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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BUFORT COUNTY.
[Installation Ceremony of Board Members]
TO ORDER.THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO CONDUCT THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND A REELECTED, UH, BOARD MEMBER.
THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT WILL BE TAKING THE OATH FROM JUDGE GRIMSLEY THIS EVENING ARE FROM DISTRICT ONE, MR. ISAAC GORDON FROM DISTRICT SIX, MR. ALFONSO SMALL DISTRICT NINE, UH, MS. LA UH, LEIA FRAZIER, AND, UH, DISTRICT 11, INGRID BOATWRIGHT.
UH, JUDGE GR, WOULD YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, SIR? FIRST ONE I HAVE TO ASK.
WE'LL ASK, UH, MS. INGRID BOATWRIGHT, DISTRICT 11 TO COME UP FIRST.
I CAN DO 'EM ALL TOGETHER IF YOU'D LIKE.
UH, MI, MR. SMALL, UH, MS. FRAZIER.
AND, UM, MR. GORDON, AS THE FAMILY MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO STAND WITH THEM WHILE THEY DO THIS, THEY, THEY'RE WELCOME TO DO SO.
ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND JOIN YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE, SIR? YES, SIR.
IS YOUR WIFE GONNA BE HERE OR SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY FROM YOUR FAMILY GONNA BE HERE.
IF I COULD HAVE THE NEW, UH, NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE.
AND IF YOU'D REPEAT AFTER ME, I'M GONNA SAY I, AND THEN YOU SAY YOUR NAME.
IF YOU WOULD DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO EXERCISE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED, AND THAT I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, DISCHARGE THE DUTIES THEREOF, AND PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THIS STATE, THIS STATE, AND OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
FURTHER, AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, I WILL FAIRLY AND IMPARTIALLY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND SKILL, EXERCISE THE TRUST REPOSED IN ME, AND I WILL USE MY BEST ENDEAVORS TO PRESERVE AND CARRY INTO EFFECT, PRESERVE, AND CARRY EFFECT ACCORDING TO LAW, THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED PURPOSES.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
I HAVE
UH, THIS IS JANUARY 7TH, 2025.
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IT'S, UH, 6:00 PM WE STARTED.WE HAVE HAD THE INSTALLATION, UH, CEREMONY OF THE NEW BOARD MEMBER.
AND THANK YOU, UH, JUDGE GRIMSLEY FOR DOING THIS AGAIN FOR US.
[School Board Meeting]
IS THE SCHOOL BOARD.UH, FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE RISE AND STAND WITH ME.
MOMENT OF SILENCE NOTIFIED CORRECT.
AND THE FIRST AND ONLY ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
CAN WE HAVE A VOTE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOVED AND SECONDED BY MS. BOATWRIGHT AND MR. DALLAS.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
NOW WE'LL GO TO THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
DO WE HAVE NOMINATION FOR THE OFFICE OF CHAIR? MR. DALLAS? MR. UM, COLONEL GUY, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE YOU AS, UH, CHAIR OF THE, UH, SCHOOL BOARD.
IS THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? JUDGE YOU, WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU CONTINUE WITH THIS, PLEASE? HAPPY TO.
SO, UH, MR. GUYER HAS BEEN NOMINATED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS? SO, MOVE.
PARDON? YOU HAVE A NOM? YOU HAVE ANOTHER NOMINATION.
IS THERE SECOND TO THAT NOMINATION? HE'S DOING CHAIR.
WE'RE JUST DOING CHAIR RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVEN'T VOTED ON THE CHAIR YET.
SO IS THAT NOMINATION FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR, MR. SMALL BY, OKAY.
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE.
FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR, ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR POSITION OF CHAIR? WE'LL DO IT AGAIN.
MR. GAR IS THE SOLE NOMINEE ALL IN FAVOR? VOTE ARE RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE THE NEW CHAIR.
IF YOU COULD, UH, ONLINE JUST, UH, SAY, AYE, IF YOU APPROVE.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW OPEN THE, NO, THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR.
AND ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR? AND COULD YOU SAY THE NAME A LITTLE BIT MORE LOUDLY? WILLIAM SMITH IS THERE SECOND TO THAT NOMINATION, SIR.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I HAVE A NOMINATION.
HE, UH, HE WAS NOMINATING A DIFFERENT FIRST.
HE WAS LOOKING FOR A SECOND FOR
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A SECOND? I AM.
IS A SECOND TO THE NOMINATION.
MR. SMITH FOR THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS POSITION OF VICE CHAIR? YES, SIR.
I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, MR. CARLTON DALLAS.
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A I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THIS POSITION? IS VOTE RIGHT OR IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THE NOMINATIONS.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE NOMINEE FOR VICE CHAIR.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
SO, MR. DALLAS, YOU ARE THE NEW VICE CHAIR.
WE HAVE ONE OTHER POSITION TO FILL AND THAT'S THE SECRETARY I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE.
MS. BOATWRIGHT, IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT NOMINATION? SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF SECRETARY? SO MOVED.
ALL IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THE NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND IF YOU WOULD, UH, CHIME IN ON THE, UH, THOSE THAT ARE ONLINE FAR? YES.
ALL IN FAVOR OF MS. BOATWRIGHT TO BE THE, UH, SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND IF YOU'RE ONLINE, IF YOU WOULD, UH, EXPRESS YOUR VOTE.
MS. BOATWRIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GONNA BE THE SECRETARY.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IS IT FOR THE, FOR THE, UH, POSITIONS TO BE FILLED.
SO MR. GARR WILL BE THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
MR. DALLAS WILL BE THE VICE CHAIR, AND MR. BOATWRIGHT WILL BE THE SECRETARY.
AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUDGE.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE, UH, TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE WE ADJOURN.
MOLLY MERCADO, OUR FORMER ASSISTANT, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.
SIX POUNDS AND YEAH, SIX POUNDS.
SECOND, UH, ANNOUNCEMENT IS WE'D LIKE TO HAVE EACH BOARD MEMBER CONTACT EITHER MYSELF, MS. BOATWRIGHT OR MR. DALLAS, OR, UH, MS. CUSHEN BARRY WITH YOUR DESIRES OF WHICH COMMITTEE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON.
AND IF YOU COULD DO THAT TONIGHT OR TOMORROW, BECAUSE TOMORROW AT THE, UH, REGULARLY SCHEDULED, UM, MEETING TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA OF THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
WE HAVE ON THE THAT AGENDA TO DISCUSS THE BOARD COMMITTEES.
WE, IF, IF POSSIBLE, IT WOULD BE A, A GOOD IDEA TO SELECT THE CHAIR AND THE MEMBERS OF AT LEAST OUR THREE STANDING COMMITTEES.
THAT'S THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, UH, THE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE AND THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE.
UH, IF WE CAN GET THE OTHER COMMITTEES UH, ASSIGNED, THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
BUT THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO GET THOSE, AT LEAST THOSE THREE STANDING COMMITTEES READY TO GO.
SO IF THEY, THE STAFF NEEDS TO HAVE A BOARD MEETING OR A MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE'LL AT LEAST HAVE THE THREE STANDING COMMITTEES ARE READY TO GO FOR THAT.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT? YES, MA'AM.
IT'S A, UH, IT'S A, A MEETING TO SET THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT, UH, BOARD MEETING.
AND IT'S SET FIVE O'CLOCK AND IT'S MOSTLY PEOPLE, UH, PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM.
SO IT'S AVAILABLE AT ZOOM AT FIVE O'CLOCK.
MR. SMITH, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING, UH, YOU ADDRESSED IT.
I WAS GONNA ASK YOU, UH, IN, IN WHAT, IN WHAT CAPACITY WERE WE HAVING THAT MEETING? WERE WE HAVING IT IN PERSON AND ZOOM OR, UH, YEAH, OR BOTH.
IT WILL BE IN PERSON IF YOU WISH TO COME IN PERSON OR IN ZOOM.
AND THE IN PERSON WOULD BE HERE.
AND, UH, THE AGENDA IS COMPLETE.
AND SO BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, WE WILL, UH,
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ADJOURN THE MEETING.