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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
August 20, 2013
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 20,
2013, the Honorable Deke Copenhaver, Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Guilfoyle, Mason, D. Smith, Williams, Fennoy, Johnson,
Jackson, Davis and G. Smith, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
Mr. Mayor: In the interest of time I’m going to go ahead and call the legal meeting to
order. Mr. MacKenzie.
1.LEGAL MEETING
A.Pending and potential litigation
B.Real estate
C.Personnel
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to go into a closed legal meeting to
discuss pending and potential litigation and personnel.
Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to that effect?
Mr. Johnson: So move.
Mr. G. Smith: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Do we have a second? We have a motion that’s been properly seconded.
Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign.
Mr. Jackson, Mr. Guilfoyle and Mr. Williams out.
Motion carries 7-0.
Mr. Mayor: We are in legal.
[LEGAL MEETING]
Mr. Mayor: We’ll call the legal meeting back to order. Mr. MacKenzie.
2.Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with
Georgia’s Open Meeting Act.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to execute the closed meeting affidavit.
Mr. Guilfoyle: So move.
Ms. Davis: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been properly seconded. Commissioners will now
vote by the usual sign.
Mr. Fennoy out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to approve a Resolution authorizing
the settlement of all claims by Earl Bolar, deceased, through next friend Mary Bolar, in the
aggregate amount of $75,000, authorizing the Administrator to disburse this amount,
waiving any inconsistent provision of the Code and for other purposes.
Mr. Lockett: So move.
Ms. Davis: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been properly seconded. Commissioners will now
vote by the usual sign.
Mr. Williams votes No.
Mr. Fennoy out.
Motion carries 8-1.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to approve a Resolution authorizing
the settlement of all claims and counterclaims by and against Mobility Transit Services
LLC relating to Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-00082 in the Federal District Court and to sell
existing parts and inventory to McDonald Transit Associates and for other purposes.
Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to that effect?
Mr. Johnson: So move.
Mr. D. Smith: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been properly seconded. If there’s no further
discussion, Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign.
Mr. Lockett votes No.
Mr. Williams abstains.
Mr. Fennoy out.
Motion carries 7-1-1.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie, do we have any more business to come before the body?
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Mr. MacKenzie: That’s all I have. Thank you.
Mr. Mayor: Hearing none, we stand adjourned.
[MEETING 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
August 20, 2013.
______________________________
Clerk of Commission
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