Events

Council Conference Room
1. Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman
2. Approval of January 18, 2012 Meeting Minutes
3. Secretary’s Report – Mr. Dale Walker
4. Retirements – Mr. Ben Hubbard, Human Resources Director
5. Merrill Lynch Report
6. Other Matters

Council Chambers
1. 2011 Crime Statistics Presentation
2. Copper Theft Taskforce Report
3. Other Matters

Watch live at www.maconga.gov or Channel 14.

Council Chambers
1. Review of Rules of Council
2. Other Matters

Watch live at www.maconga.gov or on Channel 14.

Council Chambers
1. Res., authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Bob Lewis & Associates, Inc. for management of the Willie C. Hill City Hall Annex.
2. Res., to authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement with Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon Inc. for engineering and architect services for the Middle Georgia Regional Airport and Downtown Airport.
3. Res., to authorize the Mayor to sign a short-term lease and management agreement with the Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority for the Terminal Station Building.
4. Other Matters

Watch live at www.maconga.gov or on Channel 14.

Council Chambers
1. Relocation of Central Services Department
2. Mayor and Council Retreat Update
3. Employee Transitions to Bibb County

Watch live at www.maconga.gov or on Channel 14.

Mayor's Conference Room

This work looks at the struggle for respect by black caddies and golfers who lived in Macon during and shortly after the days of Jim Crow. It addresses how a small group of dedicated black golfers was successful in ending the whites-only status of Bowden Golf Course in 1961, the first public venue in Macon to be completely integrated.

Visit www.maconfilmfestival.com in the coming weeks for exact date/time/location

A press conference will be held by the City of Macon, Volunteer Macon, United Way, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Thursday, February 16 at 3:00 p.m. at the Buck Melton Community Center regarding free tax preparation services, underutilized tax credits, and an upcoming tax preparation day for the community.

Council Conference Room
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes:
●June 6 – June 30, 2011
●January 12, 2012
3. Special Presentation
4. Approval of Invoices
5. Retirement Report
6. Contract for State Street Bank & Trust Company
7. Consultant Update and Recommendations
8. Consultation with External Legal Counsel, Lovett and Myers, LLC
9. Other Matters

This work looks at the struggle for respect by black caddies and golfers who lived in Macon during and shortly after the days of Jim Crow. It addresses how a small group of dedicated black golfers was successful in ending the whites-only status of Bowden Golf Course in 1961, the first public venue in Macon to be completely integrated.

Visit www.maconfilmfestival.com in the coming weeks for exact date/time/location

The initial meeting of the SPLOST Advisory Committee is scheduled for Friday, February 17, 2012, in the Board of Commissioners' Conference Room beginning at 12:30 p.m.

This work looks at the struggle for respect by black caddies and golfers who lived in Macon during and shortly after the days of Jim Crow. It addresses how a small group of dedicated black golfers was successful in ending the whites-only status of Bowden Golf Course in 1961, the first public venue in Macon to be completely integrated.

Visit www.maconfilmfestival.com in the coming weeks for exact date/time/location

On Saturday, February 18, the first in a series of Super Saturday Tax Preparation Days will be hosted at the Buck Melton Community Center from 12:30-4:30 p.m. (The last appointment time will be 3:30 p.m. to sign up for tax preparation assistance.) Local Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) organizations will be on hand to help citizens complete and file their taxes, as well as to identify if they qualify for the EIC or CTC. Consumer Credit Counseling Service will be presenting “So It’s Tax Time” at 2:30 pm, offering tips on managing your refund.

“We want to make sure our community is aware of the credits for which they could be eligible,” says Macon Mayor Robert Reichert. “Additionally, we want them to know of the free tax preparation services in our community that are staffed with people trained and certified by the IRS.”

This work looks at the struggle for respect by black caddies and golfers who lived in Macon during and shortly after the days of Jim Crow. It addresses how a small group of dedicated black golfers was successful in ending the whites-only status of Bowden Golf Course in 1961, the first public venue in Macon to be completely integrated.

Visit www.maconfilmfestival.com in the coming weeks for exact date/time/location

1. Appointment of Ms. Jamie Kaplan to the Macon Transit Authority Bd.
2. Res., to regulate and provide for the issuance of $18,000,000 of City of Macon General Obligation Sales Tax Bonds, Series 2012, to provide moneys for various capital outlay projects of the City of Macon and costs associated with issuance of the bonds.
3. Other Matters

Immediately following the Appropriations Committee Meeting.

1. Reappointment of Ed DeFore to the Macon Water Authority.
2. Ord., to amend Section 17-3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Macon so as to make it unlawful to place yard debris in the street or storm drainage system.
3. Other Matters

1. Reappointment of Tom Ellington to the Land Bank Authority.
2. Reappointment of Mr. Jeffery Monroe to the Land Bank Authority.
3. Report on Beall’s Hill/Historic Hills and Heights – Mr. Josh Rogers, Executive Director, Historic Macon.
4. Report on Code for America project sponsored by the Knight Foundation.
5. Other Matters

We will look at previous plans and talk about short and long term ideas for making Poplar Street a greener and friendlier place for business and residential tenants. Please come with lots of constructive ideas!

Where
Terminal Station
Economic and Community Development Conference Room
200 Cherry Street, Suite 300

Main Street Macon Mission Statement
Collaborating to bring life and business to Downtown.

Main Street Macon Vision Statement
A revitalized Downtown Macon that is our regions' commercial and cultural center - maximizing social and economic opportunities for a diverse population, and preserving the neighborhood's historic urban identity.

1. Reappointment of Mr. Shane Spells to the General Employees Pension Board.
2. Update by Human Resources Department Director, Mr. Ben Hubbard, on City employees being transferred to the County.
3. Other Matters

City Council Conference Room

The Macon-Bibb County WIB Full Board Meeting
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
12noon - 1:30pm

Historic Terminal Station
ECD Conference Room - 3rd Floor
200 Cherry Street
Macon, GA 31201

Location: Council Chambers

1. Res., authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement between the City of Macon’s Economic and Community Development Department and Home First in the amount of $40,000, with funding from a Community Development Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing counseling services.

2. Res., authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement between the City of Macon’s Economic and Community Development Department and Health Care Central Georgia, Inc. d/b/a Community Health Works in the amount of $25,000, with funding from a Community Development Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for dental access program within the City.

Location:Council Conference Room

Presidential Preference Primary Election
March 6, 2012

Location: Council Chambers