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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - September 9, 1996
3:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Larry E. Sconyers, Mayor; Beard, Chairman;
Bridges, Vice-Chairman; H. Brigham, member; Linda Beazley,
Interim Administrator for Administration; Charles Dillard,
Interim Administrator for Operations; Jim Wall, Attorney; Sirena
Rogers and Keven Mack of the Housing & Neighborhood Development
Department; John Etheridge, Human Resources Director; Kip
Plowman, Acting Internal Auditor; Lena Bonner, Clerk of
Commission-Council and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of
Commission-Council.
ABSENT: Hon. Powell, member.
Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of the Augusta Chronicle,
George Esko1a of WJBF Television and other members of the news
media. '
The Clerk: We have one addendum which is a communication
from the Bethlehem Community Center regarding 1996 Special Local
Option Sales Tax funds to be added.
Mr. Brigham: I move it be added.
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Mr. Bridges: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Interim Director stating the staff
has completed the guidelines for the 199~ Economic Development
Loan Program. These guidelines will provide a basis to ,ensure
that the funds allocated to this program are spent in the most
responsible manner. Once approved, the staff will move toward
implementation of the program per the guidelines. Only those
funds allocated in the 1996 final statement are affected.
unal10cated UDAG funds will not be utilizied at this time, was
read. .
Mr. Brigham: I move for approval.
Mr. Bridges: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
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Communication from the Interim Director stating on July
3, 1996 the Administrative Services Committee and the Commission-
Council approved the reprogramming of funds for the following
budgets:
FROM:
94032
93504
TOTAL
Street Lights - 11th & 12th Streets
Augusta Mini Theatre
$55,000.00
750.00
$55,750.00
TO:
95032
$55,000.00
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Street Lights - Broad street
(600-900 Blocks Broad Street)
94180 Laney-Walker Development Corp. 95.00
94220 Unprogrammed Funds 655.00
TOTAL $55,750.00
The advertisements have been published in all area newspapers
informing citizens of these proposed changes and soliciting
their comments. The Housing and Neighborhood Development (HUD)
Department did not receive any written nor verbal comments.
Therefore, the HUD staff recommends approval of the above
reprogramming and authorization to amend the 1993, 1994 and
1995 Final Statements of Community Development Objectives and
Projected Use of Funds for transmittal to the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, was read.
A Resolution to amend Consolidated Strategy and Plan which
includes amendments to the 1993, 1994 and 1995 Final Statements
of Community Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds,
was read.
Mr. Brigham: I move these both be approved.
Mr. Bridges: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
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Communication from the Acting Internal Auditor regarding
the employee compensation analysis proposal from Select Benefit
Consultants, was read.
At this time Mr. Plowman made a presentation outlining
the proposal which quantifies the total compensation for each
employee and provides this report to both the Commission and
individual employees. He recommended that this quantification
of all employees' compensations components be made before
additional changes in the salary or benefit structure.
Factors to be taken into consideration regarding this proposal
include need, objectivity, timing and cost.
Mr. Etheridge:
this but I think it
at a later date.
I do not have any funds in my budget for
is a good idea. I would prefer to do it
After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Bridges: I make
a motion that we send it on to the full Commission with no
recommendation and in the meantime, we check the funding with
Butch and determine at the same time whether we want to do it.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Bethlehem Community Center requesting
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1996 Special Local Option Sales Tax funds to be used for
renovations at the Center, was read.
Mr. Grier: We are requesting money to do the renovations
at the Community Center in the areas of the pre-kindergarten
and senior citizens. The architectural drawings are completed
and we are meeting with the engineers on wednesday and would
like to have this completed by the first of the year.
Mr. Wall: This probably needs to come before the Finance
Committee for funding consideration.
Mr. Grier:
do complete, it
of $587,194.
If we do partial now, it is $286,000. If we
is $459,000. We have a total in the program
Mr. Bridges: I make a motion that we move it to the Finance
Committee for consideration of funding.
Mr. Chairman: We could ask Butch to look into this one
just like we did the other one.
Mr. Bridges: I'll accept that as an amendment.
Mr. Brigham: I'll second that.
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Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting
was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission-Council
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