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• Tybee Island City Hall • 403 Butler Ave • Tybee Island, Ga 31328 • (912)786-4573 •
• Normal Business Hours • M-F: 7:30am - 5pm • Sat 9am - 2pm •
City Holidays for 2010: Feb 15 • Mar 17 • May 31 • Jul 5 • Sep 6 • Nov 11 • Nov 25-26 • Dec 24-27 • Dec 31 •
City Offices will be closed February 15 in observance of Presidents' Day |
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Mayor's Message
Welcome to the City of Tybee Island’s public website. This site is intended to provide timely and accurate information to our citizens and other interested individuals. We have invested a lot of time and energy into the development of this site and are very proud of all that it has to offer.
One of the fundamental goals of government at every level is open and transparent governance. “Cityoftybee.org” affords the City the opportunity to make our municipal government even more accessible to its citizens. As always, if you cannot find an answer to your question or concern on-line, feel free to use the " Directory" link to get in touch with someone at City Hall. And please be reminded that Mayor’s Night In takes place the second Tuesday of each month from 6 PM until 8 PM. Feel free to drop by and see me if you have some new ideas, a question, a complaint, or just want to stop by and chat. Thanks for visiting our new website! 
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Council Highlights
The City Council meeting agenda, minutes, and schedule of upcoming meetings can all be accessed from the navigation menu to the left. Move your cursor over the City Officials menu item, then as the choices pop up, move to City Council, and finally, select the items you'd like to view. You can also click the links below: |
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PUBLIC NOTICE: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OPENINGS
The Mayor and Council of Tybee Island are considering applicants for the Historic Preservation Commission. Anyone interested is asked to submit their resume to City Clerk Vivian Woods or Denise Woodard at City Hall.
Qualifications: The commission shall consist of five members appointed by the mayor and ratified by the city council. All members shall be residents of Tybee Island and shall be persons who have demonstrated special interest, experience or education in history, architecture or the preservation of historic resources. To the extent available on Tybee Island, at least three members shall be appointed from among professionals in the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, archeology, or related disciplines. Members shall serve three-year terms. Members may not serve more than two consecutive terms. In order to achieve staggered terms, initial appointments shall be: one member for one year; two members for two years; and two members for three years. Members shall not receive a salary, although they may be reimbursed for expenses.
The deadline for submitting a resume is February 25, 2010 at 4:00pm-all resumes received after the deadline will not be considered. Mayor and Council will make appointments at the council meeting on March 11, 2010.
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Seeking Audit Committee Applicants
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PUBLIC NOTICE: The Mayor and City Council of Tybee Island are considering applicants for the Audit Committee. Audit Committee members serve three year terms. Please submit your resume to Vivian Woods, City Clerk or assistant Denise Woodard on or before Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 4:00 pm. Please understand that any resumes received after the 18th will not be considered. Mayor and Council will make the appointments at the February 25, 2010 Council meeting.
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Seeking Ethics Commission Applicants
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Mayor and Council continue to seek applicants for the Ethics Commission. Please click the link above for details about the position and how to apply.
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Island News
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Click to visit the Census Bureau website for further information
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 2010 Census - It's Important!
In order to ensure that Tybee is properly counted when it comes to non-profit, state, and federal grants and programs, it's important that you fill in and return your Census form when it arrives in the mail. The census is also used to determined Congressional districts, funding for hospitals and roads, jobs and job services, and emergency services. The effects of the Census reach into many aspects of your life, whether you are directly aware of them or not. There are only 10 questions on the Census form, and several of them are there just to make sure Census workers can reach you if there are questions about your form or to make sure you are not counted twice. It's easy to fill out, easy to return, and Census workers are prohibited from sharing any personal information about you that is part of the census, by law. You will never be contacted by a Census worker and asked for your confidential information by telephone or email. Your Social Security and bank account numbers are not part of the data collected. Census workers should be more than willing to offer official identification, and you can contact the Atlanta regional center if you have questions about someone claiming to be from the Census Bureau at (888) 586-9439. The census schedule: February-March - census forms mailed or delivered to households; March-April - forms will also be available at public sites for people who did not receive one at home; April 1st - Census Day and your forms should be returned! May-July - Census takers will visit households that did not return a census questionnaire. View the census form online at http://2010.census.gov/2010census/how/interactive-form.php. |
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Haitian Relief Donation Efforts
There are multiple avenues for making your donations to helping out earthquake victims in Haiti. St. Michael's has one, and the Red Cross is a great destination for your cash contributions - they accept donations right on their web site, www.redcross.org. Savannah Responds is taking donations until January 31st, from 8AM till 8PM, at the northeast corner of Mall Blvd and Abercorn. They are also in need of volunteers at the donation site - call them at 233-2876. In addition, WJCL/Fox-28, Horizon International Medical Mission, the City of Tybee, and Savannah Country Day School are partnering to send 14 doctors, nurses, and aids to Haiti on February 28th. Tybee's Julia Pearce will be a part of this delegation. Donations for this later effort can be dropped off in the blue barrel in the City Hall lobby. The City encourages donations to any and all these efforts! Please don't delay in providing whatever help you can.
Most urgently needed items include:
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· Monetary contributions for air fare and accommodations via the Red Cross (www.redcross.org)
· Blankets
· medical wraps
· canned food
· clothes
· syringes
· old prescriptions
· over the counter pharmacy items
· masks
· Cereals
· Rice
· Bottled Water
· Paper Products
· Baby Wipes
· Toothpaste/brushes
· Soap
· Disinfectants
· Rope |
· Tarps
· Mops
· Brooms
· Buckets
· Hammers
· Screwdrivers
· Pliers
· Shovels
· Saws
· Drills
· Gloves
· Flash Lights
· Lanterns
· Batteries
· Generators
· Chain Saws
· Tents
· Sleeping Bags
· Towels |
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Citizen Alert Sign Up Available
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At last, the self-service option for emergency alerts from the City is available. Click the button on the right to be taken to the emergency alert web site where you can set up an account and choose what alerts you would like to receive and where you would like to receive them. You may click here to download a write-up to help step you through the sign up process. |
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There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Parking Space!
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Tybee's Parking Services staff do not want to issue parking citations, but parking fees help keep island services available to visitors and residents alike, services like life guards, bathrooms on the beach, emergency preparedness, even parking itself. Since parking is so important to keeping the island in good condition for your next visit, there are no free, public parking spaces on Tybee, and parking fees are enforced 8AM - 8PM seven days a week. A few spots still have meters, though most places are converted to Pay-&-Display parking - when you park, be sure to find the nearest Pay-&-Display station, purchase time at the station, and place your receipt in a secure and prominently visible place on your dash. If you have received a parking citation, you may pay in person at City Hall, over the phone by calling 786-4573x102, or online by clicking the Online Payments link to the left.
Motorcycle decals are now available at City Hall as of 2010 for the same fee as an automobile sticker. The decals should be affixed to the front forks and visible from in front of the bike. |
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Due to credit card processing problems, Tybee's Pay-and-Display Parking kiosks are currently unable to accept credit cards for payment. The City is working with vendors to clear up these issues as quickly as possible. In the meantime, please use coins only to pay for parking on the island. If a change machine is found empty, please call 786-4573 x135 to report the problem, and the machine will be refilled as quickly as Parking Services can dispatch staff to assist you! Our apologies for any inconveniences this may cause.
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http://www.eoasga.org/energy.html
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 Energy Assistance Program
The Savannah-Chatham Economic Opportunity Authority's Energy Assitance Program provides heating assistance for lower income applicants from a federal government block grant program. Block grants are administered at the local level. To learn more abou the Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) or to apply, call EOA at (912) 238-2960.
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Tybee Looking Good Through the Eyes of Hollywood
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| The producers of The Last Song, which was filmed on Tybee, have released their first trailer for this movie. As impossible as it may seem, Tybee looks even more desirable to visit in this production! Thanks again to the Disney team and all those involved in the filming. We're excited to see Tybee on the big screen when the movie releases in April. Miley, and Greg, and Liam should be a treat, too. Until then, enjoy this slightly smaller screen view! |
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http://way.to/Patricksrun4arthritis
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Patrick McGlade runs a marathon a day to raise funds for Arthritis Foundation
Patrick McGlade is running Across the Country (CA to GA) to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation. This will take place from January and arriving on Tybee Island in April 2010. Visit his home page for more details, or to make a donation, at http://way.to/Patricksrun4arthritis |
View PatricksRun4Arthritis in a larger map |
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Doing Business with the City
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Any currently open RFPs will be displayed below.
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The City of Tybee Island has the following RFPs out for bid. Click the RFP number to access each request, or click here to see them all: |
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 BID ON CITY SURPLUS ITEMS AT GOVDEALS.COMThe City of Tybee makes excess inventory and used and surplus equipment available to the public via electronic auction at the GovDeals web site. You can review items for sale without registration, but you will need to register and obtain authorization in order to bid. You can view just City items, or go to GovDeals.com to review auction items from many government agencies. |
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