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CALLED MEETING VIRTUAL/TELECONFERENCE
September 11, 2020
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 11,
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: Okay, I believe we have a quorum. We’re going to go ahead and get started
and we’ll call this meeting to order. The first item of business is addressing the airport matter and
the Chair recognizes Madam Clerk.
The Clerk: I call your attention to the addendum item request.
Mr. Mayor: Do we have unanimous consent to add the item?
Mr. Sias: Just want to make one point.
Mr. Mayor: Commissioner Sias.
Mr. Sias: On our agenda item I’d like to request one small minor change. Instead of Bush
Field could we change that wording to Augusta Regional Airport?
The Clerk: Okay, we’ll add Bush Field.
Mr. Mayor: Okay.
Mr. Sias: No objection after that.
Mr. Mayor: We’ll make that one amendment without objection.
The Clerk: We call your attention to the addendum agenda. It’s a motion to approve
acceptance of FAA AIP Grant No. 3-13-0011-044-2020 in the amount of $7,176,841.00 and
GDOT FY 2021 Grant (Contract 62) of GDOT Grant Award in the amount of $1,861,166.93
for Rehabilitate Runway 8-26 and Electrical at Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field.
Mr. Mayor: We’ll vote now, Madam Clerk.
The Clerk: We need a motion, sir.
Mr. Garrett: Motion to approve.
Mr. Hasan: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: Commissioner from the 8 with a motion, commissioner from the 6 with a
second. Okay.
Ms. Davis, Mr. B. Williams and Mr. D. Williams out.
Motion carries 7-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. Judon, that motion carries. Thank you for bringing that to our attention.
Mr. Herbert Judon: Thank you. Have a good day.
Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes Attorney Brown.
1. LEGAL MEETING
A. Personnel
Mr. Brown: Good morning, Mayor and Commissioners. We request a motion to go into
executive session for discussion of personnel.
Mr. Sias: So move.
Mr. Frantom: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, motion by the commissioner from the 4, second by the Mayor
Pro Tem.
The Clerk: Okay.
Ms. Davis, Mr. B. Williams and Mr. D. Williams out.
Motion carries 7-0.
Mr. Mayor: All right, thank you. All right, we’re going to transition to closed session.
\[EXECUTIVE SESSION\]
The Mayor called the meeting back to order.
Mr. Mayor: Attorney Brown.
2. Motion to authorize execution of the affidavit of compliance with Georgia’s Open
Meeting Act.
Mr. Brown: We request a motion to add and approve the closed meeting affidavit.
Ms. Davis: So move.
Mr. Hasan: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, the commissioner from the 3 with the motion –
The Clerk: Yeah, that motion is to add and approve the closed meeting affidavit.
Mr. Mayor: That is correct.
Mr. Fennoy, Mr. Garrett and Mr. Sias out.
Motion carries 7-0.
Mr. Mayor: All right, Madam Clerk, members of the Commission, Attorney Brown, Ms.
Rookard, I don’t believe there is any additional business before us.
Mr. Brown: That is correct, sir.
Mr. Mayor: All right. This meeting is adjourned.
\[MEETING ADJOURNED\]
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
September 11, 2020.
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Clerk of Commission
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