Beaufort County Executive Committee holds closed interviews for outside legal counsel, reports no outcome

The Beaufort County Executive Committee held a special-called meeting and entered executive session to interview candidates for outside legal counsel, the committee chair said.

The chair announced the committee would go into executive session “under South Carolina Code §30‑4‑70(a)(1)” to discuss matters related to employment, appointment or compensation of a person regulated by a public body and to conduct interviews for outside legal counsel for the county counsel. The chair confirmed the meeting complied with FOIA before proceeding.

According to the chair, a motion to approve the meeting agenda was made and seconded; the chair thanked Ms. Brown after the motion (indicating she moved) and thanked Mr. Glover after a second was voiced. The chair then asked for and received a motion to enter executive session; the chair thanked Ms. Brown for the motion and Mr. Glover for the second, and the committee went into a closed session to conduct the interviews.

The committee later reconvened in open session. “There are no matters coming out of executive session, so we will be adjourned,” the chair said. The chair then adjourned the special-called meeting. The chair also noted that the next finance meeting is scheduled to begin at 2 (time of day not specified) and the committee would wait five minutes; Mr. Lawson confirmed the pause.

No details about the candidates considered, any selection, or any follow-up actions were disclosed in the transcript.