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Administration Department
Interoffice Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Jim Clifford, City Administrator
DATE: October 27, 2025
SUBJECT: Study Session Date of Monday, October 27, 2025
A Study Session of the North Augusta City Council has been scheduled for Monday, October 27, 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 November 3, 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. Economic Development – Riverside Village at Hammond’s Ferry – Council Update
(B) Mayor Williams will share reflections and announcements related to current City
events and opportunities
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PUBLIC POWER HOUR
November 3, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. - Municipal Center – 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers
DRAFT AGENDA: CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
November 3, 2025 – 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:
• Regular City Council Meeting minutes of October 20, 2025
• Study Session minutes of October 27, 2025
OLD BUSINESS
5. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2025-21 Adopting a Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 Containing Estimates of
Proposed Revenues and Expenditures by the City of North Augusta, South Carolina, for the Budget Year
Beginning January 1, 2026, and Declaring that Same Shall Constitute the Budget of the City of North
Augusta for Such Budget Year – Second Reading
6. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2025-22 Levying the Annual Tax on Property in the City of North Augusta, South
Carolina, for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2026, and Ending December 31, 2026 – Second Reading
7. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2025-23 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
8. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2025-24 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
ATTACHMENT #1
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9. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2025-25 Amending Article IV, Section 14-123 Titled “Sanitation Services Fees”
of the City Code of the City of North Augusta, South Carolina – Second Reading
10. ADMINISTRATION: Ordinance No. 2025-26 Designating a High Enforcement Tow-Away Zone in Riverside
Village – Second Reading
11. ADMINISTRATION: Ordinance No. 2025-27 Revoking Section 10-2 of the Current Code of Laws for the City
of North Augusta and Replacing such Section in its Entirety. Specifically, the Amendment will Change the
General Election Date for the City to Correspond to the Federal General Election Date – Second Reading
NEW BUSINESS
12. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: Ordinance No. 2025-28 To Change the Corporate Limits of the City of North
Augusta by Accepting the Petition Requesting Annexation by the Landowners and Annexing ± 67.45 Acres
of Property Located on Hammond Pond Road and Owned by William F. Hammond – First Reading
13. ADMINISTRATION: Ordinance No. 2025-29 Authorizing the City of North Augusta to Grant a Nonexclusive
Franchise Agreement with Lumos Fiber of South Carolina, LLC – First Reading
14. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: Resolution No. 2025-35 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 Forrest Bluff, Section 2
15. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: Resolution No. 2025-36 Accepting a Deed of Dedication for the Streets,
Sanitary Sewer, Stormwater Collection and Fire Suppression Systems, Detention Pond, and Associated
Easements and Rights of Way, along with a Maintenance Guarantee and Letter of Credit, for Martintown
Ridge
16. BOARDS & COMMISSION: Appointment to Municipal Election Commission – Recommendation by Mayor
17. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT(S):
18. 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
19. ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHMENT #1