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[I. CALL TO ORDER]
EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.TONIGHT'S, UH, ACTUALLY DECEMBER, UM, BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS, UM, OF CLANTON COUNTY BOARD MEETING.
WE MOVED IT TO TONIGHT, UM, DUE TO HOLIDAYS AND WHATNOT, AND SO WE APPRECIATE YOU ATTENDING HERE TONIGHT.
I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER IN THE PLACE OF, UH, CHAIRMAN GAMBLE AS HE IS, UM, AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM IN SUMTER, UM, DEALING WITH HIS SHOULDER.
AND SO, UM, BUT I CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
UM, THE NOTIFICATION IN MEDIA WAS MADE, UH, NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO, UM, MANNING, MANNING LIVE.
IT WAS MADE BY, UM, POSTING, UM, THE AGENDA TO THE, UM, ADMINIS ADMIN, ADMIN BOARD HERE AT, UM, CLARINE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICES.
IT WAS POSTED AT THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE IN THE FOYER, AND SO THE APPROPRIATE POSTINGS WERE MADE.
UH, WELL TURN IT OVER TO MISS SECRETARY KILLMAN FOR ROLL CALL.
UM, CHAIRMAN EDWARD GAMBLE, WHICH IS NOT HERE.
THANK YOU, MS. THANK YOU, SECRETARY KILMAN.
WE WILL NOW HAVE THE INVOCATION AND WE WILL BE PRAYING TONIGHT, UH, FOR THE FAMILY OF COUNCILMAN WILLIAM J FRIERSON AND MY AUNT FRANCIS FROM THE ASHWOOD, UH, SOUTH CAROLINA AREA, PASSED AWAY JUST THIS MORNING.
AND THEN WE WILL ALSO BE PRAYING FOR, UH, CHAIRMAN GAMBLE THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO GET, UM, SOME HELP WITH HIS SHOULDER, MITCHELL.
SO WE'LL PRAY FOR THESE FAMILIES.
LET'S BOW OUR HEADS IF YOU WOULD TOGETHER.
LORD JESUS, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU.
ONE MORE TIME, THIS SIDE OF ETERNITY.
PLEASE HELP THESE BEREAVED FAMILIES.
LORD, PLEASE HELP COUNCILMAN RYERSON'S FAMILY, LORD, AS THEY ARE IN THEIR MORNING TIME.
AND LORD, JUST BLESS THEM AND GIVE THEM GRACE.
MY AUNT'S FAMILY, MY UNCLE JOE, AND, UM, MY, UH, COUSIN LORD, I PRAY, LORD, YOU BLESS THAT FAMILY, LORD, AND THEIR BEREAVEMENT.
AND THEN LORD, UH, ROXY, MITCHELL'S FAMILY AS WELL.
LORD, SO MANY, UH, LORD I'VE SEEN AND HEARD OF IS JUST THE PAST TWO WEEKS, UH, OVER 20 PEOPLE I KNOW WHO'VE GONE INTO ETERNITY.
SO, LORD, I PRAY, LORD, FOR THESE FAMILIES THAT YOU WOULD BLESS AND HAVE YOUR WILLING WAY AND THEN LORD, HELP CHAIRMAN GAMO TO, UH, GET SOME HELP AND TO GET SOME MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR HIS SHOULDER.
UH, THAT HE WOULD GET A RESOLUTION TO THIS, UM, IN THE COMING DAYS.
AND LORD, THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO RESUME HIS NORMAL ACTIVITIES AS HE SO DESIRES.
LORD, PLEASE HEAL HIM ACCORDING TO THY WILL.
JUST BLESS OUR MEETING TONIGHT.
LORD, HELP US TO, UH, FUNCTION AND OPERATE ACCORDING TO THY WILL AND IN, IN DECENTLY AND ORDER.
AND WE THANK THE LORD FOR WHAT YOU'LL DO.
AT THIS TIME, WE ASK, UH, UH, BOARD MEMBER MICHAEL STR, THE UNITED STATES ARMY OF VETERAN ALL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
LEMME REPEAT THAT FOR THE MICROPHONE.
[VI. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]
A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? I MAKE A MOTION.MR. MR. STR MAKES THE FIRST, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
MS. COOPER MAKES THE SECOND, AS ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS NEED TO BE MADE.
IF NOT ANY, ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE.
[VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.I THINK WE PROBABLY DO JUST ONE AT A TIME.
THE REGULAR SCHEDULE OF NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING MINUTES HELD ON NOVEMBER THE 24TH FOR THAT MEETING OF 2025.
UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE GIVEN MINUTES IN YOUR PACKETS, UH, FOR THAT DATE? UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 24TH.
MS. COOPER MAKES THE MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025 MEETING.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE BEFORE WE MAKE A VOTE ON THESE MINUTES? ALRIGHT, THERE'S NO DISCUSSION.
DO WE HAVE, UH, THE, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY, ANY ABSTAINED? ALRIGHT.
VERY WELL, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, THEN WE HAVE THE MINUTES FOR THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING HELD ON DECEMBER THE FOURTH, 20 AND 25.
UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THESE MINUTES INTO THE RECORD? I MAKE A MOTION.
MR. STR MAKES THE MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER THE FOURTH, 2025
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AS THEY ARE.DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS NEEDED? UM, MR. VICE CHAIR THAT THE REMOVAL OF ONE OF THE, UM, ON DECEMBER 4TH, 2020 5, 20 25 IS REPEATED.
SO WE JUST NEED ONE STRUCK FROM THE MEETING MINUTES 1 20 25.
SO, UM, WOULD YOU MIND REPEATING THAT? I'M SORRY.
ON THE DECEMBER 4TH, 2025 MEETING MINUTES, I, THE YEAR 2025 IS REPEATED.
SO AS A TYPOGRAPHIC WILL ERROR.
SO, UH, WITH THAT DISCUSSION, WE WILL REMOVE THE EXTRA 2025.
ARE, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR NEEDED EDITS OR REVISIONS? ALRIGHT, SO WITH THE EDIT OF REMOVING ONE OF THE 2020 FIVES, DO WE HAVE A SECOND MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THESE MINUTES? UH, OR, OR ANY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THIS AS A SECOND? I, I DO.
MS. UH, MARY JO ARTIS, UH, SECOND THIS TO ACCEPT THESE MINUTES INTO THE RECORD WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE EXTRA 2025.
ALL IN FAVOR OF DOING SO? AYE AYE.
THE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS ]
WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.WE ONLY HAD ONE, UH, ASSIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
MR. RYERSON APPRECIATE HIM BEING WITH US TONIGHT.
AND SIR, YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE? YES SIR.
I KNOW THE OTHER, UH, THE OTHER TWO, MS. MADDIE JOHNSON IS NOT HERE AND CHAIRMAN, EVERY GAMBLE IS NOT PRESENT.
Y'ALL HAVE NINE MEMBERS, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE NINE SEATS, BUT WE ONLY HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS APPOINTED AT THIS TIME.
MY QUESTION IS, UM, DIVISIONS APPOINTMENT TO FULL BOARD.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE NINE, RIGHT? THERE ISN'T, THERE ARE NINE SEATS ON THE BOARD.
ONLY EIGHT ARE FILLED AT THIS TIME.
AND THAT THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION HAS TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION NOMINATION TO THE GOVERNOR AND THEN THE GOVERNOR APPOINTS THOSE POSITIONS.
SO WE HAVE NO SAY OR AUTHORITY IN APPOINTING ANY, ANY SEATS ON THE BOARD.
UM, WITH THAT, NOW, NOW MY TIME STOPS, I GUESS.
THE DEAL IS, AS I WAS COMING FROM LUM HERE, I KNOW MS, THERE WAS A DISTURBING NEWS THAT THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEFUNDED HERE IN AFRICA BY THIS ADMINISTRATION.
UH, THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, IT IS REALLY FUNDED BY THE PUBLIC AND PART BY THE GOVERNMENT.
AND SOME OF THE LOCAL STATES WON'T BE AFFECTED, BUT YOUR NATIONAL STATION WILL BE.
NOW THIS IS A ADMINISTRATION THAT SAYS THAT THEY WANT, UM, FULL DISCLOSURE, IF I CAN USE THAT TRANSPARENCY.
WELL, UM, WHEN UT FUND A NEWS ORGANIZATION THAT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, MR. FRIERSON, I'M GONNA INTERRUPT YOU WITH A POINT OF ORDER.
IF YOU HAVE SOME BUSINESS TO, UH, TALK ABOUT THE CONCERNS, THE AGENDA OF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATIONS AND ELECTIONS OF CLATON COUNTY, WE'LL BE GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
OR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT CONCERNS THE VOTER BOARD, WE WILL BE GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
NOW I, WELL, MY, MY THING IS I ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT THE, THE BOARD AND I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, SIR, AND YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
AND SO I'M A HISTORIC AND SO HE TALKS ABOUT POINTS OF HISTORY.
ANYTIME I APPEAR BEFORE A PUBLIC, I UNDERSTAND, SIR, BUT BY POINT OF ORDER, BY ROBERT'S RULE, BY WHICH WE OPERATE, UM, YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING ANYTHING PERTAINING TO THE AGENDA OF TONIGHT OR THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION.
AND SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY TOPICS ON THOSE ALONG THOSE LINES, THEN WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU CEASE.
OKAY? UH, I DIDN'T REALLY GET A CHANCE TO BE THE AGENDA BECAUSE I JUST GOT HERE.
WELL, I GUESS ONE OF THEM WAS ABOUT THIS EIGHT MEMBER BOARD THAT SHOULD BE NINE MEMBERS.
SO YOU, UM, YOU SAY YOUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION WILL HAVE TO APPOINT THEM.
IS THERE ANY TIME, DATE WHEN WE CAN EXPECT THIS TO BE DONE? YOU WOULD HAVE TO REFERENCE THEM, SIR.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM FOR THAT.
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SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS APPOINTMENT STUFF.WELL, RIGHT NOW I KNOW A PICTURE OF MY COUSIN THAT USED TO BE ON KIND OF COUNSELOR.
THIS IS MY COUSIN WHO HE FUNERALIZED FRIDAY.
SO WITH THAT MEANS I'M GOING TO SALUTE HIS MEMORY AND HIS SERVICE HERE FOR 31 YEARS.
OUR ACCOMP, HIS REMAINS FROM SAMUEL'S FUNERAL HOME TO THE MAN, OUR GYM.
AND I STAYED WITH
SO I'M GONNA SALUTE YOU THOUGH.
NOW THE OTHER THING IS HE MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE HE'S ELECTED COUNCIL.
SO THERE'S NO POINT, THERE'S NO THOUGHT ABOUT HIM BEING REPLACED AT THIS TIME.
BUT I WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL ELECTION COMING UP IN THE FUTURE AND MORE WILL BE SAID AND ANNOUNCED ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE.
WILL IT BE BEFORE YOUR NEXT WEEK? NO, SIR, IT WILL NOT.
WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR HANDLE, SIR.
AND AGAIN, I'M THE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF PLANET THREE SCHOOL BOARD AND I WAS ELECTED, ELECTED, AND I'M JUST LITTLE DISORDER BY THIS, THIS, THIS.
ANYWAY, WE THANK YOU AND BE RESPECT OF YOUR SIR.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS ON THE AGENDA.
[IX. CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS ]
REMARKS.AND BASED ON THE FACT THAT CHAIRMAN GA IS NOT PRESENT, I WILL JUST SIMPLY SAY THAT WE CONTINUE AS A BOARD TO, UM, STRIVE TO DO THE BEST FOR THE, UH, VOTERS AND CITIZENS OF CLATON COUNTY TO PROVIDE THE UTMOST SERVICE, UH, AT THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE.
AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THOSE PRESENT WITH US TONIGHT, UM, TO BE IN THE MEETING.
AND SO I WILL, UH, I WILL SAY NO MORE.
[X. OLD BUSINESS]
OF BUSINESS IS TO LOOK AT SOME OLD BUSINESS AND WE HAVE A, IN THE AGENDA, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS AND SET SUCH STANDARDS AS APPROPRIATE ATTIRE FOR POLL MANAGERS AND CLERKS.AND I, I THINK THAT IN THE PAST, UM, THERE'S BEEN SOME, UM, DISCUSSION, THERE'S BEEN SOME DISAPPOINTMENT WITH, UH, THE WAY, UH, OUR POLL MANAGERS AND CLERKS POSSIBLY HAVE THEY'RE ATTIRE, UM, WHEN THEY ARE WORKING THE POLLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO ADDRESS.
AND, UM, DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, ANY COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS FROM THE BOARD TONIGHT ON, UM, ATTIRE, A PROPER ATTIRE FOR, UM, POLL WORKERS, POLL MANAGERS AND ELECTION WORKERS? YES, SIR.
UM, WHAT ABOUT JUST PLAIN SHIRTS? THAT WAY THEY ARE COMPLETELY IDENTIFIED PLAIN.
CAN WE PRINT OFF A SHIRT THAT SAYS I'M A POLL WORKER? PLAIN SHIRTS.
SO IT'S, IT'S UH, JUST LIKE SAYING VOTER REGISTRATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IF EVERYBODY'S THE SAME COLOR, YEAH, YOU GOT BADGES, BUT IF EVERYBODY'S GOT THE SAME COLOR ON BLACK, OKAY, SO WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT.
AND AGAIN, THESE JUST RECOMMENDATIONS, DISCUSS IT AND WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE TONIGHT NECESSARILY.
WE CAN, YOU KNOW, LOOK INTO THIS OR, UH, REC, UH, POSSIBILITY OF MAYBE, AND WE UNDERSTAND TO, FOR THE TAXPAYERS, THAT WOULD COST A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY.
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO SEE IF THAT WAS FEASIBLE, UM, WHETHER WITHIN THE BUDGET.
UM, SO WE COULD LOOK INTO THAT.
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS OR, UM, COMMENTS ON ATTIRE FOR POLL WORKERS? NO.
I THINK WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT THEN AND SEE MAYBE JUST, I, I HESITATE TO USE THE WORD UNIFORM, BUT MAYBE SOME STANDARDIZED SHIRTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE AND SEE HOW, YOU KNOW, JUST WE GOTTA SEE THAT IT'S COST EFFICIENT TO DO THAT BEFORE WE GO INTO THAT.
SO, WELL, MR. VICE CHAIR WOULD, UM, I I WOULD, I WOULD HATE FOR THE POLL WORKERS TO INCUR ANY EXPENSE RIGHT.
YEAH, I WOULDN'T, THEY, THEY ONLY WORK ONCE EVERY COUPLE, YOU KNOW? RIGHT.
AND THEY'RE NOT OVERLY COMPETENT.
THEY'RE PAY, UM, SO ANYTHING WE DECIDE, NOT THAT IT WOULDN'T COST THEM, RIGHT.
SO I WROTE, I WROTE THAT DOWN.
NO CHARGE OF POLL WORKERS IF WE DO THAT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS? ALRIGHT, I, I WOULD, UH, SUGGEST, UH, THERE IS ONE, ONE THING VICE.
UM, MAYBE WE COULD ADDRESS, UH, THE VISIBILITY OF NAME TAGS.
I KNOW, BUT THAT THEY'RE VISIBLE WHEN THEY'RE WORKING AS A POLL MANAGER AND A CLERK.
UH, VISIBILITY, VISIBILITY OF NAME TAX.
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OKAY.SO THE VOTERS KNOW WHO'S WHO, THAT WAY THEY DON'T CORRECT.
THEY, THEY KNOW WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE POLL.
THEY CAN GO TO THEM AND THERE'S NO CONFUSION.
WHO WAS THE CLERK AND WHO WAS THE POLL MANAGERS? RIGHT.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SUGGESTIONS? OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SECOND THING ON THE OLD BUSINESS UPDATE ON THE BVR AND ECC OFFICE, PREVIOUS LABELED ELECTIONS CLERK.
WE DO HAVE ACCESS NOW TO THAT, UM, TO THAT OFFICE.
THE OFFICE IS SECURE ONLY THE BOARD MEMBERS, UM, AND, UM, MR. TOM BARO, UM, WHO IS THE FACILITIES, UM, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, SUPERVISOR FOR THE COUNTY.
UM, THEY, THEY ARE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE, UH, KEYS TO THE OFFICE.
WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE BOARD MEMBERS WHO DO NOT YET HAVE THEIR KEYS.
NOW KEEP IN MIND THIS IS ONLY FOR THE SMALL OFFICE INSIDE THE MAIN VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE.
WE DO NOT AT THIS TIME HAVE ANY KEYS OR ACCESS TO THE BUILDING.
UM, BUT ONCE THE BUILDING IS UNLOCKED BY THOSE WHO DO WE HAVE THIS OFFICE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO USE FOR BOARD WORK ONLY, WE CAN GO IN THERE AND PRINT THINGS, LOOK UP THINGS ON A COMPUTER, RESEARCH, WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO, UM, FOR THE ELECTION WORK THAT WE DO.
UM, ALSO, UH, CHAIRMAN GAMMER WAS GONNA MENTION THIS TONIGHT.
UM, WE DO HAVE A PRINTER THAT HAS BEEN PURCHASED AND I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO ARRIVE THURSDAY.
AND SO AT, BY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR FRIDAY, WE WILL BE ABLE TO PRINT, UM, FROM THAT, FROM THAT COMPUTER AND FROM THAT, UM, PRINTER IN THE OFFICE THERE.
UM, BEFORE WE CONTINUE TO NEW BUSINESS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD ON OLD BUSINESS? NO.
ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS.
[XI. NEW BUSINESS ]
UNDER, UH, NUMBER 11, UM, THE BVI IS THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS IN CLA COUNTY HAS CONTACTED DIRECTED CARR AT THE FE DEPOSE CAREER CENTER ABOUT A COST ESTIMATE TO BUILD ELECTION EQUIPMENT CAGES FOR TRANSPORT AND SECURE STORAGE.NOW, BASED ON THE SENSITIVITY OF THIS, UH, OF THIS, UM, NEW BUSINESS, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A LOT OF DETAILS, BUT WE HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH DOC, UH, WITH DIRECTOR CARR.
UM, I KNOW, UM, MEMBER STR, UH, MR. STR HAS, UH, DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE COST OF THESE CARTS ON THESE CAGES, SECURITY CAGES.
AND THESE CAGES ARE, UM, WHERE THE, UM, EQUIPMENT IS STORED, UM, ESPECIALLY ON ELECTION DAY, UH, THE NIGHT BEFORE.
IF IT'S, IF IT'S MOVED EARLY, IT'S ALL STORED IN THESE CAGES AND THEY'RE SECURELY LOCKED.
UM, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO PRICES FOR THESE.
I WAS FIRST INFORMED THAT THE PRESENT CAGES THAT WE HAVE RAN AROUND $2,500 A PIECE TO MY KNOWLEDGE, ACCORDING TO THE INVENTORY OF CAGES THAT WAS SUBMITTED.
UM, WE ARE SHORT A FEW CAGES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW, UM, UH, PRECINCT IN, UH, THAT'S MY WORD, BUT THE NEW POLLING PLACE AND I THINK IT'S NORTH SANT.
UM, SO WE'RE SHORT A FEW CAGES, SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO PURCHASING MORE CAGES.
UM, AND AGAIN, SO WE'RE A, THE, THE, AND, UH, MR. STR FOUND SOME CAGES, UH, THAT AVERAGE AROUND $1,700 PLUS SHIPPING.
SO WE COULD BE LOOKING AT 17, $1,800.
I'VE LOOKED AT CAGES RANGE UP TO $6,000 FOR ONE CAGE.
AND SO YOU GOT A RANGE THERE OF 1700 PLUS TO $6,000.
SO WE'RE TALKING WITH DIRECTOR CLARK.
WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM THEM YET, BUT WE WERE HOPING MAYBE TO SORT OF DO A, A PARTNERSHIP IN THE COUNTY WITH THEM, UM, TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE THE, UH, THOSE WHO DO THE WELDING CLASSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS IN THAT WAY.
AND THEN SAVE, UH, SAVE THE COUNTY AND SAVE THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION.
SOME MONEY WE WOULD PAY FOR THEM.
WE WOULD PAY FOR THE NECESSARY MATERIALS.
IF THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THAT, WE WOULD PAY FOR, YOU KNOW, THE METAL, THE WHEELS, THE CASTERS.
WE WOULD BE PAYING FOR ALL OF THAT.
BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ESTIMATES YET.
SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK INTO THAT ONCE WE RECEIVE THE COST ESTIMATES AND GO FROM THERE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE NEW BUSINESS? ABOUT THE CAGE? UH, ABOUT THE, UM, CAGES? ALL RIGHT.
[XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
TIME, THE NEXT UH, MATTER IS TO GO INTO EXEC AND TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.AND, UM, THIS WOULD BE, UM, FOR A PERSONNEL MATTER AS, UM, STATED IN STATE CODE OF LAWS, OTHER MATTERS PURSUANT STATE CODE AND CONTRACTUAL MATTERS, AND EVEN SECURITY MATTERS PURSUANT
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TO STATE CODE.UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I MAKE A MOTION.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MS. COOPER MAKES A MOTION THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS? ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR OF GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? AYE.
UM, CANNOT TELL YOU HOW LONG WE WILL BE.
[XIII. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION ]
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND WAITING AROUND AND STICKING IT OUT WITH US.UM, WE MADE NO DECISIONS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND NOW WE NEED A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION.
I MAKE A MOTION, WE COME BACK TO, UH, REGULAR SESSION.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SO ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR.
UM, COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, AGAIN, WE DIDN'T MAKE ANY DECISIONS AS WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO SO.
[XIV. ACTION(S) TO BE TAKEN AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION (If Applicable) ]
HAVE ANYTHING THEY NEED TO DO? UM, AT THIS TIME? YES.I'D LIKE TO MAKE A, UH, MOTION THAT THE BOARD OF VOTERS REGISTRATION ELECTIONS ARE CLEARED.
THE COUNTY REVIEW, THE POLL MANAGER'S LIST, AND ANY OTHER ELECTION WORKERS LIST THAT AUTHORIZES THE QUALITY QUALIFIED PEOPLE TO WORK AT THE, FOR THE POLL MANAGER'S TRAINING TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE 30 DAYS OF ANY ELECTION IN EARLY VOTING PERIOD.
THIS MOTION IF AND ENACTED WITH MAJORITY VOTE WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF TONIGHT.
ALRIGHT, SO LET ME, UH, MAKE SURE WE CLEAR ON THE MOTION THE MOVE TO THAT, THE, THE MOVE, THE MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OF CLATON COUNTY REVIEW, THE POLL MANAGERS LIST AND ANY OTHER ELECTION WORKERS LIST AND AUTHORIZE THOSE QUALIFIED, UM, IN TIME FOR POLL MANAGERS TRAINING, WHICH TAKES PLACE WITHIN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO ANY ELECTION AND EARLY VOTING PERIOD.
THIS MOTION IS TO BE ENACTED IMMEDIATELY UPON MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY COMMENTS BY THE BOARD? ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR A.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER MOTIONS WE NEED TO MAKE? UH, YES, MR. VICE CHAIR.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE, UM, A MOTION THAT THE BOARD, THE CLATON COUNTY BOARD VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRPERSON MR. GAMBLE, TO PURCHASE SECURITY DEVICES FOR ALL VOTING EQUIPMENT USED FOR ELECTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
ALRIGHT, THE MOTION IS THAT THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTION OF CLA COUNTY AUTHORIZE, UH, CHAIRMAN GAMBLE OR THE CHAIRMAN TO, UM, PURCHASE SECURITY DEVICES.
UM, WHAT WAS THAT LAST PART? MISS? UH, ARTIS.
UH, FOR TO PURCHASE SECURITY DEVICES FOR ALL VOTING EQUIPMENT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.
MR. STRESS GIVES US A SECOND, UH, PARTY.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER MOTIONS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE? WELL, I GUESS I CAN MAKE THE MOTION EVEN THOUGH WE USUALLY DON'T DO IT THAT WAY.
SO, UH, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION FOR THE, UH, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, UH, TO REQUEST THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ISSUE EXTERIOR DOOR ENTRANCE KEYS.
THIS IS NOT FOR THE SECURE AREAS.
THIS IS ONLY FOR THE ENTRANCE INTO THE FOYER OF THE, UH, VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE.
AND THIS IS ONLY FOR BOARD OFFICERS, WHICH WOULD BE THE CHAIRMAN, THE VICE CHAIRMAN, AND THE SECRETARY.
UM, AND AGAIN, LET ME REPEAT THE MOTION.
MOTION FOR THE, TO, TO REQUEST THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ISSUE EXTERIOR DOOR ENTRANCE, KEYS TO NON-SECURE AREAS FOR BOARD OFFICERS.
DO WE, UM, AS I'VE MADE THE MOTION, UM, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
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ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? ALRIGHT, SAYS NONE.DO WE, UH, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? A A AYE.
UM, A MOTION TO ADJOURN, I THINK, UH, IS ANY, IS THERE ANY OTHER MOTIONS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE? ALRIGHT.
NO OTHER MOTIONS ENTERTAINED ON THE FLOOR.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADUR, MS. COOPER MAKES A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT.