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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
June 11, 2019
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 11, 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: All right, we’ll call this meeting to order. The Chair recognizes the attorney.
1. LEGAL MEETING
A. Pending and potential litigation
B. Real estate
C. Personnel
Mr. Brown: Mr. Mayor, Commission, we would request a motion to go into
executive session for security, personnel, real estate and litigation.
Mr. Sias: So move.
Mr. Hasan: Second.
Mr. Mayor: All right, voting.
Mr. Sias: I’ve got a question about that security but I’m going to vote for it. I don’t know
if I need to duck.
Mr. M. Williams: I don’t understand that, Mr. Mayor. Can you explain that security part?
You’re going into legal for security?
Mr. Brown: Yes, there’s an exception for that which will be explained but that is part of
the exemption for open meetings.
Mr. M. Williams: All right. I’m trusting the lawyer until he proves me wrong.
The Clerk: I’ll vouch for him on that.
Mr. M. Williams: Okay. That’s a new one, Jarvis. I heard a lot of them but I ain’t heard
that one before.
Mr. Mayor: Voting.
Mr. M. Williams: I mean we voted and I wanted to make sure we because when you go
into legal you’ve got to specify what you’re going into legal for.
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Mr. Fennoy, Ms. Davis, Mr. Frantom and Mr. Garrett out.
Motion carries 6-0.
\[EXECUTIVE SESSION\]
Mr. Mayor: We’ll call this meeting back to order, this special called meeting. The Chair
recognizes the attorney, Attorney Brown.
2. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with
Georgia’s Open Meeting Act.
Mr. Brown: Mr. Mayor and Commission, we request a motion to close executive
meeting.
Mr. Sias: So move.
Mr. Hasan: Second.
Mr. Mayor: All right, motion and a second. Voting.
Mr. Garrett out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: Attorney Brown.
Mr. Brown: We request that the Commission consider a motion to approve to cash
out the vacation pay of Andrew MacKenzie, effective April 16, 2019.
Mr. D. Williams: So move.
Mr. Sias: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: We’ve got a motion from the commissioner from the 2 with a second from
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the commissioner from the 4. Voting.
Mr. Garrett out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: All right, Attorney Brown.
Mr. Brown: We request the Commission to entertain a motion to approve to cash
out the vacation pay of General Counsel Wayne Brown.
Mr. Fennoy: So move.
Mr. Hasan: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: I have a motion and a second. Voting.
Mr. Garrett out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: All right. Attorney Brown.
Mr. Brown: Request entertaining a motion to approve a salary of $102,288 per year
for Ron Houck as the Interim Director of Parks and Recreation Department.
Mr. Fennoy: So move.
Mr. Hasan: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: All right, I have a motion from the commissioner from the 1 with a second
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from the commissioner from the 6. Voting.
Mr. Garrett out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: All right. Attorney Brown.
Mr. Brown: No further motions.
Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, that brings us to item 3 on the special called meeting agenda.
The Clerk: That is a motion take to ratify action taken by the Augusta Commission
via an Authorization Letter dated June 3, 2019 tasking the Ambulance Services
Subcommittee to convene a meeting during the week of June 3, 2019 to prepare a draft
contract agreement consistent with proposed terms as shown in the attachment; to be
presented for consideration at the Special Called Meeting of the Augusta Commission to be
held on June 11, 2019 and to ratify the action accordingly.
Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair is going to recognize the author of this and that’s the
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commissioner from the 9 then I’m going to yield to the attorney to speak to the matter.
Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just want to reiterate that we just need to
ratify that action that was taken. That’s the (inaudible) of this motion is just to ratify this
letter that was sent out last week.
Mr. Mayor: All right, that is all this does. All right, can I get a second?
Mr. Hasan: Mr. Mayor, can I speak to that?
Mr. Mayor: Okay, all right, I will, can I get a second?
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Mr. D. Williams: Second.
Mr. Hasan: I’m probably going to come up with a substitute if I (inaudible) my question.
Mr. Mayor: Well, you don’t need to, not for this.
Mr. Hasan: Okay, all right.
Mr. Mayor: You don’t need to. Madam Clerk, there’s a proper second from the
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commissioner from the 2.
The Clerk: Yes, sir, I have that.
Mr. Mayor: All right, voting.
Mr. Garrett out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. State your inquiry.
Mr. Frantom: So where do we stand in all this? They sent a contract to us. Are we meeting
again as a sub-committee this week to move forward? Where do we stand?
Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Attorney Brown.
Mr. Brown: No harm intended, Mr. Mayor and Commissioners. The matter has been voted
upon. I think you have no other items on your agenda.
Mr. Mayor: Okay.
Mr. Frantom: Are you going to answer my question?
Mr. Mayor: So I’ll answer your question. I’ll answer your question. There was a
discussion taken in executive session and it was decided that the sub-committee would not meet.
Mr. Frantom: I have a job. Couldn’t make it.
Mr. Mayor: All right. If there’s no further action with this body, Madam Clerk, committee
meetings.
\[MEETING ADJOURNED\]
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
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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 June
11, 2019.
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Clerk of Commission
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