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Treasurer Maria Walls urges council to exempt elected offices from new remote‑work rule; council votes to grandfather three virtual employees
Summary
Treasurer Maria Walls told council a court order and ongoing litigation constrain actions affecting her out‑of‑state employees and asked for an exemption; after debate council amended the telecommuting policy to grandfather three current virtual employees and approved the resolution as amended.
Treasurer Maria Walls told Beaufort County Council on Feb. 9 that a December 2024 circuit court order could prohibit county actions that would negatively affect her out‑of‑state employees and asked council to exempt elected offices from the county’s proposed telecommuting policy or to grandfather her three current virtual employees.
"I am Maria Walls. I serve as the Beaufort County Treasurer," she said, and described her office’s use of virtual employees since 2017 and three out‑of‑state employees hired locally who now live elsewhere. Walls said her office…
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