Maybe the county would have enough applicants their Work Session, Monday morning at 8:30 AM, if they advertised for applicants for open board seats, such as on the Development Authority of Lowndes County, And if they posted the application sheets for the applicants they did get, such as for the Lowndes County Library Board, we’d have some idea of who they are. They could even say whether the millage is going up or down.

According to the agenda sheet for the appointment to the Lowndes County Library Board,

There is a vacant seat on the Lowndes County Library Board. The Board of Trustees of the South Georgia Regional Library System respectfully requests the appointment of Mr. Gene Toffolo to fill the vacant seat.

They don’t say who applicant Gene Toffolo is. According to the South Georgia Regional Library he’s a 2016 Friends of the Library Board member:

Front Left to Right: Kay Scott, Janet Toffolo, Mary Helen Watson (President), Merrilee Casady, Sarah Smart (Vice President), Robert DeVan (Treasurer)
Back Left to Right: Gene Toffolo, Patricia Marks, Riley Howard, Karl Osmus, John Swiderski (Secretary)

The county’s agenda and agenda sheet for the Lowndes County Library Board don’t say whose seat expired or maybe somebody resigned. The county’s web page for this board is no more helpful, listing these members and expirations, none of which expires in 2017:

Board Members	Office	Term Expiration
Malinda Taylor		June 30, 2019
Barry Barr	Chairman	June 30, 2020
Ray Devery		June 30, 2020
Sam Allen		July 8, 2020
Dr. Linda Most		June 30, 2018
Gary Wisenbaker		July 8, 2020
Matthew Lawrence		July 8, 2020
Patricia Gray	Echols County Representative
Mary McRee	Lanier County Representative

According to the agenda sheet for the appointments to the Development Authority of Lowndes County, they’ve got seven expirations, of which only five want to be reappointed, leaving two vacant seats:

The appointments for Jerome Tucker, Jeff Reames, Brooks Akins, Gary Cannon, Crawford Powell, Clay Griner, and Jerome Waters to the Lowndes County Development Authority have expired, leaving seven vacant seats. Mr. Powell, Mrs Cannon, Mr. Akins, Mr. Tucker, and Mr. Griner all seek reappointment.

So apparently Jeff Reames and Jerome Waters don’t want to be reappointed. Would it have taken too much ink to say that?

Note that this DALC is not the same as the Valdosta-Lowndes Development Authority (VLDA), otherwise known as the Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA), which gets 1 mil of tax money each year.

About the Adoption of Millage, the agenda sheet says:

The Board of Commissioners is required to set the county-wide millage for 2017. A public hearing was held prior to this adoption as required. The county-wide millage should be set at 11.224 mills with the County receiving 8.974 mills, the industrial Authority receiving 1.00 mill and the Parks and Recreation Authority receiving 1.25 mills.

By “was held prior” they mean at 5PM Tuesday 22 August 2017 just before the 5:30 PM Regular Session in which they will vote on the millage.

They don’t say whether the millage is going up or down. It’s actually the same as last year.

Here’s the agenda:

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2017, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2017, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
4. Minutes for Approval
   1. Work Session- August 7, 2017
      
   2. Regular Session- August 8, 2017
      
5. Appointments
   1. Lowndes County Library Board
      Appoint a member

      Documents:Lowndes County Library Board.pdf

   2. Development Authority of Lowndes County
      Appoint members

      Documents:Development Authority of Lowndes County.pdf

6. For Consideration
   1. Adoption of Millage
      Adoption of the county-wide millage at 11.224 mills

      Documents:Adoption of Millage.pdf

   2. Beer & Wine License – Tiffany Smith of PFJ Southeast LLC DBA Pilot Travel Center #4561 – 3640 Madison Hwy., Valdosta, GA
      Approval of the Beer & Wine License

      Documents:Beer and Wine License- Tiffany Smith of PFJ Southeast LLC DBA Pilot Travel Center 4561.pdf

   3. Request to Purchase Thermal Imaging Cameras
      

      Request authorization to purchase 3 new thermal imaging cameras through the Bullard Trade In Program for $14,850.

      Documents:Request to Purchase Thermal Imaging Cameras.pdf

   4. Purchase of 3- 105 lb. Industrial Grade Washer Extractor's for the Lowndes County Jail
      Approval of Purchase and Security Agreement for 3 – 105lb Washer/Extractors for the Lowndes County Jail on State Contract Pricing.

      Documents:Purchase of 3- 105 lb. Industrial Grade Washer Extractors for the Lowndes County Jail.pdf

7. Bid
   1. Bids and Contract for the construction of an Addition to the Lowndes County Communications Center (911)
      Approval of low bid and execution of the contract by the chairman for the addition to the Lowndes County Communications Center (911).

      Documents:Bid and Contract for additions and alterations to the Lowndes County Emergency Communications Center -911.pdf

8. Reports – County Manager
9. Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address
   
10. Adjournment

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