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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
March 8, 2016
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 8,
2016, the Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Guilfoyle, Sias, Frantom, M. Williams, Smith, Fennoy, D.
Williams, Hasan and Davis, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
Mr. Mayor: All right. We’ll call this meeting to order. The Chair recognizes Attorney
MacKenzie.
1.LEGAL MEETING
A.Pending and potential litigation
B.Real estate
C.Personnel
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to go into an executive session to
discuss pending and potential litigation, real estate and personnel.
Mr. Smith: So move.
Mr. Fennoy: Second.
Mr. M. Williams: Mr. Mayor.
Mr. Mayor: Motion and a second to enter into an executive session. The Chair
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recognizes the commissioner from the 9.
Mr. M. Williams: Mr. Mayor, can I get the attorney to repeat what we’re going to
discuss in legal? Before he finished I heard someone approve, a second and all that other stuff
but I want to make clear about we can discuss in legal.
Mr. Mayor: Attorney MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: Happy to do that. Personnel, real estate and litigation.
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Mr. Mayor: All right, thank you. Voting. The commissioner from the 9 thought we
were going to talk about horse racing.
Mr. M. Williams: Wanted to make sure.
Motion carries 10-0.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
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Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Attorney 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. Smith: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Voting.
Mr. Fennoy out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to approve a lease and Memorandum
of Understanding with Textron Specialized Vehicles, Inc. and Richmond County Board of
Education regarding property located at Highway 56 Mike Padgett Highway.
Mr. Guilfoyle: So move.
Mr. Lockett: Second.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. Mayor: Attorney MacKenzie.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to approve a Resolution authorizing
the settlement of all claims of Vaughn Lee Workers Compensation in the amount of
$177,000, authorizing Corvell, the third party administrator for the Augusta Richmond
County workers comp program, to disburse this amount.
Mr. Guilfoyle: So move.
Mr. Lockett: Second.
Motion carries 10-0.
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Mr. Mayor: All right. The Chair recognizes the commissioner from the 4 for a motion.
. Move to clarify that said suspension of Environmental
Mr. Sias: Thank you
Services Director Mark Johnson is 30 calendar days beginning February 29 and ending
March 29, 2016.
Mr. Lockett: Second.
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Mr. Mayor: Voting.
Mr. M. Williams votes No.
Motion carries 9-1.
Mr. Mayor: Attorney MacKenzie, any more business before us?
Mr. MacKenzie: That’s all I have, sir.
[MEETING ADJOURNED]
Lena J. Bonner
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 8, 2016.
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Clerk of Commission
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