BE RUNNING LATE OR SOMETHING. IT'S GOING TO BE LATE. YEAH.
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OK. WELL WELCOME BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION REGISTRATION AND KICKING OFF A NEW YEAR AFTER A SOMEWHAT TRYING YEAR LAST YEAR.BUT WE SHALL MAKE IT THROUGH. OH, SHALL WE START OFF WITH A PLANT? DO WE HAVE. CAN YOU PUT THAT FLAG UP THERE? MARIE PERFECT.
>> OK. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU. NOW CAN WE.
WE'VE GOT A FEW PEOPLE SITTING IN HERE. AMBER BLACK ANN VANDER.
CHUCK ATKINSON. WATCH. ANY OF THE VISITORS HAVE ANY
COMMENT? >> THEY WANT TO MAKE YOU HAVE TWO OR THREE MINUTES TO MAKE
SOME OPENING COMMENTS IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. >> YES, SIR.
THIS IS CHUCK. I CONSIDER MYSELF AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNTY AND I'M THE LIAISON TO THE BOARD FROM THE COUNTY.
>> THIS IS AMBASSADOR LIAISON FOR THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND I'M WITH THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IN BEAUFORT KERRY NORTHERN BEAUFORT COUNTY. AND BRING GREETINGS AND THANKS FOR HAVING WORKED ALONGSIDE WITH YOU ALL. AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMING YEAR. SO WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. UNNI SOUTH.
MR. CLIFFORD OKATIE, ALL OF YOU RECEIVE THE RESULTS FROM THE NOVEMBER 17 MEETING.
>> HAVE YOU READ THROUGH HIM OR HAD A TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY SAID? DO I HEAR A MOTION AND WITH TEXAS COMMITTED OK, I CAN LET THEM WITH NO COMMENT SO I GUESS WE HAVE A MOTION TO EXCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN AND NO ALL IN FAVOR I.
>> I OPPOSE. I FORGOT THE DISCUSSION PART BUT I DIDN'T HEAR ANY BACK HERE TO MAKE A COMMENT. SO ALL MOVING RIGHT ALONG. UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
I THINK THE ONLY UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT IN THE DIRECTORS REPORT IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BUSTED OUT OF OUR WAREHOUSE THAT WE ADDED IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF TWO YEARS IN ALREADY TOTALLY FILLED TO THE GILLS WITH NEW EQUIPMENT AND THE NEW HUMONGOUS BOX IT VOTING BOXES AND SO FORTH TAKES UP A LOT OF ROOM.
WE HARDLY HAVE ROOM IN THERE TO EVEN DO ANY WORK ON THE MACHINES OR GET THE BALANCE READY OR MUCH OF ANYTHING ELSE. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN MARIE'S REPORT.
I THINK SHE'S GOT AN UPDATE. AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS BUT WE SENT OUT THE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AND I THOUGHT WOW, WE'RE THINKING COMMITTEES OPERATING
THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR. >> I DON'T THINK EVERYBODY'S ON A COMMITTEE.
WE'VE GOT THE RULES COMMITTEE WHICH IS KIND OF ONE IT OUR BOARD AND JIM ROSE THAT CHAIR THAT I GOT TO BERNADETTE AND CRAIG PELLEY ON THAT LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS IS BERNARD HAMPTON'S CHAIR AND THAT'S LOOKING AT THE BILLS THAT ARE COMING ALONG AND KIND OF TRYING
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TO KEEP UP WITH THOSE AT THE SCENE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOME INPUT INTO THE LEGISLATORS THOSE SET WHICH WE USUALLY DO SHOULD. BEVERLY DOORS ON THAT COMMITTEE . WE'VE GOT A FINANCE COMMITTEE. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO TO JIM RULE LEFT THERE I THOUGHT. DIDN'T YOU WANT ON THERE CRAIG CAN'T HEAR YOU.>> I TALKED TO CHRISTINE. I TALKED TO CHRISTINE. SHE'S GOING TO HEAD BACK ON THEIR OK. AND WE NEED ANOTHER COUPLE OF PEOPLE.
WHAT THIS INVOLVES THE BUDGET IS USUALLY PUT TOGETHER. WE GO THROUGH KIND COMMISERATE WITH MARIE AND HER STAFF AND HAVE ANY INPUT THAT WE WANT TO HAVE FROM THE BOARD.
AND. WELL, HAD ANOTHER COMMENT ABOUT THE WAREHOUSE BUT MARIE MARIO COVER HER COMMENT. WE PUT THAT IN THE BUDGET FOR MORE WAREHOUSE SPACE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME SPACE AND WE PLAN ON PUTTING BALLOTS TOGETHER, WORKING ON MACHINES AND GET THEM ALL SET UP AND READY TO GO OUT TO THE PRECINCT.
SO WE HAVE FACILITIES COMMITTEE WHICH WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT WAREHOUSE AND SO BOARD AND BEVERLY DOORS A CHAIR THAT AND SHE'LL NEED A COUPLE HELPERS THERE.
SO AS YOU SIT HERE LISTENING TO THIS AND LOOKING AT WHAT THESE THINGS ENTAIL, IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN THOSE IF YOU COULD GET TO BACK TO ME OR TO JIM, THEN WE CAN ADD YOU TO THOSE COMMITTEES AND YOU CAN YOU WILL BE CALLED WITH NOTICE COMMITTEES CALL TO MEET PRECINCT REAPPORTIONMENT THAT SORT OF SPORADIC COMES EVERY SO OFTEN.
>> BUT BEVERLY'S THE CHAIR THAT ALSO CREDIT PELLEY IS ON THERE AND JIM ROWE.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE WE REALIGN DISTRICTS AND SO FORTH. BUT THAT'S WITH THE PRETTY MUCH THE LEAD OF THE LEGISLATURE OR WE CAN THEN PUT HIS ISSUES COME THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS SUCH AS HAVING WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE IN A PRECINCT WHICH WE DID IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OR SO.
WE SPLIT SOME OF THOSE IN HALF AND THAT TURNS INTO A INTERESTING PROCEDURE.
YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE FAIRLY SIMPLE TO SAY YELPS TOO BIG SPLIT IT AND A HALF AND SOMEHOW DIDN'T DIDN'T GO THROUGH QUITE LIKE THAT. BUT ANYWAY, IF YOU COULD GET IT BACK TO EITHER ME OR JIM ROWE OR MARIE ON THE COMMITTEE AND WE WILL MAKE SURE YOU GET ADDED
TO THE PROPER COMMITTEE. >> SO WHEN THOSE START MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE CAN HAVE YOU AVAILABLE. WE'VE GOT A NEW BUSINESS. I GUESS THE FIRST THING WE'VE GOT UNDER NEW BUSINESS IS LET'S SAY ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING THEY WANT TO BRING UP AS FAR AS I'M FINISHED OR HER COMMITTEE COMMENTS OR ANYTHING ANYBODY EVERYTHING THAT AND THAT FIRST THING AND NEW BUSINESS WE STARTED WHEN WE PUT THE RULES COMMITTEE TOGETHER AND DEVELOPED THE LITTLE BOOK THAT I THINK ALL OF YOU GOT ONE OF THESE A LITTLE RULES BOTH
FOR THE DIFFERENT COUNTY ELECTION BOARD. >> WE DECIDED THAT EVERY TWO YEARS AND WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A GLITCH IN THIS THING BECAUSE THE WAY THE RULES READ IS THAT THE DECEMBER MEETING WILL GET NOMINATIONS FOR THE CHAIR AND THE VISE CHAIR AND SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A DECEMBER. I JUST SENT AN E-MAIL OUT KIND OF ALERTED EVERYBODY.
IN FACT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET A A SHOW OF SORT OF VOICE OR SOMETHING AS TO WHO WANTS TO RUN FOR THESE POSITIONS AND I DON'T KNOW SOME OF THE NEW MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESSOR, WHY WE DECIDED TO DO THIS OR ANYTHING ELSE. ANYBODY WANT TO JOIN IN HERE
WITH A COMMENT OR QUESTION NEED ? >> TURN YOUR MICROPHONE, JIM
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SHOULDN'T BE AT THE BOTTOM SAYS MUTE OR ON MUTE. >> YOU DON'T HAVE ONE.
CAN YOU OWN MUSEUM MARIE KANE HERE YOU MARIE. >> MAN, I LOVE THESE MEETINGS.
>> MR. ROME. HERE WE GO. GOOD.
GO, JOHN. YEAH. ROD WE HAVE BY MY COUNT WE HAVE BARELY A QUORUM TODAY. AND I WOULD JUST I WOULD JUST OFFER THIS KOGUT ALL THAT STAND FROM PRO IN TERMS OF THE NEGATIVE THAT NEGATIVES THAT WE HAD TO DEAL WITH.
>> THOSE TWO PRIMARY WE WE AGAIN I WOULD FEEL BETTER IF WE HAD A FULLER BOARD.
I KNOW IF I KNOW FIVE FIVE, FIVE AS A QUORUM BUT I JUST THINK IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT MONTH. JUST TAKE A VOTE. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE THAT WE POSTPONE THIS UNTIL NEXT MONTH. JUST THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT. I'M LOOKING AT THIS MORE IN TERMS OF THE EFFECT THAT COGGINS HAD ON ALL OF US. BUT YOU KNOW, IN FACT, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE A IF WE IF WE HAVE AN ALL HANDS ON DECK AND WE DO IT AHEAD OF TIME AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ELECTING OFFICERS, THAT THERE WILL BE A PRIMARY ON THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY. IF I'M READING THIS THING RIGHT ,MAYBE MAYBE WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT PUTTING IT OFF A MONTH. IF YOU DON'T IF YOU DON'T MIND SERVING FOR ANOTHER MONTH AT LEAST RUN AND ALL THE ALL THE ALL THE HANDSOME PAY THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT.
BUT HEY, MAYBE WE CAN THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MONTH BECAUSE AGAIN WE HAVE BY MY COUNT I THINK FIVE PEOPLE WE HAVE MEETINGS WHERE YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE GOT SEVEN.
>> BUT AT THAT I KNOW BUT I'M SORRY. I'M JUST SOMEBODY.
YEAH. YOU HAVE ALL SEVEN AND YOU HAVE WE HAVE A VACANCY.
>> YEAH. >> ONE VACANT POSITION. ONLY EIGHT ON THE BOARD RIGHT NOW. OH AND WE SHOULD GET GOING. SO YOU'VE GOT OVER ONE WISH THAT YOU KNOW THAT'S FINE WITH ME. WELL LIKE I SAY I'M GOING TO LITTLE A LITTLE BIT OF A GLITCH BECAUSE NORMALLY THE MONTH BEFORE WE WOULD GET THE NOMINATION AND THEN WE WOULD KNOW WHO IS RUNNING WHEN WE GOT TO THE OTHER.
SO THAT'S FINE WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO YOU KNOW, JUST WAIT TILL FEBRUARY AND I AM KIND OF CURIOUS WHO WANTS TO RUN AND WE NEED TO GET THAT DONE AT THIS MEETING IS WHO WILL RUN FOR CHAIR AND CAN WE DO THAT AT THIS MEETING AND THEN WE'LL BE READY FOR THE NEXT MEETING AND
WE CAN ALERT BEVERLY TO 2:00. >> I MEAN I'LL CHECK WITH HER. SHE OR SHE WANTS TO RUN TOO.
BUT WE'LL KNOW WHO THE NOMINATIONS ARE. BUT YOU KNOW, AHEAD OF THAT MEETING, WHICH IS THE WAY THE RULES BOOKS ARE WRITTEN GOT MY KNIFE.
MY THOUGHT WAS THAT TO GIVE IT A LITTLE JUST JUST A LITTLE A LITTLE MORE TIME.
BUT IF PEOPLE WANT TO VOTE TODAY, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY MY MAJORITY RULES.
BUT IF THERE WAS JUST A THOUGHT JUST TO ANY COMMENT FROM THE BOARD NOW YOU'D LIKE TO DO IT.
>> I'M EITHER WAY WE CAN DO IT TODAY OR WE CAN PUT IT OFF FEBRUARY AND GET THE NOMINATIONS AND THEN DO IT WITH THE FULL BOARD IN FEBRUARY. WE'RE GOING TO START COULD WE WAIT UNTIL DO IT AT THE END AND BY THEN THEN WILL IT BE ON AND THEN THAT WOULD BE THE FULL BOARD MINUS THE VACANCY. EVERYBODY WOULD BE HERE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO COME UP IN FEBRUARY. THAT'S TRUE. I'LL LEAVE YOU THERE.
I'M SAYING OK. >> THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. >> BECAUSE YOU'RE IN BEVERLY.
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO SHOW UP AND YOU'RE SHE KNOWS WHEN WE CAN GO HERE.
AND AGAIN, I'M WITH GM IF YOU WOULD RATHER WAIT A MONTH. BUT I'M ALSO WITH BERNADETTE YOU SHOULD WAIT A MONTH AND TO HAVE FOUR PEOPLE MISSING NEXT MONTH.
SO CAN CAN'T WIN FOR LOSING SOMETIMES. OK.
LET'S DO THAT. IF THAT FITS THE BOARD'S THINKING, WE'LL JUST WAIT TO THE END AFTER THE DIRECTORS REPORT AND WE'LL REVISIT THIS. AND IF SHE'S HERE THEN WE CAN GO BACK THROUGH. I DON'T KNOW THAT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO NEED A MONTH TO THINK.
YOU'VE ALREADY HAD ONE MONTH BECAUSE I SENT AN EMAIL. AND SO IF SHE SHOWS UP WE'LL
HAVE EVERYBODY WHO IS ON THE BOARD NOW READY TO VOTE. >> THAT'S MY GIFT.
THAT'S RIGHT. >> OK. ANYBODY ELSE CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES. THIS IS A LEAD. I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT
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BECAUSE I READ THAT THAT E-MAIL THAT CAME FROM YOU ABOUT TO BUMP THE POSITION OF THE CHAIR AND VISE CHAIR AND I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD NEED TO PUT IT OFF UNTIL NEXT MONTH BECAUSE EVERYONE ON THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT WHETHER THEY WANTED TO RUN FOR THOSE TWOSEATS. >> RIGHT. GOOD NEED TO WORRY MAXIMUM.
>> WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOING TO BE HERE. WE MAY ONLY HAVE FOUR PEOPLE
NEXT MONTH. >> THAT'S TRUE. ABSOLUTELY.
TRUE. YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT MARIA AND I TALKED ABOUT WE'VE GOT A SECRETARY THAT JUST VOLUNTEERED FROM THE BOARD TO DO THE MINUTES.
AND WE MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT EITHER ELECTING OR ACCEPTING SOMEBODY WHO VOLUNTEERISM FOR THE SECRETARY JOB. I DON'T.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, JIM? YOU'RE THE RULES COMMITTEE GURU .
DO YOU WANT. AND THAT ISN'T OUR ELECTED THING OR NOT.
>> I STAND WHERE WE WERE WHICH WHICH IS HAVE SOMEBODY THAT THAT WANTS TO DO IT DOESN'T JUST FEEL LIKE LIKE IT HAS TO BE YOU KNOW, THAT THAT THAT THAT PERSON IS BEING NOT I DON'T SAY COERCED BUT BUT BUT LOBBIED SHALL WE SAY. NO I I'D PREFER IT BE SOMEBODY THAT EITHER WE PAY TO TO PRESENT AT THE MEETINGS AND KEEP GOOD RECORDS AND MINUTES THAT'S BEEN THE CASE. THANK GOD WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO KNEW WHAT WAS WHAT WAS WHAT WAS HAPPENING FROM MONTH TO MONTH. BUT I WOULD I WOULD PREFER IT NOT BEING CRYSTAL NOT BEING A MEMBER OF THE OF THE BOARD SIMPLY BECAUSE I THINK THAT PERSON DESERVES THE THE UNDIVIDED ATTENTION THAT ALL OF SHOULD SHOULD HAVE. SO I WOULD I WOULD CONTINUE TO TO PUSH FOR A A A PERSON TO TO SHOW UP ONE DAY A MONTH FOR A COUPLE HOURS AND TAKE NOTES.
I WOULD I WOULD I'D I'D LIKE THAT TO BE BOARD BUSINESS BUT BOARD BOARD BUSINESS BY HIGHER
. >> SO IN OTHER WORDS NOT HAVING A BOARD MEMBER DO THE RIGHT THING IS RIGHT AND SIMPLY BECAUSE I THINK THAT PERSON DESERVES WHOEVER THAT WOULD BE AND TO TO TO TO BE ABLE TO BRING TO THIS BOARD ON A FORMAL MONTHLY BASIS AND BE ABLE TO WORK AND CONTRIBUTE WITHOUT KNOWING BEFOREHAND THAT THAT PERSON IS NOT GOING TO HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LISTENING OUT OF ONE EAR AND RECORDING OUT OF THE OTHER.
>> WHAT DO YOU A I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM ALL. >> THE ONLY THING I WRITE DOWN DURING THE MEETINGS IS WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE BECAUSE I'VE RECORDED AND THEN I DO IT LATER. SO I ESSENTIALLY ATTEND THE BOARD MEETING TWICE AND YOU GOT
TOP MARTIN THAT'S HOW I'VE BEEN DOING IT. >> WELL I THINK THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT WAS THAT CHRIS HAS GOT SO MUCH OTHER STUFF SHE DOES IN THAT ROOM TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE MINUTE CAUSE I THINK WHAT DO YOU MISS, JIM WAS YOU GET TO SOMEBODY YOU MAYBE EVEN SEPARATE FROM CHRIS AND HAVE NO YEAH. AS A PAID POSITION BUT IF EUGENE'S NOT LISTENING AND WRITING AT THE SAME TIME IN THE BOARD MEETING THEN MAYBE BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU FEEL ABOUT GOING THROUGH THE MEETINGS TWICE.
BUT FOR ME PERSONALLY I DON'T MIND AT ALL. >> IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO BE SOMEBODY PAID I UNDERSTAND BUT I REALLY DON'T MIND. WELL I THINK INCREDIBLE JOB.
YOU KNOW SINCE YOU VOLUNTEERED AND YOU'VE BEEN GETTING BACK VERY QUICKLY AND VERY COMPLETE AND SO FORTH. GREG, MIGHT MY THOUGHTS AS LONG AS YOU HAVE SOMEONE ON THE
BOARD THAT'S WILLING TO DO IT? >> I'D PREFER TO DO IT THAT GIVE ME OK, LEAN.
>> I FEEL THAT WAY. >> I THINK IT'S WORKED SO WELL. I'M NOT SURE WE NEED TO CHANGE.
IF JEAN WANTS TO CONTINUE WITH IT AND AS FAR AS COERCING ANYBODY.
IF JEAN DIDN'T PUT HER NAME IN THE HAT FOR THE SECRETARY JOB THEN OR NOBODY ELSE DID WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO NOBODY HAS TO RUN FOR THAT JOB. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO. SO WHERE DO YOU THINK YEAH.
>> ELLIE? YES. >> AND I AGREE THAT SINCE SHE VOLUNTEERED TO DO THAT WE SHOULD KEEP HER THERE BECAUSE WHAT IF WE GO OUT AND HIRE SOMEONE JUST TO COME IN THE TWO HOURS SAY IN MARCH AND SOMETHING COME UP AND THAT PERSON CAN BE HERE? SO THEN WHERE DO WE GO THEN? YEAH.
SO WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ALL THOSE THINGS BEFORE WE DECIDE THAT WE WANT TO HIRE SOMEBODY
JUST TWO HOURS. >> RIGHT? WELL, I THINK IT'S WORKING
EXTREMELY WELL ALSO. >> DO I HEAR A MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE ON THE WAY WE'VE DONE
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IT IN THE PAST AND JEAN AND CONTINUE IN THAT ROLE. >> SECRETARY ELLIE, I MOVE THAT WE KEEP JEAN IN THAT ROLE AS SECRETARY FOR THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION.
>> SECOND, GREG, YOU SECONDED CRAIG GOOD. SOMEHOW I CAN'T HEAR YOU BUT GOOD. OK. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT OKATIE. >> ALL IN FAVOR ROOM.
JEAN CONTINUE TO BE OUR SECRETARY AREAS THAT WE'VE ADDED IN THE PAST.
I MEAN ALL OPPOSED IT STAYING. >> OK. ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, JEAN. WE APPRECIATE YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO PUSH THE NOMINATION BOARD CHAIRED BY CHER TO THE END OF THE MEETING .
>> YOU SAW THAT MEETING BOARD DATES WERE SET OUT BY CHRIS. SO WE'VE GOT A HOLD OF THE
MEETING IS SET FOR NOVEMBER DECEMBER OR A MEETING DATES. >> AND SO THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. SO I THINK YOU'VE PROBABLY ALL GOT A COPY OF THAT ALSO.
THERE WAS THE COMMITTEE'S SENT OUT AND WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT.
SO WE'LL GET PEOPLE SIGNED TO THE COMMITTEES AND THEY'RE NOT IN SOUTHERN INDIA AND WE NEED TO BE OPEN TO THE COMMITTEE JUST TO NOT A THING THAT WE JUST SAY OH WELL I DON'T LIKE A
COMMITTEE SO I'M NOT GOING WE'LL DO THAT. >> WE NEED TO HAVE SOME PEOPLE
CHEERING OR SITTING WHICH COMMITTEES SO OK. >> MARIE, ARE YOU READY TO DO
YOUR DIRECTORS REPORT? >> YES. >> YES.
THEY'RE ALL RIGHT. AND EVERYONE SEE THE SCREENING? YES.
WE ONLY HAVE A FEW TOPICS TODAY TO DISCUSS. AND YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IF YOU WOULD. EVERYONE GO AHEAD AND FUTURE MIGHT YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED COPIES OF THE LEGISLATIONS THAT WERE PRE FILED WHICH WAS MOSTLY BACK IN DECEMBER AND THESE ARE LEGISLATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTING ELECTIONS IF THE COME TO FRUITION.
SO WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT. WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ELECTIONS UPDATE FACILITY UPDATE AND SCARED NEWS . AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO A WHOLE LOT OF DETAILS BECAUSE YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THIS. I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE BY WHAT SOME OF THESE PROPOSED LEGISLATIONS ARE ABOUT. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, GO AHEAD.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO AX THEM. REMEMBER NOW THESE ARE JUST PROPOSAL.
THESE ARE NOT LAWS OR NOT EVEN BILLS. SO ALL I NEED YOU TO DO IS KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE ARE THINGS THAT OUR LEGISLATORS ARE THINKING ABOUT AND HAVE PUT FORTH TO BECOME LAWS ELECTION LAWS. OK, SO LOOKING REALLY STILL.
YES, THEY ARE. BILLS AREN'T. YOU SAID THEY WEREN'T BILLS
YET. >> THESE CLUBS ARE THESE ARE HOUSE BILLS BEING PROPOSALS ON SOME OK. SO ARE WE LOOKING AT A HOUSE BILL.
THIRTY ONE NINETY NINE AND TO SUMMARIZE THIS ONE IS JUST A PROVISION.
PEOPLE WANT TO DO AWAY WITH THE STRAIGHT PARTY VOTING RIGHT. SO ALL OF THESE BILLS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSED HAVE ALL BEEN SENT TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEES FOR FOLLOW UPS AND RESEARCH HOUSE BILL 30 TO 0 6 IF YOU CAN REMEMBER OVER THE LAST SEVERAL GENERAL ELECTION
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WE HAD WHAT WE CALL THESE FUSION CANDIDATES. >> THESE OF CANDIDATES THAT ARE ALLOWED TO RUN IN MORE THAN ONE POLITICAL PARTIES. SO THIS PARTICULAR BILL WILL PROHIBIT THAT FROM HAPPENING FOR ONE CANDIDATE TO BE ON THE BALLOT MORE THAN ONCE FOR MORE THAN ONE POLITICAL PARTY HOUSE BILL 30 TO 60 ONE. THAT BILL IS IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. THEY KNOW THAT THERE WAS TALKING ABOUT PROHIBITING ONE CANDIDATE FROM BEING ON THE BALLOT MORE THAN ONCE. STILL PARTY TO 65.
WOULD YOU GUYS MIKES OF 30 TO 65 IS REQUIRING THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO ADD A BOX ON THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION TO IDENTIFY A VOTER'S POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION. PRETTY MUCH WHAT THAT BILL IS ABOUT.
IT'S ABOUT EVERYTHING. IT'S NOT PROHIBITING ON REQUIRING THAT THAT PERSON PARTICIPATE ONLY IN THAT PARTICULAR PARTY'S PRIMARY. BUT THE INFORMATION CAN BE
OBTAINED THROUGH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION. >> MARIE WYATT, WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY DID THAT FOR? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. IF A VOTER WANTS TO CHECK OFF A PARTY BUT THEY STILL CAN VOTE THE SAME WAY THEY DO IN PRIMARIES AS I UNDERSTAND IT.
WHY WOULD THEY EVEN WANT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT UNLESS YOU'RE TRYING TO END TOWARD REGISTERING BY PARTY. WELL, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE NOT SEEN IT LISTED AS SUCH AS A PERSON STORY AND BY A VOTER BEING REGISTERED BY PARTY . THIS IS A DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE OR A DIFFERENT WAY.
I'VE SEEN PRESENTED AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN IT PRESENTED LIKE THAT.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THEY WOULD WANT TO KNOW A PERSON POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION EXCEPT MAYBE TO GAGED THE FEEL AS TO HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT IN A PARTICULAR PARTY.
>> IT'S NOTHING IN ASSUME THE REASON FOR THING IS WRONG. >> IF YOU DON'T MAKE EVERYBODY DO IT YOU RISK YOUR LIFE. THAT WILL MAKE ME MORE RELEVANT PARTIES GO YOU'RE ONLY A FEW THAT VOLUNTEER TO DO IT. SO I DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE THING.
IT SEEMS SILLY TO ME BUT THAT'S JUST ME. >> REMEMBER NOW THESE ARE JUST PROPOSALS. THESE ARE NOT LAWS SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT ANY OF THESE YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO TO THE STATE WEBSITE AND FIGURE OUT
WHAT THE NAME OF WHAT IT IS. >> I'LL TELL YOU TO STOP READING.
BUT YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE AND YOU CAN PULL UP ALL OF THESE BILLS ā AND YOU'VEBEEN&S
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BECAUSE THIS IS A PRETTY BIG ONE. THIS WAS ABOUT A PERSON ABSENTEE AND A 14 DAYS ALLOWING ANYONE TO VOTE ABSENTEE IN PERSON WITHOUT AN EXCUSE PRETTY MUCH AN ESTIMATE ON THE ADDRESS SEVERAL DIFFERENT SECTION ARE TRYING TO AMEND SEVERAL[00:35:09]
DIFFERENT SECTION. >> AND IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT REGISTRATION MUST BE AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE ANY ELECTION WHICH IS WHAT IS NOW PLEASE FUTURE MIKE'S AND IF YOU CONTINUE IN ON IT IS ALSO TRYING TO ELIMINATE THOSE PEOPLE WHO RUN BY CONVENTION PARTY THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO USE A NEWSPAPER OR A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION TO PUT
POLLS THEIR NOTICES. >> AND AGAIN THERE'S ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS BILL THAT'S TRYING TO PROHIBIT A CANDIDATE FROM FILING ONE STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FOR MORE THAN ONE STATEMENT OF CANDIDATES FOR A PARTICULAR ELECTION. AND IT'S ALSO ASKING THAT NON POLITICAL PARTY, NOT NON POLITICAL PARTY BUT THOSE PARTIES THAT ARE DONE BY CONVENTION THAT THEY ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PAY A FILING FEE. THEY DO NOT HAVE TO DO THAT NOW. ONLY THOSE PEOPLE PERHAPS RUN BY A PARTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY OR REPUBLICAN PARTY, THOSE PEOPLE THAT THEY FILE TO BE ON THE BALLOT, THEY PAY A FUNNEL AND
SEEK AND FOLKS FILING BY CONVENTION DO NOT. >> DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING AGAINST THE 14 DAYS? WHY IS IT 14 DAYS AS OF NOW PEOPLE CAN VOTE WITH ONE 17
REASONS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS, IS THAT CORRECT? >> RIGHT.
ONE REASON THEY THINK THEY CAN STILL DO THAT. >> FROM WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IT'S NOT I'M LOOKING AT IT FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER IS IT THEY ARE LOOKING AT MAYBE JUST RULES THAT 40 PEOPLE YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY OF THOSE REASONS TO VOTE.
>> SO WHAT IS IT? AGAIN, 14 DAYS AND WHAT IMPACT WILL THAT HAVE ON EVERYBODY WAITING 14 DAYS IN YOUR ALL IN THE PROCESS IN YOUR OFFICE STAFF BECAUSE EVERYBODY WOULD
WAIT UNTIL THE 14 DAYS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO. >> SO YOU ALSO SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THE 14 DAYS THAT THE BILL . I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY THOUGHT. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T WHY THEY THOUGHT THAT THAT WOULD BE A BENEFIT OR NOT A BENEFIT. I DON'T KNOW.
YOU REMEMBER THAT. I'M JUST SAYING THESE TO YOU ALL ALREADY XU DID CREATING GREAT ACTUALLY I WAS LISTENING TO YOUR COMMENT AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT GIVING A REASON WHEN THEY COME IN.
>> OH I DON'T THING. I DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY THAT WAS GETTING ALL LOT.
I WORKED THE ABSENTEE PRECINCT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS IN. I DON'T THINK THIS WILL CHANGE TOO MUCH. I'M WITH YOU. I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHY
THEY PUT IT IN THERE. I DON'T IT REALLY? >> REALLY.
BUT WHEN WE FIND OUT WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT IT ACTUALLY DISCUSS IT AND DEBATE IT.
>> OK. SO THAT'S SOME OF THIRTY THREE SEVENTY TWO IT'S PRETTY BIG.
AGAIN IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHO SPONSORED THESE BILLS YOU CAN GO TO THE STATE LAW WEBSITE AND YOU CAN SEE THE SPONSORS AND OF COURSE YOU KNOW YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THEM.
YOU CAN SEND THEM E MAILS TO THE RATIONALE BEHIND THEIR PROPOSALS AND THAT'S THAT'S THAT. THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AS CITIZENS WHEN WE ARE
CONFUSED AS TO WHY THEY ARE MAKING CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS. >> MARIE, WHEN I READ THIS WHEN I READ THIS EARLIER WHEN YOU SENT THIS THING OUT, I THOUGHT IT ALSO HAD SAID THAT YOU COULD HAVE ACTUALLY ABSENTEE PRECINCT FOR EVERY 50000 PEOPLE. AND I WROTE YOU DID SAY THAT IT
INTERNET IN THAT 72 BILL. >> THAT'S WHERE I PUT MY COMMENT.
BUT YEAH. >> THAT'S THAT'S THAT IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT'S NOT. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THEIR RECOMMENDED THAT YOU CAN'T
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HAVE. AGAIN THIS IS A PROPOSAL. AND WE ALREADY MEET THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE ABSENTEE PRECINCT. EXACTLY.WE WOULD FALL WITHIN THAT. SO IF THEY MAKE THIS A LAW IT WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT US
BECAUSE WE ARE ALREADY DOING IT RIGHT. >> OK.
YEAH. IF THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF IN THESE BILLS HOUSE BILL 34 10 IS THAT WHERE WE ARE. YEAH. THIRTY FOUR 10.
YES. KEEP EXAMINING THE RETURN ADDRESS ENVELOPE CONTAINING ABSENTEE BALLOT MAY BEGIN AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE CALENDAR DAY BEFORE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S THERE NOW.
BUT AGAIN IT'S IT'S GONNA PROBABLY GO AWAY IF THEY DON'T MAKE IT PERMANENT LAW.
AND I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT SAY SOMETHING ABOUT STARTING AT EIGHT THIRTY EXAMINING THE ABSENTEE BALLOT. SO AGAIN, THESE ARE PROPOSALS THAT'S BEING TOSSED AROUND IN ANOTHER PART OF THE FORTY THREE TAM IS ABOUT WITNESSES OR THE WITNESS SIGNATURE THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING THE WITNESS SIGNATURE CONFIRMING THE APPLICANT'S OATH CONTAINS WITNESS SOUTH CAROLINA DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER OR A SOUTH CAROLINA VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBER.
SO THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WHICH COULD PROPOSE SOME PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE ALREADY TO WITNESS SIGNATURE HUMOR IN SCARES VIEWPOINT IS ALREADY PROPOSING IT'S ALREADY CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE WHERE VOTERS ARE NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN A WITNESS AND EFFECT TO OBTAIN A WITNESS THEIR BALLOTS WILL NOT COUNT. AND SO NOW THEY LOOKING AT ADDING THE WITNESS MUST PROVIDE A SOUTH CAROLINA DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER OR VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBER WHICH IS JUST PILING ON TOP OF WHAT'S ALREADY AN ISSUE.
>> OK. A SENATE BILL 113 OK. >> THIS BILL IS IS IN-PERSON ABSENTEE VOTING MORE THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION. THEY HAVE AN ELECTION IS TALKING ABOUT THAT WE MUST ESTABLISH ARE WE NOT WE SHOULD NOT OPEN THE ABSENTEE PRECINCT PRIOR TO 30 DAYS OF AN ELECTION WHICH WE DON'T TYPICALLY DO THAT ANYWAY.
>> SO THAT'S JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE DO NOT DO THAT. THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL IS ABOUT WHICH WE DID IN THE LAST ELECTION. THERE WERE SOME OUT TO OPEN EARLY AUTHENTICALLY IS AND THEY DON'T WANT THAT TO OPEN 30 DAYS OR MISS THEY HAVE ANOTHER PRIOR
TO THIS. >> BILL S. IS TALKING 45 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION IF THERE IS A STATE OF EMERGENCY. AMY HOUSE BILL 113 IS PRETTY MUCH TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE GOVERNOR CAN DO WITHIN THE 40 DAYS OF AN ELECTION IF THERE IS A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? >> WHAT HAPPENED THE LAST TIME WE GOT TO VOTE WITH NO EXCUSE
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AND IT COULD BE OTHER PROVISIONS THAT THE GOVERNOR CAN MAKE FOR POLLING LOCATIONS AND OR ELECTIONS DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT THE EMERGENCY AFFECTS THAT PARTICULAR AREA WHERE YOUR PRECINCT OR YOUR POLLING LOCATION IS HOUSE BILL. I'M SORRY.SENATE BILL 120 MINE IS TALKING ABOUT DISSOLVING THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AT THE BOARD. YOU ALSO WILL BE REPORTING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS FAR
AS SESSIONS AS FAR AS THAT BILL GOES. >> I CALLED MARCY DINO WHO'S THE HEAD OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION. SHE SAID COME SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS OR HOW MANY TIMES BUT IT'S COME UP AND THEY'RE JUST BRING IT UP AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WITH HAVING THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS JUST LIKE IN GEORGIA SHE SAID THAT SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD TO CHANGE SECRETARY THEY BECAUSE THEY USUALLY GO ON TO RUN FOR SOMETHING ELSE EITHER GOVERNOR OR SOMETHING AND THEY CHANGE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE I THINK I THINK SHE SAID SIX OR SEVEN TIMES IN THE TIME THAT MARCY'S BEEN AHEAD OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
SO EVERY IF THAT'S TRUE, THAT'S EVERY TWO OR THREE YEARS AND READ CHANGE IN THE HEAD AREA.
SO I THINK IT WOULDN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THE DEDICATED TO WORK WITH ELECTIONS IN YOU KNOW,
WHEN THAT STATE ELECTION COMMISSION. >> SO THAT'S THE DOWN SIDE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE UPSIDE IS EXCEPT THAT THEY WOULD DO AWAY WITH A SINGLE ELECTION AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE OF ELECTIONS.
SO MARCY WOULD BE THAT POSITION WOULD NOT BE THERE. MAYBE IT WOULD SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE IT SAVES THAT MUCH PLUS THE WAY MONEY IS SPENT NOWADAYS BY THE GOVERNMENT IN VARIOUS AREAS. IT SHOULDN'T BE A REASON I WOULDN'T THINK TO DISRUPT THE ELECTION PROCESS. BUT ANYWAY, MY DISCUSSION IS FOR INQUIRER SENIOR THE HOUSE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WENT BACK INTO SESSION.
>> I THINK THE SECOND WEEK IN IN JANUARY AND THESE BILLS WERE PROFILE THERE WILL BE OTHERS COMING UP AND AS THEY COME UP I WILL MAKE SURE BERNADETTE WILL HAVE THEM AT AND BECAUSE BERNADETTE IS ON OUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AND SO SHE WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO GET THE BILLS WHEN THEY COME UP. BUT WE WILL SHARE THEM WITH YOU ALL SO THAT IF THERE IS A STANCE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, YOU WILL BE WORKING THROUGH OUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION MEMBERS AND SOME OF YOU HAVE THEIR DIRECT LINE. SO IF IS A FEEL THAT YOU KNOW, WILL BE BENEFICIAL OR NOT BENEFICIAL TO THE ELECTION COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO LOBBY OUR LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT OR NOT SUPPORT THOSE LEGISLATIONS THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. AND BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE THEM AND THEY WILL BE VOTING ON THESE YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY IF THEY COME BACK TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE SESSION ENDS. MOST OF OUR LEGISLATORS HAVE 10 AND THEY HAVE CLOUT.
THEY SERVE ON A LOT OF COMMITTEES AND WHAT THEY SAY A LOT OF THE TIMES DOES DOES CARRY WEIGHT. SO WHAT I AM SO JUSTICE IS THAT WHENEVER THERE IS A BILL THAT AFFECTS OUR ELECTION COMMUNITY AND AND WE DON'T FEEL THAT IT'S GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL TO OUR ELECTION COMMUNITY THAT YOU VOICE YOUR OPINION TO LEGISLATORS OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE REPRESENTING US AND COLOMBIA TO YOUR PLEASURE OR YOUR DISLIKE OF THOSE PROPOSED
CHANGES. >> ALL RIGHT. SO THAT STEP.
AND LIKE I SAID AS THEY COME UP AND YOU KNOW, WILL BE IN SESSION UNTIL MAY.
SO I'M SURE THERE WILL BE OTHERS THAT WILL COME UP AND. SO LET'S JUST BE DILIGENT IN WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS TO GET LAWS THAT WILL BENEFIT IN OUR IS OF VOTERS IN OUR COMMUNITY A
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LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DATE WE ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE SPECIALTY.WOULD YOU PLEASE TURN YOUR MIKES OFF? WE ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF BEAUFORT ON MARCH THE 2ND. WE WILL OPEN IN-PERSON ABSENTEE FOR THAT ELECTION OR BEFORE THE 8TH OF FEBRUARY. WE JUST GOT OUR DATABASE THEN.
YES, WE GOT IT YESTERDAY. WE ARE SEEING AN IF WE CAN GET THEM READY BEFORE THE 8TH.
WE WILL OPEN UP THE ABSENTEE PRECINCT. BUT IF THAT IT WILL FOR SURE BE OPEN ON THE FEBRUARY BY FEBRUARY THE 8TH ALSO THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE A TOWN OF PORT ROYAL IN THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER AND THEY BOTH HAVE TWO CAPITOL SEATS THAT WILL BE UP. MIND YOU ALL THAT YOU ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS ELECTION BECAUSE ALL OF THESE AGENCIES, ALL OF THESE ENTITIES HAVE THEIR OWN ELECTION COMMISSION.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THEIR TOWN CLERKS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PRECINCTS ARE OPEN.
THEY HAVE POLL WORKERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE BUT THEY ARE HANDLED BY THEIR OWN ELECTION
COMMISSION. >> MARIE MARIE CRAIG CHALLENGES THEY THEY OWN USER MACHINES.
>> THEY JUST HAVE MY DOING. >> I'M SORRY. I CAN HEAR YOU.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN MACHINES AND THEIR OWN POLL WORKERS. NO, THEY USE ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT. WE USE OUR EQUIPMENT AND THEY CERTIFY THEY OWN ELECTION.
>> BUT THE SO OUR COMMISSIONERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING CARE OF RUNNING THE ELECTION.
RIGHT. YOU WILL NOT GET THEY HAVE THEIR OWN COMMISSIONERS.
OK, THE TOWN OF GMAC IS ALSO A PORT OF OF THAT NOVEMBER 2ND ELECTION.
THE ONLY THING WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN THE TOWN THAT WE MSE BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE LIKE MAYBE 60 SOMETHING VOTERS IN THE TOWN MSE THAT LIVES IN P4 COUNTY.
WE USUALLY DO ABSENTEE THEY VOTE BY ABSENTEE VOTES. ALL RIGHT.
BATES YES. GOT IT. WHERE CAN I GO? I DID NOT HEAR MY. I THINK THAT I THINK THAT THAT ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS VOTED FOR IT. JEFF DEFINITELY THE COMMISSIONERS.
I THINK THE QUESTION FROM MR. FROM FROM FROM MR. ZEKE WAS SO OUR COMMISSIONERS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR QUOTE RUNNING THESE ELECTIONS. IS THAT IS THAT THE BOTTOM LINE? YES. OK.
THE BOTTOM LINE THEY HAVE THEIR OWN COMMISSION AS CITY AND PEOPLE HAVE THEIR OWN COMMISSIONERS AND THE PULL RULE THAT IS THE TYPE OF BLUFFTON DOES AS WELL THE HILTON HEAD IS THE ONLY MUNICIPALITY THAT WE OR WE CERTIFY THEIR ELECTION FOR AGAIN.
>> AGAIN, THE TOWN OF THE CITY OF BEAUFORT WILL BE PROVIDING THEIR OWN POLL WORKERS CORRECT THEIR POLL WORKERS OF UP WORKERS. WOW.
I'M KIND OF CONFUSED NOW. HOW CAN A COMMISSIONER NOT RUN AN ELECTION? BUT WE. BUT THE TOWN THAT THE CITY OF BEAUFORT USE OUR POLL
WORKERS. HOW DOES THAT WORK? >> IT'S THE POLL WORKERS BELONG TO THE BOARD ONTO THE CITY. THEY GET TRAINED BY US. WE TRAIN THEM AND THEY ARE THE SAME PEOPLE. IT'S JUST THAT YOU CAN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM ON THAT
DAY. >> THAT'S STUPID. I MEAN THEY THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORKERS. THANKS. THANKS, MARY.
BUT THEY ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THEY ARE. THESE ARE EXPIRED.
THESE ARE YOUR POLL WORKERS THAT YOU USE DURING THE GENERAL ELECTION ARE DOING SPECIAL ELECTIONS. BUT WHEN THEY ARE RUNNING THE ONLY ELECTION THEY USE TO SAVE PEOPLE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
BUT WE DO ALL THE TRAINING JUST LIKE WE DO FOR ANYBODY ELSE. THANKS FOR OR ANY OF THE
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QUESTIONS AHEAD, MR. CLIFFORD. ALL RIGHT. AND FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD WHEN WE DO THAT WE SUPPLY ALL OF THAT AND THE MUNICIPALITIES PAY FOR THE MACHINES AND SOFORTH. >> AND HELPING TRAIN NEW POLL WORKERS AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING. AND I'M ASSUMING, MARY, THE STATE STILL PAYS ANY POLL WORKERS STIPEND BIG CITY COUNTY ,THE CITY FOR ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES, EVEN THE ONE WE CERTIFY ELECTIONS FOR REIMBURSING US FOR CONDUCTING ELECTIONS FOR THEM AND SO.
>> SO YES, THEY PAY WHEN WHEN WHEN WHEN WE CONDUCT THE ELECTION FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD, THEY PAY A PRO-RATA SHARE BECAUSE THEY ARE ON THE BALLOT AND B FOR 2 THEY ARE ON THE BALLOT WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION SO THEY DON'T PAY A HUNDRED PERCENT A PR PORTION BASED ON THE NUMBER OF VOTERS THEY HAVE IN THE POPULATION IN THEIR MUNICIPALITY THAT WHEN WE RUN AN INDEPENDENT ELECTION LIKE WE ARE GETTING READY TO DO FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING AT 100 PERCENT. OK.
I AM TOTALLY. CAN YOU CAN YOU GET THAT SCREEN BACK NOW SO WE CAN SEE SOME PEOPLE WERE OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE YOU WANT TO GO TO?
>> WELL, WE STILL GOT TO DO THE FACILITY UPDATE. >> OH, SORRY.
70 UPDATES. WE HAVE INSTALLED IN THE BEEF AT OFFICE.
WE HAVE INSTALLED AN ICON SYSTEM AND OUR DOORS ARE LOCKED AND IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO OUR LOBBY YOU HAVE TO BE BOTH AND TALKED TO IN BOTH DAN AND WE HAVE TO WORK ON THE SAME PROCESS BEFORE THE BLUFFTON ANDD MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE SESSION THAT WE ARE WE HAVE RAN OUT OF WAREHOUSE SPACE. IT'S REALLY, REALLY NOT A PRETTY SIGHT.
IT'S HARD TO WORK. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN OUR PRE PROPOSAL FOR BUDGET THIS YEAR WE HAVE SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO 600000 DOLLARS AND THAT IS TO EITHER IMPROVE UPON WHAT WE HAVE OR BUY ADDITIONAL PROPERTY THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BUILD ON ADDITIONAL STORAGE
TOPS. >> AND MR ATKINS SAID THAT HE'S STILL ON THE CALL.
HE WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED IN MAKING SURE THAT THESE PROPOSALS GET PRESENTED PROPERLY. HE YES WORK THAT ONE OF THE STANDARDS OF ADJACENT PROPERTY ARE EQUAL TO PURCHASING THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IN THE YEAR THAT'S BEEN SOLD. CHAMP, YOU WANT TO SAY I'LL JUST ADD I'M HAPPY TO RELAY THIS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND REPRESENT THE BOARD AND LET THE REQUEST BE KNOWN TO COUNCIL . THANK YOU. I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BUT HEY, THAT'S WHAT YOU THEY ARE. ALL RIGHT.
ABSOLUTELY. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. OK.
ALL RIGHT. SCALE FOR 20 21 HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE PLANNING TO HAVE SCARE ACTUALLY THE 8TH THROUGH THE 13TH.
THERE WERE SO MANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE SITUATION WE ARE IN SO FAR AS KOLBERT IS CONCERNED AND IT WAS JUST NOT FEASIBLE TO GO THROUGH WITH THAT. SO WE HAVE TENTATIVELY MOVED IT IN SEPTEMBER. HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE IN A BETTER PLACE IN REFERENCE TO THE PANDEMIC OF HOTEL IN MYRTLE BEACH THAT WE USUALLY HAVE OUR CONFERENCE WHICH IS THE
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LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE. >> WE ARE EXPECTING LEGISLATORS TO COME AND THEY ARE WE WILL HAVE FOLKS THAT WILL LISTEN TO US AS THE ELECTION COMMUNITY. WE CAN SHARE OUR THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND BUT NOW IS BEING PROPOSED FOR SEPTEMBER AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IT WILL YOU MAY GET TO ENJOY SOME OF THE AMENITIES OF BEACH AND HOPEFULLY MORE OF YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO COME THAT TIME OF THE YEAR. I KNOW SOME OF YOU WHO ARE WORKING IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM MAY NOT BE SUCH A GOOD IDEA BUT IF YOU PLAN GOOD YOU MAY BE ABLE TO THOSE FIVE DAYS OFF. THE GOOD THING ABOUT IT IS THAT IT IS YOU WILL HAVE THE WEEKEND TO WORK WITH THE 17TH IS A FRIDAY. SO INSTEAD OF STOPPING ON A MONDAY OR TUESDAY IT WILL START ON A FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. I THINK SO THOSE ARE THE DATES THAT SO YOU WILL HAVE FRIDAY EVENING MONDAY. I MEAN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THAT YOU WILL HAVE ACTIVITIES GOING ON. IF ALL GOES AS PLANNED, SCARE IS ALSO PLANNING TO HAVE VIRTUAL I DON'T THINK I HAVE THAT ON HERE.
BUT THEY ARE PLANNING TO HAVE A VIRTUAL BUSINESS MEETING ON THE 11TH AND ALL OF YOU WILL BE GETTING AN INVITATION FOR THAT. AND THAT'S WHEN WE WILL BE TALKING I THINK.
I THINK BUT WE TALKING ABOUT THE ELECTIONS AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN NOMINATED TO BE PRESIDENT OF SCARE FOR 21 22. SO I'M CELESTE TO YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT AND WE WILL YOU WILL
HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS IN THE COMING DAYS. >> CONGRATULATE GRADUATION.
ANY QUESTION FROM WATERBURY FOR ANY OF THAT AND YOU SEE EVERYBODY NOW MR. CLIFFORD I SEE A BUNCH OH, I CAN'T SEE EVERYBODY BUT I DON'T THINK THEY CAPITALISM ON.
>> THAT'S PRETTY MUCH CONCLUDES MY REPORT UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
WHAT ARE YOU. VERY GOOD IMAGE. WE'VE GOT A CRUSH SO WHY? OH, AND HERE AND SHE WAS HONORED LAST NIGHT AT THE COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING ALONG WITH I THINK FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES OF BEAUFORT COUNTY AS GETTING RECOGNITION FOR JOB WELL DONE AND JUST WORKING HARD GREETING PEOPLE PROPERLY AND THAT KIND OF .
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL MAKE YOU FREAK AND FILL US IN ON PREMATURITY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW ABOUT THAT BUT I'M SURE MARIE WROTE THE FORTY PAGE DOCUMENT TO GIVE US A 50
PAGE DOCUMENT. >> MR. CLINTON. I'M GOING TO ACCEPT THAT TO WEIGH IN ON THAT BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT IT TO US AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE SO MANY TIMES THE HARD THAT ALL EMPLOYEES WORK HARD THEY DON'T ALWAYS GET THE RECOGNITION THAT THEY DESERVE AND I WISH WE COULD RECOGNIZE EVERYONE BUT WE CAN ONLY TAKE ONE AT A TIME SO WE'D LIKE TO YEAH SURE. I'D LOVE TO ADD TO THAT SO THAT THE PROGRAM ALLOWS THE ADMINISTRATOR DURING HIS REPORT TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENT KEY EMPLOYEES IN THOSE DEPARTMENTS. >> IDEA IS AS WE GO ALONG STARTING WITH THE MOST TENURED EMPLOYEES THAT WE BRING IN BEFORE COUNCIL AND JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THEM FOR THEIR HARD LOOK IN THEIR LONGEVITY OF SERVICE WITH THE COUNTY AND
HOW MUCH WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO. >> THANK YOU CHRIS.
>> OKAY. WE OVER THE ELECTION YOUR SHARE OF MY STILL HADN'T JOINED
ACCORDING TO MY ROSTER. >> IT JUST DEPENDS. WE CAN EITHER GO AHEAD AND DO THE ELECTION IN ONE THING OR WE CAN WAIT TILL FEBRUARY AND HOPE THAT WE ONLY HAVE.
WELL I HOPE WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY MISSING BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE BOARD. ANY COMMENTS ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DO ON THIS?
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THIS IS QUITE GOOD. YES, I COULD TAKE IT. THINK ABOUT IT.I HAVE REALLY HAD THESE MEETINGS AND READ THE ELECTION JUST LIKE THE REST OF US.
I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT ELSE YOU DO OUTSIDE THESE MEETINGS.
>> ACTUALLY NOTHING. NO. THE CHAIR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD WORKS CLOSELY WITH MOVIE MARINE COMES UP WITH IDEAS AND SO FORTH ON THE AGENDA.
I GIVE HER IDEAS ON THE AGENDA AND I TRY TO. AND NO, I HAVEN'T BEEN GREAT AT THIS BUT I'VE MENTIONED TO YOU ALL THAT IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU CAN GIVE THEM TO ME.
SOMETIMES I REMEMBERED TO SEND OUT A LITTLE NOTICE LIKE I DID A WEEK OR 10 DAYS AGO AND SAID IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO YOUR AGENDA THEN LET ME KNOW.
BUT WE WORKED TOGETHER ON THE AGENDA. I DO.
I DO SOME TELEPHONING TO JEFF BRADLEY AND BILL HER KURZMAN AND TOM DAVIS AND JUST OUR LEGISLATIVE GROUP TO LET HIM KNOW. LIKE LIKE NOW WE HAVE A COMMISSIONER OPENING BUT ALSO TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THE ELECTION.
HOWARD, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, WHAT IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE COMING IN THINGS IF WE COULD COME TO THEM FOR HELP FOR AND SO FORTH. TRY TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS AND THINGS. I MEAN THAT'S KIND OF THE PERSON YOU CAN DO AS MUCH HATTERAS AS WATER AS LITTLE AS YOU ABOUT IT. YES.
I DO NOT SAY ANY WORD FOR IT IS GETTING BEFORE AN ELECTION DO THAT ALL THE COMMISSIONER JOB JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE THAT ENTAILS.
MAYBE HE JUST SIGNED ON TO MR. CLIFFORD. >> I'M SORRY.
I SAID BEVERLY IS IN ON THE MEETING NOW. >> OH GOOD.
OK. WELL THAT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION.
>> I GUESS FROM HERE THEN ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT WHAT WAS DONE AND SO FORTH.
>> YEAH KICK IN THERE TOO. I DON'T KNOW. >> THANK YOU.
>> OK. HOW MANY PEOPLE PUT THEIR NAME IN THE AD? I THINK I'M GOING TO PUT MY NAME OUT FOR ONE MORE TIME FOR CHAIRMAN AND I KNOW WHO ELSE OUT THERE WITH YOU. THEY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, JOIN THEM.
BUT AT SPEAK UP IF YOU DO ANYBODY ELSE OUT. >> SO DID WE.
WE AGREED TO THINK ABOUT THEN AND VOTE ON IT. >> YOU KNOW WHAT WE AGREE ON.
>> WE AGREE THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT INTO THE END AND THEN RUN AND KNOW AND WE WILL.
NOW THAT WE GOT BEVERLY THERE IT MAKES IT A FULL BOARD THAT WE HAVE.
WE'VE ONLY GOT EIGHT PEOPLE BUT THAT'S EVERYBODY. SO I DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO.
>> WELL, IF YOU WANT TO PUT IT ONE. BUT I'VE SENT AN E-MAIL OUT TO THREE WEEKS AGO. SO YOU'VE HAD UP TO THREE WEEKS.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT ANOTHER MONTH IS GOING TO DO. >> I AGREE.
>> OK. HAVE YOU GOT A MILLION VOLUNTEERS?
>> THEY'RE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD NORMALLY JUST NOMINATE WHO THEY THINK SHOULD BE THE CHAIR AND THE VISE CHAIR. HOW DO YOU GUYS. IS THIS HOW YOU NORMALLY DO
THIS OR PEOPLE JUST SAY HEY, I'M WILLING TO DO USUALLY. >> WE COULD WE GOING EITHER WAY IF YOU WANT TO NOMINATE AS LONG AS YOU CLEARED WHOEVER YOU WANT TO NOMINATE AND THEY WILL DO IT. YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE ELECTED THEN THAT'S FINE.
YOU GOT LEX YOU CAN NOMINATE SOMEONE ELSE. OR I THINK THE WAY YOU LEFT IT IN THE RULES BUT YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, JIM, BUT I THINK WE JUST SAID PEOPLE WOULD PUT THEIR NAME IN THEM TO BE NOT WHAT NOMINEE AND OR SOMEBODY ELSE PUT THEM IN AND GET THEM TO PUT THEIR NAME IN. BUT IF YOU EVER WANTED TO BE CHAIR COULD PUT THEIR NAME IN AND VOTE ON IT IN A OPEN VOTE NOT A SECRET VOTE YES VOTE ON IT.
AND ELECT SOMEONE YOU FEEL LIKE OK THEN YOU CAN ONLY IF YOU'RE GOING TO BECOME WHOEVER IS
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NOMINATING HER WANTS TO BECOME THE SECRETARY. >> I'M KIDDING.
THAT WAS ATTEMPTED HUMOR. WE GOT JEAN FELIX. WE GOT MYSELF ANYONE ELSE?
>> IS THAT EVERYBODY HAD THEIR TEMPORARY I DON'T EVER HEAR JIM ROWE.
>> REMEMBER HER OR CAROLINE OR NO ONE ELSE WANTS SHARON ALI. NO, NO THANK YOU.
ROB, LET'S LET'S BE CLEAR WHAT WE'RE RUNNING FOR CHANGE. YOU'RE REALLY BORED.
GARY I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD GO WITH THE VISE CHAIRMAN FIRST BECAUSE THEY MAY
WANT TO BE RUNNING FOR CHAIR. >> BUT WE JUST START WITH THE CHAIR AND GOING TO DO THE VISE CHAIR. I MEAN I SAID I DIDN'T WE HAD WE HAD NOT BEEN SPECIFIC THAT THAT THAT THE NOMINATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE CHAIR. THAT WAS NEVER SAID.
>> OH, OK. HERE'S TO BE CLEAR. >> NO, THIS IS GOOD.
I THOUGHT I DIDN'T SAY IT BUT YES, I DID. SO SO THAT'S FINE.
>> ANY OTHER NOMINEES NEED TO DO THAT AND THE NOMINEES ARE. >> WELL, WE HAVEN'T.
FELIX AND MYSELF AND I ASK ANYBODY ELSE I DIDN'T HEAR ANYBODY SAY ANYTHING.
>> IT WAS I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATION AND THEN VOTE ON TALK SOMEONE MADE A MOTION THAT THE NOMINATIONS AND IT WAS A NOMINATION.
>> SORRY I MOVE BECAUSE THE NOMINATION RANK IN THE SECOND LINE SECOND.
>> OK. THANKS. ANY DISCUSSION OF THAT?
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. >> CLOSER NOMINATIONS. ALL IN FAVOR.
I BY ALL OPPOSED. >> OK. >> I DON'T KNOW THE SINCE I CAN'T SEE EVERYBODY ON A ROLL AND BEST WAY TO DO THIS. GREAT SHOW.
HANDS BECAUSE I KNOW WE NEED THREE PEOPLE. WE COULD CHATTERBOX WE IT.
>> IT'S IT'S AN OPEN VOTE. OPEN LINE. WE'RE IN THE ROOM.
>> I CAN SEE EVERYBODY I'LL MAKE THE RECORD OF WHO'S VOTING FOR WHAT OKATIE ALPHABETICALLY DO IT ALPHABETICALLY. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF RON CLIFFORD.
>> YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HANDS. RAISE. OK, YOU GET EVERYBODY.
>> I HAVE EVER I CAN'T SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAVE TO. I HAVE TO.
TWO PEOPLE VOTED FOR YOU SO FAR. ANYBODY ELSE?
AND YOU NAME THEM SINCE WE MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN THE HANDS. >> TELL YOU WHAT, LET ME CALL YOUR NAME AND YOU ANSWER YES OR NO. OK, YES OR NO TO WHAT TO.
>> IF YOU IF YOU VOTED IF YOU WOULD NOT. RIGHT NOW ALL I SEE IS EILEEN AND MR. CLIFFORD ANYBODY ELSE? IF YOU SEE ANYBODY ELSE LET YOU KNOW.
SO IT'S TO SO GENE GENE FELIX GENE SEE? ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
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>> AND YOU'RE MISSING CAROLINE. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU, CAROLINE.
HI, OK. SO WE HAVE AND WE HAVE THE BODY ABSTAINING SO THAT'S SO WE HAVE
TWO PEOPLE MR. CLIFFORD FINDS CAROLINE, ONE ABSTAINING. >> SO THAT LOOKS LIKE.
I'M SORRY CITES A GENE THAT LOOK LIKE GENE YOU MIGHT BE ON NEW ARMCHAIR PERSON.
CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CLIFFORD. CAN YOU FINISH THE THE NOMINATION PROCESS? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE POWDER YOU . CAN YOU FINISHED THE NOMINATION
PROCESS OF NOW WE FROM THE VISE CHAIR. >> WHAT HAPPENED TO CLIFFORD
BROWN, YOUR MOTHER SIGNIFICANT . >> HELLO.
>> ARE YOU SAYING MR. CLIFFORD CHICKEN? ARE YOU SAYING SOMETHING?
MONITOR HER. >> OK, DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID REALLY ABOUT THE VOTES?
>> WHAT DID YOU DO? I'M NOT SURE. >> VIRGINIA A EUROS.
CAN YOU HEAR US, MR. CLIFFORD? NO, ASKING US TO MOVE ON. MR. ROW, COULD YOU TAKE OVER FROM IF SOMEONE IS INTERESTED RUNNING FOR VISE CHAIR OF THE BOARD?
>> PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND BEVERLY. I SEE.
PLEASE HELP THAT WE STAND THE ONLY HAND I SEE. THIS MRS. SELF SELF NOMINATION FOR THE VISE CHAIR POSITION. SO FAR I SEE BEVERLY AS ANYONE ELSE. OPERATIONS ARE CLOSED. WOULD YOU WOULD YOU PLEASE READ
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THE RESULTS? >> MARIE DID DID YOU NOMINATE YOURSELF?
NOT. >> BEVERLY IS RUNNING TO BE THE VISE CHAIR OF THE BOARD.
>> IF IF SHE'S THE ONLY ONE SOMEONE NEED TO TAKE THE MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATION.
I HAVE TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR VISE CHAIR. >> SECOND, WE DO NEED TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR ON EVERY DOOR. AS VISE CHAIR OF THE BOARD VOTER REGISTRATION ELECTIONS PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND TO 0 6. ANY ABSTAINING?
>> THE FINAL VOTE. MARIE YOU DO HAVE TO ENTER A VOTE.
UM DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE? I THINK WE DO A CENSUS. I HAVE SEVEN OK.
COUNT CAROLINE UP. MR. KEYES IS AN ISSUE THAT HE CAME AFTER HIM WRONG AS NEVER HE DIDN'T VOTE BECAUSE HE CAN'T HEAR US. THAT'S WHY RUNS IT LOOKS LIKE
RON'S TRYING TO GET THROUGH ON THE PHONE. >> TALKING TO TED.
WELL, WE HAVE SEVEN VOTES LONG FOR BEVERLY AS VISE CHAIRMAN. THAT'S SO THAT'S THAT'S THE MAJORITY. SO BEVERLY WILL BE THE VISE CHAIR.
MR. SO WITH SEVEN VOTES SEVEN VOTES FOR BEVERLY 0. SO BEVERLY DOOR IS HEREBY APPOINTED VISE CHAIR OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF BIRTH. I NEVER GET RIGHT.
THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS VOTER REGISTRATION FOR THE FOUR COUNTY OK.
MR. KERRY SELLS THE ROLL. TYPICALLY WE HAVE EMAILS ALL PUBLIC PEOPLE MAYBE E-MAILING US. I JUST NEED TO VERIFY THAT WE DIDN'T GET ANY QUESTIONS FROM FROM THE PUBLIC. CHRIS. OK.
GOOD. SO TODAY WE HAVE WE HAVE ELECTED TWO PEOPLE.
ONE IS THE ONE WILL TAKE OVER CHAIR DUTIES AS SOON AS AS SOON AS THIS MEETING ENDS.
AND THE THAT THAT THAT PERSON IS JEAN FELIX. CONGRATULATIONS, JEAN.
AND AT THE END OF THIS MEETING THAT BEVERLY D'OR WILL ASSUME VISE CHAIR DUTIES.
CONGRATULATIONS FOLKS. OK. JEAN, I'M JUST GOING TO GO.
I'M JUST GOING TO FINISH. FINISH IT OFF WITH THE AGENDA. MAYBE WE'LL GET TO RON THE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AS YOU AS YOU HAVE ETHICS FORMS, DON'T FORGET FOLKS THAT HAVE SWARMS ARE TWO PRIOR TO MARCH 30. OK. YOU COULD PLEASE TURN ON YOUR VEHICLE. DIFFICULT TO TALK OVER MR. ROE IF YOU WOULD ONLY JUST SOUNDS
PLEASE. >> THERE YOU GO. I HAD TO MUTE EVERYBODY.
OK. AGAIN ETHICS FORMS YOU CAN ALL SEE DUDE PRIOR TO MARCH 30 20 21 AND WE KNOW IT'S ONLINE. SO GET ON THERE SOON NEXT BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 24TH 20 21 AT 2:00 P.M. THAT WILL BE A VIRTUAL MEETING.
>> ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD? CHRIS, PLEASE PUT YOU ON MUTE AND MUTE. CHRIS I'M UNITS AT RIGHT SPEAKER CHRIS PUT IT IN THE
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CHAT ROOM. >> YOU'RE NOT COMING ACROSS YET .
>> DID YOU LOOK OUT FOR THAT PLEASE? CAUSE I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
THAT'S THE OFFICIAL DUTY. CHRIS, CAN YOU HEAR ME? OK, IT SAYS CONGRATULATIONS
MISS JEAN AND DAWN. I HAVE NO SOUND AT ALL. >> WELL BEFORE WE SPEAK BEFORE WE ADJOURN. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK. I'D LIKE TO THANK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A MOMENT TO BE GRATEFUL FOR RON'S RUDD'S LEADERSHIP OF THIS OF THIS BOARD. THIS BOARD HAS COME A LONG, LONG WAY AND NOT IN SMALL MEASURE DUE TO RON'S EFFORTS TO MOVE THIS BOARD ALONG.
AND I WOULD ALSO SAY BEING VISE CHAIR IS IT IS IT'S PROBABLY CONNELL IS GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE TO DO THAN I THAN I EVER I EVER DID. BUT IN ANY EVENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU'RE HERE YOUR EFFORT, RON. WE WE I KNOW I SPEAK FOR THE REST OF US WHEN I SAY YOU. YOUR EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MUCH PROJECTED AND AND WE WE SAY THANK YOU. WE SAY THANK YOU, OK. LASTLY, ANY OTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE THE BOARD? >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. BE SAFE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.