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Council amends telecommuting policy to grandfather three remote employees in elected treasurer's office amid pending litigation

Beaufort County Council · February 9, 2026
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Summary

After an executive-session briefing on pending litigation involving out-of-state remote employees, Beaufort County Council approved an amendment to Policy 3.3 to grandfather three existing virtual employees in the elected treasurer's office and then adopted the telecommuting policy as amended.

Beaufort County Council voted Tuesday to amend its proposed telecommuting and telework policy to exempt three existing virtual employees in the elected treasurer's office, and then approved the policy as amended.

The item brought the council into executive session for legal advice on pending litigation involving the treasurer's office. After returning to open session, Treasurer Maria Walls identified herself and detailed her office's experience with virtual employees, saying the treasurer's office has used virtual staff since 2017 and three out-of-state employees have handled a…

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