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FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - January 10, 2000
1:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; Shepard, Chairman; H. Brigham, Co-
Chairman; Bridges and Williams, members; Jerry Saul, Tax Commissioner; North
Williamson, Tax Commissioner's Office; Lon Morrey, Comptroller; David Collins,
Finance Department; Harry Siddall, Fleet Manager; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Jim
Wall, Attorney; Lynn Bailey, Elections Director; John Etheridge, Human Resources
Director; Walter Hornsby, Deputy Administrator; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission
and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission.
Also Present: Stacey Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit, Sylvia Cooper of The
Augusta Chronicle, George Eskola of WJBF Television and Hons. Cheek, Mays, Beard
and Colclough, Commissioners.
The Committee first heard a presentation from the Tax Commissioner
requesting that the Committee reconsider the budget reductions for personnel in the
Tax Commissioner's Office and maintain the current staffing levels in the Tax
Commissioner's Office and Motor Vehicle Tag Office.
At the close of the presentation and after a lengthy discussion by Committee
members, Mr. Williams: I would suggest that we forward it on to the full Commission.
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Motion dies for lack of a second.
Mr. Bridges: I'd make a motion that we receive this as information and review it
when we get the first quarter financial results since we have a July 1 deadline on it.
Mr. Williams: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to approve award to Bobby Jones Ford for Ford Crown Victoria
P71 Police Interceptor Automobiles for Model Year 2000 (Bid # 99-138), was read.
A request to approve award to Willoughby Ford for Ford Taurus Midsize
Automobiles for Model Year 2000 (Bid # 99-140), was read.
A request to approve award to Willoughby Ford for Ford Ranger Compact
Pickup Trucks for Model Year 2000 (Bid # 99-141), was read.
Mr. Bridges: I make a motion we accept the low bids on Items 1,2 and 3.
Mr. H. Brigham: Second.
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Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to fIX and publish qualifying fees for 2000 election, was read.
Mr. Bridges: I move for approval. .
Mr. Williams: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next considered appointment of Indigent Care Finance Study
Committee.
Mr. Chairman: I had put this on the agenda relative to Indigent Care. I have not
had enough contacts yet with Commissioners that I was hoping would agree to serve so I
would ask that this be held in the Committee for one more meeting.
Mr. Bridges: I so move that we retain this in Committee.
Mr. H. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Mr. Rob Zetterberg addressed the Committee and asked Commissioners to
encourage their constituents to fill out and promptly return their census forms so that all
citizens may be counted as residents of Augusta and Richmond County.
Mr. Wall: We need a legal meeting to discuss a matter of potential litigation.
Mr. Bridges: I so move that we add this and approve going into legal session.
Mr. H. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
After the close of the legal session, Mr. Chairman: I call the Finance
Committee back to order and I'd ask for a motion to add and authorize the
Chairman of the Finance Committee to sign the closed meeting authorization
affidavit.
Mr. Bridges: I so move.
Mr. H. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
NWM Clerk of Commission
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CLOSED MEETING AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUN1Y OF RICHMOND
AFFIDAVIT OF PRESIDlNG OFFICER.
~~lrgJ , Chairman of the ~'t2/Hu.. Committee of the Augusta-Richmond
County Commission, eing duly sworn, states under oath that the following is true and accurate to the best of
his knowledge and belief:
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The r,/tA,I4G'- Committee of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission met in a duly
advertised meeting on!JA.M I () ,2000.
2.
During such meeting, the Committee voted to go into closed session.
3.
The executive session was called to order at I : cj..~ ...../p.m. and adjourned at
z,.: 00 a;m.lp.m.
4.
The subject matter of the closed portion of the meeting was devoted to the following matter(s) within
the exceptions provided in the Open Meetings law:
VConsultation with the county attorney or other legal counsel to discuss pending or
potential litigation, settlement, claims, administrative proceedings, or other judicial actions
brought or to be brought by or against the county or any officer or employee or in which the
county or any officer or employee may be directly involved as provided in O.c.GA. $ 50-14-2(1);
_ Discussion of tax matters made confidential by state law as provided by O.c.GA. $ 50-14-
2(2) and (msert the citation tD the lesJ autlxmty making the tax matter anjidenti4J)
_Discussion of real estate as provided byO.c.GA. $ 50-14-3(4);
_ Discussion or deliberation on the appointment, employment, compensation, hiring,
disciplinary action or dismissal, or periodic evaluation or rating of a county officer or employee as
provided in O.c.GA. $ 50-14-3(6);
_ Other (deg:ribe the extmption tD the 0Jm meetings law}.
This
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the topic)
as provided in (msert the citation to the /egpl autlxmty
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FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS
AGENDA
COMMITTEE ROOM - January 10, 2000
1:00 P. M.
1. Approve award to Bobby Jones Ford for Ford Crown Victoria P71 Police
Interceptor Automobiles for Model Year 2000 (Bid # 99-138).
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Approve award to Willoughby Ford for Ford Taurus Midsize Automobiles for
Model Year 2000 (Bid # 99-140).
3. Approve award to Willoughby Ford for Ford Ranger Compact Pickup Trucks for
Model Year 2000 (Bid # 99-141).
4. Fix and publish qualifying fees for 2000 election.
5. Presentation by Jerry Saul on the budget.
6. Consider appointment of Indigent Care Finance Study Committee.
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