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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
May 28, 2013
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, May 28,
2013, the Honorable Deke Copenhaver, Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Guilfoyle, Mason, D. Smith, Williams and Fennoy, members
of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
ABSENT: Hons. Johnson, Davis, Jackson and G. Smith, members of Augusta Richmond
County Commission.
Mr. Mayor: We’ll call the legal meeting to order. Mr. MacKenzie.
1.LEGAL MEETING
A. Pending and potential litigation
B. Real estate
C. Personnel
Mr. MacKenzie: I’d entertain a motion to go into a closed legal meeting to discuss
pending and potential litigation and real estate.
Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to that effect?
Mr. Williams: So move.
Mr. Fennoy: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been properly seconded. Commissioners will now
vote by the usual sign.
Motion carries 6-0.
Mr. Mayor: We are in legal.
[LEGAL MEETING]
Mr. Mayor: We’ll go ahead and call the meeting back to order. Mr. MacKenzie.
2.Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with
Georgia’s Open Meeting Act.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to execute the closed meeting affidavit.
Mr. Lockett: So move.
Mr. Guilfoyle: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been property seconded. Commissioners will now
vote by the usual sign.
Motion carries 6-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to add and approve a Resolution to
purchase Frontage Road and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk of Commission to execute
the necessary documents to close on this transaction with the funding for the purchase to
come from SPLOST III and IV in the amount of $809,283.71.
Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to that effect?
Mr. Fennoy: So move.
Mr. Lockett: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been properly seconded. Commissioners will now
vote by the usual sign.
Mr. Guilfoyle: Mr. Mayor, would you ask Andrew to repeat that?
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: Repeat the amount?
Mr. Guilfoyle: No, the description.
Mr. MacKenzie: Sure. It’s a motion to add and approve a Resolution to purchase
Frontage Road and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk of Commission to be given the authority to
execute appropriate documents to close the transaction for the purchase price to be taken from
SPLOST III and IV in the amount of $809,283.71.
Mr. Guilfoyle: Thank you.
Motion carries 6-0.
Mr. Mayor: Anything further, Mr. MacKenzie?
Mr. MacKenzie: That’s all I have, thank you.
Mr. Mayor: If there’s no further business to come before the body, we stand adjourned.
Nancy W. Morawski
Deputy Clerk of Commission
CERTIFICATION:
I, Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy
of the minutes of the Called Meeting of the Augusta Richmond County Commission held on
May 28, 2013.
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Clerk of Commission