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CAUCUS MEETING MONDAY FEBRUARY 22ND OF 20 21 IS CHANNEL 5 OR 1 P.M. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING ORDER MY VISION TO LOOK AT EVERYBODY INDICATES THAT EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF COUNCIL IS PRESENT. TWO MEMBERS ARE IN PERSON. THAT'S COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM AND COUNCILMAN HERB SHAWN. ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ARE REMOTE.

WOULD YOU ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG PLEASE? >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION

UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS PUBLISHED, POSTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM

[4. APPROVAL OF AGEND]

OF INFORMATION ACT. I WOULD LIKE A MEMBER OF COUNCIL TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. PLEASE. A LITTLE GERMAN SISTER MR. RODMAN MAKES THE MOTION. MAY I HAVE A SECOND OR SECOND MARK?

>> LOST IT MAKES THE SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THE AGENDA? SEEING NO DISCUSSION, THIS AGENDA WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT ANY OBJECTIONS.

IS THERE ANYONE SEEKING TO OBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? I SEE NO HANDS RAISED. THEREFORE THE AGENDA IS APPROVED.

[5. AGENDA REVIEW]

OK. UNDER DISCUSSION ITEMS THE AGENDA REVIEW IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR AGENDA THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE.

AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE OUR CLOSED SESSION MEETING WE MAY BE FURTHER CHANGING THE AGENDA.

IF YOU WILL GO TO PAGE NUMBER TWO, ITEM 17 IS A CONSIDERATION.

APPOINTMENT AND IT KIND OF MELDS TOGETHER. THE TERM EXPIRES IN 2020.

THREE AND THAT INDIVIDUAL WILL NEED SIX OUT OF THE ELEVEN VOTES FOR APPROVAL ON PAGE NUMBER THREE ITEM NUMBER 20 LEFT OFF BECAUSE MUNI CODE HAS A RESTRICTION ON THE NUMBER

OF LINES YOU CAN HAVE THAT IS BEING CORRECTED. >> SO THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF VOTES THAT INDIVIDUAL NEEDS WAS LEFT OFF. THAT INDIVIDUAL NEEDS EIGHT OF ELEVEN VOTES OR THEIR TERM AND THEN ITEM NUMBER TWENTY ONE.

>> AGAIN THE NUMBER OF VOTES NEEDED WAS LEFT OFF. THAT PERSON WILL NEED 10 OF ELEVEN VOTES. SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THE AGENDA?

[6. NEW BUSINESS]

NO DISCUSSION. OK. ANY NEW BUSINESS BEFORE WE GO

INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? >> ACTUALLY I HAD MR. HARVEY SHINE.

GO AHEAD. >> I'M TRYING TO FIND IT. NO, NO ONE OF THE CONSENT

AGENDA. >> I'D LIKE US TO PULL OUT ALL CONSIDER THAT SEPARATELY, OK? ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS THE RESOLUTION TO SET FORTH A UNIFORM POLICY FOR PROCESSING RESPONDING TO AND TRACKING REQUEST FOR PUBLIC RECORDS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS. 30 DASH FOUR DASH.

IT'S LIKE THAT IS THE ONE. OK. THAT ITEM WILL BE MOVED FROM

THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> WE WILL THEN PLACE THAT AS ITEM NUMBER SIX 18 IN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEMS THAT WILL BE THE NEW NUMBER 16 AND EVERYTHING AFTER

THAT WILL BE REPLACED. >> DO YOU WANT NOTION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING TO MAKE THAT CHANGE? YES, SIR, WE WILL. WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE MEETING ITSELF. MR. DAWSON, YOU HAD YOUR HAND RAISED.

MR. CHAIRMAN, IN THE NEW BUSINESS Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED E OF REFERENCE TO THE

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EXPLORATION CONTINUATION OF THE MISTY TO ANNEX PROPERTIES AND TO BEAUFORT COUNTY.

WE RECEIVED A NOTICE AMNESTY THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF ANNEX LEADING TO PROPERTIES TOTALING ROUGHLY ABOUT FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN ACRES.

THE ANTI AMNESTY UP IN THE OTHER AND NOW THE AMNESTY OKATIE ILLEGAL AREA IN MY DISTRICT. I SPOKE TO ERIC, THE INTERIM ADMINISTRATOR AND INFORMED HIM THAT MYSELF AND CHIEF JONES FROM SHELDON DISTRICT WE REMOTE AREA AND TOOK A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A PRETTY LARGE PARK.

THE TWO PROPERTIES COMBINED BUT NEVERTHELESS IT IS ON T TO RULE THE LIMITATIONS OF ONE UNIT EVERY THREE ACRES. THERE IS NO WATER AND SEWER THERE AND SO DEVELOPMENT IS RESTRICTED. HOWEVER I SHARED WITH ERIC I'D LIKE FOR US TO FOLLOW UP WITH SOME COMMUNICATION OUR MEETING WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AMNESTY AND ACTUALLY ENSURE THAT WE MAINTAIN OUR TAX BASE FROM THOSE PROPERTIES AS WELL AS IMPACT FEES.

AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING THEM IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

ERIC, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? >> NO, SIR.

YOU ARE RIGHT. JUST TO CLARIFY NATIONS FOR COUNCIL THE ANNEXATION HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED WAS COMPLETED LAST TUESDAY AND THE PRESIDENT DAYS THROUGH THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN TOWN OF EMC YEMEN WHO HAS ALREADY SIGNED THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE GIVEN THEM REGARDING THE UPDATED IMPACT FEES.

SO THEY ARE GONNA BE COLLECTING THE IMPACT FEES. I DO PLAN TO COMMENCE DISCUSSIONS HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO WITH THE EMBASSY AND THE FIRE DISTRICT AND ALSO OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY. OUR ASSISTANT COUNTY FOOT OVER PROVIDING FIRE SERVICE CONTRACTS AND SERVICE CONTRACTS. WHO'S GONE TO THE EMBASSY? SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THAT. IT WILL JUST TAKE SOME.

ALL THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE DOING BUT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THAT.

WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND. COUNCIL MEMBER DAWSON'S SITUATION AND CONCERNED ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR ANNEXATION. WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS AS WELL. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ONLY PLANS THERE FROM COUNTY EMBASSY IS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO ANNEX THE PROPERTY INTO THE TOWN IS PLANNING TO OPERATE A BED AND BREAKFAST FROM THE PROPERTY AND THAT'S THE ONLY PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT. I WILL ALSO ELABORATE THAT MOST OF THAT PROPERTY IF NOT ALL OF IT TO SEVERAL PORTIONS PROPERTY IS UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT.

AND I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO CONTROLS THE CONSERVATION USE AS WELL.

SO IS THE OPEN LAND TRUST AND I DON'T THINK WE WOULD. I THINK OUR CONCERN WOULD BE FURTHER MUTED ABOUT REGARDING WHAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT BE THERE BECAUSE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH DEREK COULD WE STILL RETAIN OUR TAX BASED ON THOSE PROPERTIES WE WOULD RETAIN THE

TAX BASE IS REQUIRED UNDER THE SUMMER. >> THE OTHER PROPERTY IS ANNEXED INTO THE INTIMATE TOWN IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND I DO BELIEVE THAT WE DO GET STILL GET OUR PROPERTY TAXES UP PROPERTY AS A RESULT ANNEXATION.

YEAH. ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION WOULD BE A YES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR. CHAIRMAN, I WAS NOT ON MUTE. I WAS. I'M SORRY, MR. GLOVER.

YOU WERE FIRST AND THEN MR. RUDMAN. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER THREE COMING OUT OF FINANCE SHOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION OR AN AMENDMENT TO THAT. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE HANDLED. SO I JUST WANT TO RAISE THAT QUESTION AT THIS TIME BEFORE WE

GET STARTED. >> I COULD BE WRONG BUT I THOUGHT WE TOOK CARE OF THAT AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BECAUSE IT WOULD OH YES WE DID GET IT ISN'T IT'S NOT SHOWING ON THE

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AMOUNT. SO I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE'S A MOTION TO AMEND IT WOULD COME FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AT THAT TIME. BUT DO WE NEED TO PULL THAT OFF THE AGENDA AND DEAL WITH THE MOMENT OR WE TAKE THAT AS A CONSENT AND MOVE FORWARD TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. GLOVER, WHAT WE DID IN FINANCE WAS TWO TO FOUR FINANCE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND THIS ORDINANCE ON THIRD READING.

>> IT IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN UP BY COUNCIL.

SO THE PROPER THING WOULD BE TO TAKE IT OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA, MAKE THE AMENDMENT AND THEN HAVE A THIRD READING. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT PARTICULAR ITEM THEN WILL BECOME ITEM NUMBER 17 ON THE AGENDA, OK? MR REDMAN I'M SORRY MR. GLOVER ,DID YOU GET YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED? OK.

APPRECIATE THAT, MR. RUDMAN THEN TWO THINGS, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> ONE IS QUITE A FEW E-MAIL AROUND WHEN WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE COUNTY BUILDINGS. BUT IN DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ON THAT, IT DOES SOUND LIKE THE COUNTY STAFF IS BEING PRETTY RESPONSIVE TO WORK AROUND IT BEING CLOSED. BUT APPARENTLY THERE'S PROBLEMS PEOPLE TRYING TO GET HOLD OF THE AUDITOR AND THE TREASURER UNDERSTAND THE TREASURER IS SHORTHANDED OVER WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE THE AUDITORS PIECE. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF ERIC TALKED TO BOTH EMC IF WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT COULD HELP WITH THAT.

OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE NEED TO NEED HELP PARTICULARLY AS WE'RE GETTING READY TO HAVE THE TAXES COLLECTED. SECONDLY, SINCE DOES E-MAILS THE STAFF THE CLERK'S OFFICE IS FORWARDING THOSE TO US SO WE END UP GETTING A STRING OF E-MAILS ABOUT A FROM PEOPLE AND I THINK WE WOULD BE BETTER OFF TO ACCUMULATE THOSE EVERY DAY OR TWO DAYS YOU'VE EITHER SENT OUT OR OTHER POST SOMEPLACE WE CAN GO AND LOOK AT AND I FIND IT KIND OF BURDENS TO BE GETTING A STRING OF E-MAILS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IN SOME FORM I'D LIKE TO SEE US REVISIT THAT. WE DON'T DO THAT TODAY BUT MAYBE THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO DO IT. THANK YOU. MR. MCCLELLAN, FOLLOWING UP TO MR. RODMAN OBSERVATION ON THE EMAILS WHEN THOSE COME IN AND GO TO ALL OF US I'VE INQUIRED IN THE PAST IF THOSE ARE BEING READ TO MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO WHERE THEY SHOULD GO IN THE EXECUTIVE STAFF FOR ACTION OR IF THEY'RE EXPECTING US TO CONDUCT RESEARCH FOR THE PERSON DOING EMAIL INSTEAD OF THE OBJECTIVE STAFF HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE

PROGRAMS. >> SO WHEN THOSE COME IN TO US WITH DISTRIBUTION, ARE THEY THEN BEING CHANNELED TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT FOR ACTION?

IS MY QUESTION. >> MR CAMERON NOW WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ANSWER THAT

QUESTION? >> YES, PLEASE. YES.

WHEN WE WHEN WE KNOW ABOUT AND THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHT OF RESPONSE WE ARE.

WE ARE FOLLOWING THOSE TO THE CORRECT INDIVIDUALS AND ASKING FOR A RESPONSE TO BE SENT.

BUT I WOULD LIKE PERMISSION AND CONSENSUS BY COUNSEL THAT THEY WOULD INDULGE TO COUNCIL MEMBER RODMAN'S WHAT IS THAT? WE HOLD THOSE E-MAILS UNTIL MAYBE FRIDAY WHEN I DO MY WEEKLY REPORT SO THAT WHEN THOSE E-MAILS COME TO YOU ALL I CAN ALSO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT WE ARE ALREADY DOING. COUNTY I WOULD THINK THAT MIGHT PROVIDE SOME PRIORITY TO THE EMAILS FOR COUNSEL AS THEY'RE READING THOSE AND THAT WAY YOU CAN READ THEM ALL THE TIME AND UNDERSTAND ILLUSTRATION AND RESPONSE.

BUT WE JUST WE MUST ACTUALLY I THINK MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO HANDLE IT.

>> ARE YOU. ARE YOU ON THE. ARE YOU IN THE DISTRICT? ARE YOU ON THE DISTRIBUTION OR ALL OF THOSE EMAILS THAT GO TO THAT?

>> THAT'S RIGHT. SO THE WAY THAT IT IS SET UP IS CITIZEN MARION, THE PERSON WHO SUBMITS IT HAS THE OPTION TO SELECT ADMINISTRATION OR CARD THE COUNCIL OR ME OR COUNCIL.

>> SOMETIMES THEY CHECK BOTH. SOMETIMES I JUST CHECK ONE WHEN I DISTRIBUTE I ALWAYS SAY SEE THE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT BUT I WOULDN'T JUST LIKE TO STATE THAT I HAVE AN ISSUE HOLDING THEM FOR A WEEK BECAUSE E-MAILING Y'ALL WANT FOR YOU TO READ IT. I DON'T I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE LYING TO HIM FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. I'D LIKE FOR YA. I MEAN THAT'S WHY I CHECK MY EMAIL ON THE WEEKEND LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT CITIZENS ARE TRYING TO REACH.

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BUT I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU ASK ME TO DO. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT STATEMENT. MR. CHAIRMAN, CAN I JUMP IN ON THAT PLEASE DO.

>> ALMOST SIR ON THAT I MEAN WE'RE HERE TO DO THIS JOB EVERY DAY NOT JUST ON FRIDAYS.

AND SOMETIMES WE GET 10 EMAILS. SOMETIMES WE GET TWO. BUT I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK EITHER WHEN SOMEBODY NEEDS A RESPONSE ON MONDAY AND THEY REACH OUT TO ME ON THE WEEKEND. YOU KNOW, I TRY TO GET BACK TO PEOPLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I KNOW SOMETIMES IT DOES TAKE ME A DAY OR TWO BUT IF I'M OFF I'M A DAY OR TWO BEHIND THE WAY IT IS AND THEN I GET THEIR EMAILS FIVE OR SIX DAYS LATER AND THEY'RE A WEEK OUT.

I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT MOVE ON OUR PART AS COUNSEL.

IF YOU GUYS DECIDE TO MOVE THAT WAY I WOULD STILL REQUEST TO GET MINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHEN THEY GET PUT INTO COUNSEL OR TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE AS WELL.

YOU'RE ALL RAISING VERY GOOD POINTS. THE ONE CONCERN I HAVE IS WHEN IT IS SENT TO COUNCIL EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER GETS THAT. WE DON'T KNOW IF A SPECIFIC COUNCIL MEMBER HAS IN FACT ANSWERED THAT. AND WHAT MAY HAVE WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN THEN IS COUNCIL MEMBER A SAYS THIS COUNCIL MEMBER B SAYS SOMETHING ELSE.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO WORK CERTAINLY. >> IT'S WHEN CITIZENS RESPOND TO US WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, WE SHOULD BE ANSWERING THAT INDIVIDUAL.

THEY MAY NOT LIKE THE ANSWER WE GIVE THEM BUT THEY DESERVE AN ANSWER.

SO YOU KNOW WITH WITH COUNCIL'S UNDERSTANDING LET ME PUT TOGETHER SOME IDEAS WITH OUR CLERK TO COUNCIL WHO GETS A LOT OF THIS STUFF. AND ERIC, TO COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN OF HOW BEST WE SEND THESE OUT SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE BEEN SENT OUT IN A PROPER TIME FRAME AND THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET BACK TO THIS PERSON RATHER THAN THINKING OH, I DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THIS BECAUSE I THINK SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO ANSWER THIS. AND EVERYBODY DOESN'T ANSWER IT.

AND THEN THE PERSON SAYS I SENT YOU AN E-MAIL. NOBODY ANSWERED ME.

>> OK. MR. CHAIRMAN, CAN I HAVE ONE MORE THING ON THAT SUBJECT BEFORE THAT THAT STU BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE OFFICE? SURE.

YEAH. DO WE HAVE A DATE FOR THAT? DO WE HAVE A SET GOAL? DO WE HAVE A PLAN TO GET OUR OFFICES REOPENED OR ARE WE JUST PUTTING NO END DATE ON THESE BEING CLOSED? I MEAN I THINK MYSELF PERSONALLY AND I'M SURE THE STAFF AS WELL WOULD LIKE SOME TYPE OF NOTICE OF WHEN THEY CAN PROJECTED NOT AS JUST DECIDING ON A DATE BUT GIVEN THEM SOME TYPE A HEADS UP OR SOME TYPE OF PLAN THAT WE WHO ARE AT LEAST BEING PROACTIVE IN THIS. I'M GONNA ADDRESS THAT IN MY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT AT 6:00 AS TO WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THAT AGAIN. YOUR ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN

VERY RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC. >> WE HAVE WAYS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. HERE WE HAVE AN INFORMATION DESK THAT PEOPLE COME IN AND GET ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION. BUT WE HAVE TWO ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT HAVE EITHER CHOSEN OR CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THAT INFORMATION. AND THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSING MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT YOU ARE HEARING ABOUT. SO I CAN GO INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO. BUT I WOULD REFER TO WAIT UNTIL THE COUNCIL MEETING TO DO IT AS PART OF MY ADMINISTRATOR. OK.

WELL WE'LL WAIT FOR THAT WILL LEAD US TO SOME OTHER DISCUSSIONS ANY OR ANY OTHER THING TO DISCUSS BEFORE WE GO IN TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. SAYING NONE.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER TO GO INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? MISNOMER CHAIRMAN I HEARD SOMEBODY BEFORE YOU GERALD AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT WAS.

DID I HEAR SOME ALSO ANOTHER. >> OK. GERALD MADE THE SECOND BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO MADE THE FIRST. I HEARD SOMEBODY BEFORE GERALD SUZANNE.

>> OK. OK. >> MR. SOMERVILLE MADE THE MOTION. MR. DAWSON MADE THE SECTION SECOND TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE THIRTY FOUR THIRTY DASH FOUR DASH SEVENTY TWO FOR THE RECEIPT OF LEGAL ADVICE OR THE LEGAL ADVICE RELATES TO A PENDING CLAIM AGAINST THE COUNTY BY YOU FOR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE GO INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION THEN WE WILL BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITHOUT OBJECTION.

>> IS THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER OBJECTING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION?

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I SEE NO OBJECTIONS. THEREFORE WE'RE GOING TO BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IT IS GOING TO BE WHAT IS CALLED A BREAKOUT SESSION WHICH YOU WILL NEED TO ACCEPT.

SO THAT WILL COME UP ON THE SCREEN AND THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA

IS CITIZEN COMMENTS. >> IS THERE ANYBODY AT THE COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AS A CITIZEN WHO WISHES TO COMMENT SEEING NONE? IS THERE ANYBODY WHO HAS LINKED IN THIS OR I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE JOINING OK, SEEING NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC THEN THIS COUNTY COUNCIL CAUCUS MEETING WILL NOW BE ADJOURNED AT 550 3 P.M. AND WE'LL BE BACK ON IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LEAVE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT INTO THE COUNCIL AGENDA AT 6:00 P.M. SO YOU HAVE SEVEN MINUTES TO JUST SIT THERE AND LOOK PRETTY.

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