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City
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SOUTH CAROLINA
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December
14, 1998
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Lark
W. Jones
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Mayor
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Members
of City Council
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Carolyn C. Baggott
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Phillip
T. Mottel
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Pat C. Carpenter
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Donald
C. Smith
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Kenneth J. McDowell
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I.
Kent Sullivan
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ORDER
OF BUSINESS
The special meeting
of December 14, 1998, having been duly publicized, was called to order
at 7:00 P. M. by Mayor Jones.
Mayor Jones read
the Christmas Story from the book of Luke in the Bible and led in the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Members present were Mayor Jones and Councilmembers, Carpenter, McDowell,
Mottel, Smith, and Sullivan. Councilmember Baggott was out of town.
Also in attendance
were Charles B. Martin, City Administrator; Kelly F. Zier, City Attorney;
John R. Brooks, Director of Leisure Services; George M. Grkovic, Director
of Economic and Community Development; John P. Potter, Director of Finance;
T. Lee Wetherington, Director of Public Safety; Thomas C. Zeaser, Director
of Public Works; and Leona J. Lewis, City Clerk.
The minutes of the
regular meeting and study session of December 7, 1998, were approved as
presented by general consent.
ITEM 1. ELECTIONS:
1999 MUNICIPAL ELECTION - ESTABLISHING DATES - ORDINANCE, THIRD AND FINAL
READING.
On motion by Councilmember
Mottel, second by Councilmember Baggott, Council unanimously passed
on first reading an ordinance establishing the dates for the 1999 Municipal
election for three members of City Council.
In accordance with Chapter 10 of the North Augusta City Code, the municipal
election shall be held on the last Tuesday in April and shall be conducted
pursuant to the State election law. Therefore, the municipal election
date in 1999 for the election of three positions on City Council shall
be Tuesday, April 27, 1999.
The time for entry
of candidates into party primaries or conventions shall commence at
9:00 A. M., January 4, 1999, and shall end at 12:00 Noon, January 15,
1999. Entries shall be made to the chairperson of the respective parties.
Primary elections,
if selected by a party, shall be held on February 9, 1999, with a run-off,
if necessary, on February 23, 1999.
Conventions, if
selected by a party, shall be held no later than February 9, 1999.
The deadline for
filing nominating petitions to the Municipal Election Commission shall
be 5:00 P. M., February 9, 1999.
The deadline for
parties to certify candidates selected by primary or convention to the
Municipal Election Commission shall be 12:00 Noon, February 25, 1999.
The certification
of the candidates by petition, primary, or convention by the Municipal
Election Commission shall be no later than 12:00 Noon, February 26,
1999.
Public notice of
the election shall be given 60 days prior to the election (deadline
is February 25, 1999).
Please see the
minutes of December 7, 1998, for the ordinance text.
ITEM 2. PUBLIC
SAFETY: STATION 2 ROOF - STATUS REPORT.
Director of Public
Safety Lee Wetherington updated Council on the status of the roof problems
at Station 2. Following review by Director Wetherington of the scope
of work provided to the two consultants and a comparison of the their
proposals, he recommended to Council that Austin-Dillon-Cook be selected
to proceed as described in the scope of work at a cost not to exceed
$3,290.00. Council concurred with Director Wetherington’s recommendation.There
being no further business,
Council adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
APPROVED ON 1/4/99.
Leona J. Lewis
City Clerk
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