* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] GOOD [I. CALL TO ORDER] EVENING. WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO A SPECIAL CALL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OF CLARENDON COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED THE SIGN IN ROSTER, IF YOU'D MAKE SURE YOU SIGN IN BEFORE YOU LEAVE. THANK YOU. UM, CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER THE MANNING TIMES OF LOCAL MEDIA AND THE COUNTY FACEBOOK PAGE AND POSTED AT THE OFFICE SO THE IMMEDIATE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AS THE SECRETARY FOR A ROLL CALL PLEASE. UM, CHAIRMAN GAMBLE HERE. BRIAN MCGALL, VICE CHAIR HERE. MYSELF, MS. MARY JO ARTIS. HERE. MS. MADDIE JOHNSON NOT PRESENT. MS. CATHERINE TURVILLE NOT PRESENT. LYNETTE SAMUELS COOPER HERE. AND MR. MICHAEL STREFF, HE IS ON THE PHONE WITH US TODAY, MY PHONE, SO WE HAVE A QUORUM. ASK THAT VICE-CHAIRMAN MCGALL, IF HE WOULD GIVE US INVOCATION, PLEASE MS. BY OUR HEADS TO PRAY. PLEASE LORD JESUS, THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING. AND LORD, JUST HELP US, LORD, AS WE CONTINUE THE WORK OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE, LORD, AND JUST, UH, GUIDE US AND DIRECT US IN WHAT WE NEED TO DO, HOW WE NEED TO DO IT. LORD, WE'VE GOT SOME FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY, LORD, THAT, UM, ARE HURTING TONIGHT. AND LORD, WE PRAY LORD FOR DAVID HILTON AND HIS FAMILY, LORD, AND THE HOMEGOING OF HIS MOTHER AND LORD, JUST BLESS THAT FAMILY. GIVE THEM GRACE AND MERCY WHERE IT'S NEEDED, COMFORT THAT ONLY YOUR HOLY SPIRIT CAN GIVE. AND THEN LORD, THE FAMILY OF, UH, THE DAD OF LENAR LOWRY LENAR, LOWRY'S DAD HAS PASSED AWAY. AND SO, LORD, PLEASE BLESS THE LOWERY FAMILY AND TOUCH THEM IN A SPECIAL WAY AS WE KNOW ONLY YOU CAN. AND LORD, WE JUST PRAY AGAIN THAT YOU BLESS US. LORD, HELP US LORD, TONIGHT JUST TO, UH, FOLLOW YOUR WILL AND WHAT WE DO. AND WE THANK YOU LORD FOR BEING WITH US. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. FOR THOSE WHO ARE ABLE, IF YOU'D STAND AND FACE THE FLAG, PLEASE S**T. AMERICAN FLAG PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [VII. NEW BUSINESS] UNDER NEW BUSINESS TONIGHT, UM, AND IT PERTAINS SOLELY TO THE TOWN OF TREVOR BILL'S ELECTION. FIRST, UM, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR HAD REACHED OUT TO THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY, UM, DID SEND A AREA SUPERVISOR AND OUR AREA REP IN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PREP STUFF WAS DONE FOR THE ELECTION. THEY ALSO SENT IN TWO TRAINERS, AND THEN THE SAME TWO PEOPLE THAT CAME FOR THE PREP WORK WE'RE HERE YESTERDAY, UM, TO DO THE POLL WORKER TRAINING, UM, AND TO DO THE PUBLIC TESTING OF THE VOTING MACHINE. AND SO ALL THAT WAS DONE. WE WANNA CERTAINLY THANK THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION FOR STEPPING UP. THEY HAD MADE A PROMISE TO US THAT THEY WOULD BE THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY CERTAINLY HAVE DONE THAT. UM, ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY, UM, SUGGESTED WAS THAT OUR NOVEMBER 6TH MEETING, IT WILL BE THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION, WHICH IS WHERE WE ALSO CONVENE THE BOARD OF CANVASERS TO CERTIFY THE TOWN OF COLLEC, OF TURBO'S ELECTION. THAT WE HAVE THAT IN THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE MAKES IT EASIER WITH, UM, DOING THE FINAL TALLY AND MAKING SURE WE GOT THE PRINTOUTS AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. SO THAT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE. I'M GONNA ASK FOR A MOTION THAT WE, FOR THAT PARTICULAR MEETING, THE NOVEMBER 6TH, 2025, WHICH WILL BE A CALL TO MEETING AND ANY SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS PERTAINING TO THE TOWN OF TURVILLE NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025, TOWN OF TURVILLE ELECTION. THAT THAT MEETING, WHICH WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE COUNTY BOARD OF CANVASERS MEETING, BE HELD AT THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND THE ELECTIONS OF CLANTON COUNTY OFFICE HAD THREE SOUTH CHURCH STREET. JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT IS THAT ONE MEETING ONLY AND NOT, AND ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT ELECTION. BUT NO OTHER MEETING WILL BE, WILL STILL BE IN CHAMBERS, BUT, SO I'D LIKE A MOTION ON THAT. PLEASE, MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT YOUR PROPOSAL. OKAY. SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR THAT A LOCATION CHANGE FOR THE NOVEMBER 6TH, 2025 OR NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025, TOWN OF TURVILLE ELECTION. AND ANY SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS PERTAINING SOLELY TO THAT ELECTION BE AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY, COUNTY BOARD OF CANVASERS BE HELD AT THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OF CLANTON COUNTY OFFICE AT THREE SOUTH CHURCH STREET IN MANNING. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL. [00:05:01] WE HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE. I SECOND. SECOND FROM MS. COOPER. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. [VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION] NEXT WE HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR A PERSONNEL MATTER. AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION FOR US TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR A REASON ON THE AGENDA, HAVE A MOTION FROM MS. COOPER. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I SECOND PLEASE. I SECOND. SECOND. FROM SECRETARY KILMAN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY ABSTAIN? THANK YOU. AND UNDER THE CODE OF LAW 34 70 B, UM, STATING WHY WE'RE GOING, IT, IT PERTAINS TO THE DIRECTOR'S POSITION AND ALSO THE PAYROLL REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT THIS BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LINK, BUT WE HAD A LOT TO DISCUSS. AND DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION? I MAKE A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION BACK INTO PUBLIC MOTION FROM MS. COOPER TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION. SECOND. I SECOND ON THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY, ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? MOTION CARRIES. UM, THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. UM, WE DID A LOT OF DISCUSSION. ANY MOTIONS [X. ACTION(S) TO BE TAKEN AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION (If Applicable)] NOW THAT WE ARE BACK IN PUBLIC SESSION, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION, UM, FOR YOU AS THE CHAIRMAN TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR TO ESTABLISH UP TO THREE TEMPORARY CLERK, TWO PART-TIME POSITIONS FOR THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATIONS AND ELECTIONS OF CLATON COUNTY. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR US TO CONTACT THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE COUNTY HR DIRECTOR TO ESTABLISH UP TO THREE TEMPORARY PART-TIME CLERK, TWO POSITIONS FOR THE BOARD, BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OF CLANTON COUNTY MOTION BY VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. I SECOND FROM SECRETARY KILMAN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR A. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? MOTION CARRIES. ANYTHING ELSE? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. UM, BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADVERTISEMENT AND POSTING OF THE DIRECTOR'S POSITION OF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION ELECTIONS OF CLAREDON COUNTY. OKAY. A MOTION BY MS. ARTIS TO APPROVE AND APPROVE THE POSTING OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OF CLAREDON COUNTY. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND MS. COOK ON THE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? MR. CHAIRMAN? I I NEED TO ASK MS. UM, MARY MS. ARTIS IF SHE'D BE WILLING TO REPEAT HER MOTION, IF SHE WOULD? YES. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE ADVERTISEMENT AND POSTING OF THE DIRECTOR'S POSITION OF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION ELECTIONS OF CLARENDON COUNTY. OKAY. SO WE WE'RE APPROVING THE ADVERTISEMENT, MR. CHAIRMAN. MM-HMM . AND, UH, AND IT ITSELF WEREN'T WE SIR? AND THE POSTING? YES. THE POSTING? YES SIR. MM-HMM . BUT YOU, YOU USED THE WORD JOB DESCRIPTION AND IT'S NOT A JOB DESCRIPTION. SORRY. THE ADVERTISEMENT. MY BAN. I, SIR, WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THAT RIGHT? MOTION FROM MS. AUGUST 2ND FROM MS. COPELAND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? THE MOTION CARRIES ANY FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE BOARD TO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL ON THE MOTION? ANY SECOND? I SECOND MS. COOPER [00:10:01] ON A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? A OPPOSED, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.