Mayor Hardie Davis and Mayor Pro Tem Sean Frantom clashed Tuesday at the end of the Augusta Commission meeting over the state of negotiations with emergency ambulance provider Gold Cross and Davis had sharp words for Gold Cross as well, leading to a gentlemanly rebuke from the company’s attorney Pat Rice.
Frantom pointed out that the commission voted Oct. 9 to have a subcommittee begin talks with Gold Cross on a new contract, which it has not had since the end of 2017, but that subcommittee has only met twice and not since December.
“We are stalling, in my mind,” he said. “We need to have these meetings and stop this subcommittee stuff and put it on the floor (for the whole commission). This is important information we need to know. Frankly, it’s time we get this solved. The citizens deserve better. The community deserves better.”