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Home My Public Portal About201412Newsletter.docxDecember Events December 2 6 - 7 PM Citizens’ Tuesday with the City Manager – Call 472-5072 to make appointment December 4 6:30 – 8:30 PM Solarize Tybee Community Meeting – City Hall Auditorium / see article below December 5 6:30 - 9 PM Lights On for Tybee – Tybrisa/Strand Roundabout December 6 1 – 3:30 PM Christmas Parade – Strand to Butler to Tybee Gym December 8 6 - 8 PM Mayor’s Night In – Call 472-5080 for an appointment December 11 10 – 11 AM Public Safety Committee Meeting – New Courtroom / 78 Van Horn December 11 3 - 4 PM Infrastructure Committee Meeting – New Courtroom / 78 Van Horn December 11 4 - 6 PM Ribbon Cutting – New Courtroom / 78 Van Horn December 11 6:30 PM Council Meeting – New Courtroom - Consent agenda at 6:30, full meeting at 7 December 15 4 - 5 PM Community Resource Committee – City Hall Auditorium December 15 6 - 7 PM Historic Preservation Commission – City Hall Auditorium December 16 7 PM Planning Commission – New Courtroom / 78 Van Horn December 17 6 PM Main Street Board – City Hall Auditorium December 18 12 – 1:30 PM Beach Task Force – City Hall Auditorium December 24-25 Christmas Holiday – City Offices Closed January 1 11 AM – 1 PM Tybee Polar Plunge – South Beach and Tybee Pier & Pavilion January 1 New Year’s Day – City Offices Closed Rising TYde Food Pantry, in Old School Cafeteria, needs: canned fruit & meat, rice, grits, soup, jelly, peanut butter. Distributions: Third Tuesday each month. View updated City Calendar at www.cityoftyee.org for a listing of all City & non-profit events. Please click the Waste & Recycling link at the top of the home page, or call 965-0777, to register any problems with your waste or recycling services! Be sure to check www.tybeefortheholidays.com for detailed information on Tybee celebration activities during the season. Announcing Tybee Island Youth Council Tybee Island Mayor and Council are proud to announce the forming of the Tybee Island Youth Council. All interested 4th and 5th graders enrolled at Tybee Island Maritime Academy or have residence on the Island are eligible to join. The mission of the Youth Council is to promote and receive input from our community’s youth in developing programs that enable them to learn about participatory government; hence to represent their needs. Applications are available at TIMA or at the Clerk’s Office, City Hall. Please direct all questions to Jan LeViner, Clerk of Council, 912.472.5080. Important Utility Bill Changes Effective January 2015 The following is a summary of changes that will impact Water Utility customers of the City of Tybee Island effective January 2015. November and December consumption will be billed in the January bill. November’s consumption will be calculated and updated. December’s consumption will be calculated and updated and then mailed with both months due. November’s consumption will show as past due. The bill will be double billed in order to decrease the gap between meter reads and revenue collections and to allow you as a customer to find out how much water was consumed during the previous month much sooner. This is a one-time change and a direct benefit of the new drive-by meter reading system. The Utility billing date will change from approximately 28th of each month to approximately the 5th of the month. The Utility billing due date will change from approximately 20th of each month to approximately the 25th of the month. Charges become delinquent the day after the due date, but a grace period of 5 days is given before delinquent charges are applied. Rate changes based on the CPI will take effect with January’s consumption which will be billed and due in February’s bill. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Utility Billing Department at 912-472-5025. Short Term Rentals Must Register and Pay Taxes! The City of Tybee Island is auditing all rental properties for compliance with City of Tybee Ordinances and State of Georgia laws governing Hotel Motel Tax Collection. If you have a short term rental property on Tybee Island and are not collecting and paying taxes to the City of Tybee Island, please contact Heather Brown at 912-472-5026 or Claire Price at 912-472-5022 for help in getting your business license and forms for monthly reporting. Notify the TIPD if You’ll Be Away for the Holidays Businesses and residents should consider notifying the Tybee Island Police Department during any extended trips away. Additional patrols will be scheduled to check your home or business. In addition, the department is trying to make sure it has emergency contact information for local businesses in case there are problems outside normal business hours. Please contact the Dispatch desk (786-5600) to inform them of your planned vacations away as well as to make sure they have updated contact information for your business locations on the island. Solarize Tybee Informational Meeting Learn how you can get a free site assessment and a discount on solar panels for your home or business, Thursday, December 4th, 6:30-8:30 PM at City Hall in the auditorium. Tybee for the Holidays Activities Tybee for the Holidays activities officially begin Thanksgiving weekend. http://www.tybeefortheholidays.com is the website for all the holiday season details. Donations are still being accepted for this year’s Community of Caring through New Year’s Day. Locations and needed items are listed on www.tybeefortheholidays.com. Lights on for Tybee Celebration: Friday, December 5 @ 6:30pm Tybee Christmas Parade: Saturday, December 6 @ 1pm To Address City Council …about agenda items, please speak during public comments. To get on the agenda, file an Agenda Request with the City Clerk by noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to the Meeting! Council meets 2nd & 4th Thursday, 7PM, each month. Visit City Hall or our web site to obtain the form. If you are presenting to Council, you must provide your presentation no less than 48 hours in advance to Clerk or IT staff! 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