Apr 28, 2021 Board of Elections

[I. Call to Order Followed by Pledge of Allegiance]

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HEARD THIS APRIL 28 MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTION AND WE'RE GOING TO START OFF BY SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>> SO HERE'S MY PLAN. OH, THANK YOU, MAUREEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE

FLAG. >> SEVEN YEARS INTO THE RECOVERY THEY ARE ONE NATION UNDER GOD. I BROUGHT IT INDIVISIBLE VISIBLE LITERALLY ZERO.

>> OK. >> I DIDN'T SEE THAT THERE WERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, CHRIS,

[II. Public Comments (Please limit comments to 5 minutes)]

OF ANY ADDITIONAL ONES COME IN . >> JIM? NO COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. SO IT WAS NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[III. Minutes from Meeting on:]

>> I SENT OUT THAT A MINUTE FOR MARCH 24TH MEETING ON APRIL 7TH .

>> I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO COME OVER AND I JUST NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES

VIA COMMENT. >> SURE. WE NEED TO CLEAR UP NOW THAT THE BOARD WHICH IS THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE HAS ELECTED IT.

IT SAYS TARA GRANT BUT IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT WE THOUGHT EARLIER NOT AT THE LECTERN BUT CLIENT DOESN'T SAY WHAT WE HIRED OR FOUR OR ANYTHING ELSE. I THINK WE'LL CHANGE THAT A LITTLE. I DIDN'T. IT'S DOWN TO UNDER.

MARIE'S COMMENTS GOT THE THIRD COMMENT DOWN. I'M LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW.

BUT IT SAID A VOTER REGISTRATION HIRED AND THE BOARD'S BLACK VOTER.

I CALLED CHRIS ACTUALLY AND SHE ANSWERED. I DOCTOR FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

NICE LITTLE GAL SHE IS. BUT HER JOB TITLE MARINE VOTER REGISTRATIONS TEST SHE SAID SHE SEES THE VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS IS AND WHY VOTER REGISTRATION ELECTION

SPECIALISTS DO EVERYTHING THAT WE ASKED THEM TO DO. >> DID SHE SHE REPLACED RAND SEAVER AND YOU KNOW, WE PUT WALL STRAIGHT INTO THE OFFICE SO THEY DO A LITTLE BIT

OF EVERYTHING. >> VOTER NEW VOTER REGISTRATION WORK MOTOR VOTER WORK WITH ABSENTEE PRECINCT FILE FOR YOU KNOW, THEY DO EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY ELSE DID.

>> THEY JUST SPECIALIZE IN CERTAIN AREA AND I THINK SHE IS SPECIALIZING IN PROCESSING ALL THE MOTOR VOTER APPLICATIONS THAT COME COMES IN. BUT THAT'S NOT SHE'S NOT LIMITED TO THAT. THAT'S HIS NAME FUNCTION O. SO I'M SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> I'M UNSURE WHAT ROBERT'S FULL SENSE. CAROLINE, DO WE NEED A MOTION

TO ADD TO THE MINUTES YOU'RE MEETING? >> WE DON'T NEED TO TO MAKE A MOVE TO THE THIS FORM LIKE THIS IS HOW YOU DO CORRECT THINGS. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

THERE'LL BE A THESE. OK. >> SO IT'S HARD TO SAY THAT LITTLE PROGRAM WAS HIRED AS A VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTION SPECIALIST.

I'LL MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS WITH THAT PREDICTION. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE

THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 21ST OR 24TH? >> SO TOTALLY APPROVED.

OK. CAROLINE IN SECOND ILENE YES. OK.

ALL RIGHT. THE MINUTES ALL PROVED. YES.

HI. OK. IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA BUT THE

[IV. Unfinished Business]

AND THERE WERE A LOT OF EMAILS BACK AND FORTH. THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CHANGES AND PEOPLE DIDN'T AGREE WITH HOW WE SHOULD GO ABOUT THAT.

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>> THAT'S BERNADETTE. THIS IS THE LEAVE. I HAVE A QUESTION.

OK. AND THE PATH THAT WE HAD TO DO THAT AND I'M SURE MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE. WHAT WAS THE PROCESS AND THEN IF THERE'S NOT A PATH THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A PATH THAT ESTABLISH A PLACE.

WE DO HAVE THAT SITUATION AGAIN. MY UNDERSTANDING AND MAYBE THOSE HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD LONGER THAN ME CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT IN SPEAKING TO MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION A LETTER LIKE THIS HAS NEVER BEEN SENT FROM US BEFORE.

>> SO IF WE ARE GOING TO CREATE A PROCESS THEN OUR BYLAWS AND OUR MISSION AND EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE TO TWO ALLOW THAT OR TO HAVE FOR THERE TO BE A PROCESS.

JIM, YOU WERE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ON YOUR OWN. JILL BETTER.

YEAH. OK. I'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO PREPARE SOME REMARKS. I'LL MAKE SURE THAT JEAN GETS A COPY SO MAKE IT SO THAT CAN BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD. I LIKE ABOUT THREE MINUTES TO TALK TO THIS ISSUE BY.

OK. OK. I WISH TO ADDRESS THE STATUS OF A RECENT BOARD APPROVED EFFORT. THAT IS THE LETTER TO BE TRANSMITTED THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION WITH THE BOARD'S THOUGHTS ON SEVERAL PIECES OF CURRENT RELIGIOUS LEGISLATION. THE FOLLOWING OFFERS A FULLER EXPLANATION OF THE BOARD'S INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES ON THIS MATTER. FIRST AS YOU WERE. AS YOU RECALL ON MARCH 24TH AS STATED IN THE NOW APPROVED MINUTES OF UPDATES MONTHLY BOARD MEETING THE BOARD DETERMINED THAT QUOTE THE LETTER SHOULD BE SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR DELEGATION ON APRIL 5. THE CHAIR ISSUED AN E-MAIL THAT IN PART CALLED FOR A BOARD VOTE AS TO QUOTE WHO WILL SIGN THE LETTER? IT CAN BE JUST BERNADETTE AND MYSELF OR IT CAN BE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE OF THE BOARD AND TO ASKED IF THE BOARD STILL WANTED TO QUOTE SEND THE LETTER AT ALL ON APRIL 12. THE CHAIR ISSUED AN EMAIL STATING IN PART IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE LETTER SHOULD GO OUT TO OUR LEGISLATORS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO ALL REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY ON APRIL

13. >> THE CHAIR ISSUED AN E-MAIL THAT STATED IN PART THIS BOARD CERTIFIED LETTER WILL NOT BEAR MY SIGNATURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHAIR TOOK THE POSITION THAT AGAIN BASED ON THE CHAIR'S ABSENCE AS AS CITED.

IF YOU ARE ADAMANT THAT IT BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF A CHAIRMAN BEVERLY CONSIGN, IT AS THE VISE CHAIRMAN NOW A DIRECT QUOTE FROM THE BOARD'S OPERATIONS MANUAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS.

COMMUNICATING SOUTHWARD WITH THE FCC LEDGES LEGISLATURE THE BOARD WILL APPROVE ALL BOARD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE OR THE BEAUFORT COUNTY LEGISLATIVE

DELEGATION. >> THE PREPARATION OF SUCH COMMUNICATIONS CAN BE ASSIGNED TO THE DIRECTOR FOR AT THIS AT THIS APPROVAL BODY BY THE BOARD UPON APPROVAL BY AND DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. THE CHAIR FOR THE DIRECTOR WILL COMMUNICATE AND MAKE PRESENTATIONS AS SPOKESPERSON ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD CLEARLY AND CONTRARY TO THE TO THE CHAIRS ASSERTION OF APRIL 12TH. AT THIS POINT THERE IS SIMPLY NO QUOTE DEBATE.

END QUOTE. GETS TO THE CHAIRS RIGHTFUL AND REQUIRED DUTY AS SIGNATORY OF THE SUBJECT. BOARD CERTIFIED LETTER AS REQUIRED BY DEPRECIATING LANGUAGE. THE BOARD HAS APPROVED AND DIRECTED THAT THE CHAIR SIGN AND TRANSMIT THE LETTER IN QUESTION. IN CONCLUSION, LET US RECALL FOR THE MOMENT THE REASONS WE CRAFTED THE LETTER IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AS STATED IN THE FINAL PARAGRAPH OF THAT LETTER TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATE DELEGATION QUOTE OUR STATE'S ELECTION LAWS AND PROCESSES ALONG WITH THE RIGHTS WITHIN BUBER COUNTY ARE OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. THE LAW IS PUT IN PLACE BY OUR STATE LEGISLATORS MUST HELP US TO ENSURE THAT ALL BOARDS STATEWIDE CAN FUNCTION FAIRLY

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I BELIEVE THE CHAIR SHOULD PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO VOTE TO FULFILL THE CHAIR'S RESPONSIBILITIES CONTAINED ON PAGE 17 OF THE BOARD'S OPERATIONS MANUAL.

THANKS. I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET A COPY.

I HAVE A COPY AND I'M READING IT RIGHT NOW. WHICH SECTION ON PAGE 17 DID YOU READ ME GRAB THE MANUAL THE ONE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE TITLE TITLED COMMUNICATING WITH

THE 7TH SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. >> I SEE WHERE YOU READ THE BOARD WILL APPROVE ALL COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE FCC. WHAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA LIKES INFORMATION REGARDING DECISIONS RENDERED BY THE COMMISSION AFFECTING BOARD OPERATIONS.

THE PREPARATION OF SUCH COMMUNICATION MAY BE ASSIGNED THE DIRECTOR FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD THE DIRECTOR WILL COMMUNICATE AND PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD THAT DIRECTOR IS MERWE NOT MYSELF AS THE CHAIR OF THIS BOARD.

WELL UNFORTUNATELY YOU LEFT OUT A COUPLE OF PRETTY IMPORTANT WORDS THERE.

JEANNE, I READ I READ THE ENTIRE THING VERBATIM. >> NO, YOU DIDN'T.

BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU FEEL YOU DID NOT SAY THAT UPON APPROVAL AND APPROVAL BY AND DIRECTION OF THE BOARD CLIMB UP THE CHAIR OR THE DIRECTOR WILL COMMUNICATE AND MAKE PRESENTATIONS. SO TO TO LEAVE THAT OUT. IS IT IT NEEDS TO BE IN THE ONE THAT I WAS GIVEN UPON BEING PUT ON THIS BOARD DOES NOT HAVE THAT THOSE WORDS THIS IS THE ONE THAT WAS SIGNED OFF ON THE DATE ON A SIGNED BY MR. CLIFFORD WAS MARCH OF 2014.

>> THIS IS THE ONE THAT I WAS GIVEN BY THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE AND THIS IS AND I READ VERBATIM WHAT MY COPY SAYS. WELL, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY WORKING WITH MORE WITH WITH WITH MORE THAN MORE THAN ONE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY JEAN, THE EFFORT ON THE PART OF THIS BOARD TO APPROVE AND AND REQUEST THAT THE CHAIR ACT AS CHAIR AND SIGN WAS ESTABLISHED SOME AGO.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT SAYS. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S A DIFFERENT COPY.

LOOK, MURRAY, WOULD THERE BE ANY REASON WHY THIS PRETTY IMPORTANT STATEMENT, PRETTY IMPORTANT LANGUAGE TO THE TO THE OPERATIONS OF THIS OF THIS BOARD WHICH WHICH ONE ARE WE GOING TO FOLLOW? NO, THAT'S NOT IT UPDATED IS THE ETHICAL REASON IT DOESN'T HAVE A DAY AT THE BOTTOM. YEAH. YEAH.

THIS IS THE ONE THAT I WAS GIVEN. >> MR. WOOD, AFTER THE REVISED DATA THE COPY THAT YOU READ WELL THE COPY THAT I HAVE IS DATED THE SECOND RIBAUT HERE RON SIGNED ON ON A CERTAIN DAY. I CAN MAKE SURE I'VE GOT I'VE GOT THAT RIGHT.

WELL THAT'S WHY I'M CHECKING NOW. MARY WE JUST SEE IF I CAN FIND

THE FIRST THEY WILL FIND. IT'S NOT AT THE BOTTOM. >> THEY ALWAYS GET THE BOTTOM.

THIS IS THE UPDATE. >> WELL THE ONLY PAGE THAT I HAVE THAT APPLIES IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE AS I AS I READ IT THIS MANUAL WAS APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD ON A 26 DAY FEBRUARY 1, 2014 SIGNED OFF ON MARCH 7TH 2014.

THAT'S 1 AND 2. THAT'S THE SAME VERSION THAT SAYS UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD THE DIRECTOR WILL COMMUNICATE. AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD DOESN'T NEED TO HAVE A DATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. BOTH OF US HAVE THE SAME DATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

NO SEE THERE'S NOTHING AT THE BOARD. THE PRESIDENT SAID YES.

AND THE SIGNATURE IS I'M GOING TO GO. >> LET ME.

LET ME READ IF I COULD, JEAN. LET ME READ TO YOU WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

MAYBE WE WILL FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. THE TITLE IS COMMUNICATING WITH THE SC LEGISLATIVE LARGEST LEGISLATURE SO FAR SO SO SO GOOD.

THE BOARD WILL APPROVE ALL BOARD COMMUNICATIONS. YEAH BUT A DIFFERENT SECTION OF THE BOARD WILL APPROVE ALL BOARD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE OR THE BEAUFORT COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DUB DELEGATION. ARE YOU.

ARE WE ARE WE GOOD SO YEAH. SO FAR YOU'RE EVERYTHING I'M READING GIRL.

I'M READING FROM THE ONES TITLE YOU'RE COMMUNICATING WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA I READ WAS FROM THE COMMUNICATING WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTIONS COMMISSION.

>> SO THIS IS THE NEXT ONE COMMUNICATING WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATOR.

YES. AND THROUGH THE FIRST SENTENCE THAT YOU READ MINDS THE SAME.

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DOES THE LANGUAGE IS THE LANGUAGE THE SAME? LET'S LET'S START THERE.

MAYBE WE CAN AGREE THAT WE DO THE SAME IN THAT SECTION. >> THE ONE THAT I'M READING FROM THE PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH ON PAGE 17. THIS PART IS ON PAGE 18.

SO THAT'S WHY WE WERE WRONG BUT THAT WAS TAKEN BY NOW. WELL NO HE TOLD ME PAGE 17

BEVERLY AND HE WAS READING FROM PAGE 18. >> SO DOC I'M READING IT FROM MY PAGE 17 IF THAT MEANS ANYTHING. I UP TO EIGHT.

LET'S BE PROFESSIONAL. OK. I MEAN WE ARE BOARDS TELEVISED.

LET'S JUST ACT LIKE PROFESSIONALS. SO WHEN THE VOTE WAS BEING TAKEN HOW WE WENT ABOUT SIGNING THIS MARIE WAS NOT EVEN AN OPTION.

AND THEN WHEN THE VOTE WAS TAKEN. ONLY ABOUT TWO OR THREE SAID THAT I SHOULD SIGN IT. SOME OF THEM I DIDN'T EVEN GET A RESPONSE AT ALL.

SOME OF THEM SAID THAT IT SHOULD BE SIGNED BY BERNADETTE WHICH I NO LONGER THINK IS CORRECT AT ALL. I THINK THAT THE CORRECT WAY TO HOW BOARDS SHOULD HOW THIS SHOULD BE WE PAY MORE READY FOR THIS TYPE OF COMMUNICATION. I THINK IT SHOULD BE SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COULD I JUST INTERRUPT FOR A SECOND? ABSOLUTELY. OK. WE WILL BE CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. THANK YOU. AND INSTEAD OF GOING AND HASHING ALL OF THAT AND IF THERE IS AN AMENDMENT THAT NEED TO BE MADE IN THE BOARD'S POLICY, MAYBE NOW IS THE TIME TO DO THAT. AND AS THE BOARD YOU ALL CAN DECIDE TODAY RIGHT NOW WHOSE LINES WHOSE LANDS AND HOW THE LETTER IS TO BE DONE SO THAT WE CAN MOVE BEYOND THIS POINT. THE LEGISLATORS ARE ALMOST OUT OF SESSIONS WHETHER OR NOT ELECTION LAWS WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THIS SESSION. I DO NOT KNOW.

I THOUGHT THE WHOLE PROCESS WAS TO MAKE SURE OUR LEGISLATORS KNOW HOW WE FELT AS A BOARD, AS A COMMUNITY ABOUT THE LEGISLATIONS THAT WERE BEING PROPOSALS THAT WILL AFFECT VOTERS NOT JUST IN OUR COUNTY BUT THE ENTIRE STATE. AND I THOUGHT YOU ALL DID A WONDERFUL JOB BACK IN YOUR DISCUSSION. IN THE LAST BOARD MEETING GOING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WHO SIGNED THE LETTER I THINK IS KIND OF WHY.

WHY DO ALL WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS GET OUR THOUGHTS AND OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO OUR LEGISLATORS SO WHOEVER SIGNED THE LETTER BASED ON WHAT THE BOARD DOES OR DECIDE TODAY, LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND DO THAT SO THAT WE CAN MOVE BEYOND THIS POINT.

>> I CONCUR THAT I MET KAMALA. YES, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH MARIE THAT ALL OF THIS DEAL ABOUT WHO IS GOING TO SEND THE LETTER THAT DOESN'T MAKE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE.

I MEAN IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO SIGNED THE LETTER, WHO JUST DOES SAY IT'S BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD. AND HERE ARE OUR VIEWS ON THESE LAWS THAT ARE THERE AND SO AND SO SOMETHING WENT BACK AND FORTH SAYING OH MY GOD, THIS IS NOT OUR JOB CODE RELIGIOUSLY.

WHAT TO DO? WELL, THAT'S A LOAD OF RUBBISH. WE ARE THE VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTION BOARD AND WE'LL TELL THEM HOW WE FEEL ABOUT ALL THESE LAWS AND THINGS.

THEY DON'T HAVE A CLUE. AND EVEN SOME THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

WE JUST CAN'T GET THEM TO DO IT. SO WE WE NEED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW WE FEEL AND LAY IT OUT. AND NOT BEING WE CAN GET ANYBODY IN THERE SIGNED THE LETTER YOU JUST PUT BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IF YOU DON'T KNOW ANYBODY HIS NAME ON IT. I COULD I'VE BILL MURRAY. I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO GET HIM THE INFORMATION HOW WE FEEL ABOUT WHAT WE WANT HIM TO DO AND WE'RE GETTING WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE ABOUT OH ROBERT RULE WATERS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT THIS SAYS AND THAT SAYS AND THIS IS I DON'T KNOW I'M SORRY BUT I'M JUST AN OLD GUY LOST HIS PATIENCE I GUESS ON SOME OF THIS STUFF. BUT HEY, WE JUST NEED TO LET HIM KNOW HOW WE FEEL AND IT

DOESN'T MATTER WHO SAYS IT. >> BILLY MITCHELL, THE NEWS PERSON AND THE BOY AND I LIKE THAT QUESTION AND ALSO MAKE US SUGGEST IF IT'S OK THIS LETTER IS SO VERY IMPORTANT AND

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IF THE LETTER WAS WRITTEN PROPERLY AND SAID THAT BOARD MEMBERS IF YOU WANT TO PUT THE BOARD MEMBERS NAME THE LETTER AND THEN HAVE ONE THAT THAT THE DIRECTOR PRICE BUT IN A WITH A FINE. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD DO.

BUT I'M NOT GETTING A LETTER OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER. IT'S GOING TO, YOU KNOW, DEFEAT THE PURPOSE WHY WE ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS ARE I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW I FEEL AND I'VE GOT A LOT OF BOARDS TOO.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY AS WE WERE APPOINTED TO THE BOARD TO DO

WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DURING BERNADETTE HERE MEETING, OK? >> WE WANT TO SELL AN OPERATION DOCUMENT. WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING HOW ARE WE WORKING AGAINST THE

RESULTS DIRECTORSHIPS? I'M NOT SURE IT IS. >> IS THIS NOT WHAT IT SAYS IS IT IS THE CHAD OR THE DIRECTOR AND THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU THAT I WASN'T GOING TO SIGN BECAUSE I KNEW WHAT THEY SAID IN THIS DOCUMENT AND THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU THAT I WASN'T GOING TO SIGN IT BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT MY ROLE . RIGHT.

AND THE BOARDS THAT I WORK WITH THAT HAVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SIGN EACH BILL WE CAN.

>> WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT OTHER BOARDS. THIS IS THE OPERATE MANUAL FOR THIS BOARD. RIGHT. BUT A PLACE WHERE RIBAUT RESTAURANT. WHY DO I HAVE TO WE SEE WE MUST CHAIR OR A DIRECTOR WE PAY MARIE FOR SUCH COMMUNICATIONS. SO WHY DOES IT WHY CAN'T IT JUST BE MARIE FULLY? IT'S NOT JUST PATTY MURRAY. OUR NAMES ARE ALREADY ON. IT'S ALREADY FROM OUR BOARD.

IT'S DONE. I CAN GET THIS IN THE MAIL TOMORROW.

AN ELECTRONIC COPY SENT TOMORROW. OK THEN WHY DID YOU PRESENT THE LETTER AT THE LAST MEETING WITH TWO SIGNATURES IT BY EXAMPLE THAT I HAD FROM A LETTER SENT FROM SCARE TO THE MEMBERS OF A DELEGATION THAT IT WAS A VERY SIMPLE PAUL WAS OK.

>> WELL THAT WAS MY CONCERN BECAUSE NOW IT SEEMS AS IF WE MISLED THE PUBLIC WILL BE LEFT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAD FROM THE LAST MEETING AND THEN HAD ALL OF THIS TO TRANSPIRE AND THEN LET US STILL WASN'T IT AND LET US RUN. YOU JUST NEED A SIGNATURE.

>> I'LL GET MY ANSWER. IT IS. I SUBMITTED SOME QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES BACK FROM. IN REFERENCE TO ONE HAS ANY BOARD IF YOU CAN EXPRESS AN OPINION ON ANY LEGISLATION AT ALL TO WHAT OTHER BOARDS THAT ARE NOT ELECTED BY VOTERS BUT ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND HAVE THESE BRENT'S OPINIONS ON LEGISLATION. IF SO, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE BOARDS AND THE BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS THREE. HOW ARE THESE BOARDS IN THE ATTACHMENT THAT I SPENT DIFFERENT FROM THE VIEWS OF COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS BEFORE DO ANY OF THESE APPOINTED BOARDS AT THE LOCAL OR STATE LEVEL FARM LOBBY IS REPRESENTING THEM AT THE LOCAL OR STATE LEVELS INSIDE THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS MADE OF NOTHING BUT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LEGISLATIVELY APPOINTED BY

THE GOVERNOR AND APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. >> THEY EXPRESS OPINIONS ABOUT PENDING LEGISLATION ALL YEAR AND I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM AND THE VIEWS OF BOARD OF ELECTIONS BECAUSE THE WHOLE SITUATION CAME ABOUT BECAUSE THERE WAS A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD HAVE AN OPINION ON LEGISLATION BEFORE WE DO.

BEFORE YOU ANSWER, LET ME JUST MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOW THAT OUR BOARD IS NOT A LOBBYING AGENCY. OK. WE DO NOT LOBBY WE DON'T HAVE THAT AUTHORITY AND SO I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW IT'S A MISTAKE.

THE FACT THAT WE ALL VOTERS OF THIS COUNTY YOU GUYS ARE REPRESENTING THE VOTERS OF THIS COUNTY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LOBBYING FOR LEGISLATION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

ALL DUE RESPECT, IF WE POLL EVERY OTHER BOARD TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING BEFORE WE DO ANY, WE'LL NEVER DO ANYTHING. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE FEEL ABOUT

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WE'RE NOT LOBBYING ANYBODY. WE'RE JUST TELLING THEM HOW WE FEEL IF THEY WANT TO SUPPORT US THEY WILL IF THEY THINK WE'RE CRAZY AND THEY WON'T. SO IT'S JUST A INFORMATIONAL

THING. >> AND YOU KNOW WHAT I BELIEVE AGAIN? AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WE CAN ALSO DO IT. PERSONALLY, I VOTED YES.

I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD BE DOING THAT NOT JUST THE BOY. BUT WE CAN ALSO DO THAT BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE REPRESENTATIVES THAT REPRESENT US. AND YOU'VE COUNTY AND RESPONDED TO THEM AND RESPONDED IT TO ALL OF THEM. SO EVERY ONE OF THEM WILL KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE TYPE OF I DON'T KNOW BUT IT'S FROM MY AUDIO AND IT'S JUST ECHOING IF SOMEBODY TELL ME HOW THEY MANAGE THAT.

I HEAR YOU. >> YOU'RE COMING ACROSS. OK.

>> I NOW YOU'RE NOT I THINK A LOT OF US HAVE OUR MIKES ON SO WE NEED TO MUTE EXCEPT FOR THE PERSON WHO'S SPEAKING. BEVERLY, I THINK YOU'RE MUTED. EVERYBODY YOU ALSO HAVE TWO DEVICES RUNNING THIS THAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. THE REVERBERATION IS YOUR CELL PHONE ALSO CONNECTED BY CELL PHONE CONNECT LIKE LOOK FOR YOUR PICTURE, GET RID OF YOUR TWICE. I KNOW I KNOW THIS ONE WAS I WENT OUT AND CAME IN AGAIN

BECAUSE OF THE ECHO. >> I'LL SEE IF I MAKE IT TO TWO DEVICES.

>> SO YOU DO NEED TO SHUT DOWN ONE OR JUST TURN THE VOLUME OFF ON ONE AND THEN YOU WON'T HAVE THE ECHO. OKAY I JUST TRY TO REMOVE ONE. JUST GO TO SOMEONE ELSE.

SO WITH THE APPROVAL WE CAN EITHER HAVE MURRAY SIGN IT OR WE CAN DO A RUN WHERE IT RECOMMEND AND SAY THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION ELECTIONS IF BEFORE COUNTY AT THE BOTTOM OF IT AND LIKE I SAID I CAN GET THIS UP TOMORROW ELECTRONICALLY AND IN THE MAIL.

YES. JIM, LET'S GO BACK OVER THE LANGUAGE THAT HOLDS NOT SOME NOT SOME BOARD OUTSIDE THIS THIS THIS THIS BOARD BUT THIS BOARD THIS LANGUAGE WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND SHOULD HOLD. LET'S GO LINE BY LINE.

IT'S NOT VERY WELL IT'S IT'S WORTH THE EFFORT. IT'S WORTH THE EFFORT.

I THINK THAT'S UNNECESSARY. >> IT SAYS IT DOES. I HAVE TO GO THE LIBRARY.

I DON'T THINK SO. AND I HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THAT PROFESSIONAL ENOUGH FOR YOUR. NO, IT'S NOT.

I DON'T THINK SO. THE BOARD WILL APPROVE ALL I'M I'M READING DIRECTLY FROM THE

MANUAL. >> THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE BOARD WILL APPROVE ALL BOARD COMMUNICATE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE OR THE BEAUFORT KIND OF LEGISLATIVE DELEGATE DELEGATION. THAT'S WHAT THIS BOARD HAS ALREADY DONE.

THE PREPARATION OF SUCH COMMUNICATIONS CAN BE ASSIGNED NOT MUST MAY BE ASSIGNED TO THE DIRECTOR FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.

WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE LANGUAGE OF THE LETTER. ALL RIGHT.

THE LETTER IS THE LANGUAGE IS DONE. HAD GREAT ON THAT UPON APPROVAL BY DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. WHY WOULD THE BOARD FEEL THAT IT NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE BECAUSE WE VOTED. WE PASSED A LETTER TO GO TO THE DELEGATION.

NO ONE'S DEBATING YOUR AUDITOR . THE CHAIR OR THE DIRECTOR WILL COMMUNICATE NOW WHEN IT SAYS OR THE DIRECTOR UNLESS WE THE BOARD HOLD READ SMALLS TO DO THE LETTER, IT'S NOT GOING THAT WAY. IT'S GOING I WOULD NOT BECAUSE

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NO ONE ON THIS BOARD MAY SHARE THAT BUT THAT'S HOW I READ THIS PLAY.

THERE IS A SECONDARY ENTRANCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. I'M FAR TOO.

I THINK THAT THE ONLY WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS LETTER OUT TOMORROW IS WITHOUT A SIGNATURE PERIOD BECAUSE THERE'S NO AGREEMENT. AND I LIKE I SAID IN THAT E-MAIL TO YOU ALL I WILL NOT BE STRONG ARMED TO DOING SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS PROCEDURALLY

INCORRECT. >> IT SAYS WE CAN HAVE THE DIRECTOR SIGN IT AND I DON'T THINK THAT THAT IS OUTSIDE THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY. I DON'T THINK THAT'S OUTSIDE

OF WHAT WE SHOULD DO. >> SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I CAN GET THIS OUT TOMORROW AND I'LL JUST SAY IT'S FROM US. ALL OF OUR NAMES ARE ALREADY ON THE LETTER AS MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD. IS IT POSSIBLE TO VOTE ON WHO SHOULD SIGN AT THIS TIME SINCE WE HAVE A MAJORITY PRESENT? SURE WE WILL SIGN. WE CAN VOTE.

SO THE LET'S VOTE ON WHO SHOULD SIGN MARIE SMALLS AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE OR JEAN FELIX AS THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD.

SO ALL IN FAVOR OF MARIA SMALLS SIGNING THE LETTER AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE VOTER

REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OFFICE. >> THEN YOU PUT YOUR HANDS UP ONE MORE TIME ALL IN FAVOR OF ME AS THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD SIGNING THIS LETTER INDICATE BY

RAISING YOUR HANDS. >> ALL RIGHT. I'LL SIGN THE LETTER AND I'LL PUT IT IN THE MAIL TOMORROW. MARIA, DO YOU? I'LL COME BY AND GET THE ENVELOPES WITH OUR LETTERHEAD. DID YOU TELL EILEEN I'LL SO YOU CAN YOU SAID HOW YOU VOTED.

WHAT HAPPENED TO EILEEN? I DON'T KNOW. SHE MIGHT BE MUTED.

EILEEN, ARE YOU STILL THERE? FOR ALL RIGHTY. YES, I CAN HEAR YOU BY.

DID YOU GET MY BALL? DID YOU? I DID NOT.

HOW DID YOU VOTE FOR A MARINE OR MYSELF? I VOTED FOR THE CHANCE WE CAN GET THIS LETTER OUT AND I HOPE THAT GOING FORWARD WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN IF WE DON'T HAVE A MAJORITY THAT NEEDS TO SIGN A LETTER. THIS IS A MAJORITY THAT WAS READY TO JOIN ME TODAY. BUT WHAT WE DON'T HAVE A MAJORITY WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING CONCRETE THAT SAYS WHO IS REALLY GOING TO SIGN THE LETTER? YES. I AGREE. JIM, JUST READ SOMETHING IN THE OPERATIONS MANUAL THAT ADDRESSED THAT. I KNOW HE DID BUT WE ARE VOTING. SO APPARENTLY SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN QUITE AS BAD EXCUSE ME MY GREAT ONE MORE QUICK COME IN FOR FREE. I VOTED FOR THE CHAIR WHO SENT IT IS THIS IS FROM THE BOARD. IT'S FROM MARIE IN THE OFFICE IS FROM THE BOARD.

SO SOMEBODY FROM THE BOARD TO SIGN THE THING OR ELSE IT'S COMING FROM MARIE IS REPRESENTING THE ELECTION OFFICE IN MY NATION. I MEAN SHE REPRESENTS THAT.

HE REPRESENTS THE BOARD. SHE REPORTS TO THE BOARD PERAK WHICH I UNDERSTAND.

PERFECT COVER . OK. WE'VE ALREADY WASTED MORE TIME ON YOUR HUSBAND IS THE WORD. SORRY BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE CONSIDER HAVING

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RIGHT. SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF OPINION AT THAT MOMENT HOW WE GO ABOUT DOING AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE ONE CLEAR SITES WIG NOT SO GREAT BACK RIBAUT

LIKE BOB COPY SO I CAN READ IT TOO SO I CAN UNDERSTAND IT. >> I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A COPY SO WE WOULD ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AND VOTING ON BEFORE WE GET THERE.

HOW LONG BUT THE MEETING ANYWAY THAT I DIDN'T MEAN TO NEGATE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING IS IN ANY WAY THAT WE COULD JUST MEET MAYBE IN MENTALLY TO GO OVER SECTIONS OR MADAM CHAIR SO THAT WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE OUR QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW WITHOUT HAVING TO AIR THE DIFFERENCES IN A PUBLIC DOMAIN . I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT'S APPROPRIATE OR NOT BUT WE JUST I AGREE. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

IT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2014. >> SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE

WORK ON IS UPDATING ITS ENTIRETY. >> BUT YES AND I VOLUNTEER TO DO TO TAKE ON THAT TASK. I'LL NEED SOME HELP BUT I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH IT AGAIN AND GO OVER TO THE DETAILS. ABSOLUTELY.

I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, JOE. SURE.

[V. Committee Reports]

OK, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING ON MEDIA REPORTS BY MR. WHITFORD. >> I KNOW THAT YOU WERE DOING SOME WORK AS FAR AS FINDING A NEW FACILITY WITHOUT GROWING OUR WAREHOUSE.

DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE? YES. >> IN FACT THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE WALL OR GO AFTER MORE FROZEN OVER A COUPLE OF LADIES CORSI.

I TOLD YOU WE HAD A MEETING AT 2:00 SO HE CALLS ME AND AFTER 2:00.

SO ANYWAY I WENT TALK WITH HIM. THEY HAVE A BUILDING. IT'S ABOUT 70 MINUTES FROM OUR OFFICE. THIS IS IT IS CLIMATE CONTROLLED.

>> IT'S ACCESS CONTROL. THEY'RE GOING TO BACK OF THE BUILDING SEVERAL SECTIONS.

I THINK SHERIFF ALFRED IS GOING TO HAVE PART OF IT FOR SOME RECORD KEEPING.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PART ONE OF THE THINGS HE SAID AND I'M NOT SURE WHY HE DID IT.

MARIE, THE PEOPLE IN THE OFFICE AND IN OUR INPUT HE SAID THAT IN HIS ESTIMATION WE NEED AT LEAST FIFTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE FEET WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A FAIRLY GOOD SIZED SPACE.

BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK MARIE? YES. >> WHAT DO YOU LOOK THAT? WELL, WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING A SIZE THAT'S PRETTY COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE HAVE.

WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AND THAT IS TO ALLOW US WORKING ROOM AND NOW WE WILL NOT MOVE EVERYTHING TO THE NEW LOCATION ONLY EQUIPPED THE BIG BULKY EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE NOW THAT WE JUST MOVE. BUT FIFTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE FEET COULD POSSIBLY WORK.

WE WILL LOOK AT THAT VERNON. THAT'S GOOD. HE SAYS GOOD.

WELL ACTUALLY AND THAT WAS MY FAULT TOO. >> WE HAVE FIFTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE FEET OF STUFF OUT OF THE WAREHOUSE BACK THERE IN VERNON, OHIO.

FIFTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE FEET TO WORK ON OLD MACHINES OR WHATEVER IN EACH TO DO SO THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. SO I TOLD YOU I SAID HEY. FIFTEEN HUNDRED SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. LET ME TALK TO THE REST OF THE BOARD.

I ASKED HIM IF HE'D GIVE ME A BALLPARK. AND WHEN THAT BUILDING COULD BE FINISHED AND HE SAID SIX MONTHS OR LESS HE SAID THEY'RE ALREADY STARTING TO WORK ON GETTING THEIR CREWS TOGETHER. HE SAID THAT IN THIS COVE IN TIME HE WAS STILL TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO WORK ON THINGS THAT IS NOT EASY. HE SAID SIX MONTHS OR LESS THEY COULD DO THAT WHICH OF COURSE WE'D LIKE TO HAVE IT SOONER. BUT THAT IS.

YES. BUT THEN I GUESS THAT'S WHERE WE GO WITH.

BUT ANYWAY, THAT WAS HIS COMMENTS AND HE SOUNDED EXTREMELY POSITIVE, VERY

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HELPFUL, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. OK. >> JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, MARIA FERNANDA, HOW BIG IS THE WAREHOUSE THAT YOU HAVE

CURRENTLY RIGHT THERE? >> DOMESTICALLY AS A DEALER I THOUGH I WAS THINKING IT WAS

SOMEWHERE AROUND 16 18 HUNDRED. >> WELL, WE HAVE 40 BY 40 OR WHAT DO YOU THINK? BERNIE, I DON'T THINK SO TO I'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THE PLANS AGAIN.

I THINK IT WAS AROUND THAT SAME REALM BUT DON'T HANG AROUND 69 FOR HIMSELF.

SOMETHING LIKE 40 BY 40. YEAH. OK.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW FROM MY OWN INFORMATIONS. RIGHT.

OK. WELL THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. >> WE DON'T HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MURRAY FOR THE DIRECTORS REPORT.

>> YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANOTHER QUICK COMMENT. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF IS GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS BUT I'VE TALKED TO CINDY MAXIE AND WE'VE HAD DON LUCAS HAS APPLIED FOR THE CHAIR FOR I MEAN FOR THE COMMISSIONER'S JOB ON OUR BOARD AND NONE OF THAT WAS LEFT BY MR. MASSEY AND THE FEE IS APPLIED AND NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT JAMES WOODWORTH HAS APPLIED TO THE REAL ESTATE AGENT HERE ON THE ISLAND.

>> I TALKED TO JAMES AND OFFERED HIM TO MEET AND TALK THROUGH WHAT THE PEOPLE'S JOB IS AS SITS ON OUR BOARD. AND HE KEPT SAYING YES, HE WANTED TO DO THAT BUT E AND AS THE WORLD CALLED ME HE COULDN'T DO IT THAT WEEK. SO HE SAID I'LL CALL YOU NEXT WEEK. HE COULDN'T DO IT THAT WAY. I'LL CALL YOU NEXT WEEK.

ANYWAY, WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT. I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT AND GET BACK TO HIM AND JUST SIT DOWN WITH HIM. I DON'T THINK HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT ALL IS INVOLVED WITH BEING A CHIEF OF PERSON ON THE ELECTION BOARD BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT MORE TO IT THAN I THINK HE THINKS. BUT ANYWAY HE HAS APPLIED AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER FELLOW THAT CALLED AND WANTED TO APPLY BUT SHE NEVER GOT AN AGREEMENT. HIS WELL I GUESS I OUGHT TO GIVE IT THE NAME OUT OF YOU HADN'T BUT THEN GO INTO IT AND SENT THE APPLICATION.

BUT ANYWAY SO I'M TRYING. I'VE HAD A CALL IN NEWTON FOR TWO THREE DAYS.

HE'S THE HEAD OF OUR LEGISLATURE AND I WANT TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING OR IS THERE SOME WAY THEY COULD PASS IT AROUND IN THERE WHICH THEY USUALLY DO. BUT CINDY SAID NO, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

THEY DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO DO IT ANYMORE. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT. WITH THEY'VE GOT A TIP THEY TOLD THE SESSION IS OVER SO IT WON'T IN THE NEXT 10 DAYS. SO IT'LL BE YOU KNOW, THREE WEEKS FROM NOW UNTIL THERE'S EVEN A POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A LEGISLATIVE MEETING. ANYWAY, LET'S IT A QUICK READ DAGON GO AHEAD BEVERLY ON GRAY. APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. RON THAT I THINK THAT ANYONE WHO APPLIES TO BE CONSIDER FOR AN APPOINTMENT SHOULD HAVE THE SAME ACCESS TO AN INFORMATIONAL SESSION. AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE MAY NEED TO ADDRESS IN THE APPLE PATIENT AND YOU WILL THAT YOU KNOW WE JUST PROVIDE INFORMATION TO ANYBODY.

INTERESTING. AS A CITIZEN TO PARTAKE IN THIS BOARD APPOINTMENT PROCESS SO THAT IT JUST WON'T BE A FEW PEOPLE THAT WE REACH OUT TO THAT ANY VALUE WHO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION THIS IS NOT JUST A ONE OFF WITH JAMES WORDS WORDS .

I WILL TALK WITH DON LUCAS FOR PROBABLY AN HOUR AND I'LL FORGET JAMES WHALE'S WORD ON IT . I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. UNDERGO A.

THEY. I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO HOLD ANY INFORMATION BACK BUT I CAN'T WRESTLE THE GROUND TO DO IT. YOU HE'S GONNA HAVE TO COME TO THE PARTY OR SOMETHING. BUT NO, I THINK EVERYBODY OUGHT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

GOOD. I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE A CLUE WHAT YOU KNOW WHAT THE JOB'S ALL ABOUT. AND YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. EVERYBODY OUGHT TO HAVE THAT

OPPORTUNITY. SO EQUAL ACCESS THAT'S OUT. >> THAT WAS MY POINT.

ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED SHOULD HAVE INFORMATION TO MAKE THAT DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. I KNOW THAT WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO CYNTHIA MAXEY TO GET THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS BOARD, SHE GAVE ME INFORMED.

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REAL REAL QUICK. JUST IS THERE CURRENTLY AN ANNOUNCEMENT FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT OUT THERE FOR YOUR SPOT FOR THIS PARTICULAR OPENING ON THE BOARD? THERE WAS A THERE WAS NEVER DOUBT IT WOULD ADVERTISE EARLIER.

BUT WHEN WE HAVE THE VACANCY WHEN MRS. ROSSI LEFT BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE POSITION HADN'T BEEN FILLED BUT THE ADVERTISING IT DID GO OUT AND OK, OK.

[VII. Director’s Report]

THANKS. OK. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE BOARD MEMBERS THAT YOU NEED TO GET YOUR CERTIFICATION AND SO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT TAKEN YOUR CLASSES PLEASE CHECK WITH CHRIS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE IN A CLASS OR SCHEDULE TO BE IN A CLASS BECAUSE MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR WOW AND YOU YOU KNOW YOU ONLY HAVE 18 MONTHS TO GET YOUR CERTIFICATION AND ALL OF YOU WHO ARE ALREADY ON THE BOARD AND NEED RECERTIFICATION. MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THAT CLASS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. ALL RIGHT. THE OTHER THING I NEED TO MENTION TO YOU IS THAT YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T READING IN THE PAPER ABOUT THE CENSUS INFORMATION COMING OUT. I ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A ROLE WE HAVE A BOARD HAVE A ROLE IN THAT PROCESS IN GETTING I'M DOING THE REPRESSING THING AND WHICH COMES AT THE END OF THE WHOLE PROCESS AFTER THE LEGISLATORS ARE DONE WITH WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN COUNTY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD AND ALL THOSE ARE THROUGH THEN WE HAVE THE PLEASURE OF REPRESENTING OUR COUNTY. SO THAT'S TO COME HOPEFULLY WE WILL KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE COME SEPTEMBER THE REAL BATTLE ALL OF THE DATA WILL PROBABLY NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER. NOW MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE LEGISLATORS ARE LOOKING TO GET ALL OF THIS DONE BEFORE CANDIDATE FILING FOR 2022 WHICH WILL BE MARCH OF 2022.

SO KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

SO JUST WANTED TO PUT YOU ON NOTICE ABOUT THAT AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION COMMISSION.

BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE WE'LL BE CONDUCTING AN AUDIT OF THIS DEPARTMENT.

WELL, ACTUALLY THEY ARE CONDUCTING AUDIT OF ALL 46 COUNTIES VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OFFICE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I THINK WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND IT COMES DOWN TO COMPLYING WITH WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR OR WE'LL BE ASKING FOR.

WE'VE PASSED IN THE PAST. AND I THINK WE WILL PASS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A COUNTY WIDE ELECTION COME NOVEMBER.

THAT THE QUESTION IS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A COUNTY WIDE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER OF 2021.

THAT'S A COUPLE OF MONTHS AWAY . THE COUNTY IS LOOKING AT REFERENCE ADAMS. SO THAT MAY BE ON THE NOVEMBER ELECTION WHEN WE WERE PLANNING ON JUST SPONSORING TWO ELECTIONS THIS YEAR. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A COUNTY WIDE INCLUDED. SO THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON AND THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL ALREADY IS

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WHY NOT WHEN WE MET WITH MR. ROSE. NO.

THE FACILITY DIRECTOR FOR THE COUNTY. HE WAS LIKE MR. CLIFFORD SAID, VERY POSITIVE ABOUT US GETTING THAT SPACE FOR STORAGE. AND YOU KNOW, THE CAVEAT IS THAT IT MUST BE SECURE AND IT MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO US AND THAT IT IS CLIMATE CONTROL.

OTHER THAN THAT, WE ARE OFFICIALLY THE PRESIDENT SCARE AS OF APRIL 1ST AND SO YOU WILL BE SEEING CORRESPONDENCE COMING FROM ME IN THAT CAPACITY. I HAVE SKILLS SCAPES PRESIDENT AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF PLANNING FOR THE CONFERENCE WHICH WILL BE IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR. TYPICALLY IT'S IN FEBRUARY BUT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND POSTPONE UNTIL SEPTEMBER AND HOPEFULLY IN SEPTEMBER WE WILL HAVE GOOD PARTICIPATION AND I'M ANTICIPATING AS MANY OF MY BOARD MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE TO ATTEND.

OF COURSE WE WILL HAVE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION PARTICIPATING AS WELL SO THAT THEY WILL BE TRAINING OFFERED AT THE SCARED CONFERENCE AND IT'S GOING TO BE WARM WEATHER.

SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND THE DIFFERENCE IN THE DATES THAT WE ARE HAVING THIS HAVING THE CONFERENCE THIS YEAR, THE FACT THAT IT WILL HAVE CLASSES ON A WEEKEND.

SO FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO MISS WORK OR ARE WORKING AT LEADER CLASS, WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING THE CLASS ON THAT SATURDAY AND ALL SUNDAY OR BOTH.

SO THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE STATE IS GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT BUT WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO TRY AND HAVE THOSE CLASSES DONE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK THAT'S IT. WE ARE AS A STAFF IS WORKING DILIGENTLY ON COMPILING AND UPDATING OUR OPERATIONAL MANUAL.

SO THAT'S WHAT THE MANUAL SEEMS TO BE THE BIG THING THESE DAYS. SO.

SO IT'S NOT UNUSUAL THAT THINGS NEED TO BE UPDATED AND REVISITED BECAUSE PROCESSES ARE CHANGING ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO OTHER THAN THAT. MR. CLIFFORD, IF THIS EDITION WAS DAWNING ON ME WHILE YOU WERE TALKING THAT IF WE NEED A LOADING DOCK IN THAT NEW BUILDING TO GET ALL THIS EQUIPMENT IN AND OUT OF HAVING TWENTY FOUR DOLLARS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO TAKE EVERYTHING APART TO GET IT IN. WE'D BETTER GET TO THEM NOW.

WELL, THEY'RE PLANNING WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO TO THAT BUILDING SO THEY CAN OPEN A BIG WELL LIKE THAT BROAD'S DOOR THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE AT OUR WAREHOUSE.

WE MAY NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT THERE AT LEAST IN THE DOUBLE DOOR ROOM.

I THINK I THINK IT HAS IT RIGHT. BURT YES, IT DOES.

WE TALKED TO PRIMARK ABOUT THEM AS THE RULES THIS IDEA TO THE LOADING DOCK GIG I'LL LEVEL IT.

RIGHT NOW IT'S IT. RIGHT NOW WHAT DO A VERY CLEAN THE BUILDING OUT AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT? WELL, ONCE WE DO WE'LL TAKE A TOUR OVER THERE.

BUT HE DOES HAVE A LOADING DOCK OVER THERE. SCOTT WAS CRAIG, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE MINUTES SET THAT MURRAY SAID IT WILL BE WARM FOR THE SCARECROW.

GOOD POINT. MAKE SURE YOU PUT IT IN IN THE MINUTES.

I WILL. WELL, IT ISN'T. ISN'T THAT HURRICANE SEASON

MAYBE. >> MANY OPERATIONS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

NO, IT'S NOT CALLED ORDERING INVERSION INCURSION HILLARY OR IT'S A VIRTUAL ESCAPE

CONFIDENCE YET. >> IT'S RIGHT NOW BEING PLANNED FOR IN PERSON IF THE PANDEMIC.

IT DEPENDS ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PANDEMIC. IT COULD BE A MIXTURE OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON DEPENDING ON WHERE OUR STATE IS ,WHAT YOU KNOW WHAT THE GOVERNOR IS SAYING, WHAT'S GOING ON? CDC GUIDELINES SO FAR AS CROWDS YOU KNOW, AT ONE POINT WHEN WE WERE IN FAMILY PLANNING THE CONFERENCE, I THINK YOU

[00:55:06]

AND WE OPEN TO A SHUTDOWN. SO IT DEPENDS ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH CDC AND THE PANDEMIC SAFETY, OK? ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

WERE THERE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS, CHRIS? OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS

[IX. Announcements]

>> THE TIME IT IS 257. DO I HAVE A MOTION DURING THE MEETIN

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