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Home My WebLink About10-27-2003 Meeting I FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - October 27,2003 2:00 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Shepard, Chairman; Bridges and Williams, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; George Kolb, Administrator; David Persaud, Finance Director; Chief Charles Toole and Mary Ann Gibbs from the Sheriffs Office; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Bob Young, Mayor; Hankerson, Co-Chairman. Also Present: Hons. Cheek and Mays, Commissioners. Mr. Chairman: We have a request for one addendum item. Mr. Bridges: I so move we add it. Mr. Williams: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. I Addendum Item 1. Motion to approve correcting an accounting error to charge to the Promotion Account the catering bill from the Gordon Club for the welcome reception at Fort Discovery for the Blue Angels inaugural appearance in Augusta in 2002. (Requested by Mayor Young) Mr. Bridges: I move for approval. Mr. Williams: I second. Motion adopted unanimously. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: 2. Consider abatement of city property taxes on Map 34-1, Parcels 317 and 318. 3. Motion to approve a waiver of property taxes on a parcel of land titled in the name of the Richmond County Land Bank Authority. 5. Request an appropriation from Commission Promotional Account to purchase frames from Augusta Art and Frame Shop for the Mayor's Office. Mr. Bridges: I would so move. I Mr. Williams: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 1 1. Mr. Larry Rogers, Civic Center Manager, to appear before the Committee regarding the Civic Center's financials. (Requested by Commissioner Bridges) I Mr. Billy Holden made a presentation regarding the financial report for the Civic Center. Mr. Bridges: I make a motion we receive it as information and continue to receive quarterly reports from the Civic Center. Mr. Williams: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 4. Financial status report from the Senior Citizens Council for the month of September, 2003. Mr. Lawrence Hammond appeared before the committee to present the report for September, 2003. Mr. Bridges: A motion to receive it as information. Mr. Chairman: Second. I Mr. Mays noted that it may be wise to meet with some of the senior citizens to make them aware of some of the events that are occurring and allow them to give some feedback. Mr. Kolb: This will probably be coming up in one of the workshops. Mr. Shepard: We may want to give notice to some of the members of the community and let them see for themselves. Motion adopted unanimously. 6. Report from the Administrator/Finance Director regarding 2003 Budget Report through the third quarter. Mr. Persaud: Weare still working on that report and would appreciate it if you would delay it until the next meeting. Mr. Bridges: I so move. Mr. Williams: Second. I 2 I I I Motion adopted unanimously. Addendum Item 2. Motion to approve $250,000 in additional funding for prisoner meal allowance. Mr. Bridges: I so move we add this. Mr. Williams: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. Mr. Kolb: We are recommending that this be taken from contingency line items from the General Fund as well as from the Law Enforcement Fund. Mr. Persaud: $136,190 will come from the General Fund Contingency and about $113,810 from the Law Enforcement. Mr. Chairman: What will be left in the General Fund Contingency? Mr. Persaud: Approximately $106,190 will be left in there. Mr. Bridges: I would like to see some documentation by the next Commission meeting ofthe $250,000 such as cost of meals per prisoner, how many prisoners there are this year, that type of thing. Ms. Gibbs: We had $450,000 cut from our food allowance and we knew we would be running out. We have 1,020 inmates to feed and we are feeding at a cost ofless than $3.30 per day per prisoner. We also have guidelines we have to meet. Mr. Chairman: I sent you some information from Judge Fletcher ofthe Georgia Supreme Court that indicates there may be some support statewide for decriminalizing certain misdemeanors. Could you gather some statistics about what that might mean in terms of the current population? Chief Toole: Yes, I could give you some information. The Attorney's Office could probably also give you more information. Mr. Bridges: I make a motion that we approve pulling these funds from the contingencies for the amounts designated by the Finance Director. Mr. Williams: Second. Mr. Mays asked for information about how many prisoners were being housed on a continuous, regular basis as repeat offenders. After further discussion, the motion was adopted unanimously. 3 nWffi ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. I Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission I I 4 FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS AGENDA COMMITTEE ROOM - October 27, 2003 2:00P. M. 1. Mr. Larry Rogers, Civic Center Manager, to appear before the Committee regarding the Civic Center's financials. (Requested by Commissioner Bridges) 2. Consider abatement of city property taxes on Map 34-1, Parcels 317 and 318. 3. Motion to approve a waiver of property taxes on a parcel ofland titled in the name of the Richmond County Land Bank Authority. 4. Financial status report from the Senior Citizens Council for the month of September, 2003. 5. Request ari appropriation from Commission Promotional Account to purchase frames from Augusta Art and Frame Shop for the Mayor's Office. 6. Report from the Administrator/Finance Director regarding 2003 Budget Report through the third quarter. ADDENDUM FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS AGENDA October 27,2003 2.:00 P. M. ADDITION TO THE AGENDA: I. Motion to approve correcting an accounting error to charge to the Promotion Account the catering bill from the Gordon Club for the welcome reception at Fort Discovery for the Blue Angels inaugural appearance in Augusta in 2000. (Requested by Mayor Young)