[1. Call to Order]
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TO CALL THE OCTOBER 18TH MEETING TO ORDER.
CAN YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? MY PLEDGE OF ALLEG FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TWO, THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH EVERY JUSTICE WORLD.
THE INVOCATION TODAY WILL BE GIVEN BY PASTOR JD COX FROM ST.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND HONOR.
HEAVENLY FATHER, YOU SENT YOUR SON AMONG US TO PROCLAIM THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND LONELY PLACES.
BEHOLD AND VISIT, WE PRAY THE COMMUNITY OF HILTON HEAD RENEW THE BONDS OF CHARITY THAT UPHOLD OUR CIVIC LIFE.
SEND US HONEST AND ABLE LEADERS DELIVER US FROM POVERTY, PREJUDICE, AND OPPRESSION.
THAT PEACE MAY PREVAIL WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE WITH MERCY.
BRING US TO YOUR HOLY CITY, THE NEW JERUSALEM WHERE WE SHALL KNOW PERFECT UNITY AND PEACE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.
[6. Approval of the Minutes]
OKAY.THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE THREE SESSIONS.
SEPTEMBER FOOT MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, CONDITIONS, CHANGES, FALL IN FAVOR.
PLEASE RAISE THEIR RIGHT HAND.
KRISTA, ARE WE IN COMPLIANCE TO THE FREEDOM INFORMATION ACT? YES, SIR, WE ARE.
[7. Report of the Town Manager]
OF THE TOWN MANAGER.UM, TODAY, LOW COUNTRY CELEBRATION PARK HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE.
SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, WHICH IS THE SOUTH.
YEAH, THE SOUTH CAROLINA AMERICAN SOCIETY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, I GOT THAT RIGHT.
PRESENTED AN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN THE GENERAL DESIGN CATEGORY.
WOODEN PARTNERS, THE DESIGN TEAM, LEAD FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE TOWN'S LOW COUNTRY CELEBRATION PARK.
SO, UM, IT'S THE HIGHEST AWARD GIVEN BY THE STATE IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT.
UM, AND IT WAS SELECTED BASED ON ITS DESIGN FEATURES THAT ARE FUN, EDUCATIONAL, AND HIGHLIGHT OUR UNIQUE HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE ISLAND IN THOSE CATEGORIES.
HAD ISLAND CONGRATS TO WOODEN PARTNERS.
I KNOW THAT JEN RAY AND TAYLOR LAD AND, AND CHRIS DARNELL AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHERS MADE THAT, AND I'M PROBABLY LEAVING SOME OUT, MADE THAT PROJECT A REALITY.
WAS JAY IN HERE? SEAN TOLD ME SHE WOULD BE, NO, SHE'S NOT IN HERE.
IS NATALIE HERE? THERE YOU ARE.
UM, NATALIE JOINED US OCTOBER 17TH AS OUR NEW 17TH AS OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
UM, SO CONGRATS TO YOU, UM, ON THE INTERVIEW AND SELECTION.
UM, AND THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING US AS WELL.
UM, NATALIE COMES TO US FROM COASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM, WHERE SHE WORKED FROM 1997 TO 2022.
UM, DURING HER TIME AT COASTAL DISCOVERY, NATALIE WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT WORKING IN COLLECTIONS, INTERPRETATION PROGRAMS AND HISTORY.
UM, A MASTER OF ART AND PUBLIC HISTORY, AND A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ART HISTORY AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS.
LAUNCHED THE ART MARKET AND HISTORIC HONEY HORN IN OH TWO AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING THE FIRST CRESCENDO EVENT.
UM, SERVED ON THE ARTS COUNCIL SINCE 2011, AND IN BEAUFORD COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW BOARD SINCE 2010.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MARK.
SHE WILL BE A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE HER.
AND THEN ONE LAST PARKS AND REC COMMISSION BIANNUAL STATUS REPORT.
THANK YOU, MR. ORLANDO, UH, MAYOR MCCANN, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
IT'S NICE TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AGAIN TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE WORK OF YOUR PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.
WE'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY THE LAST SIX MONTHS ON YOUR BEHALF.
UH, IN ADDITION TO THE WRITTEN REPORT THAT YOU RECEIVED IN YOUR PACKET, I'VE GOT, UH,
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I THINK THREE THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO.UH, UH, ACCORDING TO YOUR AGENDA, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE FIRST READING TODAY ON, UH, BARKER FIELD AND SOME OTHER PROPERTIES TO EXCHANGE WITH THE COUNTY.
UM, JUST WANNA SAY THAT THE COMMISSION SUPPORTS THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE, THAT THE TOWN HAS A REAL NEED, UH, IDENTIFIED IN BOTH THE MASTER PLAN AND OUR PLAN FOR, UH, ATHLETIC FIELDS, UH, TO FACILITATE FIELD SPORTS SUCH AS SOCCER, RUGBY, AND LACROSSE.
AND WE, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT ADDITION TO OUR PARK SYSTEM.
THE SECOND IS THE MID ISLAND TRACK.
UM, I UNDERSTAND YOU MAY HAVE GONE ON A TOUR TODAY, IS THAT RIGHT? THIS MORNING? TOMORROW.
UH, THE COMMISSION RECENTLY APPROVED THE CURRENT PLAN, UH, AND RECOMMENDED ADOPTION TO YOU OF THE, UH, UH, OF THE PLAN FOR THE PARK.
GREAT PARKS, UH, CAN DO GREAT THINGS, AND, UH, THIS PARK IS GONNA BE A, A GREAT PARK FOR THE TOWN.
SO, UH, BENEFITING BOTH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE ENTIRE TOWN.
AND JUST WANNA SAY IT'S NOT, UM, UNKNOWN AT YOUR LEADERSHIP, MADE ALL OF THIS HAPPEN.
SO, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
AND FINALLY, UH, AT YOUR RECENT STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP, UH, MANAGER ORLANDO PRESENTED A PLAN FOR A, A, UH, A RACKET SPORTS COMPLEX.
UH, OVER, OVER THREE YEARS AGO, THE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PICKLEBALL COMMUNITY CAME TO SEE US.
I'M SURE THEY'VE COME TO SEE YOU TOO.
UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE PERSISTENT.
UH, THEY CAME TO SEE US AND THE COMMISSION PROPOSED AND RECOMMENDED A, A COMPLEX LIKE THIS ONE THAT, UH, THE MANAGER PRESENTED.
UH, WE HOPE THAT, UH, IT CAN BE BUILT, UH, FOR THIS FAST GROWING SPORT.
UH, AND WE THANK THE MANAGER, UH, AND STAFF FOR PUTTING, UH, LISTENING TO WHAT WE HAD TO SAY AND FINDING WHAT WE BELIEVE IS A REALISTIC APPROACH TO MEETING, UH, THIS NEED.
AND, UM, I, I DID NOTICE WITH, UH, I GUESS SOME CHAGRIN THAT BOTH, UH, THE TOWN OF BEAUFORT AND BLUFFTON HAVE BOTH ALREADY STARTED WORK ON THEIR OWN PICKLEBALL COMPLEXES.
SO, UM, MAYBE WE CAN CATCH UP.
UH, AND FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK, UH, AARON BLACK AND TAYLOR LAD AND JENNIFER RAY FOR YOU, THEIR SUPPORT OF THE COMMISSION.
UH, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, BUT THE, THE RECENT SURVEY, I THINK IS VERY HELPFUL TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, UH, IN WHAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE.
UH, WE'VE ESTABLISHED A WORK PLAN FOR THE COMMISSION, WHICH, UH, WILL GUIDE US IN, IN HOW WE'RE GETTING OUR WORK DONE.
AND, UM, ESPECIALLY TAYLOR HAS REALLY HELPED US IN THE, UH, ORGANIZATION OF OUR PLANNING PROCESSES AND HOW TO, HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET ALL THIS WORK THAT YOU'RE ASKING US TO DO DONE IN A, IN A TIMELY MANNER.
AND, UM, I'D BE, UH, REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THANK YOU TO THE MANAGER.
HE'S BEEN A, A BREATH OF FRESH AIR FOR US ON THE COMMISSION.
AND WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, I'LL BE HAPPY TO, TO TRY TO ANSWER 'EM.
YES, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
[8. Reports of the Members of the Town Council]
YOU, SIR.GENERAL, WHAT? MY MEMBERS OF COUNSEL, I'LL GO LAST, UH, MR. GUNN, SIR, HAVE GENERAL, YOU HAVE EVERYTHING ON THE GENERAL REPORTS? I DON'T HAVE A GENERAL REPORT.
DE I DON'T NOT HAVE A CARD REPORT.
THE PRODUCT OF THAT EFFORT, WHICH IS A FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION AROUND WORKFORCE HOUSING, WILL BE PRESENTED IN A PUBLIC MEETING NEXT TUESDAY, THE 25TH AT 2:00 PM IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING BECAUSE OF THE CAPABILITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED.
I, THERE WERE OVER 30 PEOPLE SPENT A DAY AND A HALF WORKING ON THIS.
WOLF ISLAND IS CONTACT MEMBERS OF THE TALENT COUNCIL WITH SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE ISLAND A BETTER PLACE AND A MORE CARING COMMUNITY.
TODAY WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK ONE OF THEM, MISS HOLLY GOLDEN OF BRIGHTON BAY.
HOLLY IS O OBVIOUSLY A CARING PERSON OVER THE YEARS WHEN SHE HAS SEEN DECEASED ANIMALS ALONG THE ISLANDS ROADS.
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DISPATCH OPERATOR AND RECEIVED THE PLATE AND PROMPT ATTENTION.RECENTLY THOUGH, THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE SHE CARES.
SHE CONTACTED THE TOWN WITH PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS IN A WORDED AND RESPECTFUL EMAIL, THE TOWN MANAGER AND STAFF TOOK US SUGGESTIONS TO HEART AND IMPLEMENTED THEM BECAUSE SHE CARED ENOUGH TO STEP FORWARD.
I WANT A PUBLICLY THANK HER FOR THE PRIDE SHE TAKES IN OUR SHARED COMMUNITY.
OUR EFFORTS HAVE MADE THE EYE ON A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE FOR ALL OF US.
THANK YOU FOR, IS HOLLY HERE TODAY? HOLLY, PLEASE STAND UP.
UH, SO LOKO MET ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH AT, UH, 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING IN BLUFFTON.
AND, UH, THERE WERE THREE AGENDA ITEMS, UH, THE ELECTION OF, OF OFFICERS THE REVIEW AND REEVALUATION OF THE MISSION STATEMENT AND GOALS.
AND LASTLY WAS PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION OF THE STATEWIDE CRIMES HATE BILL.
REPORTS OF THE LOW COUNTRY AREA.
UH, WE HAD THE QUARTERLY MEETING OF LOW COUNTRY AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY CALLED LATS.
WE HAD THAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
I REPORTED OUT THAT THE TOWN HAD APPROVED THE MOA, UH, WITH THE COUNTY, UH, ABOUT THE, UH, END TO END STUDY, UM, OF HIGHWAY 2 78, EMPHASIZING THE FACT THAT THAT WAS GOING TO COVER MORE THAN JUST THE CARTER AS WE REFER TO IT.
BUT IT'S GONNA COVER FROM 95 ALL THE WAY TO C PINE CIRCLE.
AND SO THERE WILL BE A LOT OF INTEREST IN LATS IN HOW THAT, UH, DEVELOP, HOW THAT STUDY IS CONDUCTED AND USEFUL INFORMATION DEALING WITH NOT ONLY AREAS WITHIN THE CARTER, BUT AREAS OUTSIDE THE CARTER EXTENDING ON OUT TO 95.
THERE'S ALSO A GOOD BIT OF WORK BEING DONE.
I THINK MOST OF US KNOW THIS ON HIGHWAY 17, UH, AS YOU WERE APPROACHING THE TALMAGE BRIDGE, THAT'S A LONG, SLOW PROJECT BECAUSE THAT THE, WHAT'S UNDERNEATH THAT ROAD IS FLUFF, MUD.
UH, AND SO THEY HAVE TO DO A LOT OF COMPACTING AND SO FORTH, AND IT TAKES TIME FOR THAT TO SETTLE.
BUT HOPEFULLY THAT PROJECT WILL BE DEVELOPED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT SAFER, BECAUSE THAT WAS A VERY UNSAFE STRETCH OF ROAD.
COUNCIL OF LOW COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
MS. BECKER, CORRECT? I DON'T HAVE A CURRENT.
THE NEXT BOARD MEETING IS GOING TO BE THIS THURSDAY, SO THERE'S NO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
COMMUNITY SERVICE, MR. HAWKINS? UH, NO REPORT, SIR.
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE, UH, TAKE PLACE ON THE 27TH AT 10 O'CLOCK.
THE F AND A COMMITTEE MET THIS MORNING AT 10 O'CLOCK AND HAD THREE AGENDA ITEMS. THE FIRST, UH, RESULTED IN A, UH, RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING TOWN COUNCIL ACCEPT THE FUNDS FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY AND USED THE FUNDS IN A MANNER AS DIRECTED AS WITH OTHER APA FUNDS TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO INITIAL FUNDING OF A REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW CDC FOR HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS AND THREE WORKFORCE HOUSING.
THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM WAS, UH, A PRESENTATION BY THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND VCB, ACTING IN THE ROLE AS DMO FOR THE TOWN OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT, EFFECTIVE JUNE 30TH, 2022, AND THE SPECIAL PURPOSE REPORT REQUIRED BY THE CONTRACT SIGN TWO YEARS AGO, UH, WHICH REQUIRES TESTING OF CERTAIN INVOICES AND EXPENSES OF THE DMO.
AS YOU RECALL, UH, WE HAVE REQUIRED THE DMO TO UNDERGO TESTING OF 100% OF ALL OF THE INVOICES, OVER 10,000, 55% OF INVOICES BETWEEN FIVE AND 10005% OF THOSE INVOICES UNDER 5,000.
THE RESULT OF THIS TESTING DONE BY THE AUDIT FIRM WAS THAT, UH, 83% OF ALL OF THE ATEX DOLLARS FORWARDED TO THE
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DMO IN THEIR ROLE AS DMO FOR THE TOWN WERE TESTED.AND THE AUDIT FIRM FOUND TOTAL COMPLIANCE IN ALL OF THE INVOICES TESTED.
UH, SO I'M, I'M REPRESENTING MYSELF IN SAYING THAT, UH, THAT LEVEL OF TESTING, UH, GIVES ME GREAT CONFIDENCE, UH, IN COMPLIANCE, UH, WITH NOT ONLY THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE DMO, BUT WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA A TAX REGULATION.
THANK YOU MR. LENNOX APPEARANCE
[9. Appearance by Citizens Citizens]
BY CITIZENS KRISTA.WE HAVE FOUR CITIZENS THAT SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL TODAY WITH THE FIRST BEING MR. HOLAND.
MR. LENNOX, YOU JUST COMMITTED FRAUD AND YOU LIED.
THERE'S NO FORENSIC AUDIT WHEN THERE IS.
WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL ALL KNOW THE TRUTH.
CAN YOU ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS, MR. LENNOX AND ALSO TO SOUTH CAROLINA INVESTIGATORS IN YOUR FUTURE DEPOSITIONS THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY COMING.
WHY HAVE YOU ALLOWED THE CHAMBER AND BILL MILES TO PRESENT FRAUDULENT CHAMBER INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE METRICS IN ORDER TO HELP HIM KEEP BASICALLY STEALING MILLIONS OF A TAX FUNDS? WHY DO YOU SCHEME AND ALLOW THE DRAFTING OF ILLEGAL CHAMBER DMO CONTRACT WITH TOWN LAWYERS? CURTIS COLTRANE, TERRY F CHAMBER LAWYERS, WALTER NESTER, DAVID TIS TO KEEP ALLOWING BILL MILES TO KEEP ILLEGALLY USING A TAX FUNDS AS HIS SECRET SAUCE WITH ZERO FULL ACCOUNTING OVER A MILLION DOLLARS TAKEN TO CANADA TO PAY HIS $500,000 SALARY.
MR. MCCANN, YOU AND HARKINS, UH, UH, UM, UH, UH, CLAIM YOU WENT TO THE CHAMBER OFFICES TO SEE ACCOUNTING AND RECEIPTS FOR AAC EXPENDITURES.
IS THAT CORRECT? AND YOU CLAIM YOU LOOK, EVERYTHING LOOKED OKAY AND HONEST AND YOU DID THIS IN A ONE HOUR INSPECTION, IT WOULD TAKE A MONTH TO DO A FORENSIC AUDIT.
YOU COMMITTED FRAUD AND ALL THREE OF YOU FELLAS LIED.
MR. LENNOX, IF A TAX FUNDS PAID FOR THE DMO APP AND WEBSITE WITH OVER A MILLION DOLLARS TAKEN TO CANADA, HOW'S IT POSSIBLE? BILL MILES CAN CLAIM HE OWNS HIS DMO COMMUNICATION MEDIA PRODUCT.
AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS DMO APP AND WEBSITE WHEN THE NEW DMO DMO IS HIRED? CUZ BILL MILES IN THIS CHAMBER IS GONNA BE OVER SOON.
WE'RE GONNA GET RID OF 'EM SOON.
UNDER EIGHT TAX LAWS IN SOUTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS, THE CHAMBER CONTRACT YOU SIGNED FOR FIVE YEARS WITH BILL MILES WITH NO ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS IS ILLEGAL.
IN FACT, YOU KNEW IT WAS ILLEGAL AS WELL AS A CROOKED LAWYER'S FINGER AND COLD TRAIN WHO SCHEMED THIS CHAMBER CONTRACT WITH YOU.
FACT IS YOU CAN'T ISSUE EIGHT TAX FUNDS TO BE ILLEGALLY USED BY BILL MILES FOR HIS $500,000 PAY PACKAGE.
THAT DOES NOT BENEFIT TOURISM OR THE PUBLIC GOOD REASON OR USE IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR YOU TO DO THIS.
THE CHAMBER BILL MILES CAN'T USE EIGHT TAX FUNDS FOR HIS PRIVATE PROFIT AND PAY NO IRS 5 0 1 DASH C SIX NONPROFIT TAX CODES AND EBIT.
MR. RAMS, YOU CANNOT BE THIS CLUELESS.
I KNOW YOU'RE SMART AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING IS TRUE, BUT MR. LENNOX, HE KNOWS TOO, BUT HE'S A LOST CAUSE.
THAT'S WHERE THE WORD CORRUPT COMES FROM.
A TAX LAWS STATE, A TAX FUNDS ISSUE TO A DMO MUST ONLY BE USED FOR THE HIGHER DMO TO PROMOTE AND MARKET THE DESTINATION ONLY WITH RECEIPTS AND INVOICES.
WHERE DOES IT SAY A HIGHER DMO CAN BE HIRED AS A, UH, CAN BE A NON-PROFIT CHAMBER AND WORSE UPSELL ADVERTISING POCKET THE PROFITS AND VIOLATE IRS TAX LAWS? YOU DON'T COVER ANY OF THAT.
YOU WANT JUST ALL THAT TO GO AWAY, DON'T YOU, MR. LENNOX? WELL, I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT, IT'S A FRAUD.
IT'S A TAX HEIST AND IT'S GONNA END SOON.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING THIS ALL BEING UNCOVERED IN MEDIA COVERAGE, LAWSUITS AND DEPOSITIONS, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR DEPOSITION.
ROBIN DS, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE HOME COALITION.
ROBIN DE, AND I'M THE PROUD PASTOR OF ST.
ANDREW BY THE SEA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
AS A UNITED METHODIST CLERGY, I SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE BISHOP AND THE CABINET.
THIS MEANS I ADHERE TO A MINISTRY OF ITIN VOWING TO GO ASCENT AND LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY TO WHICH I AM APPOINTED.
IN 2021, I WAS APPOINTED TO ST.
ANDREW HERE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS.
AS A MEMBER OF THE WORKFORCE HERE ON THE ISLAND, I CONTINUED TO FACE THE CHALLENGE OF SECURE SECURING HOUSING.
ANDREW PAYS ME AN ADEQUATE SALARY, BUT THE AFFORDABILITY OF HOUSING CONTINUES TO BE ELUSIVE.
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PRESENTLY, I AM RENTING IN BLUFFTON AND I FEEL FRUSTRATION AND GUILT AS A PASTOR AND SPIRITUAL LEADER WHEN I RECEIVE A CALL TO COME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO BE WITH A FAMILY WHOSE LOVED ONE IS DYING, OR TO GO TO A HOME TO VISIT WITH SOMEONE WHO IS IN CRISIS.AND IT TAKES ME 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR OR EVEN MORE TO REACH THEM AND I DENOMINATIONAL.
SOCIAL PRINCIPLES FOUND IN OUR BOOK OF RESOLUTIONS, THERE IS AN EXHAUSTIVE SECTION ON HOUSING AND ONE PARAGRAPH OF OUR SOCIAL PRINCIPLES STATE, WE CALL UPON UNITED METHODIST TO UNDERTAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO IMPRESS UPON THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES A PROFOUND CONCERN OVER THE CONTINUING HOUSING DEFICIENCIES EXISTING IN OUR CITIES, TOWNS, AND RURAL AREAS.
MUCH MORE EFFORT NEEDS TO BE MADE TO AFFECT HOUSING, INCLUDING IMPROVING EXISTING LAWS, DEVELOPING MORE IMAGINATIVE APPROACHES WHERE POSSIBLE, AND PROVIDING ADEQUATE FUNDING TO MEET THESE NEEDS.
MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, I AM A CARETAKER, A STEWARD OF MANY PRECIOUS SOULS, AND I THANK YOU THAT YOU CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS ISSUE OF WORKFORCE HOUSING A PRIORITY BY TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MAKE IT A REALITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
MS. CAMPBELL, MR. CAMPBELL
I, UH, LIVE AT 15 PAINTED BUNTING ROAD AND I'M HERE AS A, UH, UH, ONE PERSON OF THE, UH, COALITION THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE, UH, UH, FAITH-BASED GROUP, UH, GROUPS ON THE ISLAND YOU JUST HEARD WONDERFUL, UH, INDIVIDUAL TESTIMONY.
AND, UH, UH, THAT GROUP IS HERE TO ADVOCATE AND IT'S REALLY HERE TO WORK WITH YOU.
I THINK YOU HAVE THE SAME GOALS AND MISSIONS AND, UH, THE GROUP WANTS TO WORK WITH YOU AND GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED.
UH, AS PART OF THE EFFORT, UH, THE GROUP HAS GONE OUT AND CIRCULATED PETITIONS.
I HAVE SOME OF THEM BACK HERE TODAY.
UH, YOU WILL SEE MORE, BUT I HAVE SOME OF THEM HERE TODAY, AND I THINK THESE CONTAIN 200 AND, UH, 62.
AND, UH, UH, WE'RE JUST, UH, UH, WHAT WE FOUND AS WE GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT YEAH, THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
WHAT, WHAT DOES WORKFORCE HOUSING MEAN? SO, AS WE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, IT'S ALMOST UNIVERSAL.
THERE CERTAINLY ARE EXCEPTIONS ALMOST UNIVERSAL, THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT, THEY UNDERSTAND THE INCONVENIENCES THAT THEY HAVE AND THAT THE PATH THAT WE'RE ON NOW IS NOT, NOT A SUSTAINABLE PATH FOR THE COMMUNITY WE WISH TO BE.
SO THAT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
UH, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, UH, ONE OF THE, UH, PEOPLE WORKING WITH THE COALITION WHO I THINK YOU KNOW, WELL, HEATHER RATH CAME UP WITH AN IDEA TO HAVE AN EDUCATION AND INFORMATION PERIOD, UH, WORKSHOP ESSENTIALLY, UH, WELL SHOULDN'T CALL IT A WORKSHOP CUZ IT'S AN EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION, UH, HERE ON THE ISLAND.
AND, UH, SAY, HEY, WE NEED TO GET THIS OUT TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE OPINIONS, DON'T HAVE KNOWLEDGE.
THIS WILL BE A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY.
SO BEGINNING TWO WEEKS AGO WITH HER LEADERSHIP, AND EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS OUT OF TOWN AND CELEBRATING SOME FAMILY HISTORY IN HAWAII, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A, UH, UH, UH, LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT WILL OCCUR TOMORROW.
UH, IT WAS SET UP TO, UH, UH, HAVE 80 PEOPLE BY INVITATION, THERE'LL BE EIGHT PRESENTERS OF DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF WHAT WORKFORCE HOUSING MEANS.
SO IT, IT SHOULD BE VERY INTERESTING.
THE RECEPTION TO THAT WAS OVERWHELMING AND THIS VERY, VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
INVITATIONS WEREN'T PRESENTED TILL LESS THAN A WEEK AGO.
AND, UM, UH, THE 80 WAS EXCEEDED CAPACITY WOUND UP BEING 120 AS WE SQUEEZE MORE PEOPLE IN AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY.
SO THE, THE, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'LL BE NO WALK-INS, UH, AND WE, UH, WE ARE FULL, BUT YOU'LL GET A COPY OF THIS INVITATION, UM, INDIVIDUALLY, BUT, UH, UH, JUST TO SHOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE RECEPTION AND, UH, AGAIN, THE DESIRES TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU TO GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED.
COULD YOU GET THEM TO THE TOWN CLERK, PLEASE? SURE.
THANK YOU, MR. IT AND YOUR WIFE'S NOT SPEAKING TODAY.
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THAT, THAT CONCLUDES APPEARANCE BY CITIZEN SENATE.[10.a. Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2022-19 Amending Section 2-11-40(a) of the Municipal Code for the Town of Hilton Head Island; Town CouncilAppointment of a Town Attorney to Align with the Town's Fiscal Calendar.]
YOU VERY MUCH.READING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING IS SECTION 2 11 40 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD, ISLAND TOWN COUNCIL.
APPOINTED APPOINTS A TOWN ATTORNEY TO WORK WITH THE TOWN ON A FISCAL YEAR.
THIS, THIS PROPOSAL CHANGES THE DATES.
OH, LET'S GO MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO THE PUBLIC.
THIS WILL JUST CHANGE A DATE FROM DECEMBER THIS YEAR UNTIL JUNE.
AND THE REASONING FOR THAT IS TO ALLOW THE NEW COUNCIL TO SELECT THE, WHEN I'M FINISHED, ALLOW A NEW COUNCIL TO SELECT THE, THE LAWYER AS OPPOSED TO THE OUTGOING COUNCIL.
AND THAT'S WHY THIS DATE IS BEING CHANGED.
I FIRST LIKE TO KNOW IF WE HAVE A PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR LAWYERS AND LEGAL FEES.
MARK, DO WE HAVE A PROCESS FOR THAT? YOU DO HAVE A PROCUREMENT FOR THAT.
UM, WE ALL, ALL TOWN LAWYERS AND TOWN MANAGER LEGAL FEES ISSUED NEED A FORENSIC AUDIT.
HONESTLY, IT'S GOTTEN OUTTA HAND AND HERE'S WHY.
AND HERE'S THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT.
HILTON HEAD'S OUTSIDE LEGAL FEES OUTPACED CHARLESTON AND MYRTLE BEACH AND, AND YOU'RE WE'RE ALL PAYING FOR IT SINCE JULY, 2012, WHEN THIS REPORT TO 2017 WHEN THIS REPORT WAS DONE, HILTON HEAD TAXPAYERS HAVE SHELLED OUT 2.4 MILLION TO 11 FIRMS WITH MORE THAN 2 MILLION GOING TO THREE FIRMS CONNECTED TO THE TOWN'S MAIN OUTSIDE ATTORNEY.
AND HOW MANY MILLIONS OF LEGAL FEES HAVE GONE OUT OUR DOOR FOR THAT RECORDS SHOW THAT, THAT, THAT FOR ALL BUT ONE OF THE LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS, THE TOWN INCREASED ITS ANNUAL SPENDING ON OUTSIDE LAW FIRMS FROM 331,000 IN 2013 TO MORE THAN 778,000 LAST FISCAL YEAR.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE TOWN WAS DRAINING ITS RESERVES RECOVERING FROM ONE OF THE WORST HURRICANES IN DECADES WHEN COMPARED TO SOUTH CAROLINA'S, LARGEST CITY, CHARLESTON AND TWO SIMILARLY SIZED CITIES.
MYRTLE BEACH AND SPARTENBURG HILTON HAD SPENT MORE ON OUTSIDE LEGAL SERVICES IN RECENT PHYSICAL YEARS.
THE PHYSICAL YEAR RUNS FROM JULY 1ST TO JULY 30TH.
I MEAN FROM JULY 1ST TO JUNE 30TH.
AND THE 2.4 MILLION TAB FOR HILTON HEAD'S TAXPAYERS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE HUNDRED AND 13,000 ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE TOWN'S IN-HOUSE STAFF LAWYER.
UH, AND I THINK THAT'S MORE, NOW I AM SHOCKED, SAID TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER MARK GRANT, WHO TOLD OF THE FIND, WHO WAS TOLD OF THE FINDINGS BY THE ISLAND PACKET AND THE BEAUFORT GAZETTE.
I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS.
WE NEED TO BE PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR MONEY.
THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TOWN IS WE HAVE NO TRANSPARENCY.
WE HAVE NO RECEIPTS, INVOICES, WE HAVE NO FORENSIC AUDITS.
NOBODY UP HERE, THE CPA, NONE OF YOU'ALL ARE FORENSIC AUDITORS.
YOU JUST LOOK AT ALL THIS STUFF THEY THROW UP AND JOHN TROY'S, UH, UH, UH, UH, UH, UH, FINANCIAL REPORTS AND, AND HIRED AUDITS, AND IT'S ALL A FRAUD.
THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT IS THAT YOU, EVERYBODY, MR. LENNOX, YOU AGREE AS FINANCE CHAIRMAN TO UNDERGO A FORENSIC AUDIT.
AND IF YOU DON'T AGREE, YOU DON'T NOT WILLINGLY ACCEPT THAT AND COMPLY TO THAT, THEN YOU GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE.
AND WE ALL HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE WE ARE BEING ROB BLIND.
I'M TELLING YOU OF TENS AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, NOT JUST IN HILTON HEAD, BUT CHARLESTON, MYRTLE BEACH, ALL OVER THIS STATE.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO DEMAND AS TAXPAYERS, WE WANNA SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH OUR TAX MONEY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE BEING BACK TO THE COUNCIL THERE ANY MORE? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? MY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL KRISTA, CALL THE ROLL.
[11.a. Consideration of a Resolution of the Town of Hilton Head Island Approving the Administrative Processes for the Town Council Appointed Boards and Commissions and for Newly Elected Public Officials]
CARRIE SIR.A NEW BUSINESS CONSIDERATION OR RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN HILTON, THAT ISLAND APPROVING THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL'S APPOINT APPROVED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR NEW ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
MOVE FOR APPROVAL BACK ON ANY DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW? MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAVE SEAT.
UH, JUST, JUST A QUESTION, MR. UM, HOW, HOW MANY READINGS WILL WE NEED ON THIS? SO JUST ONE THAT'S GONE.
UM, I DON'T THINK I HAD THE, THE PLEASURE LAST TIME TO, UH, APPLAUD, UM,
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MR. ORLANDO, UM, AND HIS TEAM, UH, UNDERSTAND PARTICULARLY CHRIS FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS.UM, THE, THE BIGGEST PIECE FOR ME IS THERE IS A FOLLOW UP MECHANISM AFTER YOU'VE BEEN ONBOARDED.
OKAY? SO EVERY PERSON THAT IS APPOINTED TO A BOARD OR COMMISSION OR IS ELECTED HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND SAY EITHER THEY LIKED IT OR THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT.
THAT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SHARPEN AND IMPROVE.
SO I'M MORE THAN HAPPY THAT THIS IS IN PLACE AND, UH, IT JUST MAKES US BETTER AS AN ORGANIZATION.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? KRISTA? CALLER ROLL.
MR. BROWN? SUPPORT MR. HARKINS? YES.
MR. AMES? I PRESUME THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THAT.
PUBLIC CORRESPONDENCES? YES, SIR.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THERE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
[11.b. First Reading of a Proposed Ordinance Authorizing the Exchange of Real Property Identified as Barker Field, the Old School House Property, the Cross Island Boat Landing, and a One Acre Parcel Located on Jenkins Road with Beaufort County]
OKAY.FIRST READING, PROPOSED ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXCHANGE OF REAL POP PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS BARKER FIELD, THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE PROPERTY, THE CROSS ISLANDS BOAT LANDING AND ONE ACRE PARCEL LOCATED ON JENKINS ROAD WITH BEFOR COUNTY.
DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AGAIN THAT, UH, MR. KASIAH REPRESENTING PARKS AND RECREATION EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THIS.
ANY DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY? HAVING SEEN NONE, WE'LL GO BACK TO COUNSEL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HERE? KRISNA.
MR. BROWN SUPPORT MR. HARKINS? YES.
[11.c. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2022-18 to Amend the Town of Hilton Head Island Budget for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023; to Provide for the Budgeted Appropriations of the Prior Year Budget Roll Forwards, Certain OtherAppropriations and Commitments, the Expenditures of Certain Funds, and to Allocate these Funds]
ITEM C.FIRST READING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE TOWN OF HILLMAN HEAD ISLANDS BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR JUNE 30TH, 2023 TO PROVIDE FOR B BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS OF THE PRIOR YEARS BUDGET ROLLED FORWARD CERTAIN OTHER APPROPRIATIONS AND COMMITMENTS, THE EXPENDITURES OF CERTAIN FUNDS, AND TO ALLOCATE THESE FUNDS, MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND, DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
UH, THIS WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE FNA COMMITTEE LAST WEEK AND THE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY TOWN COUNCIL.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? MAYOR? YES.
UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT WE GO INTO SLIGHTLY MORE DETAILS.
SO THE AUDIT, THE, UH, PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT THIS LANGUAGE MEANS.
JOHN, COULD YOU SPIN A CO? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
WHAT THE PROPOSAL THAT IS UNDER YOUR CONSIDERATION IS TO ALLOW APPROPRIATIONS FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR TO BE CARRIED FORWARD TO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, PRIMARILY FOR SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES IN SCHEDULING ISSUES.
AND IT JUST HELPS TO, PARDON ME, HELPS TO BRIDGE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.
UH, THE AMOUNT FOR THE GENERAL FUND IS 435,000 1 23 AND FOR THE STORM WATER UTILITY FUND OF A 1 0 3 818.
AND SO THIS, UM, IS A REQUEST OF, UM, STAFF TO ENABLE THESE PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD AND TO, UM, TO DO THESE, UM, PROJECTS IN THE NEW YEAR.
AND WE CERTAINLY WOULD WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS.
I I, I, I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE, UH, PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THAT NUMBER IS A FRACTION, WHAT IS IT? HALF A PERCENT OR SOMETHING? IT IS, YES.
OF OUR $119 MILLION BUDGET, THIS IS A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS THAT NEEDED TO BE CARRIED FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.
AND, UH, MR. ORLANDO JUST REMINDED ME THAT, UM, THERE IS, THERE'S NO CHANGE TO THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE C I P, BUT THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A RECONFIGURATION WITHIN THE C I P TOTAL.
AND SO THOSE CARRY FORWARDS WERE ABLE TO BE ADJUSTED WITHIN THE, UM, TOTAL FOR THE C I P.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, MIKE
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OR LENNOX? BACK TO YOU.TOWN OF HILTON HEAD BUDGETS AND AUDITS ARE A LIE AND CRIMINAL FRAUD.
WE'RE THE OVERCHARGED LEGAL FEES OF MILLIONS HANDED TO THE CHAMBER, THE AID TAX FUNDS, THE HOT TOTALITY TAX USAGE, WHERE WE NEED TO SEE ALL THE DETAILS IN ALL OF THIS.
THIS COUNCIL HIRING GREEN FINN AND NOW NEW AUDIT FIRM MALDEN JENKINS AS AUDITORS OF TOWN OF HILTON HEAD, WAS HIRED BY THE VIOLATORS ORLANDO JOSH GRUBER, BOTH COMMITTING ILLEGAL ACTS WITH TOWN CPA JOHN TROYER AND FINANCE CHAIRMAN, YOURS TRULY, TOM LENNOX.
YOU CALL THIS A POSITIVE INDEPENDENT AUDIT.
THIS COULD NOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.
THIS IS NOT AN EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL BUDGET AUDIT.
IT'S AN INTERNAL HIRED COOKIE CUTTER AUDIT BY TOWN INSIDERS AND PAID WITH TOWN TAX MONIES TO HIDE AND CHEAT TAXPAYERS.
NO ONE HAS SEEN AN AUDIT OF THE AUDIT OF THE A HUNDRED MILLION THAT THE CPA JOHN TROYER CONTROLS.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FBI TO GET AHOLD OF HIM.
THIS AUDIT ONLY SHOWS WHAT TOWN INSIDERS WANT US TO SEE.
ONLY A TRUE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL FORENSIC AUDIT SHOWS THE REAL NUMBERS ON HOW AND WHERE TAX FUNDS WERE USED ILLEGALLY AND WASTED.
PEOPLE ARE OFTEN CONFUSED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT PREPARED BY INSIDERS AND A DETAILED EXTERNAL AUDIT.
THIS NEW MALDEN JENKINS AUDIT WILL NOT ANALYZE EVERY TRANSACTION OR LOOK FOR FRAUD.
SPECIFICALLY, I CALLED GREEN FINN AND THEY AGREED WITH MY ASSESSMENT.
A FORENSIC AUDIT ON THE OTHER HAND, IS CONDUCTED BY FORENSIC ACCOUNTING EXPERT, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO UNCOVER FRAUD, WASTE, AND ILLEGAL USE AND ISSUE OF OUR TAX FUNDS, WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY CAUGHT TOWN OFFICIALS DOING.
MR. ORLANDO, YOU AND CPA TROYER AND TOM LENNOX AGREE TO A FORENSIC AUDIT TODAY, RIGHT NOW IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY HERE.
IF NOT, WHY NOT? IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE, WELL, WE ALREADY KNOW YOU GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE.
MR. LENNOX FACT IS THIS ENTIRE TOWN COUNCIL HAS NEVER SEEN THE ACCOUNTING PREPARED BY ANYBODY.
LET ME HELP YOU WITH A STATISTIC.
NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS A FORENSIC AUDIT BEEN CONDUCTED ON A TOWN GOVERNMENT, A CHAMBER, A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE WRONGDOING, WASTE, AND FRAUD WAS NOT DISCOVERED.
MOST OF THE TIME, ATTORNEY GENERAL FBI NEEDS TO ACT ON YOUR FRAUD, MR. LENNOX.
AND I'M SURE THEY, THEY'RE GOING TO MR. LENNOX, YOU SCHEME THE CORRUPTION TO HIDE ACT A TAX ACCOUNTING FOR, FOR BILL MILES IN HILTON HEAD CHAMBER WITH NO INVOICES IN MATCHING RECEIPTS AND HOW HE STEALS MILLIONS IN AAC FUNDS AND HOW HE USES THEM UP IN CANADA, INCLUDING LAWYERS, COLTRANE, GROUPER AND LAWYER.
TAXPAYERS GOT THE MIDDLE FINGER.
ANYONE DISCUSSION? MY MEMORIES OF THE COUNCIL CHRISTIAN MR. BROOME SUPPORT.
[12. Executive Session]
ORLANDO, DO WE NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY? YES.MAYOR MCCANN ITEMS, UH, AS, AS SHOWN ON, UH, OUR AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH D UH, SUBJECT TO FOIA ACT SECTION 30 DASH FOUR 70 A ONE, AS WELL AS A TWO AS REFLECTED ON THE AGENDA MOVE THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH BY THE TOWN MANAGER.
ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE THE RIGHT HAND.
[13. Possible actions by Town Council concerning matters discussed in Executive Session]
WHO EVALUATED MARK PEARLAND TO SEE THAT HE DESERVES THAT? EVERY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL.SO LET ME GUESS, UH, TOM LENNOX AND A FEW OF YOU OF COURSE LED THAT AND, UM, YOU'RE THE SAME ONES THAT THAT, UH, DID HIS EVALUATION THAT ALSO WORKED WITH HIM TO, UH, COMMIT THE ILLEGAL USE AND ISSUE OF OUR TAX FUNDS.
UH, NO INDEPENDENT REVIEW COURSE, NO FORENSIC AUDIT, NO NOTHING.
UH, DID Y'ALL DISCUSS HIS BEHAVIOR IN BLUFFTON, HIS ILLEGAL USE OF TOWN EMPLOYEES AND, UH, ILLEGAL USE OF TAX MONEY IN BLUFFTON? DID Y'ALL DISCUSS THAT WHEN YOU EVALUATE THIS MA THAT YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T? I, I'M SURE THAT HIS CONTRACT, I'VE JUST FO HIS CONTRACT.
I'M SURE IT'S GONNA BE A VERY SWEET DEAL.
LIKE, UH, THE CONTRACT WITH STEVE RILEY AND OF COURSE THAT WAS DRAFTED BY INSIDERS AND I, I SUSPECT THAT THE CHAMBER LAWYERS ARE BEHIND THAT, WHICH WILL, UH, UH, THE SAME UH, LAWYER THAT THE STEVE RILEY HAD WAS THE SAME LAWYER THAT THAT BILL MILES AND THE CHAMBER HAS.
AND OF COURSE THAT'S THE SAME BUR FOREMAN, THE ONES THAT DO ALL THE BONDS FOR ALL OF BEAUFORD COUNTY AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND COURSE WE'RE LOOKING INTO ALL THAT.
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UM, THE ONLY CREDIBLE EVALUATION THAT I KNOW OF THAT THIS, THIS TOWN MANAGER NEEDS BECAUSE OF HIS LE ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, UH, AND HE OF COURSE, BAT TOM PASSED FROM B FROM FROM FROM BLUFFTON.WE, WE CAN'T GET OUTSIDERS HONEST AND OUTSIDERS.
WE HAVE TO JUST, BUT TOM PASSED IN THIS INCESTUOUS CESSPOOL, UH, BETWEEN BLUFFTON BEAUFORD AND COURSE RUG ETHICS VIOLATOR.
WE, WE, WE MOVE HIM OVER HERE FROM BEAUFORD AND THEY REJECTED HIM.
SO IT'S REALLY INTERESTING THAT Y'ALL JUST KIND OF DO THAT KIND OF STUFF.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, IT'S LIKE, UM, JUST LIKE A GAME OF MONOPOLY.
IT'S NOT REAL MONEY, BUT IF IT WAS YOUR MONEY, YOU WOULDN'T ACT THAT WAY.
YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T ACT THAT WAY.
IT'S JUST LIKE YOU MCCANN TAKING FLYING FIRST CLASS, UH, TO, TO ITALY ON TAXPAYERS MONEY.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ASK YOU, WELL, I'M AN EXECUTIVE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST THE WAY I USED TO.
I'M USED TO GOING, WELL, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN FLYING FIRST CLASS ALL MY LIFE.
BUT IF I WAS A PUBLIC SERVANT AND, AND WHAT I'M DOING NOW AND THE WAY I'M ACTING NOW, I'M ACTUALLY PAYING TO, TO, TO, TO DO WHAT I DO.
I'M NOT BEING PAID TO DO WHAT I DO.
YOU HAVE A QUESTION, SIR? MY NAME'S GREG OFFER.
I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE Y'ALL FOR RETAINING THE TALENT OF MARK ORLANDO AND FOR LOOKING AFTER THE OTHER TALENT THAT YOU HAVE.
I HAVE A MOTION TO JOIN THE MEETING.