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Fairfield County Council appoints Victor J. Carpenter as county administrator, approves employment agreement
Summary
After an executive session, the council voted to approve Resolution 2025-01 appointing Victor Joseph Carpenter as the county administrator and authorized the chair to execute an employment agreement; council recorded a 6-0 vote and the chair announced the appointee.
Following an executive session on legal advice related to personnel and planning matters, the Fairfield County Council reconvened and passed Resolution 2025-01, approving the appointment of Victor Joseph Carpenter as Fairfield County administrator and authorizing the chairman to execute an employment agreement.
The council motion to adopt the resolution was moved and seconded after the executive session; the council recorded the vote as 6-0 in favor. The chair then publicly announced the appointee’s name.
Council chair: “The Fairfield County Council has selected Mister Victor Joseph Carpenter to be our next administrator for this county.”
The transcript records that the executive session covered matters including receipt of legal advice regarding planning and zoning and legal advice related to Fairfield County Ordinance 7-24, all pursuant to S.C. Code §30-4-70(a)(2). The council stated, for the record, that no action was taken while in executive session. The resolution vote and the appointment announcement occurred after the council returned to open session.
Ending: The council approved the resolution and adjourned; the transcript does not include the text of the employment agreement or the administrator’s start date or terms, which were not specified during the public meeting comments.
