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Greenville County Council authorizes chair to sign contract for Joe Cornell, 11-1
Summary
The Greenville County Council voted 11-1 to authorize the chair to execute a renewal or new contract for Joe Cornell after brief debate in which one council member criticized counsel and said a performance review had not been completed.
The Greenville County Council on an unspecified date approved a motion authorizing the council chair to sign a renewal or new contract "for Joe Cornell," the item the council had discussed in an earlier Committee of the Whole meeting. The motion passed by roll call, 11 in favor and 1 opposed.
A council member who opposed the measure said concerns about the handling of a performance review and the quality of legal work informed their decision. "I can't put my name on something that's shoddy work, and council's work here is shoddy," the council member said, pressing that the council had missed multiple opportunities to complete a performance review.
The motion was moved by an unidentified council member who referenced the Committee of the Whole action that had authorized execution of the agreement and asked the full council to adopt that action and give the chair authority to sign. The chair called for discussion, a roll call was requested, and after the tally the chair noted, "Mister Russo has texted in a positive vote." The chair then declared the motion passed.
The council adjourned immediately after approving the authorization.
No ordinance or statute was cited during the public portion of the discussion; the action on the agenda was an authorization for the chair to execute a contract related to county administration. Details of the contract terms, the effective date, and any amendments were not discussed on the public record during this session and are not specified in the transcript.
