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FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - November 8, 1999
1:30 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; Bridges, Chairman; H. Brigham, Vice-
Chairman; Beard and J. Brigham, members; Jim Wall, Attomey; Randy Oliver,
Administrator; Harry Siddall, Fleet Manager; David Collins, Finance Dept.; Harrison
Sears, Tax Assessor; Elaine Johnson, Superior Court Clerk; John Mitchell, Fleet
Management Dept.; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy Morawski, Deputy
Clerk of Commission.
Also Present: George Eskola ofWJBF Television, Sylvia Cooper of The Augusta
Chronicle and Stacey Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit.
The Clerk: We have a request to add three items to the agenda.
Mr. 1. Brigham: I so move.
Mr. H. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
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A request to approve refund of 1998 taxes in the amount of $201.64 to Ricky
S. Newman for overpayment of taxes on Account 2061008, was read.
Mr. Sears: This will be applied to their 1999 real estate taxes.
Mr. J. Brigham: I make a motion that we refund it and apply it to the real estate
taxes.
Mr. H. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to consider waiver of ad valorem taxes on the following properties
belonging to Springfield Village Park Foundation, Inc., was read.
1202 Reynolds Street
1222 Reynolds Street
1133 Jones Street
1211 Jones Street
Mr. J. Brigham: I so move.
Mr. Beard: Second.
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Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to approve award for $105,145.00 to Trax Incorporated of Augusta
for one (1) Articulated Road Grader for the Public Works Department-
Maintenance Division (Bid # 99-125), was read.
A request to approve award for $129,128.56 to Metrac of Augusta for two (2)
Leased Articulated Road Graders for the Public Works Department - Maintenance
Division (Bid # 99-126), was read.
Mr. 1. Brigham: I so move.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to authorize Fleet Management to sell three (3) excess Police
vehicles to the Augusta Richmond County Board of Education, was read.
Mr. Siddall: I would recommend approval.
Mr. J. Brigham: I move that we transfer these vehicles to them for $1.00.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to approve the repair of one Trees & Landscape Department
Bucket Truck damaged in a vehicular accident in the amount of $29,712.00, was
read.
Mr. 1. Brigham: I so move.
Mr. H. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to award the Vehicle Maintenance Services Contract to Baker
Support Services, was read.
After a short discussion, Mr. 1. Brigham: I so move.
Mr. H. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted with Mr. Beard abstaining.
A request to approve classifying various County vehicles and equipment as
excess to allow the equipment to be auctioned off, was read.
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Mr. J. Brigham: I so move to get it on the floor.
Mr. H. Brigham: Second.
Mr. J. Brigham: What about the fire truck?
Mr. Siddall: I left it on this list in case they didn't get an offer on that. We can
remove it if we have to.
Mr. Mayor: I notice we have a 1948 fire truck on there. Could we consider
donating that to the Museum?
Mr. Siddall: We can check to see if they would want it.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request from the CSRA Business League for sponsorship (purchase of a
table) by Augusta Richmond County regarding the Annual Awards Banquet on
November 20,1999, was read.
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A request from the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce and Columbia
County Chamber of Commerce for sponsorship (purchase of a table) by Augusta
Richmond County regarding the 92" Joint Annual Meeting Luncheon on
November 30,1999, was read.
Mr. Oliver: We have about $1,100 in Commission Other Account.
Mr. Mayor: Why don't you just charge that back to the Mayor's Fund?
That will be fine.
Mr. Chairman: We'll do that then.
Mr. J. Brigham: I move that we delete this from the agenda.
Mr. H. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request for additional funding to continue the operation of the Clerk's
Office for the remainder of the 1999 budget year, was read.
Mr. Chairman: This would be for $15,000 and has res.ulted from the increase in
State Court traffic cases. There have been about 5,000 more cases.
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Mr. Oliver: This would come from General Fund Contingency.
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Mr. J. Brigham: I so move.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjoumed.
Lena 1. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
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FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS
AGENDA
COMMITTEE ROOM - November 8, 1999
1:30 P. M.
1. Refund of 1998 ta'{es in the amount of$201.64 to Ricky S. Newman for
overpayment ofta'{es on Account 2061008.
2. Consider waiver of ad valorem taxes on the following properties belonging to
Springfield Village Park Foundation, Inc.:
1202 Reynolds Street
1222 Reynolds Street
1133 Jones Street
1211 Jones Street
3. Approve award for $105,145.00 to Trax Incorporated of Augusta for one (1)
Articulated Road Grader for the Public Works Department - Maintenance
Division (Bid # 99-125).
4. Approve award for $129,128.56 to Metrac of Augusta for two (2) Leased
Articulated Road Graders for the Public Works Department - Maintenance
Division (Bid # 99-126).
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Authorize Fleet Management to sell three (3) excess Police vehicles to the
Augusta Richmond County Board of Education.
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Approve the repair of one Trees & Landscape Department Bucket Truck damaged
in a vehicular accident in the amount of$29,712.00.
7. Award the Vehicle Maintenance Services Contract to Baker Support Services.
8. Request approval to classify various County vehicles and equipment as excess to
allow the equipment to be auctioned off.
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ADDENDUM
FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS AGENDA
November 8, 1999
1:30 P. M.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA:
1. A request from the CSRA Business League for sponsorship (purchase of a table)
by Augusta Richmond County regarding the Annual A wards Banquet on
November 20, 1999.
2. A request from the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce and Columbia County
Chamber of Commerce for sponsorship (purchase of a table) by Augusta
Richmond County regarding the 92nd Joint Annual Meeting Luncheon on
November 30, 1999.
3. Grant the request for additional funding to continue the operation of the Clerk's
Office for the remainder of the 1999 budget year.
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