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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Section 13(f) of the Consolidation Act for the
City of Augusta and Richmond County provides that the positions of
director or administrative head, by whatever name known, of each
department or entity of the governments of Richmond County and the
City of Augusta shall be abolished ninety (90) days after the
members of the Commission-Council take office under this Act; and
WHEREAS, the Commission-Council has initiated a review of
the organization and administration of all governmental functions
and activities and has employed the services of a Consolidation
proj ect Manager to advise and assist the Commission-Council in
undertaking such a review; and
WHEREAS, the review and reorganization process for all
government departments affected is proj ected to require up to
twelve months to complete and implement; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Commission-Council to
both comply with provisions of Section 13(f) and to maintain the
services and functions of existing departments and agencies;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED ~y the Augusta-Richmond
County Commission-Council as follows:
1. All department head positions, with the exception of
elected officials, are hereby abolished.
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2. All individuals occupying the above abolished
department head positions as of the date of the adoption of this
Resolution are hereby designated "interim appointees" in the
position each is occuwY~~gt~ Jf~aid date and shall continue in
such position until ~l,~{~~?~or until such time as the
respective department review and reorganization has been completed
by the Consolidation Project Manager, the Commission has approved
any new organizational structure, and the Commission has appointed
an individual to fill such reorganized position.
3. The Consolidation Project Manager is hereby directed
to make a review of all existing departments and the overall
structure of the government and to bring to the Commission-Council
recommendations as to the functions, responsibilities, structures,
and titles of all departments and agencies of the government for
review and approval by the Commission-Council.
Duly adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission-
Council by a vote of f In favor, ~ against, and
abstaining, this ~ day of ~~~, 1996.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Linda Beazley, Suburban Services Administrator
Charles T. Dillard, Urban Services Administrator
James B. wall, Attorney
FROM: william H. Carstarphen, Consolidation Project Manager
SUBJECT: March 5th Commission Agenda
DATE: February 27, 1996
I have attached a list of five items that I would like to have
placed on the March 5th Commission agenda under the heading of
"Corrununication from the Consolidation Project Manager". Jim is
preparing the attachment concerning Section 13 (F), and I will
provide the memorandum regarding the appointment process for new
Department Directors. The remaining items will be the subject of
verbal presentations.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call.
Thank you.
xc: Mayor Sconyers
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MARCH 5TH COMMISSION/COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS
Communication from the Consolidation Project Manger:
(A) Preliminary observations and discussion: The First 60 Days
(B) Proposed resolution implementing Section 13 (F) of Augus ta-
Richmond Consolidation Act. (attachment)
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Memorandum
appointment
(attachment)
recommending
of directors
procedure for selection and
of new consolidated departments.
(D) Status report on departmental consolidation activity:
- Water and Sewer Utility
- Human Resources
- purchasing
- Licenses and Inspections
- Finance - comptroller
(E) Proposed reassignment of administrative responsibilities
between Administrators.
(F) proposed new "Service Mark"
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Larry E. Sconyers
Members of Commission-Council
FROM: W. H. Carstarphen
Consolidation Project Manager
SUBJECT: REVISED -- RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS
FOR DIRECTORS OF NEW CONSOLIDATED DEPARTMENTS
DATE: March 1, 1996
Among the duties and responsibilities of the Consolidation Project
Manger is the duty to "evaluate and provide information and
recommendations to the Commission on qualifications of candidates
for appointment to department head and management positions in the
new government".
The process for consolidating the former City of Augusta waterworks
and Wastewater Treatment Department and the former Richmond County
Water and Sewer Department has progressed sufficiently to begin the
process of candidate review and recommendation. with the
concurrence of the Commission, the following process will be
utilized to produce an appointment recommendation. The process
will be used as a standard for other future department director
appointment recommendations.
SteD 1: Recruitment - The Consolidation project Manager with the
assistance of the Urban and Suburban Administrators will evaluate
the adequacy of the potential candidate pool from within current
management employees and consul t wi th the Commission as to the
decision of whether the recruitment process is to be restricted to
current employees or that candidates from outside the organization
be considered as well. Following the Commission's decision, the
recruitment and nominee evaluation and recommendation process will
be managed by the Consolidation Project Manager and the
Administrators with the assistance of the Human Resource Director.
SteD 2: Selection - If the decision is made to recruit outside the
organization, appropriate regional or national recruitment will be
undertaken. Potential candidates will be invited to indicate their
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MEMORANDUM
Mayor Larry E. Sconyers
Members of Commission-Council
March 1, 1996
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interest in consideration and to submit in written form their
resume' and qualifications. The qualification of candidates
responding will be reviewed by the Consolidation Project Manager,
Human Resource Director, and Administrators, and they will
recommend the best qualified candidate or candidates to the Mayor
and Commission for appointment. The candidate review process will
include personal interviews of the top candidates.
Step 3: Appointment - Appointment of the selected candidate will
be by a vote of the Mayor and Commission.
In those instances in which the selection process results in the
necessity to reassign an individual currently occupying a
department head position, the Consolidation project Manager and
Administrators will consider the interests of both the new
government and the former department head in determining the most
appropriate new assignment for the individual involved. In
addition to appointment to a new management responsibility, this
process may also include the option of a consultant contract for an
indefinite period and/or negotiation of a retirement agreement.
The development of a uniform set of options for consideration in
any retirement agreement designed to both meet all legal
requirements and to address the needs of the individual and the
organization will be coordinated with the Human Resource Director
and the Attorney. The recommendations of the Consolidation project
Manager, Human Resource Director, and Administrators in regard to
the reassignment or other options will be submitted to the Mayor
and Commission for approval.
Commission discussion and approval of the recruitment and selection
process is requested at the March 5th commission meeting.
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xc: Linda Beazley, Suburban Services Administrator
Charles T. Dillard, Urban Services Administrator
John Etheridge, Human Resource Director
James B. Wall, Attorney
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