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CALLED MEETING VIRTUAL/TELECONFERENCE
April 21, 2020
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, 2020,
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 afternoon, everybody. We’ll call this meeting to order. The Chair
recognizes Attorney Brown.
1. LEGAL MEETING
A. Pending and potential litigation
B. Real estate
C. Personnel
Mr. Brown: Good morning, Mayor and Commission. We request a meeting on an
execution session for purposes of discussing litigation, pending or potential litigation, real
estate and personnel.
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Mr. Mayor: Commissioner from the 9.
Mr. M. Williams: So move.
Mr. Sias: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: Second from the commissioner from the 4. All right, Madam Clerk.
Mr. Frantom out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: And I believe, Madam Clerk, Commissioner Mary Davis is also out.
Mr. Frantom and Ms. Davis out.
Motion carries 8-0.
Mr. Mayor: All right, we will now go into closed session.
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Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes Attorney Brown.
Mr. Brown: Mr. Mayor, Commission, we request a motion to execute the closed
meeting affidavit.
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Mr. Mayor: All right, commissioner from the 6.
Mr. Hasan: So move, I’m sorry, you’ve got me speechless, Mr. Mayor. So move.
Mr. M. Williams: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: All right, second from the commissioner from the 9. All right, Madam Clerk,
roll call vote.
Mr. Fennoy and Mr. Frantom out.
Motion carries 8-0.
Mr. Mayor: Attorney Brown.
Mr. Brown: Mr. Mayor, we request a motion authorizing a settlement agreement
between Geri Sams and Augusta, Georgia in which Augusta, Georgia agrees to pay a lump
sum payment to Geri Sams in the amount of $88,655.73 in exchange for Geri Sams waiving
and releasing all claims against Augusta, Georgia related to her present and past salary
compensation and employment by signing agreement/release General Release of Claim and
authorize the Mayor and the Clerk to execute the release (inaudible) direction of the Augusta
Law Department.
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Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the commissioner from the 1.
Mr. Fennoy: Yes.
The Clerk: A motion.
Mr. B. Fennoy: So move.
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Mr. Mayor: Commissioner from the 9
Mr. M. Williams: Second.
Mr. Mayor: All right. Madam Clerk, roll call vote.
Mr. Clarke, Ms. Davis and Mr. Garrett vote No.
Mr. Frantom out.
Motion carries 6-3.
Mr. Mayor: All right, Okay, Madam Clerk, I think that’s all the business that’s before us.
Attorney Brown, the closed meeting affidavit, we’re here in the office so you can certainly get that
to us and we’ll execute that along with any other documents that may need to be provided to us on
today since we’re signing documents today. We’ll stand at ease for five minutes and then we’ll
come back for the Commission meeting.
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\[MEETING ADJOURNED\]
CERTIFICATION:
I, Lena J. Bonner, 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 April 21, 2020.
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Clerk of Commission
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