HomeMy WebLinkAboutRichmond County Board of Assessors Minutes August 31, 2011
RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSORS MINUTES
Called Session
August 31, 2011, 4:00 P.M.
Members Present:
Chairman Charles Smith, Mr. Robert O’Neal, Mr. Bill Lee, Ms. Renee
D’Antignac, Mr. Bernard Johnson, Mr. Tracy Williams
Members Absent:
Mr. James Scott, Mr. Bryan Simkins
Staff Present:
Mr. Alveno Ross,Ms. Melanie Oglesby, Ms. Donna Murray, Ms. Neita Coleman
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 P.M. by Chairman Charles Smith.
Upon a motion by Mr. O’Neal and seconded by Mr. Williams the agenda was unanimously
approved.
TAD (Tax Allocation District) 1 AMENDMENT RESOLUTION
Four parcels of the TAD 1 were taken from TAD 2; and the resolution drafted by legal counsel
outlines the parcel adjustments, which resulted in a value change in the county digest. Mr.
Ross presented an extraction of the four parcels that were affected, which were the first parcels
listed in the TAD1.
Mr. Williams made a motion to approve the TAD 1 resolution. Ms. D’Antignac seconded the
motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
AUGUSTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PETITION
The Board of Assessors received a letter explaining the Board’s stance on a petition for tax
abatement from the Augusta Economic Development Authority on behalf of Rural Sourcing, Inc.
(RSI). RSI was recruited to locate to Augusta and as an inducement, a creation of 100 area jobs
and a $100,000 REBA grant was made available by the Georgia Dept. of Economic
Development through the Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs for the purchase of equipment.
The petition acknowledges—on behalf of the Board of Assessors—that other than the REBA
grant, no tax abatements are to be granted as a part of the RSI project.
The board is asked to grant Mr. Ross the authority to sign the petition on behalf of the Board of
Assessors upon approval by the Board.
Mr. Johnson made a motion to approve the Development Authority’s petition and to authorize
the Chief Appraiser to sign it on behalf of the Board of Assessors. Mr. Williams seconded the
motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
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2011 GAAO SEMINAR IN UNICOI- HELEN, GA
Mr. Smith asked the board members to let the Chief Appraiser know of their intent to attend (or
not attend) the GAAO one-day seminar in Helen, Georgia on October 17, 2011. The deadline to
reserve a room is September 17.
Mr. Smith asked about the Digest submission. Mr. Ross let the Board members know that
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submission date has changed from September 7 to September 8 due to scheduling conflicts
with the Tax Commissioner’s Office. He said he had requested an extension of the submission
to the Department of Revenue (DOR) because the Commission did not meet on August 19,
2011, which prompted a mandatory re-advertisement of the digest meeting; therefore, the next
Commission meeting could not be held for two weeks after the advertisement had run. The
notice was re-advertised and printed on August 22. The next Commission meeting is slated on
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September 6, its regular meeting date. Mr. Ross said he is awaiting confirmation from DOR on
the extension.
Mr. Johnson offered a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Lee seconded the motion.
The meeting adjourned at 4:12 P.M.
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Neita Coleman, Secretary
Witness our approval of these minutes and all staff recommendations attached hereto:
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Chairman ________________________
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