Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

Glynn County Board of Commissioners

4:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Third Floor Conference Room

W. Harold Pate Courthouse Annex

Brunswick, Georgia

 

Present:

                        Committee Members:   C. Johnson, U. Keller

Other Commissioners: 

Staff:  J. Carter, D. Chunn, P. McNicoll, B. Rowell, A. Sapp, C. Stewart, W. Worley

Press:   Mr. & Mrs. L. Nobles

Others:  Jay Roberts, Christie Van Kirk Creach

 

 

1.      Consider approval of the Consent Agenda.

 

a)      Approve the May 2, 2006 Finance Committee Minutes.

 

b)      Deny a request from Mr. Todd Anderson that $322.29 paid in penalties and interest on Parcel #05-00392 for 2005 property taxes be refunded. 

 

c)      Deny a request from Mr. Mark B. Van Kirk that $11,712.43 paid in penalties and interest on three parcels for 2005 property taxes be refunded.

 

d)      Approve the real property corrections to the 2004 and 2005 Digest(s), as recommended by the Board of Assessors and/or the Chief Appraiser at their April 26, 2006 meeting. 

 

e)      Declare the unusable item(s) listed on the attached page(s) as surplus and approve the disposal of these item(s) in the best interest of the County. 

 

Commissioner Johnson pulled items c and e from the consent agenda for discussion.  The following motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded by Commissioner Johnson passed unanimously. 

                                                         

Recommend approval of the Consent Agenda items # a, b, and d.  (Vote:  2-0-0)

 

(c)                Mr. Jay Roberts, attorney for Mr. Mark Van Kirk, addressed the Committee and informed them of the payment history on the parcels in question.  He stated that taxes had always been paid in a timely manner until 2004 when Mrs. Ann Morris Van Kirk became ill.  Mrs. Creach then discussed her mother’s process in paying her bills before her death.  Mr. Roberts stated that one parcel’s taxes had not been paid because the bill had been forwarded to Mr. Van Kirk’s estranged wife and she did not inform him of the bill.  Mr. Roberts then informed the Committee of their statutory authority (O.C.G.A. 48-5-242) to waive penalties and interest and asked them to reconsider the denial of the Van Kirk’s request.  Commissioner Johnson and Keller both expressed sympathy to the family for the problems they had encountered in the past two years but stated that the Committee had been very consistent in the way they have handled requests for waivers.  They have only waived the penalties and interest if the County was at fault.  The following motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded by Commissioner Johnson passed unanimously.

 

Recommend denial of a request from Mr. Mark B. Van Kirk that $11,712.42 paid in penalties and interest on three parcels for 2004 and 2005 taxes be refunded.  (Vote 2-0-0)

 

(d)                   Mr. Charles Stewart, County Administrator, requested that item #6 be pulled from the surplus list.  He stated that this Crown Victoria had been wrecked in December and the County has been trying to get a settlement from the insurance company for the other vehicle which was at fault.  The following motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded by Commissioner Johnson passed unanimously.

 

Recommend declaring the unusable items listed on the attached pages, with the exception of item #6, as surplus and approve the disposal of these items in the best interest of the County.  (Vote 2-0-0)

 

2.      Consider awarding the bid for Mosquito Control Chemicals to the company offering the lowest unit price per chemical as provided for in the Mosquito Control bid tabulation with funding to be provided by the Mosquito Control Program Operating budget. 

 

Mr. John Carter, Public Works Director, presented this item and requested award of the bids as requested by staff.  The following motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded by Commissioner Johnson passed unanimously. 

                                                         

Recommend awarding the bid for Mosquito Control Chemicals to the company offering the lowest unit price per chemical as provided for in the Mosquito Control bid tabulation with funding to be provided by the Mosquito Control Program Operating budget.  (Vote: 2-0-0)

 

3.      Request that Chairman Johnson identify the Finance Committee items which should be included as consent items in the Commission’s Meeting Agenda. 

 

Commissioner Johnson identified all items as Consent Agenda Items.