110623 Council Mtg Agenda
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PUBLIC POWER HOUR
November 6, 2023 – 5:30 p.m. - Municipal Center – 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers
AGENDA: CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
November 6, 2023 – 6:00 p.m. – Municipal Center – 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers
The Public Power Hour and Regular City Council meeting will be streamed for public viewing online at:
• “City of North Augusta – Public Information” on www.Facebook.com
• “City of North Augusta Public Information” on www.YouTube.com
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 give their name and address in an audible tone of voice. Speaker
Forms are provided on the credenza at the entrance for speakers desiring that the minutes indicate that they addressed Council
on a specific topic. The form will be included as part of the minutes of the meeting. Citizen comments are limited to five
minutes.
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:
• City Council Meeting minutes of October 16, 2023
• Study Session minutes of October 30, 2023
5. RECOGINITION: Presenting of Bunting Park Painting by Yvonne, gifted to the City by Tom Kinney
6. PROCLAMATIONS:
a. World Pancreatic Cancer Day, November 16, 2023
b. Small Business Saturday, November 25, 2023
7. PERSONNEL: Employee of the Quarter – July, August, and September 2023 – Nicholas Smoak
OLD BUSINESS
8. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2023-19 Adopting a Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 Containing Estimates of
Proposed Revenues and Expenditures by the City of North Augusta, South Carolina, for the Budget Year
Beginning January 1, 2024, and Declaring that Same Shall Constitute the Budget of the City of North
Augusta for Such Budget Year – Second Reading
9. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2023-20 Levying the Annual Tax on Property in the City of North Augusta,
South Carolina, for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2024, and Ending December 31, 2024 – Second
Reading
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10. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2023-21 Establishing Stormwater Management Service Charges by Revising
Section 14-138, Titled "Stormwater Management Service Charges," of the City Code of the City of North
Augusta, South Carolina – Second Reading
11. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2023-22 Establishing Wastewater Service Charges by Revising Section 14-68,
Titled "Schedule of Monthly Wastewater Service Charge," of the City Code of the City of North Augusta,
South Carolina – Second Reading
12. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2023-23 Establishing Water Service Charges by Revising Section 14-25, Titled
"Water Rate Schedule–Generally," of the City Code of the City of North Augusta, South Carolina –
Second Reading
13. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2023-24 Amending the Business License Ordinance of the City of North
Augusta to Update the Class Schedule as Required by Act 176 of 2020 – Second Reading
14. ADMINISTRATION: Ordinance No. 2023-25 Authorizing the Sale of Surplus City Property at 1711 Plank
Road, Parcel 006-15-06-017 – Second Reading
NEW BUSINESS
15. ADMINISTRATION: Ordinance No. 2023-26 Authorizing and Implementing the Name Change
for the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism to the Department of Parks and
Recreation by Amending Article X of the Code of Ordinances, Section 2-230 – 2-236 – First
Reading
16. ADMINISTRATION: Ordinance No. 2023-27 Establishing the Department of Human Resources
– First Reading
17. ADMINISTRATION: Ordinance No. 2023-28 Establishing the Department of Information
Technology – First Reading
18. ADMINISTRATION: Ordinance No. 2023-29 Establishing the Department of Tourism – First
Reading
19. ADMINISTRATION: Ordinance No. 2023-30 Establishing the Office of Assistant City
Administrator – First Reading
20. ADMINISTRATION: Ordinance No. 2023-31 Establishing the Department of Public Services –
First Reading
21. ADMINISTRATION: Resolution No. 2023-42 Authorizing an Amendment to the Employment
Contract of James S. Clifford, City Administrator dated the 19th Day of May, 2020
22. ADMINISTRATION: Resolution No. 2023-43 Authorizing the Disbursement of Opioid Settlement Funds
to the Aiken Center for the Development of an Opioid Misuse and Disorder Abatement Program
23. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Resolution No. 2023-44 Accepting a Deed of Dedication for the Streets,
Sanitary Sewer, Stormwater Collection and Fire Suppression Systems, and Associated Easements and
Rights of Way, Along with a Maintenance Guarantee and Letter of Credit, for Gregory Landing, Phase 3
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24. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
25. 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. Speakers shall give their name and address for the records. Speaker Forms are provided on the
credenza for speakers desiring that the minutes indicate that they addressed Council on a specific topic. The
form will be included as part of the minutes of the meeting. Citizen comments are limited to five minutes.
B. Council Comments:
26. ADJOURNMENT