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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
November 20, 2012
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 20,
2012, the Honorable Deke Copenhaver, Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Guilfoyle, Mason, Smith, Hatney, Johnson, Jackson, Bowles
and Brigham, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
ABSENT: Hons. Aitken, member of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
Mr. Mayor: In the interest of time I’ll go ahead and call the legal meeting to order. Mr.
MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to go into a closed meeting to discuss
pending and potential litigation.
Mr. Mayor: I already called the meeting to order.
Mr. Mason: I think he was trying to get the awards out of the way first.
Mr. Mayor: Did we get a motion on that or do you –
Mr. Lockett: So move.
Mr. Mason: Do you want to do a substitute motion? What do you think, Mr. Mayor?
Okay, can we get
Mr. Mayor: I’m fine with that. We didn’t have a motion and second.
a motion to recognize the employees, then go into legal to discuss
, Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. Mason: Amen.
Mr. Mayor: Okay, do we have a motion?
Mr. Mason: We do.
Mr. Mayor: Do we have a second?
Mr. Smith: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Okay, we have a motion and a second. Commissioners will now vote by the
usual sign of voting.
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Hatney out.
Motion carries 7-0.
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Mr. Mayor: Okay, let’s recognize the employees and then we will be in legal.
(Employees are recognized for their years of service)
Mr. Mayor: Okay, just for clarity can we get a motion to go into legal?
Mr. Smith: Motion made.
Mr. Mason: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Commissioners will now vote by the usual
sign of voting.
Mr. MacKenzie: For the record that is to discuss pending and potential litigation.
Mr. Hatney out.
Motion carries 8-0.
Mr. Mayor: We are in legal.
[LEGAL MEETING]
Mr. Mayor: Gentlemen, in the interest of time I’ll go ahead and call the legal meeting
back to order. Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to execute the closed meeting affidavit.
Mr. Mason: So move.
Mr. Lockett: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Commissioners will now vote by the usual
sign.
Mr. Bowles and Mr. Hatney out.
Motion carries 7-0.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to add and approve a Resolution
authorizing the settlement of all claims of Dorothy L. Patterson in the aggregate amount of
$13,300 and authorizing the Administrator to disburse this amount and waiving any
conflicting code provisions for this instance only.
Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to that effect?
Mr. Lockett: So move.
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Mr. Smith: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Commissioners will now vote by the usual
sign.
Mr. Bowles and Mr. Hatney out.
Motion carries 7-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: The next item is a motion to add and approve a Resolution
authorizing the settlement of all claims by Dusty Doody in the aggregate amount of $6,000
and authorize the Administrator to disburse this amount and waiving any conflicting
provisions of the code for this purpose only.
Mr. Lockett: So move.
Mr. Smith: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and second. Commissioners will now vote by the usual
sign.
Mr. Bowles out.
Motion carries 8-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: The next item is a motion to add and approve accepting Roosevelt
Bradley as the General Manager for the Mobility contract.
Mr. Mason: What was that? Could you –
Mr. MacKenzie: It would be a motion to accept or to consider Roosevelt Bradley as
General Manager for the Mobility contract.
Mr. Jackson: Motion to deny.
Mr. Mason: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Do we need to add it to the agenda first or –
Mr. MacKenzie: The motion was to add and approve or to add this item unanimously
and then make a decision on it.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion to deny. Is there a second?
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Mr. Mason: Yeah, I did second it. Just for clarity, you said motion to approve, well, add
and approve, and we’re adding but we’re not approving.
Mr. MacKenzie: Make it very clear. It’s a motion to add it to the agenda and then to
deny the request to approve Roosevelt Bradley as the General Manager for Mobility.
Mr. Mason: Okay, got it. I second it.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been properly seconded. If there’s no further
discussion, Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign.
Mr. Hatney votes No.
Motion carries 8-1.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: That’s all I have. Thank you.
Mr. Mayor: With no further business, I’ll adjourn the legal meeting.
[MEETING ADJOURNED]
Nancy W. Morawski
Deputy Clerk of Commission
CERTIFICATION:
I, Nancy W. Morawski, Deputy 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 November 20, 2012.
________________________
Deputy Clerk of Commission
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