050222 Council Mtg Discussion Items
Administration Department
Interoffice Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Jim Clifford, City Administrator
DATE: April 29 , 2022
SUBJECT: Regular City Council Meeting of May 2, 2022
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
ITEM 5. PERSONNEL: Employee of the Quarter – January, February, and March 2022 – Kim
Newcomb
Mayor Williams will announce Kim Newcomb as Employee of the Quarter for January, February, and
March.
As the PC Support Technician assigned to assist the City’s Public Safety Department, Kim has driven to
Public Safety Headquarters multiple times per week, every week, throughout this entire quarter. Kim has
not once complained, has never hesitated to come to help, and has always been a joy to be around, no
matter how simple or obvious the solution to our problems. Kim has helped us through an email transition,
installed multiple new machines, diagnosed EDispatch problems after hours, and has installed equipment
in new patrol cars. These few things are a short list of what Kim does for Public Safety on a regular
basis. This quarter has been demanding of Kim and she has risen to the occasion to go above and beyond
in her duties.
The January – March, 2022 quarter has been an example of how great an asset Kim is to the City of North
Augusta and it is further an example of how she conducts herself on a regular basis. Since she has been
employed with the City, we have always known Kim to have a positive attitude and to always be willing to
help in any way that she could.
ITEM 6. PROCLAMATION: National Travel and Tourism Week, May 1-7, 2022
Mayor Williams will proclaim May 1-7, 2022 as National Travel and Tourism Week.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, travel, hospitality, and recreation reflect The Power of Travel in North Augusta, South Carolina
and our community’s economic prosperity, and
WHEREAS, the Coronavirus pandemic devastated every sector of the travel industry with staggering lows
in 2020 compared to 2019, and
WHEREAS, North Augusta’s hospitality and travel industry cannot recover without the full return of
business and leisure travel, as well as meetings and events, and
WHEREAS, our hospitality and tourism businesses represent small business, and are the fabric that make
North Augusta memorable, and are dependent and grateful for our community’s support throughout this
pandemic crisis; and
WHEREAS, visitors enjoy North Augusta as South Carolina’s Riverfront, experiencing the North Augusta
Greeneway, the Nike Peach Jam, Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee, Palmetto Peach Half Marathon, SRP Park, the
many offerings of Downtown and Riverside Village, and during the holidays, the Christmas tree lighting
celebration; and
WHEREAS, North Augusta presents unique and memorable offerings with, exceptional dining, shopping,
and beautiful views along the Savannah River, and
WHEREAS, the Power of Travel and Tourism will revive and is vital to move us forward to a more prosperous
future.
THEREFORE, I, Briton Williams, Mayor of the City of North Augusta, South Carolina, do hereby proclaim
May 1-7, 2022 as
National Travel and Tourism Week
and urge the citizens of North Augusta to join me in this special observance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of North Augusta,
South Carolina, to be affixed this 2nd day of May, 2022.
ITEM 7. MAYOR’S MATTERS: Council’s Accountability Review
Mayor Williams will share a Council’s Accountability Review for the past year.