County Will Support City In Regional Board

RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING THE CITY OF LUCEDALE, MISSISSIPPI, IN SECURING LEGISLATI.ON TO ALLOW THE CITY
TO JOIN THE GULF COAST REGION UTILITY DISTRlCT

WHEREAS. Senate Bil12943 adopted in 2006 created tne GulfCollst Region Utility District, and said legislation was codified in Mississippi Code Annotated, Sections 49.17- 701, et. seq.; and

WHEREAS, Mississippi Code Annotatcd, Sec.tion 49-17- 71 S allowed the George County Board of Supervisors to exclude George County from being rcquired to comply with the law, by dissolving its county utility board, which thc Board of Supervisors did, for reasons set forth extensively in the resolution dissolving the county board, which is of record in thc Minutes of the Board of Supervisors of George County, Mississippi; and

WHEREAS, thc Board of Supervisors have never been opposed to thc City of Lucedale alone being able to join the Gulf Coast Region Utility District; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors have been advised that the original bill proposed for the creation of the Utility District would have permitted a municipality to join, without the County itself joining; and

WHEREAS, the Honorable Dayton Wiites, Mayor of the City of Lucedale. has stated at a legislative hearing held on Tuesday, January 23. 2007, that he and the Board of Aldermen support the new law and would like for the City of Lucedale to he able to join the District, even if the County has not joincd;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF GEORGE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI:
1. That the findings of fact recited in the preamble hcreof are hercby found and declared to be true and correct, to thc bcst of the Board's knowledge and bclief.
2. That the Board of Supervisors of Gcorge County, Mississippi, hereby goes on record stating that it has no objections to the City of Lucedale alone joining the Gulf Coast Region Utility District; that, if the Mayor and Board of Alderman of the City of Lucedale want the legislature to change the law to pertTlit the City of Lucedale to join tile Gulf Coast Region Utility District, the George County Board of Supervisors would ask the legislature to grant the City's request, since the Mayor and Board of Aldermen are the elected representatives of the people of Lucedale; and the Board only asks that the legislature not change any part of Section 49.17- 715 insofar as it affects the present rights and powers of the George County Board of Supervisors.
3. That this resolution shall be made apartoftbe Minutes of the Board of Supervisors of George County, Mississippi, and that copies of this resolution shall be provided to any interested parties.
ON MOTION made by seconded by Supervisors to adopt the foregoing resolution, and the question being put to a roll call vote, the result as as follows:
Lit Eubanks District One Voted YEA
KeUy Wright District Two Voted YEA
Sue Cochran District Three Voted YEA
Larry A. Havard District Four Voted YEA
W.Henry Cochrau District Five Voted YEA
The motion having received the affirmative vote of all of the members of the Board present, the President of the Board declared the motion carried unanimously, and the resolution adopted this the 25th day of January, A.D. 2007.
PRESIDENT OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS


CHANCERY CLERK