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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - September 9,2002
1:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Beard, Chairman; Kuhlke, Co-Chairman; Hankerson, member;
Jim Wall, Attorney; George Kolb, Administrator; Fred Russell, Deputy Administrator;
Walter Hornsby, Deputy Administrator; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission.
ABSENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor and Cheek, member.
Also Present: Heidi Williams of The Augusta Chronicle, Stacey Eidson of The
Metropolitan Spirit, George Eskola of WJBF Television, Shawn Norris of The Augusta
Focus and Hons. Shepard, Bridges, Boyles and Williams, Commissioners.
The Clerk: We have a request for an addition to approve a salary increase for the
District Attorney's Office.
(No objections to this item being added to the agenda)
Addendum Item 1. Consider salary increase request from the District Attorney's
Office.
The Clerk: This is for a Secretary I position at pay grade 39.
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I\1r. Russell: This will not change the grade and the salary increase is within that
grade. I\11r. Craig has the money for this in his budget.
After a short discussion, Mr. Kuhlke: I move approval.
Mr. Hankerson: Second.
Motion fails with the Chairman voting "No".
1. Consider providing preferences to local businesses doing business with their
local government. (Deferred from August 26 Administrative Services)
Mr. Wall: I would request that you pull this and let us go back and clarify certain
areas that there are concerns about and bring it back.
Mr. Kuhlke: I so move.
Mr. Hankerson: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
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2.
Report from the Administrator regarding request from Indigent Defense
Office to reclassify existing personnel and add additional personnel to meet
new standards. (Deferred from August 26 Administrative Services)
Mr. Kolb: We do not have the information that we need to further consider this
ite~: I'm asking that we defer this for two weeks.
Mr. Kuhlke: I so move.
Mr. Hankerson: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
3. Discuss Special Grand Jury recommendation/concern regarding Purchasing
Department. (Recommendations 1 through 7) (Requested by Commissioner
Shepard)
Mr. Shepard: I think the committees with oversight jurisdiction need to consider
the recommendations as part of an orderly process. I'd like to ask the Administrator to
respond to this if he is ready to proceed.
Mr. Chairman: I'd like to see us bring this back at the next meeting after we've
all had an opportunity to look over it.
Mr. Hankerson: I move that we defer it to the next committee meeting and give
us time to review it.
Mr. Kuhlke: I'll second it.
Motion adopted unanimously.
4. Approve reclassification of Maintenance Worker I (grade 38) to Customer
Service Clerk I (grade 38) Utilities Department.
Ms. Stephenson: This is just a change in classilication and the job title. There is
no change in the salary.
Mr. Kolb: I concur with the recommendation.
Mr. Kuhlke: I so move.
Mr. Hankerson: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
. Clerk of Commission
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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
AGENDA
COJ.\.1:MITTEE ROOM -- September 9, 2002
1:00 P. M.
1. Consider providing preferences to local businesses doing business with their local
government. (Deferred from August 26 Administrative Services)
2. Report from the Administrator regarding request from Indigent Defense Office to
reclassify existing personnel and add additional personnel to meet new standards.
(Deferred from August 26 Administrative Services)
3. Discuss Special Grand Jury recommendation/concern regarding Purchasing
Department. (Recommendations 1 through 7) (Requested by Commissioner
Shepard)
4. Approve reclassification of Maintenance Worker I (grade 38) to Customer Service
Clerk I (grade 38) Utilities Department.
ADDENDUM
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGENDA
September 9,2002
1:00 P. M.
ADDITION TO THE AGENDA:
1. Consider salary increase request from the District Attorney's Office.