March 2012 CityScene Newsletter

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BOARD OF

COMMISSIONERS

Next Workshop Meeting

March 13, 9:00 am

Next Regular Meetings

March 13, 9:00 amMarch 27, 6:00 pm

Meetings held at

One Griffin Center

W. Elmer George

Municipal Hall

100 South Hill Street

Griffin, Georgia 30223

Commission meetings

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On Tuesday, February 7, 2012, Judge Ronald A. Cook was acknowled

for over 25 years of service to the City of Griffin as a municipal court judge

as a juvenile judge.

Judge Cook served from January 1987 until January 2012.

The City would like to thank Judge Cook for his years of service and ass

him that he will be missed.

Judge Cook honoredCityScene

nforming Citizens

March 2012

Volume 3 Number 3

Inside:Strongest Link

in the Chain

Page 3

Salute to

Sargeant Pope

Page 4

Solid Waste

Collector

Permits

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VISION MISSION VALUES

Welcome back for our second installment of

Financial News from the Department of Administra-

ve Services. In our last segment we touched on theCitys VISION and MISSION statements and how the

city identified Financial Transparency as one initiative

on the journey to excellence in local government. This

week we will touch on the Citys VALUE statements.

VALUES

We believe in honest, open, and democratic

government.

We are dedicated to the highest ideals of honor

and integrity in order to merit the respect, trust, and

confidence of the citizens of Griffin.

We believe our primary responsibility is to those

who live, work, visit, or otherwise come in contact with

our City. We are committed to enhancing the quality

of life by providing exemplary services.

We believe that the employees of the City are

ts most important resource and through them, we will

accomplish our mission and vision. We will support

he employees with dignity, respect, and fairness.

We believe it is important to listen to our citi-zens and be sensitive and responsive to their needs.

We believe that proper planning, training, and

eamwork will fulfill our mission and vision for the fu-

ure of the City of Griffin.

How do these value statements guide the

Citys decisions? We mentioned Financial Transpar-

ency initiative. The first statements focus is on hon-

est and open government. Subsequent statements

ntroduce confidence, commitment, fairness, training,

and responsiveness. From a finance perspective, all

he Citys VALUE statements can be viewed as the

ramework to more open government and a commit-

ment to Financial Transparency. In response, the

City prepares and presents monthly financial reports,

eads and analyses that information, and makes deci-

sions that control how the City spends money.

One financial control the City uses is in the form

of a budget. The City formally adopts an annual bud-

get that estimates the amount of money that comes in

o the Citys accounts and limits the amount of money

the City can set aside for expenses such as re

repairs and maintenance, and vehicles, just to na

a few items.The Citys Board of Commissioners rev

monthly financial reports (including budget) at the

commission meeting each month. Commission m

ings are open to the public; held the second and fo

Tuesday each month at 6:00 PM and we invite yo

attend these informative sessions.

While there are several VALUE stateme

they all set the tone for Financial Transparency.

Future installments will cover topics as finan

human resources, information technology initiativ

tax programs, etc. We hope you will continue to en

Financial News.

Call for Topics

This newsletter is dedicated to you as our custo

and resident. Please feel free to contact me with

quests for topics or questions related to the City

nances.

Stay tuned for our next edition of Financial News!

By Markus Schwab, CPA.CITP, CG

Chief Financial Of

[email protected]

770.229.6401 x

March 2012 CityScene CityScene CityScene CityScene CityScene CityScene Page 2

Financial News

The City of Griffins Central Services Dep

ment-Solid Waste Division will host its 5 Year a

versary for the Griffin Regional Recycling Center.

Electronic Recycling (E-Waste) Event will be held ing week of March 5 - 9, 2012 from 7:00 a.m. - 5

p.m. located at:

Griffin Regional Recycling Center

1515 Industrial Drive

Griffin, Georgia 30223

For more information on the items that can

accepted, please call 770-229-6421 or visit our w

site at www.cityofgriffin.com.

Also, for your convenience, we accept E-W

items year round at the Recycling Center.

Electronic Recycling


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er offers a FREE newsletter

for all residential custom-ers? Green Street News is

our free communication and

home-energy resource. It is

a monthly non-promotional

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our residential customer and focuses on ways that

homeowners can improve energy efficiency and save

money. You will also find articles on new ideas for con-

serving water, green initiatives and the latest energy

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our website at www.cityofgriffin.com and click depart-ments then Electric.

Dont wait, start your savings NOW!

The City of Griffin is pleased to annou

Rita Bagwell as the Strongest Link for the montJanuary.

Since coming to the Customer Service Cont

Desk, Rita has recouped thousands of dollars for

city by catching and stopping people from obtain

utility services through fraudulent means due to th

owing the City money. Rita works with the Citys Po

Department to actively pursue these bogus leas

She understands the importance of this and d

not function under the Its not my problem attitu

She shows strong loyalty to the city at all times

attempts to instill that in others.For these reasons, we are proud to acknowle

Rita Bagwell as the January 2012 Strongest Lin

the Chain.

Rita Bagwell

January 2012

Link in the Chain

Strongest Link in

the Chain Award of

Excellence


The Griffin Police Department offers assis-ance in the organizing and start-up of both Neigh-

borhood Watch and Business Watch programs.

Neighborhood and Business Watch programs are a

way for neighbors and the business community to

hare information and assist the Police Department

n the reduction of crime. The Police Department

offers assistance to the programs but they are main-

ained by the neighborhoods and business groups.

For further information contact the Police

Department at 770-229-6450.

Neighborhood and

Business Watch

Sign up to save

money and energy

On the go?

Visit us online at

www.cityofgriffin.co


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Pheonix rises

from the Kudzu


Griffin Power Salutes

Sergeant Robert Pope

On November 27, 2010, Sgt. Robert Pope a

Groundman with the City of Griffin Electric department

was deployed to Iraq in support of operation New

Dawn. As a tribute to him, Griffin Powers Lines divi-

sion honored Robert with an American Flag that flewull staff in acknowledgement of his service and hopes

of safe return.

On January 5, 2012 Robert arrived home safe-

y after serving his term in Iraq as a Flight Engineer on

Black Hawk helicopters. He was greeted by his wife

Brittany and daughter Rylee Ann Pope. In celebration

of his safe return and service, his fellow workers hon-

ored him with a tribute of replacing the old flag with a

new one. Griffin Power is honored to have Soldiers

and Veterans that not only serve our country but also

our local community.

A phoenix will rise from the ashes...er, kudz

of Central Georgia. The oldest Douglas DC-3 in

istence will return to the skies this month, depar

Griffin, Georgia heading for its new home in Pu

Gorda, Florida .

The aircraft was the sixth DC-3 off the Do

las DST line. It was delivered to American Airline

1936. It served during World War II as a cargo

transport aircraft for the Army Air Corps/Air Force

after the war it returned home to American Airlines

In 1972, after a colorful and varied history,

Bob McSwiggan purchased the DC3 and others

part of Academy Airlines. He operated the DCfrom their new home base in Griffin, Georgia.

Unfortunately, in 1996 it wound up on

ground in Griffin, where it hasnt moved since. It

stood watch over old the grass field at the Gri

Spalding County Airport for many years where

sun, wind, rain, even ice and snow have taken t

toll. Occasionally, DC-3 enthusiasts and histori

have ventured here to Griffin to pay their respe

ask questions and take pictures of the weathered

sitting motionless amongst the waiving grass.

Luckily, this past year Mr. Frank Moss chased the old girl, (formerly known as the Ameri

Airlines Flagship Tennessee). He and his fa

have made numerous trips from their home in Flo

up here to Griffin bringing with them parts, includ

new engines, propellers, cable, wiring and control

faces where they hope to get her in good enough

ing shape so that they may take her to Florida wh

she will undergo a complete restoration.

It will be sad to see her go but an even grea

tragedy would have been to watch as the kudzu evtually claimed her.

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