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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
May 14, 2019
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 14, 2019,
the Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. B. Williams, Garrett, Sias, Fennoy, Frantom, M. Williams, Davis, D.
Williams, Hasan and Clarke, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
Mr. Mayor: Good morning.
The Clerk: Good morning.
Mr. Mayor: We’ll call this meeting to order. The Chair recognizes Madam Clerk.
1. LEGAL MEETING
A. Pending and potential litigation
B. Real estate
C. Personnel
The Clerk: Legal meeting for pending and potential litigation, real estate, personnel.
Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, during our special called meeting portion there is an item on
the agenda, I don’t know what the body has done in terms of taking a look at item #3 that is before
us. I had a cursory chance to look at it last night. Okay, all right. The Chair will entertain a
motion to go into executive session –
Mr. Garrett: So move.
Mr. Frantom: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Voting.
Ms. Davis and Mr. B. Williams out.
Motion carries 8-0.
\[EXECUTIVE SESSION\]
Mr. Frantom: All right, I’d like to call this meeting back to order. Attorney Brown.
2. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with
Georgia’s Open Meeting Act.
Mr. Brown: We request a motion to close the executive meeting session.
Mr. Sias: So move.
Mr. Garrett: Second.
Mr. Frantom: Got a motion and a second. Please vote.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Frantom: I’d like to go to Commissioner Sias for a motion.
Mr. Sias: Thank you, sir. I move that we approve a five-day internal posting for the
General Counsel position of Augusta Richmond County.
Mr. Hasan: Second.
Mr. Frantom: Got a motion and a second. Please vote.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Frantom: Attorney Brown for a motion.
Mr. Brown: Motion to approve a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the
Walker Grove, between the Walker Grove and Augusta, Georgia regarding Laney
Walker/Bethlehem Revitalization Armstrong Galleria Commercial Bays. This MOU shall
provide for the attestation and the signing by the Clerk of Commission in addition to the signatures
presently there.
Mr. Sias: So move.
Mr. M. Williams: Second.
Mr. Frantom: Got a motion and a second. Please vote.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Frantom: Attorney Brown for a motion.
Mr. Brown: Motion to approve release of lien regarding the property located at 1557
Fenwick Street, Augusta, Georgia by the Consolidated Government of Augusta.
Mr. Hasan: So move.
Mr. Sias: Second.
Mr. Frantom: Got a motion and a second. Please vote.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Frantom: Attorney Brown for a motion.
Mr. Brown: Motion to approve the termination of professional service agreement
between Augusta, Georgia and Janice Osei and to task the Administrator to communicate
the termination.
Mr. Hasan: So move.
Mr. D. Williams: Second.
Mr. Frantom: Got a motion and a second. Please vote.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Frantom: Attorney Brown for a motion please.
Mr. Brown: Motion to appoint Ron Houck as the Interim Director of Parks and
Recreation Department for Augusta, Georgia with a salary increase of 15%.
Mr. Hasan: So move.
Mr. Fennoy: Second.
Mr. Frantom: Got a motion and a second. Please vote.
Mr. M. Williams: Can I ask you a question?
Mr. Frantom: Commissioner Williams.
Mr. M. Williams: I got an answer already.
Mr. Frantom: Okay, thank you.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Frantom: Any further motions from you, Attorney Brown?
Mr. Brown: Yes, Mayor Pro Tem. One last motion. Motion to approve service delivery
strategy plan between the City of Blythe and the City of Augusta.
Mr. Hasan: So move.
Mr. Fennoy: Second.
Mr. Frantom: Got a motion and a second. Please vote.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Frantom: Madam Clerk, if we could move to our special called meeting agenda.
3. Motion to approve the RFP award for misdemeanor probation supervision services
for Richmond County State and Magistrate Courts.
Mr. Frantom: Commissioner Dennis Williams.
Mr. D. Williams: So move.
Mr. Fennoy: Second.
Mr. Frantom: Okay, we’ve got a motion and a second by Commissioner Fennoy.
The Clerk: And for the record, sir, that will be with CSRA Probation Services.
Mr. Frantom: Okay, got a motion and a second. Please vote.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Frantom: Madam Clerk, is there any further business before committees?
Mr. M. Williams: Mr. Mayor Pro Tem.
Mr. Frantom: Okay, Commissioner Marion Williams.
Mr. M. Williams: I want to add if I can, add discussion about the ambulance service
contract between Augusta and Gold Cross Services so we can hear from the committee as to what
was said in those meetings so we know where we are.
Mr. Frantom: And that would take unanimous consent to add that to the agenda. Is that
correct? Do we have unanimous consent to add that to the agenda?
Mr. Sias: No.
Mr. Frantom: We do not have unanimous consent, Commissioner Marion Williams.
Mr. M. Williams: Okay. Madam Clerk, would you put this on the next two or three
agendas please?
Mr. Frantom: All right.
Mr. M. Williams: Whatever it takes.
Mr. Frantom: Thank you, Commissioner Williams. Committees.
The Clerk: Yes, sir, we’ll do that.
\[MEETING ADJOURNED\]
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
CERTIFICATION:
I, Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy
of the minutes of the Called Meeting of the Augusta Richmond County Commission held on May
14, 2019.
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Clerk of Commission