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PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - August 12, 2002
1:30 P.M.
PRESENT: Hons. Williams, Chairman; Boyles, Co-Chairman; Shepard and
Beard, members; George Kolb, Administrator; Fred Russell, Deputy Administrator; Mary
Ann Gibbs, Sheriff's Department; Phil Wasson, 911 Director; Vanessa Flournoy, Staff
Attorney; Sparticus Heyward, Staff Attorney; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Co=ission.
ABSENT: Hon. Bob Young, Mayor.
Also Present: S. Norris of The Augusta Focus and Hons. Bridges, Cheek,
Hankerson and Colclough, Co=issioners.
1. Approve application for Grant to continue funding of Mobile Data
Terminals in the Sheriff's Office. (Deferred from July 29 Public Safety)
Ms. Gibbs: The federal amount is $234,837. The local funding we are requesting
is $26,093. This is a 90/10 grant and the total will be $260,930.
Mr. Shepard: I move approval.
Mr. Boyles: Second.
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Motion adopted unanimously.
2.
Approve expenditure maximum of $17,960.00 for the purchase of a
Krimesite Imager Direct View Kit and Canon Digital Package. These monies
to be supplied out of the Richmond County Sheriffs Office Confiscated Drug
Funds with no additional funding required from General Budget. (Deferred
from July 29 Puhlic Safety)
Mr. Beard: Didn't we ask for an accounting of the drug funds?
Mr. Russell: I spoke to the Sheriff about that.
Ms. Gibbs: I can talk with him about it.
Mr. Beard: Could we have that at the next co=ittee?
Ms. Gibbs: I will pass that on the Sheriff.
Mr. Boyles: I move for approval.
Mr. Shepard: I second it.
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Mr. Bridges: He could be at the Commission meeting for that so you wouldn't
have to slow it down.
Motion adopted unanimously.
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3. Motion to approve contract between Augusta, Georgia and E.M.S. Ventures,
Inc d/b/a Rural Metro Ambulance for ambulance response to 9-1-1 calls for
emergency medical services.
Mr. Kolb and Mr. Wasson stated that they had both reviewed the contract and
reco=ended its approval.
After a short discussion of the contract, Mr. Shepard: I make a motion that we
approve the contract.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted with Mr. Williams voting "No".
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Lena 1. Bonner
Clerk of Co=ission
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PUBLIC SAFETY
AGENDA
COMMITTEE ROOM - August 12,2002
1:30 P.M.
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1.
Approve application for Grant to continue funding of Mobile Data Terminals in
the Sheriff's Office. (Deferred from July 29 Public' Safety)
2. Approve expenditure maximum of $17,960.00 for the purchase of a Krimesite
Imager Direct View Kit and Canon Digital Package. These monies to be supplied
out of the Richmond County Sheriffs Office Confiscated Drug Funds with no
additional funding required from General Budget. (Deferred from July 29 Public
Safety)
3. Motion to approve contract between Augusta, Georgia and E.M.S. Ventures, Inc
d/b/a Rural Metro Ambulance for ambulance response'to 9-1-1 calls for
emergency medical services.
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