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Hartsville council votes to enter executive session to discuss property negotiations
Summary
The Hartsville City Council moved and approved entering an executive session to discuss negotiations related to a proposed sale or purchase of property; the transcript records a voice vote and the statute citation as read was unclear.
The Hartsville City Council voted to enter an executive session to discuss negotiations "incident to proposed sale and purchase of property," after reading a motion that referenced a state code citation as read in the transcript.
The chair moved the council to executive session "pursuant SE code Foya section 34782 for discussion of negotiations incident to proposed sale and purchase of property," after which a member moved, another seconded, and the chair called for a voice vote. The chair announced, "the ayes have it," and the council entered executive session.
The transcript records the statute citation exactly as read but garbled ("SEC code Foya section 34782"). The transcript does not provide a clear, standard citation (for example, a specific state statute number) and does not name the member who moved or who seconded the motion. The vote was taken by voice; no roll-call tallies are recorded in the transcript.
Why it matters: entering an executive session suspends public meeting openness for confidential discussion, commonly used for pending real estate negotiations, litigation, or personnel matters. The council's stated purpose was property-sale/purchase negotiations; no final decisions or terms were announced in open session.
The council left the public meeting and proceeded to executive session; the transcript ends the public portion with the chair thanking attendees.
