Jan 26, 2026 County Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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IT TO GAVEL. I AM. THIS COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 26. IT IS 6:14 P.M.. I APOLOGIZE WERE A LITTLE BIT LATE FROM CAUCUS SO I WILL BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE IMPLICATIONS BY THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. I HAVE THE INVOCATION.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. HEAVENLY FATHER, TONIGHT WE ASK FOR GUIDANCE IN OUR DECISION MAKING HARMONY AMONG OUR MEMBERS OF COUNSELS SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND THE ABILITY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC WITH INTEGRITY. WE HAVE ASKED IS IN YOUR SON'S NAME AMEN AN ASSURANCE HE? SO IS FRANK. ARE WE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FOR

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

AND THE AGENDA WAS POSTED AND EVERYONE CAN SEE WHAT'S IN THE BACKUP DOCUMENTS AND CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA PLEASE? SO MOVED.

THANK YOU, MR. CUNNINGHAM. A SECOND. OH, I SEE.

OH, YOU WERE SO MOVED. HE HAD HIS HAND. I WILL DO THE SECOND AND I WILL FURTHER ASK FOR THE AGENDA TO TO BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM TWO THE REAPPOINTMENT TO THE BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT FOR YOUR FOUR YEAR TERM WITH THE EXPIRATION DATE OF FEBRUARY 2030. OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA. SECOND SECOND BY MR. GLOVER ALL IN FAVOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF I YES .

YOU HAVE ONE, TWO, THREE. NOBODY ON LINE. SO WE PROPOSE THE MOTION FAILS.

CORRECT. I ONLY SAW THREE. OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE BACK TO THE REGULAR MOTION WHICH IS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. WE HAD A MOTION NOW WE NEED A SECOND. I BELIEVE I HEAR YOU SAY HAS BEEN SECONDED.

HE'S TAKING IT ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. THERE YOU HAVE ONE NO.

TWO NO'S. THREE NO'S? YES.

OKAY. SO THREE ANTI. OKAY.

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU, MS.. HOWARD.

AND BY THE WAY, MISS HOWARD, MR. ARE THERE RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING TONIGHT, MR. EVERETT. HAPPY TO DO IT. HOPE YOU'RE FEELING BETTER.

SO ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE CAUCUS AND THE COUNCIL PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. IT APPEARS TO BE UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMAN

[6. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT]

GOOD EVENING, CHAIR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY RECOGNITIONS BUT I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS FOR YOU ALL SINCE WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING THE TRANSPORTATION AND SALES TAX COMMITTEE. OUR FIRST OFF I WANTED TO NOTE THAT LAST WEEK THE DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR NICOLE AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CITY COUNTY MANAGER'S ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE WHERE IT WAS IN KIAWAH ISLAND AND WHILE IT FOCUSED ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING WE ALSO GOT UPDATES ON STATE POPULATION TRENDS A FISCAL UPDATE. THEY TALKED ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CHAMPIONING LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE. WE ALSO HAD A THREE HOUR WORKSHOP THAT FEATURED THE AUTHOR OF PERFORMATIVE OUTRAGE AND HE'S ALSO CITY MANAGER.

HIS NAME IS BROOKS WILLIAMS. IT FOCUSED ON PROVIDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGERS AND MINISTRIES WITH TOOLS IN CASE APPLICATIONS FOR LEADING AND IN TODAY WITH AT TIMES PUBLIC PRESSURE AND HOW YOU CAN TAKE THAT AND TURN IT INTO A IMPROVED PERFORMANCE SO GOOD GOOD SESSION FOR US NEXT I DID WANT TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ON THE TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX AS IT WILL BE YOU WILL BE CONSIDERING THE COMMITTEE TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE TAC IS GOING TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE PROJECT LIST TAX MILES AND THE LENGTH OF TIME THE TAX BE COLLECTED. THIS COMMITTEE IS GOING TO PLAY

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THE TAC WILL SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING PRIORITIZED LIST OF PROJECTS THE AMOUNT OF THE SALES TAX TO BE COLLECTED AND THE DURATION OF THE COLLECTION PERIOD.

WE EXPECT THE PROJECTS TO BE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON WIDENING INTERSECTIONS AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND RESURFACING PAVING PROJECTS ALTHOUGH THEY'LL BE PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND SEE WHAT ELSE IS IS OUT THERE BUT THOSE ARE OUR FOCUS AS PRIMARILY WE HAVE COUNTY STAFF AND ON CALL ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO HELP THE COMMITTEE PROVIDING PROJECT INFORMATION AND COST ESTIMATES. AS YOU ALL KNOW YOU'LL HAVE 15 MEMBERS ALL BE FOUR COUNTY RESIDENTS, ONE FROM EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT AND ONE APPOINTEE FROM THE FOUR MUNICIPALITIES CITY BEAUFORT AND TOWNS OF PORT ROYAL, BLUFFTON AND HILTON HEAD ISLAND. WHAT THE COMMITTEE SHOULD EXPECT IS TO ATTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TAC MEETINGS, REVIEW THE PROJECT INFORMATION AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS, HELP HOST OR PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS TO HEAR TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES FROM . THE RESIDENTS CONSIDER REQUESTS FROM THE COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES AND EVALUATE THESE PROJECTS WITHIN THE PROGRAM CATEGORIES.

THEY'LL WORK AS A TEAM TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS AND RECOMMEND A BALANCED PROGRAM.

THIS WILL BE A SHORT TERM ASSIGNMENT, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE COMMITTEE AS THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TIME BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN THEY'LL HAVE THEIR WORK WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETE.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING 8 TO 10 EVENING MEETINGS ONE AND A HALF TO 2 HOURS EACH AND EQUATES TO APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 TOTAL HOURS OVER APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS.

WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE COMMITTEE START THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY FOUR, 2026 AT 5:30 P.M. AT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BUILDING IN THE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE COMPLETION OF THE WITH THE REFERENDUM QUESTION MUST BE PASSED AND SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTION COMMISSION NOT LATER THAN NOON AUGUST 15TH. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR SCHEDULE WITH ONE MEETING IN JULY AND ONE IN AUGUST, OUR RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE THE ORDINANCE PASSED NOT LATER THAN THE LAST MEETING IN JUNE WHICH SHOULD BE ON JUNE 22ND WHICH IS SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED TWO YEARS AGO. AND THAT MEANS THE TACK WOULD NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED SUBMITTED FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES ON MAY 18TH MINUTE MEETING AND THEN THE COUNCIL AGENDA MAY 26.

SO THAT'S THE SCHEDULE WE'RE LOOKING AT. YOU ALL HAVE THE NOMINATIONS IN FRONT OF YOU. I JUST WANT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THAT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT TONIGHT.

I WOULD JUST REQUEST WHAT YOU JUST READ. IF YOU COULD HAVE OUR CLERK SEND IT TO ALL COUNCIL? ABSOLUTELY. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T CARE TO WATCH IT AGAIN SO YOU'LL HAVE IT ALL OF THE QUESTIONS OUT. SO WE'LL SEND IT TO YES.

I APPRECIATE THAT. YES. YES, MA'AM.

ANYBODY QUESTION FOR OUR ADMINISTRATOR? YES, SIR.

YOU TALKED ABOUT THE TIME PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS IN YOUR SUMMATION, YOUR EXPERIENCE.

YOU THINK THERE'S ADEQUATE TIME FOR YOU AND THE TO COME BACK WITH A GOOD RECOMMENDATION? I THINK IT'S AN AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE BUT I THINK IT'S ENOUGH TIME.

I THINK WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED.

I THINK IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE A MATTER OF OF GETTING THE PUBLIC INPUT, HAVING THE DELIBERATION WITH THE COMMITTEE AND AND WE'LL JUST HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE WORK AND GET IT DONE SO I THINK WE CAN I THINK IT'S ACHIEVABLE. YES.

THE PLAN IS TO EXPOSE IT TO THE . YES.

BEFORE THE MAY 18TH. WELL, I THINK WE'LL HAVE A SERIES OF MEETINGS AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO YOU VOTE AND PASS THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WOULD COME TO COUNTY AND THEN YOU ALL AND THEN COUNCIL WOULDN'T HAVE THAT AS PART ORDINANCE THAT WOULD BE USED TO FORMULATE THE BALLOT QUESTION SO THAT'S THE KEY POINT IS YOU ALL HAVE TO PASS THE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS TO PASS AN AUDIENCE.

IT GOES TO THE VOTER TO THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION SO IT WOULD BE ON THE BALLOT THE BALLOT QUESTION AND WOULD CONTAIN THE PROJECT LIST AND PRIORITIES.

ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE IS THAT ONCE THE COUNCIL VOTE ON THIS AT THEIR JUNE 22ND MEETING WE ARE RESTRICTED FROM ADVOCATING FOR IS TRUE. YES.

YES. SO I DON'T WANT TO RETURN. I THINK ONCE THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED THE REFERENDUM QUESTION AND THAT'S WHAT MR. GLOVER IS SAYING IS THAT YOU WOULD THEN NO LONGER BE ABLE ADVOCATE FOR THE FOR THE PROJECTS OR FOR IT ON THE BALLOT.

YES. YES. SO I WOULD LOVE MORE EXPOSURE BEFORE THEN EVEN IF YOU TAKE IT TO THE DRAFT TO COMMUNITIES. I WOULD LOVE THAT BECAUSE THEN I CAN THEN ENGAGE IN I UNDERSTAND. OKAY.

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YES. THANK YOU. OKAY.

I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE OF COURSE TO THE PUBLIC.

YES. WILL THEY BE BROADCAST? I THINK RIGHT NOW PLANNING TO RECORD THEM? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE PLANNING A BROADCAST BUT THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE ON BBC. YEAH. YES.

SO THAT WOULD ANSWER PART OF MR. GLOVER'S QUESTION. THE OTHER THING IS I WILL REMAIN COUNSEL INTACT. WE TALK ABOUT IT. WE MET WITH ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES WE MET WITH BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE MET WITH BEFORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND WE RECEIVED INPUT FROM ALL OF THEM BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS ALL OF THEM PARTICULARLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. A BIG IMPACT ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM ALL OF THEM.

WE ALSO HAVE DATA FROM LET'S AND FROM ELKHART. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE AND THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO SEE.

YES. AND WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO DO WE'LL HAVE OUR ENGINEERING FIRMS WHO WILL DO COST ESTIMATES. SO ONCE THE COMMITTEE IDENTIFIES PROJECTS, THEN WE GO IN AND DO COST ANALYSIS ON THOSE.

SO WHEN WE TAKE BALLOT OR THE REFERENDUM QUESTION TO THE PUBLIC, I'LL HAVE AN IDEA HOW MUCH PROJECT'S GOING TO COST. AND THEN THE SUM TOTAL OF THE REFERENDUM AND FOR HOW LONG? ANY OTHER QUESTION ABOUT OR ANYTHING FOR OUR ADMINISTRATOR GOING A AS I UNDERSTAND IT, YOU KNOW WE LOSE OUR ABILITY TO ADVOCATE ONCE WE PUT THIS ON THAT TIMELINE AND IT GETS WE SEND IT FOR APPROVAL BUT THAT DOESN'T STOP US FROM PROVIDING ADVOCACY THROUGH PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN CARRY FORWARD THE EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE THAT WE'RE SEEKING TO DELIVER WHICH WE DIDN'T DO LAST TIME. BUT OUR NEIGHBORS JASPER COUNTY DID IN FACT DO THAT JUST POINT OUT THAT THEY PASSED THEIR REFERENDUM THREE 1% SALES TAX INCREASES AND WAS 1% AND FAILED. AND I THINK THAT THEIR EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS PAID OFF FOR THEM IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY AND I THINK THAT EVEN THOUGH WE WILL BE ELECTED OFFICIALS PROHIBITED FROM ADVOCACY THAT DOESN'T STOP US FROM PROVIDING A PROFESSIONAL EFFORT TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE VOTING ON MATTER EVEN THOUGH WE ARE UNABLE INDIVIDUALLY TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT OUR PLAN IS THIS YEAR YORK AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE OPERATING FOR OUR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY TO CLEARLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE AND NECESSITY OF GETTING THIS DONE BECAUSE IF WE DON'T ENFORCE WILL FAIL GOING FORWARD IN THE COMING YEARS. THANK YOU. THE OTHER QUESTION ON GOOD OKAY

[7. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD]

YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MOORE. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE TO MR. BROWN SO IN I WILL READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT THE SPEAKER BE PERMITTED TO NO MORE THAN 3 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THEIR COMMENTS TO COUNCIL EVERYONE SPEAKING BEFORE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO DO SO IN A CIVIL MANNER COUNCIL WILL NOT TOLERATE PERSONAL ATTACKS ON INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNTY STAFF OR ANY PERSON OR GROUP. RACIAL SLURS AND PROFANITY ARE NOT PERMITTED.

COUNCIL WILL LISTEN TO PUBLIC COMMENTS BUT NOT RESPOND. SO MR. ARNOLD BROWN YOU ARE OH YOU HAVE YOUR POSTER WITH YOU TODAY YOU GO THE LAST TIME I DID MISS IT THINK YOUR NAME AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. MY NAME ARNOLD BROWN. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN MY NAME READ OKAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND ALL THAT YOU HAVE DOING ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE. I MUST REALLY LOVE YOU GUYS TO COME HERE THIS AFTERNOON WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ISLAND BRIEFLY. I RAISED THEM.

WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE DOING THIS FOR THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS SO IT'S 3 MINUTES THAT I HAVE. I'M TRYING TO GET AS MUCH AS I CAN IN WHEN I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT. THE PLANE IS PINE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS STATED THAT THEY'RE RAISING DENSITY DENSITY IS WAS NOT A PART OF THE CPO AND I WAITED AND WAITED THAT ITEM THAT SUBJECT MATTER TO BE DROPPED BUT IT WENT AND ON AND ON AND PEOPLE BOUGHT INTO IT THEREFORE I'M TO MAKE CLARIFY THAT ST HELENA ISLAND ALREADY HAS A BASELINE DENSITY WHICH IS ONE HOME FOR THREE ACRES AS I UNDERSTAND IT NOW I WOULD IMAGINE OTHER CITIES OR TOWNS HAVE DIFFERENT DENSITIES THERE'S NOT THREE ACRES BUT IF YOU IF THERE ARE MEMBERS THAT

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NICE TO SEE YOU AS ALWAYS. CHRIS CAMPBELL, AMERICA. OKAY.

I'M SORRY. BEAUFORT COUNTY, BEAUTIFUL I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU AMERICA TO KEEP BEAUTIFUL BUT MOST OF THE GUYS COMING UP IN JULY. YEAH LISTENING TO THE GUY TO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT ALL OF YOU DO I MEAN IT'S JUST AMAZING THEN AND HOW WELL WE DO IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BEAUFORT COUNTY.

MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS HAD A STORE RIGHT UP THE ROAD IN 1885 AND HAD A POST OFFICE AND THEY WERE THERE FOR TILL 1923. SO MY HEART HERE AS WE ALL ARE OUR HEARTS ARE HERE AND I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF KEEP COUNTY BEAUTIFUL SIX MONTHS NOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON PLASTICS REDUCTION AGAIN AND WHICH WE'RE CALLING THE PLASTIC REDUCTION INITIATIVE.

IF I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS SHORTER I KNOW IT'S A SUBJECT THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. OKAY MY THOUGHTS ARE THE LONG TERM BEAUFORT COUNTY POLICE.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR SERVING ON THAT COMMITTEE.

APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK? WE ALLOTTED 30 MINUTES AND OKAY I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL GO TO LIAISON IN

[8. LIAISON AND COMMITTEE REPORTS]

AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE SOUTHERN ALLIANCE. THEY WERE THERE.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT . ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. NEXT IS COUNTY TRANSPORTATION .

THAT'S MY COMMITTEE. WE MET LAST WEEK JANUARY 21ST AND IT WAS THE SHORTEST MEETING I'VE EVER ATTENDED. KUDOS TO CHAIRMAN. THERE WERE UPDATES FROM NCDOT ON THEIR PROJECTS UPDATES ON YEAR AND NINE OF RESURFACING OF PRESERVATION PROJECTS UPDATE ON DIRT ROAD PAVING UPDATE ON THE HILTON HEAD BRIDGE WHICH BRIAN AFFECTIONATELY SAID NO UPDATE. SO THAT WAS INTERESTING AND CHAIRMAN GORDON WAS REELECTED CHAIR AGAIN AND REVIEWED CURRENT FUND STATUS SO IT WAS 34 MINUTES I BELIEVE.

SO THAT WAS A TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BJ WC WATER? MR. GLOVER NO, THEY MET THIS PAST THURSDAY AND I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN BUT I WILL GIVE YOU MORE THOROUGH REPORT AND NEXT THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY APPRECIATE THAT MR. CUNNINGHAM BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT YEAH. THANK YOU.

NOT TOO MUCH TO UPDATE ON JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT OUR NEW CHIEF IS HERE TODAY IN

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LOOK. OKAY, LORD, YOU WANT OAK? I ATTENDED THE DESIGN REVIEW ON JANUARY 15TH AND THE RV RESORT ON YOUR FARM WAS APPROVED BY THE GRB AND.

WHAT WASN'T APPROVED IS THE TIAA THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.

I WAS TOLD IT DIDN'T NEED ONE BUT THERE ARE 111 RV SAYS WE'RE GOING TO COME OUT OF THAT PARK ONCE BUILT. SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW 111 NEW RV IS NOT TRIGGER ANTI TIRE.

HOW DOES PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT NOT REQUIRE A TIRE TO HAPPEN HERE? IN MY ANSWER THAT QUESTION I WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION NO THAT WOULD BE FOR OUR AND IF YOU LIKE IT'S JUST A REPORT ACTUALLY. OKAY SO WHAT I CAN OFFER IS WHEN YOU HAVE A BUY RIGHT DEVELOPMENT COME IN THERE ARE DIFFERENT PROVISIONS WITHIN CODE THAT TRIGGER DIFFERENT PREREQUISITES FOR ISSUANCE PERMIT.

WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU IS HAVE OUR STAFF GO THROUGH AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION IN WRITING AND GIVE YOU THE SECTIONS OF THE CODE THAT WERE APPLICABLE HERE. ACTUALLY I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE SO IF IT'S OVER 50 OR MORE TRIPS THEN IT REQUIRES A2A AND THAT'S SECTION C D C 6.3.10.

RIGHT SO WAITSTAFF IS NOT AT LIBERTY TO DO IS TO VIOLATE THAT CODE BY DOING SOMETHING COUNTER TO WHAT IT REQUIRES SO WHEN IT'S BY RIGHT THE APPLICANT HAS RIGHTS AND WHATEVER THAT ORDINANCE REQUIRES IS WHAT STAFF IS TO ENFORCE SO SO SAYING AND STAFF'S GOING TO GET BACK TO ME ON THIS WE WILL GIVE YOU I MEAN IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THE SECTION OF THE CODE THAT'S APPLICABLE TO THE APPLICATION THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD BE.

SO WE'LL GO BACK TO THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING WHEN I ASK HOW IN THE WORLD AN RV RESORT A GATED RESORT IN SAINT HELENA THAT'S UNDER THE CPO AND AND A WEDDING RESORT GOT APPROVED BY RIGHT WHEN THEY COULDN'T GET A GOLF COURSE BY RIGHT. I SEE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET IN THAT BECAUSE SHE'S GOING TO SUBMIT HER QUESTIONS AND YOU'LL ANSWER THEM. I'LL BE FINE WITH THAT.

BUT YEAH I JUST I STILL DON'T GET IT. I HAVEN'T BEEN AND IT HASN'T BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME SO MR. ATKINSON WILL TAKE CARE TO EXPLAIN THAT.

GOOD WRITING. NO PROBLEM. THANK JOHN.

YOU'RE ALL ELSE ON THAT BOARD? NO, MR. MCDOWELL IN GREEN SPACE.

YEAH. THANK YOU. I THERE WERE PROPERTIES THAT WERE PRESENTED FOR CONSIDERATION FOR DUE DILIGENCE FOR A FEW SIMPLE ACQUISITIONS WAS IN THE AREA OF FOUR ADJACENT TO PALMETTO BLUFF AND THE OTHER WAS IN THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON BOTH OF THOSE DUE DILIGENCE REQUESTS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE IN FULL WITH A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTIES AND WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE ACHIEVED WITH A FEW SIMPLE ACQUISITION OF URL TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL FOR ACTION FOR THE DUE DILIGENCE AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEETING EVERY SECOND AND THEN THE URL SHOULD BE MADE TO COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING IN FEBRUARY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. MCGOWAN. LIBRARY BOARD MR. PARSONS THE LIBRARY BOARD MET LAST WEEK BUT I HAD A CONFLICT NOT ATTEND. THEY WILL BE SENDING ME ALL OF THE MATERIAL THAT THEY DID AT THAT EVENING AND I CAN SEND THEM ON TO COUNCIL THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. MR. BARTOLOMEO GIVE NORTHERN REGIONAL PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE REPORT YEAH WE MET LAST FRIDAY WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM THE PLANNERS FOR THE CITY FOR THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL. THEY HAD THEIR MORATORIUM AND

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THEY PRESENTED A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THEY HAD CHANGED AND THEY ACTUALLY I'M ACTUALLY REALLY INTRIGUED TO GO IN THERE AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DID.

THEY MAY HAVE SOME GOOD EXAMPLES US TO PULL FROM AND UPDATE SOME OF OUR CODES AND USER THERE WITH MR. GLOVER, MR. DODSON AND MRS. HOWARD. ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THAT GROUP WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO MR. BARTHOLOMEW'S REPORT? SO I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MR. GLOVER. NO, I CAN AND I HAVE THE SCHOOL BOARD.

I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CARLTON DALLAS IF YOU WOULD STAND UP. HE IS THE NEW CHAIR OF COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. SO WELL-DESERVED YES. AND HE LIKES TO COME TO OUR MEETINGS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO AT NIGHT. JUST YOU THERE RIGHT IN THE BACKDOOR, RIGHT? RIGHT IN YOUR BACKYARD AND HIS NEW VICE CHAIR IS DAVID CARR WHO IS THE DISTRICT SEVEN REPRESENTATIVE. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND IF WE CAN YOU IN ANY WAY YOU KNOW HOW TO FIND ALL OF US. THANK YOU.

DISTRICT NINE DOES NOT HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. I KNOW THEY HAVE.

I THINK ALICE HAS HER HAND UP. OH, GO AHEAD IS HOW I JUST WANTED TO REPORT I DID ATTEND THE TOWN OIL'S MEETING ON JANUARY 14TH. THEY ELECTED THEIR MAYOR PRO TEM MISS FORAY WHO'S THEIR COUNCIL AND THEY APPOINTED PERSON FOR THE OUR OUR TAC AND . HE IS ALSO SERVES ON THEIR DESIGN REVIEW BOARD YOU'LL SEE HIS NAME LATER IN IN THE MEETING THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO HEAR ANY NEWS ABOUT PROPOSED COAST GUARD TRAINING FACILITY THAT'S STILL BUT THEY'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR VOTE TONIGHT ON. POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL FOR PURPOSES OF TRAFFIC AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

SO THAT WAS IT FROM THEM I WANT TO FINISH FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD THEY DID PUBLIC MEETING AT BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL ON THE 14TH OF YOUR PROPOSED BUDGET VERY TRANSPARENT TOOK FROM THE PUBLIC DID ANOTHER PROPOSED BUDGET PRESENTATION THE 21ST AT BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL AND YOUR NEXT MEETING IS DOWN HERE HILTON HEAD MIDDLE AND THE THIRD ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A REPORT THEY'D LIKE TO GIVE THAT I MISSED? YES, MR. LARSEN, I WANT TO SAY FROM THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE THAT I WANT TO GIVE PINKY HARRIET OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND OUR STAFF FINANCIAL STAFF. MR. MOORE WE RECEIVED A CLEAN AUDIT FROM MAULDIN AND JENKINS. MR. DAVID IRWIN CAME US THE 16TH YEAR IN A ROW AND THE AUDITOR'S REPORT CAME BACK. WE HAD A CLEAN AUDIT WITH NO FINDINGS SO AGAIN IT WAS DONE ON TIME AND DONE CORRECTLY AND AGAIN SO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE FOR THIS YEAR. I THINK IT'S WELL-DESERVED THEIR KUDOS ANYBODY ELSE? MR. CUNNINGHAM YES, MA'AM. IF DOING THE REPORTS I WOULD LIKE TO I GIVE NOTICE FOR A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE FOR TODAY TO MAKE A MOTION IF YOU DON'T MIND WOULD IT MATTER IF I MINDED I WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT YOUR APPROVAL TAB. ALL RIGHT.

I DID GIVE NOTICE THAT OUR LAST MEETING THAT I PLAN TO MAKE A MOTION TODAY TO VACATE A SUSPENSION SO I WILL READ THAT IF YOU GUYS DO NOT MIND I MOVE THAT VACATE THE SUSPENSION OF MR. RICK CROWE FROM HIS POSITION AS A COMMISSIONER ON THE TOWN BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT BOARD OF WHICH WAS PUT IN PLACE APRIL 28, 2025 SAYS A NEW FIRE CHIEF HAS BEEN APPOINTED FOR THE BLUFFTON FIRE DISTRICT AND THAT THE VACATION OF THE SUSPENSION SHALL TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY. I'M YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION THAT IS MY ALL RIGHT WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MR. CUNNINGHAM TO VACATE THE SUSPENSION OF THAT MR. LAWSON WILL SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR OF VACATING SUSPENSION PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND DO YOU WANT THREE FIVE ANYBODY ONLINE? OKAY. ANYBODY ABSTAINING ALL IN FAVOR 35 SO IT GOES DOWN FIVE SIX OKAY AND AND IS DENIED. ALL RIGHT.

[9. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA (Part 1 of 2)]

A SECOND CIRCUIT IN THE LAST SECONDS THAT I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF THIS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ALL HAVE IT WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING AND FOR THE

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WELL THE INITIAL AND I HEARD THEM ALL I MISSED IT. BUT BRIAN TERESI WAS HE ON THAT LIST HE IS NOT A REAPPOINTMENT. THANK YOU AN APPLICANT THANK YOU.

YOU ANYBODY ELSE? SURE. LET ME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND A SIMPLE MAJORITY IF CANDIDATE ON THIS LIST NEED SIX VOTES THAT'S FINE WITH A CANDIDATE ALSO NEED TEN VOTES. HOW DO WE HANDLE THAT? THERE'S DIFFERENT QUESTIONS FOR THE NUMBER OF VOTES BUT TYPICALLY THE POLICY IS THAT IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO PULL A MATTER FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THEY CAN DO THAT. IT DOESN'T TAKE A MAJORITY VOTE. IT JUST TAKES ONE PERSON TO PULL THAT ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AGENDA. SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT WHAT MR. PASSMAN DID EARLIER HE HAVE WAITED UNTIL NOW TO PULL HE MADE MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO REMOVE ONE MEMBER FROM THEIR NO ACTION SECTION ONE SECTION WHICH WAS FRONT AND CENTER 200 RIGHT IS THE STANDARD PRACTICE OF COUNSEL HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT IF ANY MEMBER OBJECTS TO ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IT GETS POOLED. IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A MAJORITY VOTE OR OF VOTE IT GETS PULLED THEN YOU GET TO DISCUSS IT. ABSENT THAT THAT IS THE PRACTICE I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXERCISE IT. SO IF ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO POOL EITHER ALL OF THE APPOINTMENTS OR AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THE RE APPOINTMENTS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND MAKE IT A REGULAR AGENDA ITEM THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE BUT YOU DON'T NEED A MOTION OR A VOTE IT'S JUST A REQUEST. ALL IT WOULD TAKE THAT MR. PASSMAN COULD MAKE THAT REQUEST . YEAH THEN I WILL REQUEST THAT IN ITEM TWO THE NAME OF RIP IT'S PROBABLY BETTER PRACTICE TO TAKE A PARAGRAPH TO BOTH NAMES FROM THERE TO KEEP THAT SECTION OUT. ALL RIGHT, SO THE REQUEST IS TO REMOVE NUMBER TWO FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. THOSE THREE APPOINTMENTS.

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THANK YOU BUT WE GOT SIX VOTES TO PASS CONSENT AGENDA. ARE YOU SAYING WE HAVE TO VOTE AGAIN DEPENDING THE LENGTH OF THE TERM THAT SOMEONE HAS? OH IF ANYTHING ON THE VOTE YOU'VE ADOPTED THE AGENDA AND APPROVED THAT. I THINK THAT WHEN THERE WAS A QUESTION AS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OR NOT THAT REQUIRES A MAJORITY VOTE TO APPROVE THAT BUT IF ANY INDIVIDUAL MEMBER ASIDE FROM THAT WANTS TO PULL ANY INDIVIDUAL ITEM THE PRACTICE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO ALLOW THAT INDIVIDUAL ITEM.

YEAH THAT WAS MY QUESTION. MY QUESTION WAS FOR THE TERM TO BE SERVED WHETHER IT'S SECOND, THIRD OR FOURTH IS THAT REQUIRE A SPECIAL VOTE MORE THAN A MAJORITY OF SIX? YES IF I CAN ANSWER THAT YES IT DOES. THEN WHEN WILL THAT HAPPEN DURING THE VOTE WHEN YOU VOTE ON APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA BASED UPON HOW MANY VOTES YOU GET FOR THAT IF YOU ONLY GET SIX VOTES IF CONCERN FOR THAT IT'S PROBABLY BETTER TO TAKE THEM INDIVIDUALLY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AREA CONSENT AGENDAS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE NON-CONTROVERSIAL THAT THE MAJORITY WILL BE VOTING ON BUT IF THERE'S CONTROVERSIAL IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MR. PRESIDENT PULLED, IT OFF.

ASIDE FROM THE. FROM THAT I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE VOTING IN IF WE'RE VOTING IN TOTAL FOR EVERYONE AND THERE ARE DISTINCTIONS TO BE MADE BETWEEN THE SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH TERM WITH THE NUMBER OF VOTES YOU HAVE TO HAVE.

HOW WILL YOU ACCOMPLISH IF THIS PASSES WITH SIX VOTES AND SOMEONE NEEDS TEN VOTES TO SERVE THEIR TERM? VERY GOOD POINT. WELL, IT IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN NOT UP IN THE AIR SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LAUGH ABOUT IT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO HERE BUT IT WON'T BE A CONSENT AGENDA, CORRECT? YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW YOUR THAT'S THAT'S MY POINT.

SO IS THAT IS WAS IT ADVISED TO PUT THIS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA IS WHAT I'M SAYING ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO PULL THE CONSENT AGENDA? LET'S GO THERE.

NO, IF YOU'RE DIRECTING THAT TO ME NO I'M DIRECTING. I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW WILL GET THE NUMBER OF VOTES THEY NEED FOR THE TERM SERVING? THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO.

UNDERSTOOD. YEAH. YEAH.

I MEAN LET ME I REMEMBER AND I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT I REMEMBER THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE HAD TO VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TO APPOINT SOMEBODY AND THERE WAS NOT A NO VOTE AT THE TABLE AT THE TIME SO WE COULD NOT CARRY THAT MOTION FORWARD.

SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE THERE YOU CAN'T CARRY FORWARD, RIGHT? YEAH. FOR IF FOR THAT PARTICULAR PERSON I REFERRED TO WHAT THE VOTE IS DO NOT HAVE YOU IF YOU NEED SEVEN PEOPLE THERE ARE ONLY SIX PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.

ON THE CONSENT YOU CAN ONLY GET SIX PEOPLE. THEY'RE CONSENTING TO IT YOU NEED SEVEN. SO THAT MOTION WAS NEVER CARRIED FORWARD.

I REMEMBER HAPPENING BUT. MADAM CHAIRMAN. YEAH I REMEMBER WHEN ONE OF THE POSITIONS ONE OF THE PORTS AND COMMISSIONS REQUIRED TEN OUT OF 11 VOTES AND IT WAS VOTED SEPARATELY AND THE PERSON DID NOT RECEIVE THAT AMOUNT. SO YEAH, SHE'S GOT IT PULLED UP. THERE YOU GO RIGHT THERE. SO THAT WOULD REQUIRE REMOVING IT FROM THE CONSENT THEN TO INSTRUMENT CULLEN'S POINT IF SO CURRENTLY IF I'M IF I'M ALLOWED TO SPEAK REAL QUICK. CURRENTLY COUNCIL'S PROCESS IS IF IT GOES TO COMMITTEE AND IT IS A CLEAN VOTE IT GOES ON THE CONSENT BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THERE ARE ANY ISSUES AND IT HAD CLEAN VOTES AT COMMITTEE. ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS FALLING UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA IF THEY NEED TO BE REMOVED THEN WHEN WHAT MR. HOLBERT WAS SAYING THE MOTION NEEDED TO BE MADE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO BE REMOVED BUT WE WILL TRACK VOTES AND LET Y'ALL KNOW IF SOMEBODY ON HERE DOESN'T RECEIVE VOTES THAT THEY NEED BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AWARE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. DOES THAT ANSWER THE QUESTION WHY VOTE? THAT'S THEY'RE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, CORRECT?

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SO WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM TWO WHICH HAS BEEN REMOVED AND NOW I WILL TAKE A VOTE ON ACCEPTING THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. ONE QUESTION BEFOREHAND SO JUST FYI THOSE NUMBERS THAT ARE SHOWING OUT THERE FOR ME AND ONE OF THE PERSON UP HERE ONE OF THE TORPEDO, THE OTHER 14 PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THEIR THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH OR SIXTH TERM WE COULD. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO PLAY A MATHEMATICAL GAME WITH PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GO BACK AND FORTH AND PLAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR FOR THE PUBLIC AND TO PEOPLE COULD KICK SOMEBODY OFF AFTER THEIR THIRD TERM BY JUST AGREEING THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO SUPPORT SOMEBODY OH THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE PULLED OUT AGAIN FOR ANOTHER VOTE.

THEY WOULD NOT BE THEY'D BE DECLINED. IT WENT THROUGH AND IT GOES TO CONSENT GENDER IF THEY DID IF TWO PEOPLE SAID NO ON THE FULL CONSENT AGENDA THAT WOULD BE NINE VOTES. I MEAN ANYBODY THAT'S ON THEIR THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH OR SIXTH TERM WOULD BE DECLINED BUT THEY WOULD RETURN CONSENT AGENDA AND THE CONSENT AGENDA YES WOULD BE DECLINE BECAUSE. THEY WOULD NOT GET ENOUGH VOTES FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH THEY ARE ON. SO ANYBODY IN THIRD AND UP WHICH I BELIEVE IT'S 14 PEOPLE AND TWO PEOPLE UP HERE SAY NO, THOSE PEOPLE ALL GO DOWN BY PLAYING A GAME OF POLITICS AND JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE HERE. BUT I DON'T THINK WE REALLY PLAYING A GAME OF POLITICS YOU CAN PLAY A GAME OF POLITICS BUT I DON'T SEE THAT WAY.

WOULD YOU HAVE VOTED YES OR NO BEFORE THAT RICK CROWE WAS PULLED OFF? YEAH. OKAY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THREE PEOPLE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE VOTED NO. IT WOULD HAVE SHOT DOWN 14 PEOPLE. FOUR HAVE A GAME OF POLITICS NOT ME BUT THREE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE VOTED NO FOR THAT CONSENT AGENDA. SO WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE VOTE. WE AGREED TO PUT IT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE VOTED IN COMMITTEE WHICH IS HOW IT HERE TO GO TO MISS BR THERE WAS NO WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU JUST PULL THE ENTIRE ITEM FOR EACH OF THE THREE APPOINTMENTS OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND GO THROUGH THEM INDIVIDUALLY I COULD DO THAT ALL THE ALL THE NOMINEES BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND VOTED ON SEPARATELY .

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO CAN WE VOTE ON THE O'QUINN PORTION FOR THE DOC GET THEIR DOWN AT THE BACK? WELL, WE'RE TO VOTE ON ALL OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY BUT THAT'S A THAT'S NOT A REAPPOINTMENT.

THAT'S A MATTER THAT IS PROBABLY THE ONLY THING REMAIN THE CONSENT AGENDA IS THAT ITEM THE O'QUINN YEAH AND THE CONSENT AGENDA SO ONE ITEM LET'S CALL THE QUESTION ON THAT ONE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT ALL IN FAVOR OF THE O'QUINN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA RAISE YOUR HAND THAT'S FOR THE EXTRA MONEY.

ALL RIGHT EVERYTHING ELSE IS OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA READY? WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON EACH ONE INDEPENDENTLY. ALL RIGHT. HAVE APPOINTED A RE-APPOINTMENT TO THE AIRPORT'S BOARD FOR A TWO YEAR TERM WITH THE EXPIRATION DATE OF FEBRUARY 2028. ELI MARK BAILEY, RUTH SELLERS, JAMES STANIS SO MOVED MOVED A SECOND SECOND LOOKING AT MISS BROWN SECONDS ANY QUESTION OR DEBATE NONE OF US SHOULD HAVE A QUESTION ARE WE TAKING THESE INDIVIDUAL NUMBERED ITEMS OR INDIVIDUALS FOR THE APPOINTMENT BECAUSE EACH ONE OF THESE ARE A FIRST FOR SECOND TERM AND I'M TAKING THEM AS ITEMS ALTOGETHER . HOW MANY VOTES DOES MR. BAILEY NEED TO BE REAPPOINTED AND? SO IF WE GET TEN VOTES WITH THIS THEN EVERYBODY'S APPOINTED .

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF ITEM ONE, THE AIRPORT BOARD. RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT, IT'S GOOD THANK YOU.

ITEM CHOOSE REMOVE. SO ITEM THREE REAPPOINTMENT TO THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM WITH EXPIRATION DATE FEBRUARY 2030 JAMES ADKINS SO HE'LL NEED TEN VOTES BECAUSE IT'S HIS SIXTH TERM CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION OUR MOTION THANK YOU, MISS BROWN. SECOND OF SECOND, MR. BARTHOLOMEW, ANY QUESTION COMMENT ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF MR. ADKINS FOR HIS SIXTH TERM I ALL RIGHT THANK YOU I DON'T WANT TO TAKE NUMBER TWO SINCE WE WHAT I WAS

[2. Reappointments to the Bluffton Township Fire District for a four-year term with the expiration date of February 2030. Rick Krob - Term to be served: 3rd o Joseph Paolo - Term to be served: 4th]

SECONDLY, WE HAVE A MOTION IN DISCUSSION, MADAM CHAIRMAN. DISCUSSION.

I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT A CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD A COUNCIL CAN BE THE REASON WE'RE EVEN IN SITUATION HAVING THIS CONVERSATION IS CAN SUSPENSION THAT WE PUT IN AS COUNSEL PUT THE SUSPENSION IN PLACE ON ACTIONS THAT HAPPENED WE PUT LIMITATIONS ON TO WHEN WE PLAN TO BRING BACK MR. CROW. THAT CONVERSATION CONCLUDED WITH THE HIRING OF A NEW FIRE

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THE INVESTIGATION WAS A FORMER FIRE CHIEF WITH THAT SAID IT WAS SUPPOSED TO CONCUR WITH WHICHEVER ONE WHICHEVER ONE ENDED LAST IS WHEN THE SUSPENSION WOULD END.

THAT WAS WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT A FIRE CHIEF WOULD BE HIRED BEFORE THE SUSPENSION WAS OR THE INVESTIGATION WAS FINISHED WHEN ACTUALLY THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED. IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND. WE HAVE ALREADY HIRED A NEW FIRE CHIEF. HE'S ACTUALLY HERE TODAY. HE'S WRITTEN A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF BACK MR. CROWBAR AND LIFTING THE SUSPENSION HE ALSO HAS HAD THE INTERIM CHIEF HAS WRITTEN A LETTER AND INCLUDING ENTIRE BOARD HAS WRITTEN A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF HIM COMING BACK FOR TERM AS WELL AS LIFTING THE SUSPENSION BECAUSE HE FOLLOWED THE GUIDELINES AND THE RULES THAT GAVE HIM DURING THAT TIME. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ITEM NUMBER ONE, WE TOOK ALL FOUR TOGETHER SO. WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE ALL OF THESE TWO TOGETHER AS WELL AS IF WE VOTE ONE DOWN, WE VOTE BOTH DOWN.

AND I DO WANT TO COMMENT ONE THING THIS IS FOR REAPPOINT TO THE BOARD.

THIS IS NOT RELATIVE TO THE SUSPENSION SO I'M GOING TO CLARIFY THAT THIS IS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT. OTHER COMMENT QUESTION FROM ANYBODY I JUST WANT TO I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ABOUT THE SUSPENSION.

THIS IS ONLY REAPPOINTMENT NO NOTHING ABOUT THE SUSPENSION. SUSPENSION WOULD WOULD STILL HOLD IF YOU EVEN YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF THESE TWO. YES, MA'AM.

MR. READS, I THINK INCUMBENT UPON US TO VOTE YES TO THIS MOTION BASED ON HOW WE SET THIS UP. I DON'T SEE THERE'S ANY RECOURSE.

ANYBODY ELSE COMMENT QUESTION ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL THE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF THESE TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT.

RAISE YOUR HAND I CAN'T REALLY SEE DOWN THERE 783 98 I SEE EIGHT AND IT REQUIRES TEN OF 11 NOTION THE PUBLIC KNOWS WE NOW HAVE THREE OPENINGS ON OUR FIRE BOARD WE DO NOT MEET QUORUM AND CANNOT HOLD THE MEETINGS UNTIL WE FILL THOSE VOIDS SO WE NO LONGER HAVE A ACTIVE FIRE DISTRICT BOARD. ALL RIGHT. OKAY I I UNDERSTAND EVERYBODY

[9. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA (Part 2 of 2)]

THANK YOU, MISS HOWARD. WE HAVE A MOTION. I NEED A SECOND.

SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. GLOVER. ANY DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. COUNSEL ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE BEING REAPPOINTED TO THE KEEP YOU FOUR BEAUTIFUL. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. NUMBER FIVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE PARKS RECREATION BOARD FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM WITH THE EXPIRATION DATE OF FEBRUARY 2030 CHRISTIAN CARTER SECOND TERM. ARIEL PERRY SECOND TERM. I'D LIKE A MOTION SO MOVE MADAM CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU MR. GLOVER SECONDED BY MR. BARTHOLOMEW COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS MOTION I AM IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THESE THE PARKS AND REC BOARD IN ANIMALS RIGHT NUMBER SIX REAPPOINTMENT TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY BOARD FOR A A FOUR YEAR TERM WITH EXPIRATION DATE OF FEBRUARY 2030 WE HAVE DENNIS ROSS, RONALD BUCHANAN AND STEVEN ANDREWS ALL GOING FOR THEIR SECOND TERM SO MOVED SECOND ALL RIGHT.

MR. REESE, YOU MADE THE MOVE. YES. OKAY.

AND MR. GLOVER SECOND ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THIS ONE .

ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THESE .

THANK YOU. REAPPOINTMENT TO THE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX 2% STATE BOARD FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM WITH THE EXPIRATION DATE OF FEBRUARY 30 ANITA SINGLETON THIRD TERM TO BE SERVED FIFTH TERM SO THIS WILL REQUIRE TEN VOTES. I WILL MAKE A MOTION MR. GLOVER ANYBODY SECOND NOW SECOND. THANK YOU HOWARD. COMMON QUESTION ALL RIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS APPOINTMENT TO THE ATX BOARD. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A THREE YEAR TERM WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE FEBRUARY 2029. JONATHAN HENNEY SECOND TERM GAIL MURRAY THIRD TERM. DENNIS ROSS SECOND TERM. GLENN MILLER SECOND TERM AND I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION SO MOVED. THANK YOU MR. READ SO SECOND

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KEVIN MACK FOR HIS SEVENTH TERM. SO THIS WILL REQUIRE TEN VOTES TO HAVE A MOTION SO MOVE MADAM CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MR. GLOVER.

SECOND I'LL SECOND THAT WAS MR. REED. OH, MR. DAWSON THANK YOU, MR. DAWSON. ANY OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE FOR THE BOARD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OR FOR REAPPOINTING MACK PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. HE'S GOT TEN.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE ALREADY GOOD PUBLIC FACILITIES. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON, VICE CHAIR IT'S JUST A CRAZY QUESTION. DOES IT MAKE SENSE WE CIRCLE BACK TO THAT FIRE CHIEF AND.

HEAR FROM THE NEW FIRE CHIEF. THERE'S THAT JUST NOW YOU ALREADY WROTE A LETTER.

[10.a. Replacement of the Welcome to Beaufort County sign along US 278 by Keep Beaufort County Beautiful Board.]

AGENDA ITEM TEN A REPLACEMENT OF THE WELCOME TO BEAUFORT COUNTY SIGN ALONG TO 78 BY KEEP BEAUFORT COUNTY BEAUTIFUL BOARD AND CHAIRMAN DID ITEM B GET APPROVED YES OKAY WE THAT FIRST YES OKAY. OKAY WE PUT THOSE UP THERE FOR THE THREE WE HAD A GREAT YOU WANT TO COME ON UP AND TALK WE HAD A GREAT PRESENTATION ABOUT THE NEW SIGN 278 IN FRONT OF US CB TO BUY TO KEEP BEAUFORT BEAUTIFUL BOARD AND YOU ARE LOOKING FOR US TO PICK ONE MAYBE THREE CHOICES WE GOT 13 OPTIONS FROM CB AND THE KEEP YOU FOUR KIND OF BEAUTIFUL BOARD NARROWED IT DOWN TO 32 THREE WE THOUGHT 13 WAS TOO MUCH FOR Y'ALL TO HANDLE SO WE GOT DOWN TO THREE WE DON'T HAVE AN OPINION WHAT THREE? WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS YOUR CHOICE. SO THOSE ARE THE THREE SIGNS FROM WHICH WE WOULD ASK YOU TO CHOOSE FIVE CHERYL COULD CRY IS THIS DISCUSSION GO AHEAD MR. PACE WE WILL MAKE THAT MOTION SECOND OR WHICH ONE I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE COMBINATION THERE.

ALL THREE ARE WONDERFUL. I LIKE THE VERY FIRST ONE BECAUSE IT IS THE EPITOME OF WHAT BEAUFORT COUNTY IS ABOUT IT HAS THESE SPECIES OF BIRDS WE HAVE IT HAS THE MARSH GRASS WHICH WE HAVE THE COLORS ARE VIBRANT THE WORDS THAT ARE MISSING WELCOME TO BEAUFORT COUNTY PUT THAT THE FIRST SIGN I THINK THAT IS MAY BE A RARITY BUT I HAVE TO AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR SOMEBODY SECONDED I GUESS.

ALL RIGHT NOW DO HAVE DISCUSSION. OKAY SO MR. READS OF TO VOTE WITH MR. PASSMAN ANYBODY ELSE I ACTUALLY WAS THINKING THE SAME THING AND WE DIDN'T DISCUSS PRIOR BUT YEAH AND NO DISCUSSION I WAS GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LEAN TO THE ONE ON THE LEFT ANYWAY I AGREE WITH YOU ON THE WELCOME TWO. YEAH I LIKE IT THE DATE ALL PERFECT. YEAH. LET ME ASK YOU THIS HOW MUCH WORK IS THAT TO GO BACK? NO ONE WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO ZERO.

THAT WOULD BE A LONG TIME. WE CAN MAKE SMALL CHANGES TO IT THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS IS WE WILL GO TO SC NCDOT FOR THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT. NOW WE BELIEVE WE'RE COMPLIANT WITH THAT ENCROACHMENT PERMIT. THEY DON'T LIKE LITTLE WORDS THEY LIKE BIG WORDS SO AT SCALE NOT NOT USE OF COMPLICATED WORDS SO WE WOULD HAVE TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD SAID ABOUT HOW MANY MORE WORDS CAN WE FIT ON THAT WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO IT AS LONG AS WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK FOR ANOTHER VOTE DON'T KNOW. I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN IS RIGHT SO I'D LIKE TO COMMENT I LIKE NUMBER TWO IF YOU DRIVE TO 78 WHICH I DO PEOPLE ARE GOING 55 TO 80 MILES AN HOUR PICK YOUR POISON HOW FAST YOU GO YOU'RE NOT GOING BE ABLE TO READ SIGN ONE WHEN YOU'RE FLYING PAST IT SIGN TO IS RIGHT YOUR FACE WELCOME TO BEAUFORT COUNTY I GET IT ABOUT THE MARSH I GET IT ABOUT THE BIRD BUT THE BLUE FROM BLACK BACKGROUND IS PROBLEMATIC TO ME AND I DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO GET OUR MESSAGE ACROSS LIKE NUMBER TWO I AGREE WITH YOU AND I'M SURE SO YEAH BUT MADAM CHAIR YEAH I MEAN I, I THINK SOMETHING THAT CAME UP DURING AGENDA REVIEW THAT NO MATTER WHICH ONE WE PICK OUR PUBLIC FACILITIES AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS I JARED IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE INVOLVED TO COORDINATE WITH DOT BECAUSE OF SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS THEY HAVE SO I THINK TONIGHT WE CAN MAKE A TENTATIVE BUT IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE COORDINATED THROUGH JARED AND HIS HIS

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IF THIS WORKS AND WE MAKE IT THROUGH THIS PROCESS WE WILL THEN COPY THE SITE.

WE INTEND TO COPY THE SIGN IT'LL BE OF DIFFERENT SIZES BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE ROAD.

RIGHT. YOU DON'T WANT A HUGE SIGN AND A SMALL ROAD SO THAT'S THE INTENT THAT'LL PROBABLY BE LATER THIS FISCAL YEAR OR MAYBE EVEN NEXT FISCAL YEAR BUT EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT FIVE 600 SQUARE MILES WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY THERE'LL BE FIVE SIDES. WELL YOU CAN MAKE AS MANY AS YOU WANT RIGHT? YOU CAN PUT AS MANY AS WE WANT. IT'S A MATTER OF WHERE'S THE MOST NUMBER OF TRAFFIC THAT COMES INTO THE COUNTY AND WE WANT PERSONALLY WENT AROUND AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE CURRENT SIGNS BUT I'M SURE I DIDN'T ALL OF THEM BUT THE IDEA IS FIVE BUT IF WE WANT TO DO 50 WE CAN JUST FUND THE DEVELOPMENT AND 50 WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO 50 WASN'T WHAT I HAD IN MIND.

OKAY ARE WE GOING TO VOTE ON THAT TONIGHT? WHICH ONE WE LIKE? YEAH I WON'T WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON WHICH ONE WE LIKE BUT I WANTED MR. FREE LUKE'S TO WEIGH IN ON SIDOTI THE WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE WITH THEM BECAUSE WE CAN PICK WHATEVER WE BUT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO APPROVE THIS. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY WILL BE PART OF THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT SO THEY WILL HAVE TO APPROVE IT WE'LL GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS I THINK IN PORTLAND TONIGHT IS JUST TO PICK THE LIKE AND CHOICE EVEN IF IT'S A COMBINATION OF TWO AND THEN WHEN WE'RE WORKING THROUGH A D.O.T. THEIR REQUIREMENTS THE TYPE OF SIGN THE FLAT SHEETS ON SOMETIMES IS A LITTLE BIT MORE PARTICULAR THAN SOME OF THE OTHER SIGNS LIKE A SIGN YOU SEE AND THE HOUSE STOOD UP I THINK YOU ALREADY IDENTIFIED BREAKAWAY POST BUT ANYHOW THOSE ARE THAT WE'LL WORK WITH D.O.T. AND THEN IF WE HAVE ANY ISSUES THAT NEED ADJUSTMENT SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS TO WHAT'S BEING BROUGHT FORTH TONIGHT WILL THAT BACK? SO IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH WORDS HOW MANY WORDS ON A SIGN THAT WAS BROUGHT UP THERE ARE INSIDE CARS AND ALL THAT STUFF IS CONSIDERED FROM D.O.T. AND THERE'S THEY'VE GOT MANUALS OVER THAT WERE MANUALS TO TELL US WHAT WE CAN WHAT WE CAN GET OUT THERE AND BUT THE TYPE OF SUN TYPICALLY THAT YOU SEE MOST IS LIKE A REGULATORY SIGN ,A SPEED LIMIT OR SOMETHING THAT THESE HANDS AND THOSE TYPICALLY ARE CERTAIN COLORS LIKE WHY ORANGE YELLOW? SO THAT'LL BE A COMMENT THAT I EXPECT IS TO HEAR ON THE COLOR OF THE SIGN BUT WE WILL ADDRESS THOSE AS THEY COME. ANYBODY ELSE COMMENT OR QUESTION THEM HERE? YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME CHAIRMAN? YES YEAH I AM THAT I AGREE WITH TAMPA ON THE THE NUMBER TWO IS THE BETTER LOOKING SIGN AND MORE APPEALING TO TO THE EYES AS FAR VISIBILITY AND AND PASSING BY IS CONCERNED BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH JILL JOE A VALID POINT THE THE THE NUMBER ONE SIGN HAS THE EMBLEMS THAT ACTUALLY CLARIFIES THE HERITAGE OF THE AND IF BY CHANCE IT WAS ANYWAY POSSIBLE TO COMBINE SOME OF THOSE WELL PICTURES ON THE NUMBER ONE SIGN ON TO NUMBER TWO THEN I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD LOOKING SIGN TO ACTUALLY NOT ONLY GIVE THE THE WELCOME TO BE A FREE COUNTY BUT ALSO SPELLS OUT SOME OF THE HERITAGE AS WELL. MADAM CHAIRMAN, THIS MINUTE IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE NO ONE LIKES THE THIRD ONE. I MEAN YEAH I JUST STATED THAT YEAH. ANYBODY ELSE COMMENT THAT? GO AHEAD.

JUST ONE LAST THOUGHT, JEAN. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT IT. I LIKE THE DATE ON IT AS WELL REGARDLESS OF ONE OR TWO. I DO LIKE ONE WITH COUNCIL IN PASSMAN BUT I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE ON THERE SOMEWHERE. YOU PUT THOSE 1716 ON THE FOUNDATION ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT NUMBER ONE SAYS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS IF WE'LL PUT THEM BACK UP IS IT ONE? YES, IT IS NOT. DO I LIKE THAT?

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NUMBER TWO IS CRYSTAL CLEAR. OKAY. WELL ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO COMMENT SINCE WE'RE ALL DIVIDED HERE? ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU HAVE THE MOTION IN MOTION FOR NUMBER ONE FOR NUMBER ONE WITH A SLIGHT MODIFICATION OF LOCATIONS. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.

THE MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR NUMBER ONE WITH THE MODIFICATION TO ADD WELCOME TO ON.

ALL IN FAVOR OF SAME ONE WITH THE MODIFICATION RAISE YOUR IT'S EIGHT IT PASSES A LONG SO I WANT TO START BY THANKING JEAN JEAN AND I HAVE TO DRIVE TO 78 AND TELL ME IF YOU CAN READ IT I REALLY DO GO 90 FOR YOU YOU CAN GO 80 YOU WON'T READ IT AT 55 BUT OKAY THEY DON'T GO TOO FAR. THEY GO 6065. THAT'S OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. YOU GOT NUMBER ONE BUT WELCOME HOME NATION.

WELL, HE KNOWS THE COMBO JEAN BEFORE YOU GO WAIT A MINUTE. COME BACK TO YOUR CHAIR, MADAM CHAIR. DO YOU THINK THEY NEED MORE THAN FIVE ALL THESE PEOPLE UPSET WITH US THAT ARE LEAVING THEY DIDN'T WANT NUMBER ONE. I'M KIDDING, HE SAID THEY LIKE SIGN TO SIGN. ALL RIGHT LISTEN. THANK YOU, JEAN.

BUT BEFORE YOU LEAVE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSION AND COMMITMENT TO STAYING WITH THIS.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT JOB. WE APPRECIATE IT. MY PLEASURE.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. AND JARED HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU AND. IF DOTTIE SAYS IT'S TOO BUSY OR WHATEVER YOU'LL BE BACK AT, WELL WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE STATE IN THE MEETING. OKAY.

[10.b. In accordance with Resolution 2025/70, approval of Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) Appointments]

THIS IS WHAT MR. MOORE TALKED ABOUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 2025 SAY 70 APPROVAL OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS TAC AND THE APPOINTMENTS THAT HE THAT ARE LISTED IN THE PACKET LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY I WILL MAKE THAT I'LL SECOND THAT FROM MR. PASSMAN I MADE THE MOTION MR. MCKELL AND SECONDED FIRST MR. DAWSON GETS A TWO AND A HALF SECOND WE'RE GOOD ANYBODY COMMENT QUESTION ALL THE NAMES THE PACKET I MEAN I COULD READ THEM IF WE WANTED TO KNOW CAN YOU THOSE BIGGER I REALLY CAN'T SEE THAT. YEAH ME TOO. I'M LIKE HAVE I DON'T HAVE MY NAME HERE. WHAT PAGE? OKAY.

OH, A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. I'M STILL BLIND HERE. OKAY, THERE YOU GO.

SO GERALD SAYING JOSEPH KLINE AND DAVID BARTHOLOMEW, COUNCILMEMBER THANK YOU PAUL TRASK AND MR. GLOVER RECOMMENDING ANTHONY JONES MISS HOWARD RECOMMENDED ELIZABETH SANDERS MR. PASSMAN HAS JEREMY REES YES OKAY. I RECOMMENDED CRAIG LOGAN CUNNINGHAM RECOMMENDED BILL RICKETT PAULA BROWN RECOMMENDED JOY CO UM MARK LAWSON RECOMMENDED MATT HARDER. THANK YOU. I JUST CAN'T READ THAT AND THEN MR. MCGOWAN RECOMMENDED JENNIFER NO CHARLES PERRY SORRY AND MR. REED'S RECOMMENDED JENNIFER ERICKSON THE CITY OF BEAUFORT RECOMMENDED GRADY WOODS TOWN OF PORT ROYAL RECOMMENDED GARY FREEMAN TOWN OF BLUFFTON RECOMMENDED LISA SOKOL AND THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD PUT FORWARD GLENN STANFORD THAT IS THE TECH TRANSFER STATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE 15 MEMBERS TO SEAT ANY DISCUSSION AND THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT.

APPROVING THE TECH. ALL RIGHT. IT'S UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU. AND THEY WILL START FEBRUARY 4TH.

DID YOU SAY MR. MOORE AT 530? THAT'S RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

IN THE EASIER THAT'S IN THE HAD BEEN BUILDING FOR THE PUBLIC ALL RIGHT ORDINANCE FOR THIRD

[11.a. 2025/53: An Ordinance Authorizing the Acceptance and Possible Eminent Domain Associated with a Drainage Easement located in Rivers End Subdivision Identified as Open Area in Plat Book 59 at page 118.]

I'D LIKE A MOTION PLEASE GO MOVED. THANK YOU, MR. PASSMAN.

A SECOND SECOND AND MR. BARTHOLOMEW ANYBODY? IT'S OPEN TO COUNSEL.

QUESTION COMMENT FOR THE PUBLIC WE'VE ABOUT THIS AND IT'S BEEN EXPLAINED TO US ANYBODY

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[12.a. 2026/01: An Ordinance amending the Zoning Map for 231.58 Acres (R100 025 000 0084 0000, R100 025 000 0110 0000, R100 020 000 047A 0000, R100 026 00A 0260 0000, R100 026 00A 0261 0000, R300 028 000 0016 0000, R300 028 000 016A 0000, R300 015 000 076B 0000, R100 033 00A 0022 0000, R600 009 000 0030 0000, R600 013 000 0048 0000, R600 009 000 0003 0000, R600 005 000 004D 0000, R600 021 000 0078 0000, R600 029 000 0054 0000, R600 021 000 0819 0000) from S1, T2R, T3HN, T4HC, C4CCMU, and C5RCMU to T1NP.]

HOW MANY PROPERTIES ARE LISTED IN THE 250 231 ACRES AND WHY ARE WE DOING IT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MR. ATKINSON WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS. SAY COME ON UP. MR. ATKINSON WASN'T HERE.

LAY IT OUT. WELL, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

THE PUBLIC PROBABLY WANT KNOW TO BE A BRIEF SUMMARY CHART. YES, SIR.

SO ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES WERE PURCHASED WITH RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS FUNDS WITHIN THE RURAL AND CRITICAL ORDINANCE AND WITHIN OUR COMP PLAN IT HAS A STATED GOAL OF PRESERVATION FOR THOSE PROPERTIES BECAUSE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATIONS WE'RE DOING IS DROPPING IT TO THE LOWEST DENSITY WHICH IS THE NATURE PRESERVE AND THAT MAKES THE ZONING MATCH THE PURPOSE WHICH WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTIES THIS WAS ALL CONSERVATION.

YES SIR I MEAN PROPERTIES 16 GO ALL OVER THE PLACE SIR AND DOING THIS MAKES IT EASIER TO.

IT ONLY MAKES IT REALLY THE COUNTY IS NOT GOING TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTIES IT JUST MAKES THE UNDERLYING ZONING MATCH THE INTENT OF BOTH THE ORDINANCE THE COMP PLAN.

YES SIR. FOR CONSISTENCY? YES ANYBODY ELSE QUESTION COMMENT WHILE WE HAVE MR. ATKINS CAPTIVE ALL RIGHT AND CHAIRMAN I MOVE THAT WE GRANT THE REQUEST FOR REZONING FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS ONE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE CODE AND THE PURPOSE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT CODE TWO IS NOT IN WITH PROVISIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE AND OR OTHER CODE OR ORDINANCE THREE IT DOES ADDRESS A DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEED FOR IS REQUIRED BY CHANGE CONDITIONS FIVE IS COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING AND PROPOSALS USE OF LAND SURROUNDING THIS LAND AND SIX WOULD NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT NEARBY SEVEN IT WOULD RESULT LOGICAL AND ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS EIGHT WOULD NOT RESULT IN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BOTH WATER, AIR, NOISE MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE, VEGETATION, WILD WETLANDS AND THE NATURAL FUNCTIONING OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND NUMBER NINE IT WOULD RESULT IN A DEVELOPMENT IS ADEQUATELY SERVED BY A PUBLIC STREETS POTABLE WATER SEWER STORMWATER STORE, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSABLE DISPOSAL SCHOOLS, PARKS, POLICE, FIRE EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITIES YEAH BEFORE VOTE ON THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER QUESTION HERE AT THIS END OF THE TABLE IF THAT'S POSSIBLE BEFORE WE OKAY MIKE YOU NEED A SECOND PERSON. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY.

THANK YOU. YOUR SECOND 000 SECOND OKAY. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD. MR. REED'S ONLY THING I WANT TO ASK AND I BELIEVE MR. ATKINS IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED ALL THE BACKGROUND ON THIS HAS BEEN DONE ALL THE PLAYERS THEY'RE NOT FORMER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THEY'RE ANYTHING ALL THAT BACKGROUND ON ALL THESE PROPERTIES IT'S BEEN DELVED INTO AND WE KNOW THAT IT'S TELL ME ABOUT THAT.

YES, SIR. SO BEAUFORT COUNTY CURRENTLY OWNS ALL OF THESE PROPERTY.

WE'RE NOT PURCHASING ANYTHING. WE ALREADY OWN ALL OF THEM. LISTEN.

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NOBODY UP CAN SAY WE KNOW ALL OF THEM SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ARE ABLE TO READ THAT AND SUPPORT THAT. THAT'S ONE TO MY BIGGEST FEAR IS WE OWN THE PROPERTY ALREADY SO AND WE CAN'T BUILD ON IT LEGALLY WE COULD BE SUED AND WE SHOULD BE SUED IF WE BUILD I MY BIGGEST FEAR IS WHEN WE START CHANGING THE ZONING ON HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS AROUND IT THAT THAT'S MY BIGGEST FEAR BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL 15 OF THESE ARE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SURROUNDING AREAS ARE SO BUT YEAH SURROUNDING LAND DOES IMPACT THE VALUE OF PROPERTY SO THAT'S MY ONLY FEAR BEHIND IT. I DON'T WANT IT TO BE BUILT ON I WE CONTROL IT ALREADY SO DON'T SEE I UNDERSTAND STREAMLINING IT JUST FOR OUR BOOKS SAKE IF IT'S HURTING OTHER PROPERTY VALUES AROUND IT FOR LANDOWNERS THEN I FEEL LIKE I'M INFRINGING ON SOMEBODY'S PERSONAL RIGHTS. THE QUESTION BECOMES THIS IS PART OF THE INVENTORY OF OUR OUR RESOURCES, RIGHT? OF ALL THE THINGS WE KNOW.

SO IF WE WANTED TO OFFLOAD THIS TO SOMEBODY ELSE, IF WE WANTED TO SELL IT WOULD WE HAVE TO REZONE AGAIN? SO NO, YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO REZONE IT TO SELL THE APPLICANT OR WHOEVER'S BUYING IT AND THEN MAKES APPLICATION WOULD HAVE THE BURDEN FOR DOING THAT OR IT WOULD GET REALLY COMPLICATED AND INVOLVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BUT IT WOULD TAKE A SUPER SUPERMAJORITY OF COUNCIL TO SELL A RURAL AND CRITICAL PROPERTY AND THAT ALL THE PROCEEDS WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK INTO THE RURAL AND CRITICAL PROGRAM IF IT WAS FOR PRESERVATION. WE REALLY COULDN'T SELL IT TO A DEVELOPER WHO WOULD ASK A REZONING TO BUILD ON IT BECAUSE . OUR PURPOSE IN BUYING IT WAS TO SAVE IT FROM DEVELOPMENT. SO WHO WOULD WE SELL IT TO A FISHING CAMP I MEAN YOU KNOW SO I DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL TO LOOK 30 YEARS DOWN IN THE FUTURE BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SELL ONE OF THESE PROPERTIES, CORRECT? YEAH.

ALTHOUGH I WILL WILL SAY THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WHO WOULD MAYBE WANT TO BUY IT IF THEY OWNED ADJACENT LAND IN THE PACKET. MADAM CHAIRMAN LIKE TO POINT OUT ALL OF THESE ARE IN THE PACKET WAS THE FIRST POST ZONING AND THE EXISTING ZONING SO ALL THE LOCATIONS IN THE BACK UPS ARE IN THERE. YES ALL THE MAPS ARE IN THERE.

YES. ANY DOWNSIDE TO I MEAN WE CAN'T SELL THESE QUITE FRANKLY SO WITHOUT ZONING THEM JUST SO THEY'RE ALL THE SAME BUT THAT THEY'RE ALL THE SAME I THINK IT'S ACCELERATING CONSERVATION. WE'VE GOT TO MAKE PASSIVE PARKS OUT OF THEM.

ARE WE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEM WHEN WE CAN'T JUST LEAVE THEM VACANT? RIGHT. WE SAID YES, I KNOW YOU JUST LEAVING VACANT MY RIGHT SO I CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION SO YOU HAVE A FEW OPTIONS AS COUNCIL ONE AS WE JUST STATED YOU COULD LIQUIDATE THEM UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT I JUST DESCRIBED OR YOU CAN MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THAT THEY CAN HAVE ACCESS YOU CAN CALL IT A PARK, YOU CAN CALL IT ACCESS WHERE ARE WE GOING TO CALL IT BUT THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE REFERENDUM AND THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE PURCHASE IS CONSERVATION. YES, SIR.

RIGHT, MR.. SO I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT GOAL BEHIND THIS I'VE YOU KNOW BEEN KNOW FROM JUMP STREET THIS THING CAME FORWARD YOU KNOW WE HAD WE HAD TASK STAFF TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT PROPERTIES IN THE COUNTY INVENTORY TO TALK ABOUT LAND SWAPS AND WHAT WAS AVAILABLE TO WHAT WE COULD HELP WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. AND YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S THREAT OF DEVELOPMENT I WOULD RATHER LEAVE THE OPTIONS OPEN HAVING TO ADD THE EXTRA LAYER THE EXTRA LAYER OF BUREAUCRACY AND COUNCIL TO HAVE TO COME AND REZONE OR DO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS OR ANYTHING WITH THESE PROPERTIES IF IT CAN'T BE DEVELOPED JUST LEAVE THE UNDERLYING ZONING ALONE. SO FUTURE COUNCILS OR EVEN THIS COUNCIL WANTS TO SELL LAND SWAP SOMETHING WITH THAT LAND STILL MAINTAINS ITS MARKETABILITY RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE REZONING. I THINK KNOWING WHAT I KNOW AS SOON AS WE DOWNS ON THESE THESE TWO THE T1N IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO GET IT UP TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO IF WE EVER DO DECIDE SELL IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ZONING OR SOMETHING ELSE.

SO I WOULD JUST LEAVE IT ALONE IF IT CAN'T BE DEVELOPED AND LIKE I SAID IT TO ME THAT THE MARKETABILITY FOR FUTURE ACCOUNTS COUNCIL I HAVE A COMMENT GO AHEAD I'LL GIVE YOU A GOOD EXAMPLE OF ONE THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED IN TOWN OF PORT OIL CO-OPERATED WITH THE COUNTY ACROSS SOME PARKER'S S AT SAVANNAH HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY 21 THERE'S A A A PIECE

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IT ALSO CONTAINS A GREAT PLACE FOR DRAINAGE BEFORE IT GOES INTO BATTERY CREEK.

IT WAS NOT PURCHASED FOR STORMWATER IT WAS IT WAS PURCHASED TO PRESERVE IT.

IT IS DEVELOPABLE THEY COULD HAVE FILLED IT IN AND DEVELOPED IT.

IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM PARKER'S IS THAT THE ENTRANCE OF SHELL SHELL POINT NEIGHBORHOOD BUT IT IS PRESERVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND THAT'S ANOTHER REASON FOR ANOTHER LAYER I THINK OF THE PRESERVATION ZONING BECAUSE SOMEONE SOMEDAY WILL SAY I COULD DEVELOP THAT IT IT WAS ALREADY SOMEBODY WHO SAID I CAN DEVELOP THAT BUT IT WAS PRESERVED SO I KINDLY DISAGREE WITH MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER THAT THANK YOU MR. CUNNINGHAM.

AND JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT DAVID SAID AND I GUESS I A LITTLE BIT DISAGREE WITH ALICE ON THAT THE POINT IS IT'S ALREADY IN RURAL AND CRITICAL SO FOR IT TO BE DEVELOPED WE WOULD HAVE TO IT THE ONLY WAY ANYBODY'S GOING TO SELL THAT IS IF SOMEBODY OFFERS THIS OF ACRES THAT WE COULD NEVER AFFORD TO PURCHASE AGAIN. I MEAN IF SOMEBODY BRINGS 4000 ACRES FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PRESERVE IN COUNTY, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE EVER GOING TO SEE SOMEBODY SAY OKAY, I'LL GIVE UP THIS PROPERTY. THAT'S SEVEN ACRES BUT IT STILL TAKES A SUPERMAJORITY. WOULD TAKE NINE PEOPLE TO GET THAT DONE.

STILL YOU HOLD THE VALUE OF THE LAND LIKE DAVID SAID SO THE CHAIRMAN I WANT TO AGREE WITH MISS HOWARD WITH THE RURAL AND CRITICAL LAND PROGRAM GOT STARTED INITIATED A LOT OF CITIZENS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT RESELLING AND AND WE BASICALLY SAID TO THEM NO THE PROPERTY IS GOING IN CONSERVATION IT WILL BE IN THERE IMPROPER THIS JUST ADD ANOTHER LAYER OF PROTECTION THE COUNCIL HAS THE RIGHT TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO BUT JUST GIVE IT ANOTHER LAYER OF PROTECTION SO I SUPPORT THE COMMENTS THAT WAS MADE BY MRS. HOWARD BURIALS. OKAY CHANGE GIVES ANOTHER LAYER OF PROTECTION.

SO YOU'RE SAYING OKAY. YES. CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW BECAUSE IF IT TAKES A SUPERMAJORITY TO SELL IT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MAJORITY TO CHANGE THE ZONING SO WE DOWN ZONING WITHIN ZONE IT RIGHT BACK UP TO STILL SELL IT.

SO HOW DOES THIS GIVE ANOTHER LAYER OF PROTECTION BECAUSE THAT'S ONLY A SIMPLE MAJORITY THE ZONING YOU'RE GETTING A SUPERMAJORITY TO SELL IT. SO HOW DOES A MAJORITY GIVE AN EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION FOR SOMETHING THAT ALREADY NEEDS SUPERMAJORITY? AND YOU KNOW, MY COMMENT IS THIS IS ALREADY IN RURAL AND CRITICAL.

WE'VE PUT IT IN THERE. WE USE THE MONEY THAT THE PUBLIC GAVE US TO PURCHASE AND PUT IT IN THERE. I DON'T SEE US SELLING IT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ALL THE OTHER LOTS WE TALKED ABOUT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. THEY'RE NOT IN RURAL AND CRITICAL WE DID TRY A SWAP ONCE WITH RURAL AND CRITICAL TO PUT A PARK I'M 170 AND THE ANSWER WAS ABSOLUTELY ZERO SO I THINK IT'S ALREADY PROTECTED. I DON'T SEE THE NEED FOR THE EXTRA LAYER. THAT'S MY BIG QUESTION. YEP.

IS HE IS THE INTENT BEHIND THIS IN ORDER TO PREVENT COUNCIL FROM OR TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO SELL IN THE FUTURE? OH SO I'LL STATE THE GOAL OF STAFF AGAIN AND BY THE WAY THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE DONE THIS WE ARE FOLLOWING SUIT WITH HOW COUNCIL HAS APPROACHED THIS IN THE PAST SO STAFF IS BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

WE HAVE A PROGRAM THE RURAL AND PROGRAM IT HAS STATED GOALS. WE HAVE A PLAN THAT HAS STATED GOALS FOR CONSERVATION THROUGH THAT PROGRAM STAFF IS BRINGING THIS FORWARD SAYING WE'RE OUR JOB TO MAKE IT MATCH THE STATED SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A HIGH DENSITY ZONING DISTRICT OWNED THROUGH A PROGRAM THAT HAS A STATED GOALS THAT ARE THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE ZONING IS DOES IT CHANGE IT? NO. DOES IT CREATE MORE HURDLES? YOU HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO SELL IT. YOU PROBABLY HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT ON IT. IT JUST MAKES IT MATCH. IT MAKES IT CLEAN AND IT MAKES THE PROGRAM ALL THE PROPERTIES THE PROGRAM HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME UNDERLYING ZONING.

THAT'S ALL IT NOT UPSET ABOUT STAFF JUST TO BE CLEAR THAT I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE FOLLOWING PROTOCOL JUST TALKING THROUGH IT WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS IN PAST THAT WE'RE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, TALK THROUGH AND CLEAN UP OVER THE YEARS IS AS CHANGES HAPPENED.

SO I JUST WANT THAT TO BE CLEAR. NO PROBLEM.

I GET IT. YOU JUST TAKE OFFENSE. NOT AT ALL.

YEAH. JUST ONE LAST QUESTION, JIM, TO PROPERTY RIGHTS TO GO BACK TO WHAT COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM HAD TO SAY DID. WE DO THE WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES AND HOW A DOWN ZONING OF WHAT DISCUSSING TONIGHT WOULD AFFECT THEM WOULD WE EFFECTIVELY TAKE AWAY CERTAIN RIGHTS OF A OR ADJACENT PROPERTIES SO I'M NOT

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RIGHT? SO HOW COULD IT AFFECT A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY IF YOU DON'T SELL IT AND HAVE A COMP TO AFFECT THEIR THEIR BUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET DOWN THE WEEDS ON THAT I WOULD REFER TO AN APPRAISER AND HAVE THEM MAKE MAKE COMMENT ABOUT THE VALUES OF THE PROPERTY. OH THAT MAKES SENSE. I THINK THAT'S PERFECT SENSE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMON QUESTION? ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING FOR THE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS ORDINANCE 2020 6/01.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE YOU GOT TO ON LINE THREE FOR OH EIGHT ALL OPPOSED IT VERY 1234567 MOTION FAILS I THINK EVERYBODY GOOD DISCUSSION

[13.a. 2026/02: An Ordinance Authorizing the County Administrator to Execute the Necessary Documents and Provide Funding for the Purchase of Real Property Located at 1451 Ribaut Road (TMS No. R110 009 000 0031 0000) from Drayton-Parker Companies LLC in the amount of $700,000 plus closing costs]

NOPE. WE'RE ALL GOOD. ALL RIGHT, ALL IN OF THIS MOTION 2020 602 RAISE YOUR HAND . ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE END OF OUR ORDINANCES AND WE HAVE A ONE RESOLUTION. BEFORE I GET TO THAT, I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE HILTON HEAD TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER MELINDA TONNER.

I LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS WHEN THEY'RE HERE. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING.

[14.a. 2026/01: A Resolution of Beaufort County Council adopting a step pay scale, amending section 4.1 of the Beaufort County Personnel Handbook (Compensation Plan), and authorizing implementation with a retroactive effective date. ]

THE FISCAL IMPACT WAS ROUGHLY 587,000 AND THAT WOULD BE SECURED WITH VACANCY THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON THE BOOKS. SO I DON'T OPEN THAT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR. MS. MEADE QUESTIONS COMMENTS THIS IS JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. MR. TALKED ABOUT THE STEP PROGRAM IS THIS IN KEEPING IN LINE WITH THIS BUT THIS IS WELL IS IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT YES SO THIS IS WHAT WE FEEL FITS COUNTY VERSUS THE FEDERAL AND WE CHATTED A LITTLE ABOUT THAT IN THE WORKSHOPS AT THE FEDERAL SCALES ARE A LITTLE MORE CONDENSED BECAUSE YOU DON'T GIVE STEP INCREASES EVERY YEAR IN TURN THEY GIVE SPOT BONUSES AND OTHER LIKE THAT THAT WE'RE NOT PERMITTED TO SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A WIDER STEP SCALE SO WE CAN APPLY STEP INCREASES EVERY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES RIGHT THROUGH TO ALL 20 RIGHT CORRECT LET'S DO THE FIRST THREE EVERY YEAR AND THEN AFTER THAT IT'S THE NEXT THREE EVERY TWO YEARS AND IT'S REALLY THREE RIGHT? RIGHT.

THEY GIVE AWARDS AND BONUSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I'LL DO THAT AT OKAY.

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JUST A REMINDER TO COUNCIL THIS IS ONE OF THE INITIATIVES THAT YOU GUYS SET FORTH FOR US FOR BUILDING INTO FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET. OH, THAT VOICE FROM ABOVE IS SO LIKE THAT'S OUR CFO MRS. HARRIET AND I'VE GOT THE SPACES HERE.

IT WAS KIND OF WEIRD BECAUSE YOU JUST VOICED AREA AND WE DID YOU SO SORRY THAT'S OKAY FINE ALL RIGHT ANY OTHER COMMENT QUESTION FROM COUNCILMAN YEAH. MR. CUNNINGHAM, I GUESS ONE YOU GUYS ALREADY ANSWERED WITH THE FISCAL IMPACT ARE WE LOOKING AT HAVE STILL NOT CHANGED THE MILLAGE RAISE ANY TAXES WE'RE ABLE TO PUT THIS INTO OUR BUDGET MY FIRST ONE SECONDLY ARE WE GOING TO BACKFILL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR X AMOUNT OF YEARS WHAT IS THE PROCESS LOOK LIKE FOR THAT QUESTION SO KATHERINE, I'LL TAKE QUESTION NUMBER ONE.

NO WE WILL NOT ADJUST THE MILLAGE THIS WILL BE ABSORBED BY VACANCY LAG IN THE CURRENT BUDGET TO GET THE RETROACTIVE TO JANUARY 3RD AND THEN WE'LL PLAN FOR THAT GATHERING CORRECT ME THE MERIT MERIT PLAN COME JULY ONE CORRECT AND IT WILL BE BUILT INTO FISCAL YEAR 27TH BUDGET. DOES THAT HELP? OH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS HOPING YOU'D SAY SO. THAT'S PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, MR. GLOVER, ADD SOMETHING ELSE NOW I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MY SUPPORT I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE MOTION.

IT'LL AUTOMATICALLY PUT THE MONEY IN, THE BUDGET. I'LL LET PINKY CHIME IN ON THAT. YEAH. GLOVER THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE AIR BUDGET. WE'RE JUST GOING TO UTILIZE VACANCY LAG TO IMPLEMENT THE STEP PLAN EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3RD. IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. YEAH. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THE MERRITT PLAN COME JULY ONE IN FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET. THANK YOU.

OF COURSE. DO WE GET TO ANSWER FOR THE SECOND PART OF MY QUESTION? I'M SORRY, CAN YOU JUST WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN HERE FOR FIVE, SIX, SEVEN YEARS? IS THERE GOING TO BE WHAT'S WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR THAT? SO THE WAY WE'VE IMPLEMENTED AND PLACED PEOPLE ON THEIR IS WHERE THEY CURRENTLY FALL IN THEIR RANGE AS IT STANDS NOW AND WE TOOK A LOOK AT THE INTERNAL EQUITY WHEN WE DID OUR LAST CLASS AND COMP STUDY SO THAT SHOULD THAT HAS MAINTAINED IS THERE FOR IS THERE INTERNAL EQUITY AND THEN WE WERE JUST ROUNDING THEM UP TO THE NEXT STEP CLOSER TO THEIR CURRENT SALARY JUST FOR PURPOSES ONLY AND THIS IS ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES THAT WORK FOR COUNTY ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES THAT ARE THAT FALL UNDER OUR CLASS AND COMP PLAN AND I DO WANT TO THANK YOU I KNOW HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK A LOT OF WORK AND YOU'VE DONE A A GREAT JOB EXPLAINING IT AND KUDOS TO OUR EMPLOYEES WHO WILL BENEFIT THIS .

ABSOLUTELY. THEY ARE ALREADY VERY EXCITED. WE ARE GETTING PHONE CALLS SO WE'RE READY TO IMPLEMENT AS SOON AS WE CAN GET YOUR SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION CAN WE HAVE A VOTE ON THIS PLEASE ALL IN FAVOR IF? YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE GOING TO GET MUGGED IN THE PARKING LOT. I THINK YOU MISSED ME. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES SHORT AGENDA AND WE ARE ADJOURNED ALL RIGHT.

THANK

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