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TheBlade Swainsboro, GA • February 17, 2021 • www.EmaniielCoimtyLive.com News from under the Gold Dome: several bills voted on by REPRESENA- TIVE BUTCH PAR RISH, GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRE SENTATIVE, 158 th DIS TRICT Monday, February 8, marked tire start of tire fifth week of the 2021 legislative ses sion. During this busy week, the House Rules Committee began holding regular meet ings eadr day, and as a result, nry colleagues and I voted on sever al bills on tire House floor. By tire end of the week, we completed legislative day 16 and are moving closer to tire halfway point of tire 40-day session. We unanimously passed legislation this week to curb third-par ty solicitations that cause Georgia's small businesses and indi viduals to lose money each year. House Bill 153 would require any person or entity who mails a solicitation for services related to cor porate filings with the Secretary of State to include a disclaimer at tire top of tire docu ment notating that the document is not a bill or official government document. These un fair and deceptive so licitations are known to look very similar to government docu ments and have mis led businesses into paying more to use a third-party service. The Amended Fiscal Year 2021 (AFY 2021) budget, or House Bill 80, also received fi nal passage this week. As passed, the AFY21 budget totals $25.56 billion and address es many of tire areas where finances were reduced during last year's budget cycle. Some of these are: • K-12 education made up the largest single expenditure in the budget at $9.6 bil lion, including a $567 million restoration of funds initially cut from the original FY21 bud get. • $40 million to procure 520 new school buses, which function not only as transpor tation for students, but also serve tire vital purposes of delivering lunches to children in rural areas and serving as Wi-Fi hotspots. • To assist with tire on-going COVID-19 pandemic, $27 million was allocat ed to tire Department of Public Health to re vamp and modernize their IT infrastructure and public health sur veillance technology. This funding will not only help speed up re search on COVID-19, but will help identify potential future out breaks. While these are only a few highlights, I encourage you to take a look at tire full budget https: / / www. legis.ga.gov/legisla- tion/58910 for more information on how your tax dollars are al located. Further, Gover nor Brian Kenrp, Lt. Governor Geoff Dun can, Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and other members of House and Senate leadership gathered this week to announce that 57,159 state em ployees who earn less than $80,000 will re ceive a one-tinre bonus of $1,000 during the current fiscal year. Le veraging savings from federal assistance, the AFY 2021 budget in- REPRESENATIVE PARRISH eludes an additional $59.6 million for these hardworking employ ees, and the $80,000 cap aligns with tire Teacher Salary Sched ule's maximum salary. To address a more than 90 percent turn over rate, correctional officers will also re ceive this bonus in ad dition to a 10 percent salary increase that is included in this bud get. Since tire pandem ic began almost a year ago, our state employ ees have worked tire lessly to continue to provide state services to every Georgian and this bonus is a way to thank them for their dedication to our state. Gov. Kenrp, Lt. Gov. Duncan and Speak er Ralston announced tire expansion of ru ral broadband service across 18 counties in Middle Georgia through a new Electric Membership Cooper ation (EMC) partner ship. The House has spearheaded initia tives and legislation in recent years to support rural economic de velopment, including broadband expansion. After Presidents Day, we will return for another eventful week under tire Gold Dome. As bills contin ue to make their way through tire legislative process, please contact nre with any questions or concerns you have regarding potential policies that may im pact our district. I hope to hear from you this legislative session. 1 remain dedicated to serving your interests as your state representa tive, and 1 hope that you will contact me with any questions or concerns you may have regarding Termite • Pest Control the legislative session or with any proposals or recommendations for future legislation. You can also stay in touch by visiting our website at www.house. ga.gov to watch a live stream of the House in action, as well as archived committee meetings, and review legislation that we are considering. Follow me on face- book for updates throughout the year. Thank you for allow ing me to be your repre sentative. Sincerely, Representative Butch Parrish Daniels Chevrolet abandoned vehicles: The following vehicles will be sold on or after Friday, February 19, 2021 for all amounts occurred up until this date unless other arrangements are made by the above date: 2011 Chevrolet Equinox LT VIN: 2CNALDECOB623561 0 2015 Ford Fusion VIN: 3FA6POHD6FR138217 2006 Chevrolet Impala LT VIN: 2G1WC581X69314984 AUCTION Online Auction Bidding Begins Monday, March 1, 2021 Bidding Ends Friday, March 5, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. 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All intersted parties, the applicant included, who wish to be heard on said matter should be present at said meeting to present any evidence they wish the Cityof Oak Park to consider relative to the application. All persons wishing to be heard shall give testimony under oath, which will be recorded either by licensed court reporter or notary public, all in compliance with the Cityof Oak Park Ordinance. Hall s Accounting mSIuH mm liieoSnB Mm ot mmmm b:©:©k#eerin:g HallsAcct.com HALLSACCT.COM I LIKE US ON FACEBOOK I 314 OLD NUNEZ RD I SWAINSBORO 478.237.4349 I ENROLLED TO PRACTICE BEFORE THE I.R.S.
