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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
November 30, 2021
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 30,
2021, the Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Johnson, Garrett, Mason, Frantom, B. Williams, Scott, McKnight, D.
Williams, Hasan and Clarke, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
Mr. Mayor: Good morning, everybody. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Step into the first week of December. Happy Hanukkah to all of our friends celebrating the festival
of lights. It’s an exciting time. While we’re celebrating the festival of lights, I certainly want to
draw attention, bring everyone’s mind’s eye to why we shine a light, it’s a nationwide initiative to
address the rising anti-Semitism so that’s also taking place during this week. With that, the Chair
calls this meeting to order and recognizes Attorney Brown.
1. LEGAL MEETING
A. Pending and potential litigation
B. Real estate
C. Personnel
Mr. Brown: Good morning, Mayor Davis and Commissioners. We request a motion
to go into executive session for the discussion of pending and potential litigation, real estate
and personnel.
Mr. Garrett: Motion to approve.
Ms. Scott: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: I’ve got a motion from the commissioner from the 8, second from the 9.
Voting.
Mr. Mason and Mr. Frantom out.
Motion carries 8-0.
\[EXECUTIVE SESSION\]
Mr. Mayor: All right, we’ll call this meeting back to order. If you’ll take your seats and
cease all conversations. The Chair recognizes General Counsel Brown.
2. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with
Georgia’s Open Meeting. Act.
Mr. Brown: Mayor and Commissioners, we’d like to request a motion to execute
closed meeting affidavit.
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Mr. B. Willliams: So move.
Mr. Johnson: Second.
Mr. Mayor: The Mayor Pro Tem has motioned and the second from the commissioner
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from the 1. Voting.
Ms. Scott out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: Thank you, Madam Clerk. The Chair recognizes General Counsel Brown for
the reading of a motion.
Mr. Brown: Mayor Davis, Commissioners, we’d like to request a motion to adopt a
Resolution authorizing the settlement of all claims by Willie Mae Jones and Freddie Jones
as claimant in the aggregate amount of $500,000 payable as follows: Willie Mae Jones and
Freddie Jones and Mike Hostilo firm as their attorney and to further authorize the
Administrator to disburse said amount waiving Augusta Code of Ordinances and Sections
in conflict therewith for this instance only and for other purposes.
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Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the commissioner from the 1.
Mr. Johnson: So move.
Ms. McKnight: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Voting.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the General Counsel for the reading of a motion.
Mr. Brown: We request a motion to approve the transfer to the Augusta Georgia
Land Bank real property located at 1408 Jones Street, Augusta, Georgia by quit claim deed
with conditions that there shall be no curb cut and a no build clause regarding said subject
property and that the Land Bank will provide for the closing under the guidance of the
Augusta Law Department.
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Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes commissioner from the 8.
Mr. Garrett: Motion to approve.
Mr. Hasan: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Voting.
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Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the General Counsel for the reading of a motion.
Mr. Brown: There are no further motions if I’m not mistaken.
Mr. Mayor: Okay, all right. The Chair will entertain a motion to amend the current
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Commission meeting schedule and that December the 7 be the final meeting for this
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Augusta Commission and that all agenda items scheduled for December 14 and 21 be moved
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to the December 7 meeting.
Mr. Frantom: So moved.
Mr. Mason: Second.
Mr. Mayor: A motion and a second.
Mr. Brown: And this is a, Mayor?
Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the General Counsel.
Mr. Brown: As a part of your motion, you are adding and approving this to the
agenda.
Mr. Mayor: That is correct. All right, voting.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Mayor: Thank you. I believe that’s all the business before us for our special called
meeting, Madam Clerk.
The Clerk: Yes, sir.
Mr. Mayor: I’ll turn it back over to you for committee meetings.
\[MEETING ADJOURNED\]
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
November 30, 2021.
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Clerk of Commission
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