Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-30-2000 Meeting I ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - May 30, 2000 2:00 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; H. Brigham, Chairman; Kuhlke, Co- Chairman; Beard and Cheek, members; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Jim Wall, Attorney; Rob Sherman, License & Inspections Director; Steve Smith, Marshal; Drew Goins, Asst. Director ofP. W. - Engineering Division; Brenda Byrd-Pelaez, EEO Officer; Keven Mack, HND Director; Walter Hornsby, Deputy Administrator; John Etheridge, Human Resources Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission. Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of The Augusta Chronicle, Eileen Rivers of The Augusta Focus, Stacey Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit, George Eskola of WJBF Television and Hons. Bridges, Williams, Mays and J. Brigham, Commissioners. The Clerk: We have a request for two additions to the agenda. Mr. Cheek: I so move. Mr. Beard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Kuhlke out of the room. I A request to consider temporary contractual employee(s) for Coroner's Office, was read. Mr. Cheek: I move to approve. Mr. Beard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Kuhlke out of the room. A request from National Bond & Trust Company to appear before the Committee regarding Savings Bonds, was read. At this time Ms. Carol Shackelford appeared before the Committee requesting to do a savings bond campaign to acquaint employees with the program to purchase savings bonds. Mr. Beard: I move that she work with the Administrator and they bring us back a recommendation after they have talked. Mr. Cheek: Second. I After a short discussion, the motion was adopted unanimously. A request by Andrew E. Garnett to appear before the Committee regarding Recaptured UDAG funds, was read. I Mr. Garnett appeared before the Committee and requested that a moratorium be placed on his loan from recaptured UDAG funds until he can make arrangements to bring the loan out of arrears. Mr. Mack stated that his office needed additional from Mr. Garnett in order to help him with the situation. After further discussion. Mr. Cheek: I move that we give him ten days to bring this information together for submission to the Committee at the next meeting. Mr. Kuhlke: I'd like to make a substitute motion that within the next six weeks that Mr. Garnett go before the Citizens Advisory Committee with a game plan, and that if they approve or disapprove that it be brought back to this Committee. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request from Mr. Jack Long of Indigent Defense Tripartite Committce regarding their request for additional persouncl, was read. I Mr. Oliver: At the last meeting on an annualized basis, it is anticipated that Indigent Defense wants three staff people and the initial cost will be about $120,000 a year. We have put in n list of things that have been done and things that could be done, and we recommend that those difficult decisions be made now rather than taking this out of Contingency. Mr. Cheek: On this information from DMG Maximus study I want to put something to bed once and for all. Under the double asterisk "implementation is cost neutral", this is for the Fire Department, "all changes have been implemented with the exception of combining EMA with the Fire Department." Combining EMA with the Fire Department is both illegal in the State of Georgia unless you make the Fire ChiefEMA Director and it is cost neutral as well. That doesn't need to be considered ever again unless you make the Fire ChiefEMA Director in which case he'll have to maintain the annual reports and everything that EMA does and be direct reporting to the Mayor as well as maintaining his function as Fire Chief. Mr. Beard: I move for approval. Mr. Oliver: And charge it to Contingency? Mr. Chairman: Second. I I Mr. Cheek: I offer a substitute motion that we fund this for the remainder of this year and sort out the funding required for the coming year's budget process. Motion dies for lack of a second. Mr. Oliver: That's a given that you have to do every year. Motion adopted with Mr. Kuhlke voting "No". A request to approve condemnation for the properties located at 809 Laney Walker Blvd. and 813 Laney Walker Blvd., was read. A request to approve option agreements for the following properties and owners, to wit, was read. Dollie Russell (Gloria R. Blanchard) Leola Baker (John Fisher) Rev. Paul W. Gardner, Sr. H.E. JordanlEddie & Theresa Jones E. JordanlEddie & Theresa Jones Ann Coggin & Mary Wilkins Pauline E. Young 1130 Summer Street 1132 Summer Street 1131 & 1133 Eighth St. 809 Laney Walker Blvd. 813 Laney Walker Blvd. 815 Laney Walker Blvd. 821 Laney Walker Blvd. $ 5,200 14,500 11,600 9,000 5,975 3,000 8,130 -I Mr. Wall: I would ask for approval to condemn 809 and 813 Laney Walker and to approve the option agreements on the remaining five properties listed in item 10. Mr. Cheek: I so move. Mr. Beard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve charging 75% of Environmental Engineer's salary to the General Fund and 25% to the Landfill and adjust salary grade to Grade 55. This action will decrease the General Fund expenditures by $6,124.00, was read. Mr. Cheek: I move it be approved. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. I A request to approve an Ordinance providing for the demolition of certain unsafe and uninhabitable properties in the Old Town Neighborhood: 340 Walker Street, (District 1, Super District 9); Laney Walker Neighborhood: 1115 Hopkins Street, 913 Twelfth Street, 915 Ninth Street, 1111-1113 Eighth Street, (District 1, Super District 9); East Augusta Neighborhood: 432 Fairhope Street, (District 1, Super District 9); and waive 2nd reading, was read. Mr. Cheek: I so move. I Mr. Beard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. The Committee next heard an update from the Marshal's Department regarding the clean up of junk vehicles. (Requested by Commissioner Williams) Mr. Smith: We've been avalanched with requests on junk vehicles. Based on the last two weeks, we've got two cars working it full time and one has 90 cars to get moved and the other has 73 and we continue to get calls every day. Mr. Williams: We may need to consider coordinating this with our clean up programs. Mr. Smith: Going out the other day we probably identifIed 75 more cars, and many people aren't aware they're in violation of the ordinance. I'd say about 90% will move the cars when they discover they're in violation. Mr. Beard: I move we receive this as information. I Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve the reprogramming of S10,000 in 1999 (CDBG) funds and designate the funds for Augusta Youth Center, was read. Mr. Beard: I so move. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve employee salary increases for 2000 as follows, was read. A - I. 7% cost of living increase to be provided to all regular full-time employees who have been employed with the City of Augusta one year as of September 30, 2000. Those employees with less than one year of service will receive a pro-rated percentage ofthe 1.7% merit increase. B - 3.3% Job performance increase to be provided to regular full-time employees based on their job performance as determined by each I department dircctor. The 3.3% is based on the department's budget. I Mr. Kuhlke: I so move. Mr. Cheek: I second for discussion. After a short discussion, the motion was adopted unanimously. A request to approve plaque on Riverwalk in recognition of the original members of Augusta Tomorrow, Inc. with cost not to exceed $2,000.00. (Funded from Commission Other Account) Mr. Beard: I so move. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Kuhlke out of the room. A request to authorize execution a lease agreement between Augusta- Richmond County Extension and Augusta Housing Authority based on Memorandum of Understanding between Extension Service and County Government. The County provides office space for Extension for $1.00 per year, was read. I Mr. Beard: I so move. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to transfer Lt. B10ndie Forrest and Lt. Daisy Williams from 911 to the Sheriffs Department as deputies into existing positions in the Civil Division with salaries frozen (no cost of living or merit increases until range exceeds employees' salary). (Funded from lapsed salaries in current year; budget 2001), was read. Mr. Cheek: I so move. Mr. Beard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve Interim Salary Adjustment Policy, was read. Mr. Kuhlke: I so move. I Mr. Cheek: Second. NWM Motion adopted unanimously. I ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission I I i f ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGENDA COMMITTEE ROOM - May 30, 2000 2:00 P. M. 1. Consider temporary contracrual employee(s) for Coroner's Office. 2. A request from National Bond & Trust Company to appear before the Committee regarding Savings Bonds. 3. A request by Andrew E. Garnett to appear before the Committee regarding Recaptured UDAG funds. 4. A request from Mr. Jack Long of Indigent Defense Tripartite Committee regarding their request for additional personnel. 5. Motion to approve condemnation for the properties located at 809 Laney Walker Blvd. and 813 Laney Walker Blvd. 6. Approve charging 75% of Environmental Engineer's salary to the General Fund and 25% to the LandfIll and adjust salary grade to Grade 55. This action will decrease the General Fund expenditures by $6,124.00. 7. Approve an Ordinance providing for the demolition of certain unsafe and uninhabitable properties in the Old Town Neighborhood: 340 Walker Street, (District I, Super District 9); Laney Walker Neighborhood: 1115 Hopkins Street, 913 Twelfth Street, 915 Ninth Street, 1111-11 J3"Eighth Street, (District I, Super District 9); East Augusta Neighborhood: 432 Fairhope Street, (District 1, Super District 9); and waive 2nd reading. I 8. An update from the Marshal's Department regarding the clean up ofjurik vehicles. (Requested by Commissioner Williams) 9. Approve the reprogramming of$10.000 in 1999 (CDBG) funds and designate the funds for Augusta Youth Center. 10. Motion to approve option agreements for the following properties and owners, to wit: Dollie Russell (Gloria R. Blanchard) 1130 Summer Street $ 5,200 Leola Baker (John Fisher) 1132 Summer Street 14,500 Rev. Paul W. Gardner, Sr. 1131 & 1133 Eighth St. 11.600 H.E. JordanlEddie & Theresa Jones 809 Laney Walker Blvd. 9,000 E. JordanlEddie & Theresa Jones 813 Laney Walker Blvd. 5,975 Ann Coggin & Mary Wilkins 815 Laney Walker Blvd. 3,000 Pauline E. Young 821 Laney Walker Blvd. 8,130 I 11. Approve employee salary increases for 2000 as follows: A-1.7% merit increase to be provided to all regular full-time employees who . have been employed with the City of Augusta one year as of September 30, 2000. Those employees with less than one year of service will receive a pro- I rated percentage of the 1.7% merit increase. B - 3.3% Job performance increase to be provided to regular full-time employees based on their job performance as determined by each department director. The 3.3% is based on the department's budget. ., 12. Approve plaque on Riverwalk in recognition of the original members of Augusta Tomorrow, Inc. with cost not to exceed $2,000.00. (Funded from Commission Other Account) 13. Authorization to execute a lease agreement between Augusta-Richmond County Extension and Augusta Housing Authority. Based on Memorandum of Understanding between Extension Service and County Government, the County provides office space for Extension, for $1.00 per year. I I a I ADDENDUM ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGENDA May 30, 2000 2:00 P. M. ADDITION TO THE AGENDA: I. Approve Interim Salary Adjustment Policy. I