HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-22-1996 Meeting
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FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - April 22, 1996
2:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Larry Sconyers, Mayor; J. Brigham, Chairman;
Handy, Vice-Chairman; Bridges and Beard, members; Jim Wall,
Interim Attorney; A. B. McKie, Jr., Interim Comptroller; Glenn
Greenway and David Collins, Finance Department; Lena Bonner,
Clerk of Commission-Council and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of
Commission-Council.
Also Present: Wayne Partridge of the Augusta Chronicle,
George Eskola of WJBF Television, Gale Mino of WBBQ Radio and
Hon. Henry Brigham, Commissioner.
Communication from the Interim Attorney regarding a request
from Easley, McCaleb & Associates, Inc. for a waiver of penalty
and interest for 1995 tax payments, was read.
Mr. Wall: I would recommend that you do not waive either
the penalty or interest in this case.
Mr. Beard: I so move.
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Mr. Handy: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Interim Comptroller requesting
approval of the Capital Project Budget for Pinetucky Skeet and
Trap Club, Inc., was read.
Mr. McKie: This will come from the Local Option 1% Sales
Tax Funds. The funds are there and budgeted and they are on a
pay schedule of $75,000 twice for a total of $150,000.
Mr. Handy: I move that we follow our schedule now regarding
the allocations.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Mr. Brigham: We need to add two items to the agenda. One
is the contract we had discussed earlier today for the
procedures. The other one, I was contacted by State Representa-
tive Robin Williams about allocating some money to purchase the
City's interest in a four-year - four-installment contract to
purchase property at the Ezekiel Harris House. He assures us
money has been allocated in this year's budget and we'd like to
go on and purchase it otherwise it will be in the allocation for
next year for the final payment. I've talked to Mr. McKie and
he's assured me $50,000 that we're looking at over for the sixty
day period wouldn't be a problem. It's not something we haven't
done before.
Mr. Bridges: I'd like to add to the agenda the matter of
direct deposit for our water customers.
Mr. Handy: I so move we add those.
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Mr. Bridges: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Mr. Wall: A number of the special purpose local option
sales tax projects are to be constructed by non-profit
organizations and organizations that fall outside the umbrella of
County government. I am recommending that we enter into an
agreement with those organizations providing a method by which
those capital improvement projects would be handled. This would
be a contract between the organization which would give this
government control, it would spell out the monies available, it
would set a project budget for that capital improvement plan and
it would contain a warranty and a representation by that
organization that capital improvement projects can be constructed
for the amount set forth in the agreement and the capital
improvement plan which was adopted by the voters last year. The
County would also have authority to verify and test the
expenditures of the organization and to conduct inspections
regarding the project and insure compliance with the special
purpose sales tax laws. The organization would also comply with I
our bid procedures. I recommend approval of this as a form of a
contract that would be used by the non-profit organizations that
are receiving sales tax funds under Phase III.
Mr. Handy: I move for approval.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Mr. Chairman: The next item concerns the funding of the
Ezekiel Harris House in installment payments.
Mr. Handy: I move for approval.
Mr. Bridges: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Mr. McKie: David Collins will talk about this. We are
giving you this for information now and will come back at the
next committee meeting and ask for approval.
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Mr. Collins: This will allow customers to have an automatic
debit from their bank accounts for their water bills. It allows I
us to get the funds in quicker and saves us mailing costs and is
a service to the customers. It is similar to the system used by
other utility companies.
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Mr. Beard: I move we receive this as information.
Mr. Handy: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting
was adjourned.
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Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission-Council