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Union County Council approves minutes, honors employee and receives multi-department Supervisor's report
Summary
In addition to approving incentives and ordinances, the council approved corrected January minutes, presented a 15-year service award to a county maintenance employee and received a comprehensive written Supervisor's Report with project and budget updates, including proposed budget schedule and a list of major prospective industry projects.
At the Feb. 11 Union County Council meeting Chairman Phillip Russell called the roll and led routine business before moving on to ordinance votes. The council corrected and approved the January 14, 2025 minutes after Vice Chair David Sinclair moved to accept the corrected draft and Councilman John Glenn seconded; the motion passed unanimously. Chairman Russell presented a service award to Tim Roark of the Building Maintenance Department for 15 years of service.
Council considered a second-reading ordinance to sell county-owned property to the Union County-Laurens Commission on Higher Education; Councilperson Annie Smith provided documentation to recuse herself from that vote because of an employment conflict. Councilman John Glenn moved to dispense with committee and proceed with second reading, Councilman Danny Bright seconded; the record shows the second-reading motion carried 5 in favor with one recusal (Annie Smith).
The Clerk and Chairman noted that the Supervisor's written report had been distributed to council members and to the press; Chairman Russell asked that any questions be emailed to him. The written report (included in the meeting packet) provided the following notable operational and planning items:
- Payroll and benefits: the report lists total employer payroll and required benefits for calendar year 2024 as $15,428,467.71. - Economic development projects listed in the packet include: Project Panama ($340 million capital investment; 700 jobs), Project Spring ($135 million; 60 jobs) and Project Courage ($53 million; 5 jobs). - Capital and facilities: rehabilitation and re-occupancy of 103 W. Main Street completed; jail addition Certificate of Occupancy inspection scheduled for week of Feb. 17; Buffalo Mill cleanup and Army Corps steps ongoing; Loveslane property close-out noted with FAA action. - Timken Sports Complex: staff and engineers plan a public hearing Feb. 25, 2025, at 103 W. Main to gather citizen input for a proposed expansion.
The meeting record also notes routine department statistics (animal-control calls, EMS call volumes, IT and facilities work orders) in the written packet. Councilman John Glenn moved to adjourn; Councilman Danny Bright seconded and the meeting adjourned at about 5:55 p.m.
