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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
December 17, 2013
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 17,
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.
The Mayor called the meeting to order.
1.LEGAL MEETING
A.Discuss personnel.
Mr. MacKenzie: I’d entertain a motion to go into a closed legal meeting to discuss
personnel.
Mr. Guilfoyle: I so move.
Ms. Davis: Second.
Mr. Williams: I’d like to make a substitute motion to go into a legal meeting with Mr.
Brown to serve as the attorney.
Mr. Mason: Second.
(Vote on the substitute motion)
Mr. G. Smith, Mr. D. Smith, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Guilfoyle and Ms. Davis vote No.
Mr. Lockett out.
Motion fails 4-5.
(Vote on the original motion)
Mr. Lockett and Mr. Williams vote No.
Motion carries 8-2.
[LEGAL MEETING]
Mr. Mayor: We have a quorum so I’ll go ahead and 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. Lockett: I so move.
Mr. Johnson: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been properly seconded. Commissioners will now
vote by the usual sign.
Mr. G. Smith out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain another motion.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. Brown.
Mr. Brown: Mayor, Commissioners, we request a sponsor for the motion. A
motion to approve the Commission’s appointment of the Mayor and in his absence the
Mayor Pro Tem as acting Administrator pending the election/appointment of an interim or
permanent Administrator. This authority is only effective in the absence of the
Administrator or his designee.
Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to that effect?
Mr. Johnson: I so move.
Mr. G. Smith: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been made and properly seconded. Commissioners
will now vote by the usual sign.
(Technical difficulties occurred with the voting process)
Mr. Mayor: Actually could we revote that by roll call, please.
(Roll call vote)
Ms. Davis Yes
Mr. Fennoy Yes
Mr. Guilfoyle Yes
Mr. Jackson Yes
Mr. Johnson Yes
Mr. Lockett Yes
Mr. Mason Yes
Mr. D. Smith Yes
Mr. G. Smith Yes
Mr. Williams Present
Mr. Williams votes Present.
Motion carries 9-1.
Mr. Mayor: With no further business to come before the body, 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
December 17, 2013.
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Clerk of Commission