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RESOLUTION OF THE AUGUSTA CANAL AUTHORITY
RECOMMENDING AN AMENDMENT TO
1989 GA. LAWS 4750, "AUGUSTA CANAL AUTHORITY-CREATION"
TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY
FROM FIVE TO TEN, TO PROVIDE FOR THE INITIAL
TERM OF THE TEN MEMBERS, TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF
APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS, TO REDUCE THE
TERM OF MEMBERS FROM SIX YEARS TO FOUR YEARS AND
TO ELIMINATE THE NUMBER OF TERMS TO .
WHICH A MEMBER CAN BE REAPPOINTED
THIS RESOLUTION adopted by the Augusta Canal Authority.
WHEREAS, the Augusta Canal Authority desires to recommend to the
Legislative Delegation from Richmond County, Georgia an amendment to 1989.Ga.
Laws 4750, "Augusta Canal Authority - Creation" making certain changes as hereinafter
provided for;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Augusta Canal Authority,
and it is hereby resolved by authority of same that the Augusta Canal Authority
recommends to the Riclunond County Legislative Delegation that 1989 Ga. Laws 4750,
"Augusta Canal Authority - Creation" be amended by changing Section 4 thereof to read
as follows:
"Section 4. Authority; membership. The authority shall be composed often
members who shall be residents and qualified voters of Augusta, Georgia. Except as
hereinafter provided, the members of the Authority shall be appointed by the Augusta-
Richmond County Commission, which shall designate each member to be a
representative for one of the ten election districts used in electing the commissioners for
the Augusta-Richmond County Commission. Three current members of the authority
shall continue to serve as members for tenns expiring March 31, 2000, and shall be
deemed to be representatives for the August-Richmond County Election Districts as
follows: District 2 - Robert S. Woodhurst, III, District 6 - Jeanie C. Allen, and District
10- D. Hugh Connolly. Two current members ofthe authority shall continue to serve as
members for terms expiring March 31, 2002 and shall be deemed to be a representatives
for the Augusta-Richmond County Election Districts as follows: District 3 - Thomas H.
Robertson and District 9 - Richard S. Fox. New authority members shall be appointed as
above set forth to be a representatives for Districts 4 and 8 respectively for terms expiring
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March 31, 2000 and to be a representatives for Districts 1, 5 and 7 respectively for terms
expiring March 31,.2002. Following expiration of the initial terms as set forth above,
members of the authority shall serve four year terms expiring on March 31 of the year of
expiration. If, at the end of any tem1 Of office of any member, a successor to such
member has not been appointed, the member whose term of office has expired shall
continue to hold office unti 1 a successor is appointed and assumes office. A majority of
the members of the authority shall constitute a quorum. Any members of the authority
otherwise qualified shall be eligible for reappointment."
This resolution shall become effective upon its adoption.
Adopted February 11, 1999.
AUG~f"AU~TY
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Ri:ard S. Fox, Cl)ainnan
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D. Hugh Connolly, Vice-ChainnaIY'
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Jeanie C. Allen, Secretary/Treasurer
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Robert S. W oodhurst, III, Member
Augusta Richmond County Commission endorsed Resolution February 16 1999
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SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE
I, Jeanie C. Allen, Secretary of the Augusta Canal Authority, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing pages of typewritten matter constitute a true and correct
copy of the resolution adopted on February 11, 1999, at a special meeting of the
Authority at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, and that.theoriginal of
said resolution is now in my custody and control as part of the official records of said
Authority.
Dated February 11; 1999.
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