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Laurens County authorizes property purchases and upholds fire employee termination after executive session
Summary
After an executive session on legal advice, personnel and property negotiations, council authorized the county administrator to finalize purchases of two Gallant Street properties and upheld the termination of a Laurens County Fire Department employee in a 6–1 vote (Lisonbee opposed).
Following an executive session Nov. 10 to receive attorney‑client legal advice on a grievance matter, human resources compensation and property purchase negotiations, Laurens County Council reported no action taken while in executive session and then took two public actions.
First, council voted in favor of a motion authorizing the county administrator to finalize the purchase of properties located at Number 1 and Number 3 Gallant Street. The motion carried by voice vote; transcript records the motion, second and an affirmative vote called by the chair.
Second, council considered a motion to uphold the acting county administrator’s termination of a Laurens County Fire Department employee. After discussion the motion passed with a recorded tally of 6 in favor and 1 opposed; Councilman Lisonbee was recorded in opposition. The transcript does not include further details of the grievance or the grounds for termination because those matters were discussed in executive session under attorney‑client privilege.
The council then adjourned the public meeting and resumed work on additional agenda items. Because the legal and factual details of the grievance and related personnel considerations were discussed in executive session, the transcript provides only the council’s public actions and vote tallies, not the substantive legal reasoning discussed behind closed doors.
