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Council rejects authorization to allocate funds for Okeetee River Park construction
Summary
After executive session the council voted down a motion to authorize the county administrator to resolve claims and allocate funds for the Okeetee River Park project; the roll call vote was 4–6 in favor/no, causing the motion to fail.
After returning from executive session the Beaufort County Council considered a motion to authorize the county administrator to execute necessary documents and allocate funds discussed in executive session to move forward with construction of the Okeetee River Park project.
Mister Lawson moved the motion and Miss Brown seconded. Chairman Passamette called for discussion and then a roll-call vote. The recorded votes were: Mark Lawson — yes; Brown — yes; Tabernick — no; Reitz — yes; Howard — no; Glover — no; Dawson — no; Cunningham — no; Bartholomew — no; Chairman Passamette — yes. The motion failed.
The motion’s text, as read into the record, authorized the county administrator to execute “all necessary documents to resolve any and all claims and to allocate funds as discussed in Executive Session in order to move forward with the construction of the Okeetee River Park project.” Council did not adopt an alternative action at the meeting; the item failed and remains subject to future consideration.
The council did not discuss specifics of the claims or dollar amounts in open session; those matters were handled in executive session and were not disclosed at the meeting. The chair indicated the council would proceed to further business after the vote.
