The mayor’s expenses —Roy Taylor @ VCC 21 March 2011

After a student award was announced, Roy Taylor’s attorney addressed the council about the mayor’s expenses during Citizens to be Heard. Roy Taylor is visible in the audience as the camera pans. The mayor was not there; he has since explained he was spending quality time with his family.

Here’s Part 1 of 3:


The mayor’s expenses —Roy Taylor @ VCC 21 March 2011 Part 1 of 3:
Regular monthly meeting of the Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 21 April 2011,
Videos by George Boston Rhynes for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

The attorney continued with request number 2, about hotel and meal expenses. And request number 3 was to convene a committee of inquiry. City Attorney Talley responded in quite a bit of interaction with Roy Taylor’s attorney. Hm, maybe the alleged policy that council members cannot respond during CTBH applies only to council, not to employees of the City of Valdosta.

Here’s Part 2 of 3:


The mayor’s expenses —Roy Taylor @ VCC 21 March 2011 Part 2 of 3:
Regular monthly meeting of the Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 21 April 2011,
Videos by George Boston Rhynes for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

Next, Attorney Talley asked whether all this should be left to the District Attorney’s office. Mayor Pro-Tem asked for number 3 to be repeated. Roy Taylor’s attorney said the idea is to make sure nothing like this happens again. City attorney asked again by what authority the city could do that.

Then Roy Taylor stood up to say citizens had talked but council had not listened. He suggested that on the Saturday before council’s work session they hold a 3 hour session for citizens to be heard and answered. City Attorney responded by saying any complaints should be filed with the clerk of court downstairs.

Mayor Pro-Tem also responded saying he liked the idea of the Saturday meeting. I guess he’s not subject to the alleged policy, either.

Here’s Part 3 of 3:


The mayor’s expenses —Roy Taylor @ VCC 21 March 2011 Part 3 of 3:
Regular monthly meeting of the Valdosta City Council (VCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 21 April 2011,
Videos by George Boston Rhynes for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

Many thanks to George Boston Rhynes for taking these videos and to William Alexander Thomas for getting them edited into clips small enough to post to YouTube.

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