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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
September 6, 2011
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 4:45 p.m., Tuesday, September 6,
2011, the Honorable Deke Copenhaver, Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Guilfoyle, Mason, Smith, Aitken, Johnson, Jackson, Bowles
and Brigham, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. Hatney, member of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
The Mayor called the meeting to order.
Mr. Mayor: -- to adopt the millage rate and turn it over to Mr. Russell.
Mr. Russell: Yes, sir, Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission. As you know we
adopted the millage rate back in November of last year that we anticipated to be able to use for
the budget this year. Upon the development of the digest and the movement forward there, the
actual roll back rate was less than what was established and that roll back rate is a little bit higher
than what we actually adopted in November. Not really a great of dollars involved because of
the Georgia law the roll back rate is not considered a tax increase even though in effect it would
increases our taxes by a small amount. That small amount is basically $1.33 on an urban home
and $ .88 on a suburban home for $100,000. The options that you have in front of you today are
adopt the roll back rate or to adopt the rate that we proposed initially last November. The roll
back rate for the County M & O would be 8.07 mills and gain us a difference of $37,872. The
County M & O would be 8.075, Capital Outlay is .784 mills, Fire Blythe is 2.80 and Fire for the
County is 1.60. Urban M & O would be 8.02, Urban Bid 1 would be 7.60 and Urban Bid 2
would be 6 mills basically. Those roll back rates have been advertised as appropriately in the
newspapers. We had talked about that at some point a couple of weeks ago and it would be
My recommendation
appropriate for you to take action today at this particular point in time.
would be to adopt the roll back rate as authorized by Georgia Code.
To do that you have to
adopt the rates I just said across the board for all codes available. It would be appropriate to
make a motion to that effect at this particular point in time.
Mr. Mayor: Gentlemen, do we have a motion on this?
Mr. Johnson: Move to approve.
Mr. Mayor: Do we have a second?
Mr. Bowles: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Is there any further discussion? Hearing none commissioners will now vote
by the usual sign of voting.
Mr. Mason, Mr. Lockett, and Mr. Guilfoyle vote No.
Motion carries 7-0.
Mr. Russell: Thank you, gentlemen. That serves the purpose of this particular portion of
the meeting.
Mr. Mayor: Okay. I’ll go ahead and adjourn that portion of the meeting and start the
next one in five minutes.
[MEETING ADJOURNED]
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
CERTIFICATION:
I, Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy
of the minutes of the Called Meeting of the Augusta Richmond County Commission held on
September 6, 2011.
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Clerk of Commission