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UM, THIS IS THE SPECIAL CALL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING OF FRIDAY, JULY 28TH.
UH, WOULD, UH, THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE COUNCIL MEMBER TAVERNA PRESENT.
AND ONLINE COUNCIL MEMBER LAWSON MARK LAWSON, ONLINE COUNCIL MEMBER HOWARD.
UH, WOULD YOU ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
MAY I HAVE A MEMBER OF COUNSEL MAKE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA.
UH, MS. HOWARD'S ONLINE NOW? YES, SHE IS.
UM, MS. TAVERNA, YOU MADE THE MOTION.
MS. BROWN, YOU MADE THE SECOND DULY MOTION.
IS THERE ANY QUESTION ABOUT TODAY'S AGENDA? SEEING NONE.
THE AGENDA WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION.
UH, NEXT I WILL ASK FOR A MEMBER TO OFFER A MOTION AND SECOND FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WILL BE PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTIONS 30 DASH FOUR 70 A TWO AND 30 DASH FOUR 70 A ONE TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE ON MATTERS COVERED BY ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, AND TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF A PERSON REGULATED BY COUNSEL.
AND THERE WILL BE MATTERS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THIS WILL BE ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION.
AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL LAST NO MORE THAN ONE HOUR.
UH, WE WILL HAVE ITEMS AS A RESULT OF OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AS A RESULT OF THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED TODAY AND THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED ON MONDAY.
AND BASED ON DISCUSSIONS AND DELIBERATIONS OF THIS INFORMATION, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS.
MOTION NUMBER ONE IS A MOTION TO TERMINATE ERIC GREENWAY WITH CAUSE AND TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE OF BUFORD COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR OF EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
MAY I HAVE SUCH A MOTION, PLEASE.
MR. MCKELLAN MAKES THE MOTION.
MS. BROWN MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NO DISCUSSION? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE CHAIR MCKELLEN? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER LAWSON MARK LAWSON.
COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM? YES.
MOTION NUMBER TWO IS A MOTION TO APPOINT THE ACTING COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JOHN ROBINSON, TO THE POSITION OF INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR WHILE WE CONDUCT A SEARCH FOR THE NEXT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
MAY I HAVE SUCH A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
MS. TABERNAC MAKES THE MOTION.
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HOWARD SECONDS DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED.IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER TABER? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM? YES.
A MOTION THAT WE ASK THE LAW FIRM THAT WILL BE HIRED TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTERS WE IDENTIFIED ON MONDAY, THOSE FOUR SPECIFIC ONES, AND TO INVESTIGATE THE PERSONNEL MATTER WE DISCUSSED TODAY IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MAY I HAVE SUCH A MOTION? SO MOVED.
MR. BARTHOLOMEW MAKES THE MOTION.
MR. DAWSON MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NO DISCUSSION? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE COUNCIL MEMBER BARTHOLOMEW? YES.
MR. LAWSON, UH, YOU WERE BREAKING UP.
COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM? YES.
FINALLY, TODAY WE HAVE TAKEN ADDITIONAL ACTION WITH REGARD TO MR. GREENWAY'S STATUS WITH THE BUFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
WE HAVE VOTED TO TERMINATE HIM FOR A CAUSE.
THIS STILL IS A PERSONNEL MATTER AND WE ARE ADVISED BY OUR LEGAL COUNSEL THAT WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT IT YET.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT WHEN WE ARE TOLD WE CAN.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE CAN ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT THE INVESTIGATIONS THAT WERE DESCRIBED IN THE PRIOR SPECIAL MEETING AND WHICH WE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH DURING YESTERDAY'S MEETING OF THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE EXACTLY AS DISCUSSED AND PLANNED.
THE FINDINGS OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO COUNSEL AND THE PUBLIC AT A FUTURE DATE.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER ACTION.