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CALLED MEETING VIRTUAL/TELECONFERENCE
March 9, 2021
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 9, 2021,
the Honorable Bobby Williams, Mayor Pro Tem, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Garrett, Sias, Johnson, McKnight, Scott, D. Williams, Hasan and
Clarke, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
ABSENT: Hons. Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor; Frantom, member of Augusta Richmond
County Commission.
Mr. B. Williams: We’ll go ahead and call this meeting to order. Attorney Brown, go ahead
and get it started.
1. LEGAL MEETING
A. Pending and potential litigation
B. Real estate
C. Personnel
Mr. Brown: Good morning, Mayor Pro Tem and Commissioners. We request a
motion to go into executive session for the discussion of personnel, litigation and real estate.
Mr. D. Williams: So move.
Mr. Clarke: Second.
Mr. B. Williams: All right, voting, Ms. Bonner.
The Clerk: That’s Commissioner Dennis Williams and Mr. John Clarke.
Mr. Sias out.
Motion carries 8-0.
Mr. B. Williams: All right, Jeff, move us to legal.
\[EXECUTIVE SESSION\]
Mr. B. Williams: We’re back on the floor. Mr. Attorney.
2. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with
Georgia’s Open Meeting Act.
Mr. Brown: Mayor Pro Tem and Commissioners, we request a motion to execute the
closed meeting affidavit.
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Mr. Garrett: So move.
Mr. Sias: Second.
The Clerk: That’s Mr. Garrett and Mr. Sias.
Mr. B. Williams: Let’s vote, Ms. Bonner.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. B. Williams: Mr. Brown, you should have a motion.
Mr. Brown: Yes, sir, are you ready?
Mr. B. Williams: Yes, sir.
Mr. Brown: Mayor Pro Tem, we would request a motion to authorize the re-
execution of a quit claim deed from Augusta, Georgia to Williams S. Jackson, Jr. regarding
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Mr. Garrett: So moved.
Mr. Hasan: Second.
Mr. B. Williams: Voting, Ms. Bonner.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. B. Williams: Yes, sir.
Mr. Sias: After we get this item read in, I have one question. I couldn’t find the most
recent copy that we received so I have one question about the contract once we get it read into the
agenda.
Mr. B. Williams: Yes, sir, yes, sir. Mr. Brown.
Mr. Brown: Yes, sir. Our last motion for today would be, we would request a motion
to approve a three-year contract for Scott Roundtree as Chief Appraiser for the Board of
Tax Assessors with an annual salary of $140,000 a year, $500 a month car allowance and
COLAs as granted by the Augusta, Georgia Commission.
Mr. Garrett: So moved.
Mr. Clarke: Second.
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The Clerk: Can we get, that was kind of jumbled. I had the motion. I just need to know
who moved for it.
Mr. B. Williams: Garrett with the motion and John Clarke with the second.
The Clerk: Okay.
Mr. B. Williams: But let me recognize Commissioner Sias for a question.
Mr. Sias: I just need to ask the attorney something real quick. Mr. Brown, I heard you
mention the COLA and the other raised issues but maybe I was mistaken but did you clear that up
about the voluntary severance pay for voluntary resignation?
Mr. Brown: There is no provision regarding any kind of pay for voluntary resignation.
Mr. Scott Roundtree or the Chief Appraisers are no longer an SES employee under Augusta’s
Personnel Procedure. The prior Chief Appraiser was grandfathered in from the initial but as of the
revisions of our procedures, the Chief Appraiser is not an SES employee.
Mr. Sias: So what you’re saying then is he’s not eligible for one anyway. So did we take
that out of the contract or did you just leave it in there?
Mr. Brown: No, it’s out.
Mr. Sias: All right, thank you.
Mr. Brown: Yes, sir.
Mr. Sias: I’m good.
Mr. B. Williams: Okay, voting.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Hasan: Can you ask Jeff to check the (inaudible) involved and jumbled up, we’re hard
to hear (inaudible).
Mr. B. Williams: I think that’s mostly you, Mr. Hasan, but, Jeff, do you hear us?
Mr. Lewis: I’ll give Mr. Hasan a call.
Mr. B. Williams: Okay. Ms. Bonner, is there anything else?
The Clerk: No, sir, we’re good.
Mr. B. Williams: All right, we’re going to turn it over to committees.
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\[MEETING ADJOURNED\]
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 March
9, 2021.
______________________________
Clerk of Commission
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