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DAY FEBRUARY 24TH 2021. I WANTED TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 2 0 5 P.M. AND WE'LL GET STARTED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE HAVE THE FLAG MARIE
HERE MUTED. >> ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? OK.
WE CAN JUST DO IT WITHOUT THE FLAG IF YOU CAN'T GET IT UP RIGHT.
THANK YOU, RON. OK, 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 OK. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS BUT THERE IS NO ONE ON THE CALL RIGHT NOW. CHRIS DID YOU HAVE ANY LEADING INTO THIS MEETING? NO. OK. OK.
SO THE FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA IS TO PROVE THEM MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 20 SEVENTH MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? RON'S MEETING. BUT I THINK WE DON'T. OK, OK.
ALL RIGHT HERE A SECOND AMERICAN ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHTY.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES FOR JANUARY 27. >> ALL OPPOSED.
ALL RIGHT. >> THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. THE ONLY UNFINISHED BUSINESS
THAT WE HAVE FROM LAST MONTH ARE THE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS. >> SO JUST THEY GO ON RECORD.
I WAS JUST GONNA READ WHO'S ON WHICH COMMITTEES JUST SO THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWS.
SO OUR RULES COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY JIM ROWE AND THE OTHER MEMBERS ARE CAROLINE FURMAN WHO BERNADETTE HAMPTON AND CRAIG PELLEY THE LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY BERNADETTE HAMPTON AND BEVERLY DORR CAROLINE FURMAN AND CRAIG KELLY SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY CRAIG PELLEY AND RON CLIFFORD AND JIM ROWE SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE. THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY ROLAND CLIFFORD WITH BEVERLY DOOR AND ILENE MITCHELL AND THE PRECINCT REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY BEVERLY DORR WITH ILENE MISS YOU MITCHELL AND JIM
ROWE ALSO SITTING ON THAT COMMITTEE WITH HER. >> THERE HAVE BEEN AS FAR AS I KNOW THREE COMMITTEE MEETINGS WITHIN THE LAST WEEK OR TWO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET ONCE AND THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MET TWICE. SO WE'RE GOING MOVE ON TO THE COMMITTEE REPORTS AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH FINANCE. SO CRAIG, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
SO WE MET YESTERDAY WITH MURRAY AND WENDELL AND WENT OVER THE BUDGET AND IT REALLY WASN'T ANY SURPRISES. AS YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME BUDGET AS LAST YEAR EXCEPT FOR ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION NEXT JUNE PRIMARY ELECTION PRIMARIES NEXT JUNE FOR THE GOVERNOR AND I BELIEVE IT'S THE CONGRESSIONAL SEATS OR SENATE OR SOME PRIMARY ELECTIONS NEXT JUNE. SO BECAUSE OF THAT THE THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE WAS PUT IN THE BUDGET FOR MAIL IN AND FOR PERSONNEL OVERTIME AND THAT WAS THE OTHER OTHER ADDITIONAL COST
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WAS RECOVERED 19 SINCE THE TRADING WAS DONE. VIRTUAL ALL OF LAST YEAR NEXT YEAR WE'RE HOPING TO DO THE TRAINING IN PERSON SO THOSE COSTS ARE GOING TO GO UP FROM LAST YEAR. THAT WAS REALLY ABOUT ANYTHING THAT WERE 10 OR 12 OR ANYBODY'S IN THE MEETING. YEAH I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT YOU PUT THAT OVERTIME.>> FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OVERTIME IN POSTAGE SLASH OVERTIME WHICH MAKES POSTAGE LOOK LIKE A JOKE THROUGH THE ROOF AND OH YOU COME IN ALL OUT THERE ON THE RIGHT IS THE POSTAGE CAN'T BE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF POSTED. SO I THINK WE OUGHT CHANGE THAT
COMMENT. >> NOW THE OLDER DRIVERS, THE OVERTIME, THE PERSONNEL ISN'T THAT WHAT DOES IT SAY EXTRA POSTAGE. OTHER NEXT TO IT LOOKED LIKE GO
TO T TO ME. >> NOW IF YOU READ THE COMMENTS SO IT EXPLAINS WHAT'S THE
WHAT'S THE COSTS? WHY THE OUT AROUND OK. >> BUT THAT REALLY THOUSAND GALLONS NO FIFTY THOUSAND WOULDN'T THERE IT SHOULD BE UP IN THE PERSIAN DALE LET US NOT
OVERLOOK POSTAGE ALONE. >> NO THE OVERTIME IS UP IN THE PERSONNEL LINE.
OK. CAN I JUST JUMP IN FOR A SECOND? SURE. THE POSTAGE LINE DID GO UP SINCE THE MEETING AND THAT WAS BECAUSE WE REALIZED THAT WE WILL BE MAILING OUT COUNTYWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS DUE TO THE REAPPORTIONMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
STARTING SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER THROUGH MARCH. SO ONE STATES ALTHOUGH WE WILL BE DOING A COUNTY WIDE MAILING AND THE OVERTIME COSTS IS WE ADDED THE EXTRA SOME EXTRA MONEY FOR ALL THE TIME COSTS BECAUSE OUR BUDGET IS ALWAYS OVER IN OVERTIME BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA WORK THAT'S REQUIRED FOR STAFF TO PREPARE FOR ANY LIVE ACTION THAT TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS IS NOT GOING TO GET IT ANY MORE.
WE HAVE INCREASED HOURLY PERSONNEL ON BOARD AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO WORK OVERTIME.
SO WE JUST TRYING TO COVER THOSE COSTS AND NOT HAVE A BUDGET IN THE RED.
>> SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT 50000 EXTRA POSTAGE SLASH OKATIE WHATEVER IT IS THAT SOME OF IT IS POSTED YOU'RE GOING TO MAIL A HUNDRED THOUSAND CARDS OUT OF 50 CENTS EACH WHICH WOULD BE FIFTY THOUSAND ALBINI IF A CAUTIOUS 50 CENT I WOULD THINK WE COULD SEND IT GROUP MAIL OR
SOMETHING. >> BUT ANYWAY SO IT IS COVERING SOME OVERTIME AS WELL AS POSTAGE. ALL RIGHT. YES THAT'S COVERING OH YES.
OVERTIME ALSO IN POSTAGE. YES, THE OVERTIME WAS UP IN PERSONNEL.
WELL IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM LINE LET ME GO BACK TO THE. THE BUDGET IF YOU LOOK DOWN HERE WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS IS NOT JUST FIFTY THOUSAND FROM WHAT IT WAS BEFORE THE TOTAL INCREASE IN OUR BUDGET IS SEVENTY FOUR
THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR. >> WHICH OF THE TOP PAYS SANTA AGAIN? WOULD YOU TAKE THAT TO THE TOP ? SO IT SAYS HERE THE DIFFERENCE QUESTION FOR TWENTY TWENTY ONE. THE FIRST LINE TO TWENTY TWENTY TO ACCOUNT FOR AN INCREASE IN OVERTIME AND THAT'S THE FIFTY THOUSAND FORTY THOUSAND I GUESS RIGHT.
YES. WHATEVER THE DIFFERENCE IS. WELL IT SHOULD BE EXPLAINED IN THE BOX TO THE RIGHT AND THE LOCATION IT IS IT IS POSTED TO. SO IS OVERTIME SO AS PERSONNEL SAME PERSONNEL TIME HAS SEVERAL OTHER LINE ITEM WE JUST LUMP THEM ALL TOGETHER.
THAT'S INCLUDING ON BENEFITS. ALL TAXES THAT ARE REQUIRED OF THE DEAL FOR THE COUNTY TO
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PAY SO FAR AS MEDICARE WORKERS COMP WHATEVER ELSE GOES ALONG WITH PERSONNEL.THAT'S A LUMP SUM IS NOT BROKEN OUT INTO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS. SO THERE'S SEVERAL ACCOUNTS THAT'S ADDED INTO THIS COMMEMORATING FIVE FIFTY THOUSAND HER OVERTIME IS THAT FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS SPLIT BETWEEN THE POSTAGE PERSONNEL OR IS ALL THAT IN PERSONNEL? AND THEN THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL OVERTIME COSTS FOR POSTAGE THAT'S ADDITIONAL ON INCLUDED FOR POSTAGE AND EVERY WELL WE CAN STRAIGHTEN IT OUT FOR YES PLEASE.
THAT OLD T POST ESTIMATE OTHERS WE SHOULD APPLY TO PUT OTHER YOUNG OVERTIME HOURS OVERTIME THAT JUST MEANS OTHER CLOSELY ASSOCIATED POSTS FOR YOU. IT'S NOT FOR ME IT'S OTHER NATIONAL DEBT OKATIE. IT DOESN'T MEAN OVERTIME SNAP THE ACRONYM NAM OR OTHER MEANS.
>> IT IS THE CORRECT ACRONYM. THAT WAS NOT MISTAKE. THAT WAS MY MISTAKE.
BUT THAT'S WHAT IT MEANT FOR OTHER NOT OKATIE NOT OVERTIME. IN A PERSONNEL IT'S UP FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM LAST YEAR. AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAD TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OVERTIME ALLOCATED LAST YEAR. SO THIS YEAR WE'RE EXPECTING FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR OVERTIME. AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S IN LINE 3 THE PERSONNEL LINE AND ALL OF THE STAFF UNDER POSTAGE SLASH OTHER IS STRICTLY FOR THE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE CONCERNING THE REGISTRATION. RIGHT. WE WOULD LIKE OK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND JEAN. JEAN, I SENT YOU THAT RIGHT UP ON IT. I I DON'T KNOW HOW WE APPLY THAT OR WHAT HAPPENS TO A FEW WHEN WE SEND IT TO EVERYBODY AS YOU SAID TO EVERYBODY. CHRISTY, IT'S OK.
SO IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS THEN WE NEED NOW IS WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS BUDGET SO WE CAN MOVE TO THE COUNTY FOR FURTHER APPROVAL.
THIS HAS TO BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY OVER THE BUDGET AS OPPOSED TO OK.
>> RIGHT. WELL, OTHER OKATIE ARE IT SAYS THAT EXPLAINS IT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF HER JUSTIFICATION AND IT DOESN'T SAY RIBAUT OVER TIME OVER THERE.
AND I'M SURE GLENDA WILL CORRECT IT AND PUT OKATIE IN THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE PRESENTED IN THIS FORMAT. SO THIS IS JUST THE FORMAT FOR YOU ALL.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY IN THE SAME FORMAT BUT THE FORMAT WE HAD.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU HAD THE SAME ABBREVIATIONS OR YOUR CHANGE THAT I WANT TO
DO WITH THIS IS JUST FOLLOW UP THE BOARD'S USE. >> THERE IS A KIND OF A DIFFERENT PROCESS THAT WE WILL BE USING TO SUBMIT THESE FIGURES TO THE COUNTY CHOCOLATE
RON CHECK ON SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, ALL OPPOSED. >> OK, THE MOTION TO APPROVE
THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET IS APPROVED. >> NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO MR. THE DEBT AT TO GET THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE FOR OK.
>> THE REPORT WAS IN YOUR PACKAGE AND IT'S GOING TO BE POSTED ON THE SCREEN BUT DURING THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING ON SET ALREADY. AND THEN OUR SECOND MEETING WAS ON FEBRUARY THE 19TH AND WHAT WE DID WAS WE DISCUSSED SCARCE PRIORITY FOR THIS YEAR.
PRIORITY WATKINS WAS TO ESTABLISH EARLY VOTING FOR BALLOTS CAST IN PERSON BEFORE ELECTION. ABSENTEE VOTING WOULD APPLY TO VOTERS CAST THEIR BALLOT BY MAIL OR E MAIL PRIOR TO REVISING AND PERMANENT MAKING THE CHANGE TO SOUTH CAROLINA
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LAW SENATE BILL SIX THIRTY FIVE A TO ALLOW THE OPENING OF RETURN ON GLOBES TO BEGIN AT 7:00 A.M. TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION WOULD BE THE BALLOT HERE IN ENVELOPE MAY BE OPEN STARTING 7:00 A.M. ON THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION. SEE MALICE MAY BE TABULATED BEGINNING AT 7:00 A.M. ON THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION AND THEN THE THIRD PRIORITY IS TO INCREASE THE PAY FOR POLL MANAGERS TO THE FOLLOWING RATE A CLERKS THREE HUNDRED DOLLARSPER DAY. >> THE POLL WILL MANAGES TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS A DAY AND SEE ABSENTEE CLERKS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS PER DAY. SO THOSE ARE THE PRIORITIES OF SCAM AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY QUESTIONS IN RELATION TO THE PRIORITIES THOSE ARE THE PRIORITIES THAT WE'VE SEEN DURING OUR SECOND MEETING ARE GOING TO REQUIRE THAT MUST BE THREE DOLLARS FOR AN ELECTION, NOT A DADDY MAN EITHER.
DOLLARS FOR A CLERK I WANT BETTER JOB. YES, THIS THIS IS A LITTLE ELECTION DAY FOR ELECTION. I'M SORRY CAMP AND THEN WE CAN END THIS SCAM POSITION STATEMENTS ON THE FIRST IS TO IMPROVE VOTER EXPERIENCE FIRST BULLET CREATION VOTER VOTE CENTERS FOR VOTERS TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS AT REGIONAL LOCATIONS ON ELECTION DAY.
>> SECOND WAS TO REDUCE AND LIMIT A BALLOT BY ALLOWING THE MISTAKE OF EARLY BALLOT QUESTIONS SHOW A TITLE WITH YES OR NO SELECT BALLOT QUESTIONS TEXT CONTENT SUMMARY AND OR EXPLANATION WOULD BE PUBLISHED PRY INTO ELECTION DAY AND POLLS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
THAT'S THE FIRST STATE POSITION OF THE STATEMENT. THE SECOND POSITION STATEMENT FOR SKINHEAD IS ENHANCED ABSENTEE VOTING DELETE WITNESS SIGNATURE ON MAIL AN ABSENTEE BALLOT ENVELOPES SECOND BULLET ALLOW PERMANENT ABSENTEE STATUS FOR SOME REASONS SUCH AS OVER 65 PHYSICALLY DISABLED LIST STATELY MODALITIES TO ENHANCE THE ABSENTEE VOTING.
>> THE NEXT SESSION IS TO REFINE ELECTION CALENDAR FIRST BULLET CHANGE TO RUNOFF WINDOW BETWEEN PRIMARY ELECTIONS FROM TWO WEEKS. DEFINE WEEKS OF CHANGE PRIMARIES TO BE KRONER MORAL PLURALITY INSTEAD A MAJOR WIN. MAJOR WINNER SECOND BULLET.
IF THERE IS A VACANCY OF AN OFFICE ESTABLISH UNIFORM. OKAY YOU GOT IT.
>> IT'S ESTABLISH UNIFORM AND STANDARDIZE THE ELECTION DATE FOR SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
>> I'LL FILL VACANCIES WITHIN AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION.
LAST BULLET KIND OF PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARIES ON THE SAME DATE.
THEN THEY HAD A STATEMENT OF EMERGENCY AUTHORIZE AND OR CLARIFIED AUTHORITY TO POSTPONE ELECTIONS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. AND THEN THE LAST POSITION STATEMENT IS FUNDING OF ELECTIONS REIMBURSEMENT FOR DELIVERY OF VOTING MACHINES AND BALLOT COSTS. THOSE ARE TO STAKE OUT POSITION STATEMENTS IN THOSE AREAS.
ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON DISCUSSIONS IN REFERENCE TO THE SCANDALOUS
STATEMENTS, OK. >> THEN THE NEXT ONE WE HAD WE DISCUSS BILLS REACHING IN A REPORT THAT COMES OUT ON EVERY FRIDAY AND REFERENCE TO LEGISLATION THAT'S BEING
INTRODUCED. >> IT IMPACTS THE VOTING PROCESS IN OUR STATE.
WE HAVE SEVERAL BILLS THAT WE DISCUSS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE GENERAL LEGISLATIVE PROCESS THIS YEAR. THE FIRST ONE IS HOUSE BILL THIRTY FIVE THIRTY THREE WHICH CREATES AN EARLY VOTING PERIOD THAT BEGINS TEN DAYS BEFORE ANY ACTION AND IS THREE DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION. THE NEXT BILL THAT WE WOULD
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LIKE TO WATCH IS HOUSE BILL THIRTY THREE TWO THAT EXPANDS IN-PERSON ABSENTEE VOTING TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS 14 DAYS PRIOR TO ANY ELECTION AND ESTABLISHES A MAXIMUM OF SIX ABSENTEE VOTING LOCATIONS AS PER COUNTY ABSENTEE MAIL IN THOSE MAY BE OPEN AT EIGHT THIRTY A.M. ON THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION AND TABULATION OF BALLOTS CAN BEGIN AT 7:00 A.M. ON ELECTION DAY IN A MINUTE SEVEN DASH FIVE TWENTY TWO WHICH REQUIRES VOTER REGISTRATION 30 DAYS PRIOR TO AN ELECTION REGARDLESS OF METHODS OF REGISTRATION.>> IN A MAN'S SECTION SEVEN DAYS SEVEN C 560 AND REPEALS SECTION 70 75 TWENTY SEVEN SEVENTEEN FIVE THIRTY SEVEN SEVENTY FIVE FULL BODY AND SEVEN 17 60 REQUIRES THE S C TO HEAR ALL ELECTION PROTESTS MEANS OTHER SECTIONS RELATING TO CANDIDATE FILE AND INTERNAL
VACATION OR ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE TWO BILLS. >> VERY REASSURING AND FLUID.
WHAT YOU CAN'T PULL IT UP. >> I THOUGHT I WAS SHARING. YOU SEE AND WE SEE YOUR CROWDS.
>> WE DON'T SEE THE DOCUMENT REALLY. >> OK, LET'S SEE.
I'M DOING SOMETHING WRONG. WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL BILLS TO WISE.
ONE WAS HOUSE BILL THIRTY TWO OH SIX AND YOU SEE A OK. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE. THESE TWO BILLS AND THESE TWO BILLS THAT WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO WATCH HOUSE BILL THIRTY TWO OR SIX AS WELL AS SENATE BILL THREE SIXTY FIVE.
>> SO NOW I HAVE TO READ IT BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF.
AND THERE IS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL BILL THAT DID NOT GET INTO THE REPORT THAT WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WHILST WE DISCUSS WHICH WAS HOUSE BILL 30 14 AND THAT WAS PRESENTED TO WAS IN OUR LAST BOARD MEETING. AND A LOT OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES THE CONCERN IS A REFERENCE TO THE WITNESS SIGNATURE CONFIRMING THE APPLICANT'S ALSO CONTAINING WITNESSES SOUTH CAROLINA DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER ONE, SOUTH CAROLINA VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBER WHICH IS NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
THAT CHANGE KIND OF CAUGHT OUR ATTENTION AND THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO ADD THAT TO THE LIST FOR BILLS TO WATCH THE BILLS WE HAVE TO WATCH ON THOSE THAT WE FEEL ARE NOT NECESSARILY POSITIVE BILLS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS GAP WARRANTY AND THEN POSITIVE THE BILLS WE FEEL MAY IMPOSE CHALLENGES FOR THE VOTER. AND THAT IS WHAT WE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE BILLS ARE INTRODUCED DO NOT INFRINGE UPON THE VOTING PROCESS.
AND IT ALSO STAYS IN LINE WITH OUR PRIORITIES. >> ALL RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? OK, NOW ONCE AGAIN YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO SEE YOU AT THE
STATION. >> IS THERE ANY FURTHER ACTION AS YOU FEEL THAT WE NEED TO DO AS A COMMITTEE AS WE MOVE FORWARD? AS WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THESE BILLS, I'M SURPRISED I THOUGHT THERE'D BE A LOT MORE QUESTIONS .
OKAY. MADAM CHAIR AND TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
>> OK. >> WELL, SINCE THIRD NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DID ANY OF THEM STICK OUT? IT'S SOMETHING WE WANTED TO TRY TO TAKE ACTION ON IF YOU LIKE.
GREAT JOB OF THE LEGISLATOR AS IN ANY WAY EITHER FOR OR AGAINST ANY OF THESE BILLS THAT
REPRESENTED MR. ROADBLOCKS LIKE YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING. >> I KNOW, I KNOW WE GOT OFF.
>> YOU HAVE TO UNMAKE YOURSELF ,MR. ROSE THERE. >> YOU BOUGHT A OK GO.
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NO, NO, I DIDN'T JUST APPRECIATE WHAT THE COMMITTEE HAS DONE TO BRING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. I WOULD I WOULD SUGGEST AN OFFER THAT IF IF ONE OR MORE OF US FEELS THAT WE NEED TO BRING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO ONE OR MORE OF THE BILLS, WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL A BOARD MEETING SO THAT THAT WE SHOULD ALL ENERGIZE BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS TO TO THE EXTENT THAT EITHER BECAUSE OF OF COURSE THAT HAS THAT HAS BEEN IS ALREADY RECEIVING OUR ATTENTION OR OTHERS THAT DURING BOARD MEETINGS IF YOU LET US KNOW WE CAN PROBABLY TAKE A CLOSER LOOK THOSE INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY I I DO SEE ONE OR TWO THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT BROUGHT AND THE COMMITTEE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION SPECIFICALLY I THINK THIS BOARD SHOULD TAKE AND GENERATION THOUGH I KIND OF I DON'T REMEMBER THE LAST I DON'T KNOW WERE THE NUMBER BUT IT'S THE ONE THAT CALLS FOR REQUALIFY EVERY THREE YEARS. WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FOLKS.THAT'S THE ONE THAT WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT ALSO BECAUSE WHILE I UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR VOTER REGISTRATION LIST IS NOT COMPLETELY OUTDATED WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE EITHER DECEASED OR HAVE MOVED OR WHATEVER, THERE IS A HUGE POPULATION OF PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE JUST NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND YES, ABSOLUTELY. AND WHAT WENT WHEN IN DOUBT OR SIDE OF THE VOTER STAT WILL BE
OFFERING I WILL NOT LET YOU KNOW UNMOVED. >> ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL BE OK. MARIE GOODWIN KNOW WHERE SENATE BILL 3 6 5 6 RIGHT NOW WITH THE LEGISLATURE LIKE ONLY GOING TO BE PASSED BY TOMORROW ALTHOUGH THE BILLS THAT WE ARE
ADDRESSING TODAY ARE STILL IN COMMITTEE. >> REMEMBER WE CAN FOLLOW THOSE BILLS. MOST OF THESE BILLS WERE PRE FILED BACK IN DECEMBER OF LAST . AND THEY ALL WENT TO COMMITTEE I THINK THE FIRST WEEK WHEN THE LEGISLATORS WERE BACK IN SESSION AND THAT'S WHY THEY'VE BEEN A FEW ACTIVITY WHERE SOME LEGISLATORS JUST ADDING THEIR NAMES AS SPONSORS BUT THEY STILL COMMITTEE WHICH MEANS THEY'RE BEING RESEARCH AND DEBATED AND WHATEVER ELSE IS GOING ON WITH THEM.
BUT NOTHING HAS COME BACK TO THE FLOOR YET. JUDEO CHRISTIAN LISTING OF ALL THOSE THAT ARE CLEAR WHERE THEY ARE WORTH OR DO AND WHERE THEY BEEN AND WHERE THEY CAME FROM
FACTORY RIBAUT MACHINES. >> I DIDN'T BRING IT OUT BUT IT'S ABOUT SIX OR EIGHT PAGES CAME WITH THAT STUFF FOR THIS BOARD MEETING. AND YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT IT CLOSE ANY TIME AND IT WILL TELL YOU WHERE THEY ARE AND WHAT'S HAPPENING.
>> YEAH, I JUST ME A THOUGHT RIGHT NOW I JUST HAVE A CHANCE TO GO BACK AND LOOK THEM UP AGAIN. BERNARD ASKED IS IT IS IT FEASIBLE FOR US TO AT LEAST SHARE WITH OUR LOCAL DELEGATION HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THESE BILLS THAT WE ARE WATCHING FOR?
>> SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE. WE SHARE OUR CONCERNS OF THE BILLS THAT WE HAVE PUT ON A WATCH LIST WITH OUR LOCAL DELEGATION THROUGH YOU. MADAM CHAIR, I GUESS ANN MARIE ,YOU ARE HERE. JIM ROW SECOND I SAW THAT ALL IN FAVOR ALL OPPOSE.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> THE MOTION IS APPROVED. WE'LL REACH OUT TO OUR LOCAL DELEGATION ABOUT OUR CONCERNS FOR ALL FOUR OF THE BILLS THAT YOU BROUGHT BERNADETTE OK, ALSO AND HOUSE BILL 30 40 IN THAT'S NOT ON THE LIST BUT THAT'S ANOTHER ONE.
WHAT HAPPENED IS THE WIND IS SIR. THE WITNESS DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER OR REGISTRATION IS BESIDES 30 FOOT SEE YOU NEED TO BE ADDED TO I THINK WE GOT IT.
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ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU AND PRETTY FOR THE DIRECTORS OR FOR LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND MY POWERPOINT SOWONDER WAS SUPPOSED TO THE SECOND SITE. >> ASKING FOR TAKE CHECKS SATURDAY BY REMOVING. FLASH ON THE SCREEN. BUT IF YOU WERE ON IN A JET BOX THEN MAYBE BE I DON'T SEE MY POINT. EXCUSE ME GUYS FOR A MINUTE HERE. WHY IT'S IT'S CAUSE I'M NOT FORCED TO ECHO I DON'T SEE
ANYTHING A FEW MINUTES AGO. >> YEAH, I POPPED UP WITH YOUR FILES TRYING TO WHILE WE WAITING. WINDOW I WAS ASKING FOR A RESPONSE IN CHECK OUT THE AUDIO PROBLEM. NOT NOT LEGIT. THAT'S THE BUDGET IS OK.
YOU DO HAVE TO YOU THERE ARE TWO TABS OPEN OR YOU GOT TWO DEVICES ON OR YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLOSE ONE OF THOSE TABS AND LEAVE THE OTHER ONE OPEN OR YOU'VE GOT TO PULL IT.
THAT'S WHY I WAS AS IN FOR HELP. WELL WHAT YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE MEETING AND COME BACK IN IT'LL ONLY BE THE ONE THAT YOU HAVE ON LEFT.
>> OK. WELL THE CAN NOW SEE THIS REPORT.
OH, IT IS STILL JUST A LISTING STUFF ON YOUR COMPUTER. >> OKAY I GOT TO CALL MY TEXT.
THANK YOU. THREE FUTURES OPEN POWER POINT AND THEN WE'LL PUT IT ON HERE.
>> LOVE. SHE'S TRYING BUT IT WON'T OPEN .
YES. AND YOU'RE OPEN NOW. YES.
YES, IT'S OPEN NOW. OK. CAN YOU HELP? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, OK. SWING SIDE.
SOMETHING'S GOING ON WITH MY COMPUTER TODAY. AND THE OPERATOR OK.
THEY ALL LOVE YOU. WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.
GREAT JOB MISS BERNADETTE AND GREAT JOB TO MR. PELLEY ON YOUR BUDGET REPORT.
I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ARE TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN WHAT'S GOING ON. SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BRIEFLY. THIS IS A VERY SHORT READ. WHAT ABOUT THE ELECTION UPDATE AND YOU KNOW WE HAVE ONE ELECTION COMING UP NEXT WEEK. THE FACILITY UPDATE WE DIDN'T HAVE A FACILITY MEETING BUT MR. CLIFFORD MAY HAVE SOMETHING HE WANTS TO SAY AND THEN WE WILL
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TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT SCARE AND SOME MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. SO AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A CITY OF BEAUFORT IS CONDUCTING ESPECIALLY ELECTION. WE ARE CONDUCTING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF BEAUFORT. THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON NEXT TUESDAY. WE HAVE ALREADY DONE ALL THE NECESSARY TRAINING.IN-PERSON ABSENTEE IS UNDERWAY AS WE AS WELL AS WE SPEAK. AND THAT WILL GO THROUGH TO MONDAY AND THE CITY JUST RECENTLY APPOINTED TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN INVOLVED IN TRAINING. THEY DO HAVE ONE VACANCY SO THEY ONLY HAVE THREE MEMBERS.
THEY WILL BE READY FOR CERTIFICATION ON NEXT ON THE FOURTH OF MARCH FOR THEIR ELECTION FACILITY UPDATE. THE ONLY THING THAT WE NEED TO REPORT IS SOMETIME THIS WEEK TO TAKE OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT'S BEEN MEETING WITH A VENDOR TO LOOK AT SECURITY FOR THE BLUFFTON OFFICE AND I SHOULD BE GETTING A REPORT ON THAT HOPEFULLY SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. AS YOU KNOW, OUR WAREHOUSE HOUSE IS AT CAPACITY AND MR. CLIFFORD IS LOOKING INTO WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT. WE DID SUBMIT A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT OF SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PURCHASE OF STORAGE SPACE OR PROPERTY OR LAND OR WHATEVER WE CAN GET FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY SO THAT WE CAN INCREASE OUR STORAGE. ONE THING THAT WE HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT IT.
WE MENTIONED IT IN THE BUDGET REPORT ABOUT THE 2020 CENSUS INFORMATION.
AND THIS IS INVOLVING MRS. DOLE WHO LEADS THE REAPPORTIONMENT REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE.
AS YOU KNOW, THE CENSUS INFORMATION HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO COVID PRETTY MUCH ON A FEDERAL LEVEL. SO WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY INFORMATION ON THE 20 20 CENSUS . I DID GET A REPORT THAT THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE OUT IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THEN WE WILL BE STARTING THAT PROCESS.
THEY ARE HOPING THAT IT ALL WILL BE DONE BY MARCH BEFORE THE FILING FOR THE JUNE PRIMARIES. I DON'T KNOW HOW ALL THAT IS GOING TO WORK.
IT DOES TAKE A LONG TIME TO SET UP COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND EVERY POLITICAL LEVEL WILL BE INVOLVED IN THIS. WHICH MEANS IT WILL START WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL LEVEL.
AND THOSE PEOPLE WILL NEED TO DRAW THEIR LINES AND THEN ON THE STATE LEVEL AND THEN ON THE LOCAL LEVEL. SO ALL OF THAT WILL TAKE PLACE. WE WILL IN TURN ONCE ALL OF THAT IS DONE. WE WILL LOOK AT HOW THE PRECINCTS ARE SITUATED.
AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL PRECINCTS THAT ARE OVER TWO THOUSAND VOTERS AND THOSE PRECINCTS WILL HAVE TO BE REALIGNED WHICH WILL GIVE US ADDITIONAL PRECINCTS.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE ADDITIONAL WHAT WAS IT WINDOW 40 THOUSAND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. WE WILL NEED TO SEND OUT NEW VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS ONCE ALL THAT IS DONE AND INVOLVE EVERY VOTER IN THE COUNTY.
SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND. OK, THIS IS EVERY 10 YEARS THIS
PROCESS TAKES PLACE. >> MISS BEVERLY, YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT
SO THAT'S WHERE WE AND THE OTHER THING THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT RIGHT BRIEFLY IS THE NEW OFFICERS SCAM. YOU ALL ARE A MEMBER OF STATE. I SEE YOUR SMILE, MR. JEAN, AS YOU'LL SMILE AS YOU SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW SOME OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT I WAS ELECTED TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS OF SCARE. AND SO I AM GRACIOUS AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. AND BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND I'M KIND OF LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND LOOKING FOR YOU GUYS TO HELP ME MAKE SURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION REMAIN GREAT OR GET EVEN BETTER. SO BUT THAT BEING SAID, I AM
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THE PRESIDENT. WE HAVE THE FIRST FRENCH PRESIDENT OUT OF DORCHESTER COUNTY, THE DIRECTOR OF DORCHESTER COUNTY IS TOM DILLMAN.THE SECOND VISE PRESIDENT WILL BE CYNTHIA HALL IT OUT OF AIKEN COUNTY SECRETARY ANGELA UPCHURCH FROM COLLINS COUNTY. THE TREASURER WILL BE WANDA HIM FEEL YOUR COUNTY HISTORIAN IS CONSTANT LUDIE. GREENVILLE COUNTY KIRSTY THESE FOLKS ARE DISTRICT DIRECTORS.
THE DISTRICT DIRECTORS ARE FOLKS WHO COME IN LIKE MONITOR WHAT'S GOING ON IN A CERTAIN COUNTIES. WHAT'S GOING ON IN CERTAIN COUNTIES AND EVERYBODY IS ASSIGNED A DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE SEVEN DISTRICT IN OUR STATE AND SOME OF THEM CONSIST OF I THINK THE ONE DISTRICT ONLY CONSISTS OF TWO COUNTIES BECAUSE THEY SO LARGE AND EVERYBODY ELSE HAVE SEVERAL COUNTIES THAT THEY ARE RESPONSE FOR.
BUT KIRSTIE BURKE WILL BE SERVING AS DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT DIRECTOR AURORA SMALLS OUT OF ORANGEBURG SECOND LIVE WEST FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY.
THE THIRD ALFREDA PLOT FROM SPARTANBURG. IS THE ONE THAT ONLY HAVE TO COUNTY SPARTANBURG AND GREENVILLE DISTRICT 5 WILL BE REPRESENTED BY JOHN KAUFMAN OUT OF KERSHAW COUNTY DISTRICT 6 AS SHAYLA JENKINS FROM CALHOUN COUNTY AND DISTRICT 7 WILL BE SUSIE EDWARDS FROM DILLON COUNTY. SO THOSE ARE THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS UPSCALE OFFICE TO YOUR STOCKS APRIL 1ST. SO I'M THE PRESIDENT ELECT AND UNTIL APRIL 1ST SCARE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE TWENTY FIRST.
SO PLEASE PUT THAT THOSE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR SO THAT YOU WILL BE PREPARED TO ATTEND THE FIRST GAY CONFERENCE WITH ME AS YOUR PRESIDENT. AND THE QUESTION I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT I WAS ON MUTE OR NOT. >> FIRST I ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT THE SIX DAY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLAR THE SIX EIGHT THOUSAND FIGURE THAT YOU MENTIONED.
I DIDN'T GET IT. AND THEN THE SECOND QUESTION IS ARE THE DISTRICTS CORRELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS? AH, YES, YES. YES.
EVERY BALLOT VOTING AT DISTRICT ARE MEMBERS OF THE 1ST DISTRICT.
CORRECT. OK, AND THEN THE QUESTION ABOUT THE SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND WE CALCULATED THAT TO SEND VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS TO ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND PLUS VOTERS AT THIRTY FIVE CENTS I THINK IT WAS LYNDON. YEAH.
YEAH. THIRTY FIVE CENTS OR ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOUR VOTERS . SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY WE CAME UP WITH THAT AMOUNT FORTY NINE OR FORTY NINE TO SEVEN POINT THIRTY FIVE SAYS WE DID IT AT DIFFERENT RATES SCHOOL WE WEREN'T SURE WHAT IT WAS GOING TO START WITH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ALREADY. THANK YOU MARY FOR THAT. CHRIS BEEN ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? WHILE WE'VE BEEN MEETING? NO, MA'AM.
NO COMMENT. JUST A REMINDER ABOUT THE ETHICS FORMS.
>> GUESS ETHICS FORMS ARE DUE BY THE END OF MARCH AND THEY ARE LOCATED ONLINE.
MARIE, DO YOU HAVE THAT WEB SITE SISTER'S E-MAIL TO YOU AND I'LL ALSO E-MAIL YOU COPIES
OF THE PREVIEW SHARES IF YOU WERE ON THE BOARD THEN. >> OK.
OK. THE LAST THING THAT I HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT IS LET ME LEAD WITH SAYING I DON'T MIND CONTINUING DOING IT. LET'S START OFF THAT WAY.
BUT IF THERE IS ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO START DOING THE MINUTES FOR EACH BOARD MEETING ,JUST LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN GET THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF THE BOARD HAS TO VOTE ON DOES THE BOARD HAVE TO VOTE ON IT FOR THAT PERSON TO DO IT? YES. NO, THERE ARE NO OFFICIAL POSITION SO I MEAN YOU ALL.
SO MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE COULD VOLUNTEER YOUR YEAH. OK.
LIKE I SAID I DON'T MIND DOING BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO IT PLEASE JUST LET ME KNOW AND CRAIG OR YOU'RE GONNA SAY SOMETHING WHERE YOU GO TO VOLUNTEER AT CRAIG'S GOING TO
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VOLUNTEER NOW. >> THANK YOU. NO I'M JUST KIDDING.
OK. >> THANK YOU. BIRD CHIRPS DR. CAROLINE RIGHT.
I THINK MY SCREEN ONE GOT TOO MUCH ON MY PLATE RIGHT NOW. >> WELL, WRONG.
WHOEVER HAS IS IN COMMAND OF THE WARHAMMER WHAT YOU'RE REALLY SAYING THAT YOU WANT TO LET IT GO? NO, NO. LIKE I SAID, I REALLY DON'T.
IT DOESN'T TAKE THAT MUCH. I WAS TOLD IF THERE'S SOME BREEDING SEASON SOMETHING JIM SAID, OH, OK. I WAS I WAS GOING TO TRY TO GET A HOLD OF BERNADETTE FOR ON A ON A ON ANOTHER ISSUE. BUT I SEE SHE IS SHE IS NEUTERED SMARTLY AND I'LL JUST TRY TO REACH HER SOME OTHER WAY. YEAH LET'S PUT EVERYTHING UNMOVED. BUT AGAIN YOU YOU TAKE YOUR CHANCES PUT EVERYTHING BACK.
>> NOW SAY ONE WORD. NOBODY HAS ANYWHERE ELSE. NO ONE HAS ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD OVER. OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED VIRTUALLY MARCH 24TH TWO THOUSAND TWENTY ONE AT 2:00 P.M. I'M ON A NO ASCENSION TO TWENTY FOUR ISN'T IT TWENTY FOUR THAT TWENTY FIRST REPORTS YOU GOT TWENTY ONE CHECHESSEE TWENTY FIRST I'M SORRY I MEANT SAY TWENTY FOUR CAROLINE DID YOU SAY I MEAN TO A JAG ALL RIGHTY.
>> THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 252 OH
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.