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CALLED MEETING VIRTUAL/TELECONFERENCE
January 19, 2021
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 19,
2021, the Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. B. Williams, Garrett, Sias, Johnson, Scott, McKnight, D. Williams,
Hasan and Clarke, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. Frantom, member of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
Mr. Mayor: Good afternoon and thank all the commissioners for joining us. Clerk,
Administrator, Attorney and we’re here to do the people’s business. 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, Mr. Mayor, Commissioners. We request a motion to go
into executive session for the discussion litigation.
Mr. Garrett: So move.
Mr. D. Williams: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: We’ve got a motion from the commissioner from the 8 and a second from
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the 2. Voting.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: Thank you. All right, everyone, we’re going to transition into closed session.
\[EXECUTIVE SESSION\]
Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes 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, we request a motion to execute the closed meeting affidavit.
Mr. Hasan: So move.
Mr. Garrett: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: Voting.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: Thank you, Madam Clerk. I believe this concludes this portion of our special
called meeting and we will be at ease until 2:00.
The Clerk: We have one more item.
Mr. Mayor: Okay, there’s one more item?
The Clerk: On the agenda, yes, sir.
Mr. Mayor: All right, Madam Clerk. Attorney Brown.
Mr. Brown: No, that was what I was going to call to your attention.
Mr. Mayor: Okay.
The Clerk: Discuss the current Richmond County Judicial Circuit.
Mr. Mayor: Okay. Is that not also on the regular agenda?
The Clerk: Attorney Brown will explain his rationale for it being on both agendas, sir.
Mr. Mayor: Okay.
Mr. Brown: In that we only had one item on this agenda and to fill that time between the
gap the Commission was given an option to discuss it on this agenda or the succeeding agenda.
Mr. Mayor: I’d rather do it on the succeeding agenda at 2:00. This gives folks an
opportunity to transition. We generally don’t get this kind of time so I would urge the members
of the Commission to let’s talk about that at the 2:00 hour.
Mr. Hasan: Mayor, remind them to come back now. We don’t normally have this.
Mr. Mayor: Yeah, I want to say that again. We don’t normally have this kind of time so
let’s take advantage of it.
Mr. Sias: I need a quick killing today at 2:00.
Mr. Garrett: I hope we’ll be saying that at the end of the regular commission meeting too.
Mr. Mayor: Absolutely.
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Mr. Garrett: We can depend on the Mayor Pro Tem to get that done, right?
Mr. Mayor: Absolutely.
Mr. B. Williams: I’m going to go and stand at my door because Ms. Bonner said we’re
going to get lunch today.
The Clerk: (inaudible).
Mr. Mayor: All right, we’re going to stand in recess until 2:00.
\[MEETING ADJOURNED\]
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
January 19, 2021.
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Clerk of Commission
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