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County rethinking EDA funds
Published Friday, September 4, 2009
NATCHEZ — After voting to allocate $165,000 in funding to the Natchez-Adams Economic Development Authority, county supervisors discussed Thursday cutting that funding due to a math error.
Legislation mandates Adams County contribute 60 percent of the EDA’s yearly budget while the City of Natchez contributes the remaining 40 percent.
Adams County Board of Supervisors President Henry Watts said since the city board already voted to allocate $100,000 in funding the county was bound by legislation to contribute the remaining 60 percent, which equals $150,000.
But at Monday’s meeting the county board actually allocated $165,000.
“It should have been $150,000 all along,” Supervisor Mike Lazarus said after the meeting.
And in previous years the EDA was actually receiving $175,000 from the county and $100,000 from the city.
“I really don’t know how it got that way,” Lazarus said.
And even after realizing the math glitch, the board took no corrective action Thursday.
Lazarus proposed a motion that would have rescinded Monday’s motion and allocated the correct amount of funding, but that motion was stopped by supervisor Darryl Grennell.
Lazarus said since Supervisor Thomas “Boo” Campbell was not at Thursday’s meeting, he and Grennell believed that supervisor S.E. “Spanky” Felter and Watts would have voted against corrective action, leaving only he and Grennell to vote for any funding at all.
“It would have been a two-two vote and the motion would have died,” Lazarus said.
EDA Board Chairman Woody Allen said he does not think the board’s plans to reduce funding to the EDA will have a negative impact on the origination.
“We’ll operate under any budget they allocate,” Allen said. “We’ll just have to plan accordingly.”
In other news the board also directed the county’s maintenance director Allen Jones to seek bids to determine how much it would cost to renovate the Adams County Justice Court.
Justice Court Judge Charlie Vess has been seeking a renovation of the building to expand the cramped courtroom for more than a year.
Vess, who has already sought quotes for the work, estimated the job would cost approximately $60,000.
The board also met in executive session, citing a personnel issue within the Adams County Civil Defense Office.
Comments
Posted by gemccull (Gary McCullars) on September 4, 2009 at 1:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)
What would happen if the BOS only funds the EDA with $100,000?
Would the BOS be out of compliance or would the BOA be out of compliance?
Posted by ProNatchez (anonymous) on September 4, 2009 at 6:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Lately, it seems our government has lost its skills in mathematics. Why? How can we forget simple addition and subtraction. It's just bookkeeping. It's not rocket science or brain surgery.
Posted by beammeupscotty (anonymous) on September 4, 2009 at 6:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Their heads are so big and have so much free space it is easy to see how some numbers get lost.
Posted by mrmojorisin (anonymous) on September 4, 2009 at 7 a.m. (Suggest removal)
“We’ll operate under any budget they allocate,” Allen said. “We’ll just have to plan accordingly.”.....spoken like the true gentleman he is and why he is such a successful businessman...He has a PLAN!
That's what I'm talking about. Can you imagine if our POLITICIANS took that kind of attitude? Plan accordingly? A PLAN...set a goal and devise a strategy for achieving that goal...........wow!
The only plan most of them have is how can they get more money to throw away before they know where it's going, as long as it sounds good for re-election.
The rest of you BOA's and BOS's could learn a lot from this man...........way to go Woody!!! Thank you ...........
--mojo
Posted by corvett40 (anonymous) on September 4, 2009 at 7:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Why don't people let the BOS and the BOA do their jobs .Talking them down all the time does not help ,If you don't like what they do. vote them out. I know things will work out . Always look for the good in people. they want whats best for all ,Not just a few,
Posted by beammeupscotty (anonymous) on September 4, 2009 at 7:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Some people don't have any good in them.
Posted by corvett40 (anonymous) on September 4, 2009 at 7:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I know some don't But we all need to try to be better.I don't want their jobs ,If I did I would run for it . But talking them down does not work It makes Natchez people look bad Just vote them out if you don't like them.
Posted by beammeupscotty (anonymous) on September 4, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Most times it is the story itself that makes Natchez look bad. We do keep voting them out problem is the ones that replace them are no better.
Posted by corvett40 (anonymous) on September 4, 2009 at 3:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Well Beammeupscotty . Find you a place in the system you feel you could do better and run for that office. You might get it. But it will have its drawbacks . Some people will never like what you do , But if you feel this way you should run, Good Luck to you if you get the job.
Posted by gemccull (Gary McCullars) on September 5, 2009 at 6:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
BOS donate $75,000 to EDS and the city can cut their contribution down to $50.000.
It is apparent that the BOA needs some help to get out of their financial troubles.
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