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MINUTES OF MARCH 2, 2020
Robert A. Pettit, Mayor
J. Robert Brooks, Councilmember
Pat C. Carpenter, Councilmember
Fletcher L. Dickert, Councilmember
David W McGhee, Councilmember
Eric H Presnell, Councilmember
Kevin W. Toole, Councilmember
ORDER OFBUSLVESS
STUDY SESSION
The study session for the City Council meeting of the City of North Augusta of March 2, 2020,
having been duly publicized, was called to order by Mayor Pettit at 6:03 p.m. in the Council
Conference mom on the thud floor of the Municipal Center and recessed at 6:57 p.m.to move into
Council Chambers for the City Council Regular Meeting. Following the Council meeting, Study
Session re-convened at 8:31 p.m. The Study Session/Executive Session concluded at 8:53 p.m.
Per Section 30-4-80(e) notice of the meetings by email was sent out to the current maintained
"Agenda Mailout" list consisting of news media outlets and individuals or companies requesting
notification. Notice of the meetings was also posted on the outside doors of the Municipal Center,
the main bulletin board of the Municipal Center located on the fust floor, and the City of North
Augusta website.
Members present were Mayor Pettit, Councilmembers Brooks, Carpenter, Dickert, McGhee,
Presnell, and Toole.
Also in attendance were Rachelle Moody,Interim City Administrator;Richard E.Meyer,Director
of Parks,Recreation, and Tourism, Cammie T. Hayes, Director of Finance and General Services;
John C.Thomas,Director of Public Safety;Thomas C.Zeaser,Director of Engineering and Public
Works; James E. Sutton, Director of Public Services; Lillian E. (Libby) Hodges, Director of
Planning and Development; J.D. McCauley, Manager of Human Resources; and Sharon Lamar,
GCity Clerk. The members of the public and the media were also in attendance.
Minutes of Study Session of March 2,2020
ITEM 1. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Items on the March 2. 2020 Council
CAaenda- Council Discussion
Interim City Administrator, Rachelle Moody, led Council's discussion of the March 2, 2020
meeting agenda.
At 6:57 p.m. on motion of Councilmember Toole, second of Councilmember Presnell, Council
agreed to recess the Study Session to reconvene after the regular City Council meeting.
Council reconvened the Study Session for Executive Session at 8:31 p.m.
ITEM 6. LEGAL: Executive Session—Request of the Mayor
On motion of Mayor Pettit, second of Councilmember Toole, Council agreed to enter Executive
Session to discuss a personnel matter. Rachelle Moody, Interim City Administrator; J.D.
McCauley,Manager of Human Resources;and Sharon Lamar,City Clerk;were also in attendance.
In compliance with Section 30-4-70 (a) (1) the Mayor requested an executive session for the
purpose of:
(1) Discussion of employment, appointment, compensation, promotion, demotion, discipline, or
release of an employee, a student, or a person regulated by a public body or the appointment of a
person to a public body;however,if an adversary hearing involving the employee or client is held,
the employee has the right to demand that the hearing be conducted publicly. Nothing contained
C in this item shall prevent the public body, in its discretion, from deleting the names of the other
employees or clients whose records are submitted for use at the hearing.
Discussion is related to a personnel matter
On motion of Mayor Pettit, second of Councilmember Toole,Council adjourned the Executive
Session at 8:53 p.m. Upon retuming to open session, council did not take action on matters
discussed in Executive Session.
APPROVED THIS 16th DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
MAR . D fix, O'eA4XW
Sharon Lamar
Robert A. Petti ,Maybr City Clerk