Berkeley County Council holds executive session on SCDOT v. CSX and potential Nucor incentives; no action taken
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Summary
Council met in closed session to receive legal advice on the SCDOT v. CSX litigation and to discuss possible incentives for Nucor Steel Berkeley; officials reported no action was taken and a settlement authorization was postponed by the finance committee.
Berkeley County Council held an executive session to receive legal advice and discuss settlement terms in the matter of SCDOT v. CSX and to discuss potential incentives related to Nucor Steel Berkeley; no formal action was taken, the council reported.
The matter was introduced at the start of the meeting with a motion to move into executive session "for receipt of legal advice and discussion of settlement terms regarding the matter of SCDOT versus CSX and for receipt of legal advice and discussion of potential incentives related to Nucor Steel Berkeley." The motion to go into closed session was seconded and the council recessed.
When the council returned to open session, Mister Williams reported: "Went to executive session for the reason stated in the motion. No action was taken." Separately, members of the finance committee later said a motion to authorize the county supervisor to settle the SCDOT matter was postponed for further work by staff and counsel and will return to a future meeting.
The executive session was called under the limited exception for attorney-client legal advice; council members did not disclose settlement terms or discuss any incentive proposals on the public record. The council did not vote publicly on any settlement or incentive authorization before adjourning.
The item will remain pending; the finance committee indicated it will revisit authorization to settle at a subsequent meeting after additional review and follow-up with counsel.
