Sep 08, 2025 Clarendon County Council

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

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[1. Introductory Remarks ]

MAN, THIS YEAR'S FLYING BY FAST.

UM, IF YOU WOULD, WE'RE GOING TO STAND AND, UH, SAY THE LORD'S PRAYER, AND WE'LL FOLLOW THAT WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I FATHER, WHAT Y'ALL HEAVEN.

HOW BE THY NAME.

TH KINGDOM COME.

THOU WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT JUST IN HEAVEN.

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD, AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.

PLEASE US NOT IN TEMPTATION, BUT LIVE US FROM EVIL.

FOR THINE IS THE KING POWER AND THE LORD FOREVER ON I PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

FIRST OFF, TONIGHT

[4. Approval of Agenda ]

THE FIRST IS TO REMOVE ITEM NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS AN APPOINTMENT TO THE SANITY, LYNCH'S COBB HOME CONTOUR BOARD.

THIS WAS ADDED BECAUSE OF A MISCOMMUNICATION WITH THE COG, AND IT IS NOT NECESSARY.

SO MOVE, MR. CHAIRMAN.

SECOND.

UM, PLEASE VOTE ON YOUR, ON YOUR CHAPTERS.

NOT ON THAT.

IT'S NOT ON THAT VOICE VOTE.

NOW WE GONNA VOICE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? A.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

THE, UH, THE SECOND IS TO ITEM NUMBER 10, THE RECOGNITION OF MS. SHIRLEY KEES FOR HER SERVICE.

FOR SANTI LYNCH'S CALL THIS ITEM SHOULD REFER TO HER SERVICE ON THE COG BOARD, NOT THE COG, NOT THE COG CONTOUR BOARD.

THIS IS A RESULT OF THE SAME MISCOMMUNICATION.

DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THAT MOVE? CHAIRMAN HAVE, HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN RICHARD RICHARDSON.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN COKER.

ALL IN FAVOR? A.

ALL OPPOSED? AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.

ALRIGHT, NOW WE'LL TRY AND GET TO THE AGENDA.

UM, NEXT UP WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

UM, ALL COUNCILMEN HAVE RECEIVED THEIR PACKAGE AND HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER THE AGENDA.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

OKAY.

DO I HAVE, HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE APPROVED TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

I GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN ROD, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

UM, ALL IN FAVOR? ALRIGHT, NOW WE VOTING ON THE TABLET.

Y'ALL, Y'ALL THROWING CURVE BALLS OVER THERE? AND A MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT

[5. Approval of Minutes]

UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN COKER.

A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN RODIN.

ALL IN FAVOR? AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

Y'ALL GET IN FAST.

NEXT UP, WE

[6. Service Awards Recognition – Leonard Lowery, HR Director ]

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MR. CHAIR AND COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF CLAREDON COUNTY.

TONIGHT WE HAVE FIVE EMPLOYEES WHO WILL BE RECEIVING SERVICE AWARDS.

THE FIRST AWARD RECIPIENT IS, UH, DIANA T HIP.

MS. HIP IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT SHE HAS FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IN HER ABSENCE.

WOULD YOU GIVE HER A HAND, PLEASE? WITH 15 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT, HE'S ON SHIFT.

TONIGHT WE HAVE LIEUTENANT COREY L.

BEARD.

HE IS ON SHIFT.

PLEASE GIVE HIM A HAND.

THE NEXT RECIPIENT HAS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.

DEPUTY AUDITOR SONYA MEISON.

SHE'S UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

PLEASE GIVE HER A HAND.

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THANK YOU.

TO GET A PICTURE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT RECIPIENT, UH, IS WITH AN INMATE IN FLORENCE TONIGHT, BUT HE HAS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT.

THAT WOULD BE LIEUTENANT DENNIS OWENS.

PLEASE GIVE HIM A HAND.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WITH 40 YEARS OF SERVICE COUNTY TREASURER, CALL MATT EVANS.

ALL RIGHT.

PLEASE GIVE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AROUND THE NEXT WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC

[7. Public Comments (Total of five (5) available speaking spots, three (3) minutes per speaker) ]

UM, WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A BIG SURPRISE.

NUMBER ONE IS MR. GEORGE FRIAR.

SO , MR. CHAIRMAN, I REALLY NEEDED THAT.

I'VE HAD A LONG DAY.

HAD A LONG WEEK.

I WENT TO FIVE CHURCHES YESTERDAY.

THE GOOD THING ABOUT IT, THE LAST CHURCH THEY FED ME, I SAID, NOW YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HOW YOU FEED PEOPLE.

'CAUSE THEY'LL KEEP COMING BACK.

SO NOW THEY FED ME.

SO I I I'M PLANNING ON GOING BACK.

SO NOW, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MADAM REPORTER, WE ALWAYS RECOGNIZE THE MEDIA.

MADAM ADMINISTRATOR, ALL OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

YOU KNOW, I, I LEARNED SOMETHING TODAY.

UH, I DIDN'T KNOW THE, THE TREASURER'S FIRST NAME WAS MATT, AND I'VE KNOWN HIM BASICALLY ALL HIS LIFE.

SO YOU THROW ONE ON ME, UH, MATT.

SO WE, UM, WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SOME PUBLIC SERVICE, UM, ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WE GOT A MEASLE OUTBREAK GOING ON IN THE STATE.

WE ALSO HAD AT LEAST THREE, UM, INSTANCES OF RABIES.

ALSO, I READ IN THE PAPER THAT THERE'S PFAS IN THE ALGO, WHICH FALLS INTO CLA COUNTY.

UM, THERE WAS A, A PROGRAM THAT WAS HELD IN COLUMBIA ON LAST TUESDAY, AND I WAS INVITED TO, TO SPEAK.

UM, I WANNA SAY THIS WHEN, UM, I'M A HISTORIAN, SO NOW YOU INVITE ME TO SPEAK.

UH, YOU GET A HOST OF PEOPLE, AND I'M GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT.

NOW, ON THIS DAY IN 1900, THERE WAS THE GALVESTON HURRICANE.

6,000 PEOPLE WAS KILLED.

THINK ABOUT IT.

6,000 PEOPLE WAS KILLED IN GALSTON, TEXAS.

ALSO, ON THIS DAY IN 1961, MY OLDEST BROTHER, WILLIE NEREON SR.

WHO'S NO LONGER WITH US, UH, HE GOT MARRIED.

UH, HE DIDN'T MARRY HIMSELF.

SO I'M NOT GONNA TELL HIS WIDOWS OUR NAME BECAUSE Y'ALL MIGHT WANT TO GO AND MARRY HER.

AND I, I, IF I LACK THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S MY BROTHER'S WIFE, .

OKAY.

ON THIS DAY IN 1974, PRESIDENT GERALD FORD ISSUED A PARDON.

I THINK WE KNOW WHO THE PARDON WENT TO.

ALSO ON THIS DAY, IN 19 97, 1 OF OUR WOUND, AND I HONORABLY CALLED HIM MR. CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN WILLIAM BILL PARKER PASSED IN THIS, THIS LIFE AT A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF ALL THINGS.

ALSO ON THIS DATE, IN 2004 SIX, UH, DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL CONGRESSMAN JAMES ENNIS CLYBURN PRESENTED THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL IN THE RECORDS, THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORDS, AND I'M GONNA GIVE LADIES FIRST,

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AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, MR. HARRY BRIGGS SENIOR, WHO WAS ALSO A WORLD WAR II NAVY VETERAN.

ALSO ON THIS DATE, WORLD NEWS QUEEN ELIZABETH II DIED 8TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2022.

NOW, I MENTIONED THAT I WAS INVITED TO GO TO THE STATE HOUSE.

IF I HADN'T, I'M GONNA SAY IT RIGHT NOW.

ON LAST TUESDAY, ON THE 2ND OF SEPTEMBER, I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK ON THE SERENA OF JAPAN.

AND I SAID, WELL, NO, I'M NOT GONNA SPEAK ON THAT.

AND IF YOU WERE THERE, YOU KNOW WHAT I SPOKE ON, SO I'M GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT.

BUT THERE WAS A WORLD WAR II VETERAN THAT WAS PRESENT, MR. WILLIE WHITE, 101 YEARS OLD AND COUNTING.

SO LET'S GIVE MR. WILLIE WHITE A, UH, HE WAS DISHON.

I MEAN, HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED.

AND THE FACT IS, WHEN I RUN ACROSS MR. WILLIE, EVERY TIME I SEE HIM, I SALUTE BECAUSE AS I ALWAYS DO, I SALUTE THE FLAG AND THOSE WHO SERVE HONORABLY.

AMEN.

THANK YOU, MR. GEORGE.

ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR REMARKS.

NEXT WE HAVE, UH, MR. HAY ROGERS ABOUT AN UNPAID BILL.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS HARRY ROGERS, 23 FAIRWAY DRIVE MANNING.

I'M THE TREASURER OF THE WABU PLANTATION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.

I'M HERE THIS EVENING AND ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A BILL FOR HOA DUES.

EACH OF YOU HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE BILL.

THE COUNTY OWNED THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE PLANTATION DUE TO UNPAID PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY A PREVIOUS OWNER, HOA DUES ARE ASSESSED ANNUALLY.

I PERSONALLY HANDED A COPY OF THE BILL TO PATRICIA PRINGLE IN ADDITION TO MAILING COPIES TO HER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

I ALSO PROVIDED A COPY TO MR. LINDON ANTHONY PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE.

WE HAVE NEVER EVEN BEEN EXTENDED THE COURTESY OF A RESPONSE OF ANY COUNTY OFFICIAL REGARDING PAYMENT.

WE WOULD APPRECIATE PAYMENT OF THIS INVOICE.

NORMALLY WE FILE LIENS PER DUES UNPAID FOR EXTENDED PERIODS SUCH AS THIS.

I MIGHT ADD THAT THE PROPERTY WAS RECENTLY SOLD AND CURRENT HOE DUES HAVE BEEN PAID.

THE INVOICE I PROVIDED IS FOR THE PERIOD OF PROPERTY.

THE PROPERTY BELONGED TO THE COUNTY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PETITION THIS MATTER.

YES, SIR.

MR. HARRY, I, UM, CHARMAINE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CHECK ON THIS AND, AND MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT HIM BACK PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. HARRY.

[8. Board Appointments]

UM, THE AUTHORIZATION TO REAPPOINT THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, MR. JUSTIN HARRINGTON REPRESENTING DISTRICT THREE, ROBERT B. FLEMING JR.

AND JOHNNY WILSON REPRESENTING DISTRICT TWO.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? WE REAPPOINT THESE MEMBERS.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN COKER, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN RYON, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE VOTE ON YOUR TABLETS AND THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT.

ON THAT SAME, UM, BOARD APPOINTMENTS, WE HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO APPOINT MS. JANE POWELL AND DAVID W. EMERSON TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN RODINE.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN RYON, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE VOTE ON YOUR TABLETS.

AND THE MOTION PASSES.

UM, NUMBER NINE IS A SCRATCH.

NUMBER 10,

[10. Special Recognitions and Presentations]

MR. LARRY GAMBLE, SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, CELEBRATING 250 YEARS OF AMERICAN FREEDOM.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, LARRY GAMBLE WITH THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

I LIVE IN SUMTER.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLONEL MATTHEW SINGLETON CHAPTER, WHICH SERVES SUMTER CLAR AND LEE COUNTIES AND A PART OF WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY AS PART OF THE AMERICA TWO 50 PROJECT.

SOUTH SOUTH

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WE'RE STRIVING TO HAVE THE TWO 50TH COMMEMORATIVE BENCH AS PART OF THE CELEBRATION OF OUR COUNTRY'S SUS WITH CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY ON JULY 4TH, 2026.

IT'S ALSO TO PROMOTE PATRIOT PATRIOTISM AND PRESERVE AMERICAN HISTORY WHILE HONORING EVERY MAN AND WOMAN WHO HELPED THE AMERICAN CAUSE FOR INDEPENDENCE.

THE COLONEL MATTHEW SINGLETON CHAPTER, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE SERVING CLAREN AND LEE IN SUMTER COUNTIES AND PART OF WILLIAMSBURG.

I'VE REACHED OUT TO MANNING.

I'VE REACHED OUT TO BISHOPVILLE AND I'VE REACHED OUT TO SUMTER AND I APPRECIATE THE INVITATION TO SPEAK HERE TONIGHT.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR PERMISSION AT YOUR LOCATION TO DONATE A COMMEMORATIVE GEORGIA GRAY GRANITE MONUMENT.

IT BEING A FLAT TOP BENCH.

AND IF YOU DIDN'T GET, UH, COPIES OF THE ARTIST DRAWING AND A BENCH WE'VE ALREADY PLACED, I DID BRING A FEW EXTRA COPIES.

THIS ICONIC MARKER IS GONNA BE ABOUT FOUR FEET WIDE, 18 INCHES DEEP AND ABOUT TWO FEET HIGH.

THE GRANITE SLABS ARE FOUR INCHES THICK FOR DURABILITY.

TOTAL WEIGHT'S ABOUT 250 POUNDS, SO THEY DO NEED A FIRM BASE TO SIT ON.

WE HAVE A GRANT THAT COVERS THE BENCH AND OUR MONUMENT COMPANY BASED OUTTA WALTERBORO, WE'LL PROVIDE FREE INSTALLATION AND DELIVERY.

THIS WILL BE A GREAT MARKER FOR THIS MILESTONE IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY.

OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE 46 BENCHES IN 46 COUNTIES BY THE END OF THIS DECADE THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING AMERICA'S TWO 50TH.

OUR FIRST DEDICATION WAS APRIL 19TH, 2024, OVER IN CAMDEN AT THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR CENTER, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE THE APRIL 19TH CORRESPONDS WITH THE DATE OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD.

249 YEARS EARLIER.

WE JUST CELEBRATED TWO 50TH AT LEXINGTON AND CONCORD IN MARCH OF 2025, CORRESPONDING WITH LAFAYETTE'S RETURN TO VISIT AMERICA, A BENCH WAS INSTALLED AT THE BEAUFORT WATERFRONT PARK AND THAT WAS DONE AS PART OF THE LIBERTY TREE PROJECT INITIATIVE THAT'S ALSO GOING ON AT THIS TIME.

OUR FORT DORCHESTER CHAPTER RECEIVED A GRANT TO FUND THREE PARK BENCHES.

WE'RE HOPING WITH THE MATTHEW SINGLETON CHAPTER, SINCE WE'RE SERVING THREE FULL COUNTIES, THAT WE CAN DUPLICATE THAT EFFORT IN OUR SERVICE AREA.

ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE OR IF YOU NEED, UM, A VIEW OF WHAT THE PROJECT, WHAT THE BENCH WOULD LOOK LIKE, I CAN PROVIDE THOSE TO YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? SO YOU SAYING DO THE BASE, THAT'S ALL THAT THE COUNTY WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE IS THE FOOTINGS FOR THE, FOR THE BENCH TO SIT ON.

AND THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WITH CONNECTIONS WE HAVE, UM, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND A WAY OF HAVING THAT DONATED.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

UM, I NEED A A MOTION FOR THAT AND YEAH.

Y'ALL SKIPPING A MOTION? I NEED A MO I NEED A MOTION FOR THAT.

FIRST.

I GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN RODIN, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN COKER.

AND NOW WE SAY YES.

OKAY, WE GOT, WE GOT IT GUYS.

NEXT UP IS RECOGNITION OF MS. SHIRLEY W KEELS.

SANTI LYNCHES OF GOVERNMENT HOME CATOR BOY, THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS.

UHUH.

NOPE, WE GOT A, WE GOT THE PLAQUE TO GIVE HER.

THIS IS THE SANTI LYNCHS REGULAR BOARD, RIGHT? YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

YEP.

WE, THIS IS THE AWARD OF APPRECIATION PRESENTED TO MS. SHIRLEY W HILL'S AND SINCERE AND SINCERE APPRECIATION OF 32 YEARS

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THIS EIGHTH DATE OF SEPTEMBER, 2025.

MS. SHERRY, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.

NEXT UP, WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING MEMBERS OF THE LMA BASEBALL TEAM FOR BEING CHOSEN AS MEMBERS OF THE ALL REGION TEAM.

UM, MR. BJ BALLS IS PLAYER OF THE YEAR, AND PEYTON PRICE IS PICTURE OF THE YEAR.

AND MR. BRENT SUE LIBERT, OUR THIRD BASEMENT COACH HERE.

VERY HAPPY.

BE A COACH HERE.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

CONGRATULATIONS GUYS.

THANK YOU.

OH, I SEE.

NEXT UP WE HAVE

[11. Public Hearing – Ordinance 2025-11 ]

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, YOU ARE WELCOME TO THE PODIUM.

NOW, WHEN YOU GET TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE HOME VIEWING AUDIENCE.

OKAY, THANK YOU PATRICIA PRINGLE.

UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK, UM, WHAT ARE THE, WHAT ARE THE FEES THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE SEWER TAP FEES AND ARE THEY DIFFERENT FROM THE IMPACT FEES? MS. PRINGLE? YES, THEY, YES, THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE IMPACT FEES.

UH, CURRENTLY WE DON'T AS THE COUNTY HAVE ANY IMPACT FEES.

UH, THIS IS JUST AN INCREASE FROM OUR REGULAR TAP FEES.

UH, THE LAST TIME, UH, THERE WAS AN ADJUSTMENT IN THOSE FEES WAS 2014, UM, BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE OF PRICING OF THE EQUIPMENT, UH, FOR US TO EVEN BREAK EVEN.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE REQUESTING THAT COUNCIL, UM, INCREASE THE TAP FEES.

CAN YOU GIVE US WHAT THE TAP FEES ARE? HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH IT IS, WHAT THE INCREASE IS? SURE.

THANK YOU.

SO, UH, CURRENTLY THE THREE FOUR SIZE IS $1,200.

IT GOES UP TO $2,000.

UH, THE ONE INCH WAS $2,000.

IT GOES UP TO THREE.

AND THE ONE AND A HALF WAS $3,000.

AND IT GOES UP TO FOUR.

AND THERE'S A FEW NEW, IF IT'S A NEW CONNECT, UM, CORRECT.

OH, OKAY.

YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

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IF NOT, WE WILL HAVE ORDINANCE

[12. Ordinance 2025-11 ]

ONE QUESTION.

THIRD AND FINAL READING DID NOT TAKE EFFECT WHEN TAKE EFFECT.

UH, THIS WILL NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST.

OCTOBER 1ST OR NEXT MORNING.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF THE THIRD AND FOLLOWING READING OF ORDINANCE 2025 DASH 11 AND THE ORDINANCE AMENDING CLATON COUNTY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2014 DASH OH TWO TO AMEND UTILITY TAP FEES AND TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL UPDATES TO THE CLA COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT, CODE OF REGULATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? HAVE A MOTION FOR COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN RODIN, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE VOTE ON YOUR TABLET.

AND THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING

[13. Public Hearing - Ordinance 2025-12]

UM, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE KLAN COUNTY UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REGARDING REGULATIONS OF MOBILE FOOD VENDORS AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE TOO.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? NOBODY'S REAL TALKATIVE TONIGHT.

NEXT UP WE

[14. Ordinance 2025-12 ]

DO I HAVE A MOTION WE APPROVE SECOND READ? NO, I, YES, SIR.

PRIVATE PROPERTY USE, WHAT WOULD THEY HAVE TO DO TO USE IT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY? IT DEPENDS ON WHAT TYPE OF USE.

NOW, IF THE MOBILE FOOD TRUCK VENDOR IS ADVERTISING THEIR BUSINESSES AND WANT TO USE THEIR BUSINESSES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, THEN THEY WOULD FALL UP UNDER THIS REGULATION.

HOWEVER, IF THEY'RE BEING INVITED BY THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER JUST TO COME AND SELL FOOD ON BEHALF OF THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER, THEN THEY DON'T FALL UP UNDER THIS REGULATION.

SO NO PERMITS TO ANYTHING THAT THEY'RE INVITED BY A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER? THAT IS CORRECT.

BECAUSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS OR IS IN THE INTENT TO, UM, REGULATE THE USE OF MOBILE FOOD VENDOR FOR BUSINESSES, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE.

SO ANY PRIVATE PROPERTY USE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.

NO, SIR.

YOU HOW, HOW ABOUT, HOW ABOUT THE OTHER DAY I PASSED BY JC BRITT PARK? THERE'S A, A FOOD TRUCK OUT THERE.

HOW, HOW LONG CAN THAT TRUCK STAY THERE? THERE IS NO TIMEFRAME FOR THE ACTUAL BUSINESS SIDE OF IT FOR THE MOBILE FOOD TRUCK VENDOR.

HOWEVER, FOR THE ICE CREAM TRUCK, DUE TO THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN, UM, THERE IS A TIMEFRAME FOR THEM.

AND I'M THINKING THAT ONE IS AT, LET ME DOUBLE CHECK THE ORDINANCE.

UM, THE OPERATING HOURS IS 9:00 AM TO 8:00 PM FOR THE ICE CREAM TRUCK VENDORS.

WOULD THAT TRUCK BEING ON COUNTY PROPERTY, IT'S GOTTA HAVE A PERMIT TO SET UP THERE? THAT IS CORRECT.

AND WE ALREADY HAVE MADE PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

THEY ALREADY HAVE A ZONING PERMIT ON FILE.

ALRIGHT.

THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE OUT THERE, BUT IF, IF YOUR FAMILY HAS A FAMILY REUNION AT WALKER GAMBLE PARK AND THEY INVITE A FOOD TRUCK TO COME, DO THEY HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

BECAUSE THEN THEY WOULD FALL UP UNDER THAT ORDINANCE.

THE THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT ANYTIME THE FOOD TRUCK VENDOR IS COMING TO SALE TO USE THEIR BUSINESS TO COLLECT FUNDING FOR THEIR SERVICES,

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OTHERWISE THEY DON'T FALL UNDER THIS ORDINANCE.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

YOU ARE WELCOME.

UM, ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OKAY.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE SECOND READING? I HAVE A MOTION WITH COUNCILMAN FRI AND A SECOND COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE VOTE ON YOUR TABLETS AND THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT WE HAVE OUR

[15. Finance Report – Tammy Rodvansky, CFO]

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

SO I WILL START WITH THE WATERING SEWER.

THEY HAVE OPERATING REVENUE OF $278,220.

THEY HAVE OPERATING EXPENSES OF $197,852 FOR A NET PROFIT OF 80,368.

NOW, WHEN WE DO FACTOR IN DEPRECIATION AND BOND INTEREST EXPENSE AND INTEREST INCOME, THEY HAVE A TOTAL NON-OPERATING REVENUE OF $111,138 AS AN EXPENSE FOR A NET INCOME LOSS OF $30,769.

NOW, SOME OF THEIR EXPENSES ARE FROM PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE AND WORKERS' COMP INSURANCE.

THEY ARE ALL PREPAID IN JULY.

SO THESE REVENUES AND EXPENSES WILL FALL MORE IN LINE AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES.

NEXT, I HAVE THE FIRE RESCUE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY REVENUE TO REPORT FOR FIRE OR THE GENERAL FUND AT THIS POINT IN TIME ONLY EXPENSES.

SO THE EXPENSES YEAR TO DATE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE $1,336,151.

THAT IS 14% OF THEIR BUDGET.

BUDGET FOR AUGUST IS JUST SHY OF 17%.

SO THEY ARE UNDER BUDGET AT THIS POINT IN THEIR EXPENSES.

THE GENERAL FUND EXPENSES ARE $5,889,164.

THAT IS 18% OF OUR BUDGET, WHICH IS RUNNING A LITTLE BIT HIGH AT THIS POINT.

BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE TO PREPAY OUR PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE AND WORKERS' COMP INSURANCE IN JULY.

SO AGAIN, THESE WILL START FALLING IN LINE AS WE PROGRESS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

C FUND REPORT.

OUR CURRENT FUNDS AVAILABLE ARE $8,258,260.

WE HAD LOCAL PAVING EXPENDITURES FOR AUGUST OF $63,633.

AND WE HAVE COMMITTED REMAINING PAVING PROJECTS OF $4,951,794.

SO WE HAVE AN UNCOMMITTED BALANCE AT THIS POINT IN TIME OF $3,242,833.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. NEY? NO, MA'AM.

THANK YOU MS. NEY.

NEXT WE HAVE

[16. Administrator’s Report –Sharmaine Y. Anderson, Interim County Administrator ]

MS. CHARMAINE ANDERSON.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UM, UM, AS FAR AS OUR PROJECTS WITH FACILITIES, OUR EOC COMMUNICATION CENTERS, THE PROJECT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO PYRAMID CONSTRUCTION.

UH, WE HAVE A PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE THIS WEEK, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THIS PROJECT MOVING.

WE WILL ALSO LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED OUR RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE TURVILLE FIRE STATION ON AUGUST 21ST, 2025.

IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT AND WE'RE GLAD THAT'S UP.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, OUR DAVID STATION FIRE STATION, UM, AND THE BREAKING GROUND ON THAT FAIRLY SOON.

UH, FOR CITIZENS WHO WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING ON 3 0 1, UH, OUR PUBLIC WORKS FLEET MAINTENANCE AND ANIMAL CONTROL CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING.

I, I KNOW WE'VE HAD

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SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

UH, DATA STATION WELL AND TANK.

THE DRILLING OF THE TEST WELL IS COMPLETED WITH FINAL DESIGNS APPROVED BY, UH, S-C-D-E-S AND WE CONTINUE TO MOVE THIS PROJECT ALONG BRISKLY WITH PUMP INSTALLATION, UH, AND ABOVE.

GROUND STORAGE TANK STARTED AND PIPE GOING IN THE GROUND FOR 13 MILE SYSTEM EXPANSION WELDING AUDITORIUM.

THE RENOVATION STATUS FOR WELDING, UH, RENOVATIONS ARE MOVING ALONG QUICKER THAN EXPECTED.

SO WE MAY BE IN, UH, QUICKER THAN MARCH.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF MANNING FIRE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH CLEARING COUNTY FIRE RESCUE FOR THAT QUICK ACTION IN SUBDUING THE STRUCTURE FIRE THAT OCCURRED AT WELDING AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE.

OTHER PROJECTS, UH, TURVILLE LIBRARY HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY BIDED OUT AS OF LAST WEEK.

UM, SO WE HAVE A PRE-BID MEETING, UH, NEXT WEEK ON THAT.

UH, NORTH SHORE SUMMERTON WASTEWATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AND EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

UH, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT JOINT TRAINING FACILITY, THE FACILITY HAS BEEN REBID IT AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT INTEREST WITH THAT.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT PROJECT.

MOVING ON, UH, QUICKLY, AN UPDATE ON THE NEWMAN BRANCH RESTORATION PROJECT.

UH, OUR COUNCIL MAIL ALONG WITH SOME OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS VISITED OUT THERE LAST WEEK.

SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING TO ADDRESS FURTHER RESTORATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK.

UH, HERE ARE THE UPDATES ON, UH, FIRE RESCUE.

AS FAR AS OUR NUMBERS ARE CONCERNED.

OUR FIRE RESPONSE TIME FROM DISPATCH TO ARRIVAL, UM, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST WAS SIX MINUTES AND 44 SECONDS WITH 200 CALLS.

AND FOR OUR EMS, UH, DISPATCH TO ARRIVAL WAS, UH, 10 MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS.

AND THAT WAS FOR THE MONTH OF MONTH OF AUGUST.

AND WE HAD A TOTAL OF, UM, 641 CALLS FOR EMS. UH, WE ARE THANKFUL TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF COM COMMERCE AND, UH, STRATEGIC LOCATION ADVISORS FOR A VERY SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION WITH OUR KEY STAKEHOLDERS.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FINISHED PROJECT AND ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROJECT WITH US FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR FROM, UH, TURAL, MAYOR HICKS, AS WELL AS MAYOR NELSON FROM THE CITY OF MANNY FOR PARTICIPATING IN THAT.

UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RENEGADES, OUR CO-ED SOFTBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

UH, THANK YOU TO OUR DIRECTOR, JOY HENRY FOR REVIVING THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CITIZENS.

UH, REGISTRATION FOR FALL SPORTS HAS ENDED AND THE SEASON WILL BEGIN SEPTEMBER 23RD.

UH, WE HAD OVER 200 REGISTRANTS FOR FALL SPORTS, SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND POSSIBLY OFFERING, UM, ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FALL SPORTS.

WE ALSO WANT TO THANK CLATON COUNTY STAFF FOR KICKING OFF OUR INITIATIVE OF KEEPING CLEARING AND CLEAN.

OUR LITTLE PICKUP ON AUGUST 28TH WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

WE PICKED UP FOR A TOTAL OF 1500 POUNDS OF TRASH.

UH, IF CITIZENS ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED WITH OUR NEXT PICKUP, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO.

PLEASE CONTACT OUR PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE AND WE ALL CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN ENSURE WE CAN KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES CLEAN.

SO PLEASE CONTACT THE PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE, UM, SO WE CAN, UM, KEEP CLEARING AND CLEAN, CLEAN TOGETHER.

THAT'S A TONGUE TWISTER.

UM, THE COUNTY HAS PARTNERED WITH UNITED WAY TO COLLECT BLESSING BAGS.

THESE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE HOMELESS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AT THE END OF OUR CAMPAIGN.

THIS ENDS SEPTEMBER 30TH.

UH, THESE ARE, UM, BLESSING BAGS THAT INCLUDES JUST, UH, TOILETRY ITEMS, UM, SNACKS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

THANK YOU TO THE STAFF WHO'S ALREADY DONATED.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY.

UH, AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE WERE PRESENTED WITH AN OPTION FOR A COUNTY FLAG BY MR. J SCOTT.

UH, WE THANK YOU FOR HIS PRESENTATION.

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AROUND THAT.

UM, WE ARE NOW OPENING THIS OPPORTUNITY UP TO ALL CITIZENS WHO MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN DESIGNING A FLAG.

UH, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR INTEREST TO, UH, CLANTON COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BY OCTOBER 7TH.

UM, AFTER OCTOBER SEC SEVENTH, WE WILL REVISIT WITH COUNCIL ON OUR NEXT MOVE.

SO WHERE WE WILL GO WITH THE COUNTY FLAG.

UH, SOME OTHER GREAT NEWS, THE COUNTY HAS PAID OFF APPROXIMATELY $2.5 MILLION IN I-P-R-E-B

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YOU MAY ASK, WHAT IN THE WORLD IS IPRB? IT STANDS FOR INSTALLMENT PURCHASE REVENUE BONDS.

SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT PAID OFF THIS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UM, OUR PAST CFO AND OUR PAST ADMINISTRATION, UH, LINDA AND ANTHONY, AND ALSO, UH, MS. TAMMY, UH, FOR GETTING THIS DONE AND PROCESSING THIS, UH, WHERE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH, UM, CUTTING DOWN MORE DEBT.

SO WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT.

UH, THIS MONTH IS ALSO PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

WE URGE THAT OUR CIS CITIZENS ARE TESTED TO REMAIN HEALTHY.

UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, AND I THINK MR. FRIERSON, UH, STATED EARLIER, UH, THIS MONTH COMMEMORATES THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF, UH, THE ENDING OF WORLD WAR II.

WE HAD, AS HE STATED, UH, WE HAVE TWO OF OUR CITIZENS THAT WE ARE AWARE OF, UH, MR. WILLIE WHITE, UH, AND REVEREND WHO FROM TURVILLE.

THEY'RE BOTH CENTENARIANS AND WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE THEM IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL, FOR THEM TO BE REPRESENTED, UM, ON A STATE LEVEL IN REGARDS TO THIS AUSPICIOUS OCCASION.

UM, WE ALSO HAD MS. PATRICIA PRINGLE, UM, IN, UH, PRESENCE IN COLUMBIA ALONG WITH, UH, SOME OTHER CITIZENS TO ENJOY AND RECOGNIZE THESE INDIVIDUALS.

AND THANK YOU.

UH, THIS IS THE CONCLUSION OF MY ADMINISTRATIVE'S REPORT.

THANK YOU, MS. CHARMAINE.

THAT MAKES IT

[17. Chairman’s Report – Jay Johnson, Chairman of County Council]

I REALLY DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE WILL BE HAVING TWO SPECIAL CALL MEETINGS IN THE NEXT WEEK ON FRIDAY AT ONE 30 AND MONDAY AT ONE 30, WE WILL BE INTERVIEWING FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION AT BOTH OF THOSE SPECIAL CALL MEETINGS.

SO IF Y'ALL SEE SOMETHING GO OUT, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

UM, UNLESS YOU JUST WANNA COME SIT IN HERE AND, AND WATCH THE BOARD.

YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE TO.

BUT, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I'LL MOVE ON.

AND, UM, WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, LEGAL ADVICE PENDING, A LEGAL MATTER IN PERSONNEL.

DO I HAVE A MOTION WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN COKER.

CHAIRMAN JOHNSON.

I JUST RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM, UM, ATTORNEY WINTERS THAT SHE'S IN ANOTHER EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH COUNCIL.

SO SHE WOULD LIKE TO POSTPONE THIS MEETING IF WE CAN.

OKAY.

I MEAN, WE GOOD WITH THAT CD? YES.

WE DON'T HAVE TO AMEND ANYTHING.

YEAH.

OKAY.

WE'LL POSTPONE THAT NOW.

WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL ADJOURN.

WE CAN GET A MOTION.

WE ADJOURN.

GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN COKER, UH, RODINE.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN COKER.

AND THE VOTE IS YES, WE ARE DONE.

THANK YOU.