Jul 17, 2025 Board of Voter Registration and Elections

[I. Call to Order Followed by Pledge of Allegiance]

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. OKAY, GOOD. AFTER GOOD AFTERNOON.

THE MEETING IS CALLED TO SESSION. THIS IS THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OF BEAUFORT COUNTY THE JULY 17, 2025 BOARD MEETING.

WHY DON'T WE START WITH THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE I HAD A REQUEST PRIOR TO THE TO REMIND EVERYBODY TO SPEAK TO THE MICROPHONE BECAUSE THE PAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE WATCHING ON TV TO HEAR US.

AND THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO DO THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND NO PUBLIC PRESENCE WILL CONTINUE ON. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION BECAUSE ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAS A HEART STOP AT 4 P.M. TODAY I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN EMOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO MOVE NEW BUSINESS AND THE DIRECTORS REPORT TO AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION SECOND ALL IN

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SMALLS WAS RECOGNIZED ON MONDAY BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND HER YEARS OF LONG YEARS OF SERVICE WERE AND APPRECIATED BY EVERYBODY.

I I PERSONALLY WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT HER SERVICE TO THE COUNTY STARTED MORE THAN 50 YEARS AGO. I WON'T I WON'T TELL YOU DECADE BUT AS A HIGH SCHOOLER DRIVING A SCHOOL BUS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS AND TODAY I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE A HIGH SCHOOL KID HAVING THE MATURITY TO DO THAT SO THAT'S TERRIFIC BUT WE DO HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU MARY SO LIZ IF YOU'RE BMD MACHINE YES YES I WELL THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US AND ALL THE YEARS. YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO I'LL PUT THOSE ON THE BACK TO YOU. YES. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP A VERY LARGE APARTMENT APARTMENT. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS

[III. Minutes from Meeting on: a. June 20, 2025 – Board Meeting]

OKAY SO CAN WE JUST CLARIFY THAT IN THE MEETING NOTES PLEASE WRITE THAT IT WAS SO I SUGGEST THAT IT IT STATE REPLACED 88 DEFECTIVE TOPS AND IN PARENTHESES COSMETIC ONLY ANY OTHER COMMENTS OKAY ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE MEETING MINUTES AS AMENDED BY MY SUGGESTION SAME I OKAY THANK YOU. OKAY WELL WE'LL MOVE ON TO A

[IV. Committee Reports (If Any)]

SO YOU HAVE THE BENEFIT OF MY HIGHLIGHTS ON THERE WE REVIEWED THE YEAR 25 PERFORMANCE FOR THE

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IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY THE BUDGET IS LAID OUT STAFF DIRECT SALARIES AND BENEFITS THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY FIXED BASED ON THE HEADCOUNT IN THE DEPARTMENT AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH CONTROLLED BY ADMINISTRATION AND H.R BUT THAT'S ABOUT 55% OF THE BUDGET. THE REMAINING 45% IS DISCRETIONARY OR CONTROLLABLE SPENDING FOR MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, SERVICES AND WORKERS WOULD COME UNDER THAT CATEGORY. SO THE MAJOR TO THE FAVORABLE BUDGET VARIANCE WERE POLL WORKERS SALARIES WERE ABOUT 89% OF THE BUDGET MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS WERE 89%.

I'M NOT SURE THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE YEAR BUT EMPLOYER COSTS FIGURE MEDICAL AND RETIREE THEY WERE ALL SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN BUDGET.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS CATCH AT THE END OF THE YEAR FISCAL YEAR BUT THAT THAT WAS A BIG CHUNK OF THE FAVORABLE LABOR SPENDING WAS ON KIND OF THE BENEFITS BENEFITS SOMETIMES IT'S QUARTERLY YOU KNOW THEY THEY TAKE IT OUT QUARTERLY SO MAYBE IT'S SO THAT THAT WAS A COMPONENT PRINTING WAS 65% OF BUDGET AND THAT WAS AFTER $20,000 OF THE BUDGET WAS MOVED TO SUPPLIES AND NON CAPITAL EQUIPMENT IT'S A RELATIVELY SMALL ITEM BUT THAT WAS SPENDING WAS AT 53% OF BUDGET ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW WE ENDED 25 NO NO QUESTIONS.

OKAY. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26 OPERATING BUDGET COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET ON THE 14TH OF JULY. WENDELL PREVIOUSLY HAD REPORTED AND THIS CAME THROUGH IN THE BUDGET THAT THERE WERE REALLY ONLY TWO MINOR CHANGES TO WHAT HAD BEEN REQUESTED. NINE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT WAS REDUCED FROM 12000 TO 7000 AND THE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE WAS REDUCED FROM 3500 TO 1000. THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR 26 IS $1,967,250 AND WEEKS ROUGHLY THE NEW FISCAL YEAR WE HAD A RELATIVELY SHORT DISCUSSION ON CAPITAL PROJECTS SINCE THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF UPDATES AVAILABLE.

MS. SMALLS THAT THERE CONTINUES TO BE, YOU KNOW, LITTLE PROGRESS FISCAL YEAR 25 AND EVEN EARLIER CAPITAL PROJECTS. SHE'S BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OUR ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO DETERMINE THE STATUS. SO WHAT WE HAVE NOTED IS THE GENERATOR WILL BE ORDERED WITHIN 60 TO 90 DAYS AND THAT COMES AFTER BIDS WERE DUE ON JUNE 30TH.

SO IT'S NOT QUITE CLEAR WHY IT WOULD TAKE 60 TO 90 DAYS TO ORDER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT YOU'VE SPECIFIED AND YOU'VE TAKEN BIDS ON AND THEN THE LEAD TIME AFTER THAT FOR GENERATOR DELIVERY IS 60 TO 90 DAYS. SO IN THE WORST CASE WHERE YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS OUT FROM HAVING THE GENERATOR POTENTIALLY SORRY JIM MAY ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THAT NOW ARE YOU GOING TO ADDRESS THIS IN THE DIRECTORS PRETTY MUCH AS THE SAME REPORT? I MEAN WE ARE IN COMMUNICATION AND A REPORT WELL, WE LOOK AT THE THE MAXIMUM PERIOD OF TIME FOR THE ORDER AND FOR THE DELIVERY. WE'RE LOOKING AT A MID TO LATE JANUARY 2026 DELIVERY WHICH PUTS US VERY TIGHT THE START OF A VERY BUSY ELECTION SEASON

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SO WE'RE STILL KIND OF STRUGGLE WITH LIMITED AND UPDATES FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS DEPARTMENT WE WOULD PLAN TO MEET IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. WE'VE HAD TWO MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR BEHIND US BUT WE WILL HAVE INTERIM MEETINGS AS NEEDED IF WE HAVE FEEDBACK ON THE CAPITAL PROJECT STATUS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO I SHOULD. OKAY.

THANK YOU, MR. BAKKER. OKAY. FACILITY MR. FORD THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. LET ME APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR NOT GETTING COPY OF FACILITY REPORT TO EACH OF YOU AS COMMISSIONERS I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO SEND ELECTRONIC ON TUESDAY MORNING BUT DID NOT GET INTO THE HANDS OF DIRECTOR SMALLS TO PASS OUT WHAT THE PACKAGE THAT WENT TO TO EVERYONE SO I TAKE I WILL APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR THAT TO THE COMMITTEE MET ON 15TH OF JULY. ALL OF THE MEMBERS WERE PRESENT AND THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO GET AN UPDATE FROM THE STAFF ON ITS EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY NEW POLLING LOCATIONS TO FURTHER ITS EFFORTS TO TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. LET ME SAY THAT THE STAFF HAS BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY AND INSTRUMENTAL IN TRYING TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL POLLING LOCATIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE US OF US AS COMMISSIONERS AS WE TRAVEL THROUGHOUT COUNTY IF WE SHOULD SEE PLACES THAT MAY BE POTENTIAL PRECINCT LOCATION TO PLEASE LET THE STAFF KNOW SOONER RATHER THAN LATER SO THEY CAN MAKE CONTACT WITH THOSE RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS ,SEE IF THERE WILL BE AMENABLE TO SOMETHING ELSE IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL POLLING PLACES BUT THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY GARDEN APARTMENTS CLUBHOUSE WHICH IS LOCATED ON 2000 SALEM ROAD WE HAD VERY FRUITFUL DISCUSSION WITH THEM. THEY RECEIVED THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENT THAT WE AGREED ON TO THE STAFF TO ADDRESS ABOUT A MONTH AGO ALTHOUGH MAY BE FURTHER REVISIONS ON THE FORM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A WORKING PHONE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE INFORMATION IT THAT'S GOING TO BE HELPFUL TO US AND IDENTIFYING SPOT THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE GARDEN OAKS APARTMENT COMPLEX IS THAT THEY ALSO INTERESTED IN ASSISTING US WOULD POTENTIALLY IDENTIFY POLL WORKERS THEY HAVE ASKED FOR FLIERS DISSEMINATE AMONG THE POPULATION OF FOLKS THERE AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP US GAIN SOME NEW POLL WORKERS.

THE GARDEN OAKS APARTMENT WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE BURTON TO DE WHICH WILL WHICH IS NOW LOCATED AT LOVE HOUSE MINISTRIES AND THERE WILL BE A MOVE TO THE GARDEN OAKS APARTMENTS. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT MS. DORE WHO HAS WHO WHO HAVE BEEN TELLING US ABOUT THE LOVE OF HORSE MINISTRIES QUITE SOME TIME SO WE CAN WILL LEAVE SOME OF THOSE GRASS THERE THAT WILL BE GREAT. MR. FORD.

YES? EXCUSE ME. WELL, THAT FACILITY BE AVAILABLE FOR FIRST ELECTION NEXT YEAR. THE PRIMARIES GREAT.

A SECOND LOCATION IDENTIFIED BY THE STAFF WATERSIDE AT PEPPER HALL ON HIGHWAY TWO SEVEN IN

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THEY WERE THERE, RECEIVED THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENT AND HAS CONSENTED TO COMPLETING THEM AND RETURNING TO US ONCE THEY HAVE WON. WE SPOKE THEM OR WERE ON VACATION AT THE TIME YOU KNOW JUST THE VACATION SEASON. SO WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AS WELL. THEY ALSO REQUESTED NEW POLL WORKERS FLIERS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL POLL WORKERS TO ASSIST US IN OUR EFFORTS. THAT PARTICULAR FACILITY DOES MEET ALL OF OUR EDI AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS KNOW PARKING IS ALWAYS AN OBSTACLE SOME TIME AT SOME OF OUR LOCATION BUT THAT WAS SIR BLUFFTON FOR A WHICH HAD MOVED FROM THE SAINT GREGORY TO GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH AND TO ITS OWN PRECINCT THIRD LOCATION WITH THE BATTER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED AT ONE BLUE DOLPHIN ROAD HERE AND IN BEAUFORT IF ALL WORKS WELL AT THE SITE WOULD HOUSE BURTON ONE BE MOVING IT FROM THE ROBERTS FALLS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY INTO ITS PRESENT PLOT ALL LOCATED AT 1220 CHERYL HALL DRIVE IN BLUFFTON AGAIN ANOTHER COUP BLUFFTON AND NO MR. BACKERS IS HAPPY TO HEAR THAT WE WE STILL NEED TO ENGAGE THEM MORE AND DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THAT FACILITY IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR ACQUISITION OF THAT PARTICULAR SITE NOW WOULD HOST BLUFFTON FOR BE RELOCATING IT FROM THE HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY. WE THOUGHT WHEN WE GOT HHC IT WAS GOING TO BE PERMANENT SITE FOR US FOREVER BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAVE DECIDED THAT THAT IS IN OUR BEST INTERESTS. EARL SORRY APARTMENTS LOCATED AT TWO OR THREE PEARL STREET HERE IN BEAUFORT. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION BUT ONCE IT IS COMPLETED THE COMMUNITY ROOM THAT LOCATION WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A GOOD POLLING LOCATION. BEAUFORT ONE RELOCATING FROM THE US CB GYMNASIUM NOW IN ADDITION TO THESE SITES THE STAFF AGAIN WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR FURTHER SITES THAT WE COULD USE FOR POLLING LOCATIONS AS WELL AND BE WORKING WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS FROM THOSE PARTICULAR ENTITIES EXPEDITE APPROVALS IF YOU ALL MIGHT RECALL.

ONE OF THE GOALS THAT THE STAFF IDENTIFIED AND FY 2020 526 OF MISSION FOR THE OFFICE WAS TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY MANAGEMENT DIVISION ON CREATING A POTENTIAL PARKING PLAN TO ADDRESS THE PARKING CRISIS EARLY VOTING AT THE MAIN OFFICE IN BEAUFORT.

THESE DISCUSSIONS ARE CONTINUING BETWEEN THE STAFF AND THE COUNTY.

HOWEVER, I MUST SAY THAT THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME CURRENTLY APPEAR TO BE LOW BUT THE STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY SEE IF WE CAN RELIEVE SOME OF THE ISSUES HERE AT ELECTION CENTRAL . MR. BAKKER BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE ABOUT THE GENERATOR AND BALLISTIC RESISTANT WINDOWS. THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE STAFF AND THE COUNTY CONTINUES THAT VEIN THE FACILITY COMMITTEE HAS REQUESTED OF MRS. SMALLS AS POTENTIALLY ONE OF HER LAST ACTS BEFORE SHE ENTERS REALM OF RETIREMENT TO.

SEE IF MS.. AUDRA ANTONACCI OGDEN WHO IS I WAS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IF SHE COULD APPEAR AT THE MEETING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THESE OUTSTANDING ITEMS AND WE CAN DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO MOVE FORWARD. I NOTE THE THE GENERATOR AND THE BALLISTIC WAS IN A RESISTANT WINDOWS HAVE BEEN TOPICS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED QUITE QUITE OFTEN I CAN TELL YOU THE STAFF AS HAS HAS HAS DONE A YEOMAN'S JOB OF TRYING TO BRING THESE TO FRUITION BUT AT SOME POINT IT MAY REQUIRE US AS COMMISSIONERS TO GET MORE ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS TO SEE AND THE RESULT THAT WE DESIRE NOT TO DENIGRATE THE

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I'M AS FRUSTRATED AS YOU ARE BUT AT SOME POINT WHEN POLITICS ENTER THE EQUATION WE TO BE POLITICALLY SAVVY AS WELL AND THAT'S IT FOR TO FACILITATE REPORT AND I WILL GET COPIES OF JUST THE EACH OF YOU AS MEMBERS WELL BUT WE HAVE COPIES THANK YOU GREAT THANK YOU.

SO MS.. SMALLS, CAN YOU ARRANGE FOR MR. POTTER TO BE HERE AT THIS BOARD MEETING? I WILL ATTEMPT TO, SIR. I WILL.

AND SHE OF COURSE CAN BRING ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE THAT SHE'D LIKE BRING UP. YES, SIR. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS, MR. FORD? MR. FORD, ON THE TRYING TO IMPROVE THE PARKING SITUATION YOU SAID A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME SEEMS LOW.

IS THAT BECAUSE WHY DO YOU BELIEVE IT TO BE LOW BECAUSE THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT IS NOT THAT INTERESTED? I THINK BECAUSE YOU HAVE A VACANT PROPERTY AND ON THE WITH THIS WHAT THE COUNTY SO FAR THERE SEEMS TO BE VERY RELUCTANCE TO PURCHASE VACANT LAND FOR A SITE THAT MAY ONLY BE USED TWO OR THREE TIMES A YEAR HOWEVER IF THERE COULD BE A JOINT VENTURE WHERE A TWO COUNTY COULD EXPAND ONE OF THE OFFICE AND PUT A BUILDING IN THAT ARENA THEN THERE WOULD PROBABLY BE A GREATER CHANCE OF THEM BEING ABLE TO TO PURCHASE THAT LAND AND USE IT FOR THE COUNTY'S PURPOSES WHETHER WE WANT TO ACCEPT IT OR NOT, I'M NOT SURE THE BOARD OF WATER REGISTRY'S ELECTION IS A HIGH PRIORITY.

BEAUFORT COUNTY AS WE HAVE SEEN BASED ON OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED WITH THEM.

SO AGAIN WE WANT TO IF THAT IF THAT'S A PROBLEM THAT WE FEEL IS A PRIORITY AGAIN WE CAN CAN GO TO THE COUNTY BUT I'M TELLING YOU THE STAFF ISN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE EFFORTS FROM US IS AS A COMMISSION LEASING THE PROPERTY DURING THE ELECTION PERIODS IS THAT A POTENTIAL OPTION? SO THERE WERE AT LEAST KIND OF LEGAL THE OWNER WELL THAT'S A TOOL THAT'S A TOOL WE COULD DEFINITELY LOOK INTO AS A AS A POTENTIAL I THINK THE BIG THING IS HAS THEM BUYING IT AND THERE'S SOME RELUCTANCE TO PURCHASING RAW LAND JUST FOR PARKING THAT MAY BE USED THREE TIMES THREE OR FOUR TIMES A YEAR. BUT I THINK THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE LETTER THAT WAS TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN RESPONSE BACK YET. SO IT'S NOT THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE BOARD'S DESIRE TO PURCHASE THE ADDITIONAL PARCEL OF LAND ADJACENT THIS BUILDING. WE JUST DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE STANDING ON THAT ISSUE BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RESPONSE.

MAY I ASK OH I'M SORRY LEANNE. WHEN YOU ARRANGE AUDRA TO COME IN AUGUST, WOULD YOU PLEASE ASK HER TO PROVIDE SOME FEEDBACK ON THAT LETTER WE PREPARED AND ANY FOLLOW ON QUESTIONS AND IF THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO PROCUREMENT OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY THEN AS MR. BACKER SUGGESTED WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT ABOUT OTHER ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING LEASING THAT LOT I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN OUR CONVERSATION WOULD ARGUE JUST THE PARKING THOUGH I WANT I WANT HER TO ADDRESS ALL THOSE OPEN ENDED PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE HERE.

SHE NEED TO COME PREPARED TO DO ALL OF THAT TO GENERATE A WINDOWS TO PARKING AND WHATEVER ELSE THAT WE HAVE ON OUR LIST. I SHE'S IN A POSITION WHERE SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THOSE. OKAY. I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE IN

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SO I THINK MAYBE WE AS A BOARD REALLY DO NEED TALK TO THEM AND SAY, YOU KNOW IT'S NOT JUST FOR US HAVING THESE ELECTIONS BUT IT IS TO KEEP THINGS WORKING GOOD AND MAKING COUNTY LOOK GOOD BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO FALL BACK THE COUNTY WHEN IT HIT THE PRESS FROM VOTERS ABOUT THEIR DIFFICULTIES AND OUTSTANDING AND DON'T HAVE PROPER PLACE TO STAND TO WALK OKAY ANY COMMENTS FOR MR. FORD ? NEXT TOPIC IS LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND A I WILL WAIT TILL UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO REVIEW THE THREE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE SENT TO YOU ALL LAST NIGHT AND OTHER THAN THAT OF THE ONLY REPORT FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS IS THAT THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION IS TRYING TO SCHEDULE MEETING IT'S DIFFICULT IN THE SUMMER THEY THEY WOULD LIKE TO ASSEMBLE AND ADDRESS MISS SMALLS AND HER RETIRED AUNT NOT SURE WHETHER THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT BEFORE THE END THIS MONTH BUT THEY ARE TRYING AND I EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE A DELEGATION MEETING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS SO WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE TOPIC THAT WE AGREED LAST LAST MONTH AND I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ABOUT THAT TO YOUR AS SOON AS YOU ARE AWARE OF A CONFIRMED TIME AND DATE OF THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION MEETING, WOULD YOU JUST SEND AN OFFICIAL NOTICE OUT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS. YES MA'AM DO THAT. OKAY.

NEXT ON THE LIST IS REDISTRICTING WHERE THE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE NO REPORT AT THIS TIME BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR THE GROWTH IN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE NEEDING TO MEET IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS DEPENDING THE NEW STATISTICS THAT WE GET. BUT AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NO REPORT.

OKAY. THANK. NEXT IS RULES MISS JOHNSON RULES COMMITTEE HAS NOT MET AND I'M STILL IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO RECONCILE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SUGGESTIONS FOR EDITS SOME OF WHICH ARE CONTRADICT EACH OTHER AND WE WILL HAVE TO MEET TO SO THE COMMITTEE CAN MAKE THE DECISION ON WHICH OF THOSE SUGGESTIONS WILL ENACT. OKAY THANK YOU. AD HOC COMMITTEE THE SEARCH COMMITTEE OF WHICH MR. COOPER IS THE CHAIR. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS OR UPDATES YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE? NOTHING PUBLIC AT THIS TIME, SIR.

THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ON THE IS UNFINISHED

[V. Unfinished Business]

THE SECOND WAS ON POLL WORKER PAY AND THE THIRD WAS ON OUR 2023 AND 2025 2024 REQUEST FOR THE ABILITY TO POOL POLLING LOCATIONS WHEN NO SUITABLE LOCATION IS AVAILABLE IN A PRECINCT. SO BASED ON OUR AGREEMENT ON THOSE TOPICS AND UNDER OUR RULES ABOUT ANY FORMAL PRESENTATION TO THE DELEGATION BEING APPROVED BY THE BOARD,

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SO WE'LL START WITH PROCUREMENT VOTING EQUIPMENT. I DO NOT INTEND TO READ THIS OUT LOUD. HOWEVER I WILL JUST MENTION THE ISSUE AND THE SUGGEST ACTION.

SO THE ISSUE FOR PROCUREMENT OF VOTING EQUIPMENT IT'S REGARDING THE FUNDING FOR AND ACQUISITION OF VOTING EQUIPMENT FOR NEW VOTING PRECINCTS. SHOULD THAT BE A STATE OR A COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY? CLARITY IS NEEDED AS COUNTIES SEEK COMPLY WITH THE STATE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND STATE ELECTION COMMISSION GUIDANCE. I WILL NOTE THAT UP UNTIL THIS POINT BEAUFORT COUNTY HAS NEVER PURCHASED ANY OF THE VOTING EQUIPMENT WITH THE CURRENT GENERATION IT'S ALWAYS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE STATE BUT WITH THE RECENT ADDITION OF PRECINCTS. GUIDANCE FROM THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION HAS BEEN COUNTIES NEED TO FUND PROCUREMENT OF ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT AND WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT CLARIFY THAT PROCESS BECAUSE IT IS IT IS BEFORE COUNTY THAT SPECIFIES THE EQUIPMENT OR SELECTS THE VENDOR OR DETERMINES THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE EQUIPMENT.

THAT'S ALL DETERMINED BY THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION. SO THE REQUESTED ACTION OF DELEGATION IS TO TO DISCUSS WHETHER THE FCC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NEGOTIATING AND MAINTAINING A BLANKET PURCHASE PURCHASE WITH THE SELECTED VENDOR AND THEN UNDER THAT PURCHASE AGREEMENT DETERMINE WHETHER THE STATE BUYS FOR INCREMENTAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS OR IF THE COUNTIES PURCHASE THAT BLANKET AGREEMENT FOR THEIR OWN NEEDS. AND FINALLY THAT A PROCESS BE DOCUMENTED AND COMMUNICATED TO ALL COUNTIES FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION.

MR. CHAIR, DO YOU KNOW IF TENET DESIRE IS FOR THE COUNTY TO GO OUT ON ITS OWN AND PURCHASE EQUIPMENT OR FOR THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE SCC WITH THE FUNDS TO, GO AND PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT? THERE IS A REASON I'M PASTOR NED IS BECAUSE FROM A SECURITY PERSPECTIVE YOU'RE BASICALLY INTRODUCING INTRODUCING A POTENTIAL VULNERABILITY IN REQUIREMENTS OF THE COUNTY IS GOING OUT ON ITS OWN TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FROM A VENDOR WITH THE HOPES THAT IT WILL BE COMPATIBLE. THE STATE HAS ALREADY PROVIDED FOR THE STATE.

SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE I'M ASSUMING AND I KNOW IT'S NOT GOOD TO ASSUME THAT THE STATE PROCUREMENT PROCESS HAS BUILT IN SECURITY MECHANISM EMS IN THEIR PURCHASE OF THE EQUIPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS IN AND SECURE PRODUCT. WHY IF THE COUNTY HAD TO GO OUT AND PURCHASE THOSE ITEMS UNLESS THE COUNTY IS PREPARED TO JUST WALK INTO VENDOR AND SELECT THOSE ITEMS AND KEPT THEM SECURE AT ALL TIMES BEFORE THEY BROUGHT THEM TO BEAUFORT COUNTY . I'M NOT SURE I'M COMFORTABLE WHAT THE SECURITY PARAMETERS ARE IN IF THE COUNTY WAS DOING THAT ON ITS OWN AS TO GOING THROUGH SCC WHO I PRESUME HAS A SECURITY PACKAGE IN MIND AND IN PLACE WHEN THEY PURCHASE EQUIPMENT OTHERWISE WE ARE PURCHASING EQUIPMENT WITH NO IDEA WHETHER THEY ARE VULNERABLE NOT.

WELL AS DRAFTED THE REQUEST FROM OUR BOARD ASSUMES THAT THE STATE WILL MAINTAIN FOR THE SPECIFICATIONS THE SELECTION THE PRICING, THE LIFE LIFECYCLE, THE SECURITY ALL THE END TO END FUNCTIONALITY THAT WILL STILL REMAIN AT THE CC'S RESPONSIBILITY AND IF COUNTIES ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT IT WOULD BE UNDER A BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT THAT SUBJECT TO THOSE DETERMINED BY THE SCC. I THINK THE ONLY REAL QUESTION TO BE RESOLVED IS THE MONEY TO PROCURE THOSE MACHINES COMES OUT OF THE COUNTY'S POCKET OR OUT OF THE STATE'S POCKET. SO AT MY HEARING YOU CORRECTLY THAT WE WILL PROVIDE THE STATE WITH THE MONEY AND THEY WILL PURCHASE THE MACHINES. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE MODE THAT THE KEY ISSUE IS THAT THE STATE WILL MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP OF SPECS SELECTION LIFE CYCLE.

I WOULD SAY THAT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED BECAUSE IF IF THE COUNTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR GOING

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I'LL LET ME GO ON RECORD AS SAYING THAT I THINK THE STATE SHOULD PURCHASE EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDE THE FUNDING FOR THE EQUIPMENT AS OPPOSED BE FOR COUNTY.

MR. CHAIR, WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR ALL COUNTIES IN THE STATE IN TERMS OF THE PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT ? SHOULD NOT WE BE IN UNIFORM? SHOULD NOT WE BE CONSISTENT WITH PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENT FOR ALL OTHER COUNTIES TO THE SECOND PART OF YOUR QUESTION? YES, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST TO DO TO THE DELEGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A STANDARD PROCESS AND THAT IT'S MADE CLEAR TO EVERY COUNTY STATEWIDE BECAUSE CURRENTLY IT'S NOT CLEAR. AS TO THE FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION, WHAT'S THE CURRENT PROCESS? MR. MOBBS YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT PLEASE. I GUESS LIKE MR. SWEENEY WE HAVE NEVER PURCHASED SINCE WE STARTED THE GENERATION OF THESE 203 HUNDREDS AND PMDS EVERYTHING WENT THROUGH THE STATE AND THE LEGISLATORS PRETTY MUCH MADE THE STATE THE CUSTODIANS OF VOTING EQUIPMENT AND SO IT'S A UNIFORM SYSTEM AND THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND THAT IS SO THAT WE WILL ALL BE UNDER THE SAME UNIFORM PROCESS. NOW THE REASONING FOR STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO ARBITRARILY DELEGATE THAT AUTHORITY DOWN TO THE COUNTY I'M NOT SURE AND THAT'S WHAT MR. SWEENEY IS TALKING ABOUT. WE NEED SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE DEFINITIVE AS TO WHAT THE PROCESSES ARE BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A GOOD LITTLE BIT AND WE HAVE NOT PURCHASED EQUIPMENT. EVERYTHING CAME THROUGH THE STATE.

THEY THEY DETERMINE WHO THE VENDORS ARE THEY DETERMINE THE THE SPECS AND EVERYTHING.

WE NEVER DID THAT BEFORE. NOW WE WILL WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTERS LAST YEAR MAYBE YOU KNOW LAST YEAR OF COURSE WE WERE WORKING WITH YES AND ASK WHO'S THE PROVIDER OF OUR EQUIPMENT. BUT AGAIN THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE COUNTIES TO DO THAT AND WE WE WERE CONFUSED BECAUSE THE COUNTY HAVE A PURCHASING PROCESS AND THE STATE HAVE A PURCHASING PROCESS AND HOW THEY WERE GOING TO THAT. WHO'S GOING TO OWN THE EQUIPMENT IF THE COUNTY PURCHASED IT THEN THE COUNTY WOULD OWN IT.

BUT THEN YOU KNOW IT'S CONFUSING SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT IS TO COME UP A PLAN THAT WE ALL BE FAMILIAR WITH AND I KNOW WE CAN PROJECT GUESS BASED ON POPULATION GROWTH WHAT WE WILL NEED IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN REPORT TO THE STATE AND HELP THEM TO PROJECT IN THEIR BUDGET THEIR REQUEST TO THE TO THE LEGISLATORS THEN MAYBE THAT WOULD WORK BETTER BUT THERE'S IN WRITING ABOUT THAT YET. THANK YOU.

AS STATED HERE THE ONLY INPUT THAT THE COUNTY AT THIS POINT CAN PROVIDE TO EQUIPMENT PROVISION IS THE COUNTS OF EQUIPMENT NEEDED THAT'S IT. AND AND TO USE THE COUNTY PROCUREMENT SYSTEM TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY FROM THIS VENDOR WOULD REQUIRE A FEW EXEMPTIONS FROM COUNTY PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS SOLE SOURCE PURCHASING. WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GO OUT FOR BIDS AND THAT'S THAT'S AN EXEMPTION FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY AND THERE ARE A FEW OTHER ISSUES I JUST MAKE A COMMENT I, I WOULD EXPECT THAT IN S.A. WOULD NOT WANT TO GO DOWN A PATH WHERE THEY'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH 46 DIFFERENT COUNTIES FOR THE SALE AND SERVICE OF ELECTION EQUIPMENT. I MEAN IT WOULD SIMPLY NOT MAKE SENSE TO THE VENDOR.

YES. I MEAN THAT'S LIKE NICKEL AND DIMING IT TO DEATH BUT THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY COOPERATIVE IT'S JUST THAT BUT THEY WERE ACTUALLY WORKING THROUGH THE STATE FOR REQUESTS. SO YOU KNOW, THEY JUST NEED TO BE DEFINED.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE? SO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT DOCUMENT PROCUREMENT OF VOTING EQUIPMENT. OKAY ALL IN FAVOR.

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SO WE ARE NOW ENTERING THE EIGHTH YEAR WITH NO CHANGE TO THE REIMBURSEMENTS.

SO THE REQUESTED ACTION ON THIS ISSUE FOR SUPPORT FROM DELEGATION OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION'S BUDGET REQUEST WITH THE INCREASED PER DMS. I DID CONTACT SCC TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REQUEST THE SAME INCREASE IN THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE OR IF THEY WOULD INCREASE IT. THEY DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT BUT MOST LIKELY IT WILL BE NO LESS THAN THIS PROVISO ONE ONE OR 2.2.

SO THE FIRST REQUESTED ACTION IS TO SUPPORT THE SEC'S BUDGET REQUEST AND THEN THE SECOND ACTION IS FOR SOME REASON THE SEC'S PER DIEM REQUESTS IN THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET ARE NOT APPROVED. OUR OUR DELEGATION SUBMIT AND AND SUPPORT A PROVISO FOR THE INCREASE AT THE BOTTOM NOTE THAT BEAUFORT COUNTY HAS APPROVED THE $100 SUPPLEMENT BUT THAT ISSUE IS SEPARATE FROM STATE REIMBURSEMENTS. SO THIS DOCUMENT THIS PRESENTATION DOES SPECIFIC TO BEAUFORT COUNTY IT'S A REQUEST FOR THE DELEGATION TO MAKE TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE CHANGES IF A COUNTY TO BE IF A COUNTY SUPPLEMENT PERMANENT OR JUST A ONE TIME EVENT IS STILL IN THE BUDGET. SO THE BUDGET IS IN THE BUDGET RIGHT? I'M SORRY. IT WAS A IT WAS A FIRST TIME SPECIAL REQUEST IN 2024 BUT THEN IT WAS IN IN THE THE NEXT BUDGETING CYCLE.

ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, ADDITIONS TO THE POLL PAY DOCUMENT? OKAY. I THINK YOU WANTED TO LOOK NOW ON FROM THE BUDGETING SIDE IN REIMBURSEMENT SIDE THIS DOES WELL HOW WOULD THAT BASED ON WHAT YOU'RE ASKING HOW IS THAT USED TO JUST AFFECTING WHAT WE GET BACK OR WE'RE RAISING OUR POLL WORKERS FROM WE GOT THEM AT NOW I KNOW THIS IS NOT DUE FOR COUNTY SPECIFIC SO THIS IS THIS IS STATEWIDE REIMBURSEMENT FROM SCC TO THE COUNTIES. RIGHT. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS SO BASICALLY WE'RE JUST GETTING MORE BED BECAUSE HOURS ARE ALREADY UP, CORRECT? OKAY. YES. I'M TERRIFIED HERE.

I THINK YOU HAD A QUESTION HERE THAT MAYBE MAYBE JEAN CAN ANSWER FOR YOU COMMENT PAUL WALKER ROSS IS A VERY SENIOR AND PAY FOR COUNTY AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT AGE WOULD BE WHY? OH NO YOU'RE RIGHT THANK YOU I HIGHLIGHTED THAT SO THAT I COULD REQUEST THAT INFORMATION FROM MISS SMALL SO IF I COULD PLEASE GET THE AVERAGE AGE OF OUR LET'S LET'S SAY THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION POLL WORKERS WHAT WAS THE YOU COULD GIVE ME THE THE ME FIVE RIGHT NOW I CAN SAY YEAH YEAH SO IF YOU COULD GET ME GET US THE THE MEAN AVERAGE AND THE MEDIAN AS WELL WE'LL PUT THAT HERE. THANK YOU MR. FORD. ALL RIGHT.

SO DO I. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE POLL WORKER PAY DOCUMENT AS WRITTEN WITH THE ADDITION OF THE AVERAGE POLL WORKER AGE SYMPTOMS. I CAN ALL IN FAVOR I OKAY. THANK YOU. WHO WAS THE FIRST AND SECOND? YOU WERE THE FIRST I WAS THE MOTHER AND I SAID YOU SECOND. OKAY, THANK YOU.

OKAY. THE NEXT TOPIC IS PULLED POLLING LOCATIONS SO SOUTH CAROLINA'S CODE OF LAW STIPULATES THAT VOTERS SHALL VOTE AT A POLLING PLACE WITHIN THE PRECINCT OF THEIR RESIDENCE . THAT'S SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION SEVEN SEVEN, NINE, TEN. THAT WAS APPROPRIATE WHEN PRECINCTS WERE MUCH LARGER GEOGRAPHICALLY AND SMALLER IN POPULATION.

THERE WAS A BIGGER DIVERSITY OF BUILDING TYPES AVAILABLE EVERY PRECINCT BUT AS ACROSS

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SO THOSE ARE TWO TYPICAL EXAMPLES OUR BOARD OF ELECTIONS AS EXPLAINED MR. FORD DURING HIS FACILITIES REPORT HAS MADE BEST EFFORTS TO FIND SUITABLE POLLING LOCATIONS IN EVERY PRECINCT AND IN MANY CASES THEY'RE SIMPLY NOT AVAILABLE. SO BACK IN 2023 MS..

MITCHELL SENT A LETTER TO THEN CHAIRMAN OF THE DELEGATION MR. NEWTON AND THAT REQUEST WE REQUESTED THAT THEY PROVIDE LOCAL LEGISLATION SIMILAR TO RICHLAND COUNTY'S WHICH SAYS THAT FOR GENERAL FOR OTHER THAN MUNICIPAL IF THE BOARD OF ELECTION CANNOT FIND A SUITABLE POLLING LOCATION WITHIN A PRECINCT IT CAN BE POOLED WITH ANOTHER PRECINCT THAT'S LESS FIVE MILES AWAY. SO WE REQUESTED SIMILAR WORDING SINCE THAT TIME ANOTHER COUNTY PICKENS COUNTY IN 2024 ADDED LOCAL WITH LANGUAGE IDENTICAL TO RICHLAND AND I BELIEVE THIS IS AN EXPEDIENT AND A BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO THE TERMS THAT WERE IN BILL SE 36 WHICH PROPOSED TO GIVE BOARDS OF ELECTION UNILATERAL AUTHORITY TO CANCEL AT EIGHT POLLING LOCATIONS. THAT ESSENTIALLY TAKES THE AUTHORITY AWAY FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND SO THAT'S A BIGGER ASK THINK WITH CHECKS AND BALANCES OF HAVING A BOARD ELECTION DO THEIR BEST TO FIND POLLING LOCATIONS, JUSTIFY IT WHEN THEY CANNOT DO THEIR BEST AND THEN GET APPROVAL FROM THE DELEGATION TO CO-LOCATE. I THINK THAT KEEPS THE CHECKS AND BALANCES. THE REQUESTED ACTION HERE IS FOR OUR DELEGATION AND THIS ONE IS BEAUFORT COUNTY SPECIFIC REQUEST OUR TO ADD LOCAL LEGISLATION TO ALLOW THEIR APPROVAL OF POLLING. ANY QUESTIONS ADDITIONS DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS AS WRITTEN? MR. COOPER AND MR. MITCHELL SECOND ALL IN FAVOR.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.

THE NEXT DOCUMENT IN THIS PACKAGE WE WILL LOOK AT THIS DURING THE NEW SECTION.

IS THERE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS? OKAY.

[VIII. Executive Session -- Personnel]

I THINK YOU GO INTO A PRIVATE SESSIO .

OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO GO BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION SECOND SO I CAN ALL IN FAVOR. I. OKAY.

RESUMING THE BOARD MEETING ON JULY AND WE JUST CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE WHERE THERE WERE

[VI. New Business ]

SO I HAVE ONE ITEM FOR NEW BUSINESS AND THAT IS A DOCUMENT ENTITLED VISION FOR HIGH PERFORMING BOARD A VOTER REGISTRATION ELECTIONS AND A STATED SUMMARY FOR TWO 2625.

SO THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AND DISCUSSED AND AT TODAY'S MEETING I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET REAFFIRMATION OF THE BOARD THAT THIS IS A SHARED VISION FOR A HIGH PERFORMANCE BOARD. MY MY HOPE IS TO NOT HAVE A LINE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS BUT IF THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS WE CAN TALK ABOUT THEM SPECIFICALLY. I WOULD ALSO STATE THAT THERE ARE MANY ITEMS ON THIS LIST

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AND THE OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE AND DECIDE JUST AFFIRM THIS IS A SHARED VISION THAT WE WILL IN MIND AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEXT PHASE WITH THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION ELECTIONS OF COUNTY. AND ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS MR. FORD. I THIS IS A VERY GOOD DOCUMENT. I IT MORE AS AN ASPIRATIONAL DOCUMENT. IS THIS GOING TO BE A MEASUREMENT OF THE BOARD OR THE STAFF ARE BOTH HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT TO THAT EXTENT? SO THE INTENT OF A STATEMENT IS TO DESCRIBE A GOAL FOR AN ORGANIZATION RIGHT. NOT IMMEDIATELY ATTAINABLE BUT A VISION THAT'S MEASURABLE AND THIS ATTEMPTS TO BE MEASURABLE AND MY HOPE IS THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS KEEP THIS VISION IN MIND AS WE EVALUATE NEXT LEADER OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND ALSO WE PREPARE THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF THIS ORGANIZATION WHICH AS WE'VE DISCUSSED THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WHICH WILL BE PART OF THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION WILL BE ON A CALENDAR BASIS. SO THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE DIRECTOR WILL BE FROM THOSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT WERE SUBMITTED FOR THE ORGANIZATION WITH THE FINANCIAL YEAR 26 BUDGET. I THINK THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTION BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED SINCE SOME OF THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE BUT 1.1 BEING THAT THE STAFF NOR THE HAVE ANY AUTHORITY TO FULFILL. 1.1 I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND GO ON RECORD THAT THIS IS AN ASPIRATIONAL DOCUMENT AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE THAT NECESSARY TO GAUGE THE BOARD'S SUCCESS OR THE NEW DIRECTORS SUCCESS AND YET THAT ONE PARTICULARLY I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED WHAT THEY'RE NERVOUS SO IF IT'S JUST AN ASPIRATIONAL DOCUMENT AND IT'S NOT ONE WE'RE GOING TO USE TO TO NECESSARILY PENALIZE THE BOARD OR THE STAFF, THEN I'M GOOD WITH IT BUT IF I MAY, MR. CHAIR SORRY AS PART OF THIS PROCESS I THINK LOOKING AT 1.1 BEING AN ITEM OF CONCERN, WE HAVE TO ENSURE WE HAVE OUR EYE ON THE BALL AS WELL THAT IT'S NOT STATUS QUO IS NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT THE ISSUES ARE AND THOSE AREAS OF WHERE STAFF MEMBER CAN EASILY INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE CAN ASSIST IN THAT OUTCOME. OKAY I CAN LIVE WITH THAT. I AGREE WITH YOU AND EXCUSE ME I'LL GET BACK TO YOU. I THINK THAT WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED ABOUT DOING WITH MS. AUDRA AT THE NEXT MEETING WILL HELP US TO COME UP WITH A PROCESS THAT BE USED IN THE FUTURE. SO AGREED. I'M SORRY MR..

I WAS JUST THINKING THAT COLLECTIVELY I SEE THIS AS COLLECTIVELY AND A MISSION FOR US. OH WHAT INVOLVED WOULD VOTE AND ELECTIONS AND I THINK COUNTY COUNCIL DOES HAVE OF A ROLE TO PLAY IN IT AS WELL AGREED IT IS AN INSTRUMENT THAT PUNISHES OR REWARDS. I JUST SAW IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ASPIRE TO ACHIEVE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY MAY.

I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS AS A SHARED VISION FOR THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.

I'LL MOVE SECONDS SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR I. OKAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ON THE AGENDA.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE NEW BUSINESS? MR..

YES, SIR. QUESTION ON A PREVIOUS MEETING DATE I ASK ABOUT NOVEMBER 26TH.

I KNOW THAT'S A LONG WAY OFF. YES, BUT THAT'S THANKSGIVING WEEK WE NEED TO CONSIDER WHEN WE WANT TO HAVE OUR MEETING AT THAT POINT. YES, SIR.

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ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS ISSUES? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, CORRECT IT'S SMALL BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ELECTION CANVASS HEARING MIGHT BE THE TIME THAT WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE MEETING FOR THAT MONTH IN NOVEMBER. HMM.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. THANK YOU. OKAY.

[VII. Director’s Report]

YOU CAN SKIP REPORT NEXT MONTH. NEXT MONTH? YES.

THIS LAST. LET'S GO OUT WITH A BANG FOR YOU.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SUCH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE. THAT'S MY LAST ONE.

BITTERSWEET. OKAY. HI TO MY BOARD.

OKAY. THIS IS THE LAST REPORT FROM ME SO FAR FOR THIS.

MY LOVE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. OKAY.

ELECTIONS UPDATE FACILITY UPDATES AND MISCELLANEOUS UPDATES AND I MUST GIVE ACCOLADES TO THE CHAIR OF THESE COMMITTEES WHO HAVE BEEN MEETING DILIGENTLY TO RESOLVE SOME OF OUR OPERATIONAL ISSUES AND I RESPECT ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO IN THE TIME THAT YOU'VE BEEN PUTTING IN TO TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU ARE ACCOMPLISHING. AND PLEASE KNOW THAT THE BORDER VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS ARE GRATEFUL THE STAFF WE ARE GRATEFUL TO TO YOU ALL BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A SACRIFICE AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL EFFORTS. WE WILL START WITH THE UPDATE ON POLL WORKERS TRAINING. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD A SESSION YESTERDAY.

THERE WERE 19 PEOPLE ENROLLED AND 17 PEOPLE ATTENDED WHICH WAS AGAIN GOOD.

WE ARE CONTINUING OUR EFFORTS TO RECRUIT YEAR ROUND POLL WORKERS.

I MEAN OF COURSE WE RECRUIT AND SOME AND AND WE ARE LOSING SOME AT THE SAME TIME AND THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED THAT IT'S ONLY NATURAL THAT SOME OF OUR POLL WORKERS ARE AGING OUT AND CHOOSING NOT TO CONTINUE AS POLL AND WE WILL HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT LATER ON IN THE YEAR AS WE MOVE FORWARD OUR SURVEYS ARM TO OUR POLL WORKERS AS WHETHER OR NOT THEY STILL HAVE AN INTEREST IN PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES. SO HOW DID THAT AFFECT GUYS ON AN AREA BASIS THE AREAS THAT REPRESENT. MR. BACKER IS TO 17.

YES. MR. COOPER IS UP TO 17. MR. 15.

THAT'S THE FOURTH SIX MOVING RIGHT ALONG. MR. 16.

MS. MITCHELL 11. MR. SWEENEY 11. MR. WILKIE 22 YOU YOU THE FAVORITE AND THE BACON PERSON OF THE BACON AREA IS 21 WHICH IS THE NORTHERN END OF HILTON HEAD. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT HUNDRED AND 37 POLL WORKERS.

ONE IS IN JASPER COUNTY SO HOW IS IT THAT THE VACANT AREA HAS BASICALLY THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF NEW POLL WORKERS? YOU MUST KNOW SOMETHING YOU ALL DON'T KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. SO BUT ANYWAY AT LEAST THAT PERSON COME ON BOARD THEY WILL BE WELL EQUIPPED. THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE HEADACHES YOU HAVE TRYING TO FIND POLL WORKERS TO FULFILL ELECTION RESPONSIBILITIES. MR..

MR. FORD DID AN AWESOME JOB IN UPDATING YOU ON THE FACILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND I NEED TO REHASH THIS BECAUSE THE REPORTS WERE VERY AND I THINK WE HAVE OUR MARCHING ORDER IS TO MAKE SURE AT LEAST TO REQUEST THAT OUR ACA BE AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING TO ADDRESS

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I KNOW IT'S APPROVED BUT THE TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION AGAIN IS STILL UNCLEAR.

SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA THAT THE ACA ALONG WITH ANY OF THE PROJECT MANAGERS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE PROJECTS TO COME IN AND EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD WHERE WE ARE.

I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A COPY AND WE NOT HAVE A QUESTION. MAY I SUGGEST THAT WHEN YOU MAKE THE THE ASK THE REQUEST FOR HER TO COME IN AND MEET WITH THE BOARD THAT YOU PROVIDE HER WITH A LISTING OF ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING ISSUES SO THAT SHE GET PREPARED TO PROVIDE US WITH SOME SOME ADVICE AND GUIDANCE AS TO WHERE WE GO FROM HERE.

YES, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WE'LL DO OKAY.

THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR 2026 AS MR. PACKER EXPLAINED IN HIS REPORT WAS APPROVED.

THAT WAS OUR TOTAL BUDGET 1,635,510. I MAKE ONE COMMENT ON THAT.

OKAY. I THINK THAT BOTTOM LINE THERE REFLECTS THE REVENUE THAT SHOWN IN THE LINE OF THE BUDGET THAT THE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE THAT WE FOR POLL WORKERS THAT REALLY DON'T YEAH. NOT REALLY REALLY SO OUR OUR ACTUAL OPERATING BUDGET IS 1.9 SOMETHING MILLION BECAUSE THAT'S NOT YEAH. BUT THE WAY THAT THE WAY THE COUNTY BUDGET SYSTEM WORK THE REAL REVENUE SO IT'S SUBTRACTED FROM THE OPERATING SO WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH MONEY AS YOU ALL THINK WE HAVE. ALL RIGHT.

BUT I HAVE OUTLINED THE LINE ITEMS THAT WE ON IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THEM INDIVIDUALLY. JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW HOW THE BUDGET IS SET UP AND THIS THE BACK END LIKE I SAID DID A AWESOME REPORTING SOME OF THE SPECIFICS AND THE PERCENTAGE OF MONEY SPENT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR THAT WILL CONTINUE I'M SURE. AND SO BUT THIS IS OUR BEGINNING CALL ALL ALLOCATION PER LINE ITEMS JUST SO THAT YOU WILL KNOW HOW I OPERATE HOW WE OPERATE THE HAVE THE DISCRETIONARY THE DISCRETION MANAGE THE BUDGET. OF COURSE IF THERE ARE ANYTHING THAT COMES UP LIKE ADDITIONAL VOTING MACHINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE WOULD HAVE NO MONEY FOR THE BOARD WILL BECOME INVOLVED WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

OKAY. WE WE HAVE COMPLETED UM THE REDISTRICTING OF THE EIGHT PRECINCTS ALL OF OUR FILES UPDATED VOTERS HAVE BEEN MOVED AND VERIFIED AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT ONCE THE STATE THE ONCE WE MOVED ALL OF THE STREETS INTO THE POLLING PLACES THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE IN INTO THE PRECINCTS THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE IN WHEN BY THE WAY, BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE HOMES FOR THESE NEW PRECINCTS YET THEY WILL SEE WHO WILL STILL BE SHOWING IN THE PURPLE POLLING PLACE WHERE THEY WERE ORIGINALLY.

OKAY. SO NOW WITH OUR EFFORTS FIND NEW POLLING LOCATIONS.

UM WE WILL BE SENDING OUT POLLING VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS SOMETIME AUGUST AND IF WE GET ANYBODY TO CONFIRM TO THAT WE WILL ALSO CHANGE THE POLLING LOCATIONS.

BUT UNTIL THEN NEW CARDS WILL GO OUT WITH THE SAME POLLING LOCATION AS THEY PREVIOUSLY.

SO YOU MAY HAVE WE MAY HAVE SPLIT ONE PRECINCT AND NOW IF IT WAS A LOCATION WITH TWO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE BECAUSE NEW PRECINCT WILL ALSO BE IN THAT POLLING LOCATION.

THEY ARE THE SAME AGAIN. OUR GOAL IS TO MOVE THEM OUT INTO THE ON INDIVIDUAL POLLING LOCATION BUT UNTIL THAT TIME THEY NEED TO KNOW WHERE THEY NEED TO GO AND THEY NEED TO KNOW THEY ARE IN A NEW PRECINCT SO WE HAVE TO NOTIFY THEM OF THAT.

BUT MS. MODELS IS IT CORRECT THAT ONLY VOTERS WHO ARE MOVED INTO ONE OF THE NEW PRECINCTS

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LIKE I SAID, IF WE GET A NEW POLLING LOCATION THAT WE WILL NOTIFY THOSE FOLKS AS WELL.

BLUFFTON FOR A IS NOT ONE OF THOSE PRECINCT I THINK THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ONE THAT WAS SPLIT. I'M NOT SURE. BUT WHAT WE WILL LOOK AT IS IF A NEW POLLING LOCATION COME ON ON BOARD AND IT MAY BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PRECINCT LIKE THE ONE THAT THAT SAID LOVE HOUSE RIGHT NOW THEY BE GOING INTO THE GARDEN APARTMENTS. THEY WILL GET A NEW POLLING OH VOTER REGISTRATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE A NEW POLLING PLACE. THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SPLIT BUT THEY WILL GET A NEW CARD.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT ALL AT ONE TIME BECAUSE IF YOU START MAILING HERE A STAT SHEET AND A STATUE THERE YOU'RE GOING TO GET CONFUSED. SO GOING TO WAIT UNTIL AUGUST TO SEE HOW MANY POLLING PLACES WE HAVE THAT ARE NEW AND WE WILL INCORPORATE THAT WITH THE NEW PRECINCT ASSIGNMENT AS WELL. SCC HAD A PRESS RELEASE TALKING ABOUT THE CONFIRMATION CARD I THINK BACK IN MAY THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CARDS THAT WERE SENT OUT INACTIVE VOTERS AND AND THIS IS THE RESPONSE THEY RECEIVED OH THEY SENT OUT 191,000. OUR OATH BOTH CARDS TRYING TO VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT THESE VOTERS ARE STILL HERE IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THEY RESPONDED WITH 23 THAT THE RESPONSE WAS 23,300 RESPONDED. FILL OUT THE CARDS AND SEND IT BACK TO SCC AND SO THOSE PEOPLE WILL REMAIN THE VOTER ROLLS WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. HUNDRED AND 67,600 VOTERS WERE MOVED TO INACTIVE STATUS BECAUSE DID NOT RESPOND. OKAY SO THAT'S STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE BEFORE YOU MOVE FROM THAT POINT, REFRESH MY MEMORY ON THIS THIS 167 601 OF THEM JUST HAPPENED TO SHOW UP.

WOULD YOU ISSUE THAT THEY CAN'T VOTE AT ALL OR THEY CAN VOTE? THIS IS NOT MAKING THEM THIS IS NOT ARCHIVING THEM. THEY ARE IT'S MAKING THEM. BUT IF THEY SHOW UP TO VOTE THEY WILL WE WILL VERIFY THE ADDRESS AND THE INFORMATION AND WHATEVER ELSE WE NEED AT THE PRECINCT AND WE WILL BE ALLOWED TO VOTE AND IF THEY SHOW UP TO AN EARLY VOTE THEY WILL GIVE THEM A NEW VOTER REGISTRATION CARD IF THEY IT AND JUST LET THEM GO IN LINE AND NOW ON ELECTION DAY THEY MAY BE IF THEY HAVE MOVED BUT DIDN'T CHANGE THE ADDRESS THEN THEY WILL BE OH THAT WILL BE A FAILSAFE VOTING YES THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

I ATTENDED A COMMUNITY MEETING LAST AND HAD VERY QUESTION CAME UP SO I THINK THERE A FEELING THAT THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN UNFORTUNATE AND WE STILL LIVE IN A CONSPIRACY RIDDEN SOCIETY AND AS JUST AS SOME CONSPIRACY OUT THERE THESE FOLKS HAVE INTENTIONALLY REMOVED FROM THE POLLS AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO VOTE SO THAT'S THAT'S NOT OKAY.

AND THIS PROCESS IS REALLY NOT A NEW PROCESS THIS HAPPENS TYPICALLY EVERY ALMOST EVERY YEAR ESPECIALLY ON GENERAL ELECTION YEAR AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION YOU WILL HAVE THE STATE GO THROUGH AND SEND OUT POSTCARDS TO VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT THESE FOLKS ARE STILL HERE BECAUSE OF THE INACTIVITY IN THEIR VOTER REGISTRATION RECORDS ON, THE POLL BOOK, IT WILL PULL UP INACTIVE. CORRECT. JUST A MINUTE.

SHE HAD A QUESTION FOR SOME OF THE 1000 601,067 SIX I'M SORRY 167,600 VOTERS HOW MANY ARE FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY. THAT'S THE NEXT SLIDE. THAT'S VERY GOOD ANTICIPATORY.

SO WHEN WE SCAN IN THE ID WILL COME UP INACTIVE THAT PERSON ON THE ON THE POLL BOOK AND IN IF

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BUT IF I MAY THIS IS THIS HAPPENED A LOT DURING THE NOVEMBER ELECTION ESPECIALLY DURING EARLY VOTING AND I HAD TO MY POLL WORKERS WERE KIND OF YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEE OFTEN IT COMES UP AS INSTEAD OF GREEN ELIGIBLE IT COMES UP AS YELLOW INACTIVE ELIGIBLE AND. SO IN MY ALL OF MY NEW POLL WORKER TRAININGS THIS YEAR I HAVE SPENT EXTRA TIME ON IT AND WHEN WE OPEN UP THE MACHINES THEY CAN SEE IT. I GIVE THEM SCENARIOS. I'VE LOOKED UP OUR FAKE VOTERS AND FOUND ONES THAT SAY THE DIFFERENT STATUSES AND THAT IS ONE OF THEM SO THEY CAN SEE IT SO THEY'LL RECOGNIZE IT AND I THE WAY I EXPLAIN IT TO THEM IS THIS IS THE THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE THINK MIGHT HAVE MOVED BUT WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE OH OH LIKE I SAID, THESE CODES AND YOU KNOW YOU ALL WHO SERVE AS POLL WORKERS WILL SEE THESE CALLS THE VOTERS THAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THEM BUT. POLL WORKERS ARE TRAINED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY MEAN.

IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY CANNOT. RIGHT. OKAY.

ESPECIALLY IF THEY STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU SHOWING THE IDS OR LOVE THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED VOTE SO NO NOW IF THEY CONTINUE ON FOR ANOTHER ELECTION CYCLE AND NOT SHOW UP THEN THEY WILL BE MOVED TO WHAT WE CALL ARCHIVE AND INACTIVE STILL I OPS OKAY SO SO YES THEY CAN STILL VOTE UM SO ON THE NEXT PAGE WE TALK ABOUT BEFORE COUNTY AND THIS IS HOW BEFORE COUNTY IS BROKEN DOWN IF YOU GO TO THE LAST THE RIGHT HAND SIDE COLUMN THE CONFIRMING THE TOTAL 727 OF THOSE CAME FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY THE ONES THAT RETURNED TO THE STATE CONFIRMED AS YES I'M STILL LIVING HERE AND I'M STILL ACTIVE. YOU KNOW, I WANT TO VOTE.

THEY JUST DIDN'T AND THEN THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 5817 TOTAL FOR B FOR COUNTY CARDS THAT WERE SUBMITTED OR SENT OUT. AND THE WAY I HAVE IT BROKEN DOWN IS JUST TELLING YOU THE CATEGORIES AND WHAT THEY'RE CLASSIFIED IS SO FAR AS IN THE BOOK THE ONES THAT ARE EIGHT 422 THEY HAVE GONE OFF THE ROLLS BUT OF COURSE IF THEY MOVE BACK TO OUR AREA AND THEY REREGISTER THEY CAN AGAIN BE ACTIVE AGAIN TO MISS MOST IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WERE 22 CARDS MAILED BACK FOR INACTIVE DECEASED IN ARE THOSE POSTCARDS WERE RETURNED BY FAMILY MEMBERS OF DECEASED VOTERS THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE STATE OFFICE BECAUSE THAT THEY ARE THE ONES WHO SEND IT OUT BUT INACTIVE DECEASED THAT MEANS PROBABLY THAT A FAMILY MEMBER MAY HAVE GOTTEN THE CARD IN HOUSEHOLD AND SENT IT IN AND SAY DECEASED WE GET THEM SOMETIMES AS WELL.

WE ARE WE WILL THEY COME BY AND SAID THIS THIS IS MY HUSBAND AND THEY NO LONGER HERE THEY ARE DECEASED AND THEY WILL MARK SOMETHING AND GIVE IT TO US AND BRING US A DEATH CERTIFICATE.

WE CAN SUBMIT THAT IN THE SYSTEM. SO YEAH WE'LL GET REPORTS DEQ AND FUNERAL HOMES OH THAT GOES TO THE STATE. YEAH WE DON'T GET THOSE THEY THEY THEY COLLABORATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO GET INFORMATION BUT THIS IS JUST ABOUT THE CARDS THAT THEY SENT THEY GET VOTERS OFF THE ROLL FROM OTHER AGENCIES AS WELL LIKE THE HACKEL I THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION GETTING INFORMATION THEM I DON'T KNOW IF THAT EVER WENT INTO EFFECT OR NOT SO SO THAT'S THE BREAKDOWN FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY. ANY QUESTIONS THAT OKAY PRECINCT COMPLIANT REPORT THAT'S IN YOUR BOARD PACKET ATTACHMENT A WE READ THE REPORT THAT BY THE REQUEST THE CHAIR AND WE CHECKED THE DISTANCE A LITTLE BIT WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE STILL IN COMPLIANCE WE ADDED THE EIGHT POLLING LOCATIONS TO THIS REPORT FROM THE LAST REPORT THAT YOU SO THIS HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH THE EIGHT NEW I'M SAY POLLING LOCATION PRECINCTS HAS BEEN TO

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OH YES, FIVE MILES. YEAH. OKAY OKAY.

AND THEN THE SECOND IS A REQUEST FOR A SUMMARY TABLE BECAUSE IF YOU IF YOU'RE VIEWING THIS FROM AN APPROVERS PERSPECTIVE, I, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ARE THE COUNTS OF OUR PRECINCT VOTING LOCATIONS? HOW MANY TWO PRECINCT POLLING LOCATIONS HOW MANY THREE PRECINCT ON ATTACHMENT THAT WOULD YOU YOU KNOW THAT'S THAT'S DIFFERENT THAT'S DIFFERENT SO I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH AN EXAMPLE THE ONE THAT WE PRESENTED TO THE DELEGATION LAST YEAR IT PROVIDES A SIMPLE SUMMARY TABLE OF THE WELL YOU CAN OKAY I'LL SEND THAT TO YOU . OH YEAH BUT THAT SHOULD BE FIVE MILES BUT MOST THEM ARE LIKE POINT SOMETHING MILES I THINK WE MAY HAVE HAD TWO PRECINCTS THAT WERE POINT TWO MILES I MEAN TWO MILES AWAY BUT THAT'S THE FURTHEST MOST OF THEM FROM THE POLLING LOCATION TO THE PRECINCT BOUNDARY LINE. IT'S I THINK WE ARE WITHIN THE FIVE MILES FOR ALL OF THEM I BELIEVE SO TO THE PRESIDENT IN RICHLAND AND NOW PICKENS IS FIVE MILES SO WE SHOULD STICK WITH THAT IN OUR TABLE. OKAY WHAT ELSE WE GOT ON HOW TALKED ABOUT HOW FAR AWAY NOW THAT'S KIND OF A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO MEASURE BUT MOST OF OUR POLLING LOCATIONS THREE THINGS ARE ADJACENT TO THE POLLING PLACES AND WHEN I SAY ONE PRECINCT WAY YOU WOULD HAVE TO CROSS ANOTHER TO GET TO IT. SO THE FEW THAT ON ONE PRECINCTS AWAY AND THEY ARE A COUPLE OF THEM THINK THERE ARE TWO PRECINCTS AWAY AND THAT MAY BE SUN YEP THAT'S ONE CITY BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY TWO POLLING LOCATION THAT WE HAVE IN SUN CITY.

SO SOME OF THEM ARE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AWAY BUT THEY NOT FAR DISTANCE, THEY JUST CROSSING PRECINCT LINES. THEY'RE STILL THAN FIVE MILES AWAY.

BUT BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MANY PRECINCTS AND SENSITIVE I THINK THAT'S IT AND LIKE TO THINK THEY BEFORE WE DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS NO QUESTIONS THANK YOU E THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT DURING THESE YEARS. I'VE REALLY ENJOYED IT AND I WANT TO GET TO EMOTIONAL SO THANK YOU I APPRECIATE YOU AND GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE TO WHOEVER MAY COME INTO THIS SEAT I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THIS OFFICE I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR BOARD I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THIS COUNTY AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE UNITED STATES THAT WE NOT MAKE A MOCKERY OUT OF OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MARIE.

[X. Announcements]

[IX. Closing Comments]

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SMALL'S COMMENTS IN THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS ALL THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS HAVE DONE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THIS YEAR. THE AD HOC COMMITTEE DID A GREAT JOB EVALUATING EARLY VOTING CENTER LOCATIONS. THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE DOES A GREAT JOB CONSIDERING THAT THE BOARD AND OUR STAFF HAVE A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES BUT NO AUTHORITY WHEN IT COMES TO FACILITIES AND I THINK THAT STAFF HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB LOOKING FOR NEW POLLING LOCATIONS SO I APPRECIATE AND ASK YOU TO PLEASE KEEP UP THAT GOOD WORK FINDING OR THE RULES COMMITTEE RATHER IS IS KIND OF OF LIKE HERDING CATS I FEEL FOR YOU LIZ TRYING TO GET OPINION OF EIGHT BOARD MEMBERS CONSOLIDATED BUT THANKS FOR DOING THAT FINANCE SO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THIS THIS YEAR REALLY ESTABLISHED A NEW PROCESS A MORE ROBUST BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS AND MORE TRANSPARENCY FOR THE BOARD.

I THINK FOR THE FIRST TIME THESE ARE NEW PROCESSES. SO THANK YOU MR. BACKER FOR THAT REDISTRICTING. I WAS GOING TO CONGRATULATE DOOR FOR GETTING US IN 100% COMPLIANCE WITH LESS THAN 1500 VOTERS. BUT IN YOUR DEFENSE I'LL SAY CONGRATULATIONS AT THE TIME OF YOUR REQUEST WE BECAME THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT. TO LOOK AT THE FIGURES AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT OF THE STAFF ESPECIALLY AND THANK THE STAFF IN ADVANCE FOR WHATEVER DIFFICULTIES WILL HAVE IN THE FUTURE IN THE TRANSITION PROCESS I LOOK OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO WITH THAT MARIA AGAIN I'D LIKE TO WISH YOU WELL. WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN AT A DELEGATION MEETING BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR TO THE VOTERS OF BEAUFORT COUNTY AND TO THIS BOARD. THANKS. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? JUST A QUICK QUESTION. WHEN YOU WHEN YOU CHANGED WHEN YOU SAID THE DATE ON THE NEXT THE ORIGINAL AND THE 21ST, WAS THAT WAS IT THE 21ST ORIGINALLY SET UP BECAUSE OF THE CLASS. YES, WELL IT WAS ORIGINALLY THE 27TH SO I I DIDN'T I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE AUGUST 21ST ON THIS AGENDA. OKAY.

THIS WAS THE FOURTH ONE. BUT I WHY 27 THAT'S NOT A GOOD DATE.

NO, WE'D LIKE TO DO IT ON 20TH. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? SO MOVES MUTUAL. SECOND.

OKAY. MS. DOOR ALL IN FAVOR. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.