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FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - January 28, 1997
1:30 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Larry E. Sconyers, Mayor; J. Brigham,
Chairman; Handy, Vice-Chairman; Bridges and Beard, members; A. B.
McKie, Jr., Comptroller; Jim Wall, Attorney; Glenn Greenway of
the Finance Department; Paul DeCamp of the Planning Commission;
Randy Oliver, Administrator; Keven Mack, Housing & Neighborhood
Rehabilitation Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and
Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission.
Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of the Augusta Chronicle, Gale
Mino of WBBQ Radio, Rosemary Forrest of the Metropolitan Spirit
and Hon. H. Brigham, Commissioner.
The Clerk: We have a request for an addendum to approve a
refund of prior year taxes to Karen Holcomb.
Mr. Beard: I move we add this to the agenda.
! I. L!!l.i -Mr. Bridges:
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Second.
....",., ....".- .......~.....Motion adopted unanimously.
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A request from James W. Brigham, Jr. (Fire Department) to
purchase 19 years 11 months prior years service in the 1977
Pension Plan, was read.
Mr. Bridges: I so move.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Mr. Chairman: I want to state for the record that Mr.
Brigham is no kin to me that I know of.
Motion adopted with Mr. Handy entering the room late.
The Committee next considered an amendment of the 1977
Retirement Plan for Richmond County, Georgia in order to
terminate the ability of participants to purchase Credited
Service as of July I, 1997.
Mr. Wall: This will eliminate the provision in the 1977
plan that allows employees to buy in. I arbitrarily selected the
July 1, 1997 date and you may want to do a shorter time period if
you wish.
Mr. Beard: I so move.
Mr. Bridges: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee considered approval of Change Order #1 for the
Belle Terrace Senior Center in the amount of $23,955.00 and a
IS-day extension of the contract period.
Mr. DeCamp: This will provide for additional parking for
the Senior Citizens Center, the overall park and the new swim
center and will utilize some existing grant monies that are
available to us.
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Mr. Chairman: Do you anticipate any additional change
orders?
Mr. DeCamp: Perhaps only a couple of small ones and we have
the funds for those.
Mr. Bridges: I move we approve the change order.
Mr. Handy: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from Hiram C. Kirkland regarding his request
for a waiver of penalties and interest on his 1994 and 1995 taxes,
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Mr. Oliver: I would suggest we send this to the Tax
Commissioner and let him make a recommendation with documentation I
back to us.
Mr. Bridges: I so move.
Mr. Handy: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next considered approval of a refund of prior
year taxes to Karen Holcomb, Map 301, Parcel 19.01.
Mr. Oliver: According to Mr. Sears, their office made a
mistake and she is due the refund.
Mr. Bridges: I so move.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
At this time Mr. McKie gave a report on a proposed
relocation policy regarding the authorization of expenditures
relating to the acquisition of real or personal property by or
for the use of Augusta-Richmond County, its agencies or political
subdivisions.
Mr. Oliver: I believe this is a good first attempt at this
and feel we need to refine it further before we can make a
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recommendation to the full board for a set policy.
It was the consensus of the Committee that this policy be
finalized and brought back to the Committee at the next meeting
for consideration.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting
was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
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