Augusta Commission talks about its lawyer, takes no action | The Augusta Chronicle

Augusta’s entire legal staff was booted from a closed-door meeting of the mayor and Augusta Commission on Thursday, but the commission took little other action in its regular meeting.

The hourlong closed session “dealt with the general counsel, and they were his subordinates and they should not have been privy to the discussion that we had, along with the administrator. He was also asked to leave,” Commissioner Bill Lockett said.

With staff out of the room, the commission had local attorney Harry Revell guide them instead.

“We needed someone that was going to present an unbiased opinion and give us some direction as to how to proceed,” Lockett said.

Leaving the session, however, the commission took no action. In the regular commission meeting, Lock­ett motioned to delete his request for a “no confidence” vote on General Coun­sel Andrew MacKenzie from the agenda. The motion passed 9-0, with Commissioner Joe Jackson out.

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