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Mhm.

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» Mhm.

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» Mhm.

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» Our
first order of business is to

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discuss discussion regarding the Board
of Appeals

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assess assessment appeals.
>> Okay.

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Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair.
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So, was approached by our our assessor,
Melissa Mote, um

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regarding the Board of Assessment
Appeals.

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I think they've got a number of
vacancies,

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um in addition, I think they've got a
number of board members that just really

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haven't been attending the meetings. Um
it's really just kind of been the same

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board for many years.
And really need to look at

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um a change of the board and filling
some of the vacancies. Well,

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it was first brought to me that this is
a legislative delegation appointment,

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but when I reached out to legislative
delegation, they said, "No, that's done

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by the the county council." And so, I
got with with uh

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attorney here and and I'll let her
explain from there.

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» Okay, so, everybody's familiar with home
rule, right?

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Prior to home rule, there were a lot of
acts that were passed. And it was

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presumed that when home rule passed, it
eliminated all those prior acts. It did

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not. And so, there's an act, it's Act
333,

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and it is specific that um the
legislative delegation appoints these

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board members.
I sit on a committee with SCAC, it's

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called the Intergovernmental Affairs
Committee, and we put together the the

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docket for Tim Winslow and and Josh to
take to the State House to ask for new

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legislation and and um to rescind old
statutes and things like that. And so, I

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had requested this time last year that
Act 333 be revisited by the legislators

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and rescinded, and get new statutes put
into place so we could you as council

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could appoint these members.
Um it it didn't pass last legislative

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session. I have it on the docket again
for this coming session. Our committee's

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uh meets in 2 weeks, the
Intergovernmental Committee for SCAC.

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Um
I had asked Jeff if he would call

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Senator Cromer. I don't know whether he
did or not. I fully intend to do that

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and and explain to Senator Cromer just
exactly what I'm explaining to y'all.

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But right now, you do not have the
legislative authority to appoint to this

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board.
And my concern would be if you go ahead

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and do it anyway, any decision they make
could be legally challenged

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successfully.

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» So, in essence, we're just going to
That's was kind of an update that this

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is a This is a
a revolving issue that we're trying to

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help Melissa get resolved, but we'll
just have to work with our legislative

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delegation for now to see if we can't
get them to move forward with some

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appointments to the Board of Assessment
Appeals. Um we just kind of wanted you

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to be aware of where it's at statutorily
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and there seems to be some back and
forth on who has the authority to

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appoint to this board, but
right now our stance is it's the

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legislative delegation.
>> And the Association of Counties agrees

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with me.
That that act is very clear.

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» Any questions before we move on?

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» So
I do have one quick one. Um

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So at this point I don't know how many
members we're we've got on that board.

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I guess how critical is it? Can the
board function

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as it currently sits or do we need be
making more phone calls to our

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delegation?
>> You want to update

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» You want me to email this morning?
Sorry, that you sent to me.

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» Yes. Um
>> Um will you go up there for me?

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» I can't.

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Um
we have a liaison in the GIS department

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that coordinates all board hearings
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we had one here a month ago
about a month ago.

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We had two board members to
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Uh so we had to reschedule
because we actually needed three to have

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a quorum.
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so we have another one scheduled for
September 15th and we are just hoping

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that
the third person that says he will

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appear will
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two of them um are stating that they
just don't have time for it anymore. So,

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but we have seven
board members is what we need and we

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only have two that appear every time.
So, that's kind of what we're facing.

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And you know, if we have to keep
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it just doesn't look good on our part.
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and then
you know, we can't go any further like

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to administrative law court or any of
the other procedures that we need to

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follow.
>> Are are the the board members, are they

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appointed uh by district? Similar to
what our other boards are that we do?

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» It appears to me that they are.
>> So, we would have one representative

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from each one of our districts.
>> Yes, sir.

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» Andrew, can you get us a list of those
board members and what districts they

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represent?
>> Yes.

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» We can get that to you. How do we uh
communicate with these board members

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about meeting times and dates?
>> Um Beth Conner, who is the liaison in

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the office, um emails them or
>> Okay, so we've done our

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» Yeah, due diligence. Yes, sir.
>> you.

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» Yes.
>> How many vacancies do you have now

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versus just inactive?
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I would say five.
>> Five vacancies?

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» Yes.
Because the two that appear

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I mean, they're consistent from what I
hear, but um

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» And and to something that council could
consider if you once you you get the

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names of the the folks and find out what
districts they're in, if you want to get

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me names of folks in your district, when
I call Senator Cromer, I will ask him,

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could he consider these folks for
appointment now and then we'll we'll

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deal with Act 333 as the legislative
session comes upon us. At least that way

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we can get someone in the seats
uh legally.

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» And they have expressed the interest
that they do not have time to serve.

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» From an email that I received from Beth,
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they
>> Sure.

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» That's kind of how it looks.
>> making that comment.

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» Sure, I understand.
>> Right. I mean

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» I understand it's a commitment.
>> Yes.

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» Thank you.

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» All right, our next item
is discussion of resolution 06

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2026 establishing a vision of zero
policy for Newberry County and

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committing to the elimination of traffic
fatalities [clears throat]

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and serious injuries on our county
roadway system.

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» Okay.
>> Uh so, as everyone's aware at this

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point, we received a Safe Streets for
All grant. We've been going through the

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process of community engagement and
community involvement meetings

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throughout the county, stakeholder group
meetings with our municipalities, law

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enforcement agencies, among many others.
Uh as this process been going on, it's

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all about creating an uh safety action
plan for the county, which can then move

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us to the next step of implementation
funding to start implementing some of

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the priority projects that have been
identified through this process.

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Uh one of the things that is required of
the grant

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um is an adopted safety action plan and
a vision zero policy that is required as

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a condition of future grant funding for
mitigation projects. So, this is merely

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a requirement of the grant that we adopt
this resolution

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uh to allow ourselves the opportunity to
have access to future grant funding

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through this grant opportunity.
Thank you, Ted.

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Any questions on it? Cuz we also have uh
Scott saw yours here. He's been leading

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this process.
So, if there are any questions about it,

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he's here.

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Okay.
All right.

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Moving on to item four. That's a
discussion regarding New Iberia County

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taxiway rehabilitation project and
parking lot project update by Adura

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Consultants.
Okay. You want me to kick it off real

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quick while we're here.
As you will recall a couple months ago,

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we had uh
we bid for the taxiway rehabilitation

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project. The bids actually came back
very good. We awarded the contractor.

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We're able to put the parking lot scope
of work in, which was bid as an

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alternate into it. Uh so, we we gave our
notice of intent to award to to

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Satterfield, who was the lowest bidder.
Um the next step was to actually apply

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for the FAA funding.
Well, we did. And unfortunately, I think

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uh he can dive further into the details,
but we were not funded

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um by the FAA, which more or less just
kind of takes away all the funding that

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we had, the millions of dollars access
to or thought we were going to have

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access to, but uh
I'll turn it over to Luke now and let

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him update more on the details.
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Um so, like Ted said, back in April, we
bid the project. It was awarded. Um

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we wrote a conditional letter of award
to Satterfield, just telling them that

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basically, "Hey, we we want to award
this project to you, but it's contingent

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on the FAA giving us funding for it."
Um so, the taxiway portion of the

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project estimated um with our consulting
services plus all of the construction

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costs was about 1.6 million and then the
terminal parking lot was about two and a

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half
250,000.

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Um the portion of the project that the
FAA did not provide was AIP funding. Um

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that's
discretionary funding. It's something

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that you have to compete with. Um so we
applied for the grant. Uh they let us

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know
two three weeks ago that they were not

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able to secure that funding for us. Um
that it was had to be provided to uh

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another airport, potentially a
commercial service airport with a bigger

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project with a need for that fund.
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uh talk with Tia, talk with Josh.
Tried to uh move the parking lot project

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forward, but we didn't feel like it was
fair to Satterfield to miss out on the

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1. 6 million dollars of the taxiway.
Um and additionally, the the remaining

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funds that we did get, which is um
the bill funding uh building infrastruct

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building infrastructure legislation
grants. Um we did get that funds, but it

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would not be enough to cover
construction observation, construction

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administration of the project. Um so at
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the plan is to rebid the project again
next spring 2027.

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Um it is highly likely that we will
receive funding for that next year.

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Um
Any questions?

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» The
the grant, the building grant that you

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mentioned that we did get.
>> Right.

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» Is there a timeline on that that it will
expire?

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» It
It will roll over till next year. So we

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will be able to use that funding next
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» Okay.
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but as far as the timeline goes, I
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two-year process on that. I'm not
entirely sure of the exact time frame

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that it'll be available.
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» Um but it is the intention to use it
next year so that we don't lose it. Um

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another
good thing is that right now the airport

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has approximately $600,000 of
entitlement funds banked up from past

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years of no project work or not using
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Um so next fiscal year we will have that
money as well. So it's just even more

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likely that we'll get the funds from the
FAA to move forward with both of those

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projects at the same time.
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basically through funds that the airport
already has plus the grant money that

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we're talking about.
>> Correct. So the FAA provides uh next

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year it'll be 90% [clears throat] of the
funding and then the state and uh the

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county will provide 5% each.
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so
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I I guess it's county funds but it's
it's airport funds. It's Correct. It's

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what it's been.
>> Yeah.

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» Okay.
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the the county has already planned for
those funds to be utilized. And I

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believe we can roll those funds, keep
those for next year and then so they'll

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be available for the match for the FAA
grant next year.

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» Okay.
>> Okay.

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Anything else?
>> Thank you.

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» Thanks, sir. For what it's worth, I
agree. I don't I wouldn't want to

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piecemeal it. So I'm glad
>> Right.

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» This way to do it right to start with.
>> I concur with that.

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» Our next item on the agenda is executive
session to receive legal advice

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regarding a capital project sales tax
project contract. We have a motion

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to go on executive session.
>> So moved.

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» Motion by Mr. Johnson, second by
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Councilman Reeder.
Any discussion?

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All in favor?
It is unanimous. We'll be in executive

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session [music]
in 5 minutes.

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» Mhm.

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» Come out of executive session.

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Motion in a second.
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Any discussion?

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All in favor?

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Council met in executive session
for legal matters. No action was taken.

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Next item on the agenda
is it was unanimous vote on coming out

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of executive session.
Next item is adjournment. We have a

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motion for adjournment.

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Second.
All in favor?

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We're adjourned
until the 6:00 meeting.

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» Mhm.

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» Mhm.

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» It is 6:00.
I like to call to order the Newberry

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County Council
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meeting for September 2nd.
Chairman Seeley sends his regrets. He's

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away on a family trip this week and
unable to attend.

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Our second item on the agenda is the
invocation and pledge by Councilman Leon

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Fuller.
>> Thank you.

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» [clears throat]

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» Dear Lord, we come to you tonight as
your humble servants.

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Hallowed is your name.
We thank you for this county. We thank

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you for the staff, employees, and the
volunteers to keep this county running.

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We thank you for the opportunity to
serve the citizens of the county.

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And we ask that you remember help
everyone to remember that the things

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that divide us are few.
The things that unite us are many.

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Those things that unite us together
are much more important than those that

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divide us.
>> Thank you.

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» For these and whatever else you see that
we may need, we humbly ask in your name.

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» Amen.
>> Amen.

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» Amen.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag

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of the United States of America and to
the republic for which it stands, one

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nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.

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» [clears throat]
>> Item number three is our adopting the

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minutes.
Newberry County work session

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August 19th, 2026. Newberry County
Council minutes August 19th, 2026. And

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Newberry County Economic
Development Committee August 24th, 2026.

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I'd like to take all three of the three
of those as one if there are no

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objections.

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Uh
>> [clears throat]

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» all in favor of accepting the minutes?
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» Mr. Carroll. Can you tell me about the
first and second motion?

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» First was
>> It was Councilman

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» Mr. Reader.
>> Councilman Reader.

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» And then the second was uh
Councilman Scurry.

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Any discussion?
All in favor?

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It is unanimous.
Item number four, the approval of the

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agenda.
>> Um,

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» Mr. Vice Chairman,
I'll take it real quick. Um,

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we would ask there was a scrivener's
error with regards to the agenda

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tonight. Um, if I use that term
correctly. Thank you. Um,

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item 8D, ordinance 808-05,
2026. Um, the public hearing with

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regards to the multi-county industrial
business park, it was actually

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advertised for next meeting on September
16th and was placed under public hearing

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by error tonight. So, we would ask that
council, um,

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um, approve the agenda, but with the
removal of 8D from the agenda tonight.

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» Is there a motion to remove, uh, 8 Delta
and approve the agenda for tonight?

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» I'm make a motion that we amend the
agenda, um, and move, um, item D to

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» September 16th.
>> Motion by Councilman

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Peterson, second by Councilman Scurry.
Any discussion?

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All in favor?
It is unanimous.

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» [clears throat]
>> Item number five is our, uh,

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administrator's report.
>> All right. Got two quick items tonight.

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The first one being, uh, just a reminder
to everyone that next Monday, September

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7th is Labor Day holiday and county
offices will be closed that day.

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Um, the second thing, and I'm I'm I'm
calling the sheriff in just a minute to

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help recognize a couple names that he
told me earlier this morning,

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but I am happy to report that, uh,
Senator Cromer, um,

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did put in a number of earmarks for
Newberry County. Um,

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we didn't think that the earmarks were
going to be a possibility a few weeks

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ago as all earmarks were removed from
the state budget, but they came back

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into session last week, and, uh, the
Senate was able to get all of their

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earmarks pushed through.
So, what does that mean for Newberry

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County?
Right now, we have a right at $787,000

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earmark that can go towards the
engineering and design of the future

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joint city and county public safety
facility that

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is being proposed out on 219 near the
interstate so that we can get that

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engineering and design started.
The second earmark was for $500,000

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for the Sheriff's Department towards the
new record management system, jail

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management system, CAD system.

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And also,
just to say on that, we had actually

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budgeted 300,000 in this year's budget
for the record management system. So,

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with that half a million dollar earmark
being approved, that is now funds that

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we will, once we get this done, we will
be able to kind of put those back in and

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look at other uses for
The last thing was the Rosenwald School

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did receive a $20,000 earmark. So, just
a special thank you to Senator Cromer

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for for entering these earmarks into the
state budget and uh

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I know that he was persistent in pushing
for these and and put a lot of legwork

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into getting people on board. So, we're
thankful and the governor did sign off

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last night and did no vetoes with
regards to the Senate. So, it is good to

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go at this point. Now, the Sheriff did
call me this morning. There were a

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couple names that you said also needed
to be recognized for the half a million

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dollars.
>> Probably would not have happened,

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especially on the public safety side, if
it wouldn't have been for Sally Foster.

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No kin.
She's executive director of the South

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Carolina Sheriff's Association.
And

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Cindy Conderus, who is the
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principal for the Internal Order of
Police of South Carolina,

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uh who works with the former chief of
SLED, Robert Stewart.

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They worked really hard to make sure
that the law enforcement

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[clears throat and cough] public safety
got the money,

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uh the local fund grants is what they
call it now. They are marked a rose by

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any other name.
But, um

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they they are That was cut completely
out of the budget.

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Um
but,

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when they came back to vote on some
other things, they made sure that that

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got taken care of. There's a lot of
money cut out of that as well for COs

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and nonprofits, but public safety got
everything they needed.

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» All right. Thank you. I didn't want to
leave them too out cuz you called me

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this morning to let me know that. So,
>> can tell you it would not have uh

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it would not have happened had it not
been for them.

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» So, a special thank you to Senator
Cromer and and and those individuals for

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helping to get those earmarks through.
That's all I have for today.

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Thank you, Ted.
Our next item on the agenda,

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a public appearance by Newberry County
Auditor, Donna Lominack, to set the

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fiscal year 2026-2027
tax levy.

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» Mr. Chairman, uh Vice Chairman, members
of County Council, and the public

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gathered here tonight. I stand before
you honored and humbled for the 18th

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time to recommend the fiscal year 26-27
Newberry County tax levy. I want to have

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to give a big thank you to Debbie Cromer
this year, our finance director. As most

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of you know, our assessor left in the
middle of reassessment. Uh she retired

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on us. So, Debbie was really a big asset
this year to the auditor's office. Also,

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I'd like to thank Cameron Bremner,
Cameron Smith, and Ted Laukadoo for

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their expertise. I think we make a good
team. Together, we got it done

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with a few little bumps along the way.
Speaking of Ted, I want to let council

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and everyone know here tonight that I
personally think he is a blessing to

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Newberry County. In the short time he
has been here, he has proved to me he

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wants the best for our county and the
employees, regardless.

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Since I came to work in 1977, we have
had 11 administrators and three interns.

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Five of these have been the last five
years. We need to stand together and

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appreciate his abilities and him. He's
willing to work, and that's what I like.

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Thank you to my office,
Melinda, Shannon, Chris, and Kim. And

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Melinda's here tonight, my deputy
auditor. Without her,

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I might not be standing here.
Okay, as Newberry County Auditor, I'm

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officially stating the 2026 tax levy for
all county and school bonded

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indebtedness purposes as authorized by
Section 4-15-150

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and 59-71-150
of the 1976 Code of Laws of South

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Carolina.
I am presenting the 2026 tax levy for

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school ordinary purposes as set by the
Newberry County Board of Education per

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letter dated July 20th, 2026,
which states the 2026 school ordinary

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tax levy be set at 180 mills. And that's
the same thing it was last year. They

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did not change it. For County of
Newberry Budget Ordinance number

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4-1-2026,
I am recommending county levy 122

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and 6/10 mills for county ordinary
purposes. County General Obligation

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Bonds of 2020A,
I am levying 5/10 of a mill. The County

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general obligation bonds of 2020B, I I
am levying 2/10 of a mill,

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county general obligation bonds of
2018C, I am levying 3/10 of a mill.

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Lease purchase, which is new this year,
I am levying 1 and 2/10 mills. I am

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recommend the county council levy 6.2
mills for community services for a total

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26 levy for county purposes of 131
mills. Last year it was 130.

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For school purposes, the Newberry County
Board of Education has levied the 180

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mills
and for the general obligation bonds, I

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am levying 53 mills for a total of 2026
levy for school purposes of 233 mills.

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The total levy for county purposes is
131 mills, which is a one mill increase

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from last year. And for school purposes,
it's 233 mills. The total 2026 tax levy

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for both county and school purposes is
364

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mills. The anticipated value of the mill
for 2627 for county purposes is

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$201,710.

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For school purposes, it's 209
and $64. And for school purposes, school

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operating is 132,587.
Of course, the difference there is

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because
uh the state gives us legal residency

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exemptions. So, we have a difference on
the two levies for the millages the um

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county purposes for the school purposes
of the value of the mill.

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And respectfully submitted, Donna
Lominack. Does anyone have any

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questions?

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» I just want to say I applaud you and the
county for all that you you do every

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year and you come up with these the
millages and you don't raise

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things much. So, I applaud the job that
all of you did this year.

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» Thank you very much and County Council,
I applaud you for holding the tax rate

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like it is by your budget.
>> That That's what I

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appreciate you so much. This This
Council

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um I know we hear a lot of the bad, so I
just want to say this Council made a

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decision last year with reassessment
going on and all the things are going

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on, we were going to hold the line on
taxes even though things around us were

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increasing and that we made the
decision, but you all made it happen and

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so [clears throat] it's a lot easier to
decide something than it is to make it

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happen. So, I give kudos to you and the
entire team that you mentioned,

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um but I also think that that that
speaks volumes about the Council being

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committed to the people of this county.
And that we understand taxes are a

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strain.
>> Oh, yes. Glad to work with y'all.

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» Thank you so much. Thank you again.

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All [clears throat] right, our next item
is the public hearings

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and we'll do these in in order from
alpha to Charlie.

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Uh
the first ordinance is going to be

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0801-2026.

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And that's the authorization to
execution of an equipment lease purchase

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agreement in the amount not exceeding
$2,475,000

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for the purchase of one Tatra, two
ambulances, one dump truck, one trailer,

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and one patching machine.
Um now I declare the public hearing open

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on 08-01-2026.

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Anybody signed up?
Anybody want to talk that didn't sign

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up?
Hearing none, I declare the public

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hearing on 0801-2026
now closed.

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Moving on to 8 Bravo. Ordinance
08-03-2026.

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That's the rezoning of property at US
Highway 76, Little Mountain, consisting

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of 6.33 acres from single-family
residential

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to R2 rural. And that is tax map 640-87.

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Anyone signed up for the public hearing?
I now declare it open. Hearing none,

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nobody signed up.
I now declare the public hearing closed

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on 08-03-2026.

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Our next one is 8 Charlie, ordinance
08-04-2026.

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And that's the rezoning of property at
79 Raider Road, Prosperity,

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consisting of 3.025
acres from general commercial

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to R2 rural.
And that is tax map

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uh

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651-
43.

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Anyone here signed up for it?
I now I now declare the hearing open.

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Hearing that no one has signed up for
it, I now declare the public hearing

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closed on 08-04-26.

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Next item
on the agenda is public comments.

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I have Mr. Jim Alman,
resident, to speak.

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» Yes, thanks, sir.

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Mhm. Ah.

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Thank you.
Uh this is on comment on item number 11.

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New business resolution 06-2026.

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Resolution establishing a vision zero
policy for Newberry County committee

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to eliminate all traffic fatalities,
elimination

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of fatalities and serious injuries in
the county's roadway system.

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Here are a few of the items that are
envisioned in this zero in this policy,

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which is called a vision zero policy,
which came from Sweden in 1997.

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And we're implementing it now because of
the CDC as far as I can tell.

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Center for Disease Control.
>> [clears throat]

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» So, here's some things that is in the
zero policy.

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Building sustaining leadership,
collaboration, and accountability,

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especially among a diverse group of
stakeholders to include transportation

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professionals,
policymakers, public health officials,

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police, and community members.
Prioritizing equity and community

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01:46:17,360 --> 01:46:23,520
engagement. So, leadership.
Do we not have leadership now? What

442
01:46:21,320 --> 01:46:27,480
about County Council?
Uh, managing safe speed limits. Are not

443
01:46:26,120 --> 01:46:31,280
the speed limits on our highways now at
a safe level?

444
01:46:28,960 --> 01:46:34,840
Are they not?
Achieving zero traffic deaths. Zero

445
01:46:33,400 --> 01:46:39,800
traffic deaths?
Zero?

446
01:46:35,920 --> 01:46:39,800
Impossible? Probable? What do you think?

447
01:46:40,440 --> 01:46:45,800
Prioritizing equity and community
engagement. Equity and community

448
01:46:44,000 --> 01:46:49,440
engagement?
You mean we have to have a number of

449
01:46:47,000 --> 01:46:55,160
people from various races to actually be
part make this vendor this venture work?

450
01:46:52,800 --> 01:46:58,720
So, what this vision zero policy really
is?

451
01:46:56,280 --> 01:47:03,720
Well, it's a long complicated thing from
like I said, from Sweden back in 1997.

452
01:47:01,440 --> 01:47:07,720
And yes, Sweden has a lower level of
traffic fatalities than they had back in

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01:47:05,280 --> 01:47:10,760
1997. That's a fact.
But, if you read this thing the way it's

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01:47:09,720 --> 01:47:15,440
written,
I can't see how you can make it work in

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01:47:12,160 --> 01:47:18,000
this county. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Jim.

456
01:47:21,160 --> 01:47:29,200
All right. There is no one else signed
up for public comments.

457
01:47:25,040 --> 01:47:29,200
Moving on to item 10, old business.

458
01:47:29,320 --> 01:47:35,760
First item of old business is the third
reading of ordinance 08-01-2026

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01:47:35,880 --> 01:47:43,200
authorizing the execution of equipment
lease purchase agreement in the amount

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01:47:39,880 --> 01:47:47,560
not exceeding $2,475,000
for the purchase of one fire truck, two

461
01:47:45,280 --> 01:47:51,360
ambulance, one dump truck, one trailer,
and one patching machine. Do we have a

462
01:47:49,720 --> 01:47:55,440
motion?
For third reading.

463
01:47:53,080 --> 01:47:59,520
Motion by Councilman Johnson.
Have a second?

464
01:47:57,120 --> 01:48:05,160
By Councilman Smith.
Any discussion?

465
01:48:02,400 --> 01:48:05,160
All in favor?

466
01:48:06,880 --> 01:48:09,600
Unanimous.

467
01:48:11,400 --> 01:48:18,960
Next item is uh
10 Bravo third reading ordinance

468
01:48:15,960 --> 01:48:18,960
08-02-2026

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01:48:19,280 --> 01:48:24,960
amending the tax of Newberry County code
of ordinance related to a single site

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01:48:23,440 --> 01:48:28,520
burials.
Do we have a motion for third reading on

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01:48:26,520 --> 01:48:32,440
the single site burials? Motion by
Councilman Reeder.

472
01:48:30,160 --> 01:48:36,640
Second by Councilman Smith.
Any discussion?

473
01:48:34,360 --> 01:48:39,720
All in favor?
It is unanimous.

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01:48:40,600 --> 01:48:48,520
» [clears throat]
>> Our next item is the second reading of

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01:48:45,000 --> 01:48:48,520
ordinance 08-03-2026

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01:48:48,680 --> 01:48:56,760
rezoning the property at US Highway 76
Little Mountain consisting of 6.33 acres

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01:48:55,760 --> 01:49:05,400
from
single family residential to R2 rural.

478
01:49:00,280 --> 01:49:09,120
And that is tax map 640-87.
Do I have a motion?

479
01:49:07,200 --> 01:49:16,520
For a second reading.
Motion by Councilman Former. Second by

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01:49:12,400 --> 01:49:21,600
Councilman Scurry. Any discussion?
All in favor?

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01:49:18,840 --> 01:49:21,600
Unanimous.

482
01:49:24,840 --> 01:49:31,080
Item 10 Delta. That's our second reading
of ordinance 08-04-2026.

483
01:49:31,440 --> 01:49:39,000
And that's the rezoning of property
[clears throat] 79 Raider Road,

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01:49:34,600 --> 01:49:45,560
Prosperity, consisting of 3.025 acres
from general commercial

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01:49:40,880 --> 01:49:50,120
to R2 rule, tax map 65 on
-43. Do we have a motion? Motion by

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01:49:48,600 --> 01:49:54,560
Councilman Reader.
Seconded by Councilman Scurry. Any

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01:49:52,000 --> 01:50:00,120
discussion?
All in favor?

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01:49:57,000 --> 01:50:00,120
It is unanimous.

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01:50:01,640 --> 01:50:08,760
Moving on to 10 Echo.
It's the second reading of ordinance

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01:50:05,760 --> 01:50:08,760
08-05-2026,

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01:50:09,560 --> 01:50:15,640
an ordinance authorizing multi-county
industrial

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01:50:13,720 --> 01:50:20,200
business park agreement between Newberry
County and Greenwood County

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01:50:18,120 --> 01:50:26,440
for the property owned by Project
Pearldust or its affiliate or assign or

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01:50:23,840 --> 01:50:29,320
other matters related thereof.
Do we have a motion?

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01:50:29,400 --> 01:50:35,280
» Comment.
>> Motion by Councilman Scurry. Seconded by

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01:50:32,720 --> 01:50:39,640
Councilman Johnson. Any discussion?
>> Just reiterate that there's no county

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01:50:37,320 --> 01:50:43,920
government funding associated with this
ordinance.

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01:50:41,000 --> 01:50:49,280
» Yes, just allows them to get extra money
from the state per employee for training

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01:50:46,560 --> 01:50:49,280
purposes.

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01:50:49,636 --> 01:50:52,680
» [clears throat]
>> All in favor?

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01:50:52,840 --> 01:50:55,800
It is unanimous.

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01:50:56,760 --> 01:51:05,000
Moving on to item 11, new business.
New business, we have a resolution

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01:51:03,240 --> 01:51:08,280
06-2026,
a resolution to establish

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01:51:07,000 --> 01:51:13,120
the previous
zero policy for Newberry County and

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01:51:11,000 --> 01:51:19,080
committing to the elimination of traffic
traffic fatalities and serious injuries

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01:51:15,560 --> 01:51:19,080
on the county roadway system.

507
01:51:19,480 --> 01:51:24,240
And you want to add anything to this,
Ted?

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01:51:21,720 --> 01:51:29,120
» I mean, the only thing that I would
state um

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01:51:25,960 --> 01:51:34,480
the as discussed in the work session is
to be eligible for implementation

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01:51:31,360 --> 01:51:39,120
funding for the safe streets for all um
adoption of this resolution is a

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01:51:37,600 --> 01:51:45,160
requirement.
Just stating that we commit to take the

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01:51:41,000 --> 01:51:50,320
steps necessary to improve upon known
pedestrian and vehicle safety concerns

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01:51:48,160 --> 01:51:55,560
and to implement projects and use the
grant funding towards implementation of

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01:51:52,240 --> 01:51:58,960
projects that will reduce these risks
within our community and our county.

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01:51:57,600 --> 01:52:04,560
» Thank you, Ted.
We have a motion. Motion by Councilman

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01:52:01,080 --> 01:52:09,960
Johnson, second by Councilman Smith.
All in favor Any discussion?

517
01:52:07,240 --> 01:52:09,960
All in favor?

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01:52:10,000 --> 01:52:13,040
Passes unanimously.

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01:52:13,960 --> 01:52:20,240
Moving on to item 12.
Uh County Council may take action on a

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01:52:18,400 --> 01:52:25,000
matter discussed in executive session at
5:00 p.m. No action was taken.

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01:52:25,600 --> 01:52:33,440
Moving on to the item 13, which is
appointment. Uh the first item is

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01:52:30,640 --> 01:52:38,560
library board district five.
>> Yes, I'd like to nominate Ms. Karen

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01:52:35,120 --> 01:52:42,560
Johnson for uh library board.
>> Second.

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01:52:40,920 --> 01:52:48,560
» Uh nominated by um
Councilman Sis uh Smith, second by uh

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01:52:45,520 --> 01:52:51,320
Councilman Johnson. Any discussion?
All in favor?

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01:52:51,440 --> 01:52:57,840
Passes unanimously.
>> [clears throat]

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01:52:54,320 --> 01:53:03,800
» Next item is uh item Bravo, Glennis
uh human resources commission. We have

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01:53:00,920 --> 01:53:09,080
one for low income sector and one for
private income sector.

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01:53:06,240 --> 01:53:13,480
And Travis is one of the nominees and
he's excusing himself from the vote.

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01:53:14,240 --> 01:53:21,080
So, our low-income sector is the first
one and that's Mr. Carlton Conner. Do we

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01:53:19,320 --> 01:53:22,720
have a motion?
>> To appoint Carlton?

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01:53:22,240 --> 01:53:26,640
» I'll [clears throat] make that
>> Motion by Councilman Johnson, second by

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01:53:25,000 --> 01:53:29,040
Councilman Scurry.
Any discussion?

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01:53:27,493 --> 01:53:31,840
» [clears throat]
>> All in favor?

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01:53:35,680 --> 01:53:41,600
Mr. Conner passes for low-income sector.
Next is private sector.

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01:53:40,560 --> 01:53:44,720
Did you want to stay in the room or
leave?

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01:53:42,720 --> 01:53:47,320
» He can stay.
>> He can stay. He can stay. Okay.

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01:53:47,143 --> 01:53:50,200
» [clears throat]
>> Next one is uh

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01:53:50,440 --> 01:53:55,320
Councilman Reeder for the private
sector.

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01:53:53,480 --> 01:53:59,360
Do we have a motion to
nominate Councilman

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01:53:56,720 --> 01:54:05,040
Motion by Councilman Johnson, second by
Councilman Scurry. Any discussion?

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01:54:02,320 --> 01:54:07,240
All in favor?
That would be six.

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01:54:06,520 --> 01:54:09,320
» Five.
>> Five of us

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01:54:08,600 --> 01:54:11,720
with
Councilman

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01:54:10,520 --> 01:54:15,400
Reeder
uh

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01:54:12,360 --> 01:54:15,400
excusing himself.

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01:54:18,480 --> 01:54:21,040
All right.

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01:54:21,560 --> 01:54:27,640
Next item on the list is adjournment. Do
we have a motion for adjournment?

549
01:54:25,640 --> 01:54:31,800
Councilman Johnson
and second by Councilman Scurry.

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01:54:30,320 --> 01:54:36,440
Any discussion?
All in favor?

551
01:54:33,640 --> 01:54:36,440
We are adjourned.

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01:54:38,200 --> 01:54:40,800
» Always