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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
March 25, 2015
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 25,
2015, the Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Guilfoyle, Sias, Harris, M. Williams, Fennoy, D. Williams,
Hasan, Davis and Smith, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
1.LEGAL MEETING
A.Pending and potential litigation
B.Real estate
C.Personnel
Mr. MacKenzie: It looks like the Mayor is running a little bit late but he has authorized
I would entertain a motion to go into a closed legal meeting to
us to go ahead and get started.
discuss pending and potential litigation and personnel.
Mr. Lockett: So move.
Mr. Fennoy: Second.
Mr. Smith: We have a motion and second. Call for the vote.
Mr. Harris out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Smith: Okay, we’ll file into legal please.
[LEGAL MEETING]
Mr. Mayor: The Commission meeting is hereby called to order. Mr. Attorney.
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. Fennoy: So move.
Mr. Lockett: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Voting.
Mr. D. Williams and Mr. Harris out.
Motion carries 8-0.
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Mr. Mayor: Thank you, Ms. Morawski. All right. Mr. Attorney.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to accept the resignation of Dominick
Nutter effective April 20, 2015, to waive the 90-day notice of resignation requirement, to
approve severance pay as provided by Section 500.300 of the Policies and Procedures
Manual.
Mr. Sias: So move.
Mr. Fennoy: Second.
Mr. Mayor: I’ve got a motion and second.
Mr. D. Williams and Mr. Harris out.
Motion carries 8-0.
Mr. MacKenzie: Next motion would be a motion to approve a salary of $135,000
and a $500 monthly auto allowance for Deputy Administrators Ted Rhinehart and Louis
Brazzell.
Mr. M. Williams: So move.
Mr. Fennoy: Second.
Mr. Mayor: I’ve got a motion and second concerning the Deputy Administrators. We’re
now voting.
Mr. Lockett votes No.
Mr. D. Williams and Mr. Harris out.
Motion carries 7-1.
Mr. Mayor: For those of you in the audience we’re completing the action items from our
legal meeting. We will be on the regular agenda in just a moment.
[REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING BEGINS]
I’d entertain a motion to
Mr. MacKenzie: If the Chair would resume our legal meeting,
go into a closed meeting to discuss pending and potential litigation and personnel.
Mr. Lockett: So move.
Mr. D. Williams: Second.
Mr. Mayor: All right. We are back in legal. Thank you all.
It was the consensus of the Commission that the legal meeting is resumed.
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[LEGAL MEETING]
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. Smith: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Voting. Voting.
Mr. Fennoy, Ms. Davis, Mr. Hasan and Mr. Guilfoyle out.
Motion carries 6-0.
[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
March 25, 2015.
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Clerk of Commission
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