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Commission approves interim appointments and a $35,718.44 settlement
Summary
The commission authorized three closed-session items: designating Krista Escala interim animal services director at $93,455, approving Amy Anderson as a fire-department HR business partner at $62,000, and settling Pauline Harris’s automobile-accident claim for $35,718.44.
The Augusta-Richmond County commission approved three personnel and settlement items brought in closed session. Attorney Plunkett asked for motions to designate Krista Escala as interim animal services director at an annual salary of $93,455 and to approve the hire of Amy Anderson as a human-resources business partner for the fire department at an annual salary of $62,000; both motions carried.
Plunkett also asked the commission to approve settlement of the claims of Pauline Harris against Augusta arising from an automobile accident on 04/30/2025, case number 2026 RCSC 00146, in the amount of $35,718.44. The commission voted to approve the settlement. The clerk recorded certain members absent during votes; the record notes several commissioners were out for portions of the roll calls. Attorney Plunkett stated, “We request a motion to approve the settlement of all claims of Pauline Harris against Augusta, Georgia arising out of an automobile accident occurring 04/30/2025,” and the body approved the motion.
The measures were presented as routine personnel and liability items and moved forward without extended debate. No additional public details on negotiated terms or contract documents were offered during the committee discussion.
