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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
March 30, 2015
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 30,
2015, the Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Guilfoyle, Sias, Harris, Fennoy, D. Williams, Hasan and
Smith, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
ABSENT: Hons. Davis and M. Williams, members of Augusta Richmond County
Commission.
Mr. Mayor: I will call this meeting to order.
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 personnel and pending and potential litigation.
Mr. Fennoy: So move.
Mr. Lockett: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Voting.
Mr. Smith out.
Motion carries 7-0.
[LEGAL MEETING]
Mr. Mayor: All right. We will now reconvene.
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. Fennoy: Second.
Motion carries 8-0.
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Mr. Mayor: Thank you. The Chair will entertain a motion.
Mr. Fennoy: I’d like to make a motion to terminate Jacqueline Humphrey effective
immediately and to authorize the Administrator to retain investigative sources for EEO
investigations on an interim basis.
Mr. Guilfoyle: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We’ve got a motion and a second. Any further discussion? There being
none, voting.
Mr. Sias and Mr. Lockett vote No.
Motion carries 6-2.
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Mr. Mayor: Thank you. The Chair will entertain a motion. Commissioner from the 5.
Mr. Lockett: Mr. Chair, I make a motion that we appoint Michelle Elam Interim Human
Resources Director and to start the recruiting process to fill the Human Resources Director
position.
Mr. D. Williams: Second.
Mr. Fennoy: Repeat that motion.
Mr. Mayor: That is correct. That is correct.
Mr. Fennoy: Okay.
Mr. Mayor: Okay, so I think I know where you want to go with that. All right, so what
we’ve got is a, we’ve got a motion and a second. Okay, let’s just suspend for just a second.
The Chair recognizes Commissioner Sias.
I want to submit a substitute motion to accept the
Mr. Sias: Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
resignation of our Human Resources Director, Ms. Tanika Bryant.
Mr. Fennoy: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Thank you, Commissioner Sias. All right, voting.
Motion carries 8-0.
Mr. Lockett: Mr. Chair, I’ll make a motion –
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Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 5.
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Mr. Lockett: Mr. Chair, I move that we appoint Michelle Elam Interim Human
Resources Director and start the recruiting process to fill the Human Resources Director
position.
Mr. Harris: Second.
Mr. Mayor: We’ve got a motion and a second. Voting.
Mr. Sias: Is there any further discussion, Mr. Mayor?
Mr. Mayor: Absolutely. Now’s the time.
Motion carries 8-0.
Mr. Mayor: Any further discussion? Any additional conversation about anything?
This meeting is adjourned.
[MEETING ADJOURNED]
Nancy W. Morawski
Deputy Clerk of Commission
CERTIFICATION:
I, Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the minutes of the Called Meeting of the Augusta Richmond County Commission held
on March 30, 2015.
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Clerk of Commission
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