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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCalled Commission Meeting August 9, 2010 CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER August 9, 2010 Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 12:00 Noon, Monday, August 9, 2010, the Honorable Deke Copenhaver, Mayor, presiding. PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Smith, Mason, Grantham, Aitken, Johnson, Jackson, Bowles and Brigham, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission. ABSENT: Hons. Hatney, member of Augusta Richmond County Commission. The Mayor called the meeting to order. Motion to approve a Resolution adopted by the Augusta Richmond County Commission establishing the tax millage rates for calendar year 2010. Mr. Russell: This is a matter of personal privilege for those of you who might not be aware. Dr. Hatney is not with us today, his wife is having surgery so if you’d keep her in your thoughts and prayers, we’d appreciate that. Mr. Mayor and members of Commission, this is the follow-up meeting for the setting of the millage rate. This officially actually sets the millage rate based on the budget that you passed in November and the changes and development in the digest that was accepted a couple of weeks ago. That millage rate is before you; it is a slight decrease from what it was set in November because of the increase in the tax digest. While it’s only a slight decrease, it is a decrease and in these times that’s something that’s very rare for local governments to be talking about decreasing the millage rate. As you know for the past couple of years you have not raised the millage rate so I’d like to make sure that you’re aware that our department heads and the elected officials that are working for you are doing a fairly good job of making sure that we keep government as cost effective as we can. As we all know there are things that aren’t being done because of those reductions. Sometimes you get a few phone calls about things and issues that we are not doing as well as we possibly could be doing if we had some additional money, but I think we’ve balanced that off fairly well and I think that the level of service has remained fairly high and obviously the cost effectiveness of what we’re doing has The millage rate is before you on this chart and the resolution is been a good thing there. there and it would be appropriate for someone to move that we adopt the resolution which would establish a millage rate for the attached chart. Mr. Grantham: So move, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mason: Second. Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Is there any further conversation? Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign of voting. Mr. Bowles out. Motion carries 8-0. Mr. Mayor: Any further business, Fred? Mr. Russell: Not on this. It would be appropriate now to go into legal. Mr. Mayor: Okay. Can I get a motion to go into legal session, Mr. Attorney, for – Mr. MacKenzie: It would be for real estate and pending and potential litigation. Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to that effect? Mr. Johnson: So move. Mr. Mayor: Do we have a second? Mr. Lockett: Second. Mr. Mayor: Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign of voting. Mr. Bowles out. Motion carries 8-0. Mr. Mayor: We are in legal. [LEGAL MEETING] Mr. Mayor: Okay, if everybody’s ready I’ll go ahead and call the meeting back to order. Mr. MacKenzie. Mr. MacKenzie: We need to entertain a motion to execute the Closed Meeting Affidavit. Mr. Mayor: Do I have a motion? Mr. Johnson: So move. Mr. Jackson: Second. Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign. Motion carries 9-0. Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to add and approve the following three property purchases. The first one is to purchase the property where the WAGT TV Station is located for $205,000. The second one is the approval of a motion to do a property th swap for the property at the corner of 9 and Reynolds with the property at the corner of thth 13 and Reynolds, purchasing the property at the intersection of 13 and Reynolds for $119,500 and the third one is a motion to settle the termination of a lease for Reggie’s Hot Dog Stand for $32,000. Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to that effect? Mr. Lockett: Move to approve. Mr. Grantham: Second. Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. If there’s no further discussion, Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign. Motion carries 9-0. Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie, anything else? If there’s no further business to come before the body, we stand adjourned. [MEETING ADJOURNED] Nancy W. Morawski Deputy Clerk of Commission nwm