Personnel committee moves into executive session on personnel matters; no votes taken

Unidentified Speaker 1, the meeting’s presiding officer, called the personnel committee to order and said the group would consider an executive session under state law to discuss employment and personnel matters, including the county administrator.

The committee first considered routine procedural business. A motion to adopt the agenda was moved and seconded; the presiding officer stated the agenda was “moved and properly seconded.” The committee then moved to approve the minutes listed as 08/28/2024 after a motion and second.

Unidentified Speaker 1 announced a need to go into executive session, citing South Carolina law: “There is a need to go into executive session pursuant to South Carolina code 30 dash 4 dash 70 a 1 and 30 dash 4 dash 40 a 13,” and said the session would allow discussion of employment, appointment, compensation, promotion, demotion, discipline, or release of employees, including the county administrator. Unidentified Speaker 2 moved and seconded the motion to enter executive session. Following the executive session, Unidentified Speaker 1 stated, “No votes were taken while we were in executive session.”

After returning from executive session the committee concluded its business and adjourned.

Actions recorded at the meeting included adoption of the agenda, approval of the minutes from 08/28/2024, a motion to enter executive session under the cited South Carolina statutes, and a motion to adjourn. The transcript indicates motions were moved and seconded as noted but does not record a roll-call vote or a tally for any item.