[0:00] All
[0:02] » [laughter]
[0:10] » right. We're going to call to order the
town council's special meeting, January
[0:15] 5th, 2026.
Our invocation will be done by our
[0:19] month's corner fire chief James C.
Jackson III.
[0:26] » Let us pray. God, we thank you again for
this day. God, we thank you for everyone
[0:28] that's representing this place. God, we
start a new year, God, as our new
[0:32] council gets sworn in, as our
commissioner of water gets sworn in.
[0:35] God, we ask you just to be with them,
God, as they make decisions this year
[0:39] for our town, and as we move forward, as
the leadership um that they make
[0:43] decisions and think of you before they
make the decision, God, and go to you
[0:47] before they make the decision. Bless our
families, God, as we wait from them that
[0:50] when we when we find them, uh we may
return to them the way we found them. In
[0:54] Jesus name we pray. Amen.
>> Amen. Our pledge of allegiance will be
[0:58] done by Mayor Pro Tim David Dennis.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[1:06] United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
[1:12] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
[1:19] » Tonight is a very special meeting as we
swear in our council members. Um, you
[1:27] know, we're here to serve you. You know,
everything we do, we have to keep in
[1:32] mind what the town amongst Corner wants,
the businesses, the res residents, and
[1:39] to take your feedback in. And I love
seeing a big crowd like this. Um, I do
[1:45] want to thank um, Coach Dwayne Kits for
his service to the town. um many years
[1:51] as a athletic director, councilman. Um
you know, he he's done a lot for our
[1:57] town, so we definitely want to thank
him. The oath of office will be
[2:02] administered by town attorney James E.
Brogden Jr. to the following members.
[2:07] Councilman Leroy S. Dingle Jr.,
Councilman Chadwick D. Swatman,
[2:13] Councilman James B. We wear Wear III,
and we will also be doing the
[2:17] Commissioner of Commission of Public
Works, Christopher P. Griffin. Mr.
[2:23] Brogden.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
[2:26] Councilman Alex Dingle, if you would
come around, please
[2:30] have somebody who will be holding the
Bible for you.
[2:46] where he can put his left hand on the
Bible.
[2:52] It's really not that complicated.
[clears throat]
[2:57] Before I administer the oath, two things
I tell you about this. Number one, as I
[3:01] told you, you came in, you do not have
to repeat after me. I'll read it all at
[3:05] the end. If you agree, you simply will
say I do the first and the second you
[3:10] will say I will.
The oath that you'll take first is the
[3:14] same oath that members of the house of
representatives membed
[3:20] official from South Carolina.
You'll recognize as I read it and the
[3:25] second is specific to your duties as a
council member corner town.
[3:31] if you raise your right hand. Do you
solemnly swear or affirm that you are
[3:37] duly qualified according to the
Constitution of this state to exercise
[3:41] the duties of the office to which you
have been elected and that you will to
[3:45] the best of your ability discharge the
duties thereof and preserve, protect and
[3:50] defend the Constitution of this state
and of the United States. So help you
[3:56] God. If you if you do say I do.
>> I do.
[4:00] » Congratulations. Now the second uh oath
as it relates to your service as a
[4:05] council. As council member of the
municipality of the town of Mons corner,
[4:10] will you equally, fairly, and
impartially, the best of your ability
[4:14] and skill, exercise the trust reposed in
you, and will you use your best
[4:20] endeavors to preserve the peace and
carry into effect according to the law
[4:25] the purposes for
So help you God. If so say I will. I
[4:31] will. Congratulations.
[4:35] [applause]
[4:40] [applause]
[4:47] » We're going to come down and do real
quick if you want to.
[4:56] Take your seat. Come around.
>> Before we move on, I want to present
[5:01] Councilman Dingle. When you're elected,
the council or mayor of the town
[5:06] purchases a pin recognizing your
election. Um, this pen is I'm going to
[5:14] I'm going to try to get it on him. I had
to take a a punch and and make a hole
[5:19] into mine.
So,
[5:22] I can't get it.
[5:34] » I know.
[5:42] » I was going to say this thing. It's like
it's not very sharp on the back of the
[5:46] pin hole. So, it's trying to go through
a suit the first time is just
[5:53] Yeah, I know it's not. You want to try?
[laughter]
[5:56] » I don't want to mess up this soup.
>> Marilyn, do you have a little?
[6:04] » We'll try it one more time.
>> Is it on the other side? Is there?
[6:07] » Yeah, it's not. See, this don't go
through either.
[6:17] [snorts]
[6:28] Let's see if we can catch this thing.
[6:38] [clears throat] We should have practiced
this before so we would have had a hole
[6:40] in this thing.
[6:49] » [laughter]
[6:51] [applause]
[7:00] » Don't get back together. [laughter]
[7:09] Do yours together.
[7:13] » Okay.
[7:34] Not the first time you [laughter]
just
[7:40] raise your right hand. You solemnly
swear or affirm that duty qualified
[7:45] according to the constitution of this
state to exercise the duties of the
[7:49] office to which you have been elected
and that you will to the best of your
[7:53] ability discharge the duties thereof and
preserve protect and defend the
[7:59] state of the United States
[clears throat]
[8:07] as it relates to service on this council
as council member of the municipality of
[8:11] the town most you equally, fairly, and
impartially to the best of your ability
[8:17] and skill. Exercise the trust reposed in
you, and will you use your best
[8:22] endeavors to preserve the peace and
carry into effect according to law the
[8:27] purposes for which you have been
elected. So help you God. If so, say I
[8:32] will.
>> I will.
[8:33] » Congratulations.
[applause]
[8:44] » [clears throat]
[9:14] » Do you swear or affirm that you are duly
qualified according to the constitution
[9:18] of this state to exercise the duties of
the office to which you have been
[9:22] elected and that you will to the best of
your ability to discharge the duties
[9:27] thereof and preserve protect and defend
the Constitution of this state and of
[9:32] the United States. So help you God. So
say I do. I do.
[9:38] As it relates to your service on this as
council member of the municipality of
[9:43] the town of Moore, will you equally,
fairly, and impartially to the best of
[9:47] your ability
exercise the trust reposed in you and
[9:52] will you use your best endeavors to
preserve and carry into effect according
[9:57] to law the purposes for which you have
been elected. So help you God. If so say
[10:02] I will. Congratul
Congratulations, [applause]
[10:24] [clears throat]
[10:27] Chad.
[10:33] Uh, Commissioner Elect Griffy
[10:53] say
[10:59] it's a high calling
that you undertake this responsibility
[11:05] seriously and it is interestingly
[11:11] swear or affirm that you are duly
qualified according to the constitution
[11:14] of this exercise the views of the office
to which you have been elected and that
[11:20] you will to the best of your ability
discharge the duties thereof and
[11:24] preserve protect and defend the
constitution of this state and of the
[11:29] United
So help you get so
[11:33] congratulations.
[applause]
[11:41] » Congratulations.
[11:44] [clears throat]
[12:03] Congratulations to everyone. Um to run a
campaign is not easy to take time away
[12:10] from your families and you know to put
yourself out there. So um I know that
[12:15] everyone that took the oath tonight is
going to do a great job for our
[12:19] community. We'll move on to the election
of Mayor Pro Tim. Do we have any
[12:24] nominations?
>> I'd like to nominate the current mayor,
[12:28] pro Tim, David Dennis.
>> Are there any other nominations?
[12:34] Do I have a motion?
>> Second.
[12:36] » Second.
>> All in favor?
[12:39] » I.
>> All oppose.
[12:43] » All right. At this time, can I have a
motion to go into executive session to
[12:48] discuss personnel matters regarding the
police department?
[12:53] Second.
>> Any discussion? All in favor? I. All
[12:56] oppose. We are now in executive session.
[34:58] All oppose.
Um, nothing come out of executive
[35:02] session. Do I have a motion to adjurnn?
>> Second.
[35:06] » Second.
>> All in favor?
[35:08] » I. All oppose.
>> We're adjourned.