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INVOCATION:ReverendMichaelFreed,Pastor,AscensionLutheran Church
PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCETOTHEFLAGOFTHEUNITEDSTAT ESOFAMERICA.
Five(5)minutetimelimitperdelegation
DELEGATIONS
A.Downtownmerchantsandpropertyownersregardingdo wntownstreet
closures.(RequestedbyCommissionerJ.R.Hatney)
Attachments
B.Mr. Yahya E.B. Henry, The Aribra Group.RE: Moving Augusta
Forward(RequestedbyCommissionerMattAitken)
Attachments
CONSENTAGENDA
(Items1-7)
PLANNING
1.ZA-R-203–A request for concurrence with the Augusta Planning
Commissionto approveapetitiontoamendtheComprehensiveZoning
OrdinanceforAugusta,GeorgiabyamendingSection 2(Definitions)by
adding definitions for cafes and restaurants.(Approved by
theCommissionJune21,2011-secondreading)
Attachments
2.ZA-R-204–A request for concurrence with the Augusta Planning
Commissionto approveapetitiontoamendtheComprehensiveZoning
Ordinance for Augusta, Georgia by deleting the curr ent language in
Section21-1(NeighborhoodBusiness)permittingrestaurantsan dcafes
andaddingnewprovisionsfortheiruse.(ApprovedbytheCommission
Attachments
June21,2011-secondreading)
3.ZA-R-205–A request for concurrence with the Augusta Planning
Commissionto approveapetitiontoamendtheComprehensiveZoning
Ordinance for Augusta, Georgia by adding a new Special Exception
inSection21-2(NeighborhoodBusiness)forcafesthatservealco holic
beverages.(Approved by the Commission June 21, 2011 -second
reading)
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ADMINISTRATIVESERVICES
4.Motionto approve anOrdinancetoamendtheAugusta,GA.CodeTitle
OneChapterFourArticleSixSections1-4-81throug h1-4-94relatingto
theCreationandDutiesofthePlanningCommission andZoningBoard
ofAppeals;torepealallCodeSectionsandOrdinan cesandpartofCode
SectionsandOrdinancesinconflictherewith;topr ovideaneffectivedate
andforotherpurposes.(ApprovedbytheCommissionJune21,2011-
secondreading)
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5.Motionto approveanOrdinancetoamendtheAugusta,GeorgiaCode,
Article One, Chapter Ten, relating to the procureme nt of goods and
services,theLocalSmallBusinessOpportunitiesPr ogramandtheDBE
Programforfederallyassistedprojectssoastopr ovideupdatesandto
establishpolicies,proceduresandguidelinesregar dingtheprocurement
processandtheLocalSmallBusinessOpportunities Program;torepeal
all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith; to
providean effective date and for other purposes.(Approved by
theCommissionJune21,2011-secondreading2011)
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PETITIONSANDCOMMUNICATIONS
6.Motion to approvethe minutes of the regular meeting of the
CommissionheldJune21 ,2011.
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APPOINTMENT(S)
7.Motionto approvetheappointmentofTheloniousJonestotheBoardo f
ZoningAppealsrepresentingDistrict9.
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AUGUSTACOMMISSION
6/30/2011
AUGUSTACOMMISSION
REGULARAGENDA
6/30/2011
(Items8-27)
PLANNING
8.Motionto approvetheadoptionoftheFloodInsuranceStudyandthe
associatedFloodInsuranceRateMapsforAugustaRi chmondCounty.
(ApprovedbyEngineeringServicesCommitteeSeptemb er8,2009)
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PUBLICSERVICES
9.Transfer Application: A. T. 11 -26: A request by Roan Miranda to
transfertheLiquor&Beerlicenseusedinconnecti onwithIslandCafe
locatedat982BroadSt.to830BroadSt.to beusedinconnectionwith
theIslandCafe.TherewillbeDance.District1.S uperDistrict9.
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10.NewOwnershipApplication:11-27:ArequestbyPritalkumarPatelfor
a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with
Mahaveer,LLCDBACentralExpresslocatedat2061C entralAvenue.
District1.SuperDistrict9.
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11.MotiontoapproveChangeOrder2,re-routingofseweraspartofthe
Carrie Mays Park Improvement Project, to Dabbs-Williams for
$28,619.50.
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12.Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationoftheBusiness
TaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHospitality ManagementGroup,
d/b/a: Super 8 Motel, 3026 Washington Road, for fai lure to pay
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Touri smFees.
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13.Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationoftheBusiness
TaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHospitality ManagementGroup,
d/b/a: Baymont Inn & Suites, 629 Frontage Road, fo r failure to pay
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Touri smFees.
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14.Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationoftheBusiness
TaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHospitality ManagementGroup,
d/b/a:ComfortInn,2911RiverwestDrive,forfailu retopayHotel/Motel
ExciseTaxesandTransportation&TourismFees.
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15.Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationoftheBusiness
TaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHospitality ManagementGroup,
d/b/a:MicrotelInn,2909RiverwestDrive,forfail uretopayHotel/Motel
ExciseTaxesandTransportation&TourismFees.
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16.Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationoftheBusiness
TaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHospitality ManagementGroup,
d/b/a:QualityInn(Airport),2926PeachOrchardRo ad,forfailuretopay
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Touri smFees.
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17.Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationoftheBusiness
TaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHospitality ManagementGroup,
d/b/a: Wingate Inn, 2123 Noland Connector, for fai lure to pay
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Touri smFees.
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18.Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationoftheBusiness
TaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHospitality ManagementGroup,
d/b/a: Microtel Inn, 2176 Gordon Highway, for fail ure to pay
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Touri smFees.
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19.Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationoftheBusiness
TaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHospitality ManagementGroup,
d/b/a: Quality Inn Medical, 1455 Walton Way, for fa ilure to pay
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Touri smFees.
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20.Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationoftheBusiness Attachments
TaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHospitality ManagementGroup,
d/b/a: Econo Lodge, 1103 15th Street, for failure t o pay Hotel/Motel
ExciseTaxesandTransportation&TourismFees.
21.Discussion:ArequestbyKimberlyJ.GrantforaTh erapeuticMassage
OperatorslicensetobeusedinconnectionwithBod yKemistryTherapy
locatedat211PleasantHomeRd.District7.Super District10.
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22.Discussion: A request by Sibea Lewis for a Therapeu tic Massage
Operators license to be used in connection with Som a Libre, LLC
locatedat1328thSt.District1.SuperDistrict9 .
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FINANCE
23.Motionto approve2011HearingOfficer-PaySet.(Requestedbythe
BoardofTaxAssessors)
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24.ConsiderarequestfromTopNotchCarWashes,Inc.regardingawaiver
of interest, penalties and fees concerning their 20 08 to 2010property
taxes.
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ENGINEERINGSERVICES
25.Award the contract for the Bid Item 11-111, Real Estate Brokerage
ServicesfortheCityofAugustatotheShermanand Hemstreet.
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26.AwardthecontractfortheBidItem11-125,ReplacementoftheAugusta
Museum of History Roof, to the low bidder, Bone Dry Roofing of
Athens, GA. Their lump sum bid was $214,675 and the ir price for
Alternate1was$53,650foratotalcontractprice of$268,325.00.
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LEGALMEETING
A.PendingandPotentialLitigation.
B.RealEstate.
C.Personnel.
UpcomingMeetings
www.augustaga.gov
27.Motion to authorizeexecution by the Mayor of the affidavit of
compliancewithGeorgia'sOpenMeetingAct.
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Invocation
Department:
Caption:ReverendMichaelFreed,Pastor,AscensionLutheran Church
Background:
Analysis:
FinancialImpact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
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DowntownMerchantsandPropertyOwners
Department:
Caption:Downtownmerchantsandpropertyownersregardingdo wntown
streetclosures.(RequestedbyCommissionerJ.R.Hatney)
Background:
Analysis:
FinancialImpact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
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YahyaE.B.Henry
Department:
Caption:Mr.YahyaE.B.Henry,TheAribraGroup.RE:MovingAugusta
Forward(RequestedbyCommissionerMattAitken)
Background:
Analysis:
FinancialImpact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
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ZA-R-203
Department:PlanningCommission
Caption:ZA-R-203–ArequestforconcurrencewiththeAugusta
PlanningCommissionto approveapetitiontoamendthe
ComprehensiveZoningOrdinanceforAugusta,Georgia by
amendingSection2(Definitions)byaddingdefiniti onsforcafes
andrestaurants.(ApprovedbytheCommissionJune21,2011-
secondreading)
Background:
Analysis:
FinancialImpact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
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ORDINANCE ______
An Ordinance to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance adopted by the
Augusta, Georgia Commission effective September 16, 1997 by amending
Section 2 (Definitions)
THE AUGUSTA COMMISSION HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTIO I. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by adding the
following definitions in Section 2
“CAFÉ” shall mean a restaurant having a seating capacity of less than 40 persons and
conducted consistent with Section 6-2-52 of the Augusta Georgia Code thereby regulating
alcohol licenses for eating establishments.
“RESTAURAT” shall mean an eating establishment having a seating capacity of at least 40
persons and conducted consistent with Section 6-2-52 of the Augusta Georgia Code thereby
regulating alcohol licenses for eating establishments.
“TAVER” shall mean a drinking establishment having a seating capacity of less than 40
persons conducted consistent with Section 6-2-51 of the Augusta Georgia Code thereby
regulating alcohol licenses (excluding dancing and entertainment).
SECTIO II . All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Duly adopted by the Augusta, Georgia Commission this ______ day of
__________________, 2011.
__________________________________________
MAYOR, AUGUSTA COMMISSION
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
ATTEST:
________________________________________
LENA BONNER, CLERK
First Reading: ____________________________
Second Reading: __________________________
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ZA-R-204
Department:PlanningCommission
Caption: ZA-R-204–ArequestforconcurrencewiththeAugustaPlanning
Commissionto approveapetitiontoamendtheComprehensive
ZoningOrdinanceforAugusta,Georgiabydeletingt hecurrent
languageinSection21-1(NeighborhoodBusiness)pe rmitting
restaurantsandcafesandaddingnewprovisionsfor theiruse.
(ApprovedbytheCommissionJune21,2011-secondr eading)
Background:
Analysis:
FinancialImpact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
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ORDINANCE ______
An Ordinance to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance adopted by the
Augusta, Georgia Commission effective September 16, 1997 by amending
Section 21-1 (Neighborhood Business)
THE AUGUSTA COMMISSION HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTIO I. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by deleting the
following in Section 21-1 (b) (Permitted Uses)
(22) Restaurant, tea room, or cafe (excluding dancing or entertainment)
SECTIO II. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by substituting
the following in Section 21-1 (b) (Permitted Uses)
(22) Café having a seating capacity of less than 40 persons and conducted consistent
with Section 6-2-52 of the Augusta Georgia Code thereby regulating alcohol
licenses for eating establishments.
Restaurant having a seating capacity of at least 40 persons and conducted
consistent with Section 6-2-52 of the Augusta Georgia Code thereby regulating
alcohol licenses for eating establishments.
SECTIO III . All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Duly adopted by the Augusta, Georgia Commission this ______ day of
__________________, 2011.
__________________________________________
MAYOR, AUGUSTA COMMISSION
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
ATTEST:
________________________________________
LENA BONNER, CLERK
First Reading: ____________________________
Second Reading: __________________________
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ZA-R-205
Department:PlanningCommission
Caption: ZA-R-205–ArequestforconcurrencewiththeAugustaPlanning
Commissionto approveapetitiontoamendtheComprehensive
ZoningOrdinanceforAugusta,Georgiabyaddingan ew Special
ExceptioninSection21-2(NeighborhoodBusiness)forcafesthat
servealcoholicbeverages.(ApprovedbytheCommissionJune
21,2011-secondreading)
Background:
Analysis:
FinancialImpact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
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ORDINANCE ______
An Ordinance to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance adopted by the
Augusta, Georgia Commission effective September 16, 1997 by amending
Section 21-2 (Neighborhood Business)
THE AUGUSTA COMMISSION HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTIO I. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by adding the
following in Section 21-2 (Special Exception)
d) A Tavern having a seating capacity of less than 40 persons conducted consistent with
Section 6-2-51 of the Augusta Georgia Code thereby regulating alcohol licenses
(excluding dancing and entertainment).
SECTIO II . All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Duly adopted by the Augusta, Georgia Commission this ______ day of
__________________, 2011.
__________________________________________
MAYOR, AUGUSTA COMMISSION
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
ATTEST:
________________________________________
LENA BONNER, CLERK
First Reading: ____________________________
Second Reading: __________________________
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AdoptionofFloodInsuranceStudyandFloodInsuran ceRateMaps
Department:PlanningCommission
Caption:Motionto approvetheadoptionoftheFloodInsuranceStudyand
theassociatedFloodInsuranceRateMapsforAugust aRichmond
County.(ApprovedbyEngineeringServicesCommittee
September8,2009)
Background:
Analysis:
FinancialImpact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
ClerkofCommission
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ORDINANCE NO. _____
A resolution by the Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission recommending
that the Flood Insurance Study and the Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Augusta-
Richmond County, Georgia, both with an effective date of July 18, 2011, be adopted as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS), STUDY
NUMBER 13245CV000A, WITH A DATE OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2009, AND THE
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS (FIRMs), MAP NUMBERS:
13245IND0B, 13245C0015F, 13245C0020F, 13245C0040F, 13245C0070F,
13245C0085F, 13245C0090F, 13245C0095F, 13245C0105F, 13245C0110F,
13245C0115F, 13245C0120F, 13245C0130G, 13245C0135G, 13245C0140G,
13245C0145G, 13245C0175F, 13245C0185F, 13245C0200F, 13245C0205F,
13245C0210F, 13245C0225F, 13245C0230G, 13245C0235F, 13245C0240F,
13245C0245F, 13245C0255F, 13245C0265F, 13245C0300F, 13245C0325F,
13245C0330F, AND 13245C0355F,
WITH A MAP DATE OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 FOR ALL F SERIES MAPS AND A
MAP DATE OF JULY 18, 2011 FOR THE INDEX (13245IND0B) AND ALL ALL G
SERIES MAPS, AS THEY PERTAIN TO AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
THE AUGUSTA COMMISSION HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Flood Insurance Study (FIS), Study Number 13245CV000A, with a
date of September 25, 2009, and the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), Map
Numbers 13245IND0B, 13245C0015F, 13245C0020F, 13245C0040F, 13245C0070F,
13245C0085F, 13245C0090F, 13245C0095F, 13245C0105F, 13245C0110F,
13245C0115F, 13245C0120F, 13245C0130G, 13245C0135G, 13245C0140G,
13245C0145G, 13245C0175F, 13245C0185F, 13245C0200F, 13245C0205F,
13245C0210F, 13245C0225F, 13245C0230G, 13245C0235F, 13245C0240F,
13245C0245F, 13245C0255F, 13245C0265F, 13245C0300F,13245C0325F,
13245C0330F, and 13245C0355F, with a map date of September 25, 2009, for all F
Series Maps and a map date of July 18, 2011, for the Index (13245IND0B) and all G
Series Maps as they pertain to regulating Flood Damage Prevention in Augusta,
Georgia, be adopted in their entirety.
SECTION II. That any and all Flood Insurance Studies (FISs) and Flood Insurance Rate
Maps (FIRMs) with effective dates prior to September 25, 2009, be rendered null and
void for regulating Flood Damage Prevention in Augusta, Georgia.
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SECTION III. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Done in Open Meeting under the Common Seal thereof this __________ day of
_______________, 2011.
APPROVED THIS __________ day of _______________, 2011.
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MAYOR, AUGUSTA COMMISSION
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
ATTEST:
___________________________________
CLERK OF COMMISSION
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AlcoholApplication
Department:License&Inspections
Caption:TransferApplication:A.T.11-26:ArequestbyRoanMirandato
transfertheLiquor&Beerlicenseusedinconnecti onwithIsland
Cafelocatedat982BroadSt.to830BroadSt.tob eusedin
connectionwiththeIslandCafe.TherewillbeDanc e.District1.
SuperDistrict9.
Background:Thisisatransferoflocations.
Analysis:TheapplicantmeetstherequirementsoftheAugusta Richmond
CountyAlcoholOrdinance.
FinancialImpact:Theapplicantwillpayafeeof$110.00.
Alternatives:
Recommendation:License&Inspectionsrecommendsapproval.TheRCSO
recommendsapproval.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
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AlcoholApplication
Department:License&Inspections
Caption:NewOwnershipApplication:11-27:ArequestbyPr italkumar
PatelforaretailpackageBeer&Winelicensetob eusedin
connectionwithMahaveer,LLCDBACentralExpressl ocatedat
2061CentralAvenue.District1.SuperDistrict9.
Background:Thisisanewownershipapplication.Formerlyinth ename
ofYoungChang.
Analysis:TheapplicantmeetstherequirementsoftheAugusta Richmond
CountyAlcoholOrdinance.
FinancialImpact:Theapplicantwillpayapro-ratedfeeof$605.00 .
Alternatives:
Recommendation:License&Inspectionsrecommendsapproval.TheRCSO
recommendsapproval.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
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CarrieMaysMethaneRemediaitionandParkImproveme nts
Department:TomBeck,Director,Recreation,ParksandFacilitie s
Caption:MotiontoapproveChangeOrder2,re-routingofsew eraspartof
theCarrieMaysParkImprovementProject,toDabbs-Williamsfor
$28,619.50.
Background:OnMay18,2010,theAugustaCommissionapprovedth e
reallocationofSPLOSTPhaseVIfundsrequiredtoa ddresssix
criticalcapitalimprovementprojectstobegininF Y2010.Carrie
MaysParkwasoneoftheapprovedprojects.OnMarc h30,2011,
theAugustaCommissionapprovedasupplementalagre ementto
theSolidWasteLandfillGasCollectionandControl Contract
withDabb-WilliamsGeneralContractorsfortheCarrieMaysPa rk
MethaneRemediationProject.
Analysis:Duringprojectdesign,theengineersconfirmedwith theCity
UtilitiesDepartmentthattheexistingparkstructu reswere
servicedwithcitysewerthatdrainednorthalong1 1thAve.The
contractorhadexistingconditionsfieldsurveyeda ndidentified
thatthebuildingsareactuallyservicedbytheold sewersystem
thatdrainssouthintotheparkthroughthewastee xcavationarea,
thustheneedtore-routetheseweraroundtheexca vationareaand
intoanexistingmanholewestofthissite.
FinancialImpact:Itisrecommendedthatthesewerrelocationbefund edfrom
recapturedsalestaxoriginallyprogrammedforwate randsewer
relocation.
Alternatives:1.ToApprove2.MoveNoActionthusdelayingther elocationof
sewerandoveralldelayswiththeremediaitonproje ctunderway.
Recommendation:ToApproveachangeorderwithDabbs-Williamsfor$28,619.50
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
SPLOSTPhaseIVUtilitesRecapture324063520-2106 34991
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FailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTrans portat
Department:License&InspectionDepartment
Caption:Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationofthe
BusinessTaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHos pitality
ManagementGroup,d/b/a:Super8Motel,3026Washin gton
Road,forfailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesa nd
Transportation&TourismFees.
Background:TheownerofSuper8Motelisdelinquentinsubmitt ingHotel/
MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&TourismFee sanditis
recommendedthattheBusinessTaxCertificatebesu spended,
revokedorplacedonprobationpursuanttothefoll owing
Augusta-RichmondCountyCodes:FINANCEAND
TAXATION:§2-1-38.RighttoDeny,Suspend,orR evokea
BusinessTaxCertificate;(a).ABusinessTaxCerti ficateunder
thisChaptermaybedenied,suspended,orrevokedi foneormore
ofthefollowingexists:(3).Theapplicantorhol derofthe
certificateintendstoviolateorhasviolatedanyf ederalorstate
law,orlocalordinanceoranyordinanceorresolu tionregulating
suchbusinessorintendstoviolateanyregulation madepursuant
toauthoritygrantedforthepurposeofregulating suchbusiness.
EXCISETAXFORHOTELS,MOTELS,ETC:§2-2-28.
REMITTANCE;WHENDUE;INTERESTANDPENALTIES
ONDELINQUENTTAXES.(a)Dealersshallpaytheh oteland
moteltaxwithsuchremittanceformasprescribedb yAugusta-
RichmondCounty.Eachdealershallremitthetaxto theAugusta-
RichmondCountyCommission,HotelandMotelTax,P.O.Box
9270,Augusta,Georgia30906,withcheckormoneyo rder
payabletotheCommission.(b)Suchexcisetaxshal lbepaid
monthlywithintwenty(20)daysaftertheendofea chmonth.
TRANSPORTATIONANDTOURISMFEE:§2-22-33.5
TRANSPORTATIONFEERATES.EachHotelcollectingthe
TransportationFeeshall,onorbeforethe20thday ofeachmonth,
submittotheFinanceDirectorofAugustaareturn indicatingthe
numberofoccupiedRoomnightsandtheamountof
TransportationFeescollectedfortheimmediatelyp receding
calendarmonth.Hotelswillusesareturnformasp rescribedby
theFinanceDirectorandwillremit,alongwiththe Returnform,
paymentofthefeesascalculatedontheReturn.Cover Memo
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Analysis:Dr.Jerath/AugustaHospitalityManagementGroup,d/b/a:Super
8Motel,3026WashingtonRoad,isdelinquentinpay ingHotel/
MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&TourismFee sforthe
monthsofMarchandApril.
FinancialImpact:Taxes,fees,penaltyandinterestowedtotheCity ofAugusta:
(estimate)$29,885.00.
Alternatives:N/A
Recommendation:CollectdelinquenttaxesandfeesbyJuly1,2011,orsuspendthe
businesslicenseuntiltaxesandfeesarepaid.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
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Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
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FailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTrans portation&TourismFees.
Department:License&InspectionDepartment
Caption:Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationofthe
BusinessTaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHos pitality
ManagementGroup,d/b/a:BaymontInn&Suites,629 Frontage
Road,forfailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesa nd
Transportation&TourismFees.
Background:TheownerofBaymontInn&Suitesisdelinquentin submitting
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Tou rismFees
anditisrecommendedthattheBusinessTaxCertifi catebe
suspended,revokedorplacedonprobationpursuant tothe
followingAugusta-RichmondCountyCodes:FINANCEAN D
TAXATION:§2-1-38.RighttoDeny,Suspend,orRevo kea
BusinessTaxCertificate;(a).ABusinessTaxCerti ficateunder
thisChaptermaybedenied,suspended,orrevokedi foneormore
ofthefollowingexists:(3).Theapplicantorhol derofthe
certificateintendstoviolateorhasviolatedanyf ederalorstate
law,orlocalordinanceoranyordinanceorresolut ionregulating
suchbusinessorintendstoviolateanyregulation madepursuant
toauthoritygrantedforthepurposeofregulating suchbusiness.
EXCISETAXFORHOTELS,MOTELS,ETC:§2-2-28.
REMITTANCE;WHENDUE;INTERESTANDPENALTIES
ONDELINQUENTTAXES.(a)Dealersshallpaythehot eland
moteltaxwithsuchremittanceformasprescribedb yAugusta-
RichmondCounty.Eachdealershallremitthetaxto theAugusta-
RichmondCountyCommission,HotelandMotelTax,P.O.Box
9270,Augusta,Georgia30906,withcheckormoneyo rder
payabletotheCommission.(b)Suchexcisetaxshal lbepaid
monthlywithintwenty(20)daysaftertheendofea chmonth.
TRANSPORTATIONANDTOURISMFEE:§2-22-33.5
TRANSPORTATIONFEERATES.EachHotelcollectingthe
TransportationFeeshall,onorbeforethe20thday ofeachmonth,
submittotheFinanceDirectorofAugustaareturn indicatingthe
numberofoccupiedRoomnightsandtheamountof
TransportationFeescollectedfortheimmediatelyp receding
calendarmonth.Hotelswillusesareturnformasp rescribedby
theFinanceDirectorandwillremit,alongwiththe Returnform,
paymentofthefeesascalculatedontheReturn.Cover Memo
Item # 12
Analysis:Dr.Jerath/AugustaHospitalityManagementGroup,d/b/a:
BaymontInn&Suites,629FrontageRoad,isdelinqu entin
payingHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportatio n&Tourism
FeesforthemonthsofMarchandApril.
FinancialImpact:Taxes,fees,penaltyandinterestowedtotheCity ofAugusta:
(estimate)$19,700.00.
Alternatives:N/A
Recommendation:CollectdelinquenttaxesandfeesbyJuly1,2011,orsuspendthe
businesslicenseuntiltaxesandfeesarepaid.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
Cover Memo
Item # 12
CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
FailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTrans portation&TourismFees.
Department:License&InspectionDepartment
Caption:Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationofthe
BusinessTaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHos pitality
ManagementGroup,d/b/a:ComfortInn,2911Riverwes tDrive,
forfailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTra nsportation&
TourismFees.
Background:TheownerofComfortInnisdelinquentinsubmittin gHotel/
MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&TourismFee sanditis
recommendedthattheBusinessTaxCertificatebesu spended,
revokedorplacedonprobationpursuanttothefoll owing
Augusta-RichmondCountyCodes:FINANCEAND
TAXATION:§2-1-38.RighttoDeny,Suspend,orRevo kea
BusinessTaxCertificate;(a).ABusinessTaxCerti ficateunder
thisChaptermaybedenied,suspended,orrevokedi foneormore
ofthefollowingexists:(3).Theapplicantorhol derofthe
certificateintendstoviolateorhasviolatedany federalorstate
law,orlocalordinanceoranyordinanceorresolut ionregulating
suchbusinessorintendstoviolateanyregulation madepursuant
toauthoritygrantedforthepurposeofregulating suchbusiness.
EXCISETAXFORHOTELS,MOTELS,ETC:§2-2-28.
REMITTANCE;WHENDUE;INTERESTANDPENALTIES
ONDELINQUENTTAXES.(a)Dealersshallpaytheho teland
moteltaxwithsuchremittanceformasprescribedb yAugusta-
RichmondCounty.Eachdealershallremitthetaxto theAugusta-
RichmondCountyCommission,HotelandMotelTax,P.O.Box
9270,Augusta,Georgia30906,withcheckormoneyo rder
payabletotheCommission.(b)Suchexcisetaxshal lbepaid
monthlywithintwenty(20)daysaftertheendofea chmonth.
TRANSPORTATIONANDTOURISMFEE:§2-22-33.5
TRANSPORTATIONFEERATES.EachHotelcollectingthe
TransportationFeeshall,onorbeforethe20thday ofeachmonth,
submittotheFinanceDirectorofAugustaareturn indicatingthe
numberofoccupiedRoomnightsandtheamountof
TransportationFeescollectedfortheimmediatelyp receding
calendarmonth.Hotelswillusesareturnformasp rescribedby
theFinanceDirectorandwillremit,alongwiththe Returnform,
paymentofthefeesascalculatedontheReturn.Cover Memo
Item # 13
Analysis:Dr.Jerath/AugustaHospitalityManagementGroup,d/b/a:
ComfortInn,2911RiverwestDrive,isdelinquentin paying
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Tou rismFees
forthemonthofApril.
FinancialImpact:Taxes,fees,penaltyandinterestowedtotheCity ofAugusta:
(estimate)$13,775.00.
Alternatives:N/A
Recommendation:CollectdelinquenttaxesandfeesbyJuly1,2011,orsuspendthe
businesslicenseuntiltaxesandfeesarepaid.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
Cover Memo
Item # 13
CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
FailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTrans portation&TourismFees.
Department:License&InspectionDepartment
Caption:Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationofthe
BusinessTaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHos pitality
ManagementGroup,d/b/a:MicrotelInn,2909Riverwe stDrive,
forfailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTra nsportation&
TourismFees.
Background:TheownerofMicrotelInnisdelinquentinsubmitti ngHotel/
MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&TourismFee sanditis
recommendedthattheBusinessTaxCertificatebesu spended,
revokedorplacedonprobationpursuanttothefoll owing
Augusta-RichmondCountyCodes:FINANCEAND
TAXATION:§2-1-38.RighttoDeny,Suspend,orRevo kea
BusinessTaxCertificate;(a).ABusinessTaxCert ificateunder
thisChaptermaybedenied,suspended,orrevokedi foneormore
ofthefollowingexists:(3).Theapplicantorhol derofthe
certificateintendstoviolateorhasviolatedany federalorstate
law,orlocalordinanceoranyordinanceorresolut ionregulating
suchbusinessorintendstoviolateanyregulation madepursuant
toauthoritygrantedforthepurposeofregulating suchbusiness.
EXCISETAXFORHOTELS,MOTELS,ETC:§2-2-28.
REMITTANCE;WHENDUE;INTERESTANDPENALTIES
ONDELINQUENTTAXES.(a)Dealersshallpaytheho teland
moteltaxwithsuchremittanceformasprescribedb yAugusta-
RichmondCounty.Eachdealershallremitthetaxto theAugusta-
RichmondCountyCommission,HotelandMotelTax,P.O.Box
9270,Augusta,Georgia30906,withcheckormoneyo rder
payabletotheCommission.(b)Suchexcisetaxshal lbepaid
monthlywithintwenty(20)daysaftertheendofea chmonth.
TRANSPORTATIONANDTOURISMFEE:§2-22-33.5
TRANSPORTATIONFEERATES.EachHotelcollectingthe
TransportationFeeshall,onorbeforethe20thday ofeachmonth,
submittotheFinanceDirectorofAugustaareturn indicatingthe
numberofoccupiedRoomnightsandtheamountof
TransportationFeescollectedfortheimmediatelyp receding
calendarmonth.Hotelswillusesareturnformasp rescribedby
theFinanceDirectorandwillremit,alongwiththe Returnform,
paymentofthefeesascalculatedontheReturn.Cover Memo
Item # 14
Analysis:Dr.Jerath/AugustaHospitalityManagementGroup,d/b/a:
MicrotelInn,2909RiverwestDrive,isdelinquenti npaying
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Tou rismFees
forthemonthofApril.
FinancialImpact:Taxes,fees,penaltyandinterestowedtotheCity ofAugusta:
(estimate)$6,575.00.
Alternatives:N/A
Recommendation:CollectdelinquenttaxesandfeesbyJuly1,2011,orsuspendthe
businesslicenseuntiltaxesandfeesarepaid.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
Cover Memo
Item # 14
CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
FailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTrans portation&TourismFees.
Department:License&InspectionDepartment
Caption:Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationofthe
BusinessTaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHos pitality
ManagementGroup,d/b/a:QualityInn(Airport),292 6Peach
OrchardRoad,forfailuretopayHotel/MotelExcise Taxesand
Transportation&TourismFees.
Background:TheownerofQualityInn(Airport)isdelinquenti nsubmitting
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Tou rismFees
anditisrecommendedthattheBusinessTaxCertifi catebe
suspended,revokedorplacedonprobationpursuant tothe
followingAugusta-RichmondCountyCodes:
FINANCEANDTAXATION :§2-1-38.RighttoDeny,Suspend,or
RevokeaBusinessTaxCertificate;
(a).ABusinessTaxCertificateunderthisChaptermayb e
denied,suspended,orrevokedifoneormoreofthe following
exists:
(3).Theapplicantorholderofthecertificateintends toviolate
orhasviolatedanyfederalorstatelaw,orlocal ordinanceor
anyordinanceorresolutionregulatingsuchbusine ssorintends
toviolateanyregulationmadepursuanttoauthorit ygrantedfor
thepurposeofregulatingsuchbusiness.
EXCISETAXFORHOTELS,MOTELS,ETC:§2-2-28.
REMITTANCE;WHENDUE;INTERESTANDPENALTIES
ONDELINQUENTTAXES.
(a)Dealersshallpaythehotelandmoteltaxwiths uchremittance
formasprescribedbyAugusta-RichmondCounty.Each dealer
shallremitthetaxtotheAugusta-RichmondCounty Commission,
HotelandMotelTax,P.O.Box9270,Augusta,Georgi a30906,
withcheckormoneyorderpayabletotheCommission .
(b)Suchexcisetaxshallbepaidmonthlywithintw enty(20)days
aftertheendofeachmonth.
TRANSPORTATIONANDTOURISMFEE:§2-22-33.5
TRANSPORTATIONFEERATES.
EachHotelcollectingtheTransportationFeeshall,onorbefore
the20 thdayofeachmonth,submittotheFinanceDirector of
Augustaareturnindicatingthenumberofoccupied Roomnights
andtheamountofTransportationFeescollectedfor the Cover Memo
Item # 15
immediatelyprecedingcalendarmonth.Hotelswillu sesareturn
formasprescribedbytheFinanceDirectorandwill remit,along
withtheReturnform,paymentofthefeesascalcul atedonthe
Return.
Analysis:Dr.Jerath/AugustaHospitalityManagementGroup,d/b/a:
QualityInn(Airport),2926PeachOrchardRoad,is delinquentin
payingHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportatio n&Tourism
FeesforthemonthsofMarchandApril.
FinancialImpact:Taxes,fees,penaltyandinterestowedtotheCity ofAugusta:
(estimate)$11,555.00.
Alternatives:N/A
Recommendation:CollectdelinquenttaxesandfeesbyJuly1,2011,orsuspendthe
businesslicenseuntiltaxesandfeesarepaid.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
Cover Memo
Item # 15
CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
FailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTrans portation&TourismFees.
Department:License&InspectionDepartment
Caption:Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationofthe
BusinessTaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHos pitality
ManagementGroup,d/b/a:WingateInn,2123Noland Connector,
forfailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTra nsportation&
TourismFees.
Background:TheownerofWingateInnisdelinquentinsubmittin gHotel/
MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&TourismFee sanditis
recommendedthattheBusinessTaxCertificatebesu spended,
revokedorplacedonprobationpursuanttothefoll owing
Augusta-RichmondCountyCodes:FINANCEAND
TAXATION:§2-1-38.RighttoDeny,Suspend,orRevo kea
BusinessTaxCertificate;(a).ABusinessTaxCerti ficateunder
thisChaptermaybedenied,suspended,orrevoked ifoneormore
ofthefollowingexists:(3).Theapplicantorhol derofthe
certificateintendstoviolateorhasviolatedanyf ederalorstate
law,orlocalordinanceoranyordinanceorresolu tionregulating
suchbusinessorintendstoviolateanyregulation madepursuant
toauthoritygrantedforthepurposeofregulating suchbusiness.
EXCISETAXFORHOTELS,MOTELS,ETC:§2-2-28.
REMITTANCE;WHENDUE;INTERESTANDPENALTIES
ONDELINQUENTTAXES.(a)Dealersshallpaytheho teland
moteltaxwithsuchremittanceformasprescribedb yAugusta-
RichmondCounty.Eachdealershallremitthetaxto theAugusta-
RichmondCountyCommission,HotelandMotelTax,P.O.Box
9270,Augusta,Georgia30906,withcheckormoneyo rder
payabletotheCommission.(b)Suchexcisetaxshal lbepaid
monthlywithintwenty(20)daysaftertheendofea chmonth.
TRANSPORTATIONANDTOURISMFEE:§2-22-33.5
TRANSPORTATIONFEERATES.EachHotelcollectingthe
TransportationFeeshall,onorbeforethe20thday ofeachmonth,
submittotheFinanceDirectorofAugustaareturn indicatingthe
numberofoccupiedRoomnightsandtheamountof
TransportationFeescollectedfortheimmediatelyp receding
calendarmonth.Hotelswillusesareturnformasp rescribedby
theFinanceDirectorandwillremit,alongwiththe Returnform,
paymentofthefeesascalculatedontheReturn.Cover Memo
Item # 16
Analysis:Dr.Jerath/AugustaHospitalityManagementGroup,d/b/a:
WingateInn,2123NolandConnector,isdelinquenti npaying
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Tou rismFees
forthemonthsofMarchandApril.
FinancialImpact:Taxes,fees,penaltyandinterestowedtotheCity ofAugusta:
(estimate)$15,789.00.
Alternatives:N/A
Recommendation:CollectdelinquenttaxesandfeesbyJuly1,2011,orsuspendthe
businesslicenseuntiltaxesandfeesarepaid.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
Cover Memo
Item # 16
CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
FailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTrans portation&TourismFees.
Department:License&InspectionDepartmetn
Caption:Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationofthe
BusinessTaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHos pitality
ManagementGroup,d/b/a:MicrotelInn,2176Gordon Highway,
forfailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTra nsportation&
TourismFees.
Background:TheownerofMicrotelInnisdelinquentinsubmitti ngHotel/
MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&TourismFee sanditis
recommendedthattheBusinessTaxCertificatebesu spended,
revokedorplacedonprobationpursuanttothefoll owing
Augusta-RichmondCountyCodes:FINANCEAND
TAXATION:§2-1-38.RighttoDeny,Suspend,orRevo kea
BusinessTaxCertificate;(a).ABusinessTaxCerti ficateunder
thisChaptermaybedenied,suspended,orrevokedi foneormore
ofthefollowingexists:(3).Theapplicantorhol derofthe
certificateintendstoviolateorhasviolatedanyf ederalorstate
law,orlocalordinanceoranyordinanceorresolut ionregulating
suchbusinessorintendstoviolateanyregulation madepursuant
toauthoritygrantedforthepurposeofregulatin gsuchbusiness.
EXCISETAXFORHOTELS,MOTELS,ETC:§2-2-28.
REMITTANCE;WHENDUE;INTERESTANDPENALTIES
ONDELINQUENTTAXES.(a)Dealersshallpaythehot eland
moteltaxwithsuchremittanceformasprescribedb yAugusta-
RichmondCounty.Eachdealershallremitthetaxto theAugusta-
RichmondCountyCommission,HotelandMotelTax,P.O.Box
9270,Augusta,Georgia30906,withcheckormoneyo rder
payabletotheCommission.(b)Suchexcisetaxshal lbepaid
monthlywithintwenty(20)daysaftertheendofea chmonth.
TRANSPORTATIONANDTOURISMFEE:§2-22-33.5
TRANSPORTATIONFEERATES.EachHotelcollectingthe
TransportationFeeshall,onorbeforethe20thday ofeachmonth,
submittotheFinanceDirectorofAugustaareturn indicatingthe
numberofoccupiedRoomnightsandtheamountof
TransportationFeescollectedfortheimmediatelyp receding
calendarmonth.Hotelswillusesareturnformasp rescribedby
theFinanceDirectorandwillremit,alongwiththe Returnform,
paymentofthefeesascalculatedontheReturn.Cover Memo
Item # 17
Analysis:Dr.Jerath/AugustaHospitalityManagementGroup,d/b/a:
MicrotelInn,2176GordonHighway,isdelinquentin paying
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Tou rismFees
forthemonthsofMarchandApril.
FinancialImpact:Taxes,fees,penaltyandinterestowedtotheCity ofAugusta:
(estimate)$7,945.00.
Alternatives:N/A
Recommendation:CollectdelinquenttaxesandfeesbyJuly1,2011,orsuspendthe
businesslicenseuntiltaxesandfeesarepaid.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
Cover Memo
Item # 17
CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
FailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTrans portation&TourismFees.
Department:License&InspectionDepartment
Caption:Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationofthe
BusinessTaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHos pitality
ManagementGroup,d/b/a:QualityInnMedical,1455 Walton
Way,forfailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesan d
Transportation&TourismFees.
Background:TheownerofQualityInnMedicalisdelinquentins ubmitting
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Tou rismFees
anditisrecommendedthattheBusinessTaxCertifi catebe
suspended,revokedorplacedonprobationpursuant tothe
followingAugusta-RichmondCountyCodes:FINANCEA ND
TAXATION:§2-1-38.RighttoDeny,Suspend,orRevo kea
BusinessTaxCertificate;(a).ABusinessTaxCerti ficateunder
thisChaptermaybedenied,suspended,orrevokedi foneormore
ofthefollowingexists:(3).Theapplicantorhol derofthe
certificateintendstoviolateorhasviolatedanyf ederalorstate
law,orlocalordinanceoranyordinanceorresolut ionregulating
suchbusinessorintendstoviolateanyregulation madepursuant
toauthoritygrantedforthepurposeofregulating suchbusiness.
EXCISETAXFORHOTELS,MOTELS,ETC:§2-2-28.
REMITTANCE;WHENDUE;INTERESTANDPENALTIES
ONDELINQUENTTAXES.(a)Dealersshallpaythehot eland
moteltaxwithsuchremittanceformasprescribedb yAugusta-
RichmondCounty.Eachdealershallremitthetaxto theAugusta-
RichmondCountyCommission,HotelandMotelTax,P.O.Box
9270,Augusta,Georgia30906,withcheckormoneyo rder
payabletotheCommission.(b)Suchexcisetaxshal lbepaid
monthlywithintwenty(20)daysaftertheendofea chmonth.
TRANSPORTATIONANDTOURISMFEE:§2-22-33.5
TRANSPORTATIONFEERATES.EachHotelcollectingthe
TransportationFeeshall,onorbeforethe20thday ofeachmonth,
submittotheFinanceDirectorofAugustaareturn indicatingthe
numberofoccupiedRoomnightsandtheamountof
TransportationFeescollectedfortheimmediatelyp receding
calendarmonth.Hotelswillusesareturnformasp rescribedby
theFinanceDirectorandwillremit,alongwiththe Returnform,
paymentofthefeesascalculatedontheReturn.Cover Memo
Item # 18
Analysis:Dr.Jerath/AugustaHospitalityManagementGroup,d/b/a:
QualityInnMedical,1455WaltonWay,isdelinquent inpaying
Hotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&Tou rismFees
forthemonthsofMarchandApril.
FinancialImpact:Taxes,fees,penaltyandinterestowedtotheCity ofAugusta:
(estimate)$12,310.00.
Alternatives:N/A
Recommendation:CollectdelinquenttaxesandfeesbyJuly1,2011,orsuspendthe
businesslicenseuntiltaxesandfeesarepaid.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
Cover Memo
Item # 18
CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
FailuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTrans portation&TourismFees.
Department:License&InspectionDepartment
Caption:Discussion:considerprobation,suspensionorrevoc ationofthe
BusinessTaxCertificateforDr.Jerath/AugustaHos pitality
ManagementGroup,d/b/a:EconoLodge,110315thStr eet,for
failuretopayHotel/MotelExciseTaxesandTranspo rtation&
TourismFees.
Background:TheownerofEconoLodgeisdelinquentinsubmittin gHotel/
MotelExciseTaxesandTransportation&TourismFee sanditis
recommendedthattheBusinessTaxCertificatebesu spended,
revokedorplacedonprobationpursuanttothefoll owing
Augusta-RichmondCountyCodes:FINANCEAND
TAXATION:§2-1-38.RighttoDeny,Suspend,orRevo kea
BusinessTaxCertificate;(a).ABusinessTaxCerti ficateunder
thisChaptermaybedenied,suspended,orrevokedi foneormore
ofthefollowingexists:(3).Theapplicantorhol derofthe
certificateintendstoviolateorhasviolatedanyf ederalorstate
law,orlocalordinanceoranyordinanceorresolut ionregulating
suchbusinessorintendstoviolateanyregulation madepursuant
toauthoritygrantedforthepurposeofregulating suchbusiness.
EXCISETAXFORHOTELS,MOTELS,ETC:§2-2-28.
REMITTANCE;WHENDUE;INTERESTANDPENALTIES
ONDELINQUENTTAXES.(a)Dealersshallpaytheho teland
moteltaxwithsuchremittanceformasprescribedb yAugusta-
RichmondCounty.Eachdealershallremitthetaxto theAugusta-
RichmondCountyCommission,HotelandMotelTax,P.O.Box
9270,Augusta,Georgia30906,withcheckormoneyo rder
payabletotheCommission.(b)Suchexcisetaxshal lbepaid
monthlywithintwenty(20)daysaftertheendofea chmonth.
TRANSPORTATIONANDTOURISMFEE:§2-22-33.5
TRANSPORTATIONFEERATES.EachHotelcollectingthe
TransportationFeeshall,onorbeforethe20thday ofeachmonth,
submittotheFinanceDirectorofAugustaareturn indicatingthe
numberofoccupiedRoomnightsandtheamountof
TransportationFeescollectedfortheimmediatelyp receding
calendarmonth.Hotelswillusesareturnformasp rescribedby
theFinanceDirectorandwillremit,alongwiththe Returnform,
paymentofthefeesascalculatedontheReturn.Cover Memo
Item # 19
Analysis:Dr.Jerath/AugustaHospitalityManagementGroup,d/b/a:Econo
Lodge,110315thStreet,isdelinquentinpayingHo tel/Motel
ExciseTaxesandTransportation&TourismFeesfor themonths
ofMarchandApril.
FinancialImpact:Taxes,fees,penaltyandinterestowedtotheCityo fAugusta:
(estimate)$9,770.00
Alternatives:N/A
Recommendation:CollectdelinquenttaxesandfeesbyJuly1,2011,orsuspendthe
businesslicenseuntiltaxesandfeesarepaid.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
Cover Memo
Item # 19
CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
TherapeuticMassageOperatorsLicense
Department:License&Inspections
Caption:Discussion:ArequestbyKimberlyJ.GrantforaTh erapeutic
MassageOperatorslicensetobeusedinconnection withBody
KemistryTherapylocatedat211PleasantHomeRd.D istrict7.
SuperDistrict10.
Background:Thisisanewapplication.
Analysis:TheapplicantmeetstherequirementsoftheAugusta Richmond
CountyOrdinanceregulatingTherapeuticMassage.
FinancialImpact:Theapplicantwillpayaregulatoryfeeof$110.00.
Alternatives:
Recommendation:License&Inspectionsrecommendsapproval.TheRCSO
recommendsapproval.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
Cover Memo
Item # 20
Attachment number 1
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Item # 20
Attachment number 1
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Item # 20
CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
TherapeuticMassageOperatorsLicense
Department:License&Inspections
Caption:Discussion:ArequestbySibeaLewisforaTherapeu ticMassage
OperatorslicensetobeusedinconnectionwithSom aLibre,LLC
locatedat1328thSt.District1.SuperDistrict9 .
Background:Thisisanewapplication.
Analysis:TheapplicantmeetstherequirementsoftheAugusta Richmond
CountyOrdinancethatregulatesTherapeuticMassage .
FinancialImpact:Theapplicantwillpayaregulatoryfeeof$110.00.
Alternatives:
Recommendation:License&Inspectionsrecommendsapproval.TheRCSO
recommendsapproval.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
REVIEWEDANDAPPROVEDBY :
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
ClerkofCommission
Cover Memo
Item # 21
Attachment number 1
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Item # 21
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Item # 21
CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
AnOrdinancetoAmendtheAugusta,GA.CodeSection s1-4-81through1-4-94RelatingtotheCreation
andDutiesofthePlanningCommissionandZoningBo ardofAppeals.
Department:Administrator
Caption:Motionto approve anOrdinancetoamendtheAugusta,GA.
CodeTitleOneChapterFourArticleSixSections1-4-81through
1-4-94relatingtotheCreationandDutiesoftheP lanning
CommissionandZoningBoardofAppeals;torepeala llCode
SectionsandOrdinancesandpartofCodeSectionsa nd
Ordinancesinconflictherewith;toprovideaneffe ctivedateand
forotherpurposes.(ApprovedbytheCommissionJune21,
2011-secondreading)
Background:OnMarch30,2011,theAugustaGeorgiaCommissiona pproved
theAdministrator’sreorganizationplanasdescribe dinthe
Augusta,GeorgiaProposedGovernmentReorganization Draft
ProjectPlan.ThisProjectPlanrequiresthecreat ionofan
Augusta,GeorgiaPlanningandDevelopmentDepartmen twhich
istoassumecertaindutiesofthePlanningCommiss ion.
Analysis:ThisordianceupdatesandamendstheCodeasrelate dtothe
dutiesoftheAugusta,GeorgiaPlanningCommission andthe
Augusta,GeorgiaPlanningandDevelopmentDepartmen ttobe
consistentwiththeProposedGovernmentReorganizat ionDraft
ProjectPlan.
FinancialImpact:N/A.
Alternatives:Declinetoamendcodeatthistime.
Recommendation:Approve.
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
Accounts:
N/A.
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ORDINANCE NO. ___________
An Ordinance to Amend the Augusta, GA. Code Title One Chapter Four
Article Six Sections 1-4-81 through 1-4-94 Relating to the Creation and Duties
of the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals; To Repeal All
Code Sections and Ordinances and Part of Code Sections and Ordinances in
Conflict Herewith; To Provide an Effective Date and for Other Purposes.
WHEREAS, on March 30, 2011, the Augusta Georgia Commission approved the
$GPLQLVWUDWRU¶VUHRUJDQL]DWLRQSODQDVGHVFULEHGLQWKe Augusta, Georgia Proposed
Government Reorganization Draft Project Plan; and
WHEREAS, such Proposed Government Reorganization Draft Project Plan
requires the creation of an Augusta, Georgia Planning and Development
Department which is to assume certain duties of the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, Augusta, Georgia desires to update and amend the Code as related to
the duties of the Augusta, Georgia Planning Commission and the Augusta, Georgia
Planning and Development Department to be consistent with the Proposed
Government Reorganization Draft Project Plan;
WHEREAS, 1997 Ga. Laws p. 4024 designates the name of the consolidated
government as ³Augusta, Georgia´; and
WHEREAS, Augusta, Georgia seeks to update the Code to reflect the name of the
consolidated government.
THE AUGUSTA, GEORGIA COMMISSION, ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. AUGUSTA, GA. CODE Sections 1-4-81 through 1-4-94 as set forth in
the Augusta, Ga. Code, re-adopted July 10, 2007, are hereby amended by striking
these sections in their entirety DVVHWIRUWKLQ³([KLELW$´KHUHWRand inserting in
lieu thereof new Code Sections 1-4-81 through 1-4-94, restated as set forth in
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SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective the first day of November,
2011.
SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
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Adopted this _____ day of , 2011.
___________________________
David S. Copenhaver
As its Mayor
Attest:
______________________________
Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission
Seal:
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CERTIFICATION
The undersigned Clerk of Commission, Lena J. Bonner, hereby certifies that
the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Augusta, Georgia Commission
on_________________, 2011 and that such Ordinance has not been modified or
rescinded as of the date hereof and the undersigned further certifies that attached
hereto is a true copy of the Ordinance which was approved and adopted in the
foregoing meeting(s).
______________________________
Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission
Published in the Augusta Chronicle.
Date: ______________________
First Reading ______________________
Second Reading ______________________
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Exhibit A
Sec. 1-4-81. Creation.
There is hereby created a planning commission with the membership, powers and duties
as set forth herein. The commission created herein shall be known as the Augusta-Richmond
County Planning Commission.
Sec. 1-4-82. Membership, terms of office and compensation.
(a) The Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission (hereinafter referred to as the
Planning Commission) shall consist of ten (10) members (plus an additional two
members should the Richmond County Legislative Delegation choose to appoint two
members) to be appointed for the terms of four (4) years; provided, however, the
initial appointments shall be made as follows:
(1) There shall be one (1) member who resides in each of the ten (10) districts of
Augusta-Richmond County appointed by the Augusta-Richmond County
Commission.
(2) Except as provided herein, members of the Planning Commission of Richmond
County and the City of Augusta who were serving on said boards on January 1,
1997, having had no fixed terms, shall served until their successors are appointed
and qualified.
(3) Members of the Planning Commission serving as of January 1, 1997, shall
continue to serve until their successors are appointment by the Commissioner
representing the respective District and qualified and are to represent the districts
as herein set forth, to wit:
Term Expires
a. Patricia Jefferson District 1 2/1/99
b. Thelma Mack District 2 3/31/2000
c. Nick Dickinson District 3 3/31/98
d. Richard Colclough District 4 4/1/99
e. Frank Knapp, III District 5 3/31/98
f. Appointment TBA District 6 3/31/2000
g. James Randall Hall District 7 3/31/98
h. Hugh Fulcher, Jr. District 8 3/31/2000
i. Margaret Armstrong District 9 3/31/98
j. Ed Dickerson District 10 2/1/98
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(4) The successor to the member representing District 1 shall serve until March 31,
2002, or until his successor is appointment and qualified.
(5) The successors to the member representing District 4 and 10 shall serve until
March 31, 2000, or until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(6) Members of the board appointed by the Commissioner of the respective Districts
to succeed those in subsections 3, 4 and 5 hereof shall serve for terms of office of
four (4) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(7) Should the Richmond County Legislative Delegation choose to appoint two (2)
members as provided in the Consolidation Act, such members shall serve for a
term of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. In
the event the appointed authority of the Legislative Delegation is removed from
the Consolidation Act, this subsection shall automatically be repealed.
(8) All terms shall expire on March 31 of the applicable year, and new terms shall
begin on April 1 of the applicable year.
(b) In the event of a vacancy by reason of a death, disqualification, resignation or other
reason, the Augusta-Richmond County Commission shall appoint a person to serve
the remainder of the term of such member.
(c) No vacancy on the Planning Commission shall impair the right of the quorum to
exercise all of their rights and perform all of the duties of the Planning Commission.
(d) The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall not be entitled to vote upon any
issue, motion or resolution, except where his vote will change the result on said
motion, resolution or question.
(e) Members of the Planning Commission shall serve for such compensation as shall be
established by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission.
(f) No member of the Planning Commission may be removed from office prior to the
expiration of his term except for cause after having been given notice and afforded a
hearing before the Augusta-Richmond County Commission. Prior to said hearing,
said member shall be served by registered or certified mail addressed to his residence
as shown in the files of the Planning Commission, at least ten (10) days before the
date set for said hearing with written specifications of the charges against him.
Sec. 1-4-83. Organization, rules, staff, finances.
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(a) The Planning Commission shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman from its
members. The terms of office of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be one (1)
year with eligibility for reelection to no more than two (2) consecutive terms.
(b) The Planning Commission may appoint a secretary who may be an official or
employee of the Planning Commission, or the Augusta-Richmond County
Commission.
(c) The Planning Commission shall make its own rules of procedure in accordance with
the general provisions of this ordinance and determine its time and place of meeting.
All meetings of the Planning Commission, at which official actions are taken, shall be
a public record.
(d) The Planning Commission is empowered to appoint such employees, consultants,
legal counsel, and staff as it may deem necessary for its work and may contract with
municipal planning and other consultants for such services as it may required for the
performance of its work.
(e) The Planning Commission may purchase such equipment and supplies as it may deem
necessary.
(f) The expenditures of the Planning Commission, exclusive of gifts and grants, shall be
within the amounts approved for it by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission.
Sec. 1-4-84. Principal powers and duties.
It shall be the function and duty of the Planning Commission to make such careful and
comprehensive surveys and studies of existing conditions and probably future developments and
to prepare such plans for physical, social and economic growth as will best promote the public
health, safety, morals, convenience, prosperity, or the general welfare as well as efficiency and
economy in the development of Augusta-Richmond County. In particular, the Planning
Commission shall have the power and duty to:
(a) Prepare a master plan or parts thereof for the development of Augusta-Richmond
County.
(b) Prepare and recommend for adoption to the Augusta-Richmond County Commission
a zoning ordinance and map or maps.
(c) Prepare and recommend for adoption to the Augusta-Richmond County Commission
regulations for the subdivision of land within its political jurisdiction.
Sec. 1-4-85. Miscellaneous powers and duties.
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In addition to the principal powers and duties set forth above, the Planning Commission
may:
(a) Cooperate with, contract with, or accept funds from Federal, State or local
governments, public or semipublic agencies or private individuals or corporations;
expend such funds; and carry out such cooperative undertakings and contracts may be
necessary for the performance of its duties and to promote the planning of Augusta-
Richmond County, including the authority to enter into agreements with jurisdictions
and agencies in adjacent counties and states.
(b) Prepare, publish and distribute maps, plans, reports and recommendations relating to
the planning and development of Augusta-Richmond County.
(c) Recommend to the Augusta-Richmond County Commission programs for public
improvements and the financing thereof.
(d) Secure, within a reasonable time, from all public officials such available information
as it may require for its work.
(e) In the performance of its functions, enter upon land, make examinations and surveys,
and place and maintain necessary signs, monuments or markings thereon.
(f) Any other function or duty which may from time to time be delegated to the Planning
Commission by order, directive, ordinance or resolution of the Commission of
Augusta-Richmond County, or officials thereof.
Sec. 1-4-86. Performance of duties ± Master Plan.
(a) It shall be the duty of the Planning Commission to make a master plan of Augusta-
Richmond County and to perfect if from time to time.
(b) Such master plan may show, among other things, the following:
(1) Existing and proposed streets, highways, expressways, bridges, tunnels and
viaducts and approaches thereto; routs of railroads and transit lines; terminals,
ports and airports.
(2) Parks, playgrounds, forests and other public open spaces.
(3) Sites for public buildings, structures and facilities.
(4) Land areas for residential, business, industrial, recreational, agricultural, forestry,
and special purposes and uses.
(5) Limited development areas for purposes of conservation, water supply, sanitation,
drainage, historic preservation, protection against flooding and similar
environmental considerations.
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(6) Areas for housing development, slum clearance, and urban renewal and
redevelopment.
(7) Location of public utilities whether publicly or privately owned, including but not
limited to sewerage and water supply systems.
(8) Zoning districts and other planning features.
(9) Time and priority schedules and cost estimates for the accomplishment of the
proposals.
(c) The master plan shall be based upon and include appropriate studies of the location
and extent of present and anticipated other pertinent data.
(d) Such plan may be adopted, added to and changed from time to time by the Augusta-
Richmond County Commission. It shall be a public record, but its purpose and effect
shall be solely to aid the Planning Commission in the performance of its duties.
Sec. 1-4-87. Performance of duties ± Zoning ordinance and maps.
(a) It shall be the duty of the Planning Commission to prepare and recommend for
adoption to the Augusta-Richmond County Commission a zoning ordinance and map
or maps. The purpose of such ordinance and map or maps shall be to regulate:
(1) The location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and other
structures.
(2) The percentage of lot which may be occupied, the sizes of yards, courts, and other
open areas.
(3) The density and distribution of population and dwelling units.
(4) Land areas designated for business and industrial use, residences, recreation,
agriculture, forestry, conservation, historic preservation, water supply, sanitation,
protection against floods, governmental activity and other special purposes.
(b) The map or maps shall divide Augusta-Richmond County into districts of such
number, shape and size as the Planning Commission may determine; and within such
districts it may regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and use
of buildings and structures and uses of land. All such regulations shall be uniform for
each class or kind of building throughout each district, but the regulations in one
district may differ from those in other districts.
(c) At such time the Commission of Augusta-Richmond County deems it necessary to
enact an entirely new zoning ordinance and map or maps, the governing bodies shall
hold a public hearing thereon, at least fifteen (15) days notice of the time and place of
which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Augusta-Richmond
County. All procedural standards set forth in the Official Code of Georgia shall be
complied with.
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(1) No change or departure from the text or maps, as certified by the Planning
Commission, shall be made unless such change or departure is first submitted to
the Planning Commission for review and recommendation.
(2) The Planning Commission shall have thirty (30) days within which to submit its
report. If the Planning Commission fails to submit a report within a thirty-day
period, it shall be deemed to have approved the change or departure.
(d) The zoning ordinance, including the map or maps, may be amended from time to
time; but no amendment shall become effective unless it shall have been proposed by
or shall have first been submitted to the Planning Commission for review and
recommendation.
(1) The Planning Commission shall conduct, on behalf of the Augusta-Richmond
County Commission, al public hearings on proposed amendments to the zoning
ordinance and maps.
(2) Policies and procedures as specified by the Official Code of Georgia shall be
followed by the Planning Commission in considering such public hearings.
Sec. 1-4-88. Zoning board of appeals.
(a) The City Council of Augusta and the Board of Commissioners of Richmond County
has heretofore created and appointed a Zoning Board of Appeals for Augusta-
Richmond County. Said Board is hereby continued and shall be known as the
Augusta-Richmond County Board of Zoning Appeals and is hereinafter referred to as
the Appeals Board as is hereinafter provided. At their discretion, the Augusta-
Richmond County Commission may, by ordinance, designate the Planning
Commission to act as the Appeals Board of Augusta-Richmond County.
(b) If the Planning Commission is designated to act as the Appeals Board of Augusta-
Richmond County, then:
(1) Such authority shall be in addition to the powers and duties of the Planning
commission set forth herein and shall be carried out in accordance with the
provisions of this Section; and
(2) Section 1-4-82 of this article shall apply to the membership, terms of office and
compensation and section 1-4-83 of this article shall apply to the organization,
rules, staff and finances of the Appeals Board in the event that the Planning
Commission is designated by ordinance to act as the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(c) If said Appeals Board is separate from the Planning Commission, then said Appeals
Board shall consist of ten (10) members (plus an additional two members should the
Richmond County Legislative Delegation choose to appoint two (2) members) to be
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appointed for terms of four (4) years, provided, however, the initial appointments
shall be made as follows:
(1) There shall be one (1) member who resides in each of the ten (10) districts of
Augusta-Richmond County appointed by the Augusta-Richmond County
Commission.
(2) Except as provided herein, members of the Planning Commission of Richmond
County and the City of Augusta who were serving on said boards on January 1,
1997, having had no fixed terms, shall served until their successors are appointed
and qualified.
(3) Members of the Planning Commission serving as of January 1, 1997, shall
continue to serve until their successors are appointment by the Commissioner
representing the respective District and qualified and are to represent the districts
as herein set forth, to wit:
Term Expires
a. Jacqueline Fason District 1 3/31/98
b. Dr. I. E. Washington District 2 4/4/98
c. Jewell Childress District 3 3/31/98
d. Emmerstine Mackie District 4 3/31/2000
e. George Mitchell District 5 3/31/98
f. Appointment TBA District 6 3/31/2000
g. K. Glenn Watson District 7 3/31/98
h. Hardie Davis, Jr. District 8 3/31/2000
i. Thelonius Jones District 9 3/31/98
j. Don Grantham District 10 3/31/1000
(4) The successor to the member representing District 2 shall serve until March
31, 2000, or until his successor is appointment and qualified.
(5) Members of the board appointed by the Commissioner of the respective Districts
to succeed those appointed in subsections 3 and 4 hereof shall serve for terms of
office of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(6) Should the Richmond County Legislative Delegation choose to appoint two (2)
members as provided in the Consolidation Act, such members shall serve for a
term of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. In
the event the appointed authority of the Legislative Delegation is removed from
the Consolidation Act, this subsection shall automatically be repealed.
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(7) All terms shall expire on March 31 of the applicable year, and new terms shall
begin on April 1 of the applicable year.
(8) Thereafter, members appointed by the Commission of Augusta-Richmond
County shall serve a term of four (4) years.
(9) All members shall be eligible for reappointment to said Appeals Board upon
expiration of their terms.
(10) Any vacancy in membership shall be filled for the unexpired term by the
Augusta-Richmond County Commission.
(11) Any member may be removed for cause, on written charges, after a public
hearing by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission.
(12) All members of the Appeals Board shall serve for such compensation as shall be
established by the Commission.
(13) None of the members shall hold any other public office or position with
Augusta-Richmond County, except that one (1) member may also be a member
of the Planning Commission.
(d) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall elect one (1) of its members as chairman, who
shall serve a one (1) year term or until reelected or a successor is elected.
(1) The Chairman shall have the power to vote on matters before the Appeals Board
only where his vote will change the result.
(2) The Appeals Board shall appoint a secretary who may be an official or employee
of Augusta-Richmond County of or the Planning Commission.
(3) The Appeals Board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance.
(4) Meetings of the Appeals Board shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at
such other times as the Appeals Board may determine.
(5) The Chairman, or in his absence the acting Chairman, may administer oaths and
compel the attendance of witnesses by subpoena.
(6) The Appeals Board shall keep minutes of its proceeding, showing the vote of each
member upon each question or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact,
and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which
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shall be immediately filed in the office of the secretary of the Appeals Board and
shall be a public record.
(e) Appeals to the Board of Zoning Appeals may be taken by any person aggrieved, or by
any official, department head, board or bureau of Augusta-Richmond County affected
by a decision of an administrative officer. Such appeal shall be taken within a
reasonable time, as provided by the rules of the Appeals Board, by filing with the
secretary of the Appeals Board a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof.
(1) Upon notice by the secretary of a filing of appeal, the official from whom the
appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Appeals Board all papers
constituting a record upon which the action appealed was taken.
(2) An appeal stays all legal proceedings in furtherance of action appealed from,
unless the official from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the Appeals Board,
after notice of appeal shall have been filed with him, that by reason of facts stated
in the certificate, a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life and
property. In such a case, proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a
restraining order which may be granted by the Appeals Board or by a court on
application, on notice to the officer form whom the appeal is taken, and on due
cause shown.
(3) Upon receipt of notice of appeal in a form prescribed by the Appeals Board, the
Board of Zoning Appeals shall:
a. Fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal or other matter referred to
it.
b. Publish once in a newspaper of general circulation in Augusta-Richmond
County a notice of public hearing on the appeal. Such notice shall be
published at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the hearing and shall
indicate the time and place of the hearing and the nature of the appeals to be
considered by the Appeals Board.
c. Send postal cards or letters to property owners of record whose property lies
within a 300-foot radius of the property subject to the appeal, giving notice of
the time, place and nature of appeal.
(f) The Appeals Board shall have the following powers:
(1) To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is error in any order,
requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official in the
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enforcement of the zoning ordinance adopted by Augusta-Richmond County
pursuant to this division,
(2) To hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of the zoning ordinance upon
which the Appeals Board as required to pass under such ordinance.
(3) To authorize upon appeal in specific cases such variance from the terms of the
zoning ordinance as will not be contrary to the public interest where, owing to
special conditions, literal enforcement of the provisions of the zoning ordinance
will, in an individual case, result in an unnecessary hardship, so that the spirit of
the zoning ordinance shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured, and
substantial justice done. Such variance may be granted in such individual case of
unnecessary hardship upon finding by the Appeals Board that:
a. There are extraordinary and exceptional conditions pertaining to the particular
piece of property in question because of its size, shape or topography; and
b. The application of the zoning ordinance to this particular piece of property
would create an unnecessary hardship; and
c. Such conditions are peculiar to the particular piece of property involved; and
d. Relief, if granted, would not cause substantial detriment to the public good or
impair the purposes and intent of the zoning ordinance; however, no variance
may be granted for the use of land or building or structure which is prohibited
by the zoning ordinance.
(4) In exercising the above powers, the appeals board may, in conformity with the
provisions of this section, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the
order, requirement, decision or determination; and to that end, the board shall
have all of the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken and may issue
or direct the issuance of a permit.
(g) Any person or persons severally or jointly aggrieved by any decision of the Appeals
Board or with any official charged with the enforcement of any order, requirement or
decision of said board may take an appeal to the Superior Court of Richmond County,
Georgia. Said appeal shall be the same as an appeal to the superior court form any
decision made by the probate court, except that said appeal shall be filed within thirty
(30) days from the date of the decision of the Appeals Board or of any official
charged with the enforcement of any order, requirement or decision in connection
therewith; and upon failure to file said appeal within thirty (30) days, the decision of
the Appeals Board shall be final.
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Sec. 1-4-89. Performance of duties, subdivision regulations.
(a) From and after the time that the Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission
established in accordance with this article shall have prepared and adopted a master
plan or at least the major street portion of such master plan and shall have
recommended to the governing body of Augusta-Richmond County regulations for
the subdivision of land within Augusta-Richmond County, which regulations shall
have been adopted by the governing bodies, then no plat of subdivision of land within
Augusta-Richmond County shall be filed or recorded in the office of the Clerk of the
superior court of the county until it shall have been submitted to and approved by the
Planning Commission and such approval entered in writing on the plat by the
secretary of the Planning Commission. The clerk of the superior court shall not file
or record a plat of a subdivision which does not have the approval of the Planning
Commission as required by the division.
(b) The Planning Commission shall prepare and recommend to the Augusta-Richmond
County Commission for adoption regulations governing the subdivision of land
within Augusta-Richmond County. At their discretion, the Commission may readopt
such subdivision regulations, along with any amendments, which may have been
adopted prior to and were superseded by the ratification of the home rule provisions
of the Constitution of the State of Georgia; however, such regulations shall generally
conform to the provisions of this division.
(c) Subdivision regulations prepared by the Planning Commission and recommended to
the Augusta-Richmond County Commission for adoption may provide, in whole or in
part, for:
(1) The harmonious development of Augusta-Richmond County;
(2) The coordination of streets within subdivisions with other existing or planned
streets;
(3) The size of blocks and lots;
(4) The dedication or reservation of land for streets, school sites, and recreation areas
and easements for utilities and other public services and facilities; and
(5) A distribution of population, dwelling units and traffic control which will tend to
create conditions favorable to health, safety, convenience, prosperity or general
welfare.
(d) Such regulations may include requirements as to the extent to which and the manner
in which streets shall be graded, surfaced and improved; and water, sewers, septic
tanks and other utility mains, piping, connections, or other facilities shall be installed
as a condition precedent to the approval of a subdivision plat. Such regulations may
provide that, in lieu of the completion of such work and installations previous to the
final approval of a plat, the Augusta-Richmond County Commission may accept a
bond, in an amount and with surety and conditions satisfactory to it or a valid contract
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for the performance of the work and installations along with a letter of guarantee for
the subdivider, providing for and securing to Augusta-Richmond County the actual
construction and installation of improvements and utilities within a period specified
by the Planning Commission and expressed in the bond or letter of guarantee.
(e) The subdivision regulations may be amended from time to time; but no amendment
shall become effective until it shall have been proposed by or shall have first been
submitted to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation.
(1) The Planning Commission shall conduct, on behalf of the Augusta-Richmond
County Commission all public hearings on proposed amendments to the
subdivision regulations.
(2) The Planning Commission shall hold such hearings after giving at least fifteen GD\V¶QRWLFHRIWKHWLPHDQGSODFHLQDQHZVSDSHURIJHQHUDOFLUFXODWLRQLQ
Augusta-Richmond County. The Planning Commission shall have thirty (30),
days within which to submit its report; and, if the planning commission fails to
submit a report within the thirty (30) day period, it shall have deemed to approve
the proposed amendment.
(3) The Planning Commission is hereby given the authority to give tentative approval
or disapproval to preliminary plats and to approve or disapprove final plats, but in
each case their action shall be taken within thirty (30) days after such submission
thereof, otherwise, such plat shall be deemed to have been approved and a
certificate to that effect shall be issued by the Planning Commission on demand; KRZHYHUWKHDSSOLFDQWIRUWKH3ODQQLQJ&RPPLVVLRQ¶VDSSURYDOPD\ZDLYHWKLV
requirement and consent to the extension of such period. The ground for
disapproval of any plat shall be stated upon the records of the Planning
Commission.
(f) The approval of a plat by the Planning Commission shall not be deemed to constitute
or effect an acceptance by Commission or the public of the dedication of any street or
other ground upon the plat.
(g) From and after the time Augusta-Richmond County have adopted subdivision
regulations in accordance with this article:
(1) Unless provided for by exemption within said regulations, an owner or agent of an
owner of any land to be subdivided who transfers or sells or agrees to sell or negotiate
to sell such land by reference to or exhibition of or by other use of a plat of
subdivision of such land before such plat has been approved by the Planning
Commission and recorded in the office of the clerk of Superior Court in Richmond
County shall be in violation of this division; and the Augusta-Richmond County
Commission, through the Augusta-Richmond County attorney, may enjoin or set
aside such transfer, sale or agreement by appropriate action.
(2) The Augusta-Richmond County Commission or other public authority shall not
accept, lay out, open, improve, grade, pave or light any street or lay or authorize the
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laying of any water mains, sewers, connections, or other facilities or utilities in any
street within Augusta-Richmond County unless such street shall have been accepted
or opened as, or shall otherwise have received the legal status of, a public street prior
to the adoption of said subdivision regulations, or unless such street corresponds in its
location and lines with a street shown on a subdivision plat approved by the Planning
Commission or on a street plat prepared for and adopted by the Planning
Commission.
(3) No building permit shall be issued for and no building or other structure shall be
erected on any lot within Augusta-Richmond County unless the street giving access to
the lot shall be accepted or opened as, or shall otherwise have received the legal status
of, a public street prior to that time, or unless such street corresponds in its location
and lines with a street shown on a subdivision plat approved by the Planning
Commission or on a street plat prepared for and adopted by the Planning Commission
or with a street located and accepted by the governing body of Augusta-Richmond
County. Any building erected in violation of this division or the duly adopted
subdivision regulations shall be deemed an unlawful structure; and the chief building
inspection official, Augusta-Richmond County attorney, or other official designated
by the governing body may bring appropriate action to enjoin such erection or cause
it to be vacated or removed.
Sec. 1-4-90. Cumulative powers.
All powers and authority granted by this division to the Augusta-Richmond County
Planning Commission shall be cumulative and in addition to all other powers and authority said
Planning Commission now has or may later have under other laws.
Sec. 1-4-91. Amendments to zoning ordinance, map and subdivision regulations.
Any amendments to the Augusta-Richmond County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance,
the zoning maps, and any amendments to the subdivision regulations of land shall only require
the approval of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission when the property is located in
Augusta-Richmond County and does not lie within the incorporated area of City of Hephzibah or
the Town of Blythe. The Commission of Augusta-Richmond County may make amendments to
the comprehensive zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations of land when the governing
body of Augusta-Richmond County determines that such a change would be in the best interest
of their respective political subdivision.
Secs. 1-4-92 ± 1-4-94. Reserved.
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Sec. 1-4-81. Creation.
There is hereby created a planning commission with the membership, powers and duties
as set forth herein. The commission created herein shall be known as the Augusta, Georgia
Planning Commission.
Sec. 1-4-82. Membership, terms of office and compensation.
(a) The Augusta, Georgia Planning Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Planning
Commission) shall consist of ten (10) members (plus an additional two members
should the Augusta, Georgia Legislative Delegation choose to appoint two members)
to be appointed for the terms of four (4) years; provided, however, the initial
appointments shall be made as follows:
(1) There shall be one (1) member who resides in each of the ten (10) districts
of Augusta, Georgia appointed by the Augusta, Georgia Commission.
(2) Except as provided herein, members of the Planning Commission of
Richmond County and the City of Augusta who were serving on said
boards on January 1, 1997, having had no fixed terms, shall served until
their successors are appointed and qualified.
(3) Members of the Planning Commission serving as of January 1, 1997, shall
continue to serve until their successors are appointment by the
Commissioner representing the respective District and qualified and are to
represent the districts as herein set forth, to wit:
Term Expires
a. Patricia Jefferson District 1 2/1/99
b. Thelma Mack District 2 3/31/2000
c. Nick Dickinson District 3 3/31/98
d. Richard Colclough District 4 4/1/99
e. Frank Knapp, III District 5 3/31/98
f. Appointment TBA District 6 3/31/2000
g. James Randall Hall District 7 3/31/98
h. Hugh Fulcher, Jr. District 8 3/31/2000
i. Margaret Armstrong District 9 3/31/98
j. Ed Dickerson District 10 2/1/98
(4) The successor to the member representing District 1 shall serve until
March 31, 2002, or until his successor is appointment and qualified.
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(5) The successors to the member representing District 4 and 10 shall serve
until March 31, 2000, or until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(6) Members of the board appointed by the Commissioner of the respective
Districts to succeed those in subsections 3, 4 and 5 hereof shall serve for
terms of office of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed
and qualified.
(7) Should the Augusta, Georgia Legislative Delegation choose to appoint two
(2) members as provided in the Consolidation Act, such members shall
serve for a term of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed
and qualified. In the event the appointed authority of the Legislative
Delegation is removed from the Consolidation Act, this subsection shall
automatically be repealed.
(8) All terms shall expire on March 31 of the applicable year, and new terms
shall begin on April 1 of the applicable year.
(b) In the event of a vacancy by reason of a death, disqualification, resignation or other
reason, the Augusta, Georgia Commission shall appoint a person to serve the
remainder of the term of such member.
(c) No vacancy on the Planning Commission shall impair the right of the quorum to
exercise all of their rights and perform all of the duties of the Planning Commission.
(d) The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall not be entitled to vote upon any
issue, motion or resolution, except where his vote will change the result on said
motion, resolution or question.
(e) Members of the Planning Commission shall serve for such compensation as shall be
established by the Augusta, Georgia Commission.
(f) No member of the Planning Commission may be removed from office prior to the
expiration of his term except for cause after having been given notice and afforded a
hearing before the Augusta, Georgia Commission. Prior to said hearing, said member
shall be served by registered or certified mail addressed to his residence as shown in
the files of the Planning Commission, at least ten (10) days before the date set for said
hearing with written specifications of the charges against him or her.
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Sec. 1-4-83. Organization, rules, finances
(a) The Planning Commission shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman from its members.
The terms of office of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be one (1) year with
eligibility for reelection to no more than two (2) consecutive terms.
(b) The Director of Planning and Development may appoint a secretary who may be an
official or employee of Augusta, Georgia.
(c) The Planning Commission shall make its own rules of procedure in accordance with the
general provisions of this ordinance and shall determine the time and place of Planning
Commission meetings. All meetings of the Planning Commission shall be public
meetings in accordance with the Georgia Open Meetings Act.
(d) The expenditures of the Planning Commission, exclusive of gifts and grants, shall be
within the amounts approved for it by the Augusta, Georgia Commission.
(e) Staff functions for the Planning Commission shall be performed by the Planning and
Development Department. The Secretary appointed by the Planning Commission shall be
the liaison to the Planning and Development Department.
Sec. 1-4-84. Principal powers and duties.
(a) It shall be the duty of the Planning Commission to review and formulate a
recommendation on all amendments to the text of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
that are proposed by the Augusta, Georgia Planning and Development Department. The
Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing on each proposed text amendment after
proper notice per Georgia law and the Augusta, Georgia Code has been given. The
recommendation of the Planning Commission shall be submitted in writing to Augusta,
Georgia, along with the recommendation of the Planning and Development Department,
within thirty (30) days after such hearing has been held. No changes to the text of the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance shall be made unless such changes are first submitted
to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation.
(b) It shall be the duty of the Planning Commission to review and formulate a
recommendation on all amendments to the zoning map and Special Exceptions. Such
map amendments and/or Special Exceptions may be proposed by private property owners
or the Planning and Development Department. The Planning Commission shall hold a
public hearing on each proposed map amendment after proper notice per Georgia law and
the Augusta, Georgia Code has been given. The recommendation of the Planning
Commission, along with the recommendation of the Planning and Development
Department, shall be submitted in writing to the Augusta, Georgia Commission within
thirty (30) days after such hearing has been held. No change to the zoning maps shall be
made unless such change is first submitted to the Planning Commission for review and
recommendation.
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(c) It shall be the duty of the Planning Commission to perform certain activities specifically
assigned to it by the Augusta, Georgia Commission. Such duties shall include, but are not
limited to, making decisions regarding certain types of determinations and variances.
Such decisions shall be made after a public hearing has been held on each proposed issue
after proper notice per Georgia law and the Augusta, Georgia Code has been given.
Notice of such decisions shall be given in writing to the Planning and Development
Department.
(d) The Planning Commission shall conduct such public hearings as are required in the
development of or revision to Master Plans, Comprehensive Plans, or similar planning
processes. Input on such planning processes shall be provided by the Planning
Commission in consultation with the Planning and Development Department, to the
Augusta, Georgia Commission.
(e) The Planning Commission may initiate such text or map amendments to the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance as it deems necessary in consultation with the
Planning and Development Department.
Sec. 1-4-85 through 1-4-87. Reserved.
Sec. 1-4-88. Zoning board of appeals.
(a) The City Council of Augusta and the Board of Commissioners of Richmond County has
heretofore created and appointed a Zoning Board of Appeals for Augusta, Georgia. Said
Board is hereby continued and shall be known as the Augusta, Georgia Board of Zoning
Appeals and is hereinafter referred to as the Appeals Board as is hereinafter provided. At
their discretion, the Augusta, Georgia Commission may, by ordinance, designate the
Planning Commission to act as the Appeals Board of Augusta, Georgia.
(b) If the Planning Commission is designated to act as the Appeals Board of Augusta,
Georgia, then:
(1) Such authority shall be in addition to the powers and duties of the Planning
commission set forth herein and shall be carried out in accordance with the
provisions of this Section; and
(2) Section 1-4-82 of this article shall apply to the membership, terms of office and
compensation and section 1-4-83 of this article shall apply to the organization,
rules, and finances of the Appeals Board in the event that the Planning
Commission is designated by ordinance to act as the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(c) If said Appeals Board if separate from the Planning Commission, then said Appeals
Board shall consist of ten (10) members (plus an additional two members should the
Augusta, Georgia Legislative Delegation choose to appoint two (2) members) to be
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appointed for terms of four (4) years, provided, however, the initial appointments shall be
made as follows:
(1) There shall be one (1) member who resides in each of the ten (10) districts of
Augusta, Georgia appointed by the Augusta, Georgia Commission.
(2) Except as provided herein, members of the Augusta, Georgia Planning
Commission who were serving on said boards on January 1, 1997, having had no
fixed terms, shall served until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(3) Members of the Planning Commission serving as of January 1, 1997, shall
continue to serve until their successors are appointment by the Commissioner
representing the respective District and qualified and are to represent the districts
as herein set forth, to wit:
Term Expires
a. Jacqueline Fason District 1 3/31/98
b. Dr. I. E. Washington District 2 4/4/98
c. Jewell Childress District 3 3/31/98
d. Emmerstine Mackie District 4 3/31/2000
e. George Mitchell District 5 3/31/98
f. Appointment TBA District 6 3/31/2000
g. K. Glenn Watson District 7 3/31/98
h. Hardie Davis, Jr. District 8 3/31/2000
i. Thelonius Jones District 9 3/31/98
j. Don Grantham District 10 3/31/1000
(4) The successor to the member representing District 2 shall serve until March 31,
2000, or until his successor is appointment and qualified.
(5) Members of the board appointed by the Commissioner of the respective
Districts to succeed those appointed in subsections 3 and 4 hereof shall serve for
terms of office of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed and
qualified.
(6) Should the Augusta, Georgia Legislative Delegation choose to appoint two (2)
members as provided in the Consolidation Act, such members shall serve for a
term of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. In
the event the appointed authority of the Legislative Delegation is removed from
the Consolidation Act, this subsection shall automatically be repealed.
(7) All terms shall expire on March 31 of the applicable year, and new terms shall
begin on April 1 of the applicable year.
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(8) Thereafter, members appointed by the Commission of Augusta, Georgia shall
serve a term of four (4) years.
(9) All members shall be eligible for reappointment to said Appeals Board upon
expiration of their terms.
(10) Any vacancy in membership shall be filled for the unexpired term by the
Augusta, Georgia Commission.
(11) Any member may be removed for cause, on written charges, after a public
hearing by the Augusta, Georgia Commission.
(12) All members of the Appeals Board shall serve for such compensation as shall be
established by the Commission.
(13) None of the members shall hold any other public office or position with
Augusta, Georgia, except that one (1) member may also be a member of the
Planning Commission.
(d) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall elect one (1) of its members as chairman, who shall
serve a one (1) year term or until reelected or a successor is elected.
(1) The Chairman shall have the power to vote on matters before the Appeals Board
only where his vote will change the result.
(2) The Appeals Board shall appoint a secretary who may be an official or employee
of Augusta, Georgia.
(3) The Appeals Board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance.
(4) Meetings of the Appeals Board shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at
such other times as the Appeals Board may determine.
(5) The Chairman, or in his absence the acting Chairman, may administer oaths and
compel the attendance of witnesses by subpoena.
(6) The Appeals Board shall keep minutes of its proceeding, showing the vote of each
member upon each question or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact,
and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which
shall be immediately filed in the office of the secretary of the Appeals Board and
shall be a public record.
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(e) Appeals to the Board of Zoning Appeals may be taken by any person aggrieved, or by
any official, department head, board or bureau of Augusta, Georgia affected by a decision
of an administrative officer. Such appeal shall be taken within a reasonable time, as
provided by the rules of the Appeals Board, by filing with the secretary of the Appeals
Board a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof.
(1) Upon notice by the secretary of a filing of appeal, the official from whom the
appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Appeals Board all papers
constituting a record upon which the action appealed was taken.
(2) An appeal stays all legal proceedings in furtherance of action appealed from,
unless the official from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the Appeals Board,
after notice of appeal shall have been filed with him, that by reason of facts stated
in the certificate, a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life and
property. In such a case, proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a
restraining order which may be granted by the Appeals Board or by a court on
application, on notice to the officer form whom the appeal is taken, and on due
cause shown.
(3) Upon receipt of notice of appeal in a form prescribed by the Appeals Board, the
Board of Zoning Appeals shall:
a. Fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal or other matter
referred to it.
b. Publish once in a newspaper of general circulation in Augusta,
Georgia a notice of public hearing on the appeal. Such notice shall
be published at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the
hearing and shall indicate the time and place of the hearing and the
nature of the appeals to be considered by the Appeals Board.
c. Send postal cards or letters to property owners of record whose
property lies within a 300-foot radius of the property subject to the
appeal, giving notice of the time, place and nature of appeal.
(f) The Appeals Board shall have the following powers:
(1) To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is error in any order,
requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official in the
enforcement of the zoning ordinance adopted by Augusta, Georgia pursuant to
this division.
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(2) To hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of the zoning ordinance upon
which the Appeals Board as required to pass under such ordinance.
(3) To authorize upon appeal in specific cases such variance from the terms of the
zoning ordinance as will not be contrary to the public interest where, owing to
special conditions, literal enforcement of the provisions of the zoning ordinance
will, in an individual case, result in an unnecessary hardship, so that the spirit of
the zoning ordinance shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured, and
substantial justice done. Such variance may be granted in such individual case of
unnecessary hardship upon finding by the Appeals Board that:
a. There are extraordinary and exceptional conditions pertaining to
the particular piece of property in question because of its size,
shape or topography; and
b. The application of the zoning ordinance to this particular piece of
property would create an unnecessary hardship; and
c. Such conditions are peculiar to the particular piece of property
involved; and
d. Relief, if granted, would not cause substantial detriment to the
public good or impair the purposes and intent of the zoning
ordinance; however, no variance may be granted for the use of land
or building or structure which is prohibited by the zoning
ordinance.
(4) In exercising the above powers, the appeals board may, in conformity with the
provisions of this section, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the
order, requirement, decision or determination; and to that end, the board shall
have all of the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken and may issue
or direct the issuance of a permit.
(g) Any person or persons severally or jointly aggrieved by any decision of the Appeals
Board or with any official charged with the enforcement of any order, requirement or
decision of said board may take an appeal to the Superior Court of Richmond County,
Georgia. Said appeal shall be the same as an appeal to the superior court form any
decision made by the probate court, except that said appeal shall be filed within thirty
(30) days from the date of the decision of the Appeals Board or of any official charged
with the enforcement of any order, requirement or decision in connection therewith; and
upon failure to file said appeal within thirty (30) days, the decision of the Appeals Board
shall be final.
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Sec. 1-4-89. Performance of duties, subdivision regulations.
(a) From and after the time that the Augusta, Georgia Planning Commission established in
accordance with this article shall have prepared and adopted a master plan or at least the
major street portion of such master plan and shall have recommended to the governing
body of Augusta, Georgia regulations for the subdivision of land within Augusta,
Georgia, which regulations shall have been adopted by the governing bodies, then no plat
of subdivision of land within Augusta, Georgia shall be filed or recorded in the office of
the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county until it shall have been submitted to and
approved by the Augusta, Georgia Commission and such approval entered in writing on
the plat by the Director of the Planning and Development Department. The Clerk of the
Superior Court shall not file or record a plat of a subdivision which does not have the
approval of the Augusta, Georgia Commission as required by the division.
(b) The Planning Commission shall prepare and recommend to the Augusta, Georgia
Commission for adoption regulations governing the subdivision of land within Augusta,
Georgia. At their discretion, the Commission may readopt such subdivision regulations,
along with any amendments, which may have been adopted prior to and were superseded
by the ratification of the home rule provisions of the Constitution of the State of Georgia;
however, such regulations shall generally conform to the provisions of this division.
(c) Subdivision regulations prepared by the Planning Commission and recommended to the
Augusta, Georgia Commission for adoption may provide, in whole or in part, for:
(1) The harmonious development of Augusta, Georgia;
(2) The coordination of streets within subdivisions with other existing or planned
streets;
(3) The size of blocks and lots;
(4) The dedication or reservation of land for streets, school sites, and recreation areas
and easements for utilities and other public services and facilities; and
(5) A distribution of population, dwelling units and traffic control which will tend to
create conditions favorable to health, safety, convenience, prosperity or general
welfare.
(d) Such regulations may include requirements as to the extent to which and the manner in
which streets shall be graded, surfaced and improved; and water, sewers, septic tanks and
other utility mains, piping, connections, or other facilities shall be installed as a condition
precedent to the approval of a subdivision plat. Such regulations may provide that, in
lieu of the completion of such work and installations previous to the final approval of a
plat, the Augusta, Georgia Commission may accept a bond, in an amount and with surety
and conditions satisfactory to it or a valid contract for the performance of the work and
installations along with a letter of guarantee for the subdivider, providing for and
securing to Augusta, Georgia the actual construction and installation of improvements
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and utilities within a period specified by the Planning Commission and expressed in the
bond or letter of guarantee.
(e) The subdivision regulations may be amended from time to time; but no amendment shall
become effective until it shall have been proposed by or shall have first been submitted to
the Planning Commission for review and recommendation.
(1) The Planning Commission shall conduct, on behalf of the Augusta, Georgia
Commission all public hearings on proposed amendments to the subdivision
regulations.
(2) The Planning Commission shall hold such hearings after giving at least fifteen
GD\V¶QRWLFHof the time and place in a newspaper of general circulation in
Augusta, Georgia. The Planning Commission shall have thirty (30), days within
which to submit its report; and, if the planning commission fails to submit a report
within the thirty (30) day period, it shall have deemed to approve the proposed
amendment.
(3) The Planning and Development Department is hereby given the authority to give
tentative approval or disapproval to preliminary plats and the Augusta, Georgia
Commission is hereby given the authority to approve or disapprove final plats, but
in each case their action shall be taken within thirty (30) days after such
submission thereof, otherwise, such plat shall be deemed to have been approved
and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by the Director of the Planning and
Development Department on demand; however, the applicant for the Director of
Planning and Development Department or the Augusta, Georgia &RPPLVVLRQ¶V
approval may waive this requirement and consent to the extension of such period.
The ground for disapproval of any plat shall be stated upon the records of the
Augusta, Georgia Commission.
(f) The approval of a plat by the Augusta, Georgia Commission shall not be deemed to
constitute or effect an acceptance by Commission or the public of the dedication of any
street or other ground upon the plat.
(g) From and after the time Augusta, Georgia have adopted subdivision regulations in
accordance with this article:
(1) Unless provided for by exemption within said regulations, an owner or agent of an
owner of any land to be subdivided who transfers or sells or agrees to sell or
negotiate to sell such land by reference to or exhibition of or by other use of a plat
of subdivision of such land before such plat has been approved by the Augusta,
Georgia Commission and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court in
Richmond County shall be in violation of this division; and the Augusta, Georgia
Commission, through the Augusta, Georgia attorney, may enjoin or set aside such
transfer, sale or agreement by appropriate action.
(2) The Augusta, Georgia Commission or other public authority shall not accept, lay
out, open, improve, grade, pave or light any street or lay or authorize the laying of
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any water mains, sewers, connections, or other facilities or utilities in any street
within Augusta, Georgia unless such street shall have been accepted or opened as,
or shall otherwise have received the legal status of, a public street prior to the
adoption of said subdivision regulations, or unless such street corresponds in its
location and lines with a street shown on a subdivision plat approved by the
Augusta, Georgia Commission or on a street plat prepared for and adopted by the
Augusta, Georgia Commission.
(3) No building permit shall be issued for and no building or other structure shall be
erected on any lot within Augusta, Georgia unless the street giving access to the
lot shall be accepted or opened as, or shall otherwise have received the legal
status of, a public street prior to that time, or unless such street corresponds in its
location and lines with a street shown on a subdivision plat approved by the
Augusta, Georgia Commission or on a street plat prepared for and adopted by the
Augusta, Georgia Commission or with a street located and accepted by the
governing body of Augusta, Georgia. Any building erected in violation of this
division or the duly adopted subdivision regulations shall be deemed an unlawful
structure; and the chief building inspection official, Augusta, Georgia attorney, or
other official designated by the governing body may bring appropriate action to
enjoin such erection or cause it to be vacated or removed.
Sec. 1-4-90. Cumulative powers.
All powers and authority granted by this division to the Augusta, Georgia Planning
Commission shall be cumulative and in addition to all other powers and authority said Planning
Commission now has or may later have under other laws.
Sec. 1-4-91. Amendments to zoning ordinance, map and subdivision regulations.
Any amendments to the Augusta, Georgia Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, the zoning
maps, and any amendments to the subdivision regulations of land shall only require the approval
of the Augusta, Georgia Commission when the property is located in Augusta, Georgia and does
not lie within the incorporated area of City of Hephzibah or the Town of Blythe. The
Commission of Augusta, Georgia may make amendments to the comprehensive zoning
ordinance and subdivision regulations of land when the governing body of Augusta, Georgia
determines that such a change would be in the best interest of their respective political
subdivision.
Secs. 1-4-92 ± 1-4-94. Reserved.
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CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
AnOrdinancetoamendtheAugusta,GeorgiaCode,Ar ticle1,Chapter10,relatingtotheprocurementof goods
andservices,theLocalSmallBusinessOpportunitie sProgramandtheDBEProgramforfederallyassiste dprojects
Department:Administrator
Caption:Motionto approveanOrdinancetoamendtheAugusta,GeorgiaCode,
ArticleOne,ChapterTen,relatingtotheprocureme ntofgoodsand
services,theLocalSmallBusinessOpportunitiesPr ogramandtheDBE
Programforfederallyassistedprojectssoastopr ovideupdatesandto
establishpolicies,proceduresandguidelinesregar dingtheprocurement
processandtheLocalSmallBusinessOpportunities Program;torepeal
allOrdinancesandpartsofOrdinancesinconflict herewith;toprovidean
effectivedateandforotherpurposes.(ApprovedbytheCommission
June21,2011-secondreading2011)
Background:Seeattached.
Analysis:Seeattached.
FinancialImpact:N/A.
Alternatives:AmendtheConsolidationActtoseperatetheEqualE mployment
FunctionfromthelocalsmallbusinessandDBEfunc tionsandupdatethe
ProcurmentCodetoreflectsuchchanges.
Recommendation:Adopttheproposedamendmentsandbegintheprocess ofAmendingthe
ConsolidationActasshowninthealternativeabove .
FundsareAvailablein
theFollowing
Accounts:
N/A.
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CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
HearingOfficer
Department:
Caption:Motionto approve2011HearingOfficer-PaySet.(Requested
bytheBoardofTaxAssessors)
Background:
Analysis:
FinancialImpact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
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CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
TopNotchCarWashes
Department:ClerkofCommission
Caption:ConsiderarequestfromTopNotchCarWashes,Inc.regardinga
waiverofinterest,penaltiesandfeesconcerningt heir2008to
2010propertytaxes.
Background:
Analysis:
FinancialImpact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
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CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
AwardContractforBrokerageServices
Department:Recreation,ParksandFacilities-FacilitiesManag ement
Caption:AwardthecontractfortheBidItem11-111,RealEs tate
BrokerageServicesfortheCityofAugustatotheS hermanand
Hemstreet.
Background:TheCommissionhasexpressedadesiretoengageaR ealEstate
Brokeragefirmtoassistinthemarketingandsaleo fsurplusreal
propertyfortheCityofAugusta.RFP11-111wasis suedtosolicit
StatementsofProposalstoprovidetheseservices.
Analysis:ThreefirmssubmittedStatementsofProposal.TheS election
Committeeevaluatedallthreepackagesandelectedt ohaveall
threefirmsmakeapresentationelaboratingonthei rcapabilities,
qualifications,approachandfeestructure.TheCom mittee
determinedthatthebestvalueconsideringthecomb inationof
skills,qualification,marketingapproachandfees chedulewas
submittedbyShermanandHemstreet.Thisisacommi ssionbased
agreementsothereisnocosttoAugustauntilthe propertyissold.
Thefirmistoprovideregularreportsonprogress towardsaleof
theproperties.
FinancialImpact:Thisisacommissionbasedagreementsothereisno costto
Augustauntilthepropertyissold.
Alternatives:AwardthecontractfortheBidItem11-111,RealEs tate
BrokerageServicesfortheCityofAugustatotheS hermanand
Hemstreet.2.Donotapprovetheaward.
Recommendation:AwardthecontractfortheBidItem11-111,RealEs tate
BrokerageServicesfortheCityofAugustatotheS hermanand
Hemstreet.
FundsareAvailable
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Request for Proposals will be received at this office until Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 3:00 p.m. for furnishing:
RFP Item #11-111 Real Estate Brokerage Services for Public Services Department
RFPs will be received by: The Augusta Commission hereinafter referred to as the OWNER at the offices of:
Geri A. Sams, Director
Augusta Procurement Department
530 Greene Street - Room 605
Augusta, Georgia 30901
RFP documents may be viewed on the Augusta Richmond County web site under the Procurement Department
ARCbid. RFP documents may be obtained at the office of the Augusta, GA Procurement Department, 530
Greene Street – Room 605, Augusta, GA 30901. A Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting will be held on Friday,
April 1, 2011 @ 10:00 a.m. in the Procurement Department 530 Greene Street, Room 605. All questions must
be submitted by fax at 706 821-2811 or by email to procbidandcontract@augustaga.gov by Monday,
April 11, 2011 @ 5:00 p.m. No RFP will be accepted by fax, all must be received by mail or hand delivered.
The local bidder preference program is applicable to this project. To be approved as a local bidder and
receive bid preference on an eligible local project, the certification statement as a local bidder and all
supporting documents must be submitted to the Procurement Department with your bonafide bid
package.
No RFP may be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after time has been called on the date of opening.
An invitation for bids shall be issued by the Procurement Office and shall include specifications prepared in
accordance with Article 4 (Product Specifications), and all contractual terms and conditions, applicable to the
procurement. All specific requirements contained in the invitation to bid including, but not limited to, the number
of copies needed, the timing of the submission, the required financial data, and any other requirements
designated by the Procurement Department are considered material conditions of the bid which are not
waiveable or modifiable by the Procurement Director. Please mark RFP number on the outside of the envelope.
Bidders are cautioned that sequestration of RFP documents through any source other than the office of the
Procurement Department is not advisable. Acquisition of RFP documents from unauthorized sources places the
bidder at the risk of receiving incomplete or inaccurate information upon which to base his qualifications.
Funding for this project may include federal funds provided by the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
and/or other federal agencies. All DOT funded projects are subject to the requirements of 49 CFR Part 26.
These requirements are mandatory and non-negotiable. Augusta enforces Disadvantage Business Enterprise
(DBE) requirements and/or DBE goals set by Federal and/or State Agencies in accordance with State and
Federal laws. Please be advised that the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia has entered
on Order enjoining the Race-Based portion of Augusta, Georgia’s DBE Program. Thus, Augusta, Georgia
does not have or operate a DBE, MBE or WBE Program for projects (or portions of projects) having Augusta,
Georgia s the source of funding.
GERI A. SAMS, Procurement Director
Publish:
Augusta Chronicle March 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011
Metro Courier March 16, 2011
cc: Tameka Allen Interim Deputy Administrator
Mike Greene Public Services
Rick Acree Public Services
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VENDORS Attachment B Bidders
Form Addendum Original 6 Copies Fee Proposal
Blanchard & Calhoun Commercial
2743 Perimeter Parkway
Building 100, Suite 370
Augusta, GA 30909
YES YES YES YES YES YES
Prime Commercial Properties
753 Broad Street, Ste 504
Augusta, GA 30901
YES YES YES YES YES YES
Sherman & Hemstreet
3523 Walton Way Ext.
Augusta, GA 30909
YES YES YES YES YES YES
James E Harrison & Co
200 Pleasant Home Road
Augusta GA 30909
RFP Item #11-111
Real Estate Brokerage Services
for the City of Augusta - Public Services Department
RFP Due: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 3:00 p.m.
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Evaluation Criteria
PTS
Blanchard & Calhoun
Commercial
2743 Perimeter Parkway
Building 100, Suite 370
Augusta, GA 30909
Prime Commercial
Properties
753 Broad Street, Ste 504
Augusta, GA 30901
Sherman & Hemstreet
3523 Walton Way Ext.
Augusta, GA 30909
6XLWDELOLW\RIWKHSURSRVHU¶VSODQ 25 24.3 20.5 21.5
2. Demonstrated ability to satisfy SCOPE of
SERVICES 15 15.0 13.8 14.0
3. Demonstrated ability to sell Real Property 10 10.0 10.0 10.0
4. Commission fee requested as listing Broker
for each sale based on a percentage of the
sale price and a flat rate fee of for sales less
than $17,500
10 5.5 8.0 9.8
5. Professional qualifications of individuals to
be assigned to the project.15 15.0 13.0 13.0
6. Financial Stability of Company 10 10.0 9.5 9.5
7. References 10 10.0 9.7 10.0
6. Proximity to Augusta
Within Augusta Richmond County - 5 pts
Within the CSRA - 4 pts
Within Georgia - 3 pts
Within SE United States - 2 pt
All Others - 1pt
5 5.0 5.0 5.0
TOTAL 100 94.8 89.4 92.8
2 3 1
Cumulative RFP Item #11-111
Real Estate Brokerage Services
for the City of Augusta - Recreation, Parks, Facilities Department
Comments:
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CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
AwardContractforMuseumRoof
Department:Recreation,ParksandFacilitiesDepartment-Facil ities
Management
Caption:AwardthecontractfortheBidItem11-125,Replace mentofthe
AugustaMuseumofHistoryRoof,tothelowbidder,BoneDry
RoofingofAthens,GA.Theirlumpsumbidwas$214,675and
theirpriceforAlternate1was$53,650foratotal contractpriceof
$268,325.00.
Background:TheoriginalroofontheAugustaMuseumofHistory wasnot
installedinaccordancewithspecificationsandman ufacturer’s
recommendations.Asaresult,wehavehadaproblem withleaks.
Themostcosteffectivelongtermsolutionistore placetheroof.
Analysis:BidItem11-124wasissuedtosolicitpricingtore roofthe
Museum.Proposalswerereceivedwiththelowbidsu bmittedby
BoneDryRoofingofAthens,GA.Staffhascheckedt heir
referencesandverifiedtheyhavetheentirescopeo fwork
covered.Thebasebidwas$214,675.00andapricef orAlternate
1,toaddadditionalinsulation,intheamountof$53,650.00.Staff
recommendsawardofthebasebidandAlternate1fo racontract
amountof$268,325.00.Thisiswithintheestimated project
budget.
FinancialImpact:Thecostofthecontract$268,325.00istobefunde dfrom
SPLOST.
Alternatives:AwardthecontractfortheBidItem11-125,Replace mentofthe
AugustaMuseumofHistoryRoof,tothelowbidder,BoneDry
RoofingofAthens,GA.Theirlumpsumbidwas$214,675and
theirpriceforAlternate1was$53,650foratotal contractpriceof
$268,325.00.2.Donotapprovetheaward.
Recommendation:Approveawardofacontractforreplacementofthe existingroof
ontheReynoldsStreetAwardthecontractfortheB idItem11-
125,ReplacementoftheAugustaMuseumofHistoryR oof,tothe
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CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
Minutes
Department:ClerkofCommission
Caption:Motionto approvetheminutesoftheregularmeetingofthe
CommissionheldJune21 ,2011.
Background:
Analysis:
FinancialImpact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
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CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
BoardofZoningAppeals
Department:
Caption:Motionto approvetheappointmentofTheloniousJonestothe
BoardofZoningAppealsrepresentingDistrict9.
Background:
Analysis:
FinancialImpact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
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CommissionMeetingAgenda
6/30/20115:00PM
Affidavit
Department:ClerkofCommission
Caption:Motionto authorizeexecutionbytheMayoroftheaffidavitof
compliancewithGeorgia'sOpenMeetingAct.
Background:
Analysis:
FinancialImpact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
FundsareAvailable
intheFollowing
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