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