1 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:39,110 Mhm. 2 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:40,560 » meeting 3 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:41,600 of the Currituck County Board of 4 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,440 Commissioners for the purpose of 5 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,360 appointing a new sheriff for Currituck 6 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:46,320 County. 7 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:48,080 I think this is an historic event. I 8 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:49,920 don't think a Republican sheriff has 9 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:51,800 ever been appointed in Currituck County. 10 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,800 Of course, Sheriff Eso was won his 11 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,200 election outright and uh 12 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,080 so I think this is a first for many of 13 00:02:58,080 --> 00:02:59,920 us. 14 00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:02,280 All right, let's get down to business. 15 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,000 I'd like to invite uh 16 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:06,720 Clerk of Superior Court Ken Roper to 17 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,040 come and lead us in the Pledge of 18 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:08,800 Allegiance. 19 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,519 >> Everybody, please stand. 20 00:03:10,519 --> 00:03:11,320 Please place your right hand over your 21 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,200 heart and join me in the Pledge. 22 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:15,320 >> I pledge allegiance to the flag 23 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,880 of the United States of America and to 24 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,640 the Republic for which it stands, one 25 00:03:20,640 --> 00:03:23,959 nation under God, indivisible, with 26 00:03:23,959 --> 00:03:33,270 liberty and justice for all. 27 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,400 » Now, I would like to invite uh 28 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,920 Pastor Chad Barrow of Glad Tidings 29 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:39,640 Church and the Currituck County 30 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:41,800 Sheriff's Office Chaplain to deliver the 31 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:47,790 invocation. 32 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:51,640 » I promise you I will not preach today. 33 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,440 I'd just like to say something before I 34 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:54,720 do pray. 35 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:58,040 I thank God for Sheriff Ace Buck 36 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,360 who asked me about 5 or 6 years ago to 37 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,680 come and be the chaplain to him and to 38 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:06,400 the deputies. He 39 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:07,080 uh 40 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,240 definitely told me said not to the jail. 41 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,720 He said Shed, I I need you and the 42 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,600 deputies need you. So, I thank God for 43 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:14,840 that. 44 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:16,079 And uh 45 00:04:16,079 --> 00:04:18,079 God has blessed him and he's going to 46 00:04:18,079 --> 00:04:20,480 continue to do great things for the 47 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,680 county and the state. I believe that. 48 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,880 About 3 weeks ago 49 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,600 uh I called John Nyberg and to meet with 50 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:30,480 him. 51 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,400 And I met with him for about an hour. 52 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,680 And I will say this. 53 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,080 John 54 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,760 is a kind-hearted 55 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:41,280 person. 56 00:04:41,280 --> 00:04:44,240 And I shared with him before I left. 57 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:45,040 Uh 58 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,160 one of my parishioners several years ago 59 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,760 told me when I started uh to pastor. 60 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,120 And that time I pastored a 61 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,440 all African-American church. 62 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,840 And it was hard. 63 00:04:59,840 --> 00:05:03,040 And she told me she said stand firm 64 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,080 but be gentle. 65 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,680 And I did that. And God delivered me 66 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,790 from cussing. 67 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,000 And I thank God for that. 68 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,520 But I'm at a place now is multicultural 69 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,640 and it's just as sweet as it could be. 70 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:19,240 It almost blow my mind. I thought I had 71 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,200 died and went to heaven. 72 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:22,960 But uh John 73 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:24,760 stand firm. 74 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,520 You have to. 75 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,000 And be as gentle as you can. 76 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,560 Because not only are you dealing with 77 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,440 the deputies, you're dealing with the 78 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,919 county. And I will continue to pray for 79 00:05:34,919 --> 00:05:37,360 you, my brother. 80 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:38,880 Let us pray. 81 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:41,720 Father God, I thank you 82 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,520 for Sheriff Buck 83 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,200 the years that he served. And we thank 84 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:48,960 you for him and that you will continue 85 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:50,480 to grace him 86 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,880 and be with him. But Lord, we thank you 87 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,000 for John Nyberg, 88 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,200 who's standing in the gap, 89 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,040 sheriff-elect, 90 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,720 and I believe in my heart in November, 91 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:05,200 Lord, he will be the sheriff. 92 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:06,880 But right now, he will be the acting 93 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,560 sheriff. So, we're asking you to be with 94 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,000 him, his wife and his children and 95 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,240 grandchildren, and to be with this 96 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,560 county in Jesus' name. Amen. 97 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,080 >> Amen. 98 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,030 Thank you, Reverend Barber. 99 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:23,520 » In accordance with the state government 100 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:24,400 ethics [clears throat] act, it is the 101 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,120 duty of every board member to avoid both 102 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:27,640 conflicts of interest and the appearance 103 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,000 of conflict. Does any board member have 104 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,480 any known conflict of interest or the 105 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,440 appearance of conflict with respect to 106 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:34,880 any matter coming before the board this 107 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:36,080 evening 108 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:37,480 or this morning? 109 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,080 If so, please identify the con- conflict 110 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,080 and refrain from any undue participation 111 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,790 in the particular matter. 112 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,400 Is there a motion to adopt adopt the 113 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:48,040 agenda? 114 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:49,080 >> So moved. 115 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,000 >> Motion by Commissioner Shin. 116 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:51,600 >> Second. 117 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,320 >> Seconded by Commissioner Moore. All in 118 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:57,950 favor? 119 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,280 The purpose of the today's special 120 00:06:59,280 --> 00:07:01,000 meeting, as previously stated, is to 121 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:02,240 fill the vacancy of the office of 122 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,160 sheriff. As required by North Carolina 123 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:05,960 law, the board has consulted with the 124 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:07,640 county executive committee of the 125 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,760 political party with which the former 126 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,120 sheriff was affiliated and has received 127 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,120 its recommendation. The board will now 128 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:15,840 consider the matters necessary to fill 129 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:17,400 the vacancy, including approval of the 130 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,720 sheriff's bond, appointment to the 131 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,120 office of sheriff, and administration of 132 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,600 the required oaths of office. 133 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,760 Mr. Clark, we got the bond and we got 134 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,880 the uh recommendation from the executive 135 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:30,360 committee. 136 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,470 >> That's correct. 137 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:34,720 » We're going to have three separate 138 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,200 motions. 139 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:37,400 I'm going to read the motion, and then 140 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,080 I'm going to ask someone to uh 141 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,240 say so moved, and then someone to second 142 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:43,440 it. So. 143 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,280 The motion number one is for the bond 144 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:46,560 approval. 145 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:48,040 The chair will entertain a motion to 146 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,000 approve the surety bond and related bond 147 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,480 instruments for John Robert Nyberg for 148 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,680 the office of Sheriff of Carteret County 149 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:56,600 in the amount required by law and to 150 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,600 adopt the related resolution contingent 151 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,960 upon his appointment to the office. 152 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:03,600 >> So moved. 153 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,320 >> All right. Motion by Commissioner Quinn, 154 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,000 seconded by Commissioner Moore. All in 155 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:09,840 favor? 156 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,560 Mhm. Second motion. Chair will entertain 157 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,040 a motion to appoint John Robert Nyberg 158 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:16,880 as Sheriff of Carteret County to fill 159 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:18,960 the vacancy in the office of Sheriff 160 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:20,680 following consultation with the County 161 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,360 Executive Committee of the political 162 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,160 party with which the former Sheriff was 163 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:25,720 affiliated and based upon the 164 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,080 committee's recommendation in accordance 165 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:29,600 with North Carolina law. 166 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:30,800 >> So moved. 167 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,599 >> Motion by Commissioner Moore, seconded 168 00:08:32,599 --> 00:08:37,350 by Commissioner Walter. All in favor? 169 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,280 Next we'll have the administration of 170 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:40,960 the oath. 171 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,520 The Honorable Clint Rowe, Senior 172 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,040 Resident Superior Court Judge for 173 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,280 District 4, will administer the oath of 174 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,520 office to John Robert Nyberg, Sheriff of 175 00:08:50,520 --> 00:09:03,750 Carteret County. 176 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:08,510 » Sheriff, would you come up, please? 177 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,360 your left hand on the Bible and 178 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,560 raise your right. 179 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:15,080 Do you, John Robert Nyberg, solemnly 180 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:17,320 swear that you will support and maintain 181 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,440 the Constitution and the laws of the 182 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:22,160 United States and the Constitution and 183 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,280 laws of North Carolina not inconsistent 184 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:27,640 therewith, and that you will faithfully 185 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:29,880 discharge the duties 186 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,240 of the office of Sheriff, so help you 187 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:32,920 God? 188 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:34,839 >> I do. 189 00:09:34,839 --> 00:09:36,760 >> And do 190 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,080 you, John Robert Nyberg solemnly and 191 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,120 sincerely swear that you will support 192 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,640 the Constitution of the United States 193 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:45,240 and that you will 194 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,640 be faithful and bear true allegiance to 195 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,680 the state of North Carolina 196 00:09:49,680 --> 00:09:51,640 and to the constitutional powers and 197 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:53,040 authorities 198 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,320 which are or may be established for the 199 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,160 government thereof 200 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,360 and that you will endeavor to support, 201 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:01,880 maintain, and defend the Constitution of 202 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,360 said state not inconsistent with the 203 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,960 Constitution of the United States to the 204 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:08,800 best of your knowledge and ability, so 205 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:09,920 help you God. 206 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:11,200 >> I do. 207 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:12,400 >> And do you 208 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:15,240 John Robert Nyberg solemnly swear that 209 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,200 you will execute the office of Sheriff 210 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,680 of Carteret County to the best of your 211 00:10:19,680 --> 00:10:23,360 knowledge and ability agreeably to law 212 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,800 and that you will not take, accept or 213 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,480 receive directly or indirectly any fee, 214 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:33,080 gift, bribe, gratuity, or reward 215 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:34,640 whatsoever 216 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:36,760 for returning any man to serve as a 217 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,320 juror or for making any false return of 218 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,360 process to you directed, so help you 219 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:43,040 God. 220 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:44,440 >> I do. 221 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,492 >> CONGRATULATIONS. 222 00:10:46,492 --> 00:11:31,510 >> [applause] 223 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:32,760 » I LOVE YOU MUCH. 224 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:34,040 >> THANK YOU. 225 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:34,720 >> SHERIFF. 226 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:34,840 >> THANK 227 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,360 >> want to make some brief remarks? 228 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:40,000 >> Well, I thought we would do that once 229 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:40,480 >> All right. 230 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,680 >> in the other room. 231 00:11:42,680 --> 00:11:44,360 Um 232 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:48,430 in the interest of 233 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,028 brevity, 234 00:11:50,028 --> 00:12:01,150 >> [laughter] 235 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,120 » We'll we'll hold you off right now. 236 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,480 >> Okay, I'm going. 237 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:06,480 Um 238 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,160 I I just 239 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:09,320 we're going to turn around and do this 240 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,160 all again in the other room with all the 241 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:12,560 other deputies. 242 00:12:12,560 --> 00:12:13,840 Um 243 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,760 I 244 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,560 I'm extremely humbled. Um it's it's 245 00:12:18,560 --> 00:12:20,840 quite a day for me and my family and I 246 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:22,840 think for Carteret County. 247 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:27,840 Um we've served and had an individual that 248 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:29,280 served us 249 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,000 as citizens of Carteret County for 250 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:32,760 almost 20 years. 251 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:35,839 Um they are big shoes to fill. 252 00:12:35,839 --> 00:12:37,200 Um 253 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:38,960 The one thing that I will not be able to 254 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,440 do is talk as long as he has. 255 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,800 So, the rest of it um 256 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:47,160 I wholeheartedly will pour my whole self 257 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,720 into this um opportunity and this job 258 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,520 and this um 259 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,760 purpose. 260 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,760 So, thank you very much. 261 00:12:57,760 --> 00:12:58,803 >> THANK YOU. 262 00:12:58,803 --> 00:13:04,120 >> [applause] 263 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:05,600 >> THANK YOU. UH 264 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:07,600 CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN. UH I WOULD LIKE 265 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:09,160 to invite everyone over to Superior 266 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:10,839 Courtroom number one. We're going to 267 00:13:10,839 --> 00:13:11,760 have the 268 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:13,320 another ceremony there, but the years 269 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,240 I've known John Nyberg, he's 270 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,720 been a man of great integrity and honor 271 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:20,360 and a hard worker and uh 272 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:21,440 I told him he was a kind of a little 273 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:22,839 quiet for politics. We're going to try 274 00:13:22,839 --> 00:13:24,440 to break him out of his shell, but he 275 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,480 he's coming along and uh and but he is a 276 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,240 first class person and uh he does have 277 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,640 big shoes to fill with Asa Asa led in 278 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:34,000 the same manner 279 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:35,520 and we are uh 280 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,080 certainly uh grateful to have a quality 281 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,040 person as our sheriff to continue on 282 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:42,160 through the many changes that's going to 283 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:43,760 be happening to the jail and the 284 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:45,400 sheriff's office and the as the county 285 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:47,080 continues to grow so 286 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,000 I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. 287 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:50,360 >> Motion to adjourn. 288 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,040 >> Motion by Commissioner Clark seconded by 289 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,200 Commissioner Waldrop all in favor? 290 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,680 All right let's go next door.