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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
May 30, 2017
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 30, 2017,
the Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Jefferson, Guilfoyle, Sias, Frantom, M. Williams, Davis, Fennoy, D.
Williams, Hasan and Smith, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
Ms. Davis: Madam Clerk.
The Clerk: Yes, ma’am.
Ms. Davis: We’ll call this meeting to order and I believe we are going to go into legal.
2. LEGAL MEETING
A. Pending and potential litigation
B. Real estate
C. Personnel
Mr. Sias: Move to go into legal to discuss any –
The Clerk: Pending and potential litigation, real estate, personnel.
Mr. Fennoy: Second.
Mr. Sias: Absolutely.
The Clerk: Okay. That’s Mr. Sias and Mr. Fennoy.
Ms. Davis: Okay. We have a motion and a second. Please vote.
Mr. Jefferson, Mr. M. Williams, Mr. Smith and the Mayor out.
Motion carries 7-0.
\[LEGAL MEETING\]
Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Attorney MacKenzie.
3. Motion to approve the 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. M. Williams: So move.
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Mr. Frantom: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Voting.
Mr. MacKenzie: I would also make a note for the record there was no discussion relating
to personnel.
Mr. Jefferson out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Mr. Mayor: Okay, Attorney MacKenzie, Madam Clerk. Pursuant to our special called
meeting agenda, item 1 is to approve a revised Probation Order.
1. Motion to approve revised Probation Order. (Requested by Administrator)
Mr. MacKenzie: I would just like to make a note for the record that there will be a
modification for the order to include the Clerk’s certification.
Mr. Sias: So move.
Ms. Davis: Second.
Mr. Mayor: Voting. So there were some housekeeping changes that needed to be made to
the Probation Order that you adopted on last week. Those were just name change from Board of
Community, Board of Parole to Department of Community Supervision. Those were the changes.
It is in the front of your notebooks and if you want us to take occasion to step through that we’ll
be happy to do that. It’s the 21-page document that was adopted on last week and there were just
some minor housekeeping changes. I’m going to be a junior attorney now. Housekeeping means
that’s a term of art in legalese where you’re just making name changes.
Mr. M. Williams: I don’t trust all my attorneys but I’m going to support it, Mr. Mayor.
Motion carries 10-0.
Mr. MacKenzie: That’s all I have.
\[MEETING ADJOURNED\]
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 May
30, 2017.
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Clerk of Commission
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