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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BUFORT COUNTY.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
AND THAT IS, WE'VE GOT MR. LAWSON ON NOW TOO.AND MR. CUNNINGHAM, IT WAS UNANIMOUS.
UH, WE DID NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
[6.a. 2025/43: An Ordinance amending the FY2026 Budget Ordinance to re-purpose millage allocated from TCL & BMH to the County's Debt Service.]
NUMBER SIX.WE HAVE TWO ORDINANCES TO DISCUSS.
I'M TRYING TO MAKE THIS LONGER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FFY 2002 SIX BUDGET ORDINANCE TO REPURPOSE MILLAGE ALLOCATED FROM TCL AND BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TO THE COUNTY'S DEBT SERVICE.
UH, THE VOTE AT FINANCE ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 15TH.
IT PASSED SIX ZERO AND THE VOTE AT FIRST READING ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, IT PASSED 10 TO ZERO AND MS. HARRIET IS HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT IT.
I'LL A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PASSMAN AND A MOTION SECONDED BY, UH, BY VICE CHAIR TAVERNA.
NOW WE ARE READY TO HEAR FROM YOU.
UM, AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY AT FIRST READING, WE ARE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET ORDINANCE TO, UH, REMOVE THE ADDITIONAL MILLAGE AWARD TO TCL AS WELL AS, UH, BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN ORIGINALLY TO SERVICE THEIR DEBT HAD WE FUNDED THEIR CAPITAL PROJECTS OUT OF THE 20 20, 20 25 SERIES GEO BONDS.
BUT SINCE WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THOSE BONDS IN HOUSE AND USE THE 15 MILLION IN, UH, THAT WE WERE REQUESTED FROM FUND BALANCE TO FUND THOSE PROJECTS, WE'RE PULLING THE MILLAGE BACK THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED TO THEM IN FISCAL YEAR 2025.
WE'RE UPDATING THE AMENDMENT, UH, THE FISCAL YEAR 26 ORDINANCE SO THAT WE CAN GET THE, UH, MILLAGE ON THE TAX BILLS CORRECTED PRIOR TO THEM GOING OUT.
THIS IS THE FIRST AND OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY SECOND READING.
WE HAD FIRST READING, UM, SEPTEMBER 22ND.
YEAH, A COUPLE MONDAY AGO, SORRY.
UM, AND THEN, UH, THIRD, WE WE'RE DOING THIS SPECIAL CALL TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN SO WE CAN HAVE THIRD READING IN PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 13TH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS? OUR, UM, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE DAVID CAD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OH, I DIDN'T SEE HIM BACK THEN.
UH, WE'LL TAKE THE, TAKE THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR SHOULD BY SHOW OF HANDS.
ANY ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE ADJOURN? SEE NOTHING.
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THANKS FOR WATCHING BC TV.I'M MEMORY CAMPBELL AND THIS IS BEAUFORD COUNTY MOMENTS.
I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FOOD TODAY.
THE FOOD HAS BEEN A GREAT PART OF OUR LIFE IN TERMS OF GATHERING FOOD AND PREPARING THEM.
OUR FOOD IS BASED ON THE LAND AND THE SEA.
THE LAND FOOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN RICE.
WE DON'T FEEL WE HAVE EATEN DINNER UNLESS WE'VE HAD RICE.
RICE WAS MIXED WITH VARIOUS ITEMS FROM THE SEA, LIKE OYSTERS OR SHRIMP.
AND WHEN THEY COOKED WITH RICE IN ONE POT, WE CALL IT A RICE OR SHRIMP OR AN OYSTER PERLOW.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE WATERMELONS AND THE SWEET POTATOES.
SWEET POTATOES WAS ALWAYS EATEN WITH FISH AND FRESH FISH WITH GRAVY AND A SWEET POTATO.
OKRA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR FOOD WAYS.
WE, WE, WE RAISE THEM AS WELL AS WE PREPARE THEM WITH SHRIMP AND TOMATOES.
AND SOME PEOPLE WOULD CALL THAT A GUMBO.
AND THAT'S WHAT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
AND SO ENJOY THE FOOD OF THE LOW COUNTRY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN VERY MUCH A PART OF OUR HISTORY.
THIS HAS BEEN YOUR BEAUFORT COUNTY MOMENT.
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