HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-22-1999 Meeting
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FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - February 22, 1999
1:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Bridges, Chairman; H. Brigham, Vice-Chairman; Beard and 1.
Brigham, members; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Jim Wall, Attorney; Harry Siddall,
Fleet Manager; John Etheridge, Human Resources Director; Lon Morrey, Comptroller;
Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. Bob Young, Mayor.
Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of The Augusta Chronicle and Stacey Eidson of The
Metropolitan Spirit.
The Clerk: We have a request for an addendum item as per our addendum
agenda.
Mr. H. Brigham: I so move.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
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A request to approve additional funding in the amount of $59.03 funded by
"Commission Other" to sponsor the First Quarter 1999 Brier Creek Soil
Conservation District Dinner, was read.
Mr. Oliver: You had approved $400 and the final bill came in at $459.03.
Mr. 1. Brigham: I make the motion we approve it.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A Irequest to approve 1999 Cost-of-Living Increases for Retirees, was read.
Mr. Oliver: These will be effective 4/1/99.
Mr. Beard: I so move.
Mr. J. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
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A Irequest to approve a request to allow Gracewood State School and
Hospital 1:0 purchase two used Ford Crown Victorias for one dollar each, was read.
After a short discussion, Mr. 1. Brigham: I so move.
Mr. H. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to refund 1996, 1997 and 1998 taxes in the amount of $1,730.82 to
Essie and Ernest R. Smith, Jr. for overpayment of taxes on Map 233, Parcel 28, was
read.
Mr. Oliver: The amount is high because this is a disability exemption.
Mr. Beard: I so move.
Mr. H. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request from The Augusta Morehouse College Club for the City's
participation in the amount of $500.00 as a co-sponsor of the luncheon for the 26th
Annual Morehouse College Alumni Association Region I Conference, was read.
Mr. Morrey: The system still shows a $10,000 amount in Commission Other but I
believe we have spent about $2,000 out of that this year.
Mr. 1. Brigham: Perhaps the Mayor can take it from his account.
Mr. H. Brigham: I move that we do it if we can.
Mr. Oliver: Funded by Commission Other?
Mr. H. Brigham: As first choice and the second would be the Mayor's.
Mr. Beard: I'll second it to get it on the floor. Maybe the amount wouldn't have
to be $500. But there may be other entities we would want to be involved with.
Motion fails with the Chairman and Mr. 1. Brigham voting "No".
A request from Dep. Danny Clark of the Richmond County Sheriff's
Department for sponsorship donations regarding his participation in the 1999
World Police and Fire Games in Stockholm, Sweden, was read.
Mr. Oliver: The Sheriff has a travel and training budget, and if he feels this is
worthwhile, he may wish to consider taking it from his budget.
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Mr. 1. Brigham: I move that we receive this as information.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Mr. Oliver: That means that this will not go forward.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Lena 1. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
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FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS
AGENDA
COMMITTEE ROOM - February 22, 1999
1:00 P. M.
1. Approve additional funding in the amount of$59.03 to sponsor the First Quarter
1999 Brier Creek Soil Conservation District Dinner. (F'unded by - "Commission
Other")
2. A request from The Augusta Morehouse College Club fur the City's participation
in the amount of$SOO.OO as a co-sponsor of the luncheon for the 26th Annual
Morehouse College Alumni Association Region I Conference.
3. A request from Dep. Danny Clark of the Richmond County Sheriff's Department
for sponsorship donations regarding his participation in the 1999 World Police
and Fire Games in Stockholm, Sweden.
4. Approve 1999 Cost-of-Living Increases for Retirees.
5. Approve request to allow Gracewood State School and Hospital to purchase two
used Ford Crown Victorias for one dollar each.
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ADDENDUM
FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS AGENDA
February 22, 1999
1:00 P. M.
ADDITION TO THE AGENDA:
1. Refund of 1996, 1997 and 1998 taxes in the amount of$I,730.82 to Essie and
Ernest R. Smith, Jr. for overpayment of taxes on Map 233, Parcel 28.
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