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Council declines to direct library trustees to take state oath; leaves matter to General Assembly after debate
Summary
Following a presentation by Charleston County Public Library leadership, council voted 7‑2 not to require library trustees to take the state constitutional oath of office and recommended the General Assembly or courts resolve the broader legal question raised by an attorney general opinion.
Charleston County Council voted 7‑2 to refrain from directing Charleston County Public Library trustees to take the state constitutional oath of office and to leave the legal question to the General Assembly or the courts.
Library Executive Director Angela Cragg and board chair Rob Biko presented a briefing to council after weeks of public attention surrounding the library board’s use of a 1976 ceremonial pledge of office and a recent attorney general opinion about whether certain county board members qualify as “officers” required to take the state oath. Cragg said the library circulated 3,339,463 items in…
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