Category Archives: Uncategorized

All commissioners were present. The following is a summary of the meeting. There was a group of about half a dozen people present to observe the meeting. It was nice to have a few more people in the audience. It definitely has an impact on how the meetings are conducted. The first agenda item wasContinue reading “September 28, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

Sorry for the delay on this one but I was getting everything ready for the bi-annual Four Seasons Yard Sale weekend. More on how that went in a day or two. All commissioners were present. The following is a summary of the meeting. There were a few people present in the audience who I assumedContinue reading “September 16, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

This is a summary of the meeting. All commissioners were present. There were about half a dozen of us in attendance besides Camden County employees. The air conditioning wasn’t working and I’ll tell you, it was pretty warm in there. Maybe the Commission needs to make a Budget Amendment to replace the A/C. The firstContinue reading “September 14, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

All commissioners were present. The first agenda item was the LOREDEC (Lake Ozark Regional Economic Development Council) Housing Study. No one was there to represent them. https://loredc.com/ According to Commissioner Williams, their latest housing study showed a severe shortage of mid range local housing. They are asking for $5,000 for an updated housing study forContinue reading “September 2, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 11:00 a.m.”

All commissioners were present. There were only a few of us in attendance besides the Camden County employees who normally attend. The first agenda item was the LANEG (Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group) equitable sharing agreement. This was $251,000 in funding received from asset forfeitures. This money is received quarterly and it is used toContinue reading “August 31, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

All commissioners were present. The only agenda item was a tax surplus refund. The Legal Advisor to the Camden County Commission, Charlie McElyea, stated that no action needs to be taken and the refund should be withdrawn. And that was that. Apparently, it’s part of McElyea’s job to review the the tax surplus refunds andContinue reading “August 26, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

All commissioners were present. There were a few folks present at the meeting besides the usual Camden County employees. The single agenda item was for Budget Amendments. The Auditor brought three budget amendments before the Commission. The first amendment was to move $294 from Courts computer maintenance so one of the judges could get aContinue reading “August 24, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

This is a summary of the meeting. All commissioners were present. It was a packed house but I figured that was because the agenda stated there would be Planning and Zoning agenda items. The Macks Creek Water Grant agenda item was handled first. Commissioner Hasty needed to sign a new agreement because the costs haveContinue reading “August 19, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

This is a summary of the meeting. All commissioners were present. Besides the normal Camden County employees, there was a large contingent of county employees that walked in and filled the back rows of the meeting room. It reminded me of the Sheriff filling up the room with uniformed deputies for the August 5, 2021Continue reading “August 17, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

Commissioners Gohagan, Hasty and Williams were present. The Sheriff’s sales tax increase vote took place two days before and it passed with a 62% approval rate. During the week before the vote, there were hardly any deputies at the meeting. Even the deputies who were normally there to keep an eye on things hadn’t beenContinue reading “August 5, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”