I don't feel like fishing today.

The article plainly states ...

"Chief among the rules the city established is the stipulation that a licensed doctor must perform the tattoos or be present for direct supervision. "

You really should go read. In example, the quote is wrong, Fayette County requires a doctor.

Don Haddix
PTC Councilman
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donhaddix.com

Stated in your link ...

"Under current rules that apply only to unincorporated Fayette County, tattoo parlors are allowed as long as services are provided by a licensed physician or osteopath."

??

PTC is not in unincorporated Fayette County.

Correct. PTC does not require a licensed physician or osteopath. Your quote says we do but we don't.

The website was set up for Q&A and informational posting to the public. Information is retained permanently and does not fall off after a few hours as on a blog. That way it does not have to be repeatedly asked and posted over and over.

I invite you to visit and read as you will. If you register you can click any and all threads you wish to have email notifications for without even having to visit the site.

Don Haddix
PTC Councilman
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donhaddix.com

Mr Haddix this is Rodney Pendleton the guy who owns the tattoo shop.So what you are saying is the letter I got from PeachTree saying I have to be a doctor by Feb 7 2009 is wrong?I mean you signed it.I have a copy of the ordinance you and the rest of city council passed Feb 7 of this year or did that slip your mind?If any one wants to see a copy of the ordinance please stop by the tattoo shop.

We all see this for exactly what it is.

Mr. Haddix is a walking contradiction.

I will be by to see you soon, possibly this evening! I am in need of your talented services!

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I don't judge anyone and no one has the right to judge me.

That is interesting:
1. I signed no such letter to you. Signing such is not a function of my office.
2. I have neither seen or been informed of any such letter being sent to you.
3. Please send me a copy of the letter.
4. I asked before the vote if you were legally grandfathered in and Staff stated you were.

I will look into this upon receipt.

Don Haddix
PTC Councilman
Post 1
donhaddix.com

1.I sent you the letter. 2.Know what you voted on, you are the elected official.
3.It is not in the minutes that you asked if I would be grandfathered in.
4.So read the letter and tell me you didn't take part in this.
5.I will post this letter on here for every one to read and see for themselves!

Of course, since there is no mention of anyone being grandfathered from the ordinance enacted on 2-7 and also since there is no mention in the meeting minutes of any discussion or questions about anyone being grandfathered, it's easy to see why the owner would assume that the ordinance applies to him directly.

Let's put it this way: until a couple of days ago, Haddix didn't even know that the language about requiring a doctor was in that ordinance passed on 2-7-2008 that he seconded, so don't rely at all on what he thinks the ordinance says. Read it online at PTC's website along with the meeting minutes from 2-7-08.

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Correct. PTC does not require a licensed physician or osteopath. Your quote says we do but we don't.

PTC does, and you were the one who seconded the motion to pass it on 2/7/2008! Go to PTC's own website and look up the meeting minutes for that night and the ordinance you passed.

Does this language look even vaguely familiar?
It shall be unlawful for any person to tattoo the body of any human being, except that tattooing may be performed by a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy under O.C.G.A. tit. 43, ch. 34, or by a technician acting under the direct supervision of such licensed professional.

it should...it's section 42-02 of the Health and Sanitation Ordinance, which is also located on the City's website under "Code of Ordinances"
Here's a direct link to what PTC Council passed and what one member has no idea about what he voted upon:
http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=11414&sid=10

I now completely understand why so many people get so frustrated at city meetings.

You stated that the ordinance was the county's, not the city's. The county's ordinance plainly applies to unincorporated Fayette County (stated in a link that you provided on your website). We clearly are talking about a business that is within the city limits of Peachtree City.

I will ask direct questions and would appreciate direct answers from you, sir. Here, not on your website.

You state that PTC does not require a physician or osteopath onsite. The ajc directly stated that a new ordinance had been passed by the City of Peachtree City requiring just that.

Is the ajc article incorrect? If so, why hasn't someone demanded a correction or retraction?

Why was Mr. Pendleton granted a business license and concurrent C.O. if this ordinance already existed?

When was the ordinace requiring a doctor passed as it applies to businesses within the city of Peachtree City (which you have stated does not exist)?

..created AFTER the business was formed that is designed clearly to run it out of business by requiring a licensed doctor to be present or doing the tattoos. This ordinance was aimed directly at addressing the tattoo shop located in an area that Mr. Haddix considers to be "family and kid friendly," and an area that Haddix feels shouldn't have a tattoo business.

The ordinance is designed to get PTC sued it appears. It's hardly different from other counties/cities that have tried to after-the-fact legislate porn businesses out of existence after they were already established. The GA and US Supreme Court have made it clear that you cannot do that. I guess the thinking is that this tattoo businessman doesn't have deep enough pockets like strip club and porn store owners do to really fight this BS.

Check with your mayors about your government’s liability insurance coverage. All Georgia municipalities have the same Georgia Inter-local Risk Management Agency (GIRMA) fund to protect governments against lawsuits. Read O.C.G.A. § 36-85-1 et seq. Its not even an insurance policy. All of our wonderful State Reps passed a law to set up a fund for all Georgia governments to contribute a minimum of $200,000 per year to the fund if they get sued. In effect all citizens are paying for wrongful acts of all governments. What a deal for governments. Except that the fund has more exceptions coverage than actual coverage. It doesn’t cover inverse condemnation, punitive damages, fraudulent or criminal acts of employees, dishonesty, infidelity, altering of public records, misappropriation of funds or any illegal action of a government, including Peachtree City and Tyrone’s illegal zoning ordinances. The exclusions go on and on. And where do the funds come from? The Taxpayers of course. But the fund is limited to amounts that can be paid out. The more lawsuits against a municipality, the more the funds is depleted. Tyrone Mayor Don Rehwaldt knows this because this blogger gave him a copy of the insurance policy. You would think that Don & Mayor Pro Tem Grace Caldwell, along with all others who promised to change their zoning ordinance would be finding ways to protect their citizens from having to pay for lawsuits rather than perpetuating them. Ditto for Peachtree City. Look for Howard Guthrie owner of Shamrock Industrial Park to file suit over Tyrone’s zoning ordinance. Tyrone lawyers are also snoozing under the haystack, with visions of legal fees dancing in their dreams.

I would be willing to bet that if Mr. Haddix could, he would shut down Big Daddy's too. That's the feeling I get from him, anyways. I hope I'm wrong.

What kind of message does this send to the business community, to issue an operating license and then make the business owner jump through some "moral hoops" that the city imposes, after the business has been established?? Being self-employed myself, it sends the message that PTC is hostile to particular businesses. Mr. Pendleton sounds like a small business owner who just wants to make a living in his profession. He's not selling porn or pawning guns.

At a time when sales tax revenues are down in PTC, it would make more sense to be courting businesses instead of attempting to run them out of town, don't you think?

is trying to change the laws ...after the fact...They screwed up.

here's the article...

KILLING A DREAM

HA! That might have been my mother. Her's are terrible. And she thinks my flag/shield is tacky. hmpf