Jul 13, 2026 Clarendon County Council

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[1. Introductory Remarks]

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

HELLO EVERYONE.

WELCOME TO I OFF JULY MONTHLY MEETING.

UM, IT'S GOOD TO SEE WE HAVE A REALLY BIG CROWD TONIGHT.

A LOT OF, A LOT OF YOUNG FOLKS OUT.

WE'RE GONNA, UH, START OFF OUR MONTH OF MEETING WITH A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

WELL START OFF OUR MONTH OF THE MEETING WITH, UH, LORD'S PRAYER, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

OUR FATHER, WHICH ARE HEAVEN HALL.

BE THY TH KINGDOM.

KINGDOM.

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

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

LEAD US NOT TO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL, FOR NOT AS KINGDOM, POWER AND LORD, AND FOREVER.

I MEAN, OH, A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH IS STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALL.

[4. Approval of Agenda]

DO I HAVE A MOTION WITH MR. CHAIRMAN BEFORE, UH, MOTION IS MADE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? CAN I OFFER UP? UM, WE NEED TO MAKE A FEW LAST MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS IF, IF COUNSEL WILL BE SO KIND.

OKAY.

UM, ITEM NUMBER SIX, SERVICE AWARDS RECOGNITION.

UM, WE ONLY HAD ONE PERSON TO RECOGNIZE THIS MONTH AND THEY'RE ON VACATION.

UM, I ASK THAT WE DEFER THAT TO AUGUST AND ITEM NUMBER 18 ON THE AGENDA.

UM, IT WAS A ORDINANCE UP FOR FIRST READING, BUT WE'VE HAD SOME LAST MINUTE INFORMATION THAT COME, COME INTO LIGHT ON THAT.

I'D LIKE TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE AGENDA IF POSSIBLE.

AND THEN ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH IS UNDER ITEM NUMBER 25, UM, WE HAD DISCUSSION OF A CONTRACTUAL MATTER.

AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD RECEIVING OF LEGAL ADVICE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION IF COUNSEL SO PLEASES.

ALRIGHT.

UM, EVERYONE'S HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER THE AGENDA.

DO WE WANT TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THE CHANGES? SO MOVE.

I'LL SECOND IT.

HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

SECOND.

COUNCILMAN COOK.

ARE ALL IN FAVOR? A.

ALL OPPOSED, THE MOTION CARRIES.

[5. Approval of Minutes]

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? SO, SECOND, I GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN RODIN.

SECOND.

COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES.

WE DEFER TO SERVICE AWARD RECOGNITION.

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

UM, FIRST UP IS, UM, GEORGE FRIERSON.

HE JUST WALKED OUT.

HE JUST WALKED OUT.

NEXT UP IS MR. JULIUS AGER.

MR. CHAIRMAN, COUNCIL MEMBERS, GOOD AFTERNOON.

HOW YOU, I I'M HERE FOR YOU.

UH, ON ONE BIG REASON.

ROAD, LALEY CIRCLE.

AND ONE MORE ADDITION.

UH, 23, UH, 3201ST ROAD.

THIS IS A ROAD THAT I WORKED ON, I THINK, UH, 23.

I ASKED THE COUNTY TO GO IN AND WORK THE ROAD FOR MS UH, MICS BECAUSE SHE'S AN OLDER LADY.

THE MALE LADY GOES IN THERE.

AND WHAT NEED TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN TO THAT PARTICULAR ROAD IS WE GO IN THERE AND WORK.

SO, AND I ASKED TO MAKE IT A LANE AND COUNCIL, WHEN I WENT TO A PLANNING SESSION HERE, THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO FIX THE ROAD.

AND THAT OLD LADY CAN'T FIX THE ROAD.

I THINK IT'S TWO OR THREE HOUSES, AND IT'S LIKE A LITTLE LANE, BUT IT'S 2301ST ROAD.

AND FOR YEARS I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET A FEW THINGS, AND I KNOW I DID IT IN 23 AND I CAME BACK AND TRIED TO DO IT AGAIN EARLIER THIS YEAR.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO BY MY ROAD, BUT MY ROAD IS STILL BAD.

NOW, TODAY, THE ROAD GRADER CAME OUT THERE, MADE IT LOOK REAL SMOOTH.

NOW RADI THE CENTER OF EDGE ROAD COMING OFF FIRST ROAD, THERE'S BEEN A HOLE THERE IN THE CENTER OF THE DRIVEWAY GOING IN THERE.

AND THAT HADN'T BEEN FIXED

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AND I GUARANTEE YOU, I I I SERVED MY COUNTRY FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND CAN'T GET A DECENT ROAD GOING INTO OUR HOUSES.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS BAD.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE MONEY AND MOVE IT FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER.

WE, WE, WE, WE ROB PAUL TO PAY PEOPLE.

AND I KNOW WE DO THIS.

I'VE BEEN WITH THE GOVERNMENT LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW THINGS WORK LONG.

BUT PLEASE, LET'S CONSIDER, AND YOU CAN EVEN TELL ME WHO CAN, WHO, WHICH ONE OF YOU I CAN GET WITH AND WORK WITH TO GET THESE MATTERS TAKEN CARE OF.

AND I WOULD DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. JULIUS.

ONE OF US WILL TALK TO YOU AFTER THIS IS OVER.

OKAY? OKAY.

NEXT WE HAVE MS. ALICE.

I THINK IT'S HOGAN.

LOGAN LOGAN.

OKAY.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

GOOD EVENING.

EVENING.

MY NAME IS ALICE LOGAN.

I LIVE ON 1520 PORTER ROAD.

I'VE BEEN COMING DOWN HERE FOR YEARS TOO.

THEY PUT OUR BOOKS, MR. ENGLISH AND MR. FRESON PUT OUR ROAD, PORTER ROAD ON THE BOOKS TO BE FIXED.

BUT THEY TOLD ME, SAY THAT THEY WAS GONNA FIX BOARD ROAD FIRST, AND THEN IT WAS GONNA FIX PORTER ROAD.

THE GUY THAT SCRAPES THE ROAD, HE DIDN'T COME AND MAKE A BIG DEAL HOLE BAMA FLOWER BABE.

BY THE, BY THE SUNDAY.

THEN HE DONE, DONE DIG SO MUCH WITH THE PIPE RUN ACROSS THE ROAD HIP AND IT RAIN.

NOW, IF TODAY IT FLOODED OUT, IT FLOODED, YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH.

SO YOUR DID BOARD ROAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

FINISH IT UP A COUPLE WEEKS, ABOUT A MONTH AGO NOW, AND THAT ABOUT SMALL PEOPLE IN 2 61, AFTER YOU PASSED MILE ZERO, WHEN YOU RETURN COMING FROM MANNING, MAKE THAT LEFT AND COME DOWN THAT ROAD ABOUT A SMALL PIECE FROM THERE, FROM FROM 2 61 TO DOWN TO WHERE, UM, PORTAL USED TO LIVE.

THAT'S ALL NEEDED TO BE FIXED.

THAT'S ALL HE NEED, NEED.

WE NEED THAT PAPER.

AND THEY SAID ALSO HE WAS GONNA PUT, UM, PONDEROSA ROAD ON THE ROAD TO BE FIXED, BE PAVED, BUT THEY SAID BOARD ROAD WAS GONNA BE FIXED FIRST AND THEN, AND THEN PORTER ROAD.

AND THEN PONDEROSA ROAD.

THE MAN, HE THE MAN THAT DOING THIS TIME, SCRAPING THE ROAD.

HE GOT DIG DADO BY WHEN ALL THE WATER COMES OUT AND COME IN MY YARD AND OVER THERE IN THE BRANCH, SHE DONE TAKE ALL THE DIRT OFF THE PIPE THAT RUN THROUGH THE LITTLE PIPE THAT GOES THROUGH THE ROAD.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING, IT WAS ON THE, I WAS ON THE, ON THE BOOKS FOR 2018.

I WANT THE ROAD FIXED.

WHEN, WHEN, WHEN IT RAIN, EVERYTHING WASHES OUT.

YOU CAN'T GET OUT THE ROAD.

BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M COMING HERE TODAY FOR.

I WANNA FIND OUT.

FIND OUT.

THEY GONNA DO PULL THE ROAD.

PULL.

OKAY.

I THANK YOU.

WELL, CAN YOU CHECK ON THAT? UH, NEXT, MR. GEORGE FRISSON.

I THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN.

I JUST HEARD OUR LAST SPEAKER MENTION MY COUSIN'S NAME AND, UH, HIS WIDOW IS NOW FINISHING OUT HIS TURN.

WELL, I GUESS WE KNOW THAT, UM, SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM PASSED ON SATURDAY AND GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER APPOINTED HIS SISTER TO FINISH OUT HIS TURN.

AND LET'S HOPE SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT SHE EVER HELD PUBLIC OFFICE.

SO WHEN YOU SPEAKING FOR ME, I WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

'CAUSE I'M A HISTORIAN.

I'M ALSO AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OF 25 YEARS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT.

UH, I I WAS WONDERING, I THINK ON TOMORROW NIGHT WE GONNA HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND I WILL BE SPEAKING THERE IF THE LORD SAY SO.

AND, UH, COUNSELOR HAS BEEN GIVEN OVERSIGHT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

UM, DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE WITH THE EXPERTISE TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO EQUIVOCATE A SCHOOL BUDGET? NOW, IF YOU DON'T, IT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE COUNTY BUDGET BECAUSE THE BIGGEST ENTITY THAT GETS FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

NOW I'M GOING TO BE HERE, I'M GOING TO BE WATCHING.

THE OTHER THING IS, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, UH, BISHOP JAMES DAVIS FROM THE 70 EPISCOPAL DISTRICT AND THE 70

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I WAS THERE LAST NIGHT.

I ACTUALLY MET BISHOP DAVIS.

I GOT, I MISSED OUT ON THE FIRST A MB BISHOP BORN IN CLA COUNTY, BISHOP RONNIE BRAFORD, WHO WAS IN THE COUNTY LAST NIGHT.

AND SO I'M GOING BACK, I AM GOING BACK TO FLORENCE TODAY BECAUSE, UM, MARYLAND GOVERNOR WESLEY MOORE IS GOING TO BE THERE.

AND I WANT TO GET CHECK THE ONLY BLACK GOVERNOR IN THE UNITED STATES HAND, WHO'S ALSO A MILITARY VETERAN AS I'M.

SO WE WANNA THANK THOSE WHO SERVE.

WE WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR Y'ALL SERVICE.

AND, UH, WE WANNA SAY THAT EVERYBODY, WE TAKE A CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE IF WE ELECTED THE PUBLIC.

AND I TOOK IT EIGHT TIMES AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL AND ONE TIME AS A VIETNAM VETERAN.

I SERVED DURING VIETNAM AND, UH, I GOT IN THE MILITARY TO GET OUT OF THE MILITARY.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THERE.

MY COUSIN, KENNETH FREON, WHO WAS THE BROTHER OF FORMER COUNCILMAN WJ FREON, GOT KILLED IN VIETNAM.

HE'S ON WALL 14, PANEL 64 ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS WALL.

IF YOU OWN THAT WALL, THAT MEANS YOU ARE NO LONGER WITH US.

WE HAVE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO DIE IN VIETNAM.

HE TRAINED IN PARIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA.

HIS NAME IS DAN BULLOCK.

HE ACTUALLY WAS SENT TO VIETNAM ON THE 8TH OF MAY, 1969 AND 30 DAYS LATER HE WAS DATE HE'S BURIED AT GOLDSBORO NATIONAL CEMETERY IN GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.

AND I'M GOING TO SALUTE THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. GEORGE.

[8. Board Appointments]

UM, FIRST WOULD BE TO AUTHORIZE MS. BETSY RHODES OWENS TO THE DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS BOARD.

UM, Y'ALL WANT ME TO GO THROUGH ALL OF 'EM AND THEN WE JUST NO, YOU DO 'EM ONE MORE TIME.

WE CAN DO, YOU CAN DO THEM ALL AT ONE TIME.

MS. BETSY RHODES OWEN, TO THE DISABILITY INSPECTION NEEDS BOARD.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SHALL SECOND MOTION FOR COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

SECOND WITH COUNCILMAN RDE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? NEXT UP IS REAPPOINTMENT OF MS. KATHLEEN GIBSON, ALLEN L GIBBONS, CONNIE GAMBLE, AND NELSON WALKER TO THE DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS BOARD.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CO.

OR SECOND COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT IS AUTHORIZATION TO REAPPOINT LEWIS GRIFFITH, LANDON PRO THROAT.

STEPHEN CARL GAMBLE JR.

TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION.

SECOND.

I GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN COKER.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN INE.

ALL IN FAVOR A.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT IS AUTHORIZATION TO REAPPOINT DONALD BETHUNE.

JUSTIN BAILEY, MACARTHUR BOND, GARDNER AND JULIE RICKENBACKER TO THE ASSESSMENT AND APPEALS BOARD.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? ALL MOTION.

SECOND.

I GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN RODIN.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

NEXT, I GOT A MOTION AUTHORIZATION TO APPOINT KYLE AUSTIN MUIR TO THE CLATON COUNTY BO BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS TO SERVE ONE TERM REPRESENTING DISTRICT TWO.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND.

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

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR REAPPOINTMENTS AND CONGRATULATIONS.

[9. Special Recognition]

I'LL GET IT OUT SOONER OR LATER FOR OUR CLA COUNTY ALL ALLSTAR BASEBALL TEAMS FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON.

I KNOW THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS HERE, I THINK MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, BUT LA LADIES FIRST.

IF, UH, IF THE LADIES WILL COME FORWARD FIRST WITH THEIR COACHES.

WE'LL SNAP A PICTURE.

YOU GOT STUFF?

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TIGHTEN UP.

YOU TELL ANYBODY HER NAME? OH YEAH, THAT'S, UM, OLIVIA WAY.

SEE THESE TWO PLAYER? SHE PLAYED .

UM, MOLLY WA SHE'S A PITCHER AND SHE PLAYS, UM, FIRST BASE, THIRD LY.

SHE'S A ER, SHE'S A UTILITY PLAYER.

DADDY ADD SHE OUTFIELDER.

SHE DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB.

MARY MALCOLM.

I'M TALKING MAX.

SHE'S UTILITY PLAYER AND PITCHER.

SHE DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB.

UM, BASICALLY SHE'S A, UM, PITCHER AND UTILITY PLAYER.

UM, JO, SHE'S REALLY A UTILITY PLAYER, BUT SHE PLAYED OUT, DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.

AND, UM, I REALLY DID A AX JOB BECAUSE YEAH, I WAS PROUD OF THEM, BUT THEY GOT ANOTHER YEAR OF IT.

SO LET'S SEE WHAT NEXT.

SOME THEM AND WHEN OUR LITTLE ONE, WE GOT SUMMER X AWAY YEAR.

SHE'S RIGHT FIELD.

SHE LEARNED HOW TO PLAY VOLLEY THE LAST GAME.

SHE WAS DOING GOOD.

WE GOT PAIGE SWEAT.

SHE DOES RIGHT CENTER AND WE GOT ANNABELLE WHITE.

WHO DOES SHE? ALRIGHT BOYS, Y'ALL CAN COME ON UP.

I TELL YOU.

WE'RE GONNA BREAK THE CAMERA.

WE'LL BREAK IT WITH Y'ALL.

EVERYBODY LOOK THIS WAY.

LOOK GOOD.

IT PAYS ME A WINNER.

NAME.

MY NAME, NAME, NAME MY NAME.

[10. Presentation – Donna Prince, Clarendon County Assessor]

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AND, UM, COUNCIL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MR. ACKERMAN, UH, WE'RE GONNA START OUT TONIGHT.

UH, WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS OUR REASSESSMENT FOR 2026.

UM, WE'RE GONNA WALK THROUGH THIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.

I THINK WALT HAS A PART THAT HE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT AS WELL, AND WE'LL, WE'LL KIND OF BOUNCE OFF EACH OTHER AS ACCORDINGLY.

UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

UH, THE COUNTYWIDE REASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT IS A REQUIREMENT BY THIS SC DOR, THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.

UM, WE HAVE DIFFERENT METHODS.

WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS, THE APPEALS PROCESS LIMITATION ON INCREASE IN IMPACT TO TAXPAYERS.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

UH, SECTION 12 43 2 17.

SOUTH CAROLINA, DOR REQUIRES THAT EACH COUNTY CONDUCTS COUNTYWIDE REASSESSMENT EVERY FIVE YEARS, USING THE COMPARABLE SALES FROM THE FOURTH YEAR TO ESTABLISH THE MARKET VALUES, UH, FOR REAL ESTATE.

UH, CLAREDON COUNTY WILL IMPLEMENT OUR REASSESSMENT IN 2026.

NEXT SLIDE.

PROPERTIES ARE COMPARED WITH SIMILAR PROPERTIES THAT ARE SOLD IN 2025 MARKET.

OUR VALUES WILL BE SET ON THE 2025 MARKET AS THE SALES, UH, HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED.

UM, AND THIS IS YOUR METHODS FOR REASSESSMENT, REASSESSING PROPERTY.

THE INFORMATION USED IN MASS, MASS IS USED IN MASS APPRAISAL.

FORMAT IS AGE, SIZE, UH, CONDITION, LOCATION, AND OTHER ELEMENTS THAT AFFECT VALUE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

REASSESSMENT PROCESS.

UH, FIRST WE VALUE YOUR PROPERTY.

UH, EACH PROPERTY IS REVIEWED.

UH, YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN OUR APPRAISERS OUT IN THE FIELD SO FAR, THEY MIGHT HAVE KNOCKED ON YOUR DOORS.

A LOT OF MY APPRAISERS ARE IN THE ROOM TONIGHT.

THEY'VE WORKED REALLY HARD, UH, UH, SINCE I I CAME ON BOARD.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF, UH, WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

UH, UH, OUR NEW VALUE ARE VALUES ARE ASSIGNED.

UH, WE DO THAT BY ESTABLISHING A MARKET RATE FROM THE BACKGROUND AND IMPLEMENTING THOSE MARKET RATES, AND THEN SETTING OUR VALUES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY.

UH, ONCE OUR, ONCE WE HAVE SET THOSE VALUES, UH, WE SEND OUR NOTICES OUT, UH, TO EVERYONE THAT'S OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS.

UH, SO EACH PROPERTY THAT WAS ASSESSED OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, THEY'LL GET A REASSESSMENT NOTICE.

UH, THEN WE RECEIVE APPEALS FOR EVERYONE THAT DOESN'T, UH, THINK THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED A FAIR AND EQUITABLE ASSESSMENT.

UH, AND YOU GOT 90 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS, THIS YOUR VALUE ON YOUR ASSESSMENT NOTICE, UH, THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA INCLUDE THAT ASSESSMENT, UH, APPEAL FORM A SHORT FORM ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

SO IT'S EASIER FOR THE, THE TAXPAYERS TO, IT'S FREE.

YOU JUST SEND IT BACK IN TO US AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GIVE YOU A CALL OR, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN COME DOWN WITH IT AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR PROPERTY.

SO, UH, THE NEXT STEP IS, UH, ISSUING OUR FINDINGS ON OUR APPEALS.

THE STAFF WILL ISSUE THE RULING, UH, OF, ON EACH APPEAL.

AND IF THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT, UH, IN, IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT OUR APPRAISAL STAFF HAS AGREED, YOU KNOW, HAD COME UP WITH IT FOR THE VALUE, THEN IT WILL GO TO THE NEXT STEP.

AND THAT IS THE, UH, THE BOARD OF APPEALS.

SO I, AND Y'ALL JUST APPOINTED SOME FOLKS TONIGHT.

SO, UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

UH, SECTION 20 12 60 20 25, 10.

THE ASSESSMENT NOTICE COMES WITH AN OPTION FORM TO OF AN APPEAL.

AND I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT.

UH, YOU HAVE 90 DAYS TO APPEAL YOUR ASSESSED VALUE.

UH, AND IT IS STATED ON THE NOTICE, AND IT ALSO STATED ON THE NOTICES, UH, YOU'LL SEE YOUR APPRAISED VALUE, THAT THAT'D BE YOUR MARKET VALUE THAT THE ASSESSOR, THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE CAME UP WITH.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE ASSESS VALUE.

AND THAT IS WHERE YOUR CAP AND YOUR 6% OR 4% HAS BEEN APPLIED.

UH, NO APPRAISER OR AGENT IS NECESSARY TO DO, IS NECESSARY.

IT IS NO COST TO THE PROPERTY OWNER TO APPEAL YOUR VALUES.

YOU KNOW, YOU ALREADY HAVE A SHORT FORM THERE.

PLEASE FILL IT OUT.

YOU KNOW, OUR APPRAISERS GET WITH YOU AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GO TO THE VALUES WITH YOU.

NEXT SLIDE.

THIS IS THE ACTUAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

UH, THAT'S INCLUDED ON THE APPEAL, APPEAL NOTICE THAT'S OCCLUDED ON THE ASSESSMENT NOTICE THIS YEAR, UM, IS PRETTY SHORT FORM ON HERE.

UM, VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

JUST RETURN IT TO OUR OFFICE.

UM, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET BACK WITH YOU AND, YOU KNOW, UH, DISCUSS YOUR VALUES AND YOU KNOW, WHAT ATTRIBUTES WERE ON YOUR HOUSE.

SO NEXT SLIDE

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INCREASES ARE LIMITED.

SO THE STATE LIMITS, UH, ALL, ALL ASSESSMENTS, UH, TO BE LIMITED TO, UH, 15%.

SO IF YOUR, IF YOUR VALUE GOES UP OVER 15%, IT'S ONLY GONNA BE, IT'S ONLY GONNA BE CAPPED AT, THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL THE CAP IS 15%.

WHAT IS THE CAP? THE CAP MARKET VALUE AS DEFINED AS IN SECTION 1237.

31 40 IS AN INCREASE IN FAIR MARKET VALUE DUE TO THE REASSESSMENT IS LIMITED TO 15% WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, UNLESS THE THERE WAS A CHANGE TO THE PROPERTY.

SO YOU ADDED A DECK OR YOU ADDED A 50 FOOT ADDITION ON YOUR HOUSE, YOU KNOW, THEN THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GONNA COME IN.

AND THAT THAT PARTICULAR ADDITION IS GONNA BE FULL ASSESSMENT.

AND THEN AT YOUR, WHATEVER, 6% OR 4% THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR HOME, UH, THAT, THAT WILL GO TO FULL PERCENT.

AND IT, THAT, THAT PART OF THE ASSESSMENT AS ASSESS VALUE IS UNCAPPED.

IF YOU ADD ANYTHING TO YOUR PROPERTY, LIKE A POOL OR A DECK OR A 50 FOOT ADDITION, UM, HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOUR PROPERTY IS CAPPED.

THERE ARE TWO VALUES SHOWN ON YOUR REASSESSMENT NOTICE, LIKE I SAID, THE MARKET VALUE.

AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR TAX TAXABLE CAP VALUE.

SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE THIS OUTLINED ON YOUR ASSESSMENT NOTICE, IT'LL BE THAT THE ASSESSED VALUE WILL BE THAT CAP VALUE.

THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY TAXED ON.

SO IF YOU, YOU FEEL LIKE THAT, THAT'S WHAT'S THAT ONE LOWER NUMBER? YEAH.

AND THERE'LL BE A LOWER NUMBER.

SO, UM, YOU'LL SEE, YOU'LL SEE OUR ASSESSED VALUE.

THAT'LL BE WHAT IT IS ON THE MARKET, YOU KNOW, PER WHAT EVERYONE'S PAYING ON YOUR, ON YOUR, ON A GIVEN MARKET, OPEN MARKET.

AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THAT LOWER VALUE THAT YOU ASSIST ON .

NEXT, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

WHERE TO FIND YOUR CAP INFORMATION.

UM, SO ON HERE, YOU, YOU'LL SEE LIKE YOUR OWNER, UH, YOUR RESIDENTIAL, LIKE WHERE IT SAYS UP THERE, HERE WE GO.

THIS IS WHAT WE ACTUALLY MEASURE PROPERTIES WITH YOU GUYS.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA POINT UP THERE OR NOT, THERE.

IT'S NO, IT WON'T POINT AT THE SCREEN.

SO ON THE FIRST ONE, YOU HAVE LIKE 1.81 UP THERE, AND THEN YOU SEE YOUR, YOUR ACTUAL MARKET VALUE IS 1 94 5.

AND THEN YOUR TAXABLE VALUE IS 1 66 3 25.

AND THEN YOUR ASSESSED, YOUR ASSESSMENT IS 6,613.

THE 6,613 IS THE ACTUAL VALUE THAT, THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE, UH, THAT'S YOUR ACTUAL TAX VALUE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

ASSUMING A PROPERTY IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND FROM THE LAST REASSESSMENT OF 2021, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE PROPERTY OTHER THAN THE MARKET VALUE HAS INCREASED, UH, TO 175 FOR THE PROPERTY IN 2026 REASSESSMENT, THIS PROPERTY WILL BE CAPPED AT 15%, WHICH MEANS MARKET VALUE IS 175.

TAXABLE VALUE IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TIMES 1.15.

THAT'S YOUR CAP.

THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S 15% CAP.

AND SO IT'D BE $115,000 IS WHAT YOU'RE ASSESSED ON YOUR ASSESSED ON A ARAS ASSESSED.

NEXT SLIDE.

PLEASE ASSUME THE SAME PROPERTY, UH, WAS SOLD IN 2025.

THE PROPERTY IS AN A TI, AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF INTEREST AND THE CAP IS REMOVED.

SO WHEN PROPERTIES TRANSFER AND THERE'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF INTEREST, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA SAYS WE MUST GO TO FULL VALUE ON YOUR, ON YOUR ATI'S, THE THINGS THAT SELL IN FOR MARKET.

UH, THAT'S WHEN YOUR CAP IS REMOVED.

THIS PROPERTY WILL NOT BE CAPPED AND IT'S TAXABLE VALUE IS 175,000.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE IMPACT TO THE TAXPAYER.

OKAY, SO I'M GONNA PICK UP FROM HERE.

UM, AND IF COUNSEL HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FIRST PART OF THE PRESENTATION, DONNA'S HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

UM, THE REST KIND OF GOES TO THE CALCULATION OF MILLAGE AND IN THE LAW, AND WE'LL, WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS.

IT'S 12 37, 2 51 WHEN REASSESSMENT OCCURS AND VALUES GO UP, THEN AS DONNA PUT IT IN OUR RETREAT IN FEBRUARY, IT WORKS LIKE A SEESAW.

IF THE VALUE GOES UP, THE TAX MILLAGE GOES DOWN, AND IF

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BUT IN THIS CASE, IN THIS YEAR, OUR VALUES ARE GONNA GO UP COUNTYWIDE.

WE'VE HAD A, A LOT OF NEW HOUSES BEING BUILT.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INFLATION, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PROPERTIES THAT HAVE SOLD, WHICH HAS GIVEN US A GOOD BASE FOR VALUING PROPERTY AND PROPERTY VALUES ALL OVER THE COUNTY HAVE WENT UP.

THEREFORE, OUR TOTAL VALUE'S GONNA GO UP.

SO UNDER THE LAW, THE COUNTY HAS TO ROLL THE MILLAGE BACK OR REDUCE THE MILLAGE SO THAT WE COLLECT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY AS WE WOULD HAVE COLLECTED BEFORE REASSESSMENT.

SO OUR CURRENT GENERAL FUND MILLAGE IS 160.2 MILLS.

IF THE TOTAL COUNTY VALUE GOES UP 10%, THEN WE WOULD'VE TO ROLL THAT MILLAGE BACK BY 10% AND REDUCE IT BY APPROXIMATELY 16 MILLS.

THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS.

SO EVERY TIME THAT DOLLAR, THE VALUE OF THE TAXABLE VALUE IS UP.

WE HAVE TO ROLL THE MILLAGE BACK FURTHER ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, YOU WILL SEE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO DO JUST THAT IN PREPARATION FOR DONNA FINALIZING THESE NUMBERS.

CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? SLIDE PLEASE.

SO HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE CALCULATION, AND THIS GOES PER STATE LAW.

IF OUR 2025 TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE FOR THE COUNTY WAS $1 MILLION AND OUR MILLAGE RATE WAS 160 MILL, WE WOULD COLLECT $160,000 BY USING THE ROLLBACK CALCULATION.

IF OUR PRIOR YEAR'S TAXES LEVIED WERE $160,000 AND OUR REASSESSED VALUE WENT UP TO FULL 15%, WE WOULD DIVIDE THE $160,000 BY THE 1,150,000, WHICH IS OUR NEW VALUE.

AND THEN OUR NEW MILLAGE WOULD BE 139.1 MILLS.

WE WOULD STILL COLLECT.

AND BECAUSE OF ROUNDING, WE WON'T COLLECT EXACTLY 160,000, BUT WE WOULD COLLECT 1 59, 965.

THAT'S HOW THE LAW IS SET UP.

SO THE COUNTY DOESN'T RECEIVE A WINDFALL IN TAXES DUE TO REASSESSMENT.

IT REALLY REWARDS PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN THEIR HOME FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE BEEN IN YOUR HOME FOR 5, 6, 7, 8 YEARS, YOUR YOUR INCREASE IN VALUE FROM A TAX STANDPOINT IS CAPPED.

YOUR MARKET VALUE CAN GO UP TO THE TRUE MARKET, BUT YOUR TAXABLE VALUE REMAINS CAPPED AT 15%.

SO THE OVERALL IMPACT TO THE TAXPAYER IS THERE IS NO IMPACT TO THE TAXPAYER BECAUSE AS THE VALUES GO UP, THE MILLAGE GOES DOWN AND EVERYBODY BASICALLY PAYS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TAXES.

NOW, IN YEARS PAST THIS HAS, IT HAS WORKED IN SUCH A WAY THAT SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTY WOULD GO UP, SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTY WOULD GO DOWN.

THERE WAS PROBABLY EVEN A TIME IN THE 2011 REASSESSMENT WHEN EVERYTHING IN THE COUNTY WENT DOWN BECAUSE WE WERE IN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

THIS TIME'S GONNA BE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT.

EVERYTHING IN THE COUNTY IS BASICALLY GOING UP.

YOU CAN COUNT ON HITTING THE CAP IF YOU HAVE PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY, UNLESS IT HAS A TREE FELL ON IT OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN DESTROYED.

EVERYBODY'S PROPERTY VALUE IS GONNA GO UP AND HIT THAT CAP.

THAT'S JUST HOW OUR MARKET IS THIS TIME.

SO IF EVERYBODY'S PROPERTY'S GOING UP, EVERYBODY'S TAXES, THE TAX RATE IS LOWER.

SO WE SHOULDN'T SEE MUCH OR ANY IMPACT AT ALL TO THE TAXPAYER DUE TO REASSESSMENT.

BUT I KNOW PEOPLE WORRY BECAUSE, HEY, MY TAX, MY VALUE'S GOING UP, THAT MEANS MY TAXES IS GOING UP.

BUT JUST REMEMBER WE'RE ROLLING THAT MILLAGE BACK.

MS. DAR.

OH, THAT'S IT.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE LAST SLIDE.

, UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, WE WANTED TO PRESENT THIS TONIGHT.

UM, WE'RE STILL A COUPLE MONTHS AWAY FROM HAVING FINALIZED NUMBERS.

DONNA'S TEAM IS OUT WORKING DILIGENTLY TRYING TO GET ALL THIS STUFF FINALIZED.

UM, BUT IN ORDER TO KICK THIS PROCESS OFF, WE KNOW THE PUBLIC IS GONNA HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

THEY'RE OUT THERE SEEING THESE FOLKS DOING STUFF THEY'VE NEVER SEEN 'EM DO BEFORE.

IT'S BEEN A MAD FRENZY OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS TRYING TO GET ALL THESE, ALL THESE FIGURES INPUTTED, ALL THE MEASUREMENTS TAKEN, ALL THE PICTURES UPDATED.

UM, SO WE KNOW THE PUBLIC HAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

WE WANTED TO BRING THIS UP TO COUNCIL TONIGHT, BUT WE'LL ALSO BE SCHEDULING SOME PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGS WHERE WE'LL DO SIMILAR SITUATIONS IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, UM, SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND INTERACT.

WE, WE, WE'LL TRY TO GO TO SOME HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, SOME SPECIAL, UM, GROUP MEETINGS.

WE'RE GOING TO ROTARY CLUB, I THINK IT'S NEXT WEEK.

UM, AND SO WE'LL BE PRESENTING THIS INFORMATION OUT ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY, HOPEFULLY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC MAY HAVE.

IS THERE ANY INFORMATION THAT WE CAN PROVIDE COUNSEL TONIGHT? A BURNING QUESTION YOU MAY HAVE

[00:35:01]

DONNA, YOU MUST HAVE DID A GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU.

THANK Y'ALL.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT US AND WE'LL BE GLAD TO, GLAD TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.

THANK Y'ALL.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, MS. DO THANK YOU.

NEXT

[11. Hazard Mitigation Plan]

UM, IS THERE A REPRESENTATIVE? I THA UH, THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND COUNSEL? YEAH, I'M JEFF PARKEY.

I'M FROM THE SANTI LYNCH'S COG.

AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL.

UM, UH, WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION TO THIS TONIGHT.

THE, THE REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN IS A, A PLAN THAT THE COG PREPARES EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR THE FOUR COUNTY REGION.

UH, AND WE DO IT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FEMA AND, UH, SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION.

UM, AND I SENT, SENT A COPY TO, UH, MR. LEE EARLIER TODAY.

IT'S A VERY LARGE DOCUMENT.

I DON'T HAVE COPIES TO DISTRIBUTE.

IT'S, IT'S ON THE COGS WEBSITE, BUT, UH, MR. LEE ALSO HAS A, HAS A COPY AS WELL.

UM, BUT, UH, YEAH, WE'RE IN THE, WE RECENTLY RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM FEMA FOR OUR PLAN FOR, FOR THIS FIVE YEAR ITERATION.

SO WE'RE IN THE LOCAL ADOPTION PHASE NOW, WHERE WE'RE COMING, COMING BACK AROUND TO ALL THE PARTICIPATING, UH, JURISDICTIONS, UM, WITH RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION.

UM, SO I JUST HAVE, UH, A FEW QUICK COMMENTS, UH, JUST TO, UM, MAKE Y'ALL AWARE OF, UH, OF WHAT THIS PLAN IS, IS ABOUT AND, AND OUR PURPOSE WITH IT.

SO, UM, THE CO GOT A GRANT, UH, THIS TIME AROUND FROM FEMA TO DO THE WORK THAT TOOK THE, UH, FINANCIAL BURDEN OFF THE COUNTIES, WHICH, UH, WHICH WAS A GOOD THING.

UM, WHAT THIS PLAN IS BASICALLY IS, UM, IT, IT HELPS TO, UM, GET OUR JURISDICTION PREPARED, UH, FOR NATURAL DISASTERS OR NATURAL HAZARDS, PREPARE AND MITIGATION FOR NATURAL DISASTERS AND NATURAL HAZARDS THAT OCCUR IN OUR REGION.

UM, THE PLAN LOOKS AT PAST EVENTS AND FUTURE PROJECTIONS FOR THINGS LIKE FLOODING, UH, WILDFIRE DROUGHT, UH, SEVERE STORMS, WINTER WEATHER, UM, TORNADOES, HURRICANES.

THERE'S ABOUT A DOZEN DIFFERENT, UM, HAZARDS THAT THE PLAN TAKES INTO ACCOUNT.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING, UH, THAT, THAT IT DOES THAT REALLY THE CRUCIAL ASPECT IS IT DOCUMENTS, UM, STEPS AND ACTIONS AND POLICIES THAT OUR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS CAN TAKE, UM, OR ARE ACTIVELY TAKING, UM, TO GET PREPARED, UH, FOR THESE, UH, EVENTS.

SO THINGS LIKE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING, UH, BACKUP POWER GENERATORS, UM, UH, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INSPECTION, UM, EMERGENCY SHELTERING PLANS, THINGS OF THIS NATURE.

UM, SO AS I SAID, UH, WE'VE RECENTLY RECEIVED FEMA'S APPROVAL.

BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.

MR. LEE, UH, WAS VERY HELPFUL TO US, UH, HERE IN CLARENDON.

WORKED WITH THE OTHER, UH, COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS IN, UH, IN THE OTHER THREE COUNTIES AS WELL.

UM, AND THE, THE MAIN THING THOUGH THAT WE REALLY EMPHASIZE, UH, WITH THIS, UH, WITH THIS PLAN IS, UM, ONCE WE HAVE APPROVAL AND LOCAL ADOPTION, IT KEEPS ALL OF OUR JURISDICTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE, UH, FEMA GRANT FUNDING.

UH, SHOULD THE NEED ARISE FOR THINGS LIKE, UM, UH, DISASTER RECOVERY, DISASTER RELIEF, UM, MITIGATION PLANNING, UM, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

SO THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT, UM, GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT, THAT, UH, COULD BE ACTIVATED, UM, SHOULD OUR JURISDICTIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEED, NEED, THAT KIND OF THING, UM, IN THE EVENT, UH, THAT THESE THINGS HAPPEN.

SO, UM, SPECIFIC TO CLARENDON, JUST REAL QUICK, UH, SOME OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT ARE, UH, THAT ARE, UM, IDENTIFIED, UM, INCLUDE, UM, AUDITS AND INSPECTIONS, UM, AND BACKUP POWER GENERATORS FOR CRITICAL FACILITIES AS Y'ALL NEED.

UM, YOUR SHELTER AUDITS WITH, UH, WITH RED CROSS AS NEEDED.

UM, DITCH MANAGEMENT, SOME VEGETATION MANAGEMENT IS INDICATED.

SAFE ROOMS, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, 9 1 1 BACKUP.

ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT Y'ALL ARE ACTIVELY, UM, UH, HAVE ON YOUR LIST OR AWARE OF PURSUING AS, UM, AS PRIORITIES AND, AND, UH, RESOURCE AVAILABILITY COMES ALONG.

SO FEMA JUST WANTS TO MAKE SURE THOSE KIND OF THINGS ARE DOCUMENTED.

UM, AND SO WE HAVE THAT IN OUR PLAN, UM, FOR Y'ALL AND FOR ALL OF OUR OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

SO, UM, I THINK THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S ABOUT EVERYTHING I HAVE ON THIS.

WE, AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.

[00:40:01]

THANK YOU.

DO HAVE A MOTION? WE APPROVE THIS HAZARDOUS MITIGATION PLAN.

A MOTION.

I GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN COOPER.

SECOND.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT WE HAVE

[12. Easement]

YES, SIR.

MR. CHAIRMAN, UM, THE FACILITY THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTION, UH, CONSTRUCTING, WHICH WILL BE THE EOC 9 1 1 BUILDING, WHICH IS BACK BEHIND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

UM, OUR CONSTRUCTION TEAM ALONG, UH, HUNTER DENNY AND TOM BARAU, ALONG WITH SOME FOLKS FROM DUKE ENERGY, FIGURED OUT A DIFFERENT WAY TO ROUTE POWER TO THAT BUILDING.

WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO BRING IT WAY FROM THE BACK CORNER OF THE BUILDING ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING YARD AND COME UP UNDER THE PARKING LOTS.

ALL THIS IS GONNA BE UNDERGROUND BORING.

UM, SO WE'RE GONNA REROUTE IT NOW AS A SHORTER DISTANCE IS PROBABLY 80% LESS DISTANCE, UM, WHICH MEANS LESS UNDERGROUND, BORING, LESS WIRE, AND OVERALL LOWER COST.

IT'S ABOUT $60,000 DIFFERENCE IN COST.

UM, SO THANKS TO THAT TEAM FOR DOING THAT.

BUT IN ORDER TO GET IT DONE, WE NEED TO GIVE DUKE ENERGY A SMALL LITTLE SHORT EASEMENT GOING ACROSS THE CORNER OF THE SHERIFF'S DRIVEWAY AND BACK TO THAT BUILDING IN ORDER FOR THEM TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

OKAY, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOTION I GOT A MOTION.

COUNCILMAN RODIN SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN COKER.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

[13. Proclamation]

UM, I'M NOT GONNA READ THE PROCLAMATION TONIGHT, SO SHE WANT ME TO READ IT FRIDAY, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

SO ANYWAY, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

SECOND.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN COKER.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

JULY 17TH IS OFFICIALLY SUMMERTON ROTARY DAY.

[14. Ordinance 2026-09]

DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS? A MOTION? I SECOND GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CO.

OR SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN RODIN.

ALL IN FAVOR? A A.

ALL OPPOSED THAT MOTION CARRIES.

[15. Public Hearing – Ordinance 2026-10]

UM, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

WE OPEN THE HEARING, SO MOVE MR. CHAIRMAN.

SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR COUNCIL RICHARD SECOND COUNCILOR COKER PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST A PUBLIC HEARING, MR. TAB, IF YOU WANNA TALK, YOU GO AHEAD.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO YOU UP NEXT MR. STAFF.

ALL RIGHT.

NOBODY WANTS TO TALK.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

WE CLOSE.

THE PUBLIC HEARING SHALL MOVE.

GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CO.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

[16. Ordinance 2026-10]

LET SEE, MISSED OUT.

YES, SIR.

UM, GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN.

MEMBERS' COUNCIL, I'M GONNA BE REAL

[00:45:01]

UM, THIS IS JUST A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP FOR THE PROPERTY.

IT'S LOCATED AT 54 94 GREELEYVILLE HIGHWAY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 25 21 SOUTHEAST OF MANNY.

AS YOU MENTIONED, THE SUBJECT CROSS IS IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP NUMBER 2 3 9 DASH ZERO DASH ZERO FIVE DASH 0 0 3 DASH ZERO ZERO.

AND IT CONTAINS A APPROXIMATELY 61.99 ACRES THAT IS OWNED BY DIANE K. JONES AND OTHERS.

AND THE APPLICANT, HE IS HERE THIS EVENING, IS MR. GARY MITCHAM.

UM, THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM INDUSTRIAL TO TO AGRICULTURAL TO THE PURPOSE OF THIS REZONING IS TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF A MANUFACTURED HOME ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS PERMITTED IN AGRICULTURAL TWO, BUT NOT IN THE INDUSTRIAL TWO DISTRICT.

UM, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A PREDOMINANTLY RURAL AREA, CAPITALIZED BY AGRICULTURAL USES, LARGE UNDEVELOPED TRACKS AND SCATTERED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOMES.

UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED AGRICULTURE TO ZONING DISTRICT TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND CONSISTENT WITH THE RURAL CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY.

UM, THE STAFF ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE, UM, CLATON COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PARTICULARLY WITH THE GOALS OF PROMOTING DIVERSE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES WHILE MAINTAINING COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING LAND USES.

SO BASED UPON THE REVIEW, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED AGRICULTURE TO ZONING DISTRICT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THAT THE EXISTING AND THE PROPOSED USES ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING LAND USES AND SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO JUSTIFY THE REQUESTED MAP AMENDMENT.

THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL TO REQUEST THE REZONE TAX MAP NUMBER 2 3 9 DASH ZERO ZERO DASH ZERO FIVE DASH 0 0 3 FROM INDUSTRIAL TWO TWO AGRICULTURAL TWO.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

WE GOT ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. TABATHA? NO PROBLEMS WITH ADJOINING LANDOWNERS.

RIGHT? NO ISSUES WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

DO I HAVE A MOTION WE MOVE FORWARD? SO MOVE.

SECOND.

SECOND.

I GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN FRIERSON.

SHE BEAT EVERYBODY TO IT.

FINALLY, .

I GOT A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

ALL IN FAVOR.

A AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

AMEN.

[17. Ordinance 2026-11]

MOTION CHAIRMAN.

SECOND MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN COOPER.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT,

[19. Ordinance 2026-13]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN RODIN.

A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? MOTION.

CARRIE.

NEXT IS ORDINANCE

[20. Ordinance 2026-14]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? WE GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN RO DEAN SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN COKER.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

A.

ALL OPPOSED.

AND THAT MOTION OFFICER CARRIES.

[21. Ordinance 2026-15]

[00:50:01]

DO I HAVE A MOTION WE ADOPT NEW MILLAGE RATE? HUH? I MOTION SECOND.

GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN SECOND RODIN.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN RICHARDSON.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT

[22. Finance Report – Nelson Gibbons, Finance Director]

UH, THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN.

AND GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.

UH, SINCE THIS IS OUR FIRST COUNCILS MEETING, WELL, IT'S JULY.

THAT MEANS THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING OF OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR.

SO I JUST WANNA SAY HAVE THE NEW YEAR .

SO, UH, QUICK, UH, BUDGET UPDATE BEFORE I GET FINANCIAL REPORT.

UM, FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET PACKETS, UH, ALL WENT OUT.

AND I JUST GOTTA SAY REAL QUICK, I WANNA THANK ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR THEIR PATIENTS AND I WANT TO THANK OUR FINANCE TEAM, UH, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL OF THEIR HELP BECAUSE, UH, I KNOW WE'VE, I, THIS, I MENTIONED IT SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS 10 YEAR PLAN THAT WE'VE BEEN BUILDING AND WE'RE WORKING ON FOR THE COUNTY.

WELL, A PART OF THAT, UH, HAS BEEN STARTING WITH UPDATING THE BUDGET FILES.

WE'VE GOT, UH, THAT TRACKS ALL OF OUR REVENUE EXPENSES, OUR BUDGET.

SO THE REASON WHY WE UPDATED THE BUDGET FILES START TO EXTRACT IS BECAUSE HOPEFULLY WE'VE IMPLEMENTED SOME THINGS IN IT THAT CAN HELP US GET THINGS QUICKER AND EFFICIENT, MORE EFFICIENTLY FOR Y'ALL, UM, FOR OUR UPCOMING BUDGET YEARS.

OKAY.

SO, AND, AND I'M PRETTY EXCITED TO, TO SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE IMPLEMENTED ON IT.

I THINK IT'S GONNA GIVE US A LOT OF REALLY, REALLY DETAILED, UH, INFORMATION.

SO IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE KNOW THAT A PART OF THE BUDGET, WE PASSED THE SALARY INCREASES FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

I'VE GOT TO THANK, UH, MS. DOROTHY, OUR PAYROLL COORDINATOR BECAUSE, UH, YES, PLEASE.

BECAUSE THE PART OF OUR SYSTEM, UH, WE CANNOT GO IN AND JUST PUNCH IN A PERCENTAGE AND THROW A MASS RAISE FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE HAD TO ACTUALLY BY HAND CALCULATE AND FIGURE EVERY INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE AND THEN MISS DOROTHY HAD TO MANUALLY ENTER EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE.

SO IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME, A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT.

SO I WANNA THANK HER.

SO VERY MUCH.

SO FOR TONIGHT'S FINANCIAL REPORT, I WANNA PREFACE IT WITH THIS.

UH, WE ARE NOW JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS INTO JULY, RIGHT? SO JUNE IS THE BUSIEST MONTH OF THE YEAR.

WHEN IT COMES TO OUR FINANCIALS.

OBVIOUSLY WE'RE RECONCILING A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS AND WE'RE PREPARING FOR THE AUDIT.

SO THESE FIGURES HERE ARE TENTATIVE AND THEY ARE PENDING A LOT OF RECONCILIATION GOING FORWARD.

SO I JUST WANNA PREFACE IT WITH THAT.