[I. CALL TO ORDER]
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WE THANK YOU FOR BEING AT THE JULY REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OF CLARE COUNTY.
WANNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
NOTIFICATION OF MEDIA IS A SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
THE MANNING TIMES OF NOTIFIED THE BULLETIN BOARD AT THE ADMIN BUILDING AND ALSO THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE WAS PO.
IT WAS POSTED THERE AND ALSO ON THE COUNTY FACEBOOK PAGE.
ASK THE SECRETARY, MS. ARTIS FOR ROLL CALL.
VOTE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE.
NEXT LAST VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL.
IF HE WOULD GIVE OUR INVOCATION, PLEASE IF WE WILL JUST BOW OUR HEADS TO PRAY.
LORD JESUS, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
LORD, YOU'VE GIVEN US TO WAKE UP AND BREATHE YOUR WONDERFUL AIR.
THANK YOU LORD FOR ALLOWING US TO BE IN CLATON COUNTY AND SERVE YOU HERE.
LORD, WE DO HAVE A MEMBER OF THAT'S ILL THIS AFTERNOON AND LORD, UH, AS, UH, NEED OF YOUR HELP WITH THEIR HEALTH AND LORD.
SO PLEASE HELP ANDREA WITH THAT LORD, IF YOU WOULD LORD, MS. GILMAN.
AND THEN, LORD, PLEASE BUST US TODAY AS WE DO THE WORK OF THE VOTERS HERE AT CLATON COUNTY.
HELP US DO EVERYTHING DECENTLY IN ORDER WE MIGHT HONOR AND GLORIFY YOU AND FOR THE BEST FOR THE VOTERS.
IF YOU WOULD STAND AND FACE THE FLAG, ASK A BOARD MEMBER JAMES PEARSON, WHO'S ALSO A UNITED STATES ARMY VETERAN TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH SPANS ONE NATION UNDERGONE INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY.
[VI. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]
WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS WRITTEN.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE AGENDA MOTION FROM MS. COOPER TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.
APPROVE THE AGENDA AS IT'S WRITTEN.
IS THERE SECOND? WHO? SECOND? WHO'S SECOND FOR MR. STR? ANY, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED CARRIES.
[VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
WE HAVE, UM, ONE SET OF MINUTES.UM, THE RATE OF SCHEDULE JUNE, 2026 MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON JUNE 29TH, 2026, AND BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE, THAT'S YOUR FIRST ITEM IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR PACKET.
ANY, IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED? WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
MOTION FROM MR. STR TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND THAT.
MR. MR. CHAIRMAN SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
[VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE, UH, TWO WHO HAVE SIGNED UP.
AND I'M GONNA REMIND YOU THAT WE HAVE RULES AND THIS APPLIES TO EVERYBODY, AND THAT WE ARE LIMITING YOU TO THREE MINUTES.
WE COME WITH YOU WITH HISTORY.
IT'S WRITTEN AND HE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH.
AND THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE.
ANYTIME WE GIVE SWORN TESTIMONY, WE SWEAR ON THE BIBLE.
AND IT SAYS THAT ANYTHING I SAY WILL BE TRUE.
AND YOU ARE NOT ONLY MAKING THAT TO, THOSE ARE PRESENT, BUT ALSO TO GOD.
NOW, THERE'S A WORD CALLED CONCURRENT THAT MEANS TO GO ALONG WITH.
AND FROM THAT WORD, WE CAN GET A WORD CALLED CONCURRENCY.
WE SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY.
NOW, I, I HEARD SOMETHING ON THE NEWS TODAY ABOUT FOUR PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN KILLED OVER IN THIS CONFLICT WITH IRAN.
THIS HAS NOT BEEN DECLARED WAR BY CONGRESS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE CONGRESS IS.
THEY MAY BE HIDING FROM JANUARY 6TH, 2021.
BUT AGAIN, THERE'S A WORD CALLED PETROL DOLLARS.
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THAT MEANS MONEY BASED ON DOLLARS.NOW WE SEE THE RAI OF A MOOSE.
IT'S MEANS SAID BY SOMEBODY THAT THEY'RE IN CONTROL OF THE STREET OF HER MOST, BUT DON'T SEEM LIKE IT.
NOW WHILE I'M AT IT, WE LOST ONE OF OUR SENATOR, IN FACT, OUR SENIOR SENATOR, US SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, LINDSEY GRAHAM, BORN ON THE 9TH OF JULY, 1955 AND PICKENS COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, UH, HE PASSED ON THE 11TH OF JULY, 2026.
AND WE KNOW THAT IT WILL BE AN ELECTION HELD TO, TO FILL THAT TERM.
NOW, GOVERNOR MCMASTER APPOINTED HIS SISTER WHO HAS NEVER HELD PUBLIC OFFICE.
SO LET'S JUST HOPE SHE KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOING.
NOW, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT BB NET WILL BE COMING.
MAYBE THE DAY OF TOMORROW WILL BE COMING.
WELL, I HOPE HE DON'T BRING THOSE ARIES OVER HERE BECAUSE THEY'LL, THEY'LL ANGRY AT HIM AND, AND, AND MR. TRUMP.
SO LET'S HOPE THEY DON'T COME OVER HERE BECAUSE WE REMEMBER 9 1 1.
RIGHT? SO NOW THE AMERICAN IS CELEBRATING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS, OF HIS EXISTENCE, I GUESS YOU CAN SAY.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR WAS FOR THAT LEXINGTON CONCORD.
SO, GEORGE, YOU HAD 30 SECONDS.
WELL, THE REVEREND JOIN US, CLARK AND OTHERS DEFENDED AMERICA AGAINST THE BRITISH ARMY.
NOW, THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN NAMED WENTWORTH CHESWELL.
HE RODE TO AN EXETER, JUST LIKE WE ALL ABOUT PAUL.
VE I WANT Y'ALL TO REMEMBER A GUY NAMED WENTWORTH CHESWELL.
NEXT WE HAVE, UM, MR. TERRY STR.
GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO COMMEND THE BOARD ON SELECTING MR. ADAMS AS THE DIRECTOR TO HELP YOU HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL MIDTERM ELECTION SEASON SO FAR.
HIRING SOMEONE WITH STRONG ELECTION EXPERIENCE, BUT LIMITED OFFICE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE MEANT THAT THERE WOULD BE A LEARNING CURVE.
THIS ELECTION CYCLE HAS BEEN A TRIAL BY FIRE AND WITH, WITH NEARLY EVERY CHALLENGE BEING A FIRST FOR BOTH THE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD, I HOPE YOU'LL SEE, YOU'LL NOW SEE THE VALUE OF ALLOWING YOUR DIRECTOR TO LEAD THE OFFICE AND MANAGE THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS WITHOUT UNNECESSARY MICROMANAGEMENT.
AS A POLL MANAGER, I'LL ADMIT THAT I WAS CONCERNED AT FIRST THERE WERE BUMPS ALONG THE WAY, BUT I'VE WATCHED MR. ADAMS GROW TREMENDOUSLY FROM THE FIRST ELECTION THROUGH THE 23RD THROUGH, THROUGH THE JUNE 23RD RUNOFF.
HIS CONFIDENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND LEADERSHIP HAVE ALL IMPROVED.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED.
IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A QUICK SHOW OF HANDS.
HOW MANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SERVED AS POLL MANAGERS OR POLL CLERKS? WE DON'T TAKE QUESTIONS.
THE BOARD DOESN'T TAKE QUESTIONS AS A WHOLE.
SO, I, I ASK BECAUSE WORKING AND ELECTION PROVIDES A UNIQUE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAPPENS AT THE PRECINCT LEVEL AND THE CH AND THE CHALLENGES POLL WORKERS FACE.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THOSE BOARD MEMBERS WHO VISITED THE POLLS.
YOUR PRESENCE WAS NOTICED AND APPRECIATED AND IT MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO THOSE OF US WHO WORK ON, ON ELECTION DAYS.
DURING THE LAST ELECTION, MR. ADAMS ENCOURAGED ME TO STEP OUT OUTSIDE OF MY COMFORT ZONE AND SERVED AS A POLL CLERK.
WHILE THE TRAINING WASN'T PERFECT, IT DID PREPARE ME TO SUCCEED.
THAT DAY SPARKED A DESIRE TO LEARN MORE AND INSPIRED ME TO PURSUE STATE LEVEL TRAINING SO THAT I COULD BETTER SERVE THE VOTERS OF LANING COUNTY.
I APPRECIATE HIS COMMITMENT TO INVESTING IN ELECTION WORKERS.
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT DURING YOUR LAST TWO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHILE THE BOARD WAS, WAS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, MR. ADAMS REMAINED AVAILABLE TO ANSWER VOTERS QUESTIONS AND RE AND RESOLVE ISSUES.
HE WAS SERVING THE PUBLIC WHILE THE BOARD WAS CONDUCTING ITS PRIVATE BUSINESS.
FINALLY, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE BOARD CONDUCT
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AS MUCH BUSINESS AS POSSIBLE IN OPEN SESSION.I UNDERSTAND EXECUTIVE SESSION IS NECESSARY FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL, PERSONNEL AND LEGAL MATTERS, BUT WHEN MEETINGS SPEND TWO TO THREE HOURS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, THE PUBLIC LEFT, I'M SORRY, BUT YOUR TIME'S UP WITH MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS.
WHENEVER POSSIBLE, I HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONDUCT THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS IN PUBLIC.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE TO CLARE COUNTY.
[IX. DIRECTOR’S REMARKS]
DIRECTOR.YOU'LL STEP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.
HOW'S EVERYBODY SEE? IS EVERYBODY GOOD? GOOD.
STARTING TO RAIN, SO BE CAREFUL.
SO SOME KEY DATES AND DEADLINES FOR THE NEW PRIMARY THAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING ON AUGUST THE EIGHTH.
CANDIDATE FILING OPENED LAST TUESDAY.
IT WILL CLOSE TOMORROW AT 12 NOON.
ALL THE FILING HAS BEEN DONE IN COLUMBIA.
WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S ON THE BALLOT YET.
NOW, UH, WE HAVE A DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS.
THAT'S THE LAST TIME WE CAN GET 'EM OUT.
SO IF YOU'RE DOING BY MAIL, YOU NEED TO GET TO ME AS QUICK AS YOU CAN CALL THE OFFICE, OKAY.
IT'S GONNA BE A VERY TIGHT WINDOW.
SO WITH THE PRIMARY BEING AUGUST 11TH, THE CERTIFICATION WILL BE THURSDAY, AUGUST THE 13TH AT 10:00 AM OKAY.
EARLY VOTING FOR THE RUNOFF IF NECESSARY, WILL START ON AUGUST THE 19TH, RUN THE 20TH, AND THE 21ST AS WELL.
AND THE ELECTION DATE FOR THE PRIMARY ON OFF IF WE NEED IT, WILL BE AUGUST THE 25TH.
CERTIFICATION WILL BE THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DATES OR TIMES, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE.
PUBLIC TESTING FOR Q AND LOGIC WILL BE AUGUST 4TH AT 10:00 AM FOR EARLY VOTING, AND AUGUST 10TH AT 10:00 AM FOR, UH, ELECTION DAY.
OKAY? THIS WILL BE POSTED ONLINE.
WE ALREADY HAVE A POST IN THE PAPER CAME OUT LAST THURSDAY.
ALRIGHT? LIKE I SAID, OKAY, SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH THIS PRIMARY IS IF YOU VOTED JUNE 9TH, UH, WE DID DEMOCRATIC AND THE REPUBLICAN SIDE.
OKAY? IF YOU VOTED DEMOCRATIC JUNE 9TH, YOU'RE DONE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS.
IF YOU DIDN'T VOTE AT ALL ON JUNE 9TH, YOU CAN STILL GO VOTE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T CAST THE BALLOT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
OKAY? EVERYBODY GET THAT? EVERYBODY'S GOOD.
OKAY? OTHER THAN THAT, ALL OUR PRECINCTS WILL BE OPEN FOR ELECTION DAY ON AUGUST 11TH.
OKAY? EVEN THE NEW COMBINED ONES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHICH ONE, WHICH ONES WERE COMBINED, JUST COME SEE ME.
YOU CAN LOOK AT IT, YOU CAN MAKE, WE CAN TRY TO FIND AND MAKE A COPY OR, UH, EMAIL YOU SOMETHING.
ALRIGHT? NOW, WE ALSO ARE GOING TO HAVE THE CLATON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD WILL START THEIR FILING ON AUGUST THE THIRD.
SO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
NOT ONLY WILL WE BE VOTING AND EARLY VOTING, WE WILL ALSO BE FILING FOR CANDIDATES.
NOW THIS IS FOR SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 2, 4, 6, AND EIGHT.
SO ALL THE EVEN NUMBERS THIS YEAR RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO CANDIDATE FILING FEE FOR THIS.
IF YOU WANNA RUN, COME AUGUST 3RD, COME SEE US AT THE OFFICE.
A NOON O'CLOCK AFTER 12 O'CLOCK, AFTER NOON O'CLOCK.
AFTER 12 O'CLOCK ON AUGUST 3RD, COME SEE US.
OKAY? YOU WILL HAVE TO STILL REGISTER, REGISTER WITH THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION, BUT WE CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT TOO.
ALRIGHT, SO THAT'S OUR UPCOMING ELECTIONS.
WE'RE STILL GOT MORE COMING ON THE SCHOOL BOARD.
VOTING WON'T BE UNTIL NOVEMBER 3RD.
JUST REMEMBER TO COME IN AND DO YOUR FILING BY BEFORE OR STARTING AUGUST 3RD.
OKAY? ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR ADAMS? YOU MENTIONED THAT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR REMARKS, AUGUST THE EIGHTH.
WHAT WERE YOU SAYING ABOUT AUGUST THE EIGHTH? AUGUST 8TH IS GOING TO BE, OH, AUGUST 8TH.
OH, EIGHTH IS GONNA BE PUBLIC TESTING.
NO, YOU SAID THAT WAS THE 10TH FOURTH FOR EARLY VOTING.
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THIS IS SATURDAY.I REALLY SAID, I SAID AUGUST 8TH.
YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT AUGUST 8TH.
THAT'S WHY I, I ASKED WHAT, WHAT IT, WHAT IT WAS FOR.
'CAUSE I WAS TRYING TO TAKE MY NOTES.
UH, THE EARLY VOTING ON THE FIFTH, SIXTH, AND SEVENTH.
MY APOLOGIES IF I NO PROBLEM IF SAID ANYTHING ON AUGUST 8TH.
SO THE SPECIAL REPUBLICAN PRIMARY IS AUGUST THE 11TH, AND IF THERE IS A RUNOFF, IT WOULD BE ON THE 25TH OF AUGUST.
THEN THERE WILL BE THREE DAYS OF EARLY VOTING FOR EACH THREE DAYS EARLY VOTING FOR THE 11TH, THREE DAYS EARLY VOTING FOR THE RUNOFF, STARTING ON THE 19TH, 20TH, AND 21ST.
[X. NEW BUSINESS]
BUSINESS.AND THE FIRST ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF APPLICANT FOR POLL MANAGERS AND POLL CLERKS FOR THE AUGUST 11TH, 2026 SPECIAL REPUBLICAN, PRIMARY, POSSIBLE SPECIAL REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RUNOFF AND ANY ASSOCIATED ELECTIONS.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE VOTE ON AND APPROVE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH, UH, 56, EXCEPT FOR NUMBER 47.
I VOTE WE NEED TO DEFER NUMBER 47.
WE ARE VOTING ON NUMBER 1, 2 56.
UM, ALSO, UH, FROM NUMBER 58 THROUGH NUMBER 85, THE MOTION WILL, WILL EXTEND TO APPROVE OR TO, UH, APPROVE THOSE POLL WORKERS.
AND THEN THE MOTION ALSO EXTENDS TO 80 NUMBERS 87 THROUGH 105.
SO THE ONLY DIFFERENCE OF THOSE NUMBERS WOULD BE NUMBER 47.
SO THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL THAT WE APPROVE, UM, NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 56, 58 THROUGH 85, 87 THROUGH 1 0 5 AND DEFER NUMBER 47.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? A.
ANY OPPOSED? OKAY, IT'S UNANIMOUS.
ALRIGHT, UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, WE THEN HAVE I MAKE ANOTHER MOTION CONCERNING THE SAME, UM, THE, THE SAME LETTER A, UM, THAT WE APPROVE NUMBER 57.
I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA TURN, I'M GONNA RECUSE MYSELF FROM 57 AND ASK YOU TO HANDLE VOTE.
SO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM VICE CHAIRMAN IS TO, UH, TO APPROVE NUMBER 57.
CHAIRMAN GAMMA HAS CHOSEN TO, UH, RE REFRAIN AND RECUSE HIMSELF FROM VOTING ON THIS.
WE NEED A SECOND MOTION TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE.
WE, UH, ACCEPT NUMBER 57, MR. STREETS MAKE SOME MOTION, A SECOND MOTION, UH, OR IS ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY, UH, DCUS, UH, REFRAIN I RECUSED? YES, SIR.
NEXT, UM, IF WE COULD HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE NUMBER 86 ON YOUR LIST.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE NUMBER 86, MR. CHAIRMAN, MOTION FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL APPROVE NUMBER 86.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY I REUSE MR. STRAT? REUSES.
NEXT WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA A RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE TO AUGUST 13TH, 2026, SPECIAL CALL MEETING AND ANY ASSOCIATED SPECIAL CALL MEETINGS TO BE CONVENED AS THE BOARD OF CANVASERS RELATED TO AUGUST 11TH, 2026, SPECIAL REPUBLICAN PRIMARY TO THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION ELECTIONS OF CLANTON COUNTY AT THREE SOUTH CHURCH STREET.
PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WILL BE TO CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF CANVASERS FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE AUGUST 11TH, 2026 SPECIAL REPUBLICAN AND PRIMARY IN ANY ASSOCIATED
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ELECTIONS.MOTION FROM MS. COOPER TO MOVE THE AUGUST 13TH, 2026 SPECIAL CALL MEETING IN ANY ASSOCIATED SPECIAL CALL MEETINGS TO BE CONVENED TO BOARD OF CANVAS RELATED TO AUGUST 11TH, 2026.
SPECIAL REPUBLICAN PRIMARY TO THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION ELECTIONS OF CLATON COUNTY AS THREE SOUTH CHURCH STREET MAN APPROACH TO THIS MEETING WILL BE TO CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF CANVAS FOR CERTIFICATION TO AUGUST 11TH, 2026.
SPECIAL REPUBLICAN PRIMARY AND ANY ASSOCIATED ELECTIONS.
IS THERE A SECOND? I A SECOND FOR MR. STR.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY AB CASE? UNANIMOUS.
NEXT VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL FOR AN UPDATE FOR THE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE REGARDING POLL MANAGER.
POLL CLERK PAY FOR JUNE 9TH, 2026 PRIMARY AND JUNE 23RD, 2026.
PRIMARY RUNOFF? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN'S.
UH, SO THE REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST TO THE TO THE SEC HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE DIRECTOR, UM, FOR THE JUNE NINE AND JUNE 23 RUNOFF.
UM, PRIMARY RUNOFF, UM, UPON DISPERSAL OF THE REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENT BY THE SEC, UH, THE CLARINET COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR MR. NELSON GIBBS WILL ALLOCATE THE FUNDS TO THE PROPER LINE ITEMS FOR THE PROPER BUDGET.
UPON FINAL ALLOCATIONS BY DIRECTOR GIBBS, THE UM, BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATIONS AND ELECTIONS OF CLATON COUNTY WILL STRIVE TO, UH, REPORT SAID ALLOCATIONS IN THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BUSINESS MEETING FOLLOWING, BUT NO LATER THAN THE SECOND REGULAR SCHEDULED BUSINESS MEETING FOLLOWING THE ALLOCATIONS OF THE FUNDS BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE? THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN.
THEN NEXT WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO INSTITUTE A BOARD POLICY AUTHORIZING THE USE OF POLL WORKERS TO ASSIST STAFF WITH PRE-ELECTION WORK FOR UP TO FIVE DAYS BEFORE EARLY VOTING BEGINS FOR AN ELECTION WITH POST-ELECTION WORK FOR UP TO THREE DAYS AFTER THE BOARD OF C CANVASERS CERTIFICATION MEETING FOR THAT SAME ELECTION.
AND THE PAY SAME FROM THE POLL WORKERS LINE ITEM 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 5 4 0 5 0 0 6.
THIS, UM, GIVES SOME LEEWAY TO OUR POLICY THAT WE INSTITUTED LAST SEPTEMBER THAT, UM, DOES NOT ALLOW POLL MANAGER PAY FOR NON-ELECTION TIME.
IT CLARIFIES WHERE, UH, STARTING AN END DATE FOR WHEN UM, WE'RE ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS.
AND CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT TO UH, ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION TO INSTITUTE, INSTITUTE THE BOARD POLICY AUTHORIZING THE USE OF POLL WORKERS TO ASSIST STAFF WITH PRE-ELECTION WORK FOR UP TO FIVE DAYS BEFORE EARLY VOTING BEGINS FOR AN ELECTION AND WITH POST-ELECTION WORK FOR UP TO THREE DAYS AFTER THE BOARD OF CANVASSER CERTIFICATION MEETING FOR THAT SAME ELECTION THAT YOU PAY.
SAME FROM THE FULL WORKING LINE ITEM THAT YOU'VE MENTIONED.
UM, MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL AS WRITTEN.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND FOR MR. STR.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? A.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINING? THAT UNANIMOUS.
UM, NEXT WE ARE RECEIVING AND DISCUSS THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
AND ACTUALLY THE FIRST IN YOUR PACKET IS, UM, HAS A, THE BLUE OUTLOOK SYMBOL ON THE FRONT OF IT.
AND THAT IS FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, EXCUSE ME, FOR THE COUNTY NELSON GIBBONS.
AND IT IS, THESE ARE HAS YEAR TO DATE CLOSEOUT FOR THE FINANCES FROM 25 2 6.
IT DOES THE TUR BILL ELECTION EXPENSE, REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES, DEMANDING ELECTION REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AND THE SUMMON AND ELECTION REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN, UM, PLACED IN THOSE LINE ITEMS. UM, THE LAST ONE THAT WE KNOW OF, UM, WOULD BE THE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE AND THAT WE WOULD HOPE THAT THAT WOULD BE AT NEXT MONTH'S FINANCES WHEN WE'D BE ABLE TO REPORT THAT TO YOU.
BUT TO DATE THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026, WE ENDED THE YEAR IN THE BLACK 96,000 572 14 IF I'M READING THAT CORRECTLY.
SO, UM, I THINK THAT'S SOME STRONG WORK BY THE BOARD AND STRONG WORK BY THE STAFF.
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THE JULY FINANCIALS.IT'S THE LAST THING IN YOUR PACKET AND I ALWAYS LOOK AT THE, THE LAST PAGE, THE EXPENDITURE REPORT.
UM, THE ONE THING THAT JUMPS OUT IS THE POLL WORKER PAY AND THAT'S AT 61%.
AND I'M SORRY, THAT IS AT SHOULD BE 39%, 27,000.
BUT KNOW THAT SOME OF THAT WILL BE REIMBURSED FROM THE STATE.
AND SO THAT'S ALSO, UM, IS WHAT WE'RE WAITING ON THAT PAYMENT FROM THE STATE.
IT'S BEEN, IT WAS FILED LAST WEEK FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ABOUT THE FINANCIAL? OKAY, WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE ON THAT.
[XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
IS EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THE MATTERS ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA.PERSONNEL MATTER, OTHER MATTERS, CONTRACTUAL MATTERS AND SECURITY MATTERS.
SO LET BOARD WISHES ASK FOR A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THOSE MATTERS.
I MAKE A MOTION IF GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTION FROM MS. COOPER TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION OF PERSONNEL MATTERS, OTHER MATTERS, CONTRACTUAL MATTERS AND SECURITY MATTERS.
SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED AND UNDER THE UM, SECTION 34 34 70 B TO DISCUSS THIS AS STATED ON THE AGENDA, DISCIPLINE THE MOTION RELEASE FROM EMPLOYEE, RECEIVE AND DISCUSS FINDINGS FROM THE BR AND ECC BOARD ATTORNEY REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS TO RECEIVE AND DISCUSS FINDINGS FROM THE BVR AND ECC BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE AND THE REVIEW AND DISCUSS SECURITY MATTERS RELATED TO THE ELECTION PROCESS.
SO WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[XII. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.I CALLED A MEETING TO BACK TO ORDER.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION? I MAKE A MOTION WE RETURN PUBLIC SESSION.
A MOTION FROM SECRETARY ART IS TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND MR. CHAIRMAN A SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINING? CARRIED UNANIMOUS.
UM, THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[XIII. ACTION(S) TO BE TAKEN AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION]
ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION? MR. CHAIRMAN? I MAKE A MOTION THAT DUE TO MARGINAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND OTHER PERFORMANCE CONCERNS, THE BOARD SHOULD EXTEND THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF THE DIRECTOR FOR 90 DAYS.AS PER COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICIES, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL THAT, THAT DUE TO MARGINAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND OTHER PERFORMANCE CONCERNS, THE BOARD SHOULD EXTEND THE PRO PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF DIRECTOR FOR 90 DAYS AS PER COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICIES.
I SECOND A SECOND FOR MS. COOPER.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? A ONE OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINING? SO THE MOTION CARRIES 6 2 1.
UM, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE BOARD? I MAKE A MOTION THAT THE PAY INCREASE THAT IS DUE TO THE DIRECTOR UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF HIS PRO PROBATIONARY PERIOD ALSO BE WITHHELD DUE TO THE EXTENSION OF THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD AND THE PRIOR VOTE, A MOTION FROM MS. COOPER THAT THE PAY INCREASE DUE TO THE DIRECT OR UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD ALSO BE WITHHELD DUE TO THE EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD AND THE PRIOR VOTE.
IS THERE A SECOND? MR. CHAIRMAN? I SECOND THE MOTION.
SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCAL.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ONE.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.
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UM, JUST REMIND EVERYBODY OF THE UM, AUGUST 11TH SPECIAL ELECTION AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MAKE A MOTION.
A WE ADJOURN MOTION FOR MS. COOPER TO ADJOURN.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND FOR MR. STR? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? THAT'S UNANIMOUS.