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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
January 13, 2014
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 12:00 Noon, Monday, January 13,
2014, 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’ll 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 meeting to discuss
pending and potential litigation, real estate and personnel.
Mr. Guilfoyle: So move.
Mr. Mayor: Do we have a second?
Mr. D. Smith: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been made and properly seconded. Commissioners
will now vote by the usual sign.
Mr. Fennoy and Mr. Williams out.
Motion carries 8-0.
[LEGAL MEETING]
Mr. Mayor: In the interest of time 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: So move.
Mr. D. Smith: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been made and properly seconded. Commissioners
will now vote by the usual sign.
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Mason and Mr. G. Smith out.
Motion carries 7-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to authorize the execution of a lease for
the Tax Commissioner regarding property at the National Plaza Shopping Center located
at Washington Road and Stanley Drive.
Mr. Lockett: Move to approve.
Mr. Fennoy: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been made and properly seconded. Commissioners
will now vote by the usual sign.
Mr. Mason and Mr. G. Smith out.
Motion carries 8-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to direct the Interim Administrator
pursuant to the Policy and Procedures Manual to notify the Director of Planning and
Development to institute a RIF as to the position of Sustainability Manager for lack of
grant funding or other funding.
Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to that effect?
Mr. Lockett: Move to approve.
Mr. Fennoy: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We have a motion that’s been made and properly seconded. Commissioners
will now vote by the usual sign.
Mr. D. Smith, Mr. G. Smith and Mr. Mason out.
Motion carries 7-0.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: That’s all I have at this time.
Mr. Mayor: If there’s no further business to come before the body, we stand –
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Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: We’re finished. Thank you.
Mr. Mayor: Okay. 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
January 13, 2014.
________________________
Clerk of Commission
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