August 17, 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.”

August 5, 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.”

August 3, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.

I know nobody wants to read this summary because all everyone is talking about is the August 5, 2021 meeting but I have to write it for the sake of completeness. Commissioners Gohagan and Williams were present. There were only a few people present at the meeting besides Camden County employees. Camden County Guerrilla mediaContinue reading “August 3, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

July 21, 2021 Camdenton Chamber Of Commerce Breakfast Meeting

I attended the Camden County Republican Club meeting on the evening of July 20, 2021 to hear Sheriff Helms speak in favor of the ¼ % sales tax increase for the Camden County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). The next morning, I attended the Camdenton Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting where Sheriff Helms would be presenting againContinue reading “July 21, 2021 Camdenton Chamber Of Commerce Breakfast Meeting”

Camden County Republican Club Meeting on July 20, 2021

On the evening of July 20, 2021, I attended the Camden County Republican Club meeting at 7:00 p.m. Mark McCloskey was scheduled to be the guest speaker, but I was really attending to see Camden County Sheriff Tony Helms speak in favor of the ¼ percent increase in sales tax that will be on theContinue reading “Camden County Republican Club Meeting on July 20, 2021”

July 22, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.

Commissioners Gohagan and Williams were present. Commissioner Hasty was present by phone. He recently took a trip and tested positive for COVID so he’s isolating himself from the Commission office until he’s in the clear. I was looking forward to hearing Virtual Nathan and Virtual Hasty at the same meeting, but there was no interactionContinue reading “July 22, 2021 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

July 15, 2021 Camden County Commission Meeting at 10:00 a.m.

Commissioners Gohagan and Williams were present. This is a summary of the meeting. Your faithful Camden County Guerrilla media team was present as well as 8-9 people who were there for the Planning and Zoning agenda items. We went the extra mile and brought coffee, set up the audience chairs which were all over theContinue reading “July 15, 2021 Camden County Commission Meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

July 6, 2021 Camden County Commission Meeting at 10:00 a.m.

Commissioners Gohagan and Hasty were present. There were three of us in the audience besides the normal Camden County employees. Virtual Nathan was not present for the meeting because the ethernet cable connected to his phone had been removed and used for a presentation that was held earlier in the meeting room. Commissioner Gohagan andContinue reading “July 6, 2021 Camden County Commission Meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

Dave Reads the Camden County Budget

A few days ago, I wrote about the Camden County Commission meeting that occurred on June 29, 2021. During that meeting, the commissioners were faced with a decision to approve $4,500 in additional funding for the Emergency Management Agency to carry them through to December 2021. I was surprised when the County Auditor, Jimmy Laughlin,Continue reading “Dave Reads the Camden County Budget”

June 29, 2021 Camden County Commission Meeting at 10:00 a.m.

All commissioners were present. The front entrance of the Camden County courthouse is open again. There were only two of us in the audience other than county employees. The first agenda item was the EMA Budget. This is for Camden County’s Emergency Management Agency (https://emacamdenmo.org/). A significant portion of the EMA budget is funded byContinue reading “June 29, 2021 Camden County Commission Meeting at 10:00 a.m.”