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COLUMBIA CTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
COLUMBIA CTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (EIN 02-0656710)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-03-16
IRS object ID
201540759349300129
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-03-16T12:59:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN581107697PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEROTTA MADDOCKS EVANS & CO CPASBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1701 GREENE STREET SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityAUGUSTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30901ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN020656710EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLUMBIA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOLUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7066510018PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 BUSINESS BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityEVANSCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30809ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTAMMY SHEPHERDPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7066510018PhoneNum
Signature2015-02-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRICK L EVANSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00011384PTIN
Phone7067225337PhoneNum
Preparation2015-02-18PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTAMMY SHEPHERDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 BUSINESS BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityEVANSCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30809ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$695,473GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.COLUMBIACOUNTYCHAMBER.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO BE THE VOICE OF BUSINESS, WORKING TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN A VIBRANT ECONOMY AND A SUPERIOR QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body24VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent24VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee8TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers23TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$348,346PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$430,185CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$244,740PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$263,935CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$930PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,353CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$594,016PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$695,473CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$284,970PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$357,196CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$225,290PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$254,254CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$510,260PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$611,450CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$83,756PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$84,023CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$647,307TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$563,284NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$647,307NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO BE THE VOICE OF BUSINESS, WORKING TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN A VIBRANT ECONOMY AND A SUPERIOR QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$611,450ExpenseAmt
DescTO EDUCATE THROUGH EXPERIENCE AND TO MOTIVATE YOUNG LEADERS AND ENABLE THEM TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG LEADERS WHO HAVE GIVEN HOPE FOR THE FUTURE AND THE TOOLS TO INFLUENCE A POSITIVE AND PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY. TO BE THE VOICE OF BUSINESS, WORKING TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN A VIBRANT ECONOMY AND A SUPERIOR QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE BUSINESS BREAKFAST MEETINGS, LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST, RIBBON CUTTINGS, VARIOUS FORUMS AND EXPOS AND AFTER BUSINESS HOUR EVENTS TO HELP PROMOTE BUSINESS IN COLUMBIA COUNTY.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$611,450TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee8EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members24GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member24IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc0RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7066510018PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14424 EVANS TO LOCKS RDAddressLine1Txt
CityEVANSCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30809ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
PAT GOODWIN
PROGRAM CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC MCINTYRE
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED BURE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM COLE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE FOWLER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL GRANT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRAVIS HAYES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIA HEYMAN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLIE JOHNSON
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACKI JONES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB KENDRA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YVONNE MEEKS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBBIE MOORE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE OATES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANE PANGLE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN SHAH
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN SMITH
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE SWAIN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK CRAWFORD
CHAIR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHELLE PIPER
CHAIR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANGI BROCK
CHAIR-ELECT1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHAWN VINCENT
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHIRLEY EVENSON
SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TAMMY SHEPHERD
PRESIDENT/CEO40.00$93,500$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$93,500TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$430,185MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$430,185TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SPONSORSHIPS999999$215,899$215,899
EVENT INCOME999999$48,036$48,036
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$263,935TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,353TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,353ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$695,473TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$263,935RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,353ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$325,968TotalAmt
Program Services$325,968ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,228TotalAmt
Program Services$31,228ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,000TotalAmt
Program Services$6,000ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,627TotalAmt
Program Services$17,627ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,353TotalAmt
Program Services$15,353ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,157TotalAmt
Program Services$3,157ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,979TotalAmt
Program Services$42,979ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,254TotalAmt
Program Services$9,254ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,835TotalAmt
Program Services$8,835ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,167TotalAmt
Program Services$4,167ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES$129,177$129,177
MISCELLANEOUS$8,629$8,629
BANK CHARGES$4,839$4,839
DUES AND PUBLICATIONS$4,237$4,237

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$611,450TotalAmt
Program Services$611,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$563,284BOYAmt
EOY$647,307EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$563,284BOYAmt
EOY$647,307EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$563,284BOYAmt
EOY$647,307EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$563,284BOYAmt
EOY$647,307EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$563,284BOYAmt
EOY$647,307EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$84,023ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$695,473TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$695,473RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$695,473TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$611,450TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$611,450ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$611,450TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COLUMBIA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC. IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. AT DECEMBER 31, 2014, THE FOLLOWING YEARS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY MAJOR TAX JURISDICTIONS: FEDERAL 2011 - 2013 GEORGIA 2011 - 2013ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED FOR REVIEW BY THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ALL SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GEORGIA OPEN RECORDS ACT AND GEORGIA SUNSHINE LAWS.