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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
AGENDA
COMMITTEE ROOM - August 9, 2004
1:00P.M.
1. Approve salary increases for Airport personnel. (See background information
under Item 7 on Public Services agenda)
2. Approve retirement ofMr. Robert Clements under the 1977 Pension Plan.
3. Approve Department Name Change.
4. Approve authorization to establish "Revitalization Districts" throughout various
designated blighted communities and neighborhoods in Augusta, GA pursuant to
Georgia law.
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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - August 9, 2004
1:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; Hankerson, Chairman; Grantham, Co-
Chairman; Cheek, member; Steve Shepard, Attorney; Fred Russell, Interim
Administrator; Warren Smith, HND Director; Geri Sams, Purchasing Director; Nancy
Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. Mays, member.
Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of the Augusta Chronicle, Stacey Eidson ofthe
Metro Spirit, George Eskola ofWJBF Television, other members of the news media and
Hons. Boyles, Smith, Williams, Beard and Sims, Commissioners.
1. Approve salary increases for Airport personnel. (See background
information under Item 7 on Public Services agenda)
Mr. Grantham: I make a motion that we refer this to the full Commission with no
recommendation.
Mr. Cheek: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
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Approve retirement of Mr. Robert Clements under the 1977 Pension Plan.
Mr. Cheek: I so move.
Mr. Grantham: Second.
Mr. Chairman: Normally we get something in the backup with a signature on
these and amount of salary.
Mr. Russell: That is correct and for this one it should be on the way for the full
commission meeting.
Mr. Chairman: I don't think we can do anything with it until we have that.
Mr. Russell: If you could pass it with no recommendation at this point, we could
have the information for you next week.
Mr. Grantham: We just need to amend the motion to include that we forward it
with no recommendation.
Mr. Cheek: That's fine.
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Motion adopted unanimously.
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Approve Department Name Change.
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Mr. Smith suggested a name change for the department to either Housing and
Community Development or Housing and Economic Development.
After a short discussion, Mr. Grantham: I move that we approve the name of the
Department of Housing & Economic Development.
Mr. Cheek: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
4. Approve authorization to establish "Revitalization Districts" throughout
. various designated blighted communities and neighborhoods in Augusta, GA
pursuant to Georgia law.
Mr. Smith: This would allow us to establish a set of proactive ways and criteria
to address depressed areas where there is significant blight.
After a lengthy discussion of the matter, Mr. Grantham: I'd like to make a motion
that we receive this as information today and that we ask the Chairman to create or
appoint a committee based on the makeup that HND and he can get together and do and
that we come back with a proposed work session on this subject and let's bring it to a
head as soon as possible.
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Mr. Cheek: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Nancy W. Morawski
Deputy Clerk of Commission
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