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CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
June 12, 2018
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 12, 2018,
the Honorable Mary Davis, Mayor Pro Tem, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Jefferson, Guilfoyle, Sias, Frantom, M. Williams, Fennoy, D. Williams,
Hasan and Smith, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor.
The Mayor Pro Tem called the 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 an executive session to
discuss pending and potential litigation, real estate and personnel.
Mr. Fennoy: So move.
Mr. D. Williams: Second.
Ms. Davis: We have a motion and a second. Please vote.
Mr. Guilfoyle and Mr. Smith out.
Motion carries 8-0.
\[LEGAL MEETING\]
Ms. Davis: We’ll call the 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. M. Williams: So move.
Ms. Davis: Okay, we have a motion and a second. Please vote.
The Clerk: I need a second.
Ms. Davis: Oh, sorry.
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Mr. Frantom: Second.
Ms. Davis: Commissioner Williams and Commissioner Frantom.
Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Fennoy out.
Motion carries 8-0.
Ms. Davis: Commissioner Sias.
Mr. Sias: Thank you, Madam Chair. Motion to approve the hiring of Thewodros K.
Geberemariam PhD as Engineering Assistant Director at an annual salary of $115,000 with a start
date of August 13, 2018.
Mr. Guilfoyle: Second.
Ms. Davis: We have a motion and a second. Please vote.
Mr. M. Williams: Madam –
Ms. Davis: Oh, Commissioner Williams.
Mr. M. Williams: Madam Mayor Pro Tem, if we hire at that salary how much more above
the range is that?
Ms. Davis: Madam Administrator.
Ms. Jackson: That salary is within the designated salary range for the grade of that position,
however, it is approximately 31% above the minimum for that job.
Mr. M. Williams: And how are we going to respond to that when it comes to the other
employees is my question?
Ms. Davis: Madam Administrator, can you answer that?
Ms. Jackson: As I indicated, I will return to the Commission with some suggestions about
how we may deal with any of the ramifications of this decision.
Ms. Davis: Commissioner Williams, you good?
Mr. M. Williams: Yeah, I just wanted to put it on the record.
Ms. Davis: All right, we have a motion and a second. Please vote.
Mr. M. Williams votes No.
Mr. Jefferson out.
Motion carries 8-1.
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Ms. Davis: Commissioner Smith.
Mr. Smith: Yes, I’d like to make a motion to approve Memorandum of
Understanding and Lease Agreements with the Warrior Alliance, Inc. for the Municipal Golf
Course.
Mr. Sias: Second.
Ms. Davis: We have a motion and a second. Please vote.
Mr. Jefferson out.
Motion carries 9-0.
Ms. Davis: Mr. MacKenzie, any other business?
Mr. MacKenzie: That’s all I have, thank you.
Ms. Davis: Thank you, Commission and Public Services Committee can now begin.
Thank you.
\[MEETING ADJOURNED\]
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 June
12, 2018.
________________________
Clerk of Commission
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