Finance Committee Meeting Minutes
Glynn County Board of Commissioners
4:00 P.M.,
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Third Floor
Conference Room
W. Harold Pate
Courthouse Annex
Brunswick, Georgia
Present:
Committee
Members: J. Clark, C. Johnson, and
U. Keller
Other
Commissioners:
Staff: P. Christian, F. Dees, M. Franklin, D. Hainley, P.
McNicoll, C. Stewart, W. Worley
Press:
Others: J. Davis, T. Davis, M. Harrison, J.
Jones, N. Jump, C. Murphey
1. Consider
approval of the consent agenda.
a) Approval
of the February 6, 2007 Finance Committee Minutes.
b) Approve
the Real Property corrections for the tax years 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, and
2006 as recommended by the Board of Assessors and/or Chief Appraiser at their
Wednesday, February 7, 2007 meeting.
c) Exercise
the 1st option year extension for Tree Trimming Services with
Locke Farms be exercised for the following amounts:
Tree Removal, Trimming, limbs/hr $125.00
Palm Tree Trimming/ea. $27.50
Stump Grinding/inch diameter $2.50
Crane & Operator/hr. $85-$160.00
with
funding will be provided from the Engineering Department Operating Budget.
The following motion made by Commissioner Johnson and
seconded by Commissioner Keller passed unanimously.
Recommend approval of the consent agenda. (Vote:
3-0-0)
2. Consider
denying a request from Mr. John R. Holder that $7,558.58 paid in penalties and
interest on parcel #05-00775 for 2005 property taxes be refunded.
Ms. Florence Dees, Tax Commissioner, stated that she had
talked to Ms. Nancy Adcock at Sea Island and explained the confusion with Mr.
Holder who thought that Sea Island was taking care of the property taxes. She
stated that Sea Island was taking care of property assessments. Ms. Dees said
that Ms. Adcock would explain the situation to Mr. Holder. The following
motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded by Commissioner Johnson passed
unanimously.
Recommend denial of a request from Mr. John R. Holder
that $7,558.58 paid in penalties and interest on parcel #05-00775 for 2005 property
taxes be refunded. (Vote: 3-0-0)
3. Consider
denying a request from Mr. Terry Davis that $166.11 paid in penalties and
interest on parcels #03-17627 for 2004 & 2005 property taxes be refunded.
Ms. Dees stated that the original address on the PT61
form was the address that the tax bill was sent to. Mr. Terry Davis and his
mother could not understand why that address was on the PT61 and Ms. Dees told
her that she would need to talk to the person who filled out the form and that
was probably their lawyer. Commissioner Keller explained that if the error had
been made by the Tax Commissioners office they would refund the penalties and
interest but could not do so in this case since the Tax Commissioner had made
no errors. The following motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded by
Commissioner Johnson passed unanimously.
Recommend denial of a request from Mr. Terry Davis
that $166.11 paid in penalties and interest on parcels #03-17627 for 2004 &
2005 property taxes be refunded. (Vote: 3-0-0)
4. Consider
denying a request for a water adjustment for Ms. Mary Harrison, 500 Cedar Street, St. Simons, for the November, 2005 water bill.
Ms. Harrison told the Committee that her water bill in
November 2005 was much larger than her normal bill and that she had bought her
two bedroom house in 1997 and her lifestyle had not changed. Mr. Paul
Christian, Assistant County Administrator, said that he had worked on this
request quite a bit and had come to the conclusion that the water was used
through the irrigation system and that staff did not recommend an adjustment.
Mr. Will Worley, Assistant County Attorney, informed the Committee that the
Board of Commissioners cannot give gratuities and adjusting her water bill
would be a gratuity. Commissioner Keller told Ms. Harrison that they were
limited in what they are able to and cannot write off water but that staff
could set her up on a payment plan. The following motion made by Commissioner Keller
and seconded by Commissioner Johnson passed unanimously.
Recommend denial of a request for a water adjustment
for Ms. Mary Harrison, 500 Cedar Street, St. Simons, for the November, 2005
water bill. (Vote: 3-0-0)
5. Consider
approving the 5303 contract for transit planning funds in the amount of
$33,750; to be matched by $3,750 in local funds, and authorize the County Administrator and others as required to execute the contract after the County Attorney agrees to its form.
Mr. David Hainley, Community Development Director,
informed the Committee that the County participates in the Brunswick Area
Transportation Study and that the 5303 contract is a part of the Transportation
Study funding. The following motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded
by Commissioner Johnson passed unanimously.
Recommend approval of the 5303 contract for transit
planning funds in the amount of $33,750; to be matched by $3,750 in local
funds, and authorize the County Administrator and others as required to execute
the contract after the County Attorney agrees to its form. (Vote: 3-0-0)
6. Consider
rejecting all bids for the Office Park Building Window Replacement Project and
authorizing staff to re-bid.
Mr. Jerry Jones, Carter Goble Lee, presented this item
and stated that the County had received only one bid and it was substantially
over budget. The following motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded by
Commissioner Johnson passed unanimously.
Recommend rejecting all bids for the Office Park Building Window Replacement Project and authorizing staff to re-bid. (Vote:
3-0-0)
7. Request
that Chairman Clark identify the Finance Committee items which should be
included as consent items in the Commission’s Meeting Agenda.
Commissioner Clark identified all items as Consent
Agenda items.