The Greenville County Finance Committee entered executive session to discuss a competitive economic development matter identified as Project AIM and returned to public session to approve the matter by motion.

The committee’s motion to go into executive session cited discussions “relating to the proposed location expansion or the provision of services encouraging location or expansion of industries or other businesses… as it relates to Project AIM.” After returning to open session, the chair said the committee had discussed Project AIM at length and that “the only thing left to do on that agenda item is for to have 1 motion.” A motion to approve Project AIM was then made and the committee approved it by voice vote.

The transcript frames the executive session as necessary because the discussions were “highly competitive circumstances” and noted that other jurisdictions could be listening; no substantive details of Project AIM were disclosed in open session. The transcript does not record the terms of the approval, incentive amounts, contractual language, or any follow-up obligations.