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Council caucus approves retaining outside counsel in road-use case and orders title search for Daufuskie Island property
Summary
At its Jan. 26 caucus, the council voted to retain the law firm Burr Foreman and attorney Tracy Green in a road-use fee lawsuit and authorized a title search of property tied to the Hatcher Holdings matter on Daufuskie Island; votes were taken by show of hands and tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The council, meeting in caucus on Monday, Jan. 26, voted to retain outside counsel in an ongoing road-use fee lawsuit and authorized a title search for property linked to the Hatcher Holdings case on Daufuskie Island.
Mr. Passman moved "that counsel continue to use the firm of Burr Foreman and attorney Tracy Green to represent the county in the case of Jane Culkin versus HHI, [county] and Maria Walls," a motion recorded and presented after the meeting returned from executive session. The motion was seconded and the Chair called for a vote by raised hands; the transcript records the vote being taken but does not provide a roll-call tally.
The Chair had earlier explained that the council would enter executive session "under South Carolina Code section 30-4-78(2), seeking legal advice related to discussion of negotiations, incident to pending litigation, or other matters covered by the attorney–client privilege," and listed two items: the road-use fee litigation and an update involving Hatcher Holdings and Prospect Road on Daufuskie Island.
After the counsel-retention motion, a second motion was presented "for a title search as far back as records exist for the property in question in the Hatcher Holdings case," described by the Chair as a motion by Mr. McEllen and seconded by Mr. Lawson. The Chair again called for a vote by raised hands; the transcript includes the call for votes but does not record individual yes/no tallies.
The meeting record confirms that FOIA compliance was affirmed on the record before the caucus moved to executive session. The transcript does not record further details about the litigation, the estimated cost of legal services, or the precise vote counts; those items were not specified in the spoken record provided.
The caucus concluded after the votes were taken. The record indicates motions were made and votes were called, but does not list formal roll-call results or any immediate public reporting of legal strategies discussed in executive session.
