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After executive session, EDC board approves hiring step pending final approval
Summary
Following an executive session under Texas Government Code, the board voted in open session to proceed as discussed with a hiring decision pending final approval.
The South Carolina Economic Development Corporation board convened an executive session citing Texas Government Code sections 551.071 (consultation with attorney) and 551.087 (economic development negotiations). After returning to open session, the board voted to proceed with the hiring step discussed in executive session, pending final approval.
The board entered executive session at 6:27 p.m. and returned at 7:48 p.m., according to the meeting record. In open session a motion was made to "proceed as discussed, with the hiring of carpet knocks, pending final approval." The motion was seconded, and the board passed the motion by voice vote; the meeting record states the motion passed unanimously.
The transcript does not provide the full, clear name of the position or vendor described as "carpet knocks." The board recorded the motion and approval in open session; staff indicated final formalization will follow, subject to any legal requirements discussed during executive session.
The board invoked the Texas Government Code sections when moving into executive session; those citations were read aloud before the closed deliberations.
