[1:30] the regular council meeting of Tuesday,
September 1st, 2026 in KC City Hall
[1:36] chambers. The press and public have been
notified according to the Freedom of
[1:40] Information Act.
>> Yes, Mayor.
[1:41] » Thank you. Um,
okay. Mayor Pro Tim Carter has our
[1:47] invocation tonight and um um you may
already be including um both Andy Thomas
[1:54] and the officers in Colia.
>> Yes. Yes.
[1:57] » Thank you.
>> Yes. Again, uh thank you, Mayor. Um
[2:01] yeah, before I get started with the
prayer, I would like to uh to
[2:05] acknowledge uh our employee, Andy
Thomas, our curator of our museum that
[2:09] we uh that we lost last week. U Michael,
if you don't mind, I'm gonna steal some
[2:15] of your words that uh that when you sent
to us and this is very brief. Andy had a
[2:20] remarkable knowledge and passion for our
city's history and he played an
[2:25] important role in helping tell the
stories that make Casey such a great and
[2:29] special community. His loss will be felt
deeply by our staff, our museum family,
[2:35] and the many whose lives he touched. and
he leaves behind an important legacy in
[2:40] Casey and we are grateful for the many
years he devoted to preserving our
[2:44] city's history. Rest in peace, my
friend. Also, as we all know, we uh we
[2:49] had another tragedy with the with the
law enforcement last week over in
[2:53] Colombia. We uh our the police community
lost an officer and had one seriously
[2:59] injured. And uh we always uh want to
reach out to uh to those families and
[3:04] keep them in your thoughts and your
prayers and and all the the forces. It
[3:08] is home as we all know for us. And uh
let's remember those too. Please. Thank
[3:13] you. So if you if you would like to if
you could bow your head, I'll I'll say a
[3:17] prayer. Please pray with me. Dearest God
in heaven, we love you so much and thank
[3:23] you for the blessings that you give us
daily. Uh please uh please allow us to
[3:29] uh again acknowledge our our our our
first responders, all first responders
[3:34] in in in our state. Um they do so much
every day and put their lives on the
[3:38] line. And please remember the Thomas
family and and keep them um
[3:44] keep them keep you first in their hearts
as they as they deal with this tragedy
[3:49] of losing losing our friend. Um please
now continue to bless this council. give
[3:54] us strength, courage, wisdom, and
guidance as we make uh decisions on
[3:59] behalf of our wonderful city. We ask all
this in Jesus name. Amen. Amen.
[4:04] » Thank you. Please join us for the pledge
of allegiance.
[4:09] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[4:15] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[4:22] justice for all.
[4:27] You have before your request for
approval of the minutes from the August
[4:32] 4th regular council meeting and the
August 24th special called council
[4:36] meeting.
[4:42] » Motion to approve both of them. Mayor
>> second.
[4:44] » Thank you. Is there any discussion?
[4:49] » I'll call the question.
>> Council member all.
[4:52] » Yes. Council member Thomas,
>> yes.
[4:54] » Council member Rose,
>> yes.
[4:55] » Mayor Prom Carter,
>> yes.
[4:57] » Mayor,
>> yes. Thank you so moved. We have public
[4:59] comment regarding items on the agenda.
>> Yes. We have one, Miss Janita Riley.
[5:05] » Janetta Riley speaking on item 10A.
[5:13] » Good evening, mayor and members of
council. Um, I'll be speaking on item uh
[5:19] XA, which is an executive session item.
discussion of appointments and
[5:24] reappoints of city um of Casey boards,
commissioners and committees.
[5:31] Um with regard to that particular item,
um I am a lifelong resident of the city
[5:37] of Casey. I served on the housing uh
board for uh five plus years and uh with
[5:45] that particular board I know that um our
current system for appointments are and
[5:52] reappoint well appointments is a next up
or next in line um for this particular
[5:58] board. Um it I think that it needs a
special uh skill set because this is the
[6:04] one of the very few boards that's uh
actually has a fidiciary responsibility
[6:08] and does federal oversightes um with as
it pertains to HUD regulations and and
[6:15] uh the like. So, um if you all could
please consider having um a more I guess
[6:22] robust or uh stringent criteria for
those particular uh board members and
[6:28] also having involvement from uh the
housing board members um so that they
[6:34] could help to um select someone with the
skill set that's needed at that
[6:39] particular time. Thank you so much. I
appreciate your time.
[6:42] » Thank you, Miss Riley.
[6:47] Next, we have a presentation by Dr.
Angela Cooper, superintendent, Lexington
[6:52] School District 2, Commitment to Being a
Champion for Children.
[7:02] » Good evening, Mayor Parton and members
of council, and thank you for having
[7:06] Lexington School District 2 here
tonight. We are proud to serve the Casey
[7:10] community and tonight we simply want to
introduce you and our community to the
[7:14] outstanding school leaders that serve
our children and our families here in
[7:19] the city of Casey. We also want to share
a little with you about how we are
[7:23] approaching our work together.
Everything that we do in Lexington 2 is
[7:28] simply grounded in a belief that we are
champions for children. And this is more
[7:33] than an inspirational message. It is
indeed our leadership standard. It
[7:38] represents our behaviors, our decisions,
the way we show up for our students and
[7:43] our families, for our employees and for
one another. And as champions for
[7:48] children, we are working towards a
larger vision. And that vision is
[7:51] destination schools and a destination
district. We want Lexington 2 schools to
[7:56] be places where students want to learn,
are learning, are engaged, where our
[8:02] parents, our parents see our
opportunities and choose us
[8:05] purposefully. employees want to be a
part and have embraced the efficacy of
[8:11] continued growth and where our
communities see our success and want to
[8:15] invest in us. And the city of Casey is
an important part of this vision.
[8:22] But becoming a destination district
requires more than programs,
[8:25] initiatives, and facilities. It requires
strong leadership and it requires
[8:31] committed partnerships. And this is why
we have established our five leadership
[8:35] commitments. And this is the work this
this will guide the work that we do in
[8:40] Lexington 2. And these commitments do
not stop at the doors of our schools in
[8:44] Casey. They shape how we want to work
with the city of Casey as well.
[8:49] Protecting what is strong in our
community. Bu be um excuse me, building
[8:54] our collective capacity, staying aligned
around the needs of our children and our
[8:59] families, monitoring whether our work is
moving in the direction that we intend
[9:03] and owning the results together because
strong schools and strong communities
[9:08] really do go hand in hand. So with that,
please allow me to introduce our deputy
[9:13] superintendent, Dr. David McDonald, who
will introduce our esteemed principles
[9:18] and administrators here this evening and
briefly share with you our five
[9:22] leadership commitments where we are
inviting each of you to partner with us
[9:26] as we move forward accordingly.
>> Thank you, Dr. Cooper.
[9:36] Is our slide going to move? Good
evening, mayor, members of council.
[9:40] We're very excited to to be here with
you tonight. And first, I have the the
[9:43] pleasure of introducing our school
leaders who have joined us tonight. And
[9:46] I'd like to ask them to come forward and
tell you who they are. If you guys would
[9:50] come forward and introduce yourselves
and tell what school you represent. Some
[9:53] of our principles could not be here
tonight because there are events going
[9:56] on at schools as you can imagine, but we
want to give them an opportunity to
[9:58] introduce themselves.
>> Good evening. Alicia Dickerson,
[10:03] principal at Busby Creative Arts
Academy.
[10:08] » Elaine Lundy, principal at Casey
Elementary.
[10:13] Kelly Rimia. I'm the director of
alternative education at Newbridge
[10:16] Academy.
>> And I'm Amy Ranken, assistant principal
[10:19] at Brooklyn Casey High School.
>> As part of our commitment to the work
[10:25] we're doing as champions for children,
we've adopted a set of team commitments
[10:29] to help guide this work this year. It's
also intended to help us focus and
[10:32] really align all of our work that we do
as a district and across the community.
[10:37] These five areas are protecting our
culture, building capacity, create
[10:42] alignment, monitor our outcomes, and
most importantly, we're going to own our
[10:46] results because we know that when we
make those commitments together as a
[10:50] group, we can continue to make great
successful partnerships across our
[10:53] district. At the start of this year, we
asked all of our employees across the
[10:57] district to commit themselves to being a
true champion for children. And not just
[11:01] a champion, but a champion for all
children. and everyone has signed our
[11:05] champions for children commitment
document which we're providing for you
[11:08] tonight. Um our goal is not just our
employees but our hope is to reach this
[11:13] to our elected officials, business
leaders, community members, and whomever
[11:17] else wants to join us in this coalition
to be true champions for children. So
[11:21] tonight, we invite you to join us in
signing this commitment uh and
[11:26] dedicating yourselves to help us in this
work of really being true champions for
[11:30] children. Um, we're also going to give
you some additional copies of this
[11:33] tonight because we want you to display
this in your business, your place of
[11:37] work, and encourage others to join in
this as well. And so, we're giving you
[11:40] copies that if you'll help us distribute
this and asking your neighbors and
[11:43] members of the Casey community to truly
be champions for children with us in
[11:48] this work. Uh we look forward to sharing
this work as we go through this year
[11:52] across our community, across our
district, and we're going to continue to
[11:56] invite every community to join us in
really being a part of being a true
[12:00] champion for children. So again, we're
going to ask you to help join us by
[12:04] signing these commitments tonight and
joining in the work of Lexington School
[12:07] District, too. Um these school leaders
work very hard for our kids. We're very
[12:11] fortunate to have them and many others
like them um who work very hard every
[12:16] single day to do great work. But most
importantly, these partnerships are not
[12:19] possible and they cannot be successful
without folks like you. Many of you
[12:23] volunteer in our schools. You attend
programs. I've seen some of you there.
[12:26] Um, and so our goal this year is to
really ramp that up and get more and
[12:30] more folks to help partner with us and
do great work for our children here in
[12:34] Lexington School District, too. So,
thank you for the opportunity to share
[12:36] tonight.
>> Thank you so much for being with us. And
[12:39] I believe we have some additional slides
we can pull up for you.
[12:44] » Just one.
>> Okay.
[12:49] Sorry.
[12:53] » That's right. Take your time.
[12:58] » Slide two generally goes over the
leadership commitments. And slide three.
[13:02] Thanks so
[13:06] » much.
[13:09] » Will it cooperate with you, Jamie? If
not, it's okay.
[13:19] It's okay. As educators, we understand
flexibility.
[13:23] [laughter]
>> Absolutely. Y'all are pros at it. So,
[13:26] council, if everybody is signing their
um
[13:29] » commitments,
then we Let's go. No, let's all go
[13:32] present them ourselves and we'll go to
the picture. Are we wearing back
[13:43] out there?
[14:02] » Are we all
>> [laughter]
[14:05] » We will
[14:16] [laughter]
[14:28] » all right.
[14:42] Thank you so much.
[14:50] » Oh, thank you, Mr. Chair.
[14:59] » Oh, wait. He wanted to um
>> but
[15:02] » grab um principal Lundy.
[15:08] » We need Let's take a picture with our
back
[15:16] » Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You're cool.
[laughter]
[15:22] » Trying to be in fashion. Trying to be in
fashion.
[15:32] enough
[15:49] window.
[laughter]
[16:09] Y'all get out of here.
[16:17] » He knows people.
>> I know. I know. Glad you remember.
[16:31] Yay. I'm so excited about that
initiative.
[16:33] » That's pretty cool.
>> Okay. Next, we have discussion and
[16:38] approval to amend the September 16th,
2026 council meeting date. I don't
[16:43] believe you said we don't need.
>> No amendment necessary.
[16:45] » Okay. Thank you. Um then we have
discussion and approval of Routeware
[16:49] Incorporated quote Q-20730
for continuation of the city's recurring
[16:56] subscription services for a 12 month
term beginning October 1st 2026.
[17:01] » Yes. Good evening mayor and council. Uh
this is more commonly known as our
[17:07] recollect app. So it's just the company
name. Routeware is the company name for
[17:12] the recollect app. So the city has
utiliz utilized routeware as a public
[17:16] education and service tool for waste
management communication since October 1
[17:21] of 2020. The platform is designed to
streamline waste management
[17:25] communication with residents and provide
collection calendars and reminders and
[17:30] target messaging for service era changes
and emergency service alerts. The
[17:34] program overview included in your packet
um with the quote indicates that 31% of
[17:40] residents are utilizing the app and 68%
um have access information through
[17:45] laptops and computers. Um staff does
recommend that council authorize a
[17:50] continuation of the routeware
reoccurring subscription services
[17:54] beginning October 1 of this year 2026 in
the amount of $9,42252.
[18:03] Great. Thank you. Is there a motion to
authorize the Routeware recurring
[18:07] subscription services beginning October
1st in the amount of $9,422.52?
[18:15] » Motion to approve. Mayor,
>> thank you. Is there a second?
[18:19] » Second.
>> Thank you. Any discussion?
[18:21] » Um, Mike.
>> Yes, sir.
[18:22] » Can the app only be used for waste
management or can we use the app for
[18:26] anything?
[18:29] » No, it can be used for more than
anything. Okay. Because I I've had my
[18:34] personal experiences with the app and I
think it could be utilized a lot better
[18:40] even just having city events on it or
just putting the city restaurants or
[18:46] something like that on the app to really
utilize it because
[18:50] for $2500
I think we could really try to get going
[18:56] with that app. I I just personally would
love to see it utilized better. Um there
[19:00] are some limitations to the app. It is
not a full service app. Um there are
[19:03] some limitations to it and we've had
some issues in the past. So we think
[19:07] those been worked out but
[clears throat]
[19:09] um I agree we could util utilize the app
more
[19:14] especially with events and things along.
>> I got you. Okay.
[19:19] » All right. I'll call the question.
>> Council member Al.
[19:22] » Yes.
>> Council member Thomas.
[19:24] » Yes.
>> Council member Rose.
[19:25] » Yes.
>> Mayor Pro Carter.
[19:27] » Yes.
>> Mayor.
[19:28] » Yes. Thank you. So moved. Next, we have
a resolution committing the city of
[19:31] Casey to providing a local match for a
municipal association of South Carolina
[19:36] problem solver grant and following its
procurement policy for securing services
[19:42] and products with grant funds.
>> Again, good evening, mayor and council.
[19:47] Uh just to clarify, this is a
pre-application
[19:51] authorization. We have not put in for
the application as of yet. There is a
[19:55] resolution required
that council is aware that there is a
[20:01] match. We'll go over that through this,
but just wanted to clarify that starting
[20:04] out. Um the city the Casey community
tool ship was developed by the city code
[20:09] compliance staff to help residents
maintain their properties and address
[20:13] potential code violations. Supported by
the Casey Beautifification Foundation
[20:18] and several private businesses in the
community, the program provides Casey
[20:22] residents, neighborhood associations,
and community organizations with free
[20:26] access to public lawn and property
maintenance equipment for non-commercial
[20:29] uses.
Uh the tool shed currently offers
[20:33] lawnmowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers,
hedge trimmers, rakes, shovels, and
[20:38] wheelbearers, and other equipment for up
to three days. um you just have to be an
[20:43] incity resident with a driver's license.
Demand, however, is beginning to exceed
[20:48] the city's available inventory and the
ability to maintain the equipment.
[20:53] Um the MASC impact fund problem solver
grant will allow the city to expand and
[20:59] strengthen the program by purchasing a
different additional high demand
[21:03] equipment, replacing worn and
nonfunctional tools, and add equipment
[21:07] requested by the residents. The goal is
to create more reliable inventory and
[21:12] serve more residents while keeping the
program free. Um they are all battery
[21:16] operated tools in there. Um the
batteries do unfortunately wear out.
[21:20] We've had it for a few years. So we're
needing to replace some of the batteries
[21:23] and get some additional um equipment
because the demand is pretty high.
[21:29] The problem solver grant provides up to
$25,000 and requires a 5% local match.
[21:34] If rewarded the full amount, the city
required match would be about $1,250.
[21:39] City council must approve a resolution
supporting the application and
[21:42] committing to the local match. The
application deadline is September 25th.
[21:47] Um staff recommends that city council
authorize the city of Casey to apply for
[21:51] the MASC impact fund problem solver
grant for the community tool shed and
[21:58] approve the required resolution
committing the city to the 5% local
[22:02] match.
Thank you. Is there a motion for the uh
[22:06] staff recommendation?
>> Motion to approve the staff
[22:09] recommendation.
>> Second.
[22:12] » Thank you. Any discussion?
>> Mike, just a quick question. Um
[22:17] I guess I had thought there was a
lawnmower that came through the
[22:21] beautifification foundation. Do you
remember that? I don't remember the
[22:26] specific lawnmower, but they have helped
with this um getting most of the
[22:31] equipment in at the beginning for this.
>> Yes, sir. Just just curious, does this
[22:36] did this have to come to council or
could have have gone through the
[22:39] foundation? Just just asking the
question.
[22:41] » Well, the foundation has been gracious
enough to um help us up to this point.
[22:46] » Uh this was trying to leverage and we
will probably talk to them about
[22:49] possibly helping with the match, but
this is a leverage. Um I I don't think
[22:53] we would ask for beautifification for
$25,000. So those in order to get the
[22:58] grant and leverage that much money, we
need to sort of go through this process.
[23:01] And council, since it's an MASC grant,
um council was required to approve the
[23:07] resolution for the manager.
>> Okay. No, thank you. I appreciate that.
[23:13] I'd just like to say if I recall
correctly, I believe our um longtime
[23:18] staff member Ken Walker that this was
his idea.
[23:22] » Yes.
>> And um it's an absolutely phenomenal one
[23:25] that he did take to KC Beautifification
Foundation who quickly adopted it. Got
[23:30] some sponsors I think. Help me Phil. So
it was Carter Insurance. Your wife.
[23:35] » Yeah. Miss Deborah wife was one of the
sponsors.
[23:38] » She didn't know it but she did.
[laughter]
[23:40] She was there. She was there.
>> She knew it. Yeah.
[23:43] » Um and [snorts] who
>> and then CMC some of the big the big
[23:47] Martin
>> M.
[23:50] » Those are the original sponsors and um
really phenomenal to get that kicked
[23:54] off. Um you know to provide this for
folks whose you know tools might have
[24:00] broken down but they want to take care
of their yard. So um I love that people
[24:04] are taking advantage of it. So, and
thank you all for, you know, looking to
[24:08] find ways to continue to to make sure
those tools are functioning and uh to
[24:14] expand that so it can benefit more
residents. It's pretty awesome.
[24:19] » I'll call the question.
>> Council member Al.
[24:22] » Yes.
>> Council member Thomas,
[24:23] » yes.
>> Council member Rose,
[24:25] » yes.
>> Mayor Proton Carter,
[24:27] » yes. [clears throat]
>> Mayor,
[24:28] » yes. Thank you. So moved. Next, we have
discussion and approval of ordinance
[24:32] 2026-06
authorizing and approving the
[24:36] implementation, administration, and
enforcement of Lexon County Ordinance
[24:41] 1910 known as the Lexon County
Stormwater Management Ordinance and the
[24:46] Lexon County Land Development Manual
revised March 2026. This is the second
[24:52] reading.
>> Again, thank you, mayor and council. The
[24:56] city of Casey entered into an
governmental intergovernmental agreement
[25:00] with Lexington County regarding
implementation of stormwater management
[25:03] program required under the MPDES general
permit for the MS4.
[25:09] Under the agreement, the city is
required to adopt the current legis the
[25:13] Lexon County stormwater management
ordinance and applicable chapters of the
[25:16] Lexington County Land Development
Manual. These documents allow Lexington
[25:21] County to administer construction site
storm water runoff controls and post
[25:25] construction stormwater management
requirements for the new development
[25:29] redevelopment within the city. The March
[clears throat] 26 revisions to the land
[25:33] development manual and the current
stormwater management ordinance reflects
[25:37] the countyy's current storm water and
development standards. The adoption will
[25:41] ensure the city remains compliant with
the intergovernmental agreement and
[25:45] maintains consistent stormwater
regulations.
[25:48] Staff recommends approval of the
ordinance adopting the March 20 26 Lexon
[25:54] County land development manual and the
Lexon County stormwater management
[25:58] ordinance to maintain compliance with
the intergovernmental agreement
[26:00] [clears throat]
between the city of Casey and Lexington
[26:03] County.
>> Thank you. Is there a motion for the
[26:05] staff recommendation?
>> Motion for the staff recommendation.
[26:08] » Second.
>> Okay. any discussion.
[26:11] » Um, Mike, I just want to first thank I
know I've sent you lots of emails
[26:15] regarding um some of the storm water
areas in District 2. So, I I really
[26:20] appreciate you and the county cleaning
some things up in Riverland Park and the
[26:26] Broadacres area. Um, I definitely would
love to see if we can be more proactive
[26:31] though come 2027 once hurricane season
is over with for them to go in and try
[26:36] to clear up some things as the winter
time comes. And then once spring hits
[26:40] and then before summer trying to clean
things up again just so then it it would
[26:44] just be nice for this just to be a
reoccurring thing where they just know
[26:48] springtime um fall let's let's just get
it cleaned up so the residents are not
[26:53] um filling the piles of water that's
coming their way when it rains and
[26:56] everything because I know every time it
rains in Riverland Park I just hold my
[26:59] breath because I'm scared it's going to
flood. Um but um just really appreciate
[27:03] all your hard work and the counties. Uh,
so it just asks if we can just be more
[27:08] proactive that would be sweeter than
sweet tea.
[27:11] » Yes, sir.
>> Yes. Uh, thank you, mayor. Uh, last time
[27:14] I had asked for some information about
the Lexon County Storm Water Advisory
[27:19] Board that has been provided to me.
Thank you, Michael. Um, and I think this
[27:24] u continuing thing here will be a part
of our continued effort along with the
[27:28] county to manage something that's almost
at times unmanageable and that's storm
[27:34] water. Uh it's a unique dynamic with the
county and the city and uh I appreciate
[27:39] everything and uh I think u again it's a
continued challenge and uh you know we
[27:45] at the river all the water comes to us
so [snorts]
[27:49] » this is it's simple geology. So uh thank
you Michael for for providing that
[27:54] information for me. Thank you mayor.
>> Thank you. I'll call the question.
[28:00] » Council member all
>> yes.
[28:01] » Council member Thomas.
>> Yes.
[28:03] » Council member Rose. Yes.
>> Mayor Penarter.
[28:06] » Yes.
>> Mayor.
[28:06] » Yes. Thank you. So moved. We have
discussion and approval of ordinance
[28:10] 2026-07
amending the zoning map and reszoning
[28:14] property located on Librand Street tax
map number 005755-01-00001
[28:23] from M1 to RS4. This is the second
reading.
[28:28] » And thank you mayor and council. The
subject property is currently zone M1,
[28:31] light industrial, which permits uses
including warehousing, distribution,
[28:36] processing, light manufacturing, and
offices. The property is surrounded by a
[28:40] mix of M1 and residentially zoned
properties, parcels, excuse me. The
[28:44] applicant has requested an RS4 zoning,
which is single family small lots, which
[28:49] is intended primarily for single family
homes and duplexes and town homes and
[28:53] patio homes, which are allowed
conditionally. The planning commission
[28:57] held a public hearing on July 20th,
2026.
[29:01] The commission voted three and three on
a motion to recommend approval resulting
[29:06] in the motion failing due to a tie.
Commissioners opposed the request cited
[29:10] concerns about density compatibility
with the surrounding area impact and
[29:14] potential impacts of future development.
Commissioners supporting the request
[29:19] felt residential development even more
appropriate for the property in the
[29:23] existing light industrial zoning. Three
members of the public spoke in
[29:27] opposition, primarily citing concerns
about potential impacts on the
[29:30] surrounding area.
Staff recommends approval of the
[29:34] ordinance to reszone the property
located on Librand Street. Tax map
[29:38] number 005755
[29:41] 01 and 001 from M1 light industrial to
RS4 single family small lot second
[29:49] reading. The planning commission did
recommend the approval uh but it failed
[29:54] by a three to three tie vote.
>> Thank you. Is there a recommendation to
[30:01] approve uh the staff uh request for
approval of the ordinance to reszone the
[30:06] property located on Library and Street
from M1 to RS4.
[30:14] Um, I make a motion to approve the staff
recommendation to reszone the property
[30:19] located on Lebrand Street from M1 to
RS4.
[30:24] » A second.
>> Thank you. Any discussion,
[30:27] » Mike? Regarding um that area and I I
received some um messages from residents
[30:35] about environmental concerns, which I I
hear. What is What is our tree
[30:39] ordinance?
>> What is our tree ordinance? Uh-huh.
[30:42] » Three ordinance is the protection of
trees bigger than I believe 24 in in
[30:46] diameter.
>> Okay. So, when something like this
[30:50] happens, does do we have are the city's
arborist goes in to kind of look into
[30:56] what trees fit that criteria or or is
that the developer's job?
[31:01] » It's usually it's the developer's job.
They usually give us a tree um inventory
[31:04] of what's on the property and then
that's incorporated into the landscaping
[31:08] requirements or them having to mitigate
any of the trees that are taken down
[31:14] which means they would have to make up
for the some of the trees they take
[31:16] down.
>> Okay. And then also the did the
[31:20] developer say anything in regarding the
flood plane area about what they was
[31:23] planning on doing with that? Uh if this
passed and this development pushed
[31:27] forward, their intention was to
[clears throat] most of the property
[31:31] will stay in a conservation. So most of
the um wet areas, all of the wet areas
[31:36] really and in there in the creek would
stay in a conservation area. So it would
[31:40] remain um un undeveloped.
>> Okay. Well, thank you, Mike.
[31:45] » And I have not received any calls since
the planning commission last council
[31:49] meeting.
>> Thank you. Other discussion?
[31:54] I'll call the question.
>> Council member Al,
[31:57] » yes.
>> Council member Thomas,
[31:58] » yes.
>> Council member Rose,
[32:00] » yes.
>> Mayor Proen Carter,
[32:01] » yes.
>> Mayor,
[32:02] » yes. Thank you. So moved. Next, you have
before you several appointments and
[32:06] reappointments for your approval. Uh,
you have before you the beautifification
[32:11] foundation, a new application. You have
one from Dana Bailey.
[32:17] » Motion to approve, Miss Dana Bailey.
>> Second.
[32:20] » Okay. Thank you. Any discussion?
I'll call the question.
[32:25] » Council member Al.
>> Yes.
[32:26] » Council member Thomas.
>> Yes.
[32:28] » Council member Rose.
>> Yes.
[32:30] » Coun Mayor Proton Carter.
>> Yes.
[32:32] » Mayor,
>> yes. Thank you. So move. The next three
[32:34] are reappoints. You can take them
separately or together. You have
[32:37] planning commission Danny Kamer. Public
safety foundation Pammy Eids and
[32:42] Standard Technical Codes Board of
Appeals Frank Deadman.
[32:46] » May I make a motion we reappoint Mr.
Danny Kramer to the planning commission.
[32:50] Miss Pammy Eids to the public safety
foundation. Mr. Frank Deadman to the
[32:54] standard technical codes board of
appeals.
[32:58] » Second.
>> Thank you. Any discussion?
[33:02] » I'll call the question.
>> Council member Al.
[33:05] » Yes.
>> Council member [clears throat] Thomas.
[33:06] » Yes.
>> Council member Rose.
[33:08] » Yes.
>> Mayor Perin Carter.
[33:09] » Yes.
>> Mayor,
[33:10] » yes. Thank you. So moved. There is a
request for you to approve and enter
[33:15] into the city's record the minutes from
the Casey Beautifification Foundation
[33:18] from June 8th and the Casey Historical
Museum Commission from July 1st.
[33:25] » Motion. Go ahead.
>> No, you got a mayor.
[33:27] » Motion to approve both. Mayor
>> second.
[33:30] » Thank you. Any discussion?
>> I'll call the question.
[33:34] » Council member Al.
>> Yes.
[33:36] » Council member Thomas.
>> Yes.
[33:37] » Council member Rose.
>> Yes.
[33:39] » Mayor Perent Carter?
>> Yes.
[33:40] » Mayor,
>> yes. Thank you. So moved. We have the
[33:43] city manager report.
>> Yes. Thank you, mayor and councel. Uh
[33:47] just a couple highlights. Ginyard Park
landscaping has come together in
[33:50] Gineyard Park. I hope everybody's seen
it. Looks beautiful. Um um our parks
[33:54] team did a really good job of working
with the contractor to get that done
[33:57] after um the stormwater workers went in
there. I'm still working on a few
[34:01] things, but um they are really improving
on the the Ginyard Park landscaping.
[34:07] Um Frank Street sidewalk again are
coming along. Um they're still a little
[34:10] bit ways from being approved or
finished. Um but I did want to mention
[34:14] that um we I know several people have
mentioned um sidewalks on that area and
[34:18] kudos to council from a number of years
ago that reached out and got that tap
[34:22] grant applied and they were implementing
that. So hopefully in the next few
[34:26] months we'll see uh an end and a
completion of that sidewalks from State
[34:32] Street up to Mc Foreman. Actually they
go all the way to Foreman um along Frank
[34:36] Street. And then we'll have another side
project from our IG that will complete
[34:40] that or push those sidewalks from
Foreman all the way to down to James
[34:44] Street continuing down Frank Street. So
um awesome stuff there. Um our utilities
[34:50] is doing their annual flushing. They've
started um outside of the city. Uh
[34:54] they'll be heading inside of the city.
Make sure that you're following our
[34:57] local um social media post and we'll let
you know when they come into an area
[35:01] near you.
Um,
[35:06] this Friday at 7 PM is the tunnel to
tower run. It is that time of year. Um,
[35:12] please keep them in your minds and your
prayers. Um, not only in the past, but
[35:16] the ones that are running because it's
supposed to be an incredibly hot Friday
[35:20] evening. And last but not least, um, our
beautifification foundation has their
[35:25] harvest dinner on October 1st. So,
please make sure you go um, come visit
[35:29] and go buy some tickets. It's always a
wonderful event. That's all I have.
[35:33] Mayor,
>> thank you, Mike. Mike, do you remember
[35:35] when that Frank Now, you may not know
off the top of your head and that's
[35:37] okay, but that Frank Street grant, what
year we
[35:40] » No, ma'am. I think it was more than four
years ago.
[35:43] » I was thinking it was longer than that.
>> 2016 possibly.
[35:50] » Yeah, that's what I was thinking was it
was about 10 years.
[35:52] » Yeah. When we got that grant, we're
finally getting done.
[35:57] » Yeah. Thankful. It's It's getting done.
Um, council comments. Yes, ma'am. Mayor.
[36:06] » Okay, James, you mind if I ask you a
couple questions right quick?
[36:11] » Absolutely.
>> Thank you, James. The honorable.
[36:15] » Delighted.
>> Yes, sir. So, um, James, this this past
[36:18] weekend was great and everything. So,
>> thanks to all of you and and staff did
[36:23] an amazing job. Yes, sir.
>> Well, I appreciate that. But I did get a
[36:26] lot of calls or or questions from
people. So, in just a spirit of
[36:30] transparency, I just wanted to ask you
questions and obviously you were the
[36:33] best to answer them because you are city
attorney. Um, so
[36:35] » I'll do my best
>> and I and I appreciate it. So, the first
[36:39] question, just to make sure this is
clear, um, can we just confirm that the
[36:43] troll project is officially approved and
happening?
[36:47] » Yeah, based upon y'all's vote, yes, sir.
Uh, it is approved, moving forward. We
[36:52] had a I think everybody agreed a pretty
spectacular weekend and um it's was a
[36:57] big step in getting to the finish line
which will be you know obviously having
[37:01] that that worldrenowned artist create
some beautiful artwork for our community
[37:05] and so yes it's certainly happening and
it's agreed to and yes moving forward.
[37:10] » All right perfect. So my next question
is so during that April 27th meeting
[37:14] during the presentation um we we on the
PowerPoint you kind of discussed that we
[37:20] wanted it I guess around businesses and
shops. So just doing easy research
[37:27] Naples or LA street those interested to
the Riverwalk seem closest to our
[37:31] business community. So, have we
considered as a city to conduct any um
[37:37] um surveys or analysts to see if we need
to restructure on some of the um
[37:44] infrastructure in that area like
restrooms, impact to the Riverwalk, um
[37:49] parking, just just curious.
>> So, I think u certainly all members of
[37:54] council heard a lot of conversation over
the weekend. uh staff and leadership are
[37:58] very much uh keeping in mind whatever
the determination is in terms of
[38:03] location that we have the infrastructure
there that is going to be there to
[38:07] support it. We know and I think it was
really remarkable to hear that the focus
[38:12] of this endeavor is really first for our
own community for our own citizens and
[38:15] for it to be there and to be an
improvement. And I don't want to get
[38:20] ahead of ourselves but there's there is
really a lot to come that I think people
[38:24] will be happy to see about the impact
for their own community. So with all of
[38:28] that, there's no question that the
conversations are making sure that the
[38:32] infrastructure is there, that we're
doing things that first serve Casey and
[38:36] our citizens and our businesses with
were the priorities. And then we're
[38:40] certainly going to see, you know, the
tremendous impact that this artist who's
[38:44] in 19 countries and has 200 uh and you
know, it was interesting. So he he he
[38:49] reiterated about picking Casey and being
here. We went to the top top of his list
[38:55] uh because of his desire to see one in
every state. So we'll be the first in
[39:00] South Carolina. Yes, sir.
>> Perfect. So my next question going off
[39:03] of that, so on the on PowerPoint, we
used the Mama Rosa Tro which apparently
[39:09] in one month had 62,000 visitors.
>> Do do you feel like we need to kind of
[39:14] use that as a model
>> for
[39:17] » That's probably a question for my
manager. Well, I know, but it gets
[39:20] either one of y'all two bounce off.
>> Yes, sir. You go right ahead.
[39:24] » I mean, uh
I think some of the jurisdictions that
[39:28] have had these, whether they're just
inside or just outside of major
[39:31] metropolitan areas, I think are going to
have more of an impact than we have had.
[39:36] Um I I think we're going to have a very
measurable impact. Um and I think as his
[39:43] popularity continues to grow, people are
going to come see it. um as James
[39:47] rightfully articulated that we're going
to do our best to increase the um
[39:52] infrastructure and the facilities and
the areas that it's finally chosen. So,
[39:55] we'll be thoughtful and mindful of those
particular things, but we also want
[39:58] people that come to KESU to visit our
businesses. So, uh will we see that? I
[40:03] don't know. Um will we get tourists that
come down here? Most definitely.
[40:09] » Um I I don't know if we can measure
62,000 in one day. Um but also I think
[40:13] if we talked to them and we have uh
after that first month it did decrease.
[40:17] I mean it was more of a initial interest
of people around the area that wanted to
[40:21] come see it and then the tourists from
the outside areas came um as the months
[40:26] proceeded. So um they still have very
high tourism but the numbers did go down
[40:30] a little bit.
>> Okay. No, perfect. Perfect. Hey, I feel
[40:34] like in our area we have the perfect
ingredient especially once football
[40:37] season comes around. It's like a
trifecta effect. Um, so going back to
[40:43] that um PowerPoint that day, the troll
was approved that day. Yes. Have we have
[40:48] we released a troll agreement? Like cuz
it was on a PowerPoint that we would do
[40:52] that if it was approved.
>> No, I think uh I think there's been a
[40:56] request for that. I don't know what the
status is of it, but uh there's no issue
[41:00] with that in the normal course of of uh
that foyer process that I would imagine
[41:05] it's going to be released, but I'm I
don't know where that stands right now.
[41:08] » Okay. So, so do we have to are we just
going to like release it as a city or
[41:13] people have to foyer for it?
>> It's it's really that's a decision up to
[41:17] you all collectively if you want to do
that. We're certainly responding and
[41:20] complying with foyer requests, but um
you know that's really a collective
[41:24] decision amongst you all. I can tell you
there's there's certainly no issue and
[41:29] everything that we shared and discussed
and and were you know very transparent
[41:32] about the agreement that we entered into
and went pretty much line by line. So
[41:36] there'll be no surprises. I think from
what was in the
[41:39] » the um the presentation, it's the same
document.
[41:43] » And I'm I'm totally fine doing that.
It's coming.
[41:47] » I'm not trying to I don't I don't have
anything to hide. So sir, none of us do.
[41:51] I think nobody and I'm not accusing
anyone. I just want to make sure that
[41:55] since it was on the PowerPoint, we're
we're being transparent and keeping our
[41:58] word. Thank you for telling us it's it's
on us to to do that. So u which we'll
[42:04] just have to all figure out. And then my
last question is um regarding this um
[42:09] since obviously we're all happy it's is
happening and um can we consider doing
[42:15] what Chief Wade is doing which is so
amazing every month he's given like the
[42:20] data of the the stats um could we
consider doing that regarding how we're
[42:25] like when we pay like okay this is how
much we've put towards the troll so far
[42:29] so then our our taxpayers know yeah this
is where it's at so far these how many
[42:34] this is how the donations we've gotten.
These how many volunteers we've gotten.
[42:38] Maybe that might get people fired up to
donate or volunteer. But could we could
[42:43] we show that transparency that okay,
yes, we've paid this, this is the next
[42:48] payment, x y and z just to be as
transparent as possible. Is that
[42:52] something we could do?
>> So Dan, Councilman, no question is of
[42:56] course these these decisions are
ultimately up to y'all. I'd say there's
[42:58] no issue legally for doing that. And
I'll tell you, when it comes to
[43:02] providing the contract, it there'll be
no redactions in it. So that anybody
[43:06] will see the full contract start to
finish. And so there's no issue uh with
[43:11] being completely transparent about what
the city's commitments is and what we're
[43:14] doing on behalf of the citizens and
where money is being spent. And so I
[43:17] think that's really important. But yeah,
no, there's no issue legally in doing
[43:21] that. 100%. Yes.
>> Okay. So again, as on as on council,
[43:24] which I'm totally in all support, just
so our citizens know, hey, this the
[43:29] check cleared this month and the another
one's going to clear in four more
[43:32] months. Um, so
>> and I agree, Sarah, and the the
[43:35] donations, too. Like there was there was
considerable donations which, you know,
[43:38] paid for the flight here this past week,
>> which we're very thankful for. Very
[43:42] thankful for whoever did that. So
>> So we'll do all of that
[43:44] » and and I appreciate that. So obviously
something for council to decide. Um, so
[43:49] I appreciate that, James. But ju just to
end, um Thomas and and Jacob, they were
[43:54] such a joy. I really enjoyed being with
them over the weekend. They were so
[43:59] nice. So nice. And I I can't I know they
I I know they can't wait to come back
[44:03] here. I I just get this sense. I'm very
excited for them to come back here. But
[44:06] but to to cap the troll off,
>> we got 12,000 History Park and then
[44:11] we're going to see what the county does
with the multisports complex. $74
[44:17] million investment. So, um, our our
city, we are just on the cuffs of a of a
[44:23] boom and we're very blessed to have it
and but I do want to stress that even
[44:28] though we are excited about all these
things that we don't lose sight of our
[44:32] people and the issues that we still got
to tackle just like from improving our
[44:37] existing parks.
>> More for Mike.
[44:38] » No, I know. I know it's more. Oh, don't
worry, James. You can sit down. I'm just
[44:41] talking right now. Uh, and when I I will
add that you you get the award for the
[44:46] best question and the best answer
>> when he delivered a rap for everybody.
[44:50] So, that was uh very
>> Well, I appreciate that. I appreciate
[44:53] that. Um, James, but um just just
continuing to focus on how we can invest
[44:57] in our parks here. I love seeing the
kids out and about and um so just
[45:02] figuring out ways how we can continue to
invest in them. Um, obviously I
[45:07] mentioned it earlier, the flood in
Riverland Park. I know we've worked very
[45:11] hard to address issues on the avenue.
So, just trying to bring it to the other
[45:15] areas of the city. Um Mon'nique did an
amazing job at Riverland Park
[45:20] neighborhood meeting last Thursday or
two Thursdays ago telling residents,
[45:26] educating them, education is such an
important thing, which is educating them
[45:30] on the FEMA 50% rule. And and so sadly,
a lot of the residents can't afford to
[45:35] raise their houses. So, I've seen it
where North Charleston um sadly a
[45:41] hurricane had to cause it, but you know,
when they were awarded the hazard
[45:44] mitigation grant, they used it to raise
houses in certain areas. So, once those
[45:49] houses do get raised, then those
citizens don't have to do the 50% FEMA
[45:54] rule anymore because it was raised above
the the flood the flood levels. Um, so I
[45:59] hope we can do that as well as
continuing to make our city more
[46:05] sidewalk walkable. Um, because I I know
where I live in our beautiful city, I
[46:09] love being on the sidewalks, being able
to walk everywhere. I love walking to a
[46:14] restaurant to gain calories and then
walking back to lose the calories. So
[46:17] that is such a blessing and to also feel
safe and just something that I'm very
[46:22] excited for to hopefully work with our
councilwoman from district number three,
[46:27] Alice Rose, to get our Riverwalk to
connect with her beautiful district
[46:31] because I know her residents, they would
love to just get up and get out on the
[46:35] riverw walk and know they don't have to
get into a car which can also keep car
[46:39] more cars off the road. So just some
things I just wanted to mention. But I'm
[46:43] excited about all that we have going and
I just appreciate you Jane for answering
[46:47] the questions. You too, Mike. And I
can't wait to continue to work to keep
[46:51] this train going. Thank you, mayor.
>> Thank you. Anybody else?
[46:57] » No, ma'am. Thank you.
>> Um, just a couple comments from me. Um,
[47:04] uh,
you know, we we did lose Andy last week,
[47:09] Andy Thomas, uh, the curator of our
museum. And if you knew him, you knew
[47:14] how what a kind soul he was. So, please
keep all of the Casey team and his
[47:21] family and your prayers. Uh, if you've
gone to the museum before and you knew
[47:25] Andy, this is a great time to, you know,
share that joy. um to you know whether
[47:31] you put that on social media, you go
back there and you share that with
[47:34] Elizabeth, the the stories of you know
maybe seeing him out at Tarton Day South
[47:39] all dressed up and you know helping you
to know uh you know what our history
[47:44] was. um or if you haven't been there
before, it's a great time to go in honor
[47:49] of him and to see all the hard work that
he did to really modernize our museum
[47:55] and to tell the stories um that included
all of us. Um so so please do enjoy the
[48:02] museum um on behalf of Andy. I know that
would make him the most happy. And then
[48:08] um as uh Mayor Pertim Carter included in
his prayer and thoughts um the city of
[48:14] Columbia did lose an officer in the line
of duty on Saturday. We've been through
[48:19] that and um you know our city rallied
around us uh during that time and I
[48:26] would love for us to rally around the
city of Colombia. Um one of the um
[48:31] another officer was um shot in the line
of duty. he um is thankfully out of the
[48:36] hospital and healing and he's a Casey
resident. We're all in this together.
[48:41] So, looking out for each other and um
continuing to show that love. I know
[48:46] Officer Drew Bar would love for us to do
that. Um he loved uh what he did. He
[48:51] loved being a police officer. He loved
being a fireman. And you know, when
[48:56] there's another community that's hurting
because they are um have gone through
[49:00] are going through what we went through,
um this is the chance for us to look out
[49:05] for them. Serve and connect is a great
local nonprofit uh that has um a
[49:12] fundraiser going for both of the
officers. Um they're pretty easy to find
[49:16] online. Uh that's one great way to get
involved and to help um love on both of
[49:22] those families right now.
[49:25] Uh, and then also really would love for
you to send Ken Walters's hour. Thanks
[49:30] for starting off the Casey Community
Tool Shed. Hopefully everybody knows
[49:35] about it, but if you haven't heard about
it before, it is literally a pull behind
[49:39] shed that has tools that you can use for
free. You just have to come and bring
[49:44] your Casey um your driver's license
showing us that you're a Casey resident.
[49:48] And you don't pay anything. you can come
get um a weed eater and clippers and
[49:53] whatever you need um to do what you want
to do to to feel pride in your home. So
[49:59] that is there for you and we thank staff
for continuing and furthering that
[50:03] opportunity for our residents. So thank
you. Um and then you know uh uh we heard
[50:10] um some comments from uh folks about the
visit with Thomas Dambo this weekend. It
[50:16] was really spectacular and you know
there was a lot to it but one of the
[50:21] things that struck me was it really was
the gift um of seeing our city through
[50:28] somebody else's eyes.
And you know we see it we love it. We
[50:34] know it. We It's part of who we are and
part of our soul. But to have somebody
[50:39] come from outside and to see our city
with fresh eyes and to love our city as
[50:46] much as we do and to be amazed by all
that's here is um that's a gift to us to
[50:52] to feel that um renewed love for our
city and to be re-energized by that.
[51:00] we did have a good um opportunity to um
invite all of our volunteers in the city
[51:06] to come and to get to to hear from him
and uh they really delighted in that. It
[51:13] was a great opportunity to thank them
for serving our city and for being
[51:17] involved. Um he did when he when he
finished a short presentation he asked
[51:22] for questions and he said I want one of
them to be help me out y'all. It was
[51:26] serious, one serious,
>> one big,
[51:29] » one big, and one funny. And he said, "Of
course, there going to be other
[51:31] questions in between." Well, Councilman
Thomas had our funny question.
[51:35] [laughter]
>> Um, and he knew from having talked to
[51:38] him that um he didn't just start out as
a sculptor. Um, he and Yakup, who was
[51:44] here with him, they um had se 12 albums
um rapping in Danish. And um so
[51:52] Councilman Thomas asked him to do a
little rap and [laughter] lo and behold
[51:55] he did. Um not just one stanza but an
entire song and it was spectacular and
[52:01] quite the mic drop and just fun and
joyful for us. Uh but for everybody
[52:07] there are going to be so many ways to be
involved with this project going
[52:11] forward. Please just um we'll put out
the QR codes. you can sign up to stay up
[52:17] todate on this whole project and you
know ways to know when he's coming back,
[52:23] ways to volunteer, whatever it is that
you want, ways to donate. Um the other
[52:27] thing that we got to announce on
Saturday is that umce TV is doing a
[52:33] documentary on the whole process. Um it
is really special to have him here in
[52:39] our state and we've brought him to the
city of Casey. So they were really
[52:44] excited about that and and want to do
this documentary. Um so that's that's
[52:49] more basically more um you know
awareness out in the world about how
[52:54] great our city is. So that's an
additional fun opportunity. But please
[52:58] do sign up to to be involved and to stay
up to date about everything going on
[53:03] with the project. Thank you.
All right. We have executive session for
[53:10] discussion of appointments and
reappointments to City of Casey boards,
[53:14] commissions, and committees pursuant to
South Carolina code 30-4-7A1.
[53:21] We have receipt of attorney client legal
advice regarding a potential sports
[53:25] complex project including proposed
contractual arrangements, real property
[53:30] considerations, potential claims, and
other matters pro protected by the
[53:34] attorney client privilege pursuant to
South Carolina code 30-4-7A2.
[53:41] Receipt of attorney client legal advice
regarding proposed ordinance 2026-08,
[53:47] establishing procedures and rules for
business license tax assessments and
[53:51] appeals, designating the city manager as
the hearing officer for such appeals,
[53:56] and providing for related matters
pursuant to South Carolina Code 30-4-7A2
[54:04] and receipt of legal advice relating to
claims and potential claims by and
[54:07] against the city and other matters
covered by the attorney client
[54:10] privilege. Do I hear a motion to go into
executive session for said reasons?
[54:14] » I make a motion to go into executive
session.
[54:17] » Second.
>> Okay, I'll call the question.
[54:20] » Council member all.
>> Yes.
[54:22] » Council member Thomas,
>> yes.
[54:23] » Council member Rose,
>> yes.
[54:25] » Mayor Pro Tim Carter,
>> yes.
[54:27] » Mayor,
>> yes. Thank you. So moved.
[2:08:51] So, no action was taken in executive
session except to come out of executive
[2:08:55] session. I don't believe we have any um
possible actions uh under uh item A. But
[2:09:01] for B, we have discussion and possible
approval on first reading of ordinance
[2:09:07] 2026-08
establishing procedures and rules for
[2:09:11] business license tax assessments and
appeals, designating the city manager as
[2:09:16] the hearing officer for such appeals and
providing for related matters.
[2:09:23] » Thank you, Mayor and Council. Ordinance
20268
[2:09:28] establishes a formal process for
business to request a review of business
[2:09:32] license tax assessment and if necessary
appeal a final assessment. The ordinance
[2:09:37] establishes a multi-step process
beginning with a notice of assessment. A
[2:09:41] taxpayer has 30 days from the date of
postmark or personal service to submit a
[2:09:46] written request for adjustment. The city
and taxpayer would then participate in
[2:09:51] an informal conference 15 days of the
city's receiving [clears throat] a
[2:09:55] timely request. Following the
conference, the licensed official will
[2:09:59] assess a final assessment within 5 days.
A taxpayer wishing to appeal must file
[2:10:04] an appeal within 30 days and pay under
protest at least 80% of the business
[2:10:08] license based on the value of the final
assessment.
[2:10:11] The city manager would serve as a
hearing officer for appeals. or havarian
[2:10:17] officer would conduct the hearing,
address procedural and evidential
[2:10:21] matters and make findings and fact and
conclusion of law and the issue of a
[2:10:25] written decision. Um hearings would
generally be open to the public for
[2:10:29] confidential information handled as
required by law. The taxpayer does
[2:10:34] retain the right to seek further review
by the South Carolina administrative law
[2:10:38] or administrative court. And the
ordinance also preserves city council's
[2:10:43] authority to amend or appeal the
procedures and when legally appropriate
[2:10:47] hear a direct business license tax
appeal. All right. Staff recommends
[2:10:51] approval of ordinance 20 2608
establishing the procedures and rules
[2:10:55] for business license tax assessment and
appeals and designating the city manager
[2:11:00] as the city's hearing officer.
That is first reading.
[2:11:04] » Thank you. Is there a motion to approve
the staff recommendation?
[2:11:10] Mayor, I make a motion that we approve
staff recommendation of ordinance
[2:11:15] 2026-08
establishing procedures and rules for
[2:11:20] business license, tax assessment, and
appeals and designating the city manager
[2:11:25] as the city's hearing officer for such
appeals.
[2:11:29] » Second.
>> Thank you. Is there any discussion?
[2:11:34] I would just like to thank Mike and our
consultant Melissa Herrell and our
[2:11:38] municipal attorney James Smith for
coming up with this pro business um uh
[2:11:44] ordinance providing predictability and
um some transparency and consistency
[2:11:50] uh and some neutral decision making. So,
it's really a a great um model and
[2:11:56] appreciate y'all putting that together.
I'll call the question.
[2:12:00] » Council member Al.
>> Yes. Council member Thomas,
[2:12:03] » yes.
>> Council member Rose,
[2:12:04] » yes.
>> Mayor Proen Carter,
[2:12:06] » yes.
>> Mayor,
[2:12:07] » yes. Thank you. So moved. I'll take a
motion to adjurnn.
[2:12:10] » Motion to adjurnn.
>> Second.
[2:12:13] » I'll call the question.
>> Council member all.
[2:12:15] » Yes.
>> Council member Thomas.
[2:12:17] » Yes.
>> Council member Rose.
[2:12:18] » Yes.
>> Mayor Pro Tim Carter?
[2:12:20] » Yes.
>> Mayor,
[2:12:21] » yes. Thank you. So move.