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Administration Department
Interoffice Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Jim Clifford, City Administrator
DATE: September 26, 2025
SUBJECT: Study Session Date of Monday, September 29, 2025 and
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 (if needed)
A study session of the North Augusta City Council has been scheduled for Monday, September 29,
2025 at 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday, September 30, 2025 (if needed) 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 October 6, 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. Proposed FY 2026 Consolidated Budget – Council Review and Discussion
(item to be continued to Tuesday, September 30, 2025 (if needed))
ii. 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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PUBLIC POWER HOUR
October 6, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. - Municipal Center – 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers
DRAFT AGENDA: CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
October 6, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. – Municipal Center – 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers
The Public Power Hour and 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 September 15, 2025
• Joint Meeting of City Council and Planning Commission minutes of September 22, 2025
• Study Session minutes of September 29, 2025
OLD BUSINESS
5. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: Ordinance No. 2025-16 To Amend the Zoning Map of the City of North
Augusta, South Carolina by Rezoning ± 0.40 Acres of Land Owned by HF Developers, LLC, Tax Parcel No.
007-13-01-014 from PD, Planned Development to DTMU2, Downtown Mixed Use 2 – Second Reading
NEW BUSINESS
6. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: Ordinance No. 2025-17 Amending Article 9, Signs, and Appendix A,
Definitions, Related to Halo Illumination of the North Augusta Development Code, Chapter 18 of the City
of North Augusta, South Carolina Code of Ordinances – First Reading
7. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: Ordinance No. 2025-18 Amending Table 5.1, Use Table, Related to Self-
Storage/Mini Warehouses of the North Augusta Development Code, Article 5 of Chapter 18 of the City
of North Augusta, South Carolina Code of Ordinances– First Reading
ATTACHMENT #1
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8. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2025-19 Amending the Business License Ordinance of the City of North Augusta
to Update the Class Schedule as Required by Act 176 of 2020 – First Reading
9. ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS: Ordinance No. 2025-20 Granting an Easement to Dominion Energy
South Carolina, Inc. for Placement of Facilities – First Reading
10. ADMINISTRATION: Ordinance No. 2025-21 Designating a High Enforcement Tow-Away Zone in Riverside
Village – First Reading
11. PUBLIC SAFETY: Resolution No. 2025-33 Authorizing the Disbursement of Opioid Settlement Funds to
the Aiken Center for the Establishment of a New Peer Support Specialist and a Licensed Addiction
Counselor Dedicated for North Augusta and Authorizing the City to Enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Aiken County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Regarding South Carolina
Opioid Settlement Funding
12. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT(S):
a. Update on Utility Billing System Transition
13. 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
14. ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHMENT #1