,
I
used
to
say
to
them
when
y'all
get
that
stuff
together.
AC
Let
me
know,
but
I
went
to
an
international
conference
on
reparations
in
2001
a
few
months
after
september
11th,
it
was
the
first
time
I
had
gotten
on
a
plane
since
september
11
because,
as
you
know,
the
airports
were
locked
down
with
the
military,
but
I
got
on
a
plane
for
that
conference
and
there
was
a
african
from
the
uk
and
he
said
we're
not
just
talking
about
a
paycheck
we're
talking
about
a
transformation
of
society.
AC
I
said
sign
me
up
and
that's
when
I
signed
up
over
20
years
ago
to
fight
for
reparations
so
that
we
can
deal
with
it
in
the
criminal
justice
system.
The
re-entry
is
just
a
piece
of
we
can
deal
with
it
when
it
comes
to
economic
opportunities,
we
can
deal
with
it
when
it
comes
to
education
and
academic
genocide.
That's
been
going
on
in
this
community
for
years.
We
can
deal
with
it
when
it
comes
to
housing.
All
the
slumlords
that's
going
on
in
this
community.
AC
So
you'll
hear
more
because
I'm
looking
for
at
least
a
few
city
council
members
to
sign
up
to
support
the
ordinance,
because
in
every
city,
I've
lived
in
the
city
manager
takes
charge
of
this
kind
of
ordinance
because
it's
big,
it's
big,
we're
talking
10-year
plan
big,
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you
on
reparations
for
the
descendants
of
enslaved
africans
in
columbus
muskogee
county.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
Thank.
AC
And
by
the
way,
I'll
be
back
next
month
for
criminal
justice,
re-entry
okay
and
I
do
have
kristen's
car,
so
you
know
I'm
gonna
be
honest.
I.
AC
AC
B
All
right,
mr
city
manager,
we'll
move
on
to
your
agenda.
B
Yes,
I'm
sorry,
we
have
one
more
on
the
list,
but
she
has
cancelled.
The
clerk
has
notified
me
that
they
were
unable
to
make
it
today,
so
we'll
get
them
rescheduled.
Z
H
Unable
to
get
a
hold
of
her,
if,
if
the
work
of
counsel
has
her
address
or
something
can
we
send
her
a
message
that
we
want
to
assist
her,
but
the
phone
number
she
provided
goes
to
a
voicemail
of
a
male's,
a
male,
so
we're
unable
to
reach
out
to
her
to
see
what
her
concerns
are
and
see
how
we
can
help
her.
We.
G
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
The
first
item
on
my
agenda
is
dragonfly
connection
and
we
do
have.
B
Motion,
second,
to
prove
the
dragonfly
connection
item,
one
any
discussion
hearing.
We
will
hearing
none.
If
you
cue
it,
you
can
register
your
votes
and
mr
city
manager,
if
you'd
walk
through
that
and
well.
G
St
message
jack
may
want
to
have
yeah
and
I
was
gonna
invite
her
up.
In
the
event
she
wants
to
comment,
but
we've
got
chief
splash
discretionary
funding
of
780
thousand
dollars
to
for
this
connection,
the
estimated
project
budget
is
1.4
million,
rebecca
sajak
who's
executive
director
of
dragonfly
trail
is
here.
Would
you
want
to
just?
AD
So,
just
briefly,
this
project
is
the
first
of
three
parts
of
the
midtown
connection
and
as
part
of
dragonfly
trails
master
plan.
All
of
the
trails
are
currently
interconnected
and
we're
at
33
miles.
This
will
add
another
mild,
a
mile,
almost
mile
and
a
half
to
get
us
from
basically
10th
avenue
and
winton
road
to
13th
street
and
dinglewood
park
area
and
then
from
there
we'll
continue
on
to
lake
bottom
and
make
a
connection
to
the
fall
line
trace.
AD
G
G
B
There's
there's
a
motion
to
approve
items
two
through
six,
but
we
had
a
question
on
two.
So
we
want
to
pull
two
and
just
do
three
through
six
and
do
two
individually,
miss
davis.
B
Mayor
pro
tem,
okay,
all
right,
if
you
would
cue
it
two
through
six,
two
through
six:
oh
voice
vote;
okay,
all
in
favor
of
items
two
through
six,
please
signify
by
saying
I
are
any
opposed
all
right
and
the.
G
So
let
me
just
say
what
it's
about
and
then
sure.
Well,
this
is
just
a
arp
grant
program
reallocation.
You
know
we
started
out
with
three
grant
programs:
three
million
for
small
business,
850
000
for
economic
tourism
and
a
million
for
non-profits
and
there's
a
balance
remaining
in
the
economic
tourism
and
then
profit
750
000
in
economic
tourism
and
393
000
in
nonprofits,
and
of
course,
we've
done
well
allocating
for
small
business
up
to
40
000
dollars
and
we've
got
another
4
million.
G
That
has
come
from
the
state
that
we're
waiting
for
them
to
approve
the
guidelines
that
we're
going
to
use.
But
in
the
meantime
we
want
to
reallocate
and
go
ahead
and
fund.
Some
of
the
other
small
business
grant
requests
that
we've
received
and
that's
what
this
is
just
a
reallocation
of
money.
The
city.
Q
Manager,
two
things
one:
could
you
get
the
council
just
a
copy
of
all
the
grants
that
have
been
handed
out
or
that
have
already
been
approved
just
so
we
can
see
an
understanding
and
then
the
other
thing.
I
think
a
couple
council
members
asked
earlier
and
I
I
think
it
was
discussed
about
the
the
art
project
which
that
does
come
back
to
council
for
approval
once
they
figure
all
that
stuff
out.
I
think
I
read
that
in
the
yeah,
the
second
round
of
money
in
the
report
on
the
artwork
and
the
report
on
the.
G
Okay,
so
so
the
public
defender
contract
was
the
second
what's
number
three
on
the
agenda,
and
this
is
the
annual
public
defender
contract.
We
bring
to
you
it's
2.2
million
dollars.
We
paid
out
on
a
monthly
basis
with
five
percent
for
administrative
fee
number.
Four
was
the
public
art
11th
street
viaduct
and
do
want
you
to
know
that.
G
That
will
go
through
the
city
that
the
city
will
approve
of
the
art
plans
and
design
prior
to
the
start
of
the
project.
The
dragonfly
will
be
financially
responsible
for
all
the
aspects
of
the
project.
All
maintenance
of
artwork
required
to
coordinate
with
the
joining
property
owners.
Businesses
in
the
immediate
area
obtain
waivers
from
any
participants
working
on
artwork,
releasing
the
city
and
the
dragonfly
from
any
and
all
claims
during
the
term
of
the
agreement,
and
and
so
wanted
you
to
to
be
comfortable
with
that
and
excuse.
P
Mr
city
manager,
if,
when
you
say
the
city
will
take
care
of
we'll
approve,
all
of
this,
will
that
whatever
is
going
into
that
area?
Come
back
to
council.
P
Or
are
we
giving
this
authority
to
whomever
I'm.
G
G
G
We
want
you
to
take
a
look
at
it
and
we're
not
going
to
move
on
anything
until
we
know
that
you're
comfortable,
but
but
but
yes,
she's
saying,
and
but
why
don't
you
put
it
up
on
the
screen
and
I
you
know,
I
know
that
this
will
be
your
first
seeing
it
so
you've
voted
on
it.
We're
not
gonna
move
on
it.
Unless.
G
G
Okay,
so
we're
going
to
put
it
on
the
screen
and
I'll
come
back
to
it
and
we'll
put
it
up.
Thank
you,
and
but
it
was
when
she
did
the
update
at
the
last
meeting.
G
They
did
show
it,
and
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
have
no
issues
so
we're
not
going
to
move
until
unless,
at
least,
if
you
say
that
you
have
any
concerns
or
questions
the
next
one
was
the
maximum
and
we've
got.
B
One
more
on
that
item:
councillor
davis,
while
the.
G
Parental
headquarters,
yes
maximus
inc
for
georgia,
child
care
and
parents
services,
and
that
has
to
do
with
program
of
the
right
from
the
start
program
and
then
the
risk
management
legal
services
were
the
various
legal
lawyers.
That's
number
six
that
we
use
and
then
going
back
to
the
artwork
that
they
showed
at
the
last
meeting.
That's
where
a
copy
is
included
on
this
agenda.
G
Q
G
It's
different,
I
don't
think
anybody
has
a
problem
with
that.
Well
from
what,
if
it's
different
from
what
we're
showing
you
absolutely
we'll,
come
back
yeah,
that's
it
but
council
thomas
think
about.
I
that's
it
and
if
you've
got
any
questions,
let
me
know
you
don't
have
to.
Let
me
know
today,
but
just
let
us
know.
G
B
T
G
So
a
mayor
is
just
a
continuation
of
cellular
telephone
service
with
verizon
b
is
pavement
management
services
and
software.
G
You
know
that
we
have
a
pavement
management
system
that
we
use
for
resurfacing
and
all
of
that,
and
that's
what
that
is
item
c
federal
and
state
mandated
fees
for
fiscal
year
2023
throughout
the
year.
Various
departments
have
various
federal
or
state
mandated
fees
on
things
like
admission
fees,
state,
alternative
fuel
and
highway
impact
fees,
solid
waste
disposal
etc,
and
that's
just
authorizing
us
to
pay
those
fees
when
they
are
due,
so
that
we
can
pay
them
timely.
G
We
were
not
at
fault,
so
we've
been
reimbursed
for
that
pipelining
system
with
trailer
mix
pump
and
spray
system
was
f,
and
that
is
a
hundred
and
forty
nine
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
and
g
removal
of
residual
ground
material
and
removal
of
disposal.
Reuse
of
large
tree
trunks.
It's
an
annual
contract,
it's
within
the
budget
and
so
we're
we're
asking
to
move
forward
with
that.
Those
were
the
purchases
that
you
just
approved.
P
I
think
it's
important
that
the
citizens
that
are
watching
and
some
of
the
counselors
quite
frankly,
know
what
we.
What
is
in
that
motion
what
is
included
in
that
motion?
I'm
not
making
a
motion
to
that.
I'm
just
saying.
Please
consider
that
for
future
meetings
and
not
to
go
into
a
lot
of
detail.
P
I
understand
that,
and
I
understand
I'm
taking
longer
to
talk
about
this
than
we
did
to
vote
on
it,
but
I
think
it's
important
that
we
be
as
transparent
as
we
can,
and
I
think
that
if
that
is
done
prior
to
the
final
vote,
it
will
at
least
help
soothe
some
of
the
concerns
that
I
have
heard
about
the
way
we
handle
these
these
items.
Thank.
B
B
G
And
so
first
mayor,
I've
got
an
update
from
the
coroner
he's
here
in
accordance
with
ordinance
1339.
The
finance
director
is
here
and
we'll
mention
a
few
things
and
then
the
coroner
can
answer
any
questions.
If
there's
a
need
to
answer
questions
I'm
going
to
yield
to
angelica
alexander
the
finance
director.
AE
Good
morning,
so,
as
the
city
manager
stated,
the
coroner
is
here
pursuing
the
ordinance
13-39,
which
says
that
if
a
department
or
elected
official
will
exceed
their
budgeted
appropriations,
they
must
come
before
this
council
and
request
additional
appropriations,
and
so
the
request
for
the
coroner.
This
is
for
fy
22
as
we
are.
AE
As
you
know,
we
just
ended
that
fiscal
year
and
so
we're
sort
of
wrapping
up
the
balances
there
posting
all
of
the
expenditures
that
are
applicable
and
what
we
anticipate
for
the
coroner's
office
for
fy22
is,
is
additional
appropriations
in
the
amount
of
about
18
000.
about
10
000
of
that
is
due
to
a
vacation
payout
for
a
long-term
employee
that
retired
from
the
coroner's
office
back
in
november
december
sorry
december,
as
well
as
operating
materials.
AE
You
know
just
due
to
inflation.
Those
items
have
gone
up,
really
sort
of
across
the
board
on
fuel
and
auto
parts
and
supplies
for
auto
repairs.
So
the
request
for
the
coroner's
office
for
fy
22
is
18
000
in
additional
appropriations.
I
do
anticipate
other
areas
to
cover
the
additional
amount
requested.
G
And
and
of
course
I
do
recommend
approval,
but
we're
going
to
have
to
wait
until
a
few
come
back.
It
looks.
We've
got
six
okay,.
X
B
I
know
you
got
to
have
five
six
in
person.
AE
Well,
we
have
employees
long-term
employees,
they
you
accrue
once
you
reach
a
certain
number
of
years.
You
accrue
up
to
four
weeks.
This
employee
have
been
here
for
that
a
period
of
time
where
they
accrued
on
an
annual
basis
up
to
4
weeks
of
annual
leave
to
use.
This
is
in
addition
to
any
sick
time
that
we
also
a
lot
to
all
employees
on
an
annual
basis,
and
so
there
are
different
buckets
in
which
employees
can
store
this
leave
and
from
a
vacation
standpoint.
AE
AE
AE
B
AF
AF
L
AF
Totally
off
surprise,
I
had
no
idea
that
this
was
going
to
hit
me
right
in
the
face
and
I
appreciate
the
efforts
that
she's
going
through
to
help
us
with
our
budget
every
year
and
it's
a
fighting
battle,
as
you
all
know,
but
I
appreciate
the
support.
Yes,
sir,
I
thought
my
morgue
was
cold,
but
y'all
got
me
beat
in
here.
I
promise
I'm
about
to
freeze
to
death
a
little.
B
AF
B
G
AG
AH
Good
afternoon,
everyone
that
was
a
good
laugh,
I'm
here
to
just
briefly
go
over
the
yard.
Waste
collection
services
that
we're
providing
right
now
and
tiasha
has
some
maps
that
were
requested
by
the
city
manager
at
our
last
meeting
to
help
you
understand
the
days
that
are
collected
for
your
respective
areas,
the
map,
as
you
will
see,
is
we'll
go
into
that
as
we
get
further
into
the
the
powerpoint,
but
just
to
go
over
some
minor
things
with
waste
collection
that
you
all
have
heard
before.
But
it's
important
that
you
understand.
AH
Currently,
waste
collection
needs
67
drivers
in
order
to
meet
our
level
of
services
that
we've
been
meeting.
Currently
we
only
have
41
drivers
out
of
67.
We
only
have
41
employees,
those
67
daily
drivers
pick
up
104
household
collection
routes
a
week,
that's
done
with
26
drivers.
We
have
56
yard
waste
collection
routes
that
are
collected
weekly,
that's
done
by
14
drivers,
and
then
we
have
48
recycling
collection
routes
that
have
to
be
collected
weekly
and
that's
done
by
12
drivers.
AH
AH
We
have
five
fill
in
slots.
Those
are
cdl
drivers
as
well
to
be
able
to
replace
those
drivers
that
are
out
due
to
vacation
or
sick
or
whatever
the
case
may
be.
We
have
five
slots
afforded
to
us
for
fill-in
drivers.
We
don't
have
any
so
total
again.
We
have
67
drivers
that
we
need
every
single
day
in
order
to
pick
up
everything
that
our
level
of
service
is
requiring.
AH
I
didn't
have
it
in
my
hand.
I
apologize,
as
I
stated
earlier,
56
yard
waste
routes
that
we
are
normally
responsible
for
collecting
that's
14
rounds
per
day.
Contractually
we
have
am
waste
right
now.
That
is
our
contractor.
That
is
collecting
these
40
routes.
We
have
16
that
the
city
of
columbus
turned
over
to
amways
to
help
pick
up,
because
I
have
no
yard
waste
drivers.
AH
So
you
all
have
received
the
maps
and
bruce,
if
you
don't
mind,
putting
up
the
maps.
For
me,
these
are
the
maps
that
the
city
manager
recommended
that
we
try
out.
Last
time
I
came
before
you,
we
will,
with
his
permission,
publishes
on
ccgtv,
along
with
the
listing
of
all
the
routes
as
well.
Everything
that
you
see
on
this
map,
that's
highlighted
in
dark
colors,
is
traced
out
in
black.
Those
are
your
collected
days
for
that
day.
So
I
believe
your
first
map
is
for
this
week
august,
the
15th.
AH
AH
T
AH
G
AH
Just
wanted
to
show
you
that,
on
the
map,
you
notice
that
all
these
streets
that
are
dark,
colored
black
traced
in
black
those
are
being
collected
on
monday
august,
the
5th
2022.
That's
the
example
that
I'm
using.
But
you
have
a
map.
You
have
four
maps
for
every
week
up
to
the
19th,
showing
each
collection
day
in
the
area
that
it
is
to
be
collected.
G
AH
Going
gonna
also
list
it
by
street
it'll
also
be
on
the
website
and
all
our
other
social
media
listings.
Okay,
that
we
have
available,
so
it
will
be
available
for
them,
so
they
can
go
to
the
map
see
the
day
if
they
know
they're
picked
up
on
thursdays.
The
week
of
august,
the
15th,
which
is
this
week,
look
at
that
map
and
see
exactly
what's
traced
out
what
is
to
be
collected
that
week.
G
AH
G
G
G
E
Yeah,
director
short
on
the
dates
we're
using
the
end
of
the
week.
Yes,
sir
okay
weekending
so
week,
ending.
AH
AH
E
P
Calls
on
a
regular
basis
from
people
who
say
my
yard:
clippings
have
not
been
picked
up
for
fill
in
the
blank
four
weeks.
Five
weeks
six
weeks
and
I
know
driving
through
some
of
the
neighborhoods
that
that
is
absolutely
what
has
happened
is
that
those
cans
are
still
sitting
on
the
side
of
the
yard.
P
Now
I
did
have
one
guy
who
thanked
me
for
not
picking
up
his
trash
because
his
yard
clippings,
because
his
can
was
full
and
he
couldn't
put
any
more
so
he
didn't
clean
his
yard
that
week,
but
that's
not
the
usual
call,
but
there's
there's
just
really
a
concern
out
there
by
citizens
that
have
had
their
yard
waste,
particularly
sitting
on
the
side
of
the
street.
For
weeks
and
it's
beginning
to
smell
it's,
they
can't
put
more
into
it
or
whatever.
P
So
I'm,
I'm
really
concerned
that
we
seem
to
be
still
not
solving
this
problem.
We've
we've
talked
about
this
and
talked
about
it
and
talked
about
it,
and
I
I
don't
know
what
the
solution
is,
but
I
know
that
when
I
keep
getting
these
telephone
calls,
these
people
are
they're
upset
with
the
city.
P
They're
upset
with
you
know
whomever,
and,
and
they
are,
I
think
they
have
a
a
good
reason
to
be
upset
at
times.
If
you
have
put
out
your
yard
waste
and
it
has
not
been
picked
up
for
six
weeks,
which
is
the
case
on
mobley
road,
and
you
call
three
one
one
and
three
one
one
tells
you
I'll
report
it
and
they'll
get
to
you
and
they
don't
get
to
you.
P
I
think
you
have
a
reason
to
be
upset,
and
so
I'm
passing
that
along
for
whatever
it's
worth,
but
I
I
just
am
not
I
I
just
am
frustrated
and
I
I
hope
you
are
as
frustrated
as
I
absolutely.
AH
P
P
I
mean
that's
people
all
over
town
have
yard
waste
and
it's
not
being
picked
up
so
take
that
for
what
it's
worth,
but
I
I'm
not
sure
that
that
I
don't
know.
T
AH
I
am
hopeful
that
we
will
have
this
signed
within
the
next
week
or
two
with
that
being
said,
they
have
guaranteed
us
that
once
we've
signed
the
contract,
where
they've
got
all
56
routes,
they
should
be
up
to
full
staffing
levels
to
start
collecting
all
56
routes
with
no
rotations
effective
august.
The
1st.
So
I
appreciate
your
comments.
I
too
am
very
frustrated.
If
I
could
drive
a
truck
and
they've
had
to
keep
me
out
of
it
because
I'm
not
licensed,
I
would
but
it's
just
it's
just
temporary.
AH
We
will
get
it
under
control
once
they
have
all
56
routes
and,
like
I
said
we're
in
the
midst
of
negotiations
right
now.
I
can't
speak
much
on
it
because
it
is
an
active
negotiation
taking
place
right
now.
B
AH
No
sir,
it
is
up
for
renewal,
but
there
were
some
things
that
we
wanted
to
address
in
the
contract.
To
put
us
in
an
even
better
position.
AI
B
AH
AH
As
I
stated,
am
waste
our
contract,
we're
currently
up
for
renewal
and
we
are
negotiating
those
right
now,
as
I
stated
earlier,
also
amwas
has
guaranteed
us
that
once
they're
up
to
full
staffing
levels,
they
will
be
able
to
start
taking
on
all
56
routes
with
no
rotations
effective
august.
The
1st-
and
I
am
looking
forward
to
that
day.
AH
O
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
this.
I
mean.
I
know
that
you
know
I
understand
councillor
thomas's
frustration,
we're
all
getting
those
phone
calls,
I
think,
until
we
can
get
it
resolved
at
least
being
able
to
communicate
with
them
so
that
they
don't
set
their
garbage
can,
but
they
know
what
day
to
set
their
garbage
can
out,
and
they
also
know
that
it's
going
to
get
picked
up
that
day
because-
and
it
does
it's
not
sitting
on
the
street
for
three
or
four
weeks.
I
think
that
that
is
really
good.
O
I
know
that
I
get
telephone
calls
from
the
311
system
if
there's
going
to
be
a
missed
pickup
in
an
area
or
something
like
that,
I'm
wondering
if
we
can
use
that
system
proactively
and
call
people
on
these
routes
and
say
you
know
we
will
be
in
your
neighborhood
tomorrow
or
we
will
be
in
you
know.
We
will
be
in
your
neighborhood
to
pick
up
your
yard
waste
on
tuesday
of
this
week
or
something
like
that.
G
G
G
You
just
because
I
know
gis
can
look
at
and
create
that
boundary.
T
O
I
I
mean,
I
understand
our
frustration
until
we
get
this
contract
and
and
not
having
the
staff
to
pick
it
up
and
everything.
There's
there's
really
nothing.
We
can
do
about
that.
We
don't
have
enough
drivers,
we
don't
have
you
know
we.
So
let's
concentrate
in
areas
that
we
can
in
you
know
higher
customer
service,
better
communication,
those
things
that
we're
in
control
of
you
know
make
sure
that
those
am
waste.
O
Drivers
know
that
when
they
take
two
seconds
longer
to
put
that
trash
can
back
in
the
right
place
and
in
the
in
the
proper
way,
also
communicating
to
people.
I've
been
getting
calls
from
people
about
the
lids
being
left
open
and
I
was
actually
behind
an
amways
truck
this
week,
and
so
I
followed
them
for
a
little
while
and
they
were
leaving
it
open,
and
so
I
talked
to
them
and
they
explained
to
me
that
they
leave
them
open
so
that
the
next
driver
coming
down
that
street
knows
that
those
have
been
dumped.
O
So
now
I
understand
why
they,
they
are
left
open,
and
so
I
will
communicate
to
my
constituents.
That's
the
reason
why
it's
being
done.
You
know
in
order
to
not
get
rain
water
in
them.
When
you
know
it's
going
to
be
raining
and
that's
the
day
for
your
pickup
make
sure
you
get
home
and
you
put
the
lid
on
because
the
lid's
going
to
be
open.
O
So
that's
just
something
I
learned
this
week
and
I
wanted
to
share
it
with
everybody,
and
I
just
think
you
guys
are
working
in
the
right
direction
and-
and
I
I
appreciate
that
you're
focusing
on
areas
that
we
do
have
control
over.
P
Mr
city
manager,
I
would
also
recommend
that
we
do
some
kind
of
a
training
session
if
you
will,
with
the
folks
at
311,
give
them
this
these
maps
so
that
when
that
person
on
wobbly
road
that
hadn't
had
a
pickup
or
has
told
me,
he
had
had
a
pickup
for
six
weeks
when
he
calls
3-1-1,
they
can
tell
him
using
these
maps
when
the
next
one
will
be
from
what
I
heard
from
him.
This
go-round
they're,
just
they
are
say,
3-1,
and
this
is
his
side
of
the
story.
P
I
understand
that
I
understand
there
are
two
sides
at
least
he's
been
told,
we'll
get
to
it.
Well,
okay,
but
if
they,
if
they
had
these
maps
and
could
say
to
the
person
calling
your
pickup
is
on
friday
for
the
week
of
july,
the
15th-
and
you
know
that
that
goes
a
long
way.
The
communication
goes
a
long
way
to
helping
solve
some
of
these
problems,
so
I
would
really
recommend
that
we
do
some
kind
of
customer
service
training
with
3-1-1
give
them
these
maps.
P
G
G
H
H
Can
you
can
you
have
a
pam
or
someone
send
me
that
flyer
or
that
notification
I
can
put
it
we'll.
H
Facebook
or
something
and
if
we
all
get
it
and
put
it
on
our
facebook,
we
can
publish
it
probably
in
the
entrance
of
our
building
and
we
can
do
like
a
little
kiosk
or
something
where
it
says
sign
up
to
get
notification
from
the
city.
Because
I
know
I
I
get
in
and
when
I
see
taisha.
It
always
comes
out
to
isha's
name
and.
G
AJ
AH
AH
Ultimately,
so
we
don't
want
to
get
rid
of
all
of
our
good
trucks,
but
these
are
2014s.
They
have
met
their
lifespan
as
far
as
miles
and
usage
is
concerned,
so
the
city
manager
will
be
I'll,
be
contacting
him
in
regards
to
that
request
from
them,
and
hopefully
we
can
sell
some
trucks
to
help
offset
some
of
this
costs.
Yeah.
G
G
G
That's
not
going
to
happen,
I
mean
we
have
garbage
trucks.
We
have
the
labor
pool
through
the
work
camp.
It's
not
going
to
happen.
Never
even
imagine
that
we
would
contract
out-
and
here
we
are
not
talking
about
contracting
out
a
handful
of
routes
in
2022-
we're
talking
about
contracting
out
56
routes.
G
I
I
just,
and
so
that
is,
is
what
the
pandemic
has
done.
For
us,
it's
and
and
it's
it's
unprecedented,
wouldn't
have
ever
thought
of
it
and
and
then
I
was
looking.
I
think
I
sent
the
mayor
something,
and
I
know
that
you
know
they
were.
You
probably
saw
it
in
lynette
alabama
where
they
were
not
picking
up
household
waste
and
the
citizens
were
outraged
that
household
waste
not
yard
waste
household
waste
had
not
been
picked
up
for
weeks
sitting
on
the
curb.
G
So
that's
what
city
county
governments
are
going
through,
and
here
we
are
contracting
out
56
routes
and
not
thinkable,
but
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
point
that
we
didn't
anticipate.
We
didn't
see
this
coming,
but
it's
here
and
we
got
to
deal
with
it.
We
got
to
figure
it
out.
I
know
citizens
are
I
mean
I
don't
like
it.
I'm
frustrated,
you're
frustrated,
we're
all
frustrated,
and
so
we
got
to.
We
just
got
to
figure
it
out
and
I
think
we
will
get
there
well.
B
G
You
yeah
so
next
mayor
we
have
the
animal
control
update
I
wanted
to.
I
wanted
them
to
come
back
and
do
another
update.
I
I've
been
sending
out
emails
again.
I
think
I
sent
you
all
the
one
on
fulton
county,
where
it
shows
you
what
they
are
dealing
with
with
animal
care
control,
and
so
I
wanted
staff
to
come
back
and
give
an
update
on
our
situation.
AH
Okay,
well,
I
want
you
to
take
a
journey
with
me,
a
journey
in
our
animal
control
daily
life.
I
think
the
numbers
will
show
you
exactly
what
we
contend
with
on
a
daily
basis.
To
start,
I
wanted
to
start
with
the
first
week.
I
think
you
all
will
agree
with
me
that
last
week
in
june
was
a
very
hectic
week.
We
had
a
lot
of
animals.
We
were
getting
a
lot
of
calls
because
we
were
just
begging
our
rescue
partners
to
come
and
get
animals
because
we
didn't
want
to
have
to
euthanize.
AH
AH
B
Hey
this
is
skip
anderson,
mayor
of
columbus,
and
this
is
my
friend
sally.
You
know
our
columbus
council
and
all
of
our
administrative
staff
do
a
great
job
of
taking
care
of
the
people
that
live
in
columbus,
georgia,
but
there's
some
other
citizens
that
can't
speak
for
themselves
and
that's
why
we
need
your
help.
B
I
will
tell
you
there's
some
things
that
you
can
do.
We
need
your
help.
Some
of
the
things
you
can
do.
You
can
make
sure
that
your
pet
is
spay
or
neutered
so
that
we
don't
add
to
the
population
that
finds
its
way
out
into
the
streets
or
maybe
even
ultimately,
here
at
the
animal
control
center.
We
also
want
you
to
remember
if
you
have
to
move
to
a
location
where
they
won't.
Let
you
take
your
pet
re-home,
it
don't
turn
it
in.
B
Don't
let
it
loose
on
the
road
try
to
find
somebody
that'll,
take
it
in
and
and
finally
adopt,
we've
been
having
a
lot
more
turn-ins
and
a
lot
more
these
animals
finding
their
way
to
the
animal
control
center
than
we've
had
leaving.
So,
if
you're,
looking
for
a
companion
or
a
pet
we'd
urge
you
to
come
to
the
columbus
animal
control
center
and
adopt,
if
you'd
like
to
learn
more
about
becoming
a
foster,
call
the
animal
control
center
or
call
one
of
the
incredible
rescues
that
work
so
tirelessly
to
find
these
young
folks
home.
AH
So
that
was
a
great
psa
that
was
done
with
the
phone
and
the
mayor.
So
I
invite
any
of
you
that
would
like
to
do
a
psa
for
our
animals
to
please
contact
me
we'll
be
glad
to
do
it
on
whatever
subject
matter,
you'd
like
to
do
it
on,
and
you
can
hold
any
animal
that
we
have
available,
including
guinea
pigs,
because
we
get
them
quite
often.
AH
So
that
was
something
that
I
thought
was
really
really
special
and,
mr
mayor,
we
just
want
to
thank
you
again
for
taking
the
time
out
of
your
busy
day
to
do
that.
For
us
it
was
cute,
so
these
statistics
are
for
the
period
beginning
june,
26
actually
through
july
10th,
and
we
took
it
through
that
time
period,
because
I
wanted
to
remind
you
that
the
city
manager
and
the
deputy
city
manager
as
well,
the
mayor
agreed
to
allow
us
to
waive
all
of
our
empowerment
fees
for
the
upcoming
fourth
of
july
holiday.
AH
That
is
a
holiday
that
we
consistently
get
slammed
on
every
year,
because
people
don't
put
their
animals
up,
they
get
spooked,
they
get
out.
They
end
up
in
our
shelter
and
we
end
up
overloaded,
so
intake
the
impoundment
from
june
26
to
july
the
10th
was
104
animals.
That's
92
dogs.
Excuse
me
96
196
animals,
that's
104
dogs
and
92
cats.
That's
a
lot
of
animals.
AH
Just
to
give
you
an
idea
of
how
many,
what
days,
what
we
did
on
each
day
from
july.
First
to
the
third,
we
had
no
fees
wait
because
we
had
no
owners
to
come
in
and
obtain
their
animals
july
4th.
We
had
two
animals
to
come
in
and
that
were
returned
to
their
owners
july
5th.
We
had
10
return
to
their
animals.
That's
the
day.
After
the
fourth
july
6
we
had
five
animals
returned
to
their
owners
and
july
7th.
Through
the
10th
we
had.
AH
AH
Our
our
rescue
partners
always
come
through
for
us,
but
we
have
to
remember
when
we
call
on
them.
We
have
to
remember
that
they're
also
taking
animals
they've
got
a
shelter,
that's
also
being
overloaded
and
impacted
by
what
comes
into
our
facility.
So
during
this
10-day
period
we
had
10
dogs
placed
at
animal
ark.
14
dogs
placed
at
animal,
sos
22
dogs
placed
at
paws
and
columbus,
purrs
and
paws,
which
is
a
cat
rescue
took
in
25
cats
from
our
facility.
AH
Some
of
you
have
asked
questions
about
our
postings.
I
just
wanted
to
put
these
up
to
show
you
that
we
do
media
posts
all
day
every
day,
three
four
five
times
a
day,
just
depending
on
what
we've
got
in
there
and
what
we
have
to
do.
This
is
the
first
social
media
post
starts
at
7
17
in
the
morning,
because
when
we
come
in
we're
not
coming
into
an
empty
shelter,
we're
coming
into
what
was
there
the
night
before
so
when
we
say
we
need
18
runs,
that's
because
everything
in
our
facility
is
filled.
AH
Plus
we've
got
dogs
on
our
trucks
and
we're
trying
to
get
space
empty
to
bring
those
animals
into
the
shelter.
So
that's
just
the
same
day,
just
showing
you.
We
do
it
both
on
facebook,
as
well
as
we
text
our
rescue
partners
and
let
them
know
exactly
what
it
is
that
we
need
during
the
day
and
again,
it's
done
three
to
four
times
a
day.
AH
So
here
are
some
facts
about
from
june
26
to
july
the
10th
we
had
on
the
26th,
a
total
of
100
residents
we
took
in
196
dogs
and
cats.
During
this
time
period
we
had
71
placements,
32
adoptions
and
28
were
returned
to
owners
still
in
the
facility.
As
of
june,
the
10th
was
116
animals,
that's
past
capacity
for
our
facility,
the
difference
that
you'll
find,
if
you're
doing
the
math
on
it,
would
be
considered
wildlife.
AH
If
we
are
letting
it
go
back
loose
like
a
snake,
we
take
it
to
the
woods
we
let
it
go
loose
or
if
it's
something
like
a
raccoon
that
by
state
requires
us
to
send
for
testing,
then
we
do
do
that
as
well
again,
116
residents,
I
call
them
residents
in
our
shelters
and
just
to
show
you
that
it's
not
just
happening
in
columbus
georgia.
This
is
the
video
that
the
city
manager
sent
to
us
regarding
fulton
county,
and
I
just
wanted
you
to
hear
what
they're
dealing
with.
AK
AG
We
get
a
number
of
programs
aimed
at
making
sure
that
it's
it's
basically
free
for
all
practical
purposes,
to
adopt
a
pet
or
very
low
cost,
but
we
really
need
the
public
to
to
work
with
us,
and
I'm
asking,
I
guess,
all
of
the
the
the
individuals
out
there
who
are
fans
of
dogs
and
cats
to
please
visit
the
shelter
and
to
the
extent
that
you
can
foster
for
a
period
of
time
or
adopt
one
of
our
dogs
or
cats
to
help
us
out
and
also
and
hopefully
give
you
a
trusted
partner
for
the
rest
of
their
lives.
AH
And
I
just
wanted
to
show
you
what
other
communities
are
dealing
with.
They're
dealing
with
the
same
thing:
fulton
county
only
has
80
runs,
but
they
had
over
300
animals
in
their
facility.
So
it
is
a
national
problem.
Right
now
I
should
say
crisis
actually,
but
just
to
remind
you
of
what
we're
dealing
with
I
wanted
to
give
you.
Those
numbers
remind
you
that
we
only
have
40
runs
for
general
population.
AH
Total
runs
in
the
whole
facility
is
57..
When
we
get
animals
that
come
in
in
pairs
or
three
of
them
running
together,
we
put
all
of
them.
In
one
run,
we
don't
separate
them
if
they
get
along
fine,
they
go
in
together
the
same
way
so
that
we
can
maintain,
as
many
runs
being
open
for
the
incoming
clients,
if
you
will
that
we
have
on
a
day-to-day
basis.
So
that's
basically
my
presentation,
mr
city
manager,
thank.
Q
Council
davis,
miss
city
manager.
I
did
want
to
say
something:
I
you
know,
look
every
little
bit
helps.
I
don't
want
this
to
sound
kind
of
flippant,
but
certainly
not
that,
but
you
know
if
what
we
just
saw
some
statistics
during
the
holidays.
I
know
george
has
now
opened
up
fireworks
and
things
like
that.
We
know
july
4th.
We
know
january
1st
new
years
times,
like
that.
I
know
the
last
presentation
that
the
city's
under
is
it
the
usda
restrictions
or
state
restrictions.
Q
Usda
restrictions,
I'm
wondering
if,
if
it's
worth
it
trying
to
ask
them
to
look
if
you
got
fireworks
out
there,
it's
creating
a
problem
here.
Maybe
we
are
to
extend
the
grace
period
during
that
time
to
allow
owners
to
you,
know
the
returns
or
to
to
find
their
animals.
At
least
it
gives
you
a
little
more
room
to
work
with
now
I
don't
know
I
mean
I'm
just
thinking
out
loud
here,
but
you
know.
Maybe
that's
a
question.
I
don't
know
if
anybody's
ever
thought
of
that,
you
know
maybe
ask.
AH
AH
We
look
at
all
factors
and
we
call
our
rescue
partners
and
there
are
some
who
have
funds
to
do
just
that
assist
someone
that
needs
help
being
able
to
pay
any
fines,
especially
if
it's
a
third
or
fourth
time
the
animal
has
been
impounded,
whereas
125
dollars.
If
your
animal
is
not
fixed
and
they
will
intervene,
they
will
come
in
and
say
we'll
pay
all
your
fines.
Then
we
won't
issue
a
citation.
The
owner
will
agree
to
get
their
animal
fixed,
plus
the
rescue
takes
care
of
the
fine.
Q
Well,
you
know
again,
I'm
you
know
I
kind
of
like
playing
with
numbers,
but
you
know
it'd
be
interesting
to
call
around
with
the
state
and
see
if
everybody
else
has
the
same
kind
of
statistics
and
you'd
know.
If
it's
a
it's
a
real
problem
that
you
know,
maybe
they
can
make
some
adjustments.
I
you
know
I'm
just
anything
that
can
help
out,
because
that
is
you
know
it's
a
it's
a
burden.
It
sounds
like
it's
a
burden
with
the
number
of
animals
that
are
coming
in
and
then
you're
under
the
restrictions.
B
U
H
Thank
you.
Yes
can
you,
because
I
was
very
surprised
when
you
pick
up
the
dogs
and
stuff.
Do
you
check
the
dogs
for
having
chips
where
you
can
contact
the
owner?
Yes,.
AH
Every
animal
control
officer-
that's
on
the
street
has
a
universal
reader
that
will
read
any
chip.
The
key
is
finding
it,
but
we
search
all
over
the
animal
for
that,
and
we
are
very
grateful
that
this
year
we
were
finally
funded
to
be
able
to
administer
chips,
so
we
will
be
placing
chips
in
every
animal
that
is
adopted
from
our
shelter
going
out.
They
will
all
be
microchipped.
H
I
just
heard
you
say:
were
you
trying
to
you
know,
go
around
find
where
the
chip
is.
Is
there
something
we
can
do
an
ordinance
or
or
something
with
your
partners?
You
can
communicate
so
that
all
veterinarians
that
put
in
chips
put
them
in
one
place,
so
that
would
be
easier
for
you
guys
to
locate
them
then
well.
AH
No
because
they're
going
to
migrate,
no
matter
where
you
place
them,
but
there
is
a
they
put
them
behind
the
shoulder
blade
and
they
stay
there,
but
as
they
grow,
they
move,
and
so
you
just
kind
of
rub
them
down,
and
it
will
give
you
a
noise.
If
you
will,
when
you've
located
the
chip
and
then
it
will
also
show
you
the
chip
number
and
then
that
number
is
registered
to
a
company
and
we
call
that
microchip
company
to
find
out
who
the
owner
is
okay,
but
oftentimes
too.
G
So
next
mayor
we're
actually
going
to
call
on
deputy
city
manager,
pam
hodge
for
the
heritage
park,
historic
columbus,
update.
AJ
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
council,
we
are
here
today
with
historic
columbus.
We
had
a
public
meeting
that
we
held
last
month.
Councilor
woodson
attended
that
meeting
just
to
get
citizen
input.
Historic
columbus
has
also
done
a
survey
about
heritage
park
in
the
promenade,
and
so
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
elizabeth
walden
with
historic
columbus.
We
have
a
brief
presentation
just
to
give
you
the
results
of
that
public
meeting
and
also
the
results
of
the
survey
that
they
conducted.
AL
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
allowing
us
to
to
be
here
today
to
provide
you
with
this
update.
As
you
know,
historic
columbus's
overall
concept
is
to
revitalize
the
chattahoochee
promenade
and
and
expand
the
history
of
our
city,
told
within
the
area
by
moving
the
industrial
history
elements
from
heritage
park
to
the
promenade,
along
with
creating
a
new
history
trail.
AL
To
return
the
heritage
park,
property
to
its
original
residential
use
and
save
five
endangered
historic
structures
for
them
to
become
single-family
homes.
Once
again,
we
began
speaking
about
the
hope
of
this
concept,
with
many
of
the
original
donors
to
heritage
park,
the
historic
district
preservation
society,
as
well
as
individual
homeowners
and
with
the
city
about
a
year
ago.
AL
The
questions
and
concerns
brought
to
the
floor
dealt
with
future
maintenance
and
trash
pickup
for
the
promenade
losing
green
space.
If
the
promenade
wasn't
going
to
be
maintained,
being
careful
of
how
tree
removal
is
done
parking,
how
far
the
project
would
cover
on
the
promenade
timeline
of
the
project
and
power
lines,
as
we
did
within
our
june
presentation
to
you
all.
We
also
addressed
the
larger
known
concerns
at
the
public
meeting
controlling
the
quality
of
the
renovation
work
for
the
five
houses
to
be
moved
and
limiting
their
use
to
single-family
homes.
AL
AL
The
survey
was
available
to
fill
out
on
our
website
for
four
weeks
between
friday
june
17th
and
friday
july,
8th
historic
columbus
also
generated
four
social
media
posts
over
the
course
of
that
month
and
ran
a
recurring
advertisement
on
social
media
asking
for
people
to
complete
the
survey.
The
total
reach
of
the
facebook
and
instagram
post
along
with
the
facebook
ad,
was
a
little
over
14
000
accounts
wrbl
and
the
ledger
also
covered
the
project
within
that
time
frame
accounts
that.
AL
A
total
of
96
surveys
were
completed,
however,
not
all
of
the
questions
were
answered
in
each
one
of
them.
The
survey
asks
questions
regarding
how
and
when
you
visit
the
chattahoochee
promenade,
how
you
currently
use
it
the
aspects
you
like
the
most
the
aspects
you
like
the
least
desired
new
activity
for
the
promenade
improvements.
You
see
needed
what
history
should
be
included
in
a
new
history,
trail
rating,
the
current
maintenance
of
the
space.
AL
AL
We
received
very
good
ideas
for
stories
to
be
included
in
a
history
trail.
This
aspect
really
resonated
with
the
majority
and
includes
being
inclusive
in
that
history
was
repeated
over
and
over
and
over
again,
maintenance
continues
to
be
a
significant
issue.
With
the
majority
of
those
who
completed
the
survey
along
with
restricting
the
moves
moved,
home's
use
to
single
family,
there
were
seven
out
of
the
96
that
included
statements
of
wanting
heritage
park
to
remain,
as
is
or
in
some
smaller
scale.
AL
Historic
columbus's
overall
takeaways
include
the
quality
of
work
for
the
moved
homes,
used,
control
for
the
moved
homes,
sharing
our
community's
history,
keeping
the
natural
beauty
of
the
promenade
and
maintaining
the
open
green
space.
The
importance
of
future
maintenance
for
the
promenade,
keeping
it
walkable
and
creating
a
river
view
is
important.
AL
From
our
perspective
from
the
survey
comments
on
social
media
and
direct
contact,
there's
not
been
an
overwhelmingly
large
voice
to
keep
heritage
park,
as
it
is,
but
an
overall
desire
for
the
proposed
plan
to
be
thoughtful,
mindful
of
future
maintenance
and
to
work
again.
This
project
is
a
hope,
and
we
continue
to
be
very
grateful
to
each
of
y'all
for
allowing
us
to
even
bring
this
concept
before
y'all
and
to
the
public.
H
H
I
was
going
to
mention
so
that
just
a
reminder
that
some
of
the
concerns
about
the
maintenance
was
brought
up
from
the
citizens
that
we're
not
able
to
maintain
it.
You
know
it's
it's
difficult
and
pam
and
I
were
doing
a
sidebar
conversation
and
we
talked
about
probably,
if
possible,
for
us
to
look
at
private
putting
that
up
privacy.
H
I
can't
even
talk
english
today
privatizing
that
maintenance
for
the
park,
so
it
would
not
get
to
the
point
where
it
is
today
and
that's
a
problem
that
we've
had
we've
been
discussing
on
a
lot
of
our
buildings,
the
maintaining
of
them
once
we
built
them
and
create
them.
So
I
just
wanted
to
plant
that
seed
so
that
we
can
remember
when
we
have
that
conversation
of
looking
at
the
funding,
and
how
can
we
do
that
where
we
can
get
a
private
company
to
maintain
it?
Just
like
we
do.
H
Those
were
the
two
biggest
highlights
that
I
took
you
know.
Out
of
all
the
conversation,
those
were
the
big
two
highlights
that
I
took
away
that
I
felt
it
was
important
for
me
to
share
with
you
all
of
those
concerns,
and
I
and
I
agree
with
those
concerns
because
airbnbs
are
awesome,
but
it
depends
who
rents
them
and
then
we
have
a
problem
in
columbus.
Whether
you
know
it's
a
problem,
that's
hard
to
take
care
of
is
sometimes
we
have
absentee
landlords
or
managers.
H
We
have
in
our
ordinance
where
it
says
somebody's
supposed
to
be
available,
24
hours
and
sometimes
no
one
is
available
24
hours.
So
we
wanted
to
keep
that
in
mind
as
we
move
on
with
this
project
about
those
two
main
main
concerns
that
were
brought
up
other
than
that
I
I
felt
like
people
really
liked
the
concept
and
was
excited
about
it,
but
those
were
the
two
biggest
ones
that
I
took
with
me.
So
I
don't
know
if
you've
won
a
library
about
it.
AJ
Yeah,
and
so
I
passed
along
that
comment
to
deputy
city
manager,
lisa
goodwin,
the
riverwalk
is
maintained
by
a
private
contractor
and
because
the
promenade
is
so
close
to
the
riverwalk.
I
know
they're
looking
into
possibly
adding
the
promenade
to
that
riverwalk
maintenance
contract,
so
we're
looking
into
that
with
public
works
and
parks
and
rec.
H
H
When
that
you
have
something
so
positive
and
beautiful
and
something
looking
so
negative.
So
we
could
take
that
third
piece
and
see
what
we
can
do
to
improve
that.
I
don't
think
you'll
take
a
lot
so,
but
thank
you
very
much
again,
elizabeth
and
your
team,
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
that
you
allow
me
to
work
with
you.
AJ
So
next
steps
would
be
on
a
future
council
meeting
either
the
next
one
or
the
first
one
one
in
august
we
would
be
bringing
back
an
agreement
for
the
exchange
of
property
and
the
expectations
of
the
responsibilities
of
the
city
and
historic
columbus
in
this
transaction.
F
This
is
somewhat
of
a
tangent
but
councilor
woodson
brought
the
airbnb's,
and
I've
had
constituent
meetings
with
my
folks
about
it,
and
one
concern
outside
the
absentee
aspect.
That,
I
think,
is
just
a
logical
thing.
I
think
counselor
house
would
piggyback
on
this,
and
so
it
counts
for
barnes.
We
have
tons
of
hotels
for
people
to
stay
in.
F
We
have
very,
very
limited
housing
with
for
the
people
who
want
to
move
to
columbus
and
over
half
of
my
staff
lives
in
alabama,
because
I
can't
find
a
house
here-
and
I
know
the
military
has
said
they
have
a
critical
shortage
on
base
for
particularly
for
officers
with
families
and
the
airbnb.
Since
they're
short-term,
I
didn't
realize
how
many
we
had
just
in
the
park
district
when
they
showed
me
the
x's
on
blocks
and
how
many
houses-
and
these
are
nice
houses.
F
They
actually
have
renovated
them
very
nicely,
but
a
ton
of
our
multi-family
residential
is
being
taken
up
and
we
have
no
more
room
to
build
practically.
I
mean
our
city
is
somewhat
landlocked
and
if
we
want
to
see
population
growth
and
growth
in
our
tax
base,
we've
got
to
find
some
way
to
make
sure
that
there's
available
housing.
That's
not
all
you
use
for
short-term
rentals.
I
just
want
to
bring
that
to
our
attention
because
we're
not
going
to
see
population
increases
unless
we
can
house
them.
O
What
I've
been
seeing
in
the
real
estate
community
in
the
last
I'd
say
two
years
is
we
are
having
a
lot
of
corporations
come
in
and
buy
these
vacant
vacant
houses
up
and
when
they
do
that
they
turn
them
into
rentals,
and
it's
pretty
much
they'll
come
in
and
they'll
put
in
a
cash
offer
well
above
the
list
price
well
above
what
any
of
us
would
think
that
it
would
appraise
for
and
of
course
they
get
it,
and
I
don't
think
that
it's
necessarily
a
a
good
thing
that
were
because
these
these
houses
will
never
see
the
market
again,
they
will
be
turned
into
rentals
and
so
like
what
counselor
garrett
is
saying.
O
It's
it's
gonna
hurt
our
it's
gonna
hurt
the
affordable
housing
in
this
area.
It's
gonna
because
there
will
be
less
housing
available
and,
of
course,
supply
and
demand
that
always
raises
the
price.
So
I
I
don't
know
in
a
free
market
system,
how
you
hand
how
you
handle
that,
but
it's
not
good
that
all
these
corporations
are
coming
in
and
buying
these
houses
up.
B
O
I'm
sorry
it's
even
pricing
the
sellers,
the
sellers
that
take
those
houses,
it's
pricing
them
buying
another
house
because
they,
because
so
their
house
gets
sold
above
you
know
appraised
value,
and
then
they
take
that
money
and
they
go
to
try
and
buy
something
else.
Well
that
appraisal
just
made
the
house
that
they
wanted
to
buy
go
up
too.
So
it's
even
it's
even
creating
a
situation
where
sellers
can't
buy.
P
Mr
mayor,
I
see
one
of
our
citizens,
mr
wang
boy,
I'm
sorry
is
in
the
audience,
and
I
know
that
he
is
a
resident
of
the
historic
district
and
also
has
served
on
the
be
hard
board.
I
don't
know
if
you
wanted
to
say
anything
wayne
or
you
wanted
to
add
anything
to
this
conversation,
I
think
we
could
invite
you
to
the
podium.
If
you
do.
G
AI
Good
morning
or
good
afternoon,
mr
mayor
and
council,
I
wanted
to
just
provide
a
brief
update
on
the
critical
vacancies
within
the
columbus
consolidated
government.
I
provided
an
update
back
in
february
of
this
year,
and
this
will
just
be
a
another
update
of
what
we
provided
in
february
of
this
year,
so
we
term
critical
vacancies
as
those
positions
that
are
typically
vacant
for
about
six
months
or
so,
and
those
positions
that
are
required.
They
we
cannot
operate
without
those
positions
they
are
required
to
be
in
place.
These
are
typically
hard
to
feel
positions.
AI
They
are
skilled
positions
and
they
are
typically
positions
that
are
in
high
demand
that
other
organizations
are
looking
for
the
same
type
of
skills
and
talents
that
we
are
looking
for
to
perform
the
work
that
we
need
to
perform.
So
we
looked
at
our
public
safety
department
in
terms
of
the
critical
vacancies
there.
AI
So
in
february
of
last
year,
excuse
me
february
of
this
year
in
the
police
department
in
terms
of
police
officers,
we
noted
that
there
were
130
vacancies
in
that
department
today,
we're
reporting
that
there
are
127
vacancies.
That
number
is
down
slightly,
but
we
do
count
it
positive
that
that
number
is
down
in
terms
of
the
sheriff's
office,
we're
looking
at
sworn
deputies,
sheriff
deputies
and
correctional
officers.
In
february
we
reported
that
there
were
70
vacancies.
That
number
is
down
to
51
vacancies
today
and
at
muskogee
county
prison.
AI
We
reported
in
february
that
they
had
17
critical
vacancies
and
that
number
is
down
to
14..
So
those
are
positive
numbers,
although
we'd
like
to
see
it
move
a
whole
lot
more,
but
we
are
definitely
moving
in
a
positive
direction
and
in
terms
of
government
general
government,
critical
vacancies,
we
looked
at
our
metra
department,
parks
and
recreation
department,
public
works,
engineering
and
information
technology
and
metra.
AI
AI
As
we
approached
the
summer
months
and
school
was
going
to
be
out,
they
had
a
desperate
need
for
lifeguards
and
they
were
not
getting
lifeguards
so
that
they
could
open
the
swimming
pools
and
through
a
series
of
requests
and
the
director
you
know
said
they.
We
need
lifeguards
and
appeal
to
the
city
manager
appealed
to
the
deputy
city
manager.
We
were
able
to
increase
the
starting
pay
for
lifeguards
and
they
were
able
to
hire
more
lifeguards.
AI
They
still
need
lifeguards,
but
they
were
able
to
hire
the
lifeguards
that
they
needed
in
order
to
open
the
swimming
pools
that
needed
to
be
opened.
So
that's
moving
in
a
positive
direction
in
public
works.
You've
already
heard
from
the
director
this
morning
with
regard
to
the
shortage
of
drivers
that
they
need
in
terms
of
waste
equipment
operators
and
equipment
operators,
but
that
number
two
is
trending
in
a
positive
direction.
In
february
we
reported
there
were
38
vacancies
today,
we're
reporting
that
there
are
29
vacancies
again.
AI
The
need
is
still
critical,
but
it
is
going
in
a
positive
direction.
The
fleet
maintenance
text
there
in
public
works.
We
reported
in
february
that
they
had
10
vacancies
today
they
have
four,
so
that's
moving
in
a
good
direction.
The
fleet
maintenance
takes.
These
are
the
mechanics
in
the
engineering
department,
another
department
that,
unfortunately,
is
going
in
a
dif
in
not
the
direction
that
we
would
want
it
to
go
in
terms
of
the
number
of
vacancies.
These
are
engineering
type
positions
that
again
are
in
high
demand
and
difficult
to
feel.
AI
So.
In
february
we
reported
that
they
had
four
vacancies
today
they
have
seven
vacancies
and
with
all
of
the
construction,
private
sector
and
public
sector
construction,
that's
going
on.
The
need
is
just
that
more
critical
and
the
information
technology
department
they
are
experiencing
a
critical
need
as
well
as
it
relates
to
programmers,
pc
tech
supervisors.
AI
They
have
a
tremendous
need
there
and
I
will
say
this:
whether
we're
talking
about
information
technology,
engineering,
public
works,
metro
and
parks
rec,
as
well
as
our
public
safety
department.
They
are
being
very
creative,
we're
all
trying
to
be
extremely
creative
in
terms
of
how
we
recruit
and
reta
and
retrain
and
retain
our
employees.
So
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
that,
but
the
challenges
continue
to
be
there,
we're
seeing
movement
in
a
positive
direction,
which
is
very,
very
good.
AI
We
just
need
more
of
the
same
movement
in
that
direction,
so
I
did
want
to
because
this
was
part
of
the
presentation
back
in
february,
and
I
wanted
to
at
least
mention
the
pub
the
police
department,
in
particular
in
terms
of
its
turnover.
If
you
look
at
the
very
last
column
to
the
right
of
your
screen,
there
that's
highlighted
in
blue.
AI
This
shows
the
turnover
rate
from
january
to
june
for
the
last
six
months.
So
there
are
22
they've
had
they've
hired
22
officers,
three
have
retired,
26,
have
resigned
they're
in
one
termination,
one
deceased
and
they're
at
a
negative
net,
nine
right
now.
AI
So
if
we
focused
on
the
number
that
resigned
in
2021,
there
were
a
total
of
74
resignations.
We
at
turn
deemed
that
not
just
us,
but
from
a
national
perspective.
2021
was
the
year
the
great
resignation,
so
you
saw
there
were
74
resignations
in
the
police
department
in
2021
and
to
date,
six
months
in
there
are
26..
AI
So
if
we
were
to
annualize
that
out
the
26
that
they
have
now
we're
going
to
start
to
look
more
like
a
pre-pre-pandemic
in
terms
of
the
number
of
resigned.
So
while
26
is
not
good,
it
does
resemble
the
way
things
look
back
in
2017
2018
prior
to
the
pandemic.
So,
while
again
26
does
not
look
good,
I
think
it's
headed
in
a
much
better
direction
than
what
we
experienced
in
2021.
AI
So
I
didn't
want
to
share
that
particular
slide
with
you
now
in
terms
of
our
recruitment
strategy
in
terms
of
what
we
are
doing
and
what
we
have
been
doing
since
we've
been
experiencing
the
critical
shortages
that
we've
had
within
general
government
and
our
public
safety
departments.
Our
goal,
of
course,
is
to
hire
and
retain
as
many
qualified
applicants
as
we
can.
Our
goal
is
to
hire
them
as
quickly
as
we
can
and
keep
them
for.
As
long
as
we
can,
our
recruitment
and
retention
strategy
includes
both
internal
and
external.
AI
Many
of
the
applicants
that
come
to
us
will
come
and
they
will
feel
entry
level
positions
once
they
have
gained
experience
once
they've
gained
knowledge.
They
know
more
about
the
organization,
they
position
themselves
to
be
promotable
and
many
of
those
employees
that
come
into
the
organizations
within
a
year
to
two
years
and
three
years.
They
are
promoted
and
that's
a
very
good
thing,
because
that
helps
us
not
only
with
recruitment,
but
it
helps
us
with
retention,
an
applicant
that
finds
themselves
being
able
to
come
into
one
position.
AI
They
start
out
making,
however
much
they're
making,
but
then
they
gain
experience
and
they
find
themselves
being
able
to
be
promoted
and
that's
a
lot
of
what
the
hiring
managers
are
looking
for.
Somebody
that's
got
experience
that
can
hit
the
ground
running
and
that's
what
we
get
from
our
internal
applicants
when
they
apply
for
positions
and
then
externally
we
are
doing
a
lot
of
work.
AI
So
the
numbers
that
we
showed
you
in
terms
of
the
reduction
that
you
see
in
the
critical
vacancies
is
not
without
a
whole
lot
of
work
from
a
whole
lot
of
departments.
As
you
see
here
on
this
particular
slide,
we
have
either
hosted
or
participated
in
more
than
50
hiring
fairs.
That's
just
in
the
last
six
months
and
we'll
probably
do
the
same
thing
in
the
next
six
months,
because
that's
what
it
takes
nowadays
and
that's
what
we're
doing
so.
AI
We
utilize
our
advertising
and
marketing
strategies,
of
course,
on
our
our
home
page,
our
ccg
home
page,
we
advertise
all
of
our
careers
there
utilizing
governmentjobs.com,
indeed
glassdoor,
which
are
popular
sites
where
a
diversity
of
candidates
and
applicants
can
be
found.
We
really
have
seen
tremendous
results
from
advertising
and
working
with
colleges,
universities
and
our
high
schools,
and
certainly
with
the
social
media
outlets
we
are
on
them
all.
Facebook,
linkedin,
twitter,
instagram.
We
are
on
all
of
those
and
we
continue
to
have
a
presence
there.
AI
I
did
want
to
mention
specifically,
as
it
relates
to
colleges,
universities
and
high
schools.
That's
where
I
see
the
police
department,
especially
working
there,
to
increase
the
number
of
applicants
for
the
police
cadet
program,
so
we're
seeing
very
good
things
results
in
that
area.
Of
course,
school
is
out
right
now.
High
school
is
out
right
now,
but
that
will
be
next
month
and
august.
AI
They
have
just
been
a
tremendous
partner
with
us
in
terms
of
the
hiring
fairs
that
we've
been
able
to
host
fort
benning
has
been
a
tremendous
partner,
we've
been
able
to
go
there
and
that's
a
that's
a
fertile
ground
for
recruitment,
the
department
of
labor,
of
course,
the
news
media
outlets.
That's
been
helped
helpful,
and
I
mentioned
the
ecologists
universities
and
the
high
school
that
we
continue
to
partner
with
them,
and
this
is
one
of
our
e-flyers.
AI
That
you'll
see
posted
it's
on
our
website
now,
and
this
is
just
one
of
the
flyers
that
we
developed
to
promote
and
advertise
our
hiring.
We
use
our
qr
code
a
lot
if
you
just
take
your
cell
phone
point
it
to
the
qr
code.
There
turn
the
camera
on
click.
It
on
the
just
point
to
the
qr
code:
there
and
it'll
take
you
to
our
career
opportunities,
our
web
page,
and
you
can
apply
right
there
immediately.
AI
AI
In
january,
to
march
that
first
quarter
we
hired
156
new
applicants,
we
added
those
to
our
payrolls,
so
those
were
really
good
numbers
and
then
so
for
the
second
quarter.
From
april
may
and
june,
we
hired
another
193
applicants.
We
hired
added
those
terms.
AI
So
since
january
of
this
year
we
have
added
349
new
hires
to
our
payroll,
so
those
are
really
really
good
numbers
and
those
would
be
excellent
numbers
if
we
didn't
have
the
turnover
that
we
experienced
sometimes
so
we're
still
experiencing
turnover,
and
we
do
believe
that
the
things
that
we
are
doing
now,
especially
with
the
classification
and
comp
study,
is
going
to
help
us
with
our
retention.
AI
But
we
are
working
feverishly
on
this
every
day
and
we,
our
results,
are
the
the
efforts
of
our
are,
are
paying
off
in
terms
of
the
things
that
we're
doing
so,
I
think
we're
headed
in
a
very,
very
good
direction
in
terms
of
our
working
on
these
critical
vacancies,
trying
to
number
one
recruit
and
then
ultimately
be
able
to
retain,
and
in
terms
of
the
other
things
that
we're
continuing
to
do.
This
has
been
said
often
often
that
sometimes
we
don't
toot
our
own
horn.
AI
AI
We
don't
talk
about
a
lot
of
the
mentoring
that
a
lot
of
times
when
you
come
in
as
the
new
employees,
the
seniors
the
the
experienced
employees
are
able
to
provide,
and
we've
got
to
do
a
much
better
job
at
that
in
terms
of
letting
those
who
might
be
interested
in
working
with
the
city
of
columbus
know,
just
how
awesome
and
amazing
it
is
to
be
able
to
be
associated
with
the
city
of
columbus.
But
that
concludes
my
presentation,
mr
city
manager.
If
there
are
any
questions
from
the
council,
I'm.
AI
U
Thank
you
and
we're
speaking
of
critical
critical
vacancies.
I
was
at
martin
army
hospital
community
hospital
yesterday.
U
They
are
short
like
15
pharmacy
tags.
The
lab
had
at
least
a
hundred
people
waiting.
I
mean
it
was
something
unbelievable
that
I've
never
seen.
I'm
sure
we're
going
to
continue
to
have
these
critical
vacancies,
because
it's
everywhere
everywhere
you
go.
You
go
to
the
commissary.
They
only
had
like
three
lines:
open.
AM
U
Extended
their
hours
only
because
they
don't
have
enough
people
that
way
they
can
see
the
individuals.
But
for
me
we
put
in
a
prescription
order
a
week
before
you
come
and
stand
in
line,
and
then
you
have
to
come
back.
They
give
you
a
date
to
come
back.
So
I'm
I'm
really
concerned
I'm
concerned
about.
I
was
wondering
if
this
has
impacted
like
the
leave,
like
all
the
employees
able
to
actually
take
leave.
U
I
know
some
of
the
parks
and
rick
only
have
like
one
permanent
full-time
employee,
and
then
we
have
probably
like
one
or
two
part-time.
Is
that,
like
a
a
problem.
G
N
G
Why
don't
you
come?
You
know,
put
up
the
slide
that
shows
the
vacancies
at
metro.
You
know
they've
been
running
a
saturday
schedule
for
more
than
a
year
and
you
see
the
vacancy
rate
at
metra
and
are
employees
able
to
take
vacation
or
they
talk
about?
Are
you
allowing
them
vacation?
Are
they
burning?
I
know
your
supervisors
everybody's
driving.
What's
going
on.
AM
So
that's
probably
the
reason
we're
able
to
retain
those
that
we
have,
but
during
your
tenure
miss
goodwin
as
director
and
my
predecessor,
when
we
didn't
have
this
critical
shortage,
they
could
come
in
and
take
random
days
in
addition
to
two
weeks
every
six
months.
You
know
if
they
had
an
event
to
go
to,
or
they
just
needed
to
take
a
day.
They
could
do
that
as
it
is
now
they
cannot.
AM
They
cannot
take
random
days
if
they
schedule
a
week
vacation
that
week
is
given
to
them,
because
we
realize
they
can't
just
drive
forever
and
not
have
time
off,
but
some
employees
if
they're
brand
new,
if
they're
new,
at
metro
it
takes
a
year
or
so
to
accrue
the
two
weeks.
So
they
have
to
build
that
leave
up
before
they
can
take
a
full
week
because
we
have
to
have
it
planned.
AM
AM
T
AM
Are
very,
very
tired.
I
ride
I
go
in
on
saturdays,
you
know
to
be
there
show
my
presents
get
on
a
bus
pass
out
business
cards
telling
people
you
know
if
you're
interested
in
driving
a
bus,
we're
hiring.
If
you
know
someone
just
two
saturdays
ago
I
was
on
the
bus.
So
were
you
you
were
driving
no
sir!
That's
coming,
but.
G
I
was
running,
I
yeah,
but
you
have
a
cdf.
Yes,
sir,
and
you
you
can
drive.
AM
AM
G
U
AM
G
AM
Of
overtime,
everybody
works
overtime,
all
of
the
bus
operators
and
they're
working
like
20
hours
a
week
overtime.
So
that's
60
hours,
yes,
sir,
and
so
we're
pulling
maintenance
staff
in
to
drive
those
who.
G
AM
Not
everyone,
it
just
depends
on
who
you
know
it's,
because
people
still
call
out
sick,
they
still
call
out
sick.
They
still
have
things
going
on,
so
it
could
vary
from
week
to
week,
depending
on
call-outs
covet.
You
have
someone
out
just
different
reasons,
but
most
people
average
anywhere
from
10
to
20
hours
of
overtime
a
week
every
week.
Yes,
sir,
okay,
thanks.
G
So
any
other
questions
of
the
hr
director
we
just
want
to
give
you
a
sample
of
what
your
employees
are
in
departments
are
dealing
with.
No
questions.
Okay,
thank
you.
So
next
we've
got
the
american
rescue
plan
update
deputy
manager,
hodge.
AJ
Good
afternoon
this
is
will
just
be
a
quick
update.
This
is
the
same
information
that
you've
heard
before
so
I'll
run
through
it
rather
quickly.
There's
a
couple
of
things,
that's
new
that
I
wanted
to
make
sure
we
pointed
out.
Of
course,
the
arp
was
signed
into
law
back
in
2021,
which
was
362
billion
in
direct
aid.
There
are
specific
uses
of
how
these
funds
can
be
spent,
and
we
were
allocated
78
million
dollars.
AJ
We
have
received
both
the
first
year
and
phase
two
funding,
so
we
have
received
the
total
amount
that
was
allocated
both
as
a
city
and
a
county.
We
have
those
in
in
our
bank
account
the
funds
eligible
costs
have
to
be
incurred
between
march
3rd.
We
have
a
deadline
of
december
31st
for
those
funds
to
be
committed
and
then
expended
by
december
31st
of
2026.
AJ
AJ
AJ
What
I
want
to
talk
about
today,
specifically
and
you
approve
the
reallocation
of
those
funds
from
non-profit
and
economic
tourism
to
the
small
business
grant
program.
We
have
basically
exhausted
that
3
million
dollars.
I
will
tell
you
that
we
have
provided
grants
to
91
small
businesses,
four
economic
tourism
organizations
and
28
non-profits
to
utilize
those
funds.
AJ
We
have
114
applications
for
small
businesses
that
have
been
submitted,
that
we've
exhausted
the
funding,
so
that
reallocation
could
potentially
reach
at
least
28
of
this
114
businesses,
and
then
the
rest
of
them
will
carry
over
into
the
state
funding.
So
we,
if
all
of
these
receive
the
40
000,
we
have
probably
exhausted
our
funds
and
the
state
funds.
So
we
have
cut
off
the
portal
for
application
submission
because
we
think
once
we
work
through
all
the
applications
that
have
been
submitted,
that
we
will
have
exhausted
the
funds
allocated.
AJ
There
is
also,
in
addition
to
the
ones
that
have
completed
all
of
the
documentation
that
we
need
to
review.
There
are
also
665
applications
in
process.
These
are
businesses
that
started
this
procedure,
going
through
the
application
process
and
didn't
get
through
all
of
the
steps.
So
we
have
more
than
enough
applications
for
the
city
allocation
and
the
state
allocation.
AJ
AJ
We
only
have
about
a
hundred
just
a
little
over
100
that
are
in
process,
so
we
want
to
go
back
through
those
applicants
to
see
if
there's
some
assistance
that
we
can
provide
to
non-profits
as
well
phase
two
funding.
Again,
we
have
received
the
phase
two
funding.
We've
started
that
process
to
get
information
from
department,
heads
and
elected
officials
on
their
request
we've,
given
them
a
deadline
of
next
friday,
we'll
go
through
that
list.
AJ
So
by
the
end
of
the
year,
we'll
have
presented
and
accumulated
a
project
list
for
consideration
by
council.
G
So
mayor
and
council,
just
in
summary
the
arp
team
composed
of
the
both
deputy
city
managers,
the
finance
director,
hr
director
and
I.t
director,
they
are
they've,
solicited
it
from
all
departments,
a
list
of
critical
needs
that
meet
the
arp
gaplands
they're,
going
to
compile
that
list
and
unedited
unedited.
That
list.
When
we
come
to,
you
will
show
you
that
here's
the
unedited
list
it
may
have
200
million
dollars
on
it.
We
know
we
only
have
38
39
million.
G
You
can
add
to
that
list.
You
know
what
you
would
like
to
see.
That
perhaps
is
not
on
that
list
and
then
we'll
have
that
final
list,
and
so
the
idea
like
we
did
the
last
time
we
go
to
the
public
and
we
we
had
three
public
meetings
the
last
time
and
we
hear
from
them
and
then
the
staff
will
compile
a
recommended
list
of
projects
that
meet
the
criteria
of
arp
within
the
dollars
that
we
have
available
for
your
consideration
and
that's
kind
of
how
it
went
the
last
time.
G
That's
kind
of
the
process
this
time
and
but
so
we'll
hear
from
the
departments
we'll
hear
from
the
council.
We'll
hear
from
the
public
and
that's
the
total
list,
so
any
questions
of
the
deputy
city
manager
at
this
time.
AN
Good
afternoon
just
want
to
provide
you
with
an
update
of
where
we
are
with
our
camera
project.
If
you
recall
january
22nd
of
this
year
through
resolution029,
you
approve
the
purchase
of
phase
one
of
our
camera
program.
AN
Let
me
just
remind
you
the
capabilities
of
those
cameras
that
were
approved
and,
of
course,
tag.
Reading,
capability,
mobile
cameras.
We
will
have
in
both
high
illegal
dumping
areas
and
high
crime
areas
and
then,
of
course,
the
ability
for
public
safety
to
have
network
access
to
those
360
degree
cameras.
AN
This
is
just
this
is
tillis
summer
camp,
and
this
is
the
clarity
of
those
cameras.
This
is
what
they
look
like
very
clear.
You
can
go
in
and
look
look
at
the
details.
Look
at
them.
This
is
not
live.
AN
AN
But
that's
where
we
are
and
then,
of
course,
when
you
look
at
the
coverage
of
the
cameras
throughout
the
city,
this
is
what
the
coverage
will
look
like
again.
All
of
these
are
going
to
be
in
city
facilities.
We've
had
people
to
ask
hey,
can
I
get
on
my
street
or
on
this
corner
or
that
it's
it's
public
facilities
is
where
we
have
the
cameras
again.
The
locations
are
listed
here
through
parks
and
recreation.
Our
public
safety
areas,
metra
civic
center
trade
center
public
works
in
all
of
those.
AN
That's
where
these
cameras
will
be
located
for
phases.
One
two
and
three
mobile
cameras
will
be
in
high
crime
areas
and
those
locations
will
be
determined
by
the
police.
Chief
of
where
those
will
go.
We
will
have
our
vendor
to
come
in
in
the
first
10
locations
that
the
chief
wants
to
place
them.
They
will
place
them
there
and
the
same
thing
in
our
high
legal
dumping
areas.
AN
Our
public
works
director
will
determine
where
those
will
be
placed
and
then,
as
they
move
them
along
we're,
going
to
be
working
and
talking
with
our
engineering
folk
staff
to
assist
us
with
moving
them
as
needed,
and
so
we're
going
to
be
getting
that
training
as
well
implementation
phases.
Again
there
are
three
phases
phase
one
we
are
currently
operating
in,
and
that
is
for
parks
and
rec
facilities,
riverwalk
trails
and
then,
of
course,
the
mobile
cameras
at
a
cost
of
3.2
million
dollars.
And
then
after
that
is
fully
implemented,
everything
is
complete.
AN
AN
Nine
sites
within
public
parks
and
recreation
are
100,
complete
five
sites
of
more
than
are
more
than
50
percent
complete,
and
then
we
have
five
sites
that
are
less
than
50
percent,
complete
and
12
sites
that
we
have
not
yet
started.
AN
We
do
expect
to
have
all
of
this
100
complete
within
the
next
two
to
three
months
and
of
course,
we
just
like
others,
have
supply
chain
issues,
and
so
that's
kind
of
where
we
are
in
terms
of
just
being
able
to
have
everything
complete,
and
so
it's
fluid
that
could
change.
We
could
finish
sooner
than
that
and
depending
on
the
supply,
it
could
be
later
than
that.
But
right
now
we
are
saying
within
two
to
three
months:
phase
one
will
be
fully
implemented
fully
complete
everything
installed,
phase
two
and
three.
AN
Of
course
we
will
come
back
to
you
share
with
you.
When
that
will
begin,
I
will
be
able
to
look
at
the
list
that
we
have
for
phase
two
and
three.
If
anything
needs
to
change
or
to
be
added.
B
All
right,
thank
you,
sir.
Yes,
sir
councilor
huff.
E
AJ
Yes,
so
we
received
your
email,
we
are
working
between
the
contractor
and
public
works.
There
are
different
sections
of
fort
benning
road.
Some
the
city
has
taken
over.
There
is
one
section
that
the
contractor
is
going
to
do
one
last
cleanup
on
and
then
that
will
be
turned
over
to
public
works.
I
don't
have
the
specific
street
names,
but
by
the
end
of
july
it
will
all
be
the
responsibility
of
public
works
to
do
the
maintenance
along
fort
benning
road.
AJ
B
B
AO
AO
Next,
we
have
the
commission
on
international
relations
and
cultural
liaison
encounters
mr
mears
working
on
this
appointment
for
the
convention
and
visitors
board
of
commissioners.
Mr
mayor
is
nominating
amy
bryan
to
succeed,
donna
hicks.
B
AO
AO
Thank
you,
councilor
huff.
Next,
we
have
council
appointments.
Any
nominations
will
be
listed
for
the
next
meeting.
We
have
the
board
of
honor
the
seat
of
the
late
bob
heydrich
is
open
for
nominations.
I
did
just
want
to
mention
that
all
the
members
serving
on
this
board
must
be
former
elected
officials
of
muskogee
county.
AO
Next
for
the
commission
on
international
relations
and
cultural
liaison
encounters
the
seat
of
harry
underwood,
councilor
tucker
is
nominating
maddie
hall
and
we
will
bring
this
recommendation
back
for
confirmation
at
the
next
meeting.
We
also
have
open
for
nominations:
the
seat
of
rose
spencer
and
sarah
ann,
our
celia
for
the
cooperative
extension
advisory
board.
We
have
the
seat
of
margaret
higdon.