Update 2025-01-28: Added back the inadvertently omitted video of the 8.c. Approval of the Solicitor General’s FY2025 VAWA Grant Application.
At this morning’s Lowndes County Commission Work Session, Commissioner Demarcus Marshall said he wants to ask questions of the applications for 6.a. Appointment to the Board of Tax Assessors. Chairman Bill Slaughter said they weren’t doing that in the Work Session because both applications were not there, but they can do it in the Regular Session Tuesday evening.
The Chairman asked to add an agenda item: Consideration for discussion of opting out of new homestead exemption law. Deadline to decide and paperwork to Department of Revenue is March 1, 2025. He noted he voted for this law, but he isn’t sure he completely understood it. For the county consider opting out, they first need to announce that possibility and ask the public for input. They discussed this for almost eight minutes.
Below are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item, with a few comments by Gretchen Quarterman, followed by a LAKE video playlist.
See also the agenda.
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1. Call to Order 4. Minutes for Approval
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5.a. GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
Video:
https://youtu.be/SVxfjaDFIjM19th year for this award.
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6.a. Appointment to the Board of Tax Assessors
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6.b. Valdosta-Lowndes County Land Bank Authority
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7.a. Beer Wine – Liquor License, Lisa’s Billiards – Sports Bar, 5129 Mill Store
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8.a. Special Assessment Rate for 2025
Video:
https://youtu.be/vhhisGCE_C8Rate set at prime plus 2% so the rate is: 7.5 + 2 = 9.5%
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8.b. Approval of Elected Officials Using County Issued Purchase – Credit Cards
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8.c. Approval of the Solicitor General’s FY2025 VAWA Grant
Application
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9. Reports – County Manager (none)
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Chairman Comments – addition of agenda item
Video:
https://youtu.be/hEza-ZTh6uwConsideration for discussion of opting out of new homestead exemption law. Deadline to decide and paperwork to Department of Revenue is March 1, 2025.
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11. Adjournment
Here is the LAKE video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiGGMmo35GqQK5eWDTO-Ey8K&si=0Ky_LX3YkKh4_eIb
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