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\"As discussed yesterday, this is the same million dollar loan that the county has already committed to. This is a change in the terms of that repayment that is needed for, the current that meets the current needs of the housing authority,\" Dukes said.

A commissioner moved to approve the resolution \"as presented.\" A second was recorded and the commission approved the resolution by voice vote with no opposition recorded in the transcript.

The action as described in the meeting adjusts repayment terms; Dukes did not provide further detail about the amended schedule or covenants during the public portion of the meeting. The commission approved the resolution and staff will proceed with implementing the revised terms.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","LCBOC CM 6 24 25","oneSentenceSummary","County staff said the action changes repayment terms for a $1 million loan the county previously committed to the Valdosta Housing Authority; commissioners approved the resolution as presented.","taxTitle","Lowndes County, Georgia","taxId",4636,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6184648,"Lowndes County approves five-year Axon body-camera renewal including upgrades and repairs",36,264000,300000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5087067-cd53b7348495a92bc10045ab152ae2cd&start=264&end=300","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5087067-cd53b7348495a92bc10045ab152ae2cd/thumbnail_264000.jpg","/articles/6184648/Lowndes-County/Georgia/Lowndes-County-approves-five-year-Axon-body-camera-renewal-including-upgrades-and-repairs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184648-073adef5678e061670a80555fe43e8c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1775542688&Signature=JCdILw1jfU95cWp4MnkVMM3AbTix-AGADe-ntiwBqiWRVyRjNB~1IhPebXFLkHpzd6CU1baLMCG2aDPjdjIMCmnT7E3r-h5CovNFaYLHpESXCv31Ytesd9xSpmqQOldYKAOha09q8j9lDMKfaoH~TCvbr~ulQKpOIlzp~7k~IuR5oshUIOdgRKW8bXVrggNbQtm-TOOx7OsFf5Hh4bMUur9O0ip1mrEtUJYwoZLAhZ-L7Z~~MzoNQpn8A7FOumjcWNAshoxusfdPpZkolB6QLSU3MWxp0860VLzFdBJdApKF3tgMLFUNJZJXIT4BMB8CkpU3bTeN-bgsUE7Hnc-pmQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lowndes County commissioners approved a five-year renewal of an Axon body-worn camera contract that county staff said will provide upgraded hardware and cover repairs and replacements during the term.

A county presenter identified as Mister Brown described the renewal as a five-year contract for $137,141.49, \"which was a 17% increase from the original five year contract due to inflation.\" Brown said the contract locks the county in through September and that when new body-camera models are released, upgrades are typically included under the agreement.

\"Part of the contract, matter of fact, once, September right before September, we'll get a set of new contracts...we constantly get upgraded, a new body cam,\" Brown said, and added that repairs and replacements are covered without additional cost. Commissioners asked whether animal services or other county departments receive shared benefits under the contract; staff replied there is no additional benefit from other departments' contracts.

Brown also said the current contract includes five cameras under the quoted terms. Commissioners moved and seconded approval; the motion carried with no recorded opposition.","Commissioners approved a five-year renewal of the county's Axon body-camera contract that staff said locks in upgrades, repairs and replacements at no additional charge; staff cited a roughly 17% increase from the original contract and said the deal includes five cameras under the agreement.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6184653,"Lowndes County updates long-term recovery strategy; official to collect roughly $4.7 million in storm reimbursements",538,1157000,1695000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5087067-cd53b7348495a92bc10045ab152ae2cd&start=1157&end=1695","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5087067-cd53b7348495a92bc10045ab152ae2cd/thumbnail_1157000.jpg","/articles/6184653/Lowndes-County/Georgia/Lowndes-County-updates-long-term-recovery-strategy-official-to-collect-roughly-47-million-in-storm-reimbursements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184653-03f681827011aae9e0e5e6ad30b00b30/orig.mp4?Expires=1775542688&Signature=LgutgQHQKkc~c~ssu6-Xb82MBRR4HxoCHVzsxCzaTO5bi1ET6kEkyfL9p7vNKVLm~tV1ZYg6PrRZ6-SqXhv-W-2Mqi7VLKsMZ0XN07OX~opoNGWfwtS3uAyvNB2BcUE8OSzCUdIPCxE7vAsSg2iUz1CAnXUmk8DLcYa~u2EX0y45IRnwXRje2muAF8BlGZZRqd6iwa2O3gOaILqkNJo2K91nUC83rsz7zfaTtJB3WYyTd~FnfLkDSyll0j2NsHTb1-hPOpLakw30ZiEW~xMTZG~I7SxwsaprBVkkjPndoing8wsAijJ6~Bv12NJe5kwYtzusoxduVgwm8VzIC8dDmA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ashley Tai and county staff updated the Lowndes County Commission on long-term recovery efforts after multiple storms, describing a coordinated local approach that combines Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) work with disaster case management to direct donated and grant resources to residents with remaining unmet needs.

\"Long term recovery...the COAD\u0000s goal is to bring all of the agencies within Lowndes County that have resources together as a group so that when things happen...there's somebody in that group that can fill that need,\" Ashley Tai said. She credited Frank Richards of Second Harvest Food Bank and United Way for leadership roles in organizing the COAD and long-term recovery group.

Tai said county staff will pick up two reimbursement checks in Atlanta totaling close to $4.7 million for costs paid during Hurricane Idalia and Hurricane Helene. \"This is, close to $4,700,000 in what we paid out during the 2 storms that has been approved for reimbursement, and those checks have been cut,\" Tai said; she said the county will not \"trust that the check is in the mail\" and will retrieve them in person.

Speakers described disaster case management as a priority to ensure donated and recovery funds reach residents with verified gaps after insurance and FEMA assistance. Tai said the nonprofit Inspiritus is already doing roof repairs and that training by GEMA and FEMA will be held at Second Harvest in July to improve local long-term recovery capacity.

County officials emphasized that long-term recovery is a sustained effort requiring organized local capacity: the commission heard that prior attempts to stand up a long-term recovery structure had uneven attendance and sustainability problems, and staff said the current effort is intentionally deliberate to create a sustainable, locally based system.

No formal vote was required; the update was informational and commissioners thanked staff and local partners for the coordination work.","County staff outlined efforts to organize a Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD), coordinate long-term recovery case management, partner with local nonprofits and training by FEMA/GEMA, and dispatch an official to pick up nearly $4.7 million in reimbursement checks for storm response costs.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6184658,"Lowndes County to send corrective letters after state omits special millages from assessment notices",234,626000,860000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5087067-cd53b7348495a92bc10045ab152ae2cd&start=626&end=860","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5087067-cd53b7348495a92bc10045ab152ae2cd/thumbnail_626000.jpg","/articles/6184658/Lowndes-County/Georgia/Lowndes-County-to-send-corrective-letters-after-state-omits-special-millages-from-assessment-notices","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184658-199dec27d7ae8f63450f97de6a93e482/orig.mp4?Expires=1775542688&Signature=mDR4jz-PMYnbwf-HVyci21YCuclVIoETtATLiP3cA5KTnWJJTln~ap-DOrMgWhYgz-MPZO9pbRaQI5Exr8ddvwgQG0Oi9BF3nYhdvGHwuhZgyL64a1VUYZAo2ygLJWFeWkzE8leyAynJvo7m76ByZLv9uDXWqlw55-NJ5MrAqvQosCHzwI-YsBr93gsnw0Spi5TuWczeljD~IuZmsJzssIKqVKLvMS~DloPLnt6JkYiqzkLvCtN2K8L39jtE5wk3A62E~YajTtBrKZub1TUxxgAG5L9uqw1vXkfSgLQY0D989mWJTB1-noycKv-U4XZw5BhJf3OVUGp2WocBTbwL1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County Manager Paige Dukes told the Lowndes County Commission that a change in state law and guidance left special-service district millages off recently mailed assessment notices and that staff recommends mailing a corrective letter to affected property owners.

\"The issue of only the O and M millage being listed on the assessment notice was a change that came when House Bill 581 was updated to House Bill 92,\" Dukes said. She said the Department of Revenue advised that special-service district millages \"are not allowed to be placed on that assessment notice.\" Dukes said the omission means the notices do not reflect nearly five mills — including industrial authority and fire district millages — and may be causing fewer appeal filings than expected.

Dukes said staff and members of the county\u0000s legislative delegation have discussed possible fixes and that the Department of Revenue told counties that they may send a separate letter containing the full millage information provided the county does not label the mailing an \"assessment notice.\" \"So Lisa Bryant has contacted the vendor that sent out the assessment notices. They can prepare the letter as the Department of Revenue said that they would be okay with. The cost of doing that, is around $25,000,\" Dukes said.

Commissioners discussed the effect on taxpayers and the importance of clear communication. Dukes said the county has spoken with the Association County Commissioners of Georgia and expects legislators to try to resolve the issue next session. \"I do expect there to be some movement in the legislature to take care of this next year so that we don't have this problem yet,\" she said.

The presentation also covered practical next steps: staff recommended the board of assessors contact the vendor to prepare and mail the informational letter; commissioners did not take a recorded vote on the mailing during the session. Dukes also noted that appeals were \"up around a 100 as of today,\" which she attributed in part to the incomplete notices.

County officials said they will continue working with state agencies and the vendor on the wording and delivery of the corrective mailing and on voter education related to homestead and senior exemptions ahead of the next election cycle.","County Manager Paige Dukes told commissioners that state guidance removed special-service district millages from assessment notices after a change in law, leaving nearly five mills off notices; staff recommends mailing a corrective letter at an estimated vendor cost of $25,000 while seeking a legislative fix next year.","actionData","errors"]

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