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COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - April 7, 1997
4:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. H. Brigham, Chairman; Zetterberg, Vice-
Chairman; Kuhlke and Mays, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; Walter
Hornsby, Asst. Administrator; Chief Ronnie Few, Fire Department;
Sheriff Charles Webster, Sheriff's Department; George Patty,
Planning Director; Glenn Greenway and David Collins of the
Finance Department; Stewart Walker, License & Inspections Dept.;
Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk
of Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. Larry sconyers, Mayor.
Also Present:
Mino of WBBQ Radio
Commissioners.
Sylvia Cooper of The Augusta Chronicle, Gale
and Hons. Bridges, Handy, Beard and Todd,
The Committee first considered the renewal of a license
agreement with Tower Broadcasting Corporation of Georgia for
Marshal's Department tower located at 2400 Barton Chapel Road.
Mr. Kuhlke: I move for approval.
Mr. Zetterberg: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A proposed policy for street renaming submitted by the
Executive Director of the Planning Commission, was read.
The Clerk: We have referred to Mr. Patty the request from
the House of Prayer regarding renaming of Wrightsboro Road and
Mill Street. He is here to respond to that request.
Mr. Patty: I am not prepared to respond specifically to
that request but I realize there are some street names on the
table that you may want to consider as predating this policy. We
are requesting your approval of the policy which would help you
with requests for street renaming.
Mr. Kuhlke: I move approval including the item which
changes the required number of signatures for renaming from 75%
to 51% as suggested by Mr. Oliver.
Mr. zetterberg: I'll second that.
Mr. Beard: I think there was consensus some months ago
about the renaming of Sunset Avenue in honor of Rev. McIntyre.
I think the Planning Commission has been asked to start working
on that. If this is included in there, then I have no problem
with it.
Rev. Al Ferguson: I would hope our request would be
considered since it came in before the implementation of this
policy.
At this time Mr. Cooper spoke in opposition to the renaming
of Wrightsboro Road and Mill Street.
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After further discussion, Mr. Mays:
a higher percentage of signatures because
overwhelming majority of people who would
renaming.
I think you should
that gives you an
support a street
have
Mr. Kuhlke: I think Mr. Mays has a valid point and I'd like
to amend my motion so that the percentage is 66% rather than 51%.
Mr. Mays: I might suggest that for later consideration
where you have short streets with fewer residents, you may want
to come back with some amended version of the policy to
accommodate that type of situation.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next considered authorizing 59 new positions
in accordance with the attached schedule at a cost of $463,097-
during 1997 and $2,018,366 during 1998. These positions are in
connection with the opening of the new Phinizy Road Detention
Facility. (This represents a savings over budget of $362,263 in I
the current fiscal year.) The request includes continued
personnel to supervise community clean-up and care of cemeteries.
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Mr. Kuhlke: I so move.
Mr. Mays: Second.
After a lengthy discussion, Mr. Zetterberg: Why don't we
approve all of these today so we won't have to come back again
later and approve more?
Mr. Kuhlke: Why don't I amend my motion that we approve the
59 positions and we approve the executive summary presented to us
by the Administrator laying out the schedule of hiring for the
remainder of the year? That covers all of it.
Mr. Mays: I can second that also.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting
was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
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