Education, Extension, Prisoners, Fire, Water, Sewer, Nelson Hill, Wages, Taxes, Clerk @ LCC 2020-08-24

A busy agenda for 8:30 AM Monday morning, with voting 5:30 PM Tuesday, includes especially taxes, and alcohol, sewer, twice, education, extension agents, Prison Work Details, and Architectural Services for Lowndes County Fire Station #5 – Bemiss Road Fire Station Alterations and Additions.

[Aerial Map]
Aerial Map for Uncle Carlo’s Italian Ristorante, 1024 Lakes Blvd., Lake Park, GA.

Plus appointment of a new County Clerk, Belinda Lovern, and Deputy Clerk, Sabrina Denson. No posting of the positions is mentioned.

Cost What
$147,954.00Annual Contract Renewal, Georgia Department of Corrections – Prison Work Details
$141,841.00Contract for Extension Agents and Staff
$110,000.00Peterson Road Lift Station Emergency Repair
$44,400.00Architectural Services for Lowndes County Fire Station #5 – Bemiss Road Fire Station Alterations and Additions
$41,840.00Nelson Hill Discharge Manhole
$5,699.35Tax Commissioners’ Back Wage Settlement with Department of Labor
$-32,000.00USDA Building Lease Amendment No. 4
$459,734.35Total

The Lowndes County Commission is Repealing Approvals Authorizing the Tax Commissioner to Waive Penalties and Interest, apparently because of a Tax Commissioners' Back Wage Settlement with Department of Labor.

After last year’s vote of the people to ask the Georgia legislature to make the Tax Assessors appointed, not elected, the legislature did that. Now the County Commission is setting the number of Assessors at three, with initial staggered terms of 3, 4, and 5 years, and after that 3 years for each.

This is after two weeks ago the Lowndes County Commission rolled back the tax millage rate slightly.

Here is the agenda. The entire board packet, together with the Minutes of the meetings of two weeks ago (Work Session, Millage Hearing, and Regular Session) is on LAKE website.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020, 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 10, 2020, Millage Hearing & Regular Session – August 11, 2020
  5. Public Hearing
    1. Beer and Wine License – Carlo Felice Sacco of Uncle Carlo's Gelato, LLC, DBA Uncle Carlo's Italian Ristorante – 1024 Lakes Blvd., Lake Park, GA

      Documents:Beer and Wine License – Carlo Felice Sacco.pdf

  6. For Consideration
    1. Contract/Memorandum of Understanding between the Board of Regents of the University System of GA on behalf of the University System of GA Extension and the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners

      Documents:Memorandum of Understanding – Board of Regents on behalf of University System of GA and Lowndes BOC.pdf

    2. Contract for Extension Agents and Staff

      Documents:Contract for Extension Agents and Staff.pdf

    3. Annual Contract Renewal, Georgia Department of Corrections – Prison Work Details

      Documents:Annual Contract Renewal, Georgia Department of Corrections – Prison Work Details.pdf

    4. Architectural Services for Lowndes County Fire Station #5 – Bemiss Road Fire Station Alterations and Additions

      Documents:Architectural Services for Lowndes County Fire Station 5 – Bemiss Road Fire Station Alterations and Additions.pdf

    5. USDA Building Lease Amendment No. 4

      Documents:USDA Building Lease Amendment No. 4.pdf

    6. Nelson Hill Discharge Manhole

      Documents:Nelson Hill Discharge Manhole.pdf

    7. Peterson Road Lift Station Emergency Repair

      Documents:Peterson Road Lift Station Emergency Repair.pdf

    8. Tax Commissioners' Back Wage Settlement with Department of Labor

      Documents:Tax Commissioner Back Wage Settlement with Department of Labor.pdf

    9. Resolution Repealing Approvals Authorizing the Tax Commissioner to Waive Penalties and Interest

      Documents:Resolution Repealing Approvals Authorizing the Tax Commissioner to Waive Penalties and Interest -.pdf

    10. Resolution Authorizing the Lowndes County Tax Commissioner to Receive Checks and Money Orders in Payment of Taxes and Licenses

      Documents:Resolution Authorizing the Lowndes County Tax Commissioner to Receive Checks and Money Orders in Payment of Taxes and Licenses-.pdf

    11. Resolution Regarding the Number and Terms of Members of the Board of Tax Assessors

      Documents:Resolution Regarding the Number and Terms of Members of the Board of Tax Assessors -.pdf

    12. Appointment of County Clerk

      Documents:Appointment of County Clerk.pdf

    13. Release of Lien for 2009 CHIP Grant

      Documents:Release of Lien for 2009 CHIP Grant.pdf

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

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