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Administration Department
Interoffice Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Jim Clifford, City Administrator
DATE: August 8, 2025
SUBJECT: Study Session Date of Monday, August 11, 2025
A Study Session of the North Augusta City Council has been scheduled for Monday, August 11, 2025
at 6:00 p.m. in the Municipal Center, 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers.
The Study Session 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
The following items are among the topics for discussion and review:
ITEM 1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING:
Council will discuss and provide guidance on the proposed items for the August 18, 2025 City
Council meeting.
Please see ATTACHMENT #1 for a copy of the DRAFT items.
ITEM 2. DEPARTMENT DETAILS:
City department directors and managers will share departmental updates.
ITEM 3. MAYOR’S MATTERS:
(A) FOCUS ITEM(S):
i. Aiken Center – Update on Opioid Settlement Program (SCORF) and County’s Community
Action Plan
ii. Administration - Update on Fiscal Year 2025
iii. Update on Utility Billing System Transition
(B) Mayor Williams will share reflections and announcements related to current City
events and opportunities
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DRAFT AGENDA: CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 18, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. – Municipal Center – 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers
The 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:
• Regular City Council Meeting minutes of August 4, 2025
• Study Session minutes of August 11, 2025
5. PROCLAMATION(S):
a. Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week – September 7-13, 2025
b. Stormwater Awareness Week – September 22-26, 2025
6. PERSONNEL:
a. Captain Charles H. Williams, Jr., Public Safety; Retirement – Recognition of Service to the City of
North Augusta
OLD BUSINESS
7. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: Ordinance No. 2025-12 Amending Article 9, Signs, of the North Augusta
Development Code, Chapter 18 of the City of North Augusta, South Carolina Code of Ordinances – Second
Reading
ATTACHMENT #1
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NEW BUSINESS
8. COUNCIL: Resolution No. 2025-27 Appointing Members to the Accommodations Tax Advisory
Committee to Make State Accommodations Tax Expenditure Recommendations for Council’s
Consideration
9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
a. Update on Utility Billing System Transition
b. Update on Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts
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. 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
11. ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHMENT #1