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CALLED MEETING VIRTUAL/TELECONFERENCE
May 10, 2021
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 10, 2021,
the Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor.
PRESENT: Hons. B. Williams, Sias, Johnson, Frantom, McKnight, D. Williams, Hasan
and Clarke, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
ABSENT: Hons. Garrett and Scott, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
Mr. Mayor: 10:00 a.m., with that the Chair recognizes Madam Clerk.
The Clerk: Attorney Brown, sir, could you please list the call for the executive session.
Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, before we do that it’s my understanding that there was a request
for an addendum for today or is that tomorrow?
The Clerk: It’s for today.
Mr. Mayor: Okay, so if there’s no objection to adding that, Madam Clerk, I believe that
there was no objection to putting that on the special called meeting agenda.
The Clerk: Okay.
Mr. Mayor: All right, Attorney Brown.
1. LEGAL MEETING
A. Pending and potential litigation
B. Real estate
C. Personnel
Mr. Brown: Good morning, Mayor and Commissioners, we request a motion to go
into an executive session for the discussion of litigation.
Mr. Frantom: So move.
Mr. McKnight: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We’ve got a motion and a second.
The Clerk: Are we voting, sir?
Mr. Mayor: Voting.
Mr. Johnson out.
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Motion carries 7-0.
Mr. Mayor: Thank you, Madam Clerk.
\[EXECUTIVE SESSION\]
Mr. Mayor: All right, we’ll reconvene. The Chair recognizes Attorney Brown.
2. Motion to authorizing execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with
Georgia’s Open Meeting Act.
Mr. Brown: Yes, Mr. Mayor, we request a motion to execute the closed meeting
affidavit.
Mr. Hasan: So move.
Mr. Frantom: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: Commissioner from the 6 and the 7, Madam Clerk. Voting.
Motion carries 8-0.
Mr. Mayor: Thank you, Madam Clerk. Madam Clerk, we have one item that’s before us.
The Clerk: Yes, sir. Addendum item is to approve authorizing the Augusta
Recreation Department to support/assist with the Honors Day parade on Sunday, May 16,
2021 at 3:00 p.m. for the local Georgia High School State Association champions honoring
T. W. Josey High School Girls Basketball Team and Cross Creek High School Girls and Boys
Basketball Teams. (Requested by Mayor Pro Tem B. Williams)
Mr. Mayor: Mayor Pro Tem.
Mr. B. Williams: Yes, sir. This year we approve a short route going up Telfair Street
making a left and going over to the Courthouse where we’ll have a program with Mayor yourself,
the Superintendent, talk to Sheila Nelson. She has three resolutions for the teams, Harold Jones
has two resolutions for the teams and we’ll let the Board members talk and any city officials that
want to talk and have a little short program for the state champions and we’re just requesting that
the Recreation people assist. We’ve got some people that are going to pay the police department
for us. As soon as we vote on this Ms. Bonner has an email that she’s going to get off to Mr.
Gallop who’s going to assist us with paying the police department and so I make that motion.
Mr. Hasan: So move.
Ms. McKnight: Second.
Motion carries 8-0.
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Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk.
The Clerk: Yes, sir.
Mr. Mayor: We’ll get the Clerk to draft a resolution honoring our said champions that each
member of the Commission could then stop in and sign.
The Clerk: You’re asking me?
Mr. Mayor: That was a question.
The Clerk: Yeah, we’ll try to put something together for them.
Mr. B. Williams: So we’re going to do one for each team, two girls’ teams and one boys
team?
Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk.
Mr. Hasan: You do it for the school?
The Clerk: You do it for the school.
Mr. Mayor: Yes.
The Clerk: So we only would need two.
Mr. Mayor: That’s correct.
Mr. B. Williams: And that’s fine.
Mr. Mayor: And require everybody to make sure they stop in to wherever Ms. Bonner
leaves the resolution whether it’s downstairs or upstairs to stop in and sign it.
Mr. B. Williams: Okay.
Mr. Mayor: All right. Any other business before us? All right, meeting adjourned.
\[MEETING ADJOURNED\]
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 May
10, 2021.
______________________________
Clerk of Commission
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