* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. LIKE TO WELCOME [00:00:01] EVERYONE TO THE UM, NO OCTOBER 26TH MEETING, CAUCUS MEETING. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY. WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FRAUD. THANK YOU. UM, MS. BROCK, HAS THIS BEEN ADVERTISED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT? OKAY. AT THIS, UH, TIME, I'D LIKE TO [4.APPROVAL OF AGENDA] ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA, PLEASE. YES, SIR. UM, ON THE, UH, CAUCUS AGENDA, I WOULD LIKE TO, UNDER SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 30 40 70 A TWO, HAVE A DISCUSSION RELATING TO THE NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO A PROPOSED CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT ON MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE RELATED TO THE GREEN SPACE PURCHASE OF THE NEW RIVER TRACT IN BLUFFTON. I'LL SECOND AGAIN. OKAY. IF I SHOW OF HANDS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT AMENDMENT? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. WE HAVE ONE PERSON ONLINE. UH, COUNCILMAN PASSMAN. ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU HEAR US? CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY? COUNCILMAN PASSMAN? OKAY. YEP. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. UM, IS THERE ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE AGENDA WITH THAT AMENDMENT? NO. NO MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. I'LL SECOND THAT. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. UM, THE AGENDA IS, [6.EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)] UH, UNDER SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 30 DASH FOUR DASH 70 A. TWO LEGAL ADVICE RELATED TO THE DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS, INCIDENT TO THE PENDING LITIGATION OR OTHER MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, BEAUFORT COUNTY VERSUS SOMERVILLE CONDEMNATION CASE. WE WILL TAKE UP THE GREEN SPACE FIRST THOUGH, WHEN, WHEN WE, WHEN WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE NEXT ITEM IS UNDER SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAW SECTION 30 DASH FOUR DASH 70 A ONE. DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL MATTERS RELATING TO THE INQUIRY BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION FOUR DASH NINE DASH UM, 6 6 60. QUICK GROUP REPORT. UH, AT THIS TIME WE WILL GO INTO, UH, DO I HAVE A, WE ALREADY APPROVED THE, WE DIDN'T HOLD IT ON IT, BUT YEAH. WILL YOU VOTE ON THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. ALRIGHT. AND THAT UNANIM THERE MAY BE MATTERS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. WE NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. YES, WE WILL. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. YES. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO GO ON EXECUTIVE SESSION? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TABER. ALL IN FAVOR OF GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE AMENDED AGENDA. AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THEIR PATIENCE. THEIR PATIENCE. UM, WE ARE STILL AN EXEC. WE HAD COME [7.MATTERS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)] OUT OF, UM, EXECUTIVE SESSION BACK AND THERE IS ACTIONS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YEP, I HAVE IT. UM, THIS IS IN THE MATTER OF BEAUFORT COUNTY VERSUS PAUL SOMERVILLE. I MOVE THE COUNSEL AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND OUR OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR THIS CASE TO NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND THE AMOUNTS AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I SECOND, SORRY. FINISH, FINISH. JUST GIMME ONE MINUTE . AND THAT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE TERMS AND AMOUNTS AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION NOW. NOW SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE A SECOND BACK. UM, COUNCILMAN YORK GLOVER. UM, YOU, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND. AND THAT IS MR. PASSMAN. YES, THAT IS UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. UM, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? YES, MA'AM. MADAM CHAIR. UM, JUST IN SENSE OF TIMES, I KNOW WE STILL HAVE SOME MORE TO GO OVER AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO SUSPEND OUR CAUCUS AND TO CONCLUDE OR TO RE RECONVENE AT THE END OF OUR COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING. A SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. BY COUNCILMAN BARAM YOU ANY DISCUSSION SEEING ING? DONE? ALL IN. WE WANT TO ROLL CALL, VOTE. YEAH. WE'LL DO A ROLL, ROLL CALL. VOTE ON THAT PLEASE, MA'AM. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BARTHOLOMEW? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RES? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER PASSMAN? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MCALLEN? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER LAWSON. MARK LAWSON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DAWSON? [00:05:01] YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN. NO. VICE CHAIR TABER? YES. YES. I DON'T CARE. CHAIR HOWARD? YES. THE MOTION PASSES. TEN ONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. UM, EXECUTIVE RECESS. RECESS. RECESS. JUST TO RECESS. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO RECESS UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF, UH, COUNTY COUNCIL. ADJOURN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THE SECOND BY COUNCIL. I THINK I HEARD COUNCIL MCALLEN MAKE THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE RECESS. AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. COUNCILMAN? YES. ALRIGHT, SO NOW WE WILL GO INTO OUR, WHAT WE NEED TIME FOR THE CAMERAS TO SWITCH OVER? YES MA'AM. GIMME, GIMME FIVE THIS OUT. ALRIGHT. AND NOW AT THIS TIME [6.EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 2 of 2)] WE WILL GO BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE ANYTHING COMING OUT. WE ARE BACK [7.MATTERS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)] AND THERE'S NO FURTHER ACTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CLOVER, WHO IS THE SECOND COUNCILMAN? MCKELLAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALRIGHT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.