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At their meeting on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, Prescott City Council took two separate actions to address concerns expressed by the public about Proposition 478, the sales tax increase to support public safety, scheduled for the November ballot. City Council limited the definition of "Public Safety Services” in City Code to police and fire and also passed a resolution requiring funds to be deposited in a separate revenue account with prescriptions for use, reporting, and public monitoring. “The goal of Council's actions today is to address concerns we have heard from citizens,” said Mayor Phil Goode. “We understand that transparency... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/prescott-city-council-addresses-concerns-about-prop-478/Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Lacey Parks, Culture and Recreation Registration for fall programs begins August 29, 2024 City of Lacey Budget Process City of Lacey Municipal Code Vist cityoflacey.org, and click on City Code

Only ActionLine.ca brought taxpayers the comments of Andrew Marquess, after ⁠a Manitoba court awarded him $5 million⁠ following⁠ his battle to get Parker Lands housing approved.⁠ The ruling cited that City of Winnipeg planners engaged in “misfeasance in public office” against Gem Equities, and according to King's Bench Justice Shauna McCarthy: "The evidence is also clear, in my view, that the impetus and motivation for this deliberate interference with the plaintiffs' applications were primarily the wishes and demands of the area councillor, and the desire of some public servants to accommodate those wishes.” After our review of the Court findings- There's 101 Reasons Why Winnipeg Council Must Review Orlikow's Role In $5M Court Ruling - a formal complaint was filed by former Mayoral candidate Don Woodstock alleging that Coun. John Orlikow breached the City Code of Conduct. The complaint was referred to an Edmonton lawyer, Jamie Pytel, because Integrity Commissioner Sherri Walsh declared she had a conflict of interest involving Orlikow. According to her bio, Pytel "conducts investigations for municipalities that do not have an Integrity Commissioner and gives advice on issues involving Codes of Conduct for elected officials." Woodstock says that on Nov. 20, Pytel told him she "would be in touch if you needed further information or have further information for me." Last week, Woodstock asked her where the investigation was at. And the answer was, nowhere. Chip in now to support our public affairs investigations paypal.com/paypalme/MartyGoldMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ 7:05 Part 2- Woodstock emailed Pytel on January 10 and asked, "Have you read the ruling in the Gem Equities/Andrew Marquess case?" He also asked, "Now that Councillor John Orlikow is back on the job, is he now free to continue his ways that has lead the City of Winnipeg to lose a lawsuit that stated the City owes Gem Equities $5M of taxpayers' dollars...?" While the second question could be seen as provocative, the first was entirely legitimate. Instead of answering Woodstock, Pytel replied: "Perhaps we can schedule a virtual meeting or phone call to discuss the status of this matter." Something else Pytel said caught Marty Gold's attention. She claimed "this is a confidential process." He describes his own experiences with government complaint processes - and how what she told Woodstock simply isn't accurate. To send in story tips, sponsor podcasts, or contribute support by Interac: martygoldlive@gmail.com 20:04 - You'll hear how the next morning, Woodstock refused to consider a phone call with Pytel. With taxpayers footing her bill - and presumably Orlikow's - he insisted "this requires everything to have open communication, honesty, integrity and with full disclosure as to the status, outcome and remedies." That afternoon, Pytel informed Woodstock that, "I am suspending this matter until all proceedings regarding the legal action are exhausted to ensure that all parties may participate fully in a Code of Conduct investigation." As Marty explains, that might seem like a decision made in response to being pressed for an update on her activities. And, it's a pretty handy excuse to stall the complaint, considering that the Court of Appeal can't do anything to erase the emails, documents, depositions, testimony and other evidence about Orlikow's conduct. He is not a party to the proceedings as he was not a defendant, and the Judge did not mention the Code of Conduct. So, we wonder, did Pytel even read the ruling? She made a point of not answering Woodstock's question. And if the appeal was an issue, why didn't she think of it on August 31st when the City filed it? More background: Marquess explained the attempt by City Hall to manipulate the Parker Lands valuations, and a pending expropriation ⁠⁠may put the City on the hook for another $90 million⁠⁠. ⁠More with Andrew Marquess, Newsmaker of the Year⁠ JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/TGCTS⁠ 

September 19, 2023 Eden City Council MeetingAGENDA1. Meeting called to order by: Neville Hall, Mayor2. Invocation: Pastor Lauren Sims Salata, Leaksville United Methodist Church3. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Harper Gilley, second grader at Leaksville-Spray Elementary School4. Proclamations and Recognitions:a. Proclamation: Constitution Weekb. Proclamation: Remember Me Thursday5. Roll Call6. Set Meeting Agenda7. Public Hearings:a. Consideration to approve amending CDBG funding to include the Fire Station #2 rehabilitation project. Kelly Stultz, Planning & Community Development Director8. Requests and Petitions of Citizens9. Unfinished Business:a. Consideration to adopt a resolution calling for a public hearing on the annexation petition for 773 Summit Loop. Kelly Stultz, Planning & Community Development Director10. New Business:a. Consideration of appointments to Boards and Commissions.Kelly Stultz, Planning & Community Development Directorb. Consideration to adopt a resolution to direct the Clerk to investigate the sufficiency of an annexation petition for 212 Bryant St. Kelly Stultz, Planning & Community Development Directorc. Consideration to adopt an ordinance to amend Chapter 16: Utilities of the City Code.Erin Gilley, City Attorney11. Reports from Staff:a. City Manager's Report. Jon Mendenhall, City Manager12. Consent Agenda:a. Approval and adoption of the August 15, 2023 Council meeting minutes. Deanna Hunt, City Clerkb. Approval and adoption of a resolution to apply for additional funding for the North Basin project.Melinda Ward, Utilities Managerc. Approval and adoption of Budget Amendment #1. Tammie McMichael, Finance and Personnel Directord. Approval and adoption of Budget Amendment #2. Tammie McMichael, Finance and Personnel Directore. Approval and adoption of a resolution of tentative award to Synagro for the North Basin project cleanout. Melinda Ward, Utilities Managerf. Approval and adoption of a resolution to apply for funding for the Kings Highway rehabilitation project.Terry Shelton, Special Projects Manager13. Announcements14. Adjournment###

Audit ATX speaks with Investigators Temitope Eletu-Odibo and Michael Yamma about a recent investigation that looks into an incident in which an executive at the Aviation Department violated City Code by acting on a conflict of interest.

Audit ATX speaks with Investigator Michael Yamma about a recent investigation that looks into an incident of fraud in which an employee of Communications and Technology Management (CTM) violated City Code by attempting to sell a City-owned device.

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with City Attorney Joshua Wyatt about the role and duties of a municipal city attorney, and takes a deep dive into the City of Dover's charter. The charter is Dover's most significant legal document, which defines the organization, powers, functions and essential procedures of the city government. For more information or to see the City Charter and City Code, visit http://www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-charter-code/. The shuttered General Sullivan Bridge between Dover and Newington is scheduled to be replaced with a bike and pedestrian structure, but in This Week in Dover History, we look back to the day the General Sullivan Bridge opened to traffic for the first time.

Miss any of our recent #BullCityToday episodes? Catch up now on your #localgov news with #BullCityWrap.- The City Council's regular business meeting schedule has been set. According to the City Code, Council must hold two regular meetings and two work sessions each month. Find out when those will be in the coming year plus how you can watch and participate. - Construction for the Chapel Hill Road Transit Corridor Improvement Project is about to get underway. We show you how this project will provide safer sidewalk connections to all @GoDurhamTransit bus stops, improved bus stop amenities & safer street crossings. - A new partnership with @nchousingbuilds & the N.C. Home Builders Association will allow us to help train low-income residents for jobs in the construction industry as well as provide assistance for our affordable housing efforts. We show you how. - If you're looking for a fun way to enjoy the end of summer with your best four-legged friend, you'll want to mark your calendar now for @dprplaymore's annual Pooch Plunge. Find out all about this exciting event.

Audit ATX interviews Auditor Andrew Scoggin about a recent audit to evaluate if lobbyists are compliant with City Code . 

www.commsolutionsmn.com-  How do you know if your city is being responsible with it's finances? There are so many different ways for a city to raise money: property taxes, fees, municipal bonds, municipal businesses, fines, special assessments, etc. They spend money for capital costs and operational costs. Most of us go to look at the annual budget to find all of this information. The problem is this: much of that information isn't in the budget. Some of it is, and some of it is in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. How do we know the difference? Where do we find what we're looking for? Today we do a deep dive on government finance and the , oh-how-many-ways they can take your money. It's important to understand how county, city, and school debt is calculated, why it's more expensive to borrow, and how to find the true amount you are on the hook for. Bond interest is just one kind of tax that we like to call "hidden taxes", because its not out front on your property tax statement, yet the government says, "hey, we only raised your taxes 3%, but then take a ton of money through other means, without you realizing it as a tax increase. Local government taxation and reporting are complicated issues, and no one breaks it down for you the way we do! Important public service announcement (just because we're stand up guys), Metro Transit will no longer run Northstar Rail trips to and from Twins games. They cite a lack of funding, but as we've said before, light rail just isn't popular. Have you checked out our Spotify playlist? At the beginning of each episode, Jason quotes some song lyrics that have to do with the subject matter of the podcast. Andrew never knows what they are, but now he can… and so can you! We've launched the Spotify playlist: “Community Solutions Music From the Podcast!” You can listen to Roundabout from Yes after listing to Episode 30 on Roundabouts… or kick back and enjoy a rocking playlist just for the thrill of it. We add a new song every week. Subscribe and enjoy! Don't forget that you can also subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify!

Lonnie Groot, Assistant City Attorney sheds light on the topic of municipal code, a compilation of laws passed by a local governing body. Citizens have easy access to search Sanford's municipal codes online, anytime, anywhere. Give It a try...The City of Sanford partners with Municode, the largest codifier of legal documents for local governments. #KnowledgeIsPower

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, December 14th. Tuesday's weather is going to make for a pleasant, unusually warm December day before Wednesday goes off the rails with some springlike weather. On Tuesday it will be partly sunny, with a high near 53 degrees. A southeast wind will blow at 10 to 15 mph. On Tuesday night it will be mostly cloudy, but the overnight low will actually be warmer than the previous day's high, at 56 degrees. This will pave the way for a Wednesday that has a predicted high temperature in the low 70s, with breezy conditions and a chance for rain. An Iowa City man accused of violating city code in October by discharging a pellet gun within city limits — inadvertently shooting and severely wounding a Marine who was driving by at the time — has pleaded not guilty in an initial court appearance. A non-jury trial for Philip Olson, 69, is set for 10:30 a.m. Feb. 24 at the Johnson County Courthouse, according to court documents filed last week. Olson declined to comment when reached Monday by The Gazette. He is accused of violating City Code 8-7-3: Toy Guns and Slingshots, which prohibits discharging “any air rifle, toy pistol, toy gun or other toy arms or slingshot” within city limits. The minimum fine is $105 and the maximum is $855. Iowa City police said last month that on Oct. 17, Olson was inside his house and shooting at a squirrel in his yard with an air rifle but missed and instead hit Lance Cpl. Gabe Heefner, 20, as he was driving by on Highway 6 near Sycamore Street. The Marine, who crashed after being shot, was severely injured. Heefner was at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for about a month before being transferred to a rehabilitation hospital in Chicago. Police say the toy gun ordinance charge came after Olson came forward and admitted to shooting out his window around the time that Heefner had been driving by. Paraeducators in Cedar Rapids schools will get over a $3 an hour pay increase beginning in January after an agreement was reached in negotiations between the school district and Cedar Rapids Organization of Teacher Associates. Wages for current Cedar Rapids paraeducators in the Cedar Rapids Community School District will be increased to $15.50 an hour or 3 percent — whichever results in a higher hourly rate for the employee — beginning Jan. 8, 2022. Starting wages are also being increased to $15 an hour from $12.28 an hour. There will be no additional changes to the base wages for the 2022-23 school year. Superintendent Noreen Bush said there was a “sense of urgency” and workforce needs accelerated this conversation to increase wages for paraeducators. As of Monday, there were 67 job openings in Cedar Rapids schools for paraeducators.  Betting an average of $9.6 million a day on sports, Iowa gamblers and sportsbooks operators were giving thanks for legalized sports betting in November, posting yet another monthly record with wagering topping $287 million and revenue for the rapidly growing industry approaching $20 million, state data shows. Last month's continued betting frenzy on professional and college sports — an activity that became legal in Iowa in August 2019 — pushed the wagering handle above $975 million for the current fiscal year that began July 1 and put Iowa within reach of $2 billion in betting for the calendar year if there's another strong showing in December, financial reports issued by the state Racing and Gaming Commission indicate. Are you a fan of trying new restaurants? Get the latest restaurant openings & closings and more chewy tips from The Gazette's Chew On this newsletter. Sign up at http://thegazette.com/ (thegazette.com) slash chew  Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily news podcast, or just tell your Amazon Alexa enabled device to “enable The Gazette Daily News skill" so you can get your daily briefing by simply saying “Alexa, what's the news? If... Support this podcast

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Last week we heard from the city council meeting in Saratoga Springs where a proposed ordinance to adopt a new chapter of the City Code, called the “Community Police Board,” was tabled by Public Safety Commissioner Robin Dalton. In this next segment, Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Elizabeth Press spoke with Camille Daniels about the process to create a Civilian Review Board in Saratoga Springs.

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Riley and Meredith discuss their latest YouTube obsessions and how they are prepping for Halloween. Where to find us: Finders Keepers: @finderskeeperspod (instagram) Riley Phillips: @rileysgrotto (intagram/personal), @rileyphillipsart (instagram/art) Depop: @rileysgrotto Meredith Vaughn: @meredithlvaughn (instagram/personal) Depop: @merelily Etsy: FindersKeepersPod Credits: Editing/Producing: Meredith Vaughn Cover Art: Riley Phillips Music: Be Honest Edit by Krs. (https://soundcloud.com/producedbykrs/bhe) Episode Links: Damon Dominique - Around the World in 80 Dates Twinelle The Modern Girls Emma Chamberlain Affiliate Links: Parade Underwear Discount Code: meredith-946 Sweats and the City Code for $5 off First Monthly Membership: MEREDITHVSWS https://sweatsandcity.com/subscribe/ Girlfriend collective: http://rwrd.io/zuzyhsw to get $10 off your first purchase!

A proposed ordinance to adopt a new chapter of the City Code called the “Community Police Board,” was tabled by Public Safety Commissioner Robin Dalton at the meeting of the City Council on Oct. 19. Tonight we air an excerpt of that City Council meeting where the Mayor and Public Safety Commissioner battled. The segment starts with Public Safety Commissioner Dalton. Next week we will hear from a representative from the Saratoga Springs Police Reform Task Force about what they envisioned in recommending a review board and what they hope can come out of this process.

Riley and Meredith discuss recent critiques from thrifting haul videos on TikTok, the ethics of thrifting (again!!), and new reselling platforms emerging in the market. Sorry for audio problems- we are recording across an ocean so please be patient while we work these logistics out!! Where to find us: Finders Keepers: @finderskeeperspod (instagram) Riley Phillips: @rileysgrotto (intagram/personal), @rileyphillipsart (instagram/art) Depop: @rileysgrotto Meredith Vaughn: @meredithlvaughn (instagram/personal) Depop: @merelily Etsy: FindersKeepersPod Credits: Editing/Producing: Meredith Vaughn Cover Art: Riley Phillips Music: Be Honest Edit by Krs. (https://soundcloud.com/producedbykrs/bhe) Episode Links: PreLoved Podcast Wardrobe Crisis Alli Vera's Youtube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m-t6Va0fQI Galaxy App WhatNot App Affiliate Links: Parade Underwear Discount Code: meredith-946 Sweats and the City Code for $5 off First Monthly Membership: MEREDITHVSWS https://sweatsandcity.com/subscribe/ Girlfriend collective: http://rwrd.io/zuzyhsw to get $10 off your first purchase!

Riley and Meredith catch up on discussing Met Ball and award show fashion along with discussing some interesting review in FindersKeepers' Etsy store. Where to find us: Finders Keepers: @finderskeeperspod (instagram) Riley Phillips: @rileysgrotto (intagram/personal), @rileyphillipsart (instagram/art) Depop: @rileysgrotto Meredith Vaughn: @meredithlvaughn (instagram/personal) Depop: @merelily Etsy: FindersKeepersPod Credits: Editing/Producing: Meredith Vaughn Cover Art: Riley Phillips Music: Be Honest Edit by Krs. (https://soundcloud.com/producedbykrs/bhe) Episode Links: Bivio Milano - https://biviomilano.it/en/ East Market Milano Affiliate Links: Parade Underwear Discount Code: meredith-946 Sweats and the City Code for $5 off First Monthly Membership: MEREDITHVSWS https://sweatsandcity.com/subscribe/ Girlfriend collective: http://rwrd.io/zuzyhsw to get $10 off your first purchase!

Riley and Meredith chat in this episode about thrifting pet peeves and strategies, Meredith's Milanese explorations, and #depopdrama (not really but kind of). Where to find us: Finders Keepers: @finderskeeperspod (instagram) Riley Phillips: @rileysgrotto (intagram/personal), @rileyphillipsart (instagram/art) Depop: @rileysgrotto Meredith Vaughn: @meredithlvaughn (instagram/personal) Depop: @merelily Credits: Editing/Producing: Meredith Vaughn Cover Art: Riley Phillips Music: Be Honest Edit by Krs. (https://soundcloud.com/producedbykrs/bhe) Episode Links: Petition to Remove Sexual Predator from WFU Campus: https://www.change.org/p/wfu-students-resolution-demanding-action-on-wfu-s-decision-to-jeopardize-the-safety-of-their-students-10f501ac-1c5b-442d-9de1-1210884313cd?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_30492993_en-US%3A3&recruiter=1223579984&recruited_by_id=421bf6a0-081f-11ec-a5f3-5581b3e0cdf5&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=share_petition Affiliate Links: Parade Underwear Discount Code: meredith-946 Sweats and the City Code for $5 off First Monthly Membership: MEREDITHVSWS https://sweatsandcity.com/subscribe/ Girlfriend collective: http://rwrd.io/zuzyhsw to get $10 off your first purchase!

Riley and Meredith talk about a lot of different things, including Virgo Season and the rising prices of clothing at our local Goodwills. Where to find us: Finders Keepers: @finderskeeperspod (instagram) Riley Phillips: @rileysgrotto (intagram/personal), @rileyphillipsart (instagram/art) Depop: @rileysgrotto Meredith Vaughn: @meredithlvaughn (instagram/personal) Depop: @merelily Credits: Editing/Producing: Meredith Vaughn Cover Art: Riley Phillips Episode Links: Petition to Remove Sexual Predator from WFU Campus: https://www.change.org/p/wfu-students-resolution-demanding-action-on-wfu-s-decision-to-jeopardize-the-safety-of-their-students-10f501ac-1c5b-442d-9de1-1210884313cd?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_30492993_en-US%3A3&recruiter=1223579984&recruited_by_id=421bf6a0-081f-11ec-a5f3-5581b3e0cdf5&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=share_petition Affiliate Links: Parade Underwear Discount Code: meredith-946 Sweats and the City Code for $5 off First Monthly Membership: MEREDITHVSWS https://sweatsandcity.com/subscribe/ Girlfriend collective: http://rwrd.io/zuzyhsw to get $10 off your first purchase!

Riley and Meredith share their updates from the Pop-Up, fall trends, and Meredith's Italian Adventure! Where to find us: Finders Keepers: @finderskeeperspod (instagram) Riley Phillips: @rileysgrotto (intagram/personal), @rileyphillipsart (instagram/art) Depop: @rileysgrotto Meredith Vaughn: @meredithlvaughn (instagram/personal) Depop: @merelily Credits: Editing/Producing: Meredith Vaughn Cover Art: Riley Phillips Music: Indian Summer Kasbo Remix- Jai Wolf, Kasbo *WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THIS MUSIC* Episode Links: @starcourt_durham @ponysaurusbrewing @2ndhandconcessionstand Affiliate Links: Parade Underwear Discount Code: meredith-946 Sweats and the City Code for $5 off First Monthly Membership: MEREDITHVSWS https://sweatsandcity.com/subscribe/ Girlfriend collective: http://rwrd.io/zuzyhsw to get $10 off your first purchase!

Riley and Meredith discuss their favorite Style Network shows, finding fast fashion at thrift stores, and Riley shares her new knowledge from the Depop seller workshop series. Where to find us: Finders Keepers: @finderskeeperspod (instagram) Riley Phillips: @rileysgrotto (intagram/personal), @rileyphillipsart (instagram/art) Depop: @rileysgrotto Meredith Vaughn: @meredithlvaughn (instagram/personal) Depop: @merelily Credits: Editing/Producing: Meredith Vaughn Cover Art: Riley Phillips Music: Indian Summer Kasbo Remix- Jai Wolf, Kasbo *WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THIS MUSIC* Episode Links: My Unthorodox Life (Netflix) @twinelle @depopdrama Affiliate Links: Sweats and the City Code for $5 off First Monthly Membership: MEREDITHVSWS https://sweatsandcity.com/subscribe/ Meredith's Wardrobe Closet: https://www.wearwardrobe.co/users/15761 Use the link to get $25 off your first order! Girlfriend collective: http://rwrd.io/zuzyhsw to get $10 off your first purchase!

Effective July 1, 2021, Florida law prohibits the City from investigating a potential violation of the City Code based upon an anonymous complaint. Special Guest Tony Raimondo, Development Services Director shares specific details around the new change to this state law and how it affects you in your local neighborhood.

Riley and Meredith chat about their plans of attack in a thrift store, what they wear to thrift, where our stuff goes after we have donated it, and taking photos of merchandise in stores. Where to find us: Finders Keepers: @finderskeeperspod (instagram) Riley Phillips: @rileysgrotto (intagram/personal), @rileyphillipsart (instagram/art) Depop: @rileysgrotto Meredith Vaughn: @meredithlvaughn (instagram/personal) Depop: @merelily Credits: Editing/Producing: Meredith Vaughn Cover Art: Riley Phillips Affiliate Links: Sweats and the City Code for $5 off First Monthly Membership: MEREDITHVSWS https://sweatsandcity.com/subscribe/ Meredith's Wardrobe Closet: https://www.wearwardrobe.co/users/15761 Use the link to get $25 off your first order! Girlfriend collective: http://rwrd.io/zuzyhsw to get $10 off your first purchase!

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Riley and Meredith share their most recent travels and thrift finds (and explain their unexpected podcast hiatus)! Where to find us: Finders Keepers: @finderskeeperspod (instagram) Riley Phillips: @rileysgrotto (intagram/personal), @rileyphillipsart (instagram/art) Depop: @rileysgrotto Meredith Vaughn: @meredithlvaughn (instagram/personal) Depop: @merelily Credits: Editing/Producing: Meredith Vaughn Cover Art: Riley Phillips Affiliate Links: Sweats and the City Code for $5 off First Monthly Membership: MEREDITHVSWS https://sweatsandcity.com/subscribe/ Meredith's Wardrobe Closet: https://www.wearwardrobe.co/users/15761 Use the link to get $25 off your first order! Girlfriend collective: http://rwrd.io/zuzyhsw to get $10 off your first purchase!

In today’s first Patreon-fueled shout-out:With the summer heat in full swing, your local energy nonprofit, LEAP, wants you and yours to keep cool. LEAP offers FREE home weatherization to income- and age-qualifying residents. If you’re age 60 or older, or have an annual household income of less than $74,950, you may qualify for a free energy assessment and home energy improvements such as insulation and air sealing. Sign up today to lower your energy bills, increase comfort, and reduce energy waste at home!On today’s show:The executive director of the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center talks about the sudden acquisition of a statue A look at upcoming county fairs in the areaAnd a look at upcoming meetings to talk about transit in Albemarle and CharlottesvilleVirginia posts a record surplus for FY2021When the pandemic forced the shutdown of many sectors of the economy in the spring of 2020, many predicted tough times for government budgets. However, the Commonwealth of Virginia closed fiscal year 2021 with a $2.6 billion surplus, the highest in history. Even with the slowdown, budget officials expected revenues to be about 2.7 percent over fiscal year 2020,  but total revenue collections were 14.5 percent over that year. The details will be released on August 18 at a meeting of the General Assembly’s Joint Money Committee, but preliminary information is available in this release. Though slightly outside of our area, the Fauquier County Fair began yesterday in Warrenton. The event is being held for the first time since 2018, having been canceled by the pandemic last year and by construction in 2019. The fair takes place through Sunday on grounds off of Old Auburn Road in Warrenton. There’s a rodeo on Friday night! Learn more in an article on Fauquier Now or take a look at the Fauquier County Fair website. The Madison County Fair also kicked off yesterday through Sunday. We’ve missed the donkey races but the LumberJack show of Champions is on Friday night. The Louisa County Agricultural Fair begins on July 29. The Augusta County Fair begins on July 27.  The Albemarle County Fair is a stripped-down event this year that begins on July 30 at James Monroe’s Highland. “This year the 2021 Albemarle County Fair will focus solely on the exhibition and sale of livestock,” reads a notice on the fair’s website. A group of medical professionals at the University of Virginia’s hospital for youth is opening a food pantry this month at the Battle Building on West Main Street. According to a release from what’s now known as UVA Children’s, the pantry builds on a partnership last November with the Local Food Hub’s Fresh Farmacy program that provided produce to pediatric patients and their families. An internal team put together a program to start the pantry and secured a three-year grant from Molina Healthcare as well as donations from Kroger. Here’s a link to the fundraising site if you want to contribute. The Battle Building will now have a food pantry for qualifying participants. Donate to the cause if you would like to do so. This Friday, riders of Charlottesville Area Transit will get the first of two chances to weigh in on proposed route changes that are intended to help boost ridership. A community meeting begins at noon to hear from representatives of CAT and the consultants Kimley-Horn and the Connectics Group to give public feedback on the new routes, which will extend bus service to Mill Creek. A second meeting will be held next Wednesday (Friday meeting info)But what about people in parts of Albemarle that don’t have bus service? The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission has hired consultants to study ways to expand routes into urban sections of Albemarle, particularly on U.S. 29 north of Charlottesville, Pantops, and to Monticello. Two virtual meetings are scheduled later this month to get feedback from people with a focus on U.S. 29 north on July 26 and a focus on Pantops on July 28. These are being held through Microsoft Teams. (July 26 meeting) (July 28 meeting) (Read a StoryMap on the concept)Technically, click here for the above information. On Saturday, July 10, 2021, crews hired by the city of Charlottesville swiftly removed two statues honoring two Confederate generals from two City Parks. A few days before, Council had authorized spending up to $1 million for their removal, but a provision in the resolution cleared the way for some of that money to be used for the removal of the Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea statue that stood at the intersection of West Main Street and Ridge Street since 1919. The expedition west began in 1803 shortly after the Louisiana Purchase by President Thomas Jefferson. Just after 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, the city’s communications office put out a notice that Council would meet in an emergency session at noon. Here’s Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker.“Thank you all for coming on short notice,” Walker said. “We are trying to just maximize the opportunity that we have with the crew being in town and taking care of just the legal issue of being able to move the statue on Main Street.”To do so, Council had to adopt a motion waiving a requirement that at least five hours notice has to be given before an emergency meeting. (read the applicable City Code provision)City Manager Chip Boyles said there had been no plan to remove the Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea statue, but there was “an unforeseen opportunity” to proceed because the Confederate sculptures were removed quicker than anticipated.“The tremendous work by the city staff, the construction crews, and by our community support, has given the city an opportunity to finalize the interest that was provided by Council on November 15 of 2019 and then funded on Council on July 7, 2021,” Boyles said. “Council has been clear in their interest to relocate the Sacagawea, Lewis, and Clark statue to another location that’s either owned or co-owned by the city.”Such a location is at Darden-Towe Park, which is co-owned by Albemarle and Charlottesville. Along the banks of the Rivanna River is the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center, which is run by executive director Alexandria Searls, who was contacted shortly before the emergency meeting. The item on the agenda was simply to relocate the statue, and not to transfer ownership. That will have to happen at a later date. Searls said the center would not take the statue without provisions. “It would be my hope that to eventually if you decided to give us ownership of the statue to actually have provisions agreed to first about the type of interpretation because under my leadership, interpretation agreed with the Native Americans of Virginia and the Shoshone is highly important and I would want to ensure that for the future regardless of whether I’m there or not,” Searls said. Searls said she would want to work with the Native American Student Union at the University of Virginia on interpretation efforts, as well as interpretations from others, particularly from Sacagawea’s own tribe. “The Shoshone, the way that they would like the statue to be interpreted is of paramount importance,” Searls said. “Indigenous women are going missing to an alarming extent. Faces and people are disappearing. So one of the things that the statue in a way interprets is moving beyond sort of the white person fixation on Sacagawea and the way they contextualize her to a larger view of people who are living today and how they are represented.”Rose Abrahamson is the great, great, great-niece of Sacagawea and she offered to Council her support to the statue’s transition to the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center. She had the chance to speak before the vote.“Mayor, Councilors, city, I would like to say that we have come a long way,” Abrahamson said. “We have come a long way to become the human tribe that we should be and come together in unity and come together to educate our young and our future generations.”Abrahamson said the statue’s new location at the Lewis and Clark Center would not be offensive, and a depiction of her ancestor that she personally finds offensive can be used to address a contemporary crisis.“It can educate the public to the missing, murdered Indigenous Women, the plight of women in our society, the Native women,” Abrahamson said. Crews lift bronze representations of Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea into the air with the Lewis and Clark building in the backgroundWithin two hours of the vote, the city shut down the intersection of West Main, Ridge and McIntire by driving public works trucks into strategic positions. That allowed the same crew to come in to remove the bronze sculpture from its granite plinth.At 2:31 p.m. a crane lifted the sculpture into the air eliciting cheers from the assembled crowd. The sculpture was placed on a flatbed trucks and taken straight to Darden Towe Park where Alexandria Searls was waiting to let them the crew in to drop off the sculpture. It has been placed temporarily on a square of wooden beams behind a orange mesh fence. In February, the city had sent out a request for information for groups interested in receiving the statue, and the Lewis and Clark was just one of groups that fulfilled that request. I spoke to Searls inside the Lewis and Clark Center on Monday about the process that got the statue there, and what comes next. Searls:We were founded right before the Bicentennial and we teach the skills of exploration as well as the local and national history of the Lewis and Clark expedition.Tubbs:Can you just describe where we’re sitting?Searls:We are sitting along the banks of the Rivanna River and we are right underneath the Southwest Mountains as well as near the birthplace of George Rogers Clark. The land that we’re on was once very important to the Monacan nation as part of a whole interconnected group of villages along the Rivanna, or what we call the Rivanna. We don’t know their name for the river. Later this was owned by Jonathan Clark who was the grandfather of William Clark. Tubbs: Now it’s been almost a year and a half since the City Council decided to vote to remove the statue. At that time, was there any interest of it coming over here?Searls:There was interest in it coming over but we didn’t want to lobby for a certain outcome because we felt that it was owned by the community and we wanted to value what the community decision was. So we made it clear that we were open to receiving it if that ended up being the decision. I sent a letter to Council at that point saying that if you move it, we are open to receiving it. Tubbs:Well, let’s go back to that because it seems a bit intractable. I think it was last year when the Council said yet again ‘we’d like to see proposals.’ Can you just talk a little about… obviously it’s here now but before it was here, can you give a sense of what are some of the planning things you need to just to anticipate the possibility of it coming here? Searls:That’s an interesting question because it wouldn’t be here right now if I had not done more work than the [Request for Information] asked for. The county of Albemarle has been a wonderful partner to us. And the park people here are amazing. This park is run so well. And when we answered the call for the RFI, I was taking it very seriously. I wanted to make sure I wasn’t promising something that the county wasn’t going to like and I wanted to research and do everything from how we were going to afford somebody to move it to what the site plan requirements are and I got started on this and I was writing a proposal. I talked to the engineer who prepared At the Ready to be moved. I had the figures. Turned out they didn’t even want to know the figures. So when I said I’m getting the permission of the Board of Supervisors to do this, I was told ‘this RFI is not supposed to be detailed. You’re supposed to write a one page proposal and if we like it we’ll ask you to make a long one. I’m really glad I didn’t listen to that because I basically said ‘Albemarle County is my partner and I’m not going to put in an idea for a proposal without them.’ I had before the day of the emergency meeting approached City Hall, not the Councilors, but the City Hall, to be an option for that because with so little money that we have, I knew that this might be the only opportunity to have it here at least for a while. And we used it today in an educational program for the first time so that was exciting.On the other hand, I also started researching the statue and through a genealogist I located the grandchildren of the sculptor.Tubbs:Who was the sculptor?Searls:The sculptor was Charles Keck. He also did the Jackson that was removed. He did both of those. And I was preparing if we were to receive the statue to do a complete evaluation of what the interpretation would be. So I also consulted art historians, I talked to Indigenous historians, I have begun to read books written about Lewis and Clark in the early 1900’s to get an idea of the mindsets of the time when it was created.Tubbs:And when was it created? Was it created for a specific purpose?Searls:That’s an interesting story because it was created as a commission but they only commissioned Lewis and Clark. They did not commission Sacagawea so basically the sculptor decided to add her and that is significant from what I found out from the family because he was a sculptor that took any commission that went his way because he had lost an amazing amount of money in one of the crashes. He owed his best friend who bailed him out about $100,000 and that’s a lot now but it was even more then. So he wasn’t in a position to be discriminate and could no longer do the sculptures that he wanted to do. So basically she was the only sculpture that he did that he wanted to do. And I haven’t sorted that through completely but it was just one aspect of what I wanted to know about the situation.Tubbs:So one of the critiques of the statue for many years has been that Sacagawea is cowering. Others say that she’s searching. I don’t know the statue that well, but isn’t that part of the interpretation process?Searls:Yes, and I’ve got to say here that I’m not finished coming up with my own reactions to this statue. But let me back up by saying that there’s an interesting phenomenon going on and that’s the phenomenon that when something is up, that means its endorsed. And that is not part of my belief at all. I think a statue whose original intent — and I’m not really talking about specifically about Lewis and Clark, I’m talking all statues —  was one thing, like to glorify a hero that might not be deserving of glory or to reveal the power of the ruler, ruling class. Just because you leave it up doesn’t mean you agree with it. For example, when I look at that Lewis and Clark statue, even though its meant to glorify them as heroes, I do not think that they were flawless heroes. In fact, a lot of what we do here is examine their failings actually. What do you think?Tubbs:Well, I’m still just trying to figure it out because its interesting. If you look at the three statues that were taken down on Saturday, two of them are in an undisclosed location and may never ever see the light of day. We don’t know yet. But at least with this one, it will have a new life, potentially here, especially if you can get some funding to do the proper interpretation and to install it in some way that maybe you haven’t figured out yet. But at least there’s a sense of ‘well, at we’re going to melt it down as one of the descendants said on Saturday.Searls: One phrase that I think of a lot, not just on these issues but in general is that: In war, treat your victories like a funeral. And to me that means if you’re in a war, someone is dying and even if you win you shouldn’t rejoice because it’s better not to demonize your opponent. It’s better to look at them with some empathy of their dead or of their situation. It’s better not to immediately assume that someone who wants to melt down a statue resembles the Taliban. Maybe they don’t. Or it’s better not to think that someone who wants the statues to stay in place is a racist because maybe they aren’t. I get reasons and viewpoints. I receive emails, calls. I’ve listened. And I think that it’s dangerous on so many levels to rejoice in the face of the people who are crying, because any victory anybody somebody is crying. So my effort here is to find a way of compromising even if that might not be possible but at least a way to respect different viewpoints and to let people come to new viewpoints.It’s important to realize that when you have your dead that other people have theirs. For example, if somebody looks at that statue and only sees a heroic Lewis and Clark and doesn’t see the Trail of Tears that followed soon afterwards, that’s celebrating something without crying for the other side. You’re reading to Charlottesville Community Engagement and an interview with Alexandria Searls of the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center. We’ll be back to that in just a moment. In today’s second Patreon-fueled shout-out: The Rivanna Conservation Alliance is looking for a few good volunteers to help out on Clean Stream Tuesdays, a mile and a half paddle and clean-up to remove trash and debris from popular stretches of the Rivanna River. Trash bags, trash pickers, gloves, and hand sanitizer/wipes will be provided, though volunteers will need to transport themselves to and from the end points. Kayaks for the purpose can be rented from the Rivanna River Company. Visit the Rivanna Conservation Alliance's volunteer page to learn more about upcoming dates.The two male figures continue to look west from their temporary locationThe Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea statue is now on the grounds of the Center inside of Darden Towe Park, which is jointly owned by Albemarle and Charlottesville. Searls said the statue is very different close-up than from where it stood for 102 years and there’s a bit of a mystery. Searls:You know, I still haven’t decided if it’s three people or four people in the statue. I can see the fourth person perhaps now that I can get close to it. When the Shoshone were here, we talked about the terrible plight of missing Indigenous women and since Sacagawea is somewhat missing in terms of when you look at that composition, she’s like down there, and there’s taking up space with their guns. The ultimate sort of disappearing is actually disappearing and never being seen again. And that’s what’s happening to young women today.In terms of white Americans revering Sacagawea at different points because she helped them or she was seen as friendly to white explorers, but really what I would like to see in terms of Indigenous people is really seeing the people of today. And one of the women who came, Dustina Abrahamson, had suggested the statue could be used as some sort of a starting point for people making new art and making people see the people who are disappearing. And I’ve been following her Facebook page since they visited in 2019 and I’ve seen a relative of hers go missing and I’ve seen other challenges that happen in Indigenous communities so I think we need to move beyond these handful of icons that we’ve put up and move into the thousands of native people who are actually here.Tubbs:What can this Center do? Obviously, the whole point is to draw awareness of this past but yet not to say ‘it was this way’ or ‘it was that way.’ People who visit here, what do you want them to takeaway? Do you need the statue to do this?Searls:My staff and I were talking about this today. I don’t think we need anything except the woods, the river, and a place to rest in between. Our programs are very oral. We get all this knowledge and we study and we interpret it and we talk to people basically. You don’t see any signs here telling you what to think about anything. I arrived in Charlottesville on the Greyhound bus or Trailways or whatever it was back then with my duffel bag to be a first year at UVA. I came out of that door with my duffel and there were taxis and there was that statue. I went to high school in New York City and I wasn’t impressed with the statue. All I saw were a bunch of guns and it’s hard for me to imagine that it would become part of my life. And I didn’t even see her. I just saw two men. I didn’t know what it was whatsoever. Let’s go back to what I said about are there three people or four in that sculpture? At first I only thought there were only two when I first arrived in Charlottesville so one of the preeminent art historians, Malcolm Bell from UVA, said that there four people in that sculpture and that she was holding a baby and there’s a cradle-board and the baby’s in there. I didn’t see it. And even though he’s famous with books, I was willing to think he wasn’t right. Then when I encountered the sculpture over there, I saw that he’s very possibly right. And it puts a new spin on it because when you get close you can see that William Clark’s hand and hers are touching along a piece of wood. And they’re both holding it up. You can see a sack in there and you can see more of an extension of something in there in the back. She’s sitting on some rocks and he’s helping her carry that as she’s leaning forward and they’re meant to be on the cliffs looking at the Pacific and so she’s looking down at the ocean and William Clark is looking just ahead and then Meriwether Lewis on top is looking at the far distance and that’s definitely a hierarchy. I mean, it’s Lewis preeminent, William Clark, and then the woman in the way that she is.But it does matter to me whether she’s holding a baby or not and he’s helping her hold whatever it is. So, I haven’t asked Professor Bell what the documentation of this is because I know the sculptor did not take notes of any extent. Now, he did have a collection of books so I think the answer is in what he would have read about Lewis and Clark back then and I read a book written in 1905 about Sacagawea and she never let her baby out of her sight. She was always carrying that baby. So I’m of the opinion now that there are four people in that statue. I’m not 100 percent sure, but I say this to say I’m not exactly sure what’s going on with that statue. I know he wanted to honor her. I know he wasn’t trying to degrade her.And that is important to me. If I felt like he had tried, I would not have wanted that here. And there are people I’m sure who do think that was his goal.Tubbs:So it’s only been here for two days as we’re talking. Now it’s here. You still have the interpretive work. You’re not finished with the work that you thought you were going to have to do to get it here. Suddenly it’s here. How do you feel?Searls: I feel excited. I mean, it is pretty amazing to see these huge faces being pulled up the hill. I was waiting at the gate. I let them in at the gate. It took hours. They told me it would be 20 minutes but I was there for hours. So I opened up the gate and then the cortege comes through.  A flatbed. A trailer. A crane. And about 30 cars with lights. To see them all go up the hill and to see those faces going towards the Center was pretty amazing. I wasn’t at the removal of the Confederate statues but they seemed to be moving backwards with their rears so it was sort of more like they were riding out of town whereas this felt like they were arriving and it was pretty amazing.A close-up of the base of the statueTubbs:You said you were excited about this. What are some of the possibilities now?Searls: I think that some of the possibilities [are] that if you’re showing something that is painful to some other people, it requires some work together. And I do think that out of this will come more partnerships with Native Americans about Indigenous representation and I think that we’ll all be more aware. And the park guy said that a woman this morning came and put up a sign up by the statue briefly that this is Native land and she took a picture of the statue with it and then left. But we teach that this is Native land. We teach about the Monacans. We regularly every two years are invited by to different tribes out west as part of being in a Lewis and Clark group. I think that the focus will be even more on that and I am certainly learning much more. I’m reading Jeff Hantmann’s book Monacan Millennium right now, and I’m reading more about Sacagawea and the attitudes that have been about her throughout the decades. So I think it will make those realities more of the story. Not less. Tubbs:You said that you used it today in the camp. How so?Searls:So, when the kids came, they’re 8 to 11, we all walked over there. And actually I invited their parents too because it is a camp that’s about history and it is about exploration and it is actually historic when a 100-year-old monument moves so I wanted them to be part of that history and the first group.And I basically said: Is there a baby there? This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

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May 18, 2021 Eden City Council Meeting(Eden, NC) - Audio of the May 18, 2021 meeting of the Eden City Council. The meeting was held at Eden City Hall.AGENDA1. Meeting called to order by: Neville Hall, Mayor2. Invocation: Pastor Kevin Dunovant, Trinity Wesleyan Church3. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Todd Harden, Interim Fire Chief4. Proclamations & Recognitions:a. Recognition of Perkins Professional Daycare. Mike Dougherty, Director of Economic Development b. Proclamation: Police Week c. Proclamation: Public Works Week5. Roll Call6. Set Meeting Agenda7. Public Hearings:a. Consideration and adoption of the FY 2021-22 Budget Ordinance. Jon Mendenhall, City Managerb. Consideration to adopt an ordinance to define a Municipal Service District for property owners within the confines of The Boulevard commercial area.Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Community Developmentc. (1) Consideration of a zoning text amendment and adoption of an ordinance to amend Article 5.15 of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to provide for accessory structures in theResidential-Agricultural district. Z-21-03. Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Community Development(2) Consideration of a resolution adopting a statement of consistency regarding the text amendment to amend Article 5.15 as referenced in c (1). Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Community Developmentd. (1) Consideration of a zoning text amendment and adoption of an ordinance to amend Article 5.06(F) of the UDO to allow religious institutions to be permitted without standards in the ResidentialMixed Use (RMX) and Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMX) districts. Z-21-06. Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Community Development(2) Consideration of a resolution adopting a statement of consistency regarding the text amendment to amend Article 5.06 (F) as referenced in d (1).Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Community Developmente. (1) Consideration of a zoning map amendment and adoption of an ordinance to rezone the property at 414 S. New St. from Heavy Industrial to Residential-Agricultural. Z-21-08.Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Community Development(2) Consideration of a resolution adopting a statement of consistency regarding the proposed map amendment as referenced in f (1). Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Community Development8. Requests and Petitions of Citizens9. Unfinished Business10. New Businessa. Consideration and adoption of the Capital Improvement Plan. Jon Mendenhall, City Managerb. Consideration to establish liens and authorize legal action in order to collect demolition costs on 21 properties (as listed in memo). Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Community Developmentc. Consideration to establish liens and authorize legal action in order to collect nuisance abatement fees on 101 unpaid invoices (as listed in memo).Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Community Developmentd. Consideration to approve Uptown Eden Interim Work Plan.Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Community Developmente. Consideration of a City Attorney employment agreement. Jon Mendenhall, City Manager11. Reports from Staff:a. City Manager's Report. Jon Mendenhall, City Managerb. Report on advisory committee proceedings. Jon Mendenhall, City Manager12. Consent Agenda:a. Approval and adoption of the (1) April 20, 2021 regular meeting minutes and (2) April 22, 2021special meeting minutes. Deanna Hunt, City Clerkb. Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 10 (Personnel), Article XII (Safety and Loss Control)of the City Code of Ordinances to update department titles and a manual section description.Clint Simpson, Police Chief / Assistant City Managerc. Approval of a contract with Insight Planning and Development for administrative services for the Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus project.Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Community Developmentd. Adoption of a project ordinance for Metro Pump Station on New Street.Terry Shelton, Director of Public Utilities13. Announcements14. Closed Session:a. Pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11(a)(1) to prevent the disclosure of information that is privileged or confidential pursuant to the law of this State or of the United States, or not considered a public record within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.15. Adjournment# # #

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(Eden, NC) - Audio of the January 19, 2021 Eden City Council Meeting. The meeting was held remotely via Zoom video conferencing.AGENDA1. Meeting called to order by: Neville Hall, Mayor2. Invocation: Jerry Epps, Pastor, First Church of the Living God3. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Todd Harden, Acting Fire Chief4. Proclamations & Presentations:a. Proclamation: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day5. Roll Call6. Set Meeting Agenda7. Public Hearings8. Requests and Petitions of Citizens9. Audit Report: Presentation of the 2019-2020 Audit by Rouse, Rouse, Rouse & Gardner10. Unfinished Business:a. Consideration of Boards and Commissions appointments. Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Inspections11. New Business:a. Presentation of a COVID-19 Financials Update and Economic Development Review 2020. Tammie McMichael, Director of Finance & Personnel, and Mike Dougherty, Director of Economic Development(1) Update as previously provided for in the budget but delayed due to COVID-19 the purchase of a wheel loader, two zero-turn mowers, emergency trailer and message board. Paul Dishmon, Director of Municipal Services(2) Update as previously provided for in the budget but delayed due to COVID-19 the plan to complete FY 2020-21 Street Resurfacing Contract No. 2. Tammy Amos, Director of Transportation Engineering(3) Consideration of Eden Fire equipment needs. Todd Harden, Acting Fire Chief(4) Consideration of Strategic Planning Commission funding for a woodcarving public art project at Freedom Park. Mike Dougherty, Director of Economic Development12. Reports from Staff:a. City Manager's Report. Jon Mendenhall, City Manager13. Consent Agenda:a. Approval and adoption of December 15, 2020 Minutes. Deanna Hunt, City Clerkb. Approval to advertise electronically for new Finance and Human Resources software. Tammie McMichael, Director of Finance & Personnelc. Approval of City of Eden Emergency Paid Sick Leave. Tammie McMichael, Director of Finance & Personneld. Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 2 (Administration) of the City Code to include the Eden Youth Council. Erin Gilley, City Attorneye. Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 2 (Administration) of the City Code to include the creation of a Citizen Advisory Parks Commission. Erin Gilley, City Attorney, and Terry Vernon, Acting Parks & Recreation Directorf. Approval of funding and a grant agreement for the Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Program awarded to the City. Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Inspectionsg. Approval of an agreement providing funding for a Senior Center Technology Training Program. Terry Vernon, Acting Parks & Recreation Director14. Announcements15. Adjourn# # #

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(Eden, NC) - Audio of the October 20, 2020 meeting of the Eden City Council. The meeting was held at Eden City Hall.AGENDA1. Meeting called to order by: Neville Hall, Mayor2. Invocation: Pastor Lem Hardison, North Spray Christian Church3. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Mike Dougherty, Director of Economic Development4. Proclamations & Presentations:a. Presentation: Recruitment appreciation. Mike Dougherty, Director of Economic Development5. Roll Call6. Set Meeting Agenda7. Public Hearings:a. Consideration of an amendment to the City Code to repeal the existing Chapter 18, Zoning, and adopt the proposed Chapter 18, Unified Development Ordinance. Submitted by the City Council. Z-20-05. Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Inspectionsb. Consideration of an amendment to the City Code to amend Chapter 2, Administration, as follows: rename Article III to City Council Committees; repeal Division 3, Planning Board; renumber Division 4, Administrative Staff, to Division 3, Administrative Staff; repeal Division 5, Board of Adjustment; repeal Division 6, Historic Preservation Commission; repeal Division 7, Community Appearance Commission; repeal Division 8, Tree Board; and renumber Division 9, Strategic Planning Commission to Division 4, Strategic Planning Commission. Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Inspectionsc. Consideration of an amendment to the City Code to repeal Chapter 4, Building Regulation and Code Enforcement. Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Inspectionsd. Consideration of an amendment to the City Code to repeal Chapter 6, Health, Sanitation and Nuisances, Article II, Nuisances. Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Inspectionse. Consideration of an amendment to the City Code to repeal Chapter 13, Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places, Section 13.52, Street name signs. Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Inspections8. Requests and Petitions of Citizens9. Unfinished Business:a. Consideration of the certificate of sufficiency and adoption of a resolution calling for a public hearing on the annexation petition of property located at 106 Fireman Club Road. Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Inspectionsb. Consideration of a request to adopt an ordinance for the demolition of a structure at 617 Spring Street under the City of Eden Human Habitation Ordinance. Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning & Inspectionsc. Consideration to submit a request for proposals for an internal auditor. Tammie McMichael, Director of Finance and Personnel10. New Business:a. Consideration to adopt a resolution for application of a Building Reuse Grant match for the Eden Venture Business Park. Mike Dougherty, Director of Economic Developmentb. Consideration of an agreement for the installation, maintenance, and liability of meters and infrastructure at 625 Washington Street. Erin Gilley, City Attorney11. Reports from Staff:a. City Manager's Report. Jon Mendenhall, City Managerb. Update for the Matrimony Creek sewer repair. Paul Dishmon, Director of Municipal Services12. Consent Agenda:a. Approval and adoption of the (a) September 15, 2020 and (b) September 30, 2020 Minutes. Deanna Hunt, City Clerkb. Approval and adoption of Budget Amendment 2. Tammie McMichael, Director of Finance and Personnelc. Approval and adoption of Budget Amendment 3. Tammie McMichael, Director of Finance and Personneld. Approval of proposed water main extension by Dan River Water, Inc. along Parkland Road. Bev O'Dell, Director of Engineering13. Announcements14. Closed Session:a. To discuss economic development matters pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11(a)(4).b. To discuss legal matters pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11(a)(3).c. To discuss real estate matters pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11(a)(5).d. To discuss personnel matters pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11(a)(6).15. Adjourn# # #

The bridge carrying Mason Street over the East River is closing down starting on Monday. 

This podcast is provided by Ben Glass and Steve Emmert www.BenGlassReferrals.com - www.Virginia-Appeals.com Granted Appeal Summary Case HRIP MILLER & RHOADS ACQUISITION, LLC v. CITY OF RICHMOND (Record Number 190316) From The Circuit Court of the City of Richmond; C. Jenkins, Judge. Counsel Thomas M. Wolfe, William H. Shewmake, and N. Pendleton Rogers (LeClairRyan PLLC) for appellant. Richard E. Hill, Jr. (Office of the City Attorney) for appellee. Assignment of Error 2. The Trial Court Erred When It Held That HRIP Could Not Invoke The City’s Tax Amnesty Ordinance, City Code §26-29, To Avoid The Forfeiture Of Its 2017 Tax Exemption. www.courts.state.va.us/courts/scv/appeals/190316.pdf    

As properties in Tucson become more and more valuable, Tucson homeowners are watching out for Tucson City Code Violations.. In today's podcast, I share with you growing concerns about code violations and the possibility of making people homeless . See today's article here! #tucson #tucsonarizona #homeseller --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karlbuysho/message

It’s always the best speaking at my home town conference. I hope you enjoy my session from Music City Code 2019!

The stigma of American justice is reaching a head with society, especially when the rules that govern the citizenry are not equally enforced against their own. Also, who gives these alphabet government apparatuses the authority to prosecute anyone? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david290/support

Lesley Payne interviews Manisha Paudel about her position as Equity Coordinator for the Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission. The mission of the organization is to advance justice, promote equality and ensure the protection of human rights for all people in Des Moines through investigation, education, advocacy and community engagement. The Commission is charged with providing a "Public Service" to the community and is supported as part of City Government. They are an Impartial Investigative Agency, which seeks to determine through investigation, if a person was treated unfairly in violation of the City Code they enforce. The organization is community driven. They want to see and hear you at events. You can check their website for the most up-to-date information. If you have questions, send them to humanrights@dmgov.org

Lesley Payne interviews Joshua V. Barr Esq. about growing up in South Carolina and moving to Des Moines, Iowa. Joshua is the Director of the Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission. The mission of the organization is to advance justice, promote equality and ensure the protection of human rights for all people in Des Moines through investigation, education, advocacy and community engagement. The Commission is charged with providing a "Public Service" to the community and is supported as part of City Government. They are an Impartial Investigative Agency, which seeks to determine through investigation, if a person was treated unfairly in violation of the City Code they enforce. The organization is community driven. They want to see and hear you at events. You can click the link to their website for the most up-to-date information. If you have questions you can send them to humanrights@dmgov.org.

In Part 2 – We focused on propositions J and K Our Guests were: Bay Scoggin - Director of the Texas Public Interest Research Group (speaking against Prop J) Prop J is the "CodeNEXT" proposition that if passed, would require a waiting period and a public vote before any other future comprehensive rewrite of our land development code is passed. Fred Lewis - speaking in favor of Prop J Michael Searle - treasurer of Yes PAC on Prop K Prop K - “Without using the existing internal City Auditor or existing independent external auditor, shall the City Code be amended to require an efficiency study of the City’s operational and fiscal performance performed by a third-party audit consultant, at an estimated cost of $1 million to $5 million?”

Super pumped to share my Q&A talk from this past weekend at Nashville’s premier technology conference Music City Code.

For a very long time, Kansas City has had a ½ cent sales tax, called the Public Mass Transportation Fund, used primarily to fund the city bus system.  Because that was not enough for the bus system, in 2003 the citizens of Kansas City voted for an additional 3/8 cent sales tax dedicated for the Kansas City Area Transit Authority, the idea being that this would augment the 95% of the existing ½ cent tax being used to fund the KCATA. But the city began drawing off some of the ½ cent tax to other projects, in effect nullifying much of the 3/8 cent tax. In December 2010, the Kansas City City Council passed ordinance 100951 “directing the City Manager to incrementally increase current appropriations to Kansas City Area Transit Authority beginning May 1, 2010” and amending the City Code of Ordinances such that “at least ninety-five percent of the remaining sales tax for transportation…shall, by May 1, 2014, be appropriated and paid by the City to the Kansas City Area Transit Authority” and stating that “the City Manager is directed to increase the current appropriation to 95% beginning with the budget taking effect on May 1, 2011.”  (emphasis added) City Manager Schulte and the council ignored this ordinance in 2011 and 2012, and Schulte ignored it yet again in his proposed 2013 budget.  Since this show was recorded, the KC Star reports that $2 million will be peeled off to support the short line downtown streetcar.  As to ordinance 100951 that he has already ignored for a third year now, Schulte was quoted as saying “That ordinance was adopted before the streetcars.  I will ask the city to change the ordinance.” KC Transit Action Network co-founder Janet Rogers, active in getting the 2010 ordinance passed, is heard on the February 5, 2013 edition of Tell Somebody testifying in favor of restoring KCATA funding at a February 2, 2013 neighborhood budget hearing in Kansas City, and explaining the situation in a subsequent phone interview. This page and the podcast are produced and maintained by Tell Somebody and may or may not reflect the edition of the show broadcast on the radio.  Click on the pod icon above or the .mp3 filename below to listen to the show, or right-click and choose "save target as" to save a copy of the audio file to your computer.  You can also subscribe to the podcast, for free, at the iTunes store or your podcast directory. If you have any comments or questions about the show or any problems accessing the files, send an email to:  mail@tellsomebody.us  Twitter: @tellsomebodynow Tell Somebody on facebook