[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS THE COUNTY COUNCIL CAUCUS MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 26. IT IS A GROUP MEETING WHICH MEANS THOSE OF YOU ARE LOOKING ON THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE LINING AS I CALL YOUR NAME. WOULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW THAT YOU IN FACT ARE HERE? COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM PRESENT ULTIMATE DAWSON PRESENT COUNCILMAN FLOWING I'M HERE.
>> COUNCILMAN GLOVER. COUNCILMAN HARBHAJAN COUNCILWOMAN HOWARD HERE.
COUNCILMAN LAWSON IS ON HIS WAY. COUNCILMAN MCCULLEN HERE I COUNCILMAN RUDMAN HERE. COUNCILMAN SOMERVILLE RESIDENT THE CHAIR IS PRESENT.
WE DO HAVE ALL BUT ONE MEMBER IN ATTENDANCE RIGHT NOW. WOULD YOU ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? NO, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU. PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH E S CAROLINA FREEDOM
[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
OF INFORMATION ACT. WOULD A MEMBER OF A COUNCIL PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CAUCUS AGENDA OR REMOVE MR. CHAIRMAN? MR. RUDMAN MAKES THE MOTIONCRIMINAL AND THIS HOWARD MAKES THE SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNS BEFORE WE DECLARE THAT THIS WILL BE APPROVED? WITHOUT OBJECTION SEEING NO OBJECTIONS. THE AGENDA IS NOW APPROVED. CITIZEN COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HERE WHO WISHES TO MAKE A COMMENT? NOW WE'RE SAYING NOTHING WORTH SAYING. IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE?
[6. AGENDA REVIEW]
OK. WE NOW WILL GO TO THE AGENDA, REVIEW THE DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA REVIEW WILL BE THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE AROUND THE COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING IF I MIGHT. MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. FLEMING, THANK YOU.
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ITEM 19 USING NOT THAT NOT NUMBER 19. >> NUMBER 18 THAT CHANGE FORMER GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION OR I GUESS REFERENDUM THAT WE ARE VOTING ON TODAY.
I THINK THE WORDING OF IT IS MORE THAN JUST DISINGENUOUS. IT MAKES IT APPEAR AS IF IT IS A NEGATIVE MOTION. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU LIKE IT YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR IT INSTEAD OF MAKING IT LIKE WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT THAT A REFERENDUM IS A VOTE YES IS FOR CHANGE AND THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU HAVE HERE. THE WAY YOU'VE GOT WORDED OF A YES VOTE IS FOR RETAINING THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT. AND I THINK THAT QUITE FRANKLY I'M I'M HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH IT, SIR. I THINK THAT I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT IT WOULD IT WOULD STAND LEGAL SCRUTINY. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A NEGATIVE EMOTION WHERE A YES VOTE IS TO RETAIN THE FORM OF GOVERNANCE WORK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
YOU SEE, I UNDERSTAND MY PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. >> I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
WHEN WE GET TO THE WELL. ALL RIGHT. YEAH.
KURT, YOU WANT TO WEIGH PLEASE ,SIR. THANK YOU, BOB.
JUST THROWING THOSE BURNING PRECISELY AS REQUIRED BY THE STATUTE THE STATUTE SAYS YOU MUST GIVE THE VOTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETAIN EXISTENCE GOVERNMENT NOT MERELY SAYING DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE? SO IT IS WORDED PRECISELY AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.
I HAVE TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON IT THEN I'LL BE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU SOME MORE.
>> OK. ANY OTHER CONCERNS ABOUT THE AGENDA?
>> DULY NOTED THAT MR. LAWSON HAS NOW ARRIVED AND WE HAVE EVERY MEMBERS PARTICIPATING.
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THERE ARE NO FURTHER CONCERNS REGARDING THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT.[7. NEW BUSINESS]
ANY NEW BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNTY COUNCIL? MR. CHAIRMAN, MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. SURE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE YOUR VACCINATION, YOU'LL RECEIVE A LITTLE VACCINATION CARD.LOOKS LIKE THIS. IF YOU GO TO STAPLES THEY WILL LAMINATE IT FOR YOU TO MAKE A COPY AND LAMINATE IT FOR YOU. AND IT'S QUICK AND IT'S FREE. JUST A SUGGESTION FOR EVERYBODY. YEAH. YES.
AND TO THAT POINT IT IS A DOCUMENT THAT YOU SHOULD KEEP SECURE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW.
WHEN YOU WILL NEED IT ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO FUTURE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL . ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO DO IS TO TAKE A PICTURE OF IT AND E-MAIL IT TO YOURSELF AND PUT IT ON YOUR COMPUTER AS WELL AS HAVE IT ON
YOUR PERSONAL CELL PHONE. >> OK. ALL RIGHT.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
NO NO BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE US. MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR OUREXECUTIVE SESSION REMOVED? >> CHAIRMAN MR. SOMERVILLE MAKES THE MOTION FOR EXECUTIVE
SESSION. >> IN SECONDS. MR. BOSTON, YOU MADE THE SECOND . IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SEEING NO DISCUSSION? WE WILL BE ENTERING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION WITHOUT OBJECTION UNDER SOUTH CAROLINA CODE THIRTY DASH FOUR DASH 70 A TWO TO FOR THE RECEIPT OF LEGAL ADVICE WHERE THE LEGAL ADVICE RELATES TO ENDING THREATENED OR POTENTIAL CLAIMS OR OTHER MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE SETTLEMENT OF LEGAL CASE CLAIMS OR THE POSITION OF THE PUBLIC AGENCY IN ANY OTHER ADVERSARY SITUATIONS INVOLVING THE ASSERTION AGAINST THE AGENCY OF A CLAIM. THIS WILL BE DONE WITHOUT OBJECTION.
I SEE NO OBJECTIONS. THEREFORE AT 5 0 7 WE WILL BE ENTERING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND UPON EXITING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION WE WILL DETERMINE IF THERE NEEDS TO BE ANY ACTION TAKEN. NOW BACK IN SESSION FOR THE COUNTY CAUCUS MEETING AS A RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION THERE WILL BE NO ACTIONS TAKEN AS A RESULT OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THERE ANY OTHER CITIZEN COMMENTS SINCE WE ARE NO OTHER CITIZEN COMMENTS THEREFORE SEEING NO OTHER BUSINESS? WE WILL ADJOURN THE CAUCUS MEETING AND COME BACK AT 6:00 PM FOR THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. THEREFORE AT 5 19 THE CAUCUS MEETING IS ADJOURNED
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.