Augusta City moves into executive session on real estate, personnel and litigation; motion made to let mayor sign closing affidavit

Augusta City — An unidentified speaker requested that the meeting move into executive session "to discuss real estate, personnel and pending and threatened litigation," and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Lonnie Wimberly, according to the meeting transcript from Tuesday, Feb. 3.

The request to enter closed session was made on the record and supported; when the motion was put, the transcript records affirmative responses from the mayor and commissioners Gilfold, Johnson, Lonnie Wimberly, Rice, Lindeck and Scott. The transcript indicates the body proceeded into executive session and later resumed public session when the presiding speaker "call[ed] the session back for attorney Flynn."

After returning from executive session, a speaker asked for a motion "to allow you to execute the closing meeting affidavit," which was moved and seconded and attributed in the transcript as "a motion by Commissioner Don Clark" with the mayor seconding. The provided transcript does not include a recorded roll call or vote tally for that second motion.

The transcript excerpts provided do not include additional details about the subjects discussed in the executive session (no specifics about properties, personnel matters, or the threatened litigation were recorded in the available segments). The record also contains brief transcription artifacts (for example, an unclear line reading "That's High court") that could not be clarified from the supplied text.

Action summary: a motion to enter executive session for the stated topics was made (mover identified only as "commissioner from the third" in the transcript), seconded by Commissioner Lonnie Wimberly and recorded as approved by voice responses; a subsequent motion to authorize the mayor to execute a closing meeting affidavit was made by Commissioner Don Clark and seconded by the mayor, but no vote on that motion appears in the provided segments.

Next procedural step: The transcript does not record further action or outcomes on the affidavit motion in the supplied segments.