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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - September 8, 1997
2:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Larry E. Sconyers, Mayor; Beard, Chairman;
Bridges, Vice-Chairman; H. Brigham, member; David Smith, Solid
Waste Manager; Robert Sherman, License & Inspections Director;
Pam Costabile, License & Inspections Department; Lillian
Katherine Blanos, Augusta Clean & Beautiful Director; Brenda
Byrd-Pelaez, Equal Opportunity Employment Officer; Keven Mack,
Housing & Neighborhood Development Dept. Director; Rosa White,
Housing & Neighborhood Development Department; Randy Oliver,
Administrator; Jim Wall, Attorney; Glenn Greenway, Finance
Department; Jonathan Adams, Public Works Director; 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,
George Eskola of WJBF Television, other members of the news media
and Hons. Zetterberg and J. Brigham, Commissioners.
A request to approve Kelley F. Cornish d/b/a Avery &
Associates Consulting Firm as the contract agency to provide
management, administrative and technical assistance to the ED
Loan Program at a rate of $20/hour for each applicant referred by
Housing/Neighborhood Development Department with a maximum of
thirty hours per referral not to exceed $10,000, was read.
Mr. Brigham: I move for approval.
Mr. Bridges: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next considered approval of the revised Anti-
Nepotism Personnel Policy.
Ms. Byrd-Pelaez: Due to the number of complaints that we
have had, we felt it was necessary to revise the policy to
prohibit members of the same family from being employed in the
same department. Most of the problems relate to the supervision
of relatives by their family members concerning scheduling
problems such as vacation leave and work loads. We don't want to
have the appearance of preferential treatment for anyone.
Mr. Oliver: We will arrange for the transfer of an employee
when the situation arises.
Mr. Bridges: Are we grandfathering in the existing
employees?
Ms. Byrd-Pelaez: Yes.
Mr. Bridges: I move we approve it.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion fails with the Chairman voting
!lNol!.
A request to approve "Clean Sweep", a
addressing property maintenance neglect in
Neighborhood, was read.
pilot project for
the Laney-Walker
,
At this time Mr. Sherman made a presentation to the
Committee regarding the development of this project in the Laney-
Walker Neighborhood.
Mr. Bridges: I move it be approved.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Mr. Oliver: On Item #4 concerning Mr. Gary Allen, he is not
here and we can't discuss it without him so we can remove this.
The Committee next considered the transfer of the $15,000
facade grant approved for 982 Broad Street from the previous
owner, Historic Augusta, Inc., to the new owner, Ms. Mary P.
Dozier.
Mr. Bridges: I so move.
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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