Greenwood County board unanimously authorizes outside counsel after executive session

The Greenwood County board voted unanimously to authorize the county manager and the county attorney to engage outside counsel following a closed executive session.

The motion to authorize outside counsel was introduced by Miss Bishop and, according to the meeting record, was seconded by Miss Griffin. Miss Bishop moved that the board “authorize the county manager and the county attorney to engage outside counsel as discussed in executive session.” The presiding speaker later announced the result as unanimous.

The action followed a prior procedural vote to exit executive session. The presiding speaker opened the floor, saying, “I'll entertain a motion that we exit executive session,” after which the meeting recorded that the motion to exit was made by Miss Miller and seconded by Miss Griffin; the presiding speaker declared, “That's unanimous.” The transcript does not record vote tallies or any further public details about the substance of the executive-session discussion.

The board then moved on to administrative items, with the presiding speaker saying the district reports would be skipped for this meeting and adjourning the session.

The meeting record does not disclose the matters discussed in executive session or the identity of any outside counsel the county may hire. The motion authorizes county leadership to retain legal representation as discussed privately during the closed session.