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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BUFORT COUNTY INTO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE WRONG.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
OKAY, THIS MEETING WAS, UM, ADVERTISED AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.AND UH, AT THIS TIME WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON ONLINE.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA FOR
[4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]
CAUCUS.WE HAVE A MOTION BY MS. TABER AND A SECOND BY MR. BARTHOLOMEW.
UM, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS APPROVED.
UM, DO WE HAVE, WE HAD ON HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER DISCUSSION, IS THERE ANYTHING FOR COUNCIL MEMBER DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME?
[6. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
NO.ALRIGHT, WE ARE READY TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I WILL READ THE THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS.
UM, SIX A IS PERSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 30 DASH FOUR DASH 70 A TWO.
RECEIPT OF LEGAL ADVICE WHERE THE LEGAL ADVICE RELATES TO PENDING LITIGATION.
THAT IS THE CHERYL A MUNDY AND MARGARET D DIVINE VERSUS BEAUFORT COUNTY DETENTION CENTER B IS PERSUADED TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 30 DASH FOUR DASH 70 A TWO.
RECEIPT OF LEGAL ADVICE FOR THE LEGAL ADVICE RELATES TO PENDING LITIGATION.
UM, CHLOE, AM I SAYING THAT CORRECTLY? CHLOE, CHLOE GOTCH AND, UH, PATRICIA GOTCH VERSUS SOUTH CAROLINA DOT IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, SIX C IS PERSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
CODE SECTIONS 34 DASH 70 A TWO AND 30 DASH FOUR DASH 70 A ONE TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE ON MATTERS COVERED BY ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO THE EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT, COMPENSATION, PROMOTION, DEMOTION, DISCIPLINE OR RELEASE OF A PERSON REGULATED BY A PUBLIC BODY.
BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP, FIRE DISTRICT SIX D PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA'S CODE SECTIONS 30 DASH FOUR DASH 70 A ONE.
DISCUSSION OF EMPLOYMENT, APPOINTMENT COMPENSATION, PROMOTION, DEMOTION, DISCIPLINE OR RELEASE OF A PERSON REGULATED BY A PUBLIC BODY ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR POSITIONS, AND SIX E UH, WHICH IS PERSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA, SECTION 30 DASH FOUR DASH 70 A TWO.
RECEIPT OF LEGAL ADVICE WHERE THE ADVICE RELATES TO PENDING CLAIMS OR OTHER MATTERS COVERED BY ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, BEAUFORT COUNTY VERSUS BROAD CREEK DEVELOPMENT LLC.
UM, IF WE DO NOT FINISH ALL OF THESE BY SIX O'CLOCK, WE WILL ADJOURN AND COME BACK.
THE, FOR THOSE AT HOME ARE WATCHING, UH, WE WILL START OUR REGULAR MEETING ON TIME AT SIX O'CLOCK.
I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I THINK I HEARD MR. BRO, YOU FIRST.
DOES MR. MCGILL HAVE A QUESTION? OH, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO.
WE WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? MY NAME IS DEPUTY KLAUS FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
MY DAD WAS A POLICE OFFICER FOR, I WANNA SAY 26, 27 YEARS IN CANTON, OHIO.
AND, I DON'T KNOW, I JUST GREW UP AROUND THE, THE PROFESSION AND, AND HOW MUCH, I GOT TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU GOT TO GIVE BACK TO PEOPLE.
I'VE BEEN COMING DOWN HERE FOR, WHAT, 20 YEARS SINCE I WAS A KID.
MY, UH, DAD'S SISTER LIVES ON THE ISLAND, SO WE'D COME HERE ON VACATION AND THEN AFTER MY BROTHER GRADUATED COLLEGE, HE MOVED DOWN HERE AND STARTED WORKING FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
AND THEN AFTER I FINISHED COLLEGE, I DID THE SAME.
EVERYBODY HAS EACH OTHER'S BACKS.
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ALL RIGHT.UH, WE HAVE A MO WE ARE BACK OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE DO HAVE, UM, UM, ACTIONS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT COUNSEL NOT ACCEPT THE PLAINTIFF'S SETTLEMENT OFFER DATED FEBRUARY 5TH, 2025 IN THE CASE OF CHERYL MONDAY ETAL VERSUS BEAUFORT COUNTY AT THIS TIME.
AND THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO FORWARD THE SETTLEMENT OFFER TO THE S-C-I-R-F AND REQUEST A FAVORABLY CONSIDER THE OFFER AND INFORM THE COUNTY WITHIN 10 DAYS WHETHER THEY WILL ACCEPT THE OFFER AND PAY THE FULL SETTLEMENT AMOUNT PURSUANT TO OUR INSURANCE POLICIES, WHICH WERE IN EFFECT FOR THE RELEVANT TIME PERIODS.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BARTHOLOMEW BY SHOW OF HANDS.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER, UM, BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? NONE.