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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-25-2002 Meeting I FINAJ.'JCE & APPROPRIATIONS AGENDA COl\A1v1ITTEE ROOM - March 25, 2002 2:00 P. M. 1. Approve the acquisition of three (3) Compact Pickup Trucks for the Augusta Utilities Department - Water Production Division from Bobby Jones Ford of Augusta, Georgia for $15,343.32 each (lowest bid offer on Bid 01-136). 2. Approve the acquisition of three (3) Compact Pickup Trucks for the Augusta Utilities Department - Administration/Engineering Division from Bobby Jones Ford of Augusta, Georgia for $15,343.32 each (lowest bid offer on Bid 01-136). 3. Approve the acquisition of one (1) Full Size Pickup Truck for the Augusta Utilities Department - Ground Water Division from Augusta Dodge of Augusta, Georgia for $30,021.00 (lowest bid offer on Bid 02-065). 4. Approve a donation to Augusta Tomorrow for placement of the Oglethorpe statue with funding from UDAG. (Requested by the Administrator and the Mayor) 5. Approve Utilities Department salary proposal for the Safety Officer up to the mid point of Grade 44 - $31,378 annually. I 6. Consider a request from Historic Augusta, Inc. regarding City sponsorship in the amount of$1,800 for the Cotton Ball. 7. Consider oversight schedule. (Requested by Commissioner Shepard) I I ADDENDUM FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS AGENDA March 25, 2002 2:00 P. M. ADDITION TO THE AGENDA: 1. Consider request for the printing of Business Service books in the amount of $1,790 and charge to the Promotion Account. (Requested by Mayor Young) I I I FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - March 25, 2002 2:00 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Shepard, Chairman; Hankerson, Co-Chairman; Bridges and Williams, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; George Kolb, Administrator; Fred Russell, Deputy Administrator; Max Hicks, Utilities Dept. Director; Mark Gibbons of the Mayor's Office; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Bob Young, Mayor. Also Present: Members of the news media and Hons. Colclough, Beard and Mays, Commissioners. 6. Consider a request from Historic Augusta, Inc. regarding City sponsorship in the amount of $1,800 for the Cotton Ball. Ms. Kim Overstreet of Historic Augusta appeared before the Committee regarding the above request. Mr. Bridges: I make a motion that we purchase a $45 membership for those who wish to participate. -I Mr. Williams: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 1. Approve the acquisition of one (1) Compact Pickup Truck for the Augusta Utilities Department - Water Production Division from Bobby Jones Ford of Augusta, Georgia for $15,343.32 each (lowest bid offer on Bid 01-136). 2. Approve the acquisition of three (3) Compact Pickup Trucks for the Augusta Utilities Department - Administration/Engineering Division from Bobby Jones Ford of Augusta, Georgia for $15,343.32 each (lowest bid offer on Bid 01-136). 3. Approve the acquisition of one (1) Full Size Pickup Truck for the Augusta Utilities Department - Ground Water Division from Augusta Dodge of Augusta, Georgia for $30,021.00 (lowest bid offer on Bid 02-065). Mr. Bridges: A motion to approve Items 1,2 and 3 for low bid. Mr. Hankerson: Second. -I Motion adopted with Mr. Williams voting "No". 5. Approve Utilities Department salary proposal for the Safety Officer up to the mid.point of Grade 44 - $31,378 annually. I Mr. Bridges: I make the motion we accept the department head's recommendation. Mr. Chairman: I'll second it for discussion purposes. After a discussion of the matter, the motion was adopted with Mr. Hankerson voting "No". 7. Consider oversight schedule. (Requested! by Commissioner Shepard) Mr. Bridges: I'd make a motion that we accept this schedule as printed. Mr. Williams: Second. Mr. Chairman: We could move the adoption date of the budget forward to November if you thought that would be a good idea. Mr. Hankerson: I want to make a substitute motion that we ask the Administrator and the Finance Department to work on it and come back and give us a report. Motion dies for lack of a second. I, Motion adopted unanimously. 4. Approve a donation to Augusta Tomorrow for placement of the Oglethorpe statue with funding from UDAG. (Requested by the Administrator and the Mayor) Mr. Kolb: Augusta Tomorrow has undertaken the responsibility of erecting a plaque and statue of Gen. James Oglethorpe in the new Augusta Commons. That plaque will commemorate those who contributed to the statue. They have asked that all their members contribute to the statue and we are recommending that we appropriate $10,000 towards the purchase and erection of the statue. Funds would come from UDAG since it is related to economic development and the Citizens Advisory Board met last week and approved the donation for the use of the funds. I would recommend approval. Mr. Wall: I think the name should be Augusta, Georgia or the Augusta Richmond County Commission which is our legal name. Also, Pete Fletcher contacted me about ANIC's contribution to the Augusta Commons project and if there was going to be a plaque, they wanted to be included in some fashion. I don't know if this will be the only plaque or not, but if it is the only one, that might need to be considered. I 2 I Mr. Bridges: I make a motion that we approve the $10,000 with the fimding source as recommended and that it be named the Augusta Richmond County Commission on the plaque. Mr. Hankerson: Second. Mr. Kolb: We can make it as a stipulation of our contribution that ANIC be included on the plaque. Mr. Bridges: I'll include that in the motion. Motion adopted unanimously. The Clerk: We have an addendum item to consider the request for the printing of Business Service books in the amount of $1,790 and charge to the Promotion Account. (Requested by Mayor Young) Mr. Bridges: I so move we add it. Mr. Hankerson: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. I Mr. Chairman: Will the Commission be recognized on this? Mr. Gibbons: Yes, sir, we can do that. Mr. Bridges: I make the motion that we go with the low bid of Tidwell. Mr. Williams: I'll second that. Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission nwm I " .)