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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
February 19, 2013
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 19,
2013, the Honorable Corey Johnson, Mayor Pro Tem, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Guilfoyle, Mason, G. Smith, Williams, Fennoy, Jackson,
Davis and D. Smith, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
Mr. Johnson: Okay. I’d like to call the meeting to order. Mr. Attorney, do we have a
need for a legal meeting?
1.LEGAL MEETING
A. Pending and potential litigation
B. Real estate
C. Personnel
Mr. MacKenzie: Yes, I would entertain a motion to go into a closed meeting to
discuss real estate, pending and potential litigation and personnel.
Mr. Mason: So move.
Ms. Davis: Second.
Mr. Johnson: All right. I have a motion and second. Any further discussion? Hearing
none, vote by the usual sign of voting.
Mr. G. Smith out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Johnson: All right. We’re in legal.
[LEGAL MEETING]
Mr. Johnson: I’ll call the meeting back to order and take a short recess while we wait on
one of our commissioners to join us here.
[MEETING RECESSES]
Mr. Johnson: I’d like to call the meeting back to order. Okay, Mr. Attorney.
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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Mr. Williams: So move.
Mr. Mason: Second.
Mr. Johnson: Properly motioned and seconded. Any further discussion? Hearing none,
vote by the usual sign of voting.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Johnson: Okay, Mr. Attorney.
Mr. MacKenzie: I have one additional motion as well that Wayne Brown will read.
Mr. Brown: Commissioners, we would like to move, we request that the
Commission move to award Trotter General LLC its bid of $148,180 for acquisition of 1.53
acres of 1710 Highland Avenue and authorize the Augusta Law Department to prepare a
Purchase Agreement and closing documents to be executed by the Mayor and Clerk of
Commission.
Mr. Lockett: So move.
Mr. Mason: Second.
Mr. Johnson: That’s been properly motioned and seconded. Any further discussion?
Hearing none, vote by the usual sign of voting.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Johnson: Okay and – we’ve got one other action to be taken today. Commissioner
Mason.
Mr. Mason: Thank you, Mr. Mayor Pro Tem. Yes, I’d like to make a motion to
provide Mobility Transit with a 90-day notice of intent to terminate the existing contract
with Augusta, Georgia.
Mr. Lockett: Second.
Mr. Johnson: All right. It’s been properly motioned and seconded. Any further
discussion? Hearing none, vote by the usual sign of voting.
Mr. Guilfoyle votes No.
Motion carries 9-1.
Mr. Johnson: All right, Mr. Attorney, that’s it?
Mr. MacKenzie: That’s all I have for the legal meeting.
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Mr. Johnson: All right, with no further business, the legal stands adjourned.
Nancy W. Morawski
Deputy 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
February 19, 2013.
________________________
Clerk of Commission
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