HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-10-1997 Meeting
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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - February 10, 1997
3:30 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Larry Sconyers, Mayor; Beard, Chairman;
Bridges, Vice-Chairman; H. Brigham, member; Randy Oliver,
Administrator; John Etheridge, Human Resources Director; Ron
Crowden of the Risk Management Department; Acting Chief Dennis
Atkins, Fire Department; 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 and
Hons. Zetterberg, Kuhlke, Todd and Mays, Commissioners.
The Clerk: We have a request to delete items 1, 2, 3 and 5
from the agenda and we have one item to add to the agenda.
Mr. Brigham: I so move.
Mr. Bridges: Second.
.. Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee first considered a request to change Section
l2.C.4.a and Section l2.C.4.b Grievance and Appeal Procedures of
Augusta-Richmond County Personnel Policy and Procedure Manual
adopted April 2, 1996.
Mr. Wall: This would get the Commission out of the process
insofar as review of personnel decisions. Currently it goes from
the department head to the Administrator and then from the
Administrator to the Personnel Board and then to the Commission to
make a decision. Our suggestion and recommendation is that you
take the Commission out of the process. Once it goes to the
Personnel Board, that decision would be the decision of the
government and the employee would be notified and at that point,
if they wanted to challenge it further, the next step would be to
appeal it to court.
After a short discussion, Mr. Bridges: I make a motion that
we accept the change in the current policy of the Personnel Board
so that they would have the final decision.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next considered the authorization by Risk
Management, as an exception to policy, to dispose of vehicles
involved in accidents which are determined "totaled".
Mr. Crowden: We're asking that we be allowed to dispose of
vehicles that are totaled in accidents in a more expeditious
manner.
Mr. Oliver: I agree with the policy.
Mr. Bridges: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
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A contract with Buck Consultants for the amount of $91,375 to
conduct a Job Classification and Compensation Study, was read.
Mr. Etheridge: This concerns the RFP we sent out on the job
classification and comp study. We sent out five packages and got
back two packages for bids. We recommend the proposal from Buck
Consultants and request your approval.
Mr. Oliver: With your approval we hope that this can be
accomplished by May. We will bring it back to you in June and
hopefully we can implement it by July 1.
"'After a short discussion, Mr. Brigham: I move for approval.
Mr. Bridges: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next considered the issuance of an RFP to
authorize selection of a firm to design and build incubator
project at Augusta Tech.
Mr. Oliver: We're proposing that this be done as a design/
build project because it can possibly be done more cheaply this
way. There is a good chance we will get a grant for this.
Mr. Bridges: I move that we approve this under the design/
build concept subject to us getting the grant.
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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