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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
March 28, 2012
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 28,
2012, the Honorable Deke Copenhaver, Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Guilfoyle, Smith, Aitken, Johnson, Jackson, Bowles and
Brigham, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
ABSENT: Hons. Hatney and Mason, members of Augusta Richmond County
Commission.
Mr. Mayor: I’ll call the legal meeting to order. Mr. MacKenzie.
1.LEGAL MEETING
A. Pending and potential litigation
B. Real estate
C. Personnel
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to go into a closed executive session to
discuss pending and potential litigation and personnel.
Mr. Jackson: So moved.
Mr. Aitken: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. If there’s no further discussion,
commissioners will now vote by the usual sign of voting.
Mr. Johnson out.
Motion carries 7-0.
Mr. Mayor: We are in legal.
[LEGAL MEETING]
Mr. Mayor: Okay, if we’ve got everybody back, I’ll go ahead and call the meeting back
to order. Mr. MacKenzie.
2.Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with
Georgia’s Open Meeting Act.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to execute the Closed Meeting
Affidavit.
Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to that effect?
Mr. Smith: Motion made.
Mr. Johnson: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Commissioners will now vote by the usual
sign of voting.
Motion carries 8-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie, do you have –
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to add and approve a partial
settlement resolution authorizing the class action lawsuit of online travel companies which
is the City of Rome vs. Hotels.com as seen on the overhead.
Mr. Lockett: Move to approve.
Mr. Smith: Second.
Mr. Mayor: I have a motion and a second. If there’s no further discussion,
commissioners will now vote by the usual sign of voting.
Motion carries 8-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie, do you have anything else?
Mr. MacKenzie: That’s all I have, thank you.
Mr. Mayor: With no further business to come before the body in this meeting, we stand
adjourned.
[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
March 28, 2012.
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Clerk of Commission