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CALLED COMMISSION COMMISSION CHAMBER
November 26, 2012
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 12:00 Noon, Monday, November
26, 2012, the Honorable Deke Copenhaver, Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Bowles, Aitken, Smith, Hatney, Mason, Jackson, Guilfoyle
and Brigham, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. Johnson, member of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
Mr. Mayor: I will go ahead and call the legal meeting to order and I’d like to open by
wishing Madam Clerk a happy belated birthday from last week.
The Clerk: The same to you, Mr. Mayor.
Mr. Mayor: 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 legal meeting to
discuss pending and potential litigation and real estate.
Mr. Aitken: So move.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion from Mr. Aitken. Do we have a second?
Mr. Hatney: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Commissioners will now vote by the usual
sign of voting.
Mr. Bowles and Mr. Smith out.
Motion carries 7-0.
[LEGAL MEETING]
Mr. Mayor: We’ll call the legal 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
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and also for the record there was no discussion of real estate.
Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to that effect?
Mr. Lockett: So move.
Mr. Smith: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Commissioners will now vote by the usual
sign of voting.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: Thank you, ma’am. Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to add and approve David Jones as the
Interim General Manager for the bus transit system.
Mr. Lockett: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: 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. Bowles abstains.
Motion carries 8-1.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: The last item is to deny the bid protest of Aetna Meritain and RFP
12-182.
Mr. Jackson: So move.
Mr. Mayor: Do we have a second?
Mr. Smith: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second.
Mr. Hatney: Can I make a substitute motion?
The Clerk: Wait a minute. Who seconded that so I can make sure I’ve got? Mr. Smith.
Okay.
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Mr. Mayor: You’d like to make a substitute?
Mr. Hatney: I’d like to make a substitute motion due to the fact that I’m still convinced
that this government is not in a position to afford going toward fully insured for the next, at the
next 12 months. I’d like to make a substitute that we remain with what we’ve got and we have
another year to do some more evaluating.
Mr. Mayor: Do we have a second to the substitute motion?
Mr. Mason: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Okay. Gentlemen, we will first vote on the substitute motion. Madam
Clerk, can you repeat that back for clarity?
The Clerk: Substitute motion was to continue the current contract with Blue Cross Blue
Shield for further study for at least a year I think you said for the next year.
Mr. Hatney: For the next twelve months.
Mr. Mayor: If there’s no further discussion, commissioners will now vote by the
substitute sign of voting.
Mr. Aitken, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Brigham and Mr. Guilfoyle vote No.
Motion fails 5-4.
Mr. Mayor: Okay, gentlemen, we will now vote on the primary motion which, Madam
Clerk, for clarity –
The Clerk: The primary motion was to add and approve to deny the protest from
Meritain.
Mr. Mayor: If there’s no further discussion, commissioners will now vote by the usual
sign of voting.
Mr. Bowles, Mr. Mason and Mr. Lockett vote No.
Mr. Hatney abstains.
Motion fails 5-3-1.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. Russell.
Mr. Russell: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, due to the fact there’s no
action on that item, I plan on lifting the stay effective today so we can move forward with the
previous action awarding the contract to Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Mr. Mayor: Okay. Thank you, Mr. Russell. Mr. MacKenzie, any further business?
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Mr. MacKenzie: That’s all I have.
Mr. Mayor: Hearing none, legal is now 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 Augusta Richmond County Commission held on
November 26, 2012.
________________________
Clerk of Commission
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