Warning: Former Crystal Springs mayor Dan Gibson and current insurance agent Dan Gibson is singing Christmas carols at the beginning of clip 1. The meeting starts at 21:00. That's right, you have 20 minutes of Dan Gibson singing. Enjoy.
Request made for $13 million for Old Capital Green project at 14:00 in clip 2. The board approved a $20 million loan from the Mississippi Development Authority to provide support for the project. Representatives of the project asked for a resolution for the funding.
Blake Wallace, Executive Director of the Hinds Economic Development Authority, recommended the county not commit the $13 million at that time but rather down the road when certain conditions were met. Mr. Wallace told the board (27:00) "I'm not comfortable with it unless you have language in there with guarantees you are not committing $13 million right now, that down the road you have the ability to say no, we are not going to do it. That's me. I haven't had an opportunity to look at all this, I haven't been involved in negotiations, but if you're committing yourself today to $13 million, our recommendation is that you do not do that...always leave yourself a way out." In other words, the County Economic Development Authority has not been involved in any negotiations over the Old Capital Green project (Editorial comment: One would think that agency would be involved in um, economic development.).
Continuation of Old Capital Green discussion. Discussion at 19:00 in clip 3 about audit of Sheriff's audit
Discussion begins at 26:00 about recommendations of E911 council for spending requests. Several law enforcement agencies requested funds from the E911 account to purchase new radios and other equipment. The council approved the requests and forwarded them to the board for consideration. The supervisors only approved the purchase of 5 portable and 5 mobile radio units for the Byram Fire Department and rejected all other. The rejections included a request from JPD to purchase radios for 35 new officers and 35 starting at the academy next month. The board also rejected requests from Raymond, Utica, Clinton, and Terry because there was not enough money in the account to pay for the nearly $600,000 in requests. Earlier post about E911 council meeting and recommendations
The board borrowed $635,000 from the E911 fund to pay other bills several times this year, including a $600,000 loan that morning.* E911 funds have to be used for purposes not related to 911 services. However, state law (Section 19-5-313) allows a county to borrow against the fund and pay it back at a later date (The Clarion-Ledger has a very good account of the discussion that you should read.). Superviser Phil Fisher said law enforcement was suffering because the board kept raiding the E911 fund to cover other bills. The fund had $3 million but expenses and loans are $3.4 million.
Regular business here.
*Jackson Jambalaya first raised this practice a year ago when the controversy over GPS-911 services arose. The board has treated the fund as line of credit as it "borrows" against the fund, repays it a few months later, borrows again, repays, and so on:
November 15, 2010: $2,000,000 loan
November 2, 2010: $400,00 loan
October 18, 2010: $650,000 loan
March 1, 2010: $2,300,000 repayment
February 1, 2010: $15,000 repayment
November 16, 2009: $235,000 loan
October 19, 2009: $2,700,000 loan
September 30, 2009: $1,550,000 repayment
August 31, 2009: $750,000 loan
July 20, 2009: $1,500,000 loan
March 2, 2009: $2,900,000 repayment
January 5, 2009: $500,000 loan
December 15, 2008: $600,000 loan
November 17, 2008: $2,500,000 loan
February 19, 2008: $2,220,000 repayment
December 17, 2007: $2,220,000 loan
October 15, 2007: $1,095 loan
February 20, 2007: $3,655,000 repayment
February 5, 2007: $155,000 loan
January 2, 2007: $730,000 loan
December 18, 2006: $2,300,000 loan
December 4, 2006: $700,000 loan
February 21, 2006: $2,560,000 repayment
February 6, 2006: $550,000 repayment
January 3, 2006: $550,000 loan
December 19, 2005: $2,540,000 loan
December 5, 2005: $100,000 loan
February 22, 2005: $2,100,000 repayment
January 4, 2005: $100,000 loan
December 20, 2004: $2,400,000 loan
March 1, 2004: $1,660,000 repayment
February 10, 204: $760,000 repayment
January 4, 2004: $760,000 loan
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Hinds to police needing money: See ya next year.
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7 comments:
"Warning: Former Crystal Springs mayor...and current insurance agent Dan Gibson is singing Christmas carols at the beginning of clip 1. The meeting starts at 21:00. That's right, you have 20 minutes of Dan Gibson singing. Enjoy."
Now THAT is funny.
The part that stood out the most from the CL piece: That the fees collected for E 911 are decreasing because folks are moving from a land line to cell phone only.
Ah, sweet irony.
Yeah, the 911 money is running out... but back to a more important subject.
That Dan Gibson sure pops up at some odd places. I remember that a year or so after he became mayor of Crystal Springs, he decided to run for governor. So he and his then-wife camped out in front of the Governor's mansion at night, praying for something, I dont know what. It got some publicity.
Re all those transfers of money ~ the 'Peter to Paul' thang comes to mind. People with the ability to make such transfers bear watching. This should frighten citizens. What's the difference in this and the bank teller who borrows and pays it back over and over?
Meanwhile Lieutenant Graham continues to drive his taxpayer provided car with taxpayer provided fuel to operate his personal private business.
I only wish on election day that Graham was pulling that shit at my polling place. I can think of any number of NEJackson's finest citizens who would have kicked his ass.
Any reason Graham not present at the board meeting? And thank you for the warning, Christmas spirit is great, but the vocals were, um, let's just say they coud be improved upon.
I have found that if you close your eyes and drop acid, Dan Gibson sounds just like Burl Ives....
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