HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 7643 TO RE-ESTABLISH THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY BEAUTIFICATION-CLEAN COMMUNITY COMMISSION AS KEEP AUGUSTA BEAUTIFUL ORDINANCE NO. hi L 3
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE AUGUSTA, GEORGIA CODE, TITLE ONE,
CHAPTER FOUR, ARTICLE SEVEN, BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO BE
DESIGNATED SECTIONS 1-4-95 THROUGH 1-4-102; TO RE-ESTABLISH THE
AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY BEAUTIFICATION-CLEAN COMMUNITY
COMMISSION AS KEEP AUGUSTA BEAUTIFUL; TO CREATE MEMBERSHIP
GUIDELINES, ESTABLISH DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND BY-LAWS FOR
KEEP AUGUSTA BEAUTIFUL; TO REPEAL ALL CODE SECTIONS AND ORDINANCES
AND PARTS OF CODE SECTIONS AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; TO
PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
THE AUGUSTA, GEORGIA COMMISSION ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. AUGUSTA, GA CODE, Title 1, Chapter 4, Article 7, as set forth in the
AUGUSTA, GA CODE, re-adopted July 10, 2007, is hereby amended by striking this section in
its entirety as set forth in"Exhibit A" hereto.
SECTION 2. AUGUSTA, GA CODE, Title 1, Chapter 4, Article 7, is hereby amended to add
new sections to be designated Sections 1-4-95 through 1-4-102 as set forth in "Exhibit B"
hereto.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately after its adoption in accordance
with applicable laws.
SECTION 4. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, policies, and procedures concerning
events held on public property in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Adopted this day of NWS/ in66-2018.
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CERTIFICATION
The undersigned Clerk of Commission, Lena J. Bonner, hereby certifies that the foregoing
Ordinance was duly adopted by the Augusta, Georgia Commission on November 4, 2014 and that
such Ordinance has not been modified or rescinded as the date hereof and the undersigned further
certifies that attached hereto is a true copy of the Ordinance which was approved and adopted in the
foregoing meeting(s).
Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission
Published in the Augusta Chronicle
DATE:
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Exhibit A
STRIKE:
SECS. 1 4-95 1-4 102. RESERVED.
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Exhibit B
ADD NEW:
ARTICLE 7. AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY BEAUTIFICATION-CLEAN COMMUNITY
COMMISSION
Secs. 1-4-95 Created;Purpose; Name
The Augusta-Richmond County Beautification-Clean Communi y Commission shall hereinafter be referred to
as the Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission(cited as Keep Augusta Beautiful).A Keep Augusta Beautiful
Commission is hereby created for the purpose of advising the Augusta,Georgia Commission in establishing
an Augusta-wide policy for decreasing the amount of litter in Augusta,providing beautification opportunities
for citizens,and educating the public on recycling and its benefits.
,Secs. 1-4-96 Membership
The Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission provided for herein shall be comprised of a total of nine(9)but no more
than twelve(12)members.One(1)member will be a non-voting position filled by the Program Manager/Executive
Director.The remaining eight(8)to eleven(11)members will be selected and filled based on the following criteria:
1. One member shall be from the Board Of Education/Richmond County School System
2. One Member shall be from eight(8)of the Augusta Commission Districts
3. At least one(1)member will represent local businesses/nonprofits.
4. At least one(1)member will represent government agencies.
Member composition may overlap in the above mentioned criteria and must be made up of those representing
businesses and professional groups,trade unions,education groups,civic clubs,government agencies,and the general
public.The Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission shall operate under the purview of the Augusta Environmental
Services Department.
The Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission shall function as the Executive Board of Keep Augusta Beautiful. The
Mayor shall be an ex officio member of the Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission.
Sees.1-4-96-1 Advisory Group
All citizens have the opportunity to provide feedback and seek answers to their questions through the use of the
Advisory Group meetings. All concerns presented during the Advisory Group meeting will be taken back to the
Executive Board for consideration. The Advisory Group does not direct the Executive Board or Keep Augusta
Beautiful.
,Ness. 1-4-97 Length of Term
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Executive Board members shall serve no more than three(3)successive terms. Each term to last no more than
2 years.
Secs. 1-4-98 Duties of the Program Manager/Executive Director
That the Program Manager/Executive Director of Keep Augusta Beautiful shall be the non-voting member of
the Executive Board. The Program Manager/Executive Director shall be custodian of all minutes and records
of Keep Augusta Beautiful and perform such other duties as the Executive Board may deem necessary and
consistent with both the responsibilities of the Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission and his/her
responsibilities to Augusta,Georgia through the Augusta Environmental Services Department Director.
Secs. 1-4-99 Officers; Meetings;Quorums
(a) Those five(5)but no more than seven(7)members of the Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission shall
constitute a quorum for the conduct of business. The members of the Keep Augusta Beautiful
Commission shall regularly attend meetings and shall serve without compensation except for
reimbursement of authorized expenses attendant to the performance of their duties.
(b) The Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission shall hold an organizational meeting at least once per year
and shall elect a Chairman,Vice-Chairman,and Secretary from among its members before
proceeding to any other matters of business. The Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission shall meet
regularly and shall designate the time and place of its meetings.Newly-appointed members shall be
installed at the first regular meeting after their selection.
(c) The Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission shall adopt its own bylaws and rules of procedure and keep
a record of its proceedings in accordance with the provisions of the Augusta,Georgia Code of
Ordinances and the Augusta,Georgia Consolidation Act. The secretary of the Keep Augusta
Beautiful Commission shall take minutes of all meetings of the Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission
and keep records of all regularly scheduled meetings and other pertinent actions or proceedings. In
the event that the Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission Secretary is unavailable,the Keep Augusta Beautiful
Administrative Assistant will take the minutes.
(d) Every other month a report shall be submitted to the Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission showing
the cumulative attendance of each member with notation of members who have been absent from
three(3)consecutive meetings.
Secs. 1-4-100 Responsibilities
The Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission shall recommend policies related to community improvement with
a focus in the areas of litter prevention,beautification,and waste reduction and recycling to the Augusta,
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Georgia Commission so all Augusta activities might follow a common purpose. The Keep Augusta Beautiful
Commission shall have the following responsibilities:
1. Develop Augusta-wide refuse and environmental policy plan(s);
2. Evaluate Au• sta actions in light of that s olic •
3. Determine and recommend,to the Augusta,Georgia Commission,management and program priorities on a
Augusta-wide basis;
4. Recommend enforcement and additional program alternatives;
5. Monitor Augusta performance from data collected and examined under the Keep America Beautiful,
Inc.Affiliate System guidelines and make an annual report to the Augusta,Georgia Commission;and
6. Carry out such other related tasks as the Augusta,Georgia Commission may designate.
To accomplish these responsibilities the Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission shall establish sub-committees such as,
but not limited to,the areas of Business and Industry,Communications,Education,Finance/Fundraising,and
Cleanup.
A Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission member will chair each sub-committee with an unspecified number
of community volunteers chosen by the Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission as working sub-committee
members.
,Secs. 1-4-101 Financial Powers limited
Augusta,Georgia,within the budgetary appropriation process,shall furnish office space,supplies,telephone,postage,
and secretarial support for the Program Manager/Executive Director.Augusta,Georgia,within the Augusta,Georgia
Commission-imposed budgetary restraints,shall also supply additional funds for Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission
activities involving travel or training for the Program Manager/Executive Director and staff,as needed,upon approval of
the Environmental Services Department Director.
Augusta,Georgia,within the budgetary appropriation process,shall pay the Program Manager's/Executive
Director's salary. Such salary and other expenses,whether specifically enumerated in the preceding
paragraph or not,may be paid from donations when received by Augusta from the general public,business,
industry,foundations and other sources for the purposes embraced by the scope of the Keep Augusta
Beautiful Commission's purpose and responsibilities,administered in accordance with standard Augusta,
Georgia policy and practice governed by statutes,the consolidation act,and ordinances.
The Keep Augusta Commission shall not have the power to financially obligate Augusta,Georgia without
prior approval of the Executive Board,Augusta Director of Environmental Services Department,and the
Augusta,Georgia Commission.
,Secs. 1-4-101-1 Funding
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The Keep Augusta Beautiful Commission shall submit budget requests annually in a manner prescribed by
the Augusta Director of Environmental Services Department,as established by ordinance or regulation of
Augusta,Georgia.The annual budget requests of Keep Augusta Beautiful are subject to approval by the
Augusta Director of Environmental Services Department and the Augusta,Georgia Commission.
Keep Augusta Beautiful may make application to state,federal,or private funds and grants and may use any
funds so received in the performance of duties and functions prescribed by this article.The Keep Augusta
Beautiful Commission shall not be authorized to make application for state,federal or private funds and
grants over$20,000.00 without prior official approval of the Augusta,Georgia Commission for a given grant,
bequest or devise of real property,money or personal property to be applied,principal or income,for either
permanent or temporary use for commission purposes if the acceptance of any such gift,grant,bequest or
devise will subject Augusta to additional expense of any nature or obligation of any kind.
,Secs. 1-4-102
That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the Augusta,Georgia Commission that the sections,
paragraphs,sentences,clauses and phrases of the Ordinance are severable,and if any phrase,clause,sentence,
paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or illegal by the valid judgment or
decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,such unconstitutionality or illegality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases,clauses,sentences or paragraphs and sections of this Ordinance,since the same would
have been enacted by the Augusta,Georgia Commission without incorporation in this Ordinance of any such
unconstitutional or illegal phrase,clause,sentence,paragraph or section.
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