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Dale A. Buck elected president of Berkeley County Deputy Sheriff Civil Service Commission and sworn in
Summary
The Berkeley County Deputy Sheriff Civil Service Commission elected Dale A. Buck as its president during the February meeting and administered the oath of office. The commission approved minutes and carried several routine motions.
Dale A. Buck was elected president of the Berkeley County Deputy Sheriff Civil Service Commission during the board's February meeting and was sworn into the office immediately after the vote.
The motion to nominate Buck was made aloud at the start of the meeting; a commissioner moved to nominate him and another commissioner seconded. After a voice vote, the chair announced, “motion carried,” and the clerk administered the oath. County Clerk Andy J. Petrucci read the oath and recorded that Buck’s appointment would be effective Jan. 15, 2025, with an expiration date recited in the oath proceedings; the clerk and staff later noted they would correct and record the official dates in the office records.
The swearing was performed at the meeting by Andy J. Petrucci, clerk of the county, who introduced Buck before asking him to repeat the oath. Buck repeated the oath language aloud in the meeting.
During the same session the commission voted to approve the minutes from the prior meeting and carried several procedural motions, including a motion to close a separate social media agenda item and the motion to adjourn at the end of the meeting.
No substantive policy changes were made at this meeting on the swearing-in motion itself. The clerk said the oath paperwork would be corrected and signed before being recorded the following morning.
Votes at a glance: - Nomination and election of Dale A. Buck as president — motion carried (voice vote). - Approval of minutes as presented — motion carried (voice vote). - Motion to close social media item (agenda 20250002) — motion carried (voice vote). - Motion to table discussion on sergeant vacancy/rules pending rules committee review — motion carried (voice vote). - Motion to adjourn — motion carried (voice vote).
The commission recorded the necessary paperwork and indicated the clerk’s office will ensure the official records reflect the correct effective and expiration dates for Buck’s one-year term.
