At the Work Session 10 June 2013
County Manager Joe Pritchard said Commissioners had a letter of resignation
from Bob Montgomery from VLCCCTA,
and a letter (he didn’t say from whom)
recommending Molly Deese to replace Montgomery.
Pritchard said Deese had been “filling in” for Montgomery at VLCCCTA.
Interesting. So Wild Adventures can send someone unappointed to fill in
on an appointed board?
Here’s
the agenda, plus links to the videos and a few notes.
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
They talked about
financials and events vs. event days; they had 25 events in January, down
slightly from the same month a year ago, but event-days were similar.
Perhaps someone would like to listen to the whole thing and report back on what they did?
Videos: Tourism Authority February meeting
Regular Session, Valdosta Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority (VLCCCTA),
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 27 February 2013.
Did you know the Valdosta-Lowndes County Convention Center and Tourism Authority
was meeting this morning?
Well, if you happened by the Convention Center you would find this
Announcement on the door:
Picture by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 27 February 2013.
Most boards post an actual agenda on the door, but this one is just
an announcement.
If they posted that on their
website
or their
facebook page
I can't find it.
Gretchen says they did have a quorum
(
unlike last month)
and they were quite welcoming of her and the LAKE video camera.
However, they did not provide her with an agenda.
She says they didn't give anything to the VDT reporter, either.
Last week I went to the Rainwater Conference Center to attend the
Valdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center & Tourism Authority Board
Meeting.
I had discovered
the time and date of this meeting by asking at the
information booth at the Conference Center one day when I was there
for another event.
I arrived slightly before the 8:00 appointed time and was greated
warmly by
Councilman Tim Carroll
and
Conference Center Director Tim Riddle.
Being the Conference Center, they served a hot breakfast
(other morning boards have fruits and sweets but this was something
that you might get up for).
As 8:00 came there was apparently not a quorum, so calls went out to
missing
members to see if one more could be attacted. At 8:15 it was
clear that there would be no additional members coming so no formal
meeting was held, no votes were taken but an informal review of the
agenda was performed:
Update 2013-01-23 8:46 AM:
They did at least part of the minimum and posted a notice on the door.
How do we know the Valdosta Lowndes County Conference Center
and Tourism Authority (VLCCCTA) meets this morning at 8AM?
Gretchen asked when she
picked up a list of its current board members.
And did I get the right Rick Williams in that picture?
That one is
Pastor of Northside Baptist Church.
Is he the same Rick Williams who is Vice Chairman of VLCCCTA?
(Google didn’t find any pictures for Chairman Rob Evans.)
If it’s an honor and a privilege to serve on an Authority, shouldn’t
the Authority tell us who is serving, instead of making us guess?
Stopped by the main desk of the Conference Center Wednesday.
I asked for a list of the current members of the board
and was provided a photocopy of a February 2012 list.
See also
LCC 2012-11-13.
-gretchen
Board of Directors
February 1, 2012
Commissioner Joyce Evans
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Term Expires: December 31, 2014
Councilman Tim Carroll
Valdosta City Council
Term Expires: December 31, 2015
Andy Anderson
Lowndes County Board of Commissioner Appointment
Term Expires: December 31, 2014
Rick Williams – Vice Chairman
Valdosta City Council Lodging & RV Appointment
Term Expires: December 31, 2012
Who is on the Tourism Authority Board, and why do they have
such rapid changeover in executive directors?
The Commissioners considered Monday 9 January and made Tuesday 10 January
three appointments to the Tourism Authority:
Commissioner Joyce Evans (reappointment),
Jerome “Andy” Anderson (reappointment),
and Greg Charbeneau apparently to replace
Linda Jenson (who had been appointed to fill a vacancy for ? Montgomery).
5.a. Valdosta/Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority
County Manager Joe Pritchard said at the Tuesday Regular Session that
Greg Charbeneau is a Vice President at Wild Adventures.
Here’s
video of that session:
3 Appointments to VLC Conference Center and Tourism Authority LCC 2012 Jan 10
Regular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 10 January 2012.
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
We learned a little more at the Monday Work Session, but not much.
Here’s
video:
3 Appointments to VLC Conference Center and Tourism Authority LCC 2012 Jan 9
Work Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 9 January 2012.
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
Do we have designated positions for specific local businesses on our appointed boards?
It sure looks like it, at least for Wild Adventures.
At the Work Session 10 June 2013
County Manager Joe Pritchard said Commissioners had a letter of resignation
from Bob Montgomery from VLCCCTA,
and a letter (he didn’t say from whom)
recommending Molly Deese to replace Montgomery.
Pritchard said Deese had been “filling in” for Montgomery at VLCCCTA.
Interesting. So Wild Adventures can send someone unappointed to fill in
on an appointed board?
He didn’t say who Deese is, but she is Continue reading 
