[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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ONE I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE CAUCUS MEETING TO ORDER THIS IS A HYBRID MEETING THEREFORE WE DO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE IN COUNTY COUNCIL IS WHETHER I'M ALSO ONLINE TODAY IN CHAMBERS WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM COUNCIL MEMBER HOWARD COUNCIL MEMBER LAWSON COUNCIL MEMBER RUDMAN AND MYSELF ONLINE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS MCKELLEN FLO BELLING AND DOS AND MR. SOMERVILLE WILL BE JOINING US A LITTLE BIT LATER.
>> WOULD YOU ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGEDLY TO FLY BY STATES OF AMERICA AND INTO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL PUBLIC NOTICE THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND AS I SAID, ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN TAKEN.
[4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ]
>> WE DO HAVE A QUORUM TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF COUNTY COUNCIL WILL A MEMBER OF COUNCIL PLEASE OFFER A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CAUCUS AGENDA? SO MR. RODMAN MAKES THE MOTION SAID MR. CUNNINGHAM MAKES THE SECOND DOOLEY MOTION SECONDED.
ANY QUESTIONS? WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE AGENDA IS READ IS APPROVED.
[6. COUNCIL MEMBER DISCUSSION ]
WE WILL HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME DISCUSSING THE COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING AS WELL AS ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE UP BEFORE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.I WILL NOTE THAT ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING IF YOU GO TO THE FINAL PAGE OF THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12 AND 13. 13 IS A DUPLICATE OF ITEM NUMBER TWELVE WHEN THE AGENDA WAS BEING PUT TOGETHER. IT WAS SURE WE WEREN'T SURE AT THAT TIME IF MR. JIM JACK WAS A SECOND TERM OR A THIRD TERM IS A THIRD TERM THEY ACCIDENTALLY PUT BOTH OF THEM IN THERE.
SO ITEM NUMBER 13 IS BEING REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA. SO WHEN WE GET TO THE AGENDA WE WILL OFFER THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY AMEND TO TAKE ITEM NUMBER 13 OUT AND APPROVE IT AS AMENDED. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS OF DISCUSSION MR. FLOWING? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN GET AN UPDATE FROM STAFF ABOUT HOW THEY INTEND TO PROCEED WITH THE FUNDING THAT WAS DIRECTED BY COUNTY COUNCIL TO THE TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHOIR GUARDING THE HARRIET TUBMAN TUBMAN MEMORIAL THAT WE WERE THAT WE HAD RECEIVED NOTICE OF AND DENIED TO OTHER OTHER
MEETINGS. >> EXCELLENT. A GOOD QUESTION AND MR.
GREENWAY CAN GIVE YOU AN ANSWER. >> YES.
WE'VE WE'VE HAD A MEETING WITH THE CHURCH AND SOME TRUSTEES WITH THE CHURCH.
WE HAVE A PATH PLAN OUR PATH FORWARD. >> GOT TO MEET WITH THE CITY OF BEAUFORT TO FIND OUT WHAT THE SMALL AREA IS THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THE CHURCH TO GET OUT AND THE CHURCH'S NAME AND THEN DO A LEASE BACK TO THE TWO THING.
SO WE'RE WE HAVE A PATH FORWARD NOT I'M WORKING ON EXECUTING THAT PATH SO WE CAN PROVIDE
FUNDING FOR THE MONUMENT. DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE? >> WHENEVER I CAN GET THE MEETING WITH THE SUNNI CITY OF BEAUFORT TO FIND OUT WHAT THE MINIMUM AREA WE COULD WORK
WITH THE CHURCH ON INDICTING OUT FOR THAT MONUMENT. >> SO NEXT WE HAVE TWO WEEKS I SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT MEETING AND THEN WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS WE'LL HAVE
EVERYTHING LINED UP ENOUGH. HOW THE FUNDING EXECUTED. >> I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. GREENLEE. ROBIN, GOOD. GOOD CALL, BRIAN, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? ARE CHRISTIAN GERMAN? >> MR. MCKELLEN YEAH.
>> IN THE COMMITTEE REPORTS TODAY. GOING TO TALK SET THE FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING AND I BELIEVE ITEM 24 AND 27 THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA.
ONE IS A READING OF AN ORDINANCE ON AMNESTY FROM THE OTHER TO RESOLUTION THAT WAS
HERE FOR COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY. >> SO I'LL ADDRESS THOSE PUT IN A FRAME OF REFERENCE THAT I THINK WOULD BE UNDERSTANDABLE WHICH MAY HELP US WITH REGARD
TO MOVING THROUGH THOSE WHEN THEY APPEAR ON THE VERY GOOD. >> ANY OTHER ITEM SEE NO OTHER
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
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DISCUSSION I WOULD ASK FROM A MEMBER OF COUNCIL TO OFFER A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION THIRTY DASH FOUR DASH SEVENTY EIGHT TWO FOR THE RECEIPT OF LEGAL ADVICE WHERE THE LEGAL ADVICE RELATES TO MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY. ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND THAT IS THE BCI SEE FISCAL AUTONOMY. I HAVE SUCH A MOTION PLEASE BEFORE YOU DO THAT.>> MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MIGHT ASK . WHAT WHAT DO YOU THINK MIGHT BE WHAT DO YOU THINK MIGHT BE SAID IN THIS MEETING THAT REQUIRES EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND EXECUTIVE SESSION PRIVILEGE? I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A MATTER PUBLIC INTEREST AND I WOULD
THINK THAT TRANSPARENCY WOULD BE THE PROBLEM TODAY. >> BUT WHY DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S COVERED UNDER EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE? BRIAN, THIS IS TOM CAVANEY. WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IS TO TALK ABOUT THE STATUTES, TALK ABOUT SOME A.G. OPINIONS, TALK ABOUT COUNSELS OPTIONS AND THEN COUNSEL CAN COME OUT
OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TALK ABOUT IT ALL THEY WANT. >> WELL, WHAT DO YOU WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THAT REQUIRES EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE STUFF? ARE YOU. ARE YOU GIVING AN OPINION AT THAT POINT? MR. CAVANEY, WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING THE LAW AND ADVISING COUNSEL ON THE LAW.
>> AND THEN COUNSEL CAN TALK ABOUT ITS OPTIONS, DOESN'T HAVE TO DISCUSS ITS OPTIONS IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> OK, OK. >> THANK YOU.
I'M MR. CHAIRMAN. I'M TROUBLED BY THIS AND WILL VOTE NO.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO PROCEED WITH THE MATTER. OK.
>> WE DO HAVE ONE OBJECTION TO GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD PREFER TO OBJECT TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IF NOT, WE WILL CAST THE FINAL VOTE AS
ONE. >> AND I HAVE A MOTION, SIR. >> OH.
GO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION, MR RUDD AND WE'LL MAKE THE MOTION SECOND
PLACE. >> I WAS LIKE A MOTION. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, MR HOWARD MAKES THE SECOND DUELING MOTIONS IN SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
COUNT ME AS THE NOTES RIBAUT. >> YES. OKAY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE EITHER ONLINE OR IN CHAMBERS WHO WISHES TO VOTE NO OTHERWISE IT WILL BE APPROVED WITH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 YES AND 1 NO EXECUTIVE SESSION IS THERE ANY FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL FOR THE CAUCUS MEETING AND SEEING NONE
THE CAUCUS MEETING WILL NOW BE ADJOURNED. >> YES.
>> YES. IT DOESN'T START TILL SIX O'CLOCK.
WE HAVE SIX MINUTES
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.