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At a glance: Key votes taken by the Augusta City Commission on Jan. 7, 2025
Summary
The commission approved multiple contracts, appointments and administrative items, including committee assignments, committee/board appointments, contract awards, a parks-and-recreation audit and a salary supplement for the sheriff following executive session.
The Augusta City Commission took a series of formal actions at its Jan. 7 meeting. Below are the principal items, recorded outcomes and key details as stated on the record.
• Election of mayor pro tem: The commission conducted votes for mayor pro tem. Commissioner Alvin Mason received a tie in an early round; Commissioner Wayne Guilfoyle was elected mayor pro tem in a subsequent vote recorded as carrying 7–3 (with Commissioners Pulliam, Lewis and Scott recorded as voting no on that ballot). (Agenda: nominations/election.)
• Committee and board assignments: The commission received and approved the mayor and mayor-pro-tem’s proposed committee assignments for 2025 (administrative services, finance, engineering, public services, public safety/IT, and an array of board appointments). The clerk recorded the assignments and the vote as unanimous.
• Airport security checkpoint contract: The commission approved a recommendation of award to Contract Management, Inc. for an airport security checkpoint expansion project; staff said the low bid was read in court as “$5,706,000 $2,278” during the meeting. Primary funding for the airport project was described as federal grants including a $4 million award under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; the airport’s match was described as approximately $285,000. The motion to recommend award passed unanimously.
• Disaster debris monitoring: The commission approved awarding a disaster-debris monitoring services contract to Goodwin, Mills, and Caywood. The agreement initial term is three years with two one-year renewal options; the vote was unanimous.
• State lobbying and legislative representation RFP: Commissioners approved moving forward with an RFP award to Holland & Knight (staff’s recommended firm) with a contract amount noted during discussion as roughly $99,000 and with the administrator authorized to conclude contract negotiations and return with final terms for commission approval. Commissioners asked staff to ensure expectations about interaction with the governing body are included in the negotiated contract; the substitute motion directing the administrator to negotiate and return carried unanimously.
• Parks and recreation audit: The commission approved an audit of the Parks and Recreation Department; the vote carried 7–1 (Commissioner Scott recorded as voting no), with Commissioners Mason and Lewis absent for the tally.
• Audit/contract and budget items: The commission approved a construction award recommendation and other consent items recorded on the agenda, and accepted the addendum for consent.
• Executive session and sheriff salary supplement: After an executive (closed) session, the commission authorized a salary supplement for Sheriff Brantley in the sum of $56,444.87; the vote carried with two named absences recorded at the time of the vote.
These votes reflect the recorded motions and tallies as stated during the Jan. 7 meeting. For procedural detail, constituents may review the official minutes and the clerk’s signed agenda records for specific roll-call tallies and the final signed contracts when they are executed.
