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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - January 28, 1997
2:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Larry E. Sconyers, Mayor; Beard, Chairman;
Bridges, Vice-Chairman; H. Brigham, member; Keven Mack, Housing &
Neighborhood Development Director; Glenn Greenway of the Finance
Department; George Patty, Planning Director; Jim Wall, Attorney;
Randy Oliver, Administrator; A. B. McKie, Jr., Comptroller; Lena
Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of
Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. J. B. Powell, member.
Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of the Augusta Chronicle, Gale
Mino of WBBQ Radio, Rosemary Forrest of the Metropolitan Spirit
and Hons. Todd, Zetterberg and J. Brigham, Commissioners.
The Committee first considered a request from Mr. Gary Allen
to appear before the Committee regarding an appeal for an
economic development loan from the Housing & Neighborhood
Development Department.
.- Mr. Chairman: I don't think Mr. Allen is here and I'd like
to state for the record that we've had Mr. Mack submit to you the
process which was utilized to grant the loans. We have responded
to Mr. Allen and you have a copy of this response. It basically
states as follows: The proposal from Mr. Allen was submitted on
August 30, 1996 which met the application deadline. Staff
reviewed the application and found that it did not contain all of
the required documentation to justify recommending this project
for funds. Also, the proposal did not outline the following:
other sources of funding, implementation schedule, agency's
capacity, staff positions and qualifications, marketing strategy
to get qualified personnel, resumes of key staff persons,
financial statement, Conflict of Interest Questionnaire and
framework for documenting compliance with national objectives.
The main reasons the proposal was not recommended for funding
were as follows: a. Overall, the proposal did not provide
enough required data to recommend funding. b. There were over
$23 million worth of requests and not every organization who
applies receives funding. c. The Economic Development Loan Fund
Program was designed to fund the for-profit businesses.
The Clerk: We have an addendum regarding a Resolution
designating check signers, co-signers and alternates in
connection with all Community Development activities.
Mr. Oliver: I will go along with this for now but would
ultimately like to get this capability into our Finance
Department because I believe they should control the check
writing but I want to be able to insure that payments can be made
in a timely manner. Some are now made within the same week and
with these small organizations, that can be critical.
Mr. Bridges: I move it be approved.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting
was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
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