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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - February 22,1999
2:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; H. Brigham, Chairman; Powell, Vice-
Chairman; Beard, member; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Jim Wall, Attorney; Rob
Sherman, License & Inspections Director; David Collins, Finance Department; Lillian
Katharine Blanos, Clean & Beautiful Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and
Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. Steve Shepard, member.
Also Present: Stacey Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit, Sylvia Cooper of The
Augusta Chronicle and Hons. Colclough, Bridges, J. Brigham and Handy,
Commissioners.
The Clerk: We have a request for two items as per our addendum agenda.
Mr. Powell: I move for approval.
Mr. Beard: Second.
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Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to approve an Ordinance providing for the demolition of certain
unsafe and uninhabitable properties in the Turpin Hill Neighborhood: 1657
Fifteenth Street (District 5, Super District 9); 1006 Eighth Avenue (District 2, Super
District 9); 1725 Luckey Street (District 5, Super District 9); Laney Walker
Neighborhood: 1012 Spruce Street (District 1, Super District 9); South Augusta
Neighborhood: 3121 MilIedgeville Road (District 5, Super District 9); and to waive
the second reading of the ordinance, was read.
Mr. Powell: I move approval.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to approve the petition for retirement on Mary Alice Jones, was
read.
Mr. Beard: I move approval.
Mr. Powell: Second.
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Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to approve a contract with CONCERN:EAP for a two year period
_ April 1999 to April 2001, was read.
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Mr. Powell: I so move.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A motion to approve professional services contract for AugustalRichmond
Clean & Beautiful, was read.
Mr. Powell: I so move.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Ms. Blanos: We have some concerns about the contract as it is written today. We
like the contract that we had with you and we have two representatives of our board here
today to address you.
Mr. Oliver: Let me explain the differences in the two contracts. Essentially, there
is only one difference. Currently, the Director receives a base salary of $36,050 and
additionally, there is a part-time job that the Director assumes as the Co-Director of the I
Weed and Seed project with a salary of about $14,000. Augusta Clean & Beautiful
recently got a grant from Columbia County to assist them in their cleaning efforts. The
Board sent a memo over requesting that the salary for the Director be increased $8,200
and that would bring the total compensation to $58,800. It is my belief that this salary is
inconsistent with our salary structure and I felt it was something you needed to take
action on.
Mr. Ramsbotham: The $14,000 Mr. Oliver is speaking of will expire in October
so it can be deducted from the salary. You contribute $35,000 per year and last year
$15,500 ofthat amount was directly spent on programs in Richmond County for clean-
ups. We give money to the schools and place dumpsters at various locations to receive
recycling materials from the public. These dumpsters cost $3,500 each. We are asking
that sections 3 A, B, C and D in this new contract be deleted and replace them with
section 3 from last year's contract.
(Mr. Handy enters the meeting)
After further discussion of the matter, Mr. Powell: I think there are still some
things here that need to be settled, so I'm going to withdraw my motion and make a new
motion that we postpone this item until the next Administrative Services meeting so that
we can have some more dialogue on this.
Mr. Beard: Second.
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Motion adopted unanimously.
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
AGENDA
COMMITTEE ROOM - February 22, 1999
2:00 P. M.
I. Approve an Ordinance providing for the demolition of certain unsafe and
uninhabitable properties in the Turpin Hill Neighborhood: 1657 Fifteenth Street
(District 5, Super District 9); 1006 Eighth Avenue (District 2, Super District 9);
1725 Luckey Street (District 5, Super District 9); Laney Walker Neighborhood:
1012 Spruce Street (District I, Super District 9); South Augusta Neighborhood:
3121 Milledgeville Road (District 5, Super District 9); and to waive the second
reading of the ordinance.
2. Approve the petition for retirement on Mary Alice Jones.
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ADDENDUM
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGENDA
February 22, 1999
2:00 P. M.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA:
1. Approve contract with CONCERN:EAP for a two year period - April 1999 to
April 2001.
2. Motion to approve professional services contract for AugustalRichmond Clean &
Beautiful.
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