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McBee council hires Clift Howle as municipal judge after executive session
Summary
After an executive session on personnel, the McBee Town Council voted unanimously to hire Clift Howle as municipal judge. The hire followed debate earlier in the meeting over whether nominations should be made in public or in closed session.
The McBee Town Council voted to hire Clift Howle as the town’s municipal judge following an executive session on personnel.
Council Member A.C. McLeod Jr. moved to hire Clift Howle; Council Member Glenn Odom seconded the motion. The council recorded the motion as passed unanimously after the closed session.
The hiring followed earlier discussion in the meeting about whether nominations for the post should be made in public or handled in executive session. Mayor John Campolong said he preferred not to discuss personnel matters "out in the open," while Council Member A.C. McLeod Jr. said nominations should be made at the start of the meeting and then discussed in executive session.
The council entered executive session under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act provision cited by the mayor, and returned to the open meeting to record the hire. The meeting adjourned immediately after the vote.
Next step: The council provided no on-the-record details in the open minutes about the judge's terms, salary, or start date; those specifics were "not specified" in the transcript.
