Muscogee County Charter Commission File, 1970, February,
Scope and Contents
Item 1 – Letter from Charles Evert to James Burgess concerning office of tax commissioner, with letter from Burgess to Everett (sic) dated the 19th of January, February 2, 1970
Item 2 – Letter from Whitley to H. J. Peters, with letter from Peters to Whitley date 31st of January 31 concerning the proposed Medical Examiner System, February 3, 1970
Item 3 – Letter from Martelle Layfield to Whitley, Ellis Swint, Bob Hydrick, Gordon Young, and Billy Young III concerning the agenda of a meeting on February 5th of the Columbus Lawyers Club, February 3, 1970
Item 4 – Columbus-Muscogee County Charter Commission – Minutes, February 5, 1970
Item 5 – Letter from Whitley to Dr. Joe M. Webber, with a letter from Webber to Whitley dated February 3rd concerning the Medical Examiner System, February 4, 1970
Item 6 – Letter from Whitley to Judge John J. Nilan regarding the proposed expanded Records Court Jurisdiction, Nilan's letter dated February 6th to Whitley, February 9, 1970
Item 7 – Letter from Whitley to Judge John J. Nilan regarding specific advice and guidance, February 9, 1970
Item 8 – Letter from Whitley to Hugh E. Camp (Mrs.) concerning Mrs. Camp's husband's retirement, February 9, 1970
Item 9 -- Letter from Martelle Layfield to James Burgess concerning changing the section of the Muscogee County School Board Act dealing with geographical resident requirements of the Board members, February 9, 1970
Item 10 – Letter from Young and Dicus regarding legal procedures to the special Muscogee Co. Charter Commission on Courts, February, 9, 1970
Item 11 – Letter from W.M. Page to J. Gordon Young regarding legal procedures, February 10, 1970
Item 12 – Letter from Whitley to James Burgess and Nolan Murrah concerning county-city representation on the school board and definition of voting districts. Attached are notes made by Whitley on a telephone conversation with Mrs. Dorothy E. Mead, attorney for the Civil Right Division, letter from Burgess to Whitley, and copy of the application by the Muscogee Co. Charter Commission to the Attorney General of the U.S.A. for approval of election provisions in proposed Charter, February 11, 1970
Item 13 – Letter from Martelle Layfield to Neal B. Littlejohn concerning the recorders court. Attached is a letter from Littlejohn to Whitley concerning the proposed expansion of recorders court authority, February 12, 1970
Item 14 -- Memorandum from Dr. Thomas Whitley to the Charter Commission concerning the agenda for the February 12 meeting. The agenda is attached, February 12, 1970
Item 15 – Columbus-Muscogee County Charter Commission – Minutes, February 12, 1970
Item 16 – Letter from Whitley to Neal B. Littlejohn, February 13, 1970 Item 17 -- Letter from Whitley to Charles Evert, with attached letter dated February 11th, to Whitley from Evert concerning the Columbus-Muscogee Co. Building Commission, February 13, 1970
Item 18 – Letter from Whitley to Nolan Murrah, February 13, 1970 Item 19 – Letter from Whitley to B.D. Hydrick, February 13, 1970
Item 20 – Letter from James Burgess to F.L. Champion, Jr, thanking him for reviewing the draft charter, February 16, 1970
Item 21 – Letter from James Burgess to Jack Ray asking that Ray review and comment on the draft provision on state governments of the consolidated government Charter for Columbus, February 16, 1970
Item 22 – Letter concerning the draft charter from Jack Ray, State Treasurer to Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, February 17, 1970
Item 23 – Announcement of the February 19th Charter Commission meeting, February 17, 1970
Item 24 – Columbus-Muscogee County Charter Commission – Minutes, February 19, 1970
Item 25 – Letter from Alvin L. McLendon, Jr to Carlton M. Johnson, editor of the Columbus Ledger concerning the Department of Environmental Improvement, February 19, 1970
Item 26 – Letter from Whitley to James Burgess concerning defining tax districts on the basis of services rendered, February 23, 1970
Item 27 – Columbus-Muscogee County Charter Commission – Minutes, February 23, 1970
Item 28 -- Memorandum from Jim Burgess to the Charter Commission concerning charter revisions and agenda for the February 26th meeting, February 23, 1970
Item 29 – Letter from Whitley to the charter Commission announcing the next Charter Commission meeting for February 26th. Attached is a handout about the training and certification of assessors, an attendance report, and minutes of the February 19th Charter Commission meeting, February 24, 1970
Item 30 – Letter from Whitley to all elected officials of the city of Columbus and Muscogee Co. inviting them to come to a Charter Commission meeting to express concerns, recommendations, etc..., attached is list of officials notified, February 24, 1970
Item 31 – Letter from B. D. Hydrick to B. Dayton Preston of the Columbus Real Estate Board, Inc. Attached is B. Dayton Preston's letter of February 15th to B. D. Hydrick concerning the Columbus Real Estate Board's opinion concerning the Function of tax assessing in the new government, February 25, 1970
Item 32 – Letter from Martelle Layfield to Whitley concerning the Sheriff's department and the procedures for elected officials to use in presenting and securing the necessary budgets for the operation of their department, February 25, 1970
Item 33 – Letter from James Burgess to Mrs. Dorothy E. Mead where he encloses a draft legal description on Council Districts for the consolidated government (draft is not attached), February 25, 1970
Item 34 – Letter from Whitley to Wm. B. Turner replying to Turner's letter of the 24th (attached) concerning the election of the first council, February 25, 1970
Item 35 – Letter from B. D. Hydrick to Mrs. Steve Knight concerning Environmental Improvement. Attached is copy of letter that Mrs. Steve Knight wrote to Hydrick on February 15th, February 26, 1970
Item 36 – Notes of Judge Oscar D. Smith concerning the consolidated government, February 26, 1970
Item 37 – Columbus-Muscogee County Charter Commission – Minutes, February 26, 1970
Item 38 – Notice of next Charter Commission meeting for March 2nd, February 27, 1970
Item 39 – Letter from Whitley to Rex A. Baggett concerning explaining the proposed Charter to the public, February 27, 1970
Item 40 – The personal opinion of Judge Oscar Smith in regards to the proposed Charter, February 27, 1970
Item 41 – February 27, 1970 – Letter from Whitley to Judge Oscar Smith, February 27, 1970 Item 42 – Letter from Whitley to Forest, L. Champion, Jr., February 27, 1970
Dates
- Other: 1970, February,
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
4225 University Ave
Columbus Georgia 31907 United States