The Roundabout 3/16/2023

"Move More" Challenge Standings

Here are the standings of the 13 teams involved in the "Move More" Challenge as of 3/10/2023. Teams are listed in order of highest total miles walked to least miles walked. We will share the actual mileage at the conclusion of the challenge on March 31:

JabberWalkies

Marching Madness

We Could Have Driven Here

Red Hot Chili Steppers

Tax Commissioner’s Crew

4 P’s In A Pod WWW L.A.P.D.

The Storm Walkers

The Step Kids G.R.I.T.S.

Jammin’ Juvenile Court

The High Steppers

SpringJobFair

On March 13, our departments welcomed 142 applicants at our spring job fair! Listed below are the department representatives that did an amazing job exhibiting county PRIDE:

Parks & Recreation/Events - Wes Horton, Brandon Martin, & Johnny Williams

Library - Natalie Gibson

Information Technology - Kerston Bell

Geographic Information Systems - Lyndsey Stokes & Mark Swain

Traffic Operations - Tonny Williams, Curtis Aycox, & Owen Whitehead

Tax Assessor - Adam Searcy & Donna Wiley

Utility Permitting - Tara Harris

Fleet Services - Nick Hayes

Roads and Bridges - Chris Braswell, Tony Clark, Gus Dunn & Mark Story

Water Utility - Christy Whittle

Stormwater Operations - Mike Zahner, Crystal Schneider, Arvin Pond, & Ronald Burkhalter

Stormwater Compliance - Rachael Osborne

Fire Rescue - Tony Holt, Landyn Biggs & Cameron Tiedeman

Facility Maintenance - Chad Holton

Sheriff’s Office - Captain John Sherman (Columbia County Detention Center), Lieutenant Patricia Champion (Community Services Division), Sergeant Daniel Massey (Community Services Division), and G.C.I.C. Officer Ivey Barnett (911 Communications Center)

Board of Elections - Hope Medlin & Terrence Herrington

Human Resources - Jeff Carney, Amy Whitfield, & Martha Bartles

Emerging Leaders Course-Cohort 2

The second cohort of our Emerging Leaders Program is in full swing. The cohort includes Brittany Akins, Curtis Aycox, Brandi Bell, Corbin Cooney, Preston Crews, Jason English, Sean Furmage, Cole Hewett, Grace Jansen, Lt. Jamie Lewis, Brandon Martin, Nathan McDonald, Cherie McGee, Jennifer Neal, Chelsea Peterson, Angie Russell, Josh Small, Lt. Mitchell Smith, Mark Story, Stephen Sullivan, and Preston Walker. Pictured below are the class members working hard during their latest session.

want to advance their career in nonprofit organizations and public agencies

Program Highlights:

Our program was named as one of the top MPA programs in the country by U S News & World Report

Our program is 36 hours Students take 21 hours of core public management courses and can focus 15 hours of electives in areas like homeland security, geographical information systems, grant writing, and human service administration

Alumni in key areas of public service

Todd Glover,’98, Executive Director, Municipal Association of South Carolina

Patrick Clayton, ’04, Chief Deputy Sheriff, Richmond County, GA

Shannon Williford, ’05, Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness, Augusta University

John Waller, ‘13, City Administrator, City of Thomson, GA

Carla Delaney, ’07, Director of Planning and Development, Augusta, GA

LeDarius Scott, ‘21, Planner, Cobb County, GA

Accredited by NASPAA, the global standard for public affairs education

Our program allows students the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership or a Certificate in Urban Planning and Community Development along with their MPA degree

Faculty who are prominent scholars

We do not require GRE scores

We are now accepting applications for Summer 2023, and Fall 2023.

If you are interested in the program, please contact the program director Dr Wesley Meares at wmeares@augusta edu He would be happy to discuss the program with you in person or virtually Also, please check out our website and connect with us on Social Media: like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at Augusta University is recognized as a leading educator of professionals who

GIS Has a New Location!

The GIS Office has relocated to 500 Faircloth Drive(the former home of the Board of Elections). Office phone number: 706-868-3421

To register contact Jennifer jneal@columbiacountyga.gov or Darlene dbartlett@columbiacountyga.gov Or call Risk Management at 706-312-7475 for information

March 22, 2023