Richland County Council

Administration and Finance Committee

Joseph McEachern, Chair

Paul Livingston

Anthony G. Mizzell

Joan Brady

James Tuten

District 7

District 4

District 11

District 8

District 2

Tuesday, November 27, 2001, 6:00 p.m.

Report of Actions

Call To Order – Joe McEachern, Committee Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:02.

Approval of Minutes – The minutes of the October 23, 2001 Regular Session Meeting were approved as submitted.

Adoption of Agenda – The agenda was adopted as submitted.

1. Items for Action
  1. Sheriff’s Department: COPS in Schools Grant – The Committee unanimously recommended Council approve the grant award in the amount of $312,051 and agree to retain the positions for one full budget year after the grant ends contingent upon receiving a letter from each school district confirming their financial responsibility for these officers for that year.

  2. JEDA Loan for Columbia Jewish Community Center – The Committee unanimously recommended Council agree to hold a joint public hearing and approve the resolution expressing Council’s support of the issuance of economic development revenue bonds by JEDA in an amount not to exceed $10 million.

  3. GIS: Vendor List for Contract Awards – The Committee unanimously recommended Council approve the submitted vendor list as potential vendors for specific projects. Individual contracts with an approved vendor worth more than $30,000 will be submitted to Council for approval through the usual process.

  4. Coroner’s Office – The Committee voted to hold these items in Committee until such time that the state of the General Fund is known following the completion of the audit. The total cost to the County for these three requests is $571,750.

    1. 3 Additional Employees – The total cost to the County would be $189,426.00.
    2. Budget Amendment for Postmortem Pathology – The total cost to the County for the increased number and costs of autopsies is $133,000.00.
    3. Request for Funds – The total amount of requested funds is $249,324.00.

2. Items Pending Analysis

    There were no items in this section.

3. Items for Discussion/Information

There were no items in this section.

Adjournment - The Committee adjourned at 6:28 p.m.

Staffed by Pam Davis