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CLOSE CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BEAUFORT COUNTY.
THE MEETING IS BEING CONDUCTED IN THE MEDIA CENTER AT 2,900 MINK POINT BOULEVARD IN BEAUFORT.
AND THE MEETING IS BEING LIVE STREAMED BY THE COUNTY CANS COUNTY CHANNEL.
WE HAVE ONE BOARD MEMBER WHO IS, UH, JOINING US, UH, REMOTELY.
SO OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS TONIGHT IS THE INSTALLATION CEREMONY OF BOARD MEMBERS WITH JUDGE JAMES GRIMSLEY, THE THIRD PRESIDING JUDGE GRIMSLEY.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIRMAN.
UM, I COULD HAVE THE NEW BOARD, NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS COME UP PLEASE AND GO RIGHT OVER HERE.
SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO DO, I'M GONNA REPEAT THIS IN VARIOUS PHRASES, BUT I'M GONNA SAY I, AND THEN YOU STATE YOUR NAME, AND THEN IF YOU WOULD JUST SIMPLY REPEAT AFTER ME.
IF I COULD HAVE THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE.
IF YOU ALL WANT YOU TO STAND WITH YOUR PEOPLE, YOU SURE? ABSOLUTELY.
ANY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WANT TO STAND? PARDON ME? DO THIS ALL TOGETHER.
IF THE FAMILY MEMBERS CAN STAND BEHIND THE SWORN IN PERSON, QUITE A FEW OF YOU.
THERE WOULDN'T BE, UH, BETTER ONE BY ONE.
I'M GOING TO DO IT ALL TOGETHER.
I, AND REPEAT, REPEAT AFTER ME.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED.
SWEAR ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
ACCORDING STATE OF CAROLINA, TO EXERCISE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED.
EXERCISE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, AND THAT I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
DISCHARGE THE DUTIES THEREOF AND PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THIS STATE AND OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
I WILL FAIRLY AND IMPARTIALLY, IMPART TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND SKILL.
EXERCISE THE TRUST REPOSED IN ME.
AND I WILL USE MY BEST ENDEAVORS.
I WILL USE MY BEST ENDEAVORS TO PRESERVE AND CARRY INTO EFFECT.
ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED.
THE PURPOSE WHICH I HAVE BEEN.
GOD, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
AND WE THANK ALL OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.
UH, WHETHER YOU'RE HERE, IN PERSON OR ATTENDING VIRTUALLY.
WE'LL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.THE MEDIA HAS BEEN PROPERLY NOTIFIED NOW.
EITHER MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
MADAM CHAIR, I'M THAT WE APPROVE TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
SO, UH, JUDGE GRIMSLEY WILL LEAD THE, UH, ELECTION OF THE OFFICERS AND I'LL JUST REVIEW OUR POLICY ON HOW THE OFFICERS ELECTED.
SO FIRST OF ALL, ANY BOARD MEMBER MAY NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR A POSITION OF BOARD OFFICER.
THE BALLOT IS COMPRISED OF ALL NOMINATED CANDIDATES.
WE HAVE THREE POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING ELECTED.
WE HAVE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND SECRETARY DONE SEPARATELY IN THAT ORDER.
IN ORDER TO WIN AN ELECTION, A CANDIDATE MUST RECEIVE 50% PLUS ONE OF THE VOTES OF THE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT FOR THE ELECTION ROUNDED DOWN.
AND SINCE WE HAVE 11 MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE, THAT WILL REQUIRE SIX VOTES TO WIN THE ELECTION.
IF MORE THAN TWO CANDIDATES ARE ON THE BALLOT AND NO CANDIDATE RECEIVES THE SIX VOTES TO WIN THE ELECTION, THE CANDIDATE RECEIVING THE FEWEST NUMBER OF VOTES WILL BE DROPPED PRIOR TO THE NEXT BALLOT UNTIL THERE ARE ONLY TWO CANDIDATES.
IF THERE IS A TIE BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES FOR LOW VOTE GETTER, THE NEXT BALLOT WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE.
BOTH ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND PROXIES ARE NOT ALLOWED.
AND THE ELECTION OF THE OFFICERS WILL BE BY A SHOW OF HANDS, ALL BOARD OFFICERS WILL BE ELECTED TO A ONE YEAR TERM AND SERVE UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED AND ASSUMES OFFICE I NOW ON, UH, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF BOARD CHAIR AND I'LL TAKE THOSE.
NOW, IS THERE ANYONE THAT LIKE MR. GEIER? YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, DR.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT NOMINATION? YES.
MR. CAMPBELL, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS? MS. MIDDLETON? JUDGE GRIMSLEY, I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS AND IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THE NOMINATIONS.
WELL, MADAME CHAIRWOMAN, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN REELECTED.
I WANNA THANK, UM, MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR TO LEAD YOU.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR AND IS THERE A NOMINATION FROM THE BOARD? YES.
UM, MR. CAMPBELL? I WOULD NOMINATE COLONEL GUYER FOR VICE CHAIR.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR? I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? MR. NAY? ALL IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THE NOMINATIONS.
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OKAY.IT LOOKS LIKE WE NOW HAVE A VICE CHAIR.
AND FOR THE LAST POSITION, WHICH IS THE POSITION OF, UH, SECRETARY, OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS ON THIS MS. BOATWRIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MS. ANGELA MIDDLETON FOR, UH, SECRETARY.
AND SECOND, ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS, MR. SMITH? YES, SIR.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOMINATE CHLOE GORDON FOR, FOR, FOR, UH, SECRETARY.
MS. GORDON, ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATION? EXCUSE ME.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT NOMINATION? IS THERE A SECOND? MR. GAR? OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY? I MOVE.
WE CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY.
AND IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? THAT, OKAY.
ALL IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THE NOMINATIONS.
LOOKS LIKE THE NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN CLOSED.
SO WE HAVE TWO NOMINEES FOR THE POSITION OF SECRETARY, UM, MS. MIDDLETON AND MS. GORDON, AND BY A SHOW OF HANDS, WHICH IS THE, UH, POLICY OF THE, UH, BOARD.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ELECTING MS. MIDDLETON TO THE POSITION OF SECRETARY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
I CAN'T SEE MS. BOATRIGHT, SO I DON'T KNOW.
AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MS. GORDON? GOT TWO.
IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, MS. MIDDLETON, YOU'VE BEEN REELECTED AS THE BOARD SECRETARY, AND I BELIEVE THAT COMPLETES THE PROCESS.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN, UH, ELECTED AND REELECTED.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS FOR TONIGHT.
SO WE NEED TO ADJOURN BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.