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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
November 12, 2013
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, November
12, 2013, the Honorable Deke Copenhaver, Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Guilfoyle, Mason, Williams, Fennoy, Johnson, Jackson,
Davis, G. Smith, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. D. Smith, member of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
Mr. Mayor: Seeing as we have a quorum, I’ll go ahead and call the 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 meeting to discuss
real estate and pending and potential litigation.
Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to that effect?
Mr. Fennoy: So move.
Mr. Lockett: Second.
Mr. Williams: Is it just those two things or is personnel going to be in there?
Mr. MacKenzie: And personnel as well.
Mr. Williams: Okay.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been properly seconded. Commissioners will now
vote by the usual sign.
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jackson and Mr. Guilfoyle out.
Motion carries 6-0.
Mr. Mayor: We are in legal.
[LEGAL MEETING]
Mr. Mayor: We do have a quorum so in the interest of time, I’m going to go ahead and
call the meeting back to order. Mr. MacKenzie.
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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. Williams: So move.
Mr. Johnson: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been properly seconded. Commissioners will now
vote by the usual sign.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to enter into the First Amendment to
the 2008 commercial lease agreement with The Porter Company for property located at
985 Broad Street for use by the Juvenile Court.
Mr. Lockett: So move.
Mr. Mason: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We’ve got a motion that’s been properly seconded. Commissioners will
now vote by the usual sign.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to enter into a lease agreement with the
East Augusta Brotherhood Association for the property located at 747 Sand Bar Ferry
Road, formerly known as “Fire Station No. 19”.
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 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie, do we have any further business?
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Mr. MacKenzie: That’s all I have.
Mr. Mayor: With no further business, 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
November 12, 2013.
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Clerk of Commission
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