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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-30-1998 Meeting I I I PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM. ~.March 30, 1998 3:30 p.m. Present: Larry E. Sconyers, Kuhlke, members, R . Oliver, Ac.ministrator, Tucker, EMA Director. Vice Chairman; Mays, Shepard, J. Wall, Legal Counsel; P. ABSENT: Freddie Handy, Commissioner. ALSO PRESENT: Stacy Eidson, Metro Spirit; Tracy Powell, Augusta Chronicle; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Belinda Brown of the Clerk's Office. The Clerk: Attorney: We l:ave a request for one addendum item from the Motion to approve Addendum to Agreement between the State Court of Richmond County, Georgia and Detention Management Services, Inc. so as to provide probation services to the Municipal Court of Augusta, Richmond County. MR. SHEP.ll.RD: So move to add. MR. MAYS: Second. Motion approved unanimously. A request from Pam Tucker to approve Emergency and Disaster Mutual Aid Agreement between Richmond County and Chatham County. MR. SHEPARD: So move. MR. 1".AYS: Second. Motion approved unanimously. A request from the Administrator to transfer ownership of two systems from UGA Inventory to Augusta-Richmond County Inventory. MR. SHEPARD: So move. MR. MAYS: Second. Motion approved unanimously. A request from the Administrator to approve expenditures for a Fire Station Location Study to be conducted by an Independent Consulting Fi=. I Mr. Oliver: This study is to conduct a fire location study. What it will basically come up with is to determine where the strategic places the fire stations should be located. It may come to the conclusion that in some cases fire stations are located to closely together. We believe that will be one of the findings and recommend some reallocation. We also believe that in the southern part of the county that it will be determined that there are not a sufficient number of fire stations. The firm is David M. Griffith and Associates. MR. MAYS: So move. MR. SHEPARD: Second. Motion approved unanimously. A request from Mr. Wall to approve Lease Agreements with Tower Broadcasting for equipment located at 2400 Barton Chapel Road, one for an annual rental of $1,915.20. MR. SHEPARD: Second. I MR. MAYS: So move. Motion approved unanimously. A request Mr. Wall to approve Broadcasting for equipment located for an annual rental of $3,889.68. Lease Agreements with Tower at 2400 Barton Chapel Road, one MR. MAYS: So move. MR. SHEPJI.RD: Second. Motion approved unanimously. A request from the Attorney to approve Addendum to Agreement between the State Court of Richmond County, Georgia and Detention Management Services, Inc. so as to provide probation services to the Municipal Court of Augusta-Richmond County. Mr. Wall: Judge Hamrick has been looking at getting someone to collect tl:e old fines from MuniciDal Court and the Drooation I company that is handling the services for the state court has agreed to an amendment to their contract. They will handle the old cases for 35% on accive cases and 40% on inactive cases, where the I I I people are not coming in paying, is basically a file that we are getting no revenue from. In the event that they are able to collect on those.fines, then they would get 40% of it. On the active cases where an individual is down there and someone is coming in periodically making payment on those cases it will be 35% that they would collect on those. We currently have one employee in Municipal Court. That employee would continue for a period of time, because there are reports that need to be filed with the State, there is some data processing that needs to be done. There is a good deal of work that needs to be done. This way we will put in some financial controls that need to be there in so far as the handling of the funds and to provide a mechanism and a good system to finish out those cases. After further conversation; MR. SHEPARD: So move. MR. MAYS: Second. Motion approved unanimously. Mr. Kuhlke: Can we get a motion to go into a legal session. MR. SHEPARD: So move. MR. MAYS: Second. Motion approved unanimously. The Committee now goes into Legal Session. The Committee reconvenes at 5:20p.m. With no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission Ibb