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AGENDA: CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
December 7,2020—Municipal Center—100 Georgia Avenue,3rd Floor—7:00 P.M.
CITIZEN COMMENTS: Citizens may speak to Mayor and City Council on each item listed on this agenda. The Mayor will call
for comments prior to Council's discussion. Speakers shall come to the microphone and give their name and address in an audible
tone of voice for the records.Speaker Forms are provided on the credenza at the entrance to the Council Chambers.Speakers desiring
that the minutes indicate that they addressed Council on a specific topic should complete the form. The fomt will be included as part
of the minutes of the meeting. Citizen comments are limited to five minutes.
PODIUM SECURITY: (1)Any person addressing Council may bring paper documents,handouts,etc.to the microphone. If desired,
such handouts may be delivered to the City Clerk or if requested,a City staff member will distribute to Council members. (2) If the
speaker desires to utilize non-paper items for demonstration purposes,any such items MUST be cleared by Public Safety before being
taken to the Podium area. (3) Items requiring this clearing by Public Safety would include but not be limited to pocketbooks,
briefcases,sacks,boxes,or any similar containers. This requirement would apply whether or not such items are to be utilized in the
presentation.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE: Individuals needing special assistance or sign interpreter to participate in the meeting, please notify the
Administration Department 48 hours prior to the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
3. ROLL CALL:
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Study Session and Council Meeting Minutes of November 16,2020
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Ordinance No.2020-34—Amending Article 3,Zoning Districts,of the
North Augusta Development Code,Chapter 18 of the City of North
Augusta,South Carolina Code of Ordinances; Ordinance—Final
Reading
6. ELECTIONS: Ordinance No.2020-35—Complying with Sections 10-1 and 10-2 of the Code of Laws of
North Augusta,South Carolina by Setting the Dates for Municipal Party Primaries,
Conventions,and Partisan General Election,Times for Filing of Nominating Petitions,
Certification of Candidates by Parties,and Certification of Candidates by Municipal
Election Commission; Ordinance—Final Reading
NEW BUSINESS
7. FINANCE: Resolution No.2020-56—A Resolution Authorizing Distribution of a One-Time Bonus
Payment to Employees in Lieu of a Merit Based Increase in 2020 and Authorizing Distribution
of a 2% Merit Based Employee Pay Increase in 2021
8. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Planning Commission Recommendation Memorandum#20-033 and
Project Staff Report: ANZ20-036 Mayfield Drive,Greeneway
Extension;Receipt of Information
9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
10. PRESENTATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS/RECOGNITION OF VISITORS:
A. Citizen Comments: At this time, citizens may speak to Mayor and City Council regarding matters not listed on the
agenda.
B. Council Comments
11. ADJOURNMENT
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Thank you for attending tonight's meeting of the North Augusta City Council.
To assure every citizen's privilege to speak to City Council and to maintain proper decorum
the following sections of the City's Code of Ordinances are reprinted.
Sec.2-57. Order and decorum generally.
(a) By council members.While the council is in session,the members must preserve order and decorum,
and a member shall not,by conversation or otherwise,delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the
council, or disturb any member while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the council or its presiding
officer,except as otherwise herein provided.
(b) By other persons. Any person making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks or who shall
become boisterous while addressing the council shall be forthwith, by the presiding officer, barred from
further audience before the council, unless permission to continue be granted by a majority vote of the
council.
See. 2-58. Sergeant-at-arms.
The public safety director or such members of the public safety department as the director may designate,
shall be sergeant-at-anus of the council meetings.They shall carry out all orders and instructions given by
the presiding officer for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum at the council meeting. Upon
instructions of the presiding officer, it shall be the duty of the sergeant-at-arms,to place any person who
violates the order and decorum of the meeting under arrest, and cause such to be prosecuted under the
provisions of this Code,the complaint to be signed by the presiding officer.
Sec.2-62. Addressing council—Permission required; exceptions.
Any person desiring to address the council shall first secure the permission of the presiding officer so to do.
Sec.2-63. Same—Procedure.
Each person addressing the council shall step up in front of the rail,shall give such person's name and address
in an audible tone of voice for the records, and unless further time is granted by the council, shall limit the
address to five(5)minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the council as a body and not to any member
thereof. No person, other than the council and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into
any discussion, either directly or through a member of the council, without the permission of the presiding
officer.No question shall be asked a council member except through the presiding officer.
Sec.2-64. Persons authorized to be within rail.
No person,except city officials or their representatives shall be permitted within the rail in front of the council
chamber without the express consent of the council.