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A
B
Sarah,
would
you
please
call
the
role
to
ensure
that
we
have
informed
conduct
business
that
we
need
to?
Yes,.
G
B
Thank
you
very
much.
Okay
today
is
day
two
of
our
budget.
Workshop
I'm
not
going
to
do
any
opening
statements
for
day
two
other
than
to
say
day.
One
was
a
very
successful
opening
day
for
us.
We
had
a
lot
of
groups
and
patients
learned.
A
lot
of
things
came
away
with
a
lot
of
taking
takeaways
so
day,
two
begins
our
County
Administrator
Mr
Greenway
good
morning
good
morning.
I
Today,
you
are,
we
have
a
successful
day
yesterday
and
today
you
all
were
here
things
about
Economic
Development,
any
tax,
the
Opera
projects
reprioritization,
we
are,
the
money,
is
getting
small.
We
want
to
go
back
over
that
with
you
all
one
more
time
to
make
sure
that
what
we
have
left
to
do.
I
You
all
are
in
agreement
with
or
if
you
want
us
to
make
any
adjustments
a
two-bedroom
coming
here
and
then
the
final
thing
this
afternoon,
which
will
not
take
the
full
two
hours,
I,
hope
we'll
be
reassessment
and
the
legal
residency
issue,
because
we're
in
the
most
of
that
right
now,
Miss
Sanders
has
gone
around
I.
Think
she's
attended
a
few
Community
meetings
for
some
of
the
council.
Members
have
some
Pandora
schedule,
she's
presented
to
the
municipalities.
I
I
Do
have
a
lunch
appointment
today
through
this
afternoon,
I
will
be
out
for
a
little
bit,
but
I
will
I
will
return
as
quickly
as
I
can
this
afternoon,
so
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Hank
and
I'm
listening
to
know
who
is
now
the
Special
Assistant
to
the
County
Administrator.
I
All
of
the
hardware
area
and
in
this
family
relocated
here
he's
been
a
very
successful
addition
to
our
team
I'm,
proud
to
work
with
him
every
day
he
and
Tom
are
going
to
be
tag
team
he's
next
we're
not
next
two
topics
for
you
also.
Thank
you.
J
J
But
not
rush
through
things,
but
also
not
beat
him
to
death.
I'm
gonna
have
a
presentation
to
take
you
through
some
slides
I'm
a
little
disappointed
that
my
partner
in.
J
J
Five
we're
going
to
tag
team
through
this
and
as
part
of
the
workshop
with
economic
development.
Specifically,
we
wanted
to
take
you
through
kind
of
a
detailed
history,
because
this
has
happened
over
multiple
councils
over
a
long
period
of
time
and
a
lot
of
times.
We
go
in
meetings
and
hear
big
numbers
or
big
questions,
but
we
wanted
to
give
you
a
good
foundation
from
which
to
operate.
I.
J
Also
I'm,
going
to
take
you
through
detailed
look
kind
of
I,
really
haven't
seen
it
before
of
how
the
County's
investment
has
been
used
into
a
little
bit
more
of
a
granular
level.
So
you
can
see,
what's
going
on,
I
think
we
can
all
agree
that
Economic
Development
is
noble
and
valuable
Endeavor.
However,
it's
kind
of
a
mystery,
a
lot
of
people
how
it
happens
and
what
goes
on.
Additionally,
we
can
all
agree
that
even
I've
lived
for
about
15
years
in
the
region.
J
Beaufort
County,
has
had
kind
of
fits
and
starts
in
the
past
with
economic
development.
But
we'll
show
the
story
today
where,
in
about
2015
County
Council
took
the
vote
by
the
horns
and
said:
let's
make
a
plan
we'll
take
you
through
that?
How
that's
how
that's
going
on?
Let's
start
with
that
creation
story
of
the
corporation,
we're
taking
through
how
it's
evolved
over
time
and
we'll
finish
with
some
improvements
that
we've
made
recently
over
the
past
several
months.
D
J
We
work
together
and
how
we'll
plan
together
going
forward
and
be
more
efficient
and
effective
for
all,
and
finally,
we'll
finish
with
you
know
you
guys
talking
about
priorities
and
goals,
and
where
do
you
want
to
go
and
we'll
be
able
to
answer
John's
here?
It's
not
really
to
go
through
a
performance,
but
a
lot
of
us
went
to
the
converged
Summit.
We
know
about
the
that
side,
which
is
a
good
presentation
and
a
lot
of
good
things.
J
We
spoke
about
the
fits
and
starts
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Tom,
because
I
didn't
realize
he
did
his
own
presentation
in
his
covid.
Then
he's
going
to
take
you
through
a
lot
of
actions
of
council
that
laid
the
groundwork
for
where
we
are
so
Tom
I'm
going
to
hand
it
off
and
I'll
just
kind
of
skip
through.
If
you
want
to
screen,
share
yeah.
K
That
would
be
great
good
morning.
Everybody
and
I'm
sorry
I
can't
be
there.
I
went
to
a
wedding
event
over
the
weekend,
which
turned
into
a
super
spreader,
and
a
lot
of
us
are
at
home.
Let
me
what
I
hopes
to
do.
Do
you
cancel?
K
What
I
want
to
do
is
to
share
my
screen
with
you
and
to
show
you
kind
of
over
time
how
Beaufort
County
got
to
to
The
Economic
Development
Corporation,
where
we
are
Sarah,
is
there
a
way
that
you
can
stop
sharing
your
screen
because
it
won't.
Let
me
share
mine,
stopped
okay,.
K
Beaufort
counties,
so
all
of
the
the
current
iteration
of
Economic
Development
started
around
2015
after
a
rocky
period
of
time,
where
we
didn't
have
any
Economic
Development
entity
for
a
while.
We
had
one
before
that
that
failed.
J
G
K
K
Yes,
okay,
you
can
hear
me
now
too.
J
A
J
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
County
Council
said:
let's
establish
a
corporation,
there
was
a
study
resulting
study
and
how
best
to
accomplish
this
and
the
goals
were
to
purchase.
You
know:
infrastructure
development
improvements
Etc,
so
we
can
go
to
the
next
one
then
later
that
year,
sorry
later
that
year
they
actually
audio
hey.
How
many
was
how
many
were
here
in
2015
.,
so
you
offer
authorized
the
administrator
to
prepare
these
documents,
and
this
is
we're
going
through
the
nuts
and
bolts
Articles
of
Incorporation.
How
do
we
set
up
a
board?
J
J
And
then
again,
then,
in
the
earlier
the
next
year
we
were
done,
stupid
signed
them
filed
them,
went
to
the
Secretary
of
the
Secretary
of
State
and
then
just
a
few
months
later
it
was
it
was.
It
started
the
ordinance,
2016-19
and
far
less
technical
than
Tom.
So
maybe
going
to
save
you
a
lot
of
time.
M
J
This
is
your
region,
and
so
you
for
the
council
authorize
the
Development
Corporation
to
negotiate
the
scope
and
fee
for
that
Southern,
Carolina,
Alliance
membership
and
then
later
that
year
was
the
first
time
you
all
signed
a
three-year
contract
with
Southern
Carolina
Alliance
later
in
the
presentation
we'll
get
into
how
your
funding
breaks
out,
because
it
does
fund
that
Southern
Carolina
Alliance
membership
and
we'll
talk
about
ways
that
we
can
better
work
more
closely
with
them
and
leverage
some
of
their
strengths
as
John
and
I
have
discussed
early
the
next
year.
J
If
Tom
comes
in
he'll,
know
more
about
this
because
again,
I
had
my
one
year
anniversary
this
past
Tuesday.
So
this
is.
J
Me,
but
we
talked
the
board,
came
back
from
me
and
talked
about:
let's
amend
the
bylaws,
they
wanted
to
add
benefits
for
the
staffs
to
include
County
benefits,
but
not
as
County
employee,
but
as
as
a
funded
entity.
They
could
do
that
and
they
appointed
somebody
to
that.
Sc
board
I,
like
the
quotes
that
you
put
in
there
I'm,
not
sure
what
that
means
to
acknowledge
right,
Council
acknowledge
the
amended
articles
and
and
bylaws,
and
it
was
effective
that
same
day.
J
The
board
then
increased
the
size,
because
at
that
point
the
bylaws
said
that
the
board
of
the
EDC
could
change
the
size
of
the
board
and
it
kind
of
gave
a
little
bit
different
control
so
that
they
could
function
more
a
little
bit
more
nimbly,
I
guess
or
have
a
little
bit
more
control
of
their
organization,
so
that
that
time
they
changed
it
to
a
board
of
15.,
but
it
did
preserve
council's
approval
for
future
Changers
going
going
forward.
K
J
This
I
went
through
every
invoice
and
expanded
here
that
County
Council
has
given
to
even
before
the
corporation
existed
to
the
economic
development
efforts
starting
in
2015.,
but
this
was
the
first
time
that
some
transactions
occurred.
County
Council
allocated
operational
money,
which
was
that
2030,
it
wasn't
all
used
that
year,
but
50
000
of
it
was
also
a
reimbursement
for
some
of
the
establishment
and
studies
that
helped
create
the
organization
later.
That
year
was
the
first
time
they
actually
established
a
millage
amount,
as
opposed
to
kind
of
this
arbitrary.
J
J
And
early
the
following
year,
when
we
started
more
more
increased
funding
for
this
site
development
and
job
retention
effort.
So
we'll
talk
about
that
when
we
get
into
the
number.
So
there
are
two
numbers
that
we
need
to
you'll
see:
one
is
a
base.
J
B
Go
ahead,
we
were
requested
to
sign
a
five-year
agreement.
We
did
not
did.
L
J
That
I,
when
I
started
it
was
discussion
over
Myrtle
Park
and
all
the
exciting
jobs
fund
and
who
spent
what
and
this
kind
of
sparked
I
believe
some
good
change,
because
I've
worked
for
cities.
I've
worked
for
City
and
now
County
and
Regional
government
and
I
will
tell
you
that
there
are
different
languages
in
these
entities
and
I.
Think
that's
I'm
excited
about
this
job,
because
I
think
that
we
can
work
together
to
communicate
better
and
one
of
the
efforts
we'll
talk
about
towards
the
end.
J
Is
this
led
to
Eric
appointed
me
to
either
liaison
with
the
Economic
Development
Group?
How
can
we
work
better
going
to
going
forward
and
the
result
was
this?
One
was
that
we
did
fund
future
Economic
Development
efforts
from
some
of
the
proceeds
of
the
Myrtle
our
project,
but
we
also
discussed
it
being
more
of
a
revolving
find,
as
opposed
to
just
endless.
J
J
I
believe
should
continue
to
be
committed
to
these
efforts
as
we
go
forward,
and
so
starting
in
that
16th
year
of
that.
Well,
those
that
was
starting
at
15
to
17.
Those
are
the
monies
that
were
spent
to
create
this
organization
and
you'll,
see
it
ramp
up
and
you'll
see
some
spikes,
some
900
or
you
see
some
over
a
million,
but
the
way
that
the
Titan
job
or
the
extra
money
works
as
it
rolls
forward.
J
So
you'll
see
some
higher
expenditures
on
Lower
expenditures,
but
I'll
get
into
how
that
works
basically
see
it
went
that
the
first
partial
year
of
the
operation
organization
was
17
18.
and
then
it
continued
to
increase
that
21,
2020
2021.
Large
number
is
because
again
back
to
that's
what
we
want
to
tell
this
better
story.
That
was
not.
L
J
Spent
600
000
of
that
is
in
an
escrow
to
help
back
up
backstop
a
development,
and
that
had
to
be
done
because
by
my
understanding,
John
and
tell
me
that
had
to
be
done
just
because
of
the
sins
of
the
past
that
were
not
part
of
County
operation
or
ADC
operation.
So
nobody
believed
that
there
would
be
willingness
to
stand
behind
so
that
I
think
there
was
kind
of
a
put
up
or
shut
up,
let's
put
an
account,
so
we
know
that
it's
there
and
then
in
this
current
year,
we're
at
that
988.
J
That
is
a
full
based
funding
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
there'll
be
any
more
exciting
jobs,
but
we
still
have
another
six
months,
so
I'm
sure
there
will
be.
But
everybody
talks
about
this
big
number.
That's
why
we
want
to
break
it
down,
because
when
you
say
that
I'm,
like
yeah
man,
that's
a
lot
of
money
that
we
put
into
Economic
Development.
It's
true.
J
It
is
a
lot
of
money,
but
now
we'll
talk
about
where
it
breaks
out.
You
can
see
that
it's
not
just
going
to
some
sludge
fund
right,
so
this
152
is
creation.
The
base
funding
is
adding
up
of
that.
It
started
out
at
205
000
because
it
was
a
partial
year.
Then
it
was
3
30
and
today
it's
375
000
a
year,
which
is
for
the
base,
funding
that
covers
Don
and
Charlie
in
office
and
operations
and
travel
Etc.
J
Just
the
basics
we
also
are.
Southern
Carolina
contribution
is
120
000
a
year.
The
first
year
was
90,
I
thought
assume,
that's
because
it
was
a
partial
year,
but
that's
a
significant
investment
and
we've
discussed
how
to
better
leverage
that
how
to
better
participate
and
that
there's
no
pushing
or
polling.
But
there
are
different
needs
throughout
the
region,
and
we
think
we
can
do
a
better
job
of.
J
Those
needs
and
requesting
support
in
certain
areas.
An
impressive
number
to
me
is
a
sort
of
of
that.
2.4
is
into
this
that's
the
site
in
jobs
fund.
We
call
it
account
1010.,
it's
a
tased
language,
I've
had
to
I,
think
I
have
a
new
decoder
in,
because
I
can
communicate
with
Hayes
regularly.
No,
it
doesn't
even
it
works
land
acquisition.
J
This
is
for
half
of
the
partial
that
the
county
bought
together
with
the
city
up
in
the
Beaufort
Commerce
Park,
Legal,
Services
I
think
we
have
at
least
one
attorney
here,
I'm
married
to
one,
but
these
are
necessary
things
we
have
to
have.
This
is
not
just
for
real
estate
transactions.
These
are
development
agreements.
J
These
are
discussing
how
we
set
up
bees
in
lieu
of
taxes
and
all
of
these
situations
and
appraisals
are
necessary
and
not
just
for
us
acquiring
property,
or
sometimes
it
would
be
for
assisting
a
project
in
how
they
are
going
to
go
forward
to
buy
a
property.
J
But
this
is,
the
number
I
think
is
important,
is
630
000
of
that
went
into
the
ground,
and
so
that
is
as
a
Max
to
other
Commerce
funds,
but
that
is
the
engineering
portion
is
probably
about
a
hundred
thousand
of
that
630,
but
the
rest
of
that's
in
the
ground
in
the
pads
and
improvements
of
buildings
and
nine
hundred
thousand.
That's
why
I
talk
about
that.
J
In
escrow,
so
that
money
is
still
there
and
then
the
last
number
is
what
grants
gone
out
to
businesses
or
partners
that
then
serve
businesses.
So
I'll
show
you
that
list
of
those
entities
so
you're
going
through
all
these
invoices.
It's
interesting
to
learn
the
history
through
invoices,
instead
of
instead
of
a
conversation,
but
you
can
see
the
list
of
companies
from
Stoneworks
relocation
to
L3
Harris
retention.
Chamber
of
Commerce
was
helping
fund
job
Readiness
systems
and
programs.
The
Landing
patterns
we're
all
familiar
with
now.
J
The
Farmers
Co-op
was
a
small,
smaller
Grant
RX
Industries
Magnus
development.
That
would
include
some
covering
costs
well
before
they
leased
it.
The
current
building
that
would
include
paying
for
part
of
a
demising
wall
we've
separated
the
space
Norman
who's,
the
user
in
that
space,
and
they
received
a
relatively
small
amount
of
money,
but
it
was
for
their
job
creation,
incentive
same
thing
with
rlb
Distillery
and
most
recently,
blackwoody,
which
happened
this
year.
Welcome
where
we've
improved,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
I
believe,
is
an
uncomfortable
interaction.
J
I
think
helps
mark
a
good
collaboration
and
so
since,
since
then
John
and
Charlie
and
Ashby
regularly
we
meet,
we
have
lunch,
we
discuss
projects
ahead
of
time
and
we've
talked
about
it.
I
think
it
works
better.
This
way,
as
opposed
to
the
county
and
Council,
not
knowing
anything.
J
About
a
project
and
all
of
a
sudden
there's
a
proposal
of
hey:
let's
do
this
I
think
we
can
better
tell
the
story
both
ways
from
Council
through
the
corporation
Corporation
at
the
council.
It's
a
real
team
effort.
We
have
better
and
regular
Communications
going
forward
now,
for
you
guys
is
basically
a
discussion
of.
N
J
N
I
Okay,
guys
administration
at
the
EDC,
because
we
were
having
awesome,
pretty
clear
communication
issues
back
in
the
summer,
so
I
asked
him
to
step
in
and
try
to
to
make
sure
that
that
communication
and
the
direction
of
the
County
Administration
was
cleared
to
the
EDC
and
that
EDC
had
an
opportunity
to
communicate
the
direction
they
wanted
to
go
through
Hank
and
that's
been
a
productive
decision
and
a
productive
relationship.
I
Second
part
of
what
we
need
to
hear
from
you
all
today
is
many
times
and
again
we're
not
saying
anything
is
necessary
or
not,
but
sometimes
we
hear
council
members
say
well,
you
know
we're
contributing
a
lot
of
money.
We
should
have
more
representation
on
the
EDC
board
than
just
you
know
the
same
everybody
else.
If
you
all
want
us
to
do
that
and
work
with
John
on
restructuring
some
of
these
things,
then
we
just
need
your
feedback
today
and
also
with
the
sca
we're
going
to
have
the
contract
coming
up
for
renewal.
I
On
that
not
saying
we
need
them.
You
know
I
have
a
good
relationship
with
with
Danny
black,
and
this
yeah
I
think
it's
beneficial
for
us
to
be
involved
with
them.
So
we're
just
looking
for
their
priorities
and
goals
as
it
relates
to
EDC,
because
there's
been
a
lot
of
talk
about
that
since
over
the
last
time.
So
just.
N
One
of
the
things
that
I
like
I,
do
like
about
the
Economic
Development
Corporation
is
that
it
put
places
a
balance
of
entities
on
the
board
the
counties
on
there.
N
J
J
G
A
common
language
and
communication
that
we
can
share,
let
me
see
if
I
can
I,
was
at
the
at
the
four
hour
briefing
annual
planning
and
as
I
understand
it
actually
liaison
not
on
the
board.
Is
that
right
right?
That's
correct,
okay,
but
there's
a
spot
on
the
board
for
a
member
Council
right.
That's
correct,
okay
and
general
told
me
quite
frankly
that
when
they
have
their
meetings,
anyone
for
Council
is
invited
to
attend,
even
though
they're
not
a
member
of
the
border,
and
he
would
encourage
us
to
do
so.
I.
A
G
A
G
No
increase
for
the
amounts
that
we
contribute
because
it's
it's
a
significant
standing
low.
The
the
meeting
was
well
run
very
well
organized
the
board
chairman
did
a
great
job.
John
is
not
the
board
chairman
into
someone
else,
who's
the
board
chairman
and
all
the
people
who
were
there
representing
the
municipalities.
Paul
had
a
great
deal
to
say
about
the
corporation
and
how
it
runs
so
I
think
you're
right.
G
The
transparency
is
fairly
clear
and
I
think
we
can
all
participate
at
as
our
availability
would
dictate
at
the
meetings
that
the
corporation
holds
and
I.
Think
having
Hank
over
there
as
well
is
a
welcome
addition
to
the
meetings
because
you'll
be
there
at
all
of
them
and
then
you'll
be
reporting
directly
back
to
the
executive
staff
or
to
the
County
Administrator
on.
G
What's
Happening
I
think
that's
a
great
the
significant
accomplishment
over
there
we're
not
sure
yet
we're
always
going
to
be
appointed
as
the
liaison
to
The
Economic
Development
Corporation,
but
that's
a
matter
of
some
discussion
that
I
expect
that
will
be
happening
before
the
end
of
the
month.
Unlikely
so
I.
N
L
N
F
Glad
to
eat
it,
yeah
yeah
excellent,
may
I
speak
yeah,
go
ahead,
I'm
the
one
that
would
like
I've
written
I,
think
you'll
never
see
my
email.
That
I
would
like
to
be
pointed
to
the
board.
For
many
reasons,
one
is
I
came
from
Washington
DC
I
work
for
an
International,
Bank
and
I
dealt
with
a
lot
of
high-end
corporate
executives
and
I
have
on
my
list
all
these
companies
I
like
to
bring
to
Beaver
County
and
we're
not
talking
about
just
a
few
million
dollars.
F
N
Think
that
you
know
the
apartment,
I
think
probably
would
learn
to
use
some
discussion
with
that
with
this
chairman.
Okay,
but.
J
I
J
L
B
B
We're
still
talking
about
them,
so
the
question
is:
when
do
we
stop
talking,
and
when
do
we
start
action?
We
clearly
were
shown
yesterday.
Growth
is
happening
all
over
this
County.
It
is
going
to
continue
to
grow.
People
are
going
to
come
to
live
here.
If
they
come
to
live
here,
they
need
a
place
to
work,
is
key
element
of
Economic
Development.
B
G
G
O
O
Have
a
copy
of
our
scorecard
and
so
on,
but
our
targets
are
and
and
we
kind
of
have
developed
them
with
the
community
over
time.
Aerospace
back
office
operations,
bio
and
Life
Sciences.
You
heard
that
converge
as
secretary
lights,
he's
put
more
attention
in
that
area.
We
do
have
Alpha
genus
in
the
county,
already
defense,
cyber
security,
green
industry,
headquarters,
Health,
Care,
Insurance
and
financial
services,
light
manufacturing
and
then
supply
chain
to
hospitality
and
tourism.
I
know
it
seems
like
a
big
net,
but
those
are
the
industries.
G
G
O
Yeah,
the
the
to
your
point
councilman
the
list
broad,
because
we
think
the
communities
has
to
know
what
we
find
acceptable.
Small,
because.
O
Get
90
yards
down
the
field
with
the
company
and
not
be
acceptable
to
their
Community,
but
with
that
with
our
budget,
I
would
say.
In
the
last
year
we've
we've
focused
a
lot
of
attention
on
cyber
security
technology
back
office
operations
and
Aerospace.
So
our
budgeting
is
tight,
believe
it
or
not,
and
so
we
don't,
we
don't
really
hire
lead
generators
for
all
of
these
areas,
but
I
think
it's
important
convert
letting
the
community
know.
What's
on
our
list.
O
That's
where
green
industry
came
from
and
like
classworks
was
a
good
fit
within
that
bucket
and.
B
We
want
to
help
you
because
one
of
the
things
we
talk
about
is
live,
work
and
play
you
want
to
live.
You
want
to
work,
you
want
to
work
close
to
where
you
live.
We
have
a
finite
amount
of
dirt
left
in
this
County
and
we
have
to
have
that
delicate
balance.
Every
one
of
us
represents
a
district
in
the
county,
so
you
can
hear
11
different
opinions
about
what
I
want
in
my
area.
Correct.
B
D
Mr
chairman,
he
has
to
mentioned
something:
yes,
something
that
Mr,
O'toole
and
I
talked
about
a
while
back
was
in
District
11
is
virtually
no
land
left.
You
know
that
right,
correct
and
what
we
talked
about
was
retrofitting
buildings
that
have
been
around
forever,
so
if
it
is
something
backbone,
Logistics
or
whatever,
we
can
get
a
portfolio
of
product.
You
know
properties
that
are
been
existing,
that
we
could
look
at
and
you
agreed
that
makes
sense.
O
And
it's
the
mayor's
Focus
as
well,
so
I
think
we'll
be
in
sync
on
that.
If
I,
if
I,
could
wind
it
back
a
half
second
before
the
next
question,
the
move
by
the
administrator
and
I
have
Hank
liaison
with
us
is
working
out
very
well.
For
instance,
you
know
a
finance
or
legal.
Have
a
question
and
Hank's
able
to
get
all
those
questions
together,
get
us
on
the
phone,
get
the
answers
and
and
liaison
back
to
their
respective
department.
So
that's
working
out
very
well.
G
Well,
that's
what
I'll
speak
to
Jones
just
referenced
that
we've
been
dealing
with
the
people
four
years
now
so
for
the
new
people
on
Council.
Let
me
let
me
educate
you,
bring
you
up
to
speed.
The
elliptical
site
is
a
old
existing
chemical
site
in
the
libeko
Community.
G
Several
chemical
Industries
have
gone
through
that
dating
way
back
to
the
early
70s,
and
so
the
last,
the
last
site,
the
last
industry
and
I
forgot,
the
name
of
them,
but
they
actually
shut
down
and
abandoned
the
site.
Okay
and
the
site
is
actually
it
does
have
some
contamination
left
there's
some
groundwater
intrusion
as
far
as
contamination
is
concerned,
philosophy.
G
Anything
with
this
site
is
incredible,
involves
some
Brownfield
efforts
to
help
get
it
cleaned
up,
but
it's
it's.
It's
a
viable
site
for
economic
development
out
in
the
rural
part
of
the
county
now
over
the
years,
because
it's
a
Zone
Industrial,
it
opens
itself
and
it
lends
itself
to
any
and
everything
that
wants
to
come
into
the
community
and
into
the
county.
G
G
G
A
year
later,
they
came
back
again
going
to
set
up
and
run
the
jelly
ball
operation.
The
general
operation
was
disastrous
to
our
waterways,
fisheries,
and
so
it's
it's
operation
like
that
that
we
all
want
in
the
county
that,
along
into
the
vehicle
community
and
so
in,
our
efforts
to
move
forward
in
Economic,
Development,
John
and
Charlie,
has
been
working
on
this
site
and
I
mean
those
are
still
process.
G
But
there's
an
additional
I,
don't
know
the
Acres,
but
there's
two
Property
Owners
adjacent
on
the
side,
and
so
John
and
Charlie
is
trying
to
incorporate
those
two
Property
Owners
into
the
into
the
chemical.
D
G
And
then,
let's
just
make
that
Industrials.
I
Again,
I
have
some
additional
information
on
that.
You
know
with
the
chemical
property,
that's
what's
to
learn
because
I
mean
commercial
phase,
one
we've
done
about
them.
Study,
we've
done
the
appraisals.
We've
done
a
lot
of
work
out
there
with
the
Economic
Development
Corporation
assistance
now
in
our
process
to
get
the
phase
two
for
a
store,
because
one
of
the
things
that's
gone,
we
do
not
want
to
bring
out
all
of
the
council.
I
You
know,
have
everybody
stand
up
and
say:
well:
has
the
County,
Administration
and
they'll
be
environmental
groups
they'll
march
in
here
and
stand
right
here,
and
so
why
is
the
County
Administration
done
everything
they
can?
They
need
to
do
in
order
to
prove
to
y'all
that
this
probably
can
be
redeveloped
without
it
being
an
environmental
issue?
And
then,
when
I
come
before
you,
the
answer
to
that
is
going
to
be
an
emphatic.
Yes,
we're
going
to
have
the
process
laid
out.
We're
gonna
know
what
the
conditions
are.
I
We're
gonna
know
what
the
what
the
issue
and
what
we
need
to
do
with
DHEC.
With
regards
to
volunteering
cleanup
on
that
property,
these
things
happen
all
through
the
state.
They
can
become
an
asset,
it
can
be
an
asset
to
the
county
and
we're
on
the
verge
of
bringing
that
forward
to
you
all
for
your.
P
Department
I'd
like
to
add
I've,
read
the
face
when
I
don't
know,
councilman
Dawson's
had
a
chance
to
or
not
it's
it's
like
it's
a
great
site,
I
think
my
opinion
to
as
a
Brownfield
type
and
there's
a
plan.
Next
to
it,
that's
not
contaminated
so
yeah.
We
need
to
move
on
this
yeah.
G
There's
some
preliminary
cleanup
after
the
community
got
up
in
arms
dick,
basically
brought
to
the
state
into
hauled
off
the
materials
that
were
above
ground
in
some
of
the
some
of
the
debris
is
still
left
where
they
tore
down
the
buildings,
and
that's
that's,
got
contamination
as
well
as
some
strong
Wells
tonight
contribute
to
the
groundwater
inclusion
as
well.
G
B
Form
so
now
we're
talking
about
goals
and
priorities
at
the
same
time,
because
just
what
you
said
priority
wise,
we
have
to
do
something
with
that
property
because
it
is
already
zoned
industrial,
so
any
industry
that
looks
at
that
says
all
right.
It's
zoned
I'm
coming
and
if
we
don't
want
that,
we
have
to
do
something
about
that
goal
wise.
We
have
to
set
some
goals
to
do
whatever
cleanup.
We
need
to
do
to
make
it
a
viable
piece
of
property.
The
way
we
want
it
agreed
and.
B
J
So
this
fits
perfectly
into
element
of
stuff
lure
out
there
for
the
upper
presentation,
but
you'll
see
in
the
infrastructure
bucket,
which
is
basically
all
that's
remaining.
That's
one
of
the
core
uses
for
agraphons
is
the
extension
of
water
and
sewer,
especially
for
economic
development
and
safe
water
issues,
and
if
it's
perfectly
priority
ones
with
the
with
that
site,.
L
J
County
is
very
different
from
our
other
sister
and
brother
counties
in
Southern,
Carolina,
Alliance,
and
so
we've
spoken
a
lot
about
in
this
negotiation.
But
it's
not
even
part
of
the
negotiation.
But
how
do
we
operate
with
them
more
closely?
Going
forward?
Is
we
need
to
receive
a
whole
different
list
of
leads
than
any
other
County
would
get,
and
we
can
achieve
that
through
board
membership,
but
also
through
the
staff,
interaction
and
and
Mining
out.
J
C
Chairman,
yes,
please
I
think
it's
great
what
you're
doing
an
attracting
businesses
here.
Are
there
any
programs
within
the
The
Economic
Development
Corporation
that
are
assisting
entrepreneurs
locally
to
help
them
grow
their
business?
Here.
O
In
a
lot
of
space,
I
would
say
primarily
the
Don
Ryan
Center
for
innovation
in
Bluffton
and
the
Beaufort
digital
Corridor
are
focused
on
that.
Well,
Equity
is
a
new
entrant
into
that
area.
So
we
don't
have
to
provide
that
ourselves.
We
have
great
Partnerships
with
those
organizations
actually
Charlie
Stone
keeps
his
office
at
the
digital
quarter
and
I
keep
mine
at
the
Don
Ryan
Center,
but
just
to
build
on
that.
It's
not
only
attracting
business
but
working
with
existing
industry,
and
you
know
the
Justice
passed.
O
Friday
Charlie
had
a
meeting
with
a
large
30
million
pound
tomato
Farmer
in
the
area
and
was
able
to
secure
them
a
agricultural
Grant,
a
six-figure
agricultural
Grant,
a
brewery
in
Bluffton.
He
was
able
to
secure
a
ag
grant
for
their
use
and
AG
products,
and
we
also
have
a
peanut,
the
peanut
shell
processor,
who's,
making
pellets
out
of
peanut
shells,
and
he
should
also
be
getting
an
AG.
So
these
are
people
already
in
entrepreneurs
in
the
county
where
they
work
through
the
Don,
Ryan
Center
or
the
Beaufort
digital
Corridor.
B
Okay,
so
we
don't
we
labor
the
point.
We
have
to
talk
about
priorities
and
goals.
Each
of
us
is
in
a
district
that
has
unique
characteristics
about
that
District,
I
I
say
to
you
that
we
need
a
balanced
approach.
Yes,
we
need
some
of
these
larger
companies
to
come
in,
but
there's
only
certain
pieces
of
property
that
we
have
that
can
handle
large
corporations.
B
B
So
that's
what
we
want
to
focus
on
now.
As
I
said,
there
are
two
large
pieces
of
property,
the
Biko
being
the
first.
We
have
one
large
piece
of
property
outside
of
Yemassee.
It's
the
only
one
that
has
access
to
95
and
Rail
lines.
That
is
a
unique
piece
of
property
that
needs
to
be
developed
the
right
way,
because
that
is
an
economic
development
by
itself
and
so
to
me,
that's
a
priority.
G
That's
the
children
piece
and
yes
and
I
I
support
us
and
John
negotiating
with
the
landowners
trying
to
move
that
project,
for,
as
you
stated,
is,
is
right
right
outside
of
the
the
MC
town
and
it's
a
closer
proximity
to
the
railroad
just
off
of
95.
So
all
the
infrastructure
is
foreign.
C
N
I'll
go
a
little
further
Gulfstream
than
the
US.
The
Auto
industry
is
basically
a
booming
industry
in
Charleston,
as
well
as
coming
into
Savannah,
I.
Think
right
now,
so
yeah
I
think
we're
in
the
middle
of
it.
B
L
O
It
we
had
a
meeting
with
County
staff
just
last
week
on
both
parcel,
so
both
of
them
are
working
their
way
through
the
system.
As
as
the
administrator
Eric
said,
that
volunteer
volunteer,
cleanup
contract
keeps
responsible
parties
in
place
on
the
Pico
one.
So
that's
important
that
we
follow
a
process
so
that
you
don't
put
the
taxpayers
in
a
liability
situation.
O
So
that's
that
on
yemassing
we
have
an
another
drone
company
passenger
drone
company
out
of
Israel,
we're
speaking
to
that
would
be
an
ideal
Next
Generation
Aerospace
company,
and
we
have
a
meeting
a
follow-up
meeting
with
them
on
Monday
Commerce
is
appointed
a
project
manager
on
that
one,
some
460
jobs,
averaging
89
000
a
year,
so
we
have
a
prospect
there.
We
are
also
talking
to
an
electric
truck
manufacturer
out
of
Austria.
That
is,
would
look
at
that
site
as
well.
O
We
think
it's
green
industry
and
to
the
point
of
the
penny,
tax
and
working
really
well
with
planners
here
at
the
county
and
the
administration
is
that
this
really
could
be
a
environmentally
great
development
of
the
national
best
practice
and
we're
having
great
conversations
with
staff
on
that.
But
you,
you
really
can't
pick
who's
going
to
buy
what
we
have,
but
I
think
we
have
the
to
what
the
expression
thinkings
earlier.
O
We
have
the
right
lures
in
the
water
to
attract
industry
and
in
particular,
when
we
get
up
in
the
embassy
and
and
in
libeko
I.
Think
it's
important
that
we
work
really
closely
with
our
the
Wacom
environmental,
Partners
or
environmental
enthusiasts,
so
that
when
we
bring
a
project
forward,
we
don't
have
resistance.
We
might
expect
support.
So
thank
you.
Okay
and
your
guidance
is
helpful.
It's
on
track
and
it's
what
we've
been
charging
ahead
with
the
administration.
Okay,.
B
F
Make
it
regarding
David's
comment
at
Aerospace
Northrop
grumman's
headquarters
in
Fairfax,
Virginia
I
have
them
on
my
list
to
contact
as
well,
but
all
the
people
I
want
to
bring
in
here
the
financial
services
companies
head
fund
manager.
Whatever
you
want
to
call
them,
they
all
have
cost
streams
and
they
all
fly
they're
both
streams
down
here
and
have
a
means
have
the
maintenance
right
and
they
stay
over
and
Palmetto
Bluff.
F
F
F
O
On
our
list,
but
we
have,
in
the
past,
participated
in
international
air
shows
with
Department
of
Commerce.
We
actually
we
met
SkyDrive,
which
is
locating
in.
L
O
We
work
really
closely
with
Commerce
to
develop
leads.
The
key
is
to
the
Chairman's
point.
If
we
get
the
site
ready,
for
instance,
this
Austrian
electric
truck
manufacturer,
their
timeline
is
24
months,
so
that
would
give
us
and
one
after
they
picked
the
site
to
be
open,
and
so
that
would
give
us
enough
time
to
get
the
infrastructure
in
place
to
support
it.
But
a
lot
of
times
and.
L
O
F
One
other
question
is
our
Hilton
Head
airport
it
was
expanded.
Is
it
going
to
be
big
enough
to
put
Gulfstream
2?
The
reason
do.
L
J
O
F
L
J
That's
right,
so
the
I
think
we
need
to
finish
up
before
we're
done
here.
For
you
all
to
determine-
and
this
is
not
a
adversarial
ask-
John
has
has
spoken
about
as
councilman
McCullen
said.
Does
council
want
to
explore
more
representation
on
the.
I
G
N
Let
me
ask
a
question:
when
you
mentioned
SCA
talk
a
little
about
that
role
right
now,
because
you
know
I
I,
don't
look
too
much
to
the
sca
for
anything
I!
Look
to
the
economic.
J
Development
well
and
that's
how
pretty
much
every
County,
except
for
a
couple
not
right
most
counties
have
their
own
operation,
whether
it's
internal
or
Development
Corporation.
That
is
the
focus
for
most
of
their
operations.
All
the
time.
That's
where
they're
out
marketing
they're
going
to
different
industry
shows
that's
where
they're
doing
their
outrage.
A
J
L
J
Pull
resources
and
that's
where
a
lot
of
leads
come
through
Commerce,
but
that's
also
they
they
have
because
of
the
cold
resources.
The
ability
to
Market
differently,
where
you
I
think
what
people
would
see
here
is
because
Beaufort
County.
J
Was
part
of
the
of
neighboring
County
when
the
negotiation
was
going
on
and
I
think
Beaufort
County
is
different
and
parts
of
the
county,
as
we've
discussed
today,
are
different
from
even
within
the
county.
I
think
we
can
do
a
better
job,
long
term,
communicating
those
needs
and
desires
and
moving
the
needle
and
again
not
in
an
adversarial
way
of
I
know
you
guys
are
focused
on
this
industry
and
this
industry.
We
need
you
to
do
this
for
us
and
we
can
both
win
but
they're.
A
higher
level
that
can
bring
more
leads
in.
J
They
can
also
because
of
multi-carry
industrial
parks
or
disassocilization
can
bring
different
level
of
incentives
to
our
County
that
we're
going
to
hire
two
County,
which
doesn't
receive
a
certain
level
of
job
creation,
tax
credits
or
other
assistance
from
the
state
that
Association
can
publish
another
dollars
that
way
too,
but
it
takes
constant,
regular,
productive
interaction.
Participation
had
to
happen
if.
J
J
There
are
a
few
things,
and
price
is
really
not
one
of
them
right.
It
becomes
how?
What
is
my
risk
here
and
what
is
my
timeline,
and
so
we
have
to
help
with
the
risk,
which
is
what's
there
what's
on
the
ground,
meaning
pollution,
voluntary,
cleanup
contracts
and
timeline.
How
quickly
can
I
open
my
doors
and
that
getting
them
to
that
part
is
roads,
pads,
water
and
zero
and
housing,
and
how
well
and
exactly.
B
L
B
J
Heard
that
somebody
used
the
word
doing
work
Underground.
J
L
B
Okay,
all
right,
thank
you
very
much.
Do
we
need
to
take
a
break
before
we
move
into
the
next
part
or
if
you
want
to
just
keep
right
on
there
next
part
is
we're
going
to
talk
about
atax
and
then
tourism
priorities.
J
Will
that
be
I,
don't
think
it's
going
to
be
that
it's
not
going
to
be
as
long
as
what
we
just
did
for
sure.
G
J
Morning
again,
there's
a
lot
of
discussion
around
County
and
cities
and
towns
of
what
is
a
tax.
What
is
H
Tax
and
again
it
could
have
happened
over
time
that
Tom,
hopefully,
is
connected
via
the
interweb
at
this
point
so
do
his
portion
because
I
I
don't
have
his
forms
on
this
one.
Okay,
what
he's
going
to
do
is
take
you
through
a
history
of
what
is
the
state
law
on
a
tax.
There
are
three
different
things
and
they
are
different.
J
State
Apex
is
number
one.
It
is
closely
defined
in
how
it's
collected,
what
you
can
use
it
for
and
who
gets
to
give
it
out.
Local
Accommodations
Tax
is
on
both
accommodation.
Stocks
are
on
hotel
rooms
or
any
short-term
rentals
Hospitality
taxes
on
restaurants.
We
only
collect
on
those
that
are
in
the
unincorporated
County.
J
Eight
local
hospitality
and
Accommodations
Tax
gives
you
all
the
most
flexibility
to
utilize
and
he'll
go
through
that
and
then
I
guess,
history
and
legal
lesson
from
those
two.
A
K
I'm
sorry
I
lost
you
last
time.
I'm
not
going
to
try
to
screen
share
this
time,
because
I
think
that
maybe
where
the
problem
is
so
I
won't
I
won't
do
that.
Can
you
guys
hear
me?
K
Yes,
all
right
good,
so
I
want
to
start
with
the
state.
Excuse
me:
the
state,
a
tax,
the
state
code
allows
or
actually
collects
allows
for
the
collection
of
two
percent
of
local
attacks
by
the
state,
and
this
is
in
code,
section
12-36-260.
K
The
state
code
then
indicates
to
mandates
to
the
local
governments
how
that
money
can
be
spent.
The
first,
the
first
25
000
that
the
counties
receive
go
to
the
general
fund.
It
can
be
used
for
any
purpose
whatsoever.
A
five
percent
balance
of
of
the
of
the
amount
that's
remitted
by
the
state
is
also
put
over
into
the
general
fund
for
use
by
the
County.
K
The
state
statute
also
says
that,
and-
and
this
is
something
that
we
we
are
as
diligent
in
doing
as
maybe
we
should,
but
it
provides
that
before
the
beginning
of
each
fiscal
year,
which
of
course
is
July
1st,
an
organization
which
receives
the
funds
from
the
accommodation
tax
shall
submit
for
approval
of
a
budget
of
planned
expenses,
and
it
also
says
that
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year,
which
is
June,
30th
organizations
receiving
these
funds
shall
shall
render
an
accounting
of
the
expenditures
to
the
county
which
distributed
them.
K
So
there's
this
accountability
that
we've
heard
a
lot
about.
This
is
the
provision
of
the
code
that
addresses
that
and,
in
my
opinion,
the
county
can
be
as
aggressive
as
it
wants
to
be.
With
regard
to
the
budget
that
it
expects
to
receive
from
these
organizations
that
request
funds
from
our
dmos
and
as
aggressive
as
it
wants
to
be
with
regard
to
an
accounting
of
the
expenditures.
K
Now
I'm,
not
an
accountant,
I'm,
not
a
financial
guy,
so
I
don't
know
what
those
things
should
look
like,
but
obviously
we
have
the
staff
on
board
that
can
do
that.
So
after
we
distribute
the
first
25
000
to
the
general
fund
after
we
distribute
the
first
five
percent
for
the
remaining
five
percent
of
the
general
fund,
both
of
which
can
be
used
for
whatever
reason
we
want,
and
then
we
distribute
the
35
percent
of
the
balance
to
dmos
and
we
o'clock
in
a
second.
K
When
I
talk
about
our
ordinances,
then
the
remaining
balance
must
be
allocated
to
a
special
fund.
Still
it's
the
state,
a
tax
fund,
and
it
too
must
be
used
just
for
tourism-related
expenditures.
K
Now
the
code
is
very
specific
about
what
tourism-related
expenditures
are,
and
so
I'm
just
going
to
ask
you
to
bear
with
me
for
a
minute
while
I
take
them
off,
and
the
reason
that
this
is
important
is
because
in
our
time
excuse
me
in
our
time
recently
we
have
used
these
funds
and
our
local
funds
in
perhaps
unorthodox
ways,
but
I
think
in
ways
that
that
satisfy
the
the
requirements
of
the
state
code
and
I'll
talk
to
you
about
exactly
what
one
of
those
novel
approaches
was
in
a
minute,
but
tourism-related
expenditures
are
defined
as
follows,
and
this
definition
really
is
true
for
the
three
areas
that
Hank
just
talked
about:
the
state,
a
tax
fund,
the
local,
a
tax
fund
and
the
local
Hospitality
tax,
so
tourism-related
space
expenditures
include
one
advertising
and
promotion
of
Tourism
as
to
develop
and
increase
tourists
attendance
throughout
through
the
generation
of
publicity.
K
K
You
know
on
this
electronic
data
and
these
media
platforms
and
all
that
kind
of
stuff,
but
it
also
applies
to
several
other
areas
and
I'm
going
to
take
them
off
number
two
promotion:
promotion
of
the
Arts
and
Cultural
Events
number,
three:
construction,
maintenance
and
operation
of
facilities
for
civic
and
culture
activities,
including
construction
and
maintenance
of
access
and
other
nearby
roads,
abilities
and
utilities.
Excuse
me
for
the
facilities
and
I'm
sure
some
of
you
are
dinging
hey.
This
is
the
kind
of
stuff
that
Jared
was
talking
to
us
about
the
other
day.
K
Well,
it
is
that's
exactly
right
and
and
and
we
have
the
ability
to
use
these
kinds
of
funds
for
these
kind
of
purposes.
So
anyway,
that's
number
three
number:
four:
the
criminal
justice
system,
law
enforcement,
fire
protection,
solid
waste
collection
and
health
facilities
when
required
to
serve
tourists
and
tourist
facilities.
K
Five
public
facilities,
such
as
restrooms
dressing
rooms,
parks
parking
lots.
All
of
this
I'm
sure
you're
digging
again
with
this
is
what
Stephanie
was
talking
about.
This
is
what
this
is.
What
Parks
and
Rec
was
talking
about.
Tourism
I
mean
I.
Remember
yesterday
was
tourism,
the
the
parks
and
rec
Consultants
tourism
of
recreation
tourism.
K
All
of
that
is
this.
So
that's
number
five
number
six
is
tourist
shuttle
transportation
number
seven
is
control
and
repair
of
Waterfront
erosion,
including
Beach,
renourishment,
I,
think
I.
Think
the
town
of
Hilton
Head
uses
a
good
bit
of
their
money
for
that
purpose
and
then
for
operating,
visitor
information
centers.
K
So
those
are
the
things
that
this
this
money
and
I
don't
know
how
much
it
is
that
we
get
every
year,
but
those
are
the
things
that
this
money
can
be
used
for,
and
this
is
all
through
the
state.
Now
these
funds,
these
State
funds,
need
to
go
through
a
they
need
to
go
through
the
the
dmos
that
we've
talked
about,
and
so
let's
talk
about
now
about
our
ordinances.
A
K
Our
code
of
ordinances
that
deals
with
the
state
atax
is
66-29
powers
and
duties
of
of
the
actually.
This
is
of
the
State
Board,
that
of
our
state
board.
That
makes
recommendations
about
how
to
allocate
These
funds
out
and
and.
K
K
J
I
think
the
state
is
clear
with
25
000
five
percent
and
then
35
goes
to
the
dmos
and
65
is
what's
given
out
by
the
accommodations
board,
the
state
accommodations
board.
That
brings
those
recommendations
to
you
all
for
approval.
That's
happened
here
in
the
last
month.
That's
right!
So
now.
Let's
talk
about
the
difference
between
that
and
the
local
hospitality
and
accommodations.
K
Well,
so
the
local
hospitality
and
accommodations
is
as
follows.
So
the
state
law
allows
us
to
allows
you
guys
to
adopt
a
three
percent:
local
Accommodations,
Tax
and
Beaufort
County.
Did
that
right
away?
It
did
it
quite
a
while
ago
and
we've
had
it
for
years,
and
it
also
allows
us
to
collect
two
percent.
K
Hospitality
taxes
and
state
law
requires
that
those
funds
be
kept
in
separate
accounts.
State
law
requires
that
those
funds
be
used
for
the
same
kind
of
purposes
for
tourism
related
purposes.
K
Our
local
code
provides
that
eight
percent
of
the
funds
that
are
received
are
to
be
spent
annually
for
operating
expenses
on
programs.
350
thousand
annually
is
to
be
allocated
for
advertising
and
promotional
pro
programs,
and
we
do
that
through
allocations
to
the
Beaufort
Royal
Chamber
of
Commerce.
We
give
them
150.
We
give
the
Hilton
Head
Island
Bluffton
Chamber
of
Commerce
150,
and
we
give
50
000
to
the
Black
Chamber.
The
20
of
the
balance
is
to
be
used
to
establish
a
reserve
fund
for
emergencies
and
unforeseen
needs.
K
20
is
from
Beach
river
access
and
boating
facilities.
Those
kinds
of
things
and
for
Bee,
Tree,
nourishment
and
sixty
percent
of
everything
else
can
be
enlisted
can
be
used
for
all
of
the
purposes
that
are
listed
in
the
state
statute,
which
I
talked
about
earlier.
We
don't
necessarily
have
to
have
a
board
that
Alec
that
accepts
applications,
reviews
applications
and
divides
this
money
up.
In
fact,
in
the
past,
what
Beaufort
County
used
to
do?
Is
it
used
to
keep
these
funds
in?
K
That
account
that's
required
to
be
maintained
and
it
would
allow
that
account
to
grow
and
it
would
use
those
funds
for
really
big
projects
for
like,
for
instance,
many
of
the
people
on
Council.
Remember.
We
gave
a
bunch
of
money
to
Penn,
Center
I
want
to
say
it
was
750,
750,
000
or
maybe
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
refurbished
buildings
and
whatnot.
That
was
out
of
atax
local
latex
H
Tax.
K
We
gave
uscb
money
to
establish
the
the
southern
cooking
Culinary
Institute,
the
thought
being
that
that
Institute
would
attract
tourism
and
visitors,
and
that
was
it
was
a
huge
hand-wringing
moment.
That's
what
I
was
referring
to
earlier,
that
we
had
a
lot
of
questions
about
whether
or
not
that
would
qualify.
K
But
in
the
end
we
decided
that
it
would
and
we
attributed
a
good
bit
of
money
to
that
and
I
think
several
years
ago,
maybe
in
2018
or
so
Council
gave
Mitchellville
a
very,
very
large
sum
of
money.
It
was
half
a
million
dollars
for
creating
their
Center
for
a
Reception
Center
down
in
Mitchellville
down
in
Hilton
Head,
so
Council
used
to
Take
These
funds
and
keep
them
aside
and
award
them
in
very
large
sums.
G
K
Yeah,
so
the
state
is
a
two
percent,
a
tax
it
is
imposed
by
the
state.
It
collects
it
across
the
whole
state
and
it
remits
those
funds
to
the
entities
that
are
the
source
of
those
revenues.
You.
G
K
Hospitality
taxes
for
our
code
says
that
this
attacks,
it's
a
two
percent.
The
state
law
allows
it
it's
code,
section
6-1-720
and
our
we
collected
our
buildings.
K
Our
business
licenses
licensed
folks
are
responsible
for
overseeing
the
collection
of
both
the
local,
a
tax,
three
percent
and
the
local
Hospitality
tax,
two
percent,
and
this
tax
is
imposed
in
unincorporated
areas
of
the
county,
on
the
sales
of
prepared
meals
and
beverages
sold
in
establishments
or
sales
of
prepared
meals
and
beverages,
solded
sold,
established
establishments
licensed
for
on-premises,
consumption
of
alcohol
beverages,
alcohol
beverages,
beer
and
wine.
It
also
applies
to
all
food
and
beverages
prepared
or
Modified,
by
convenience
stores
or
grocery
stores
in
the
unincorporated
areas
of
the
county.
G
J
P
Have
another
question
of
you
or
Tom,
so
quoting
what
you
said
about
anyone
receiving
the
funds
have
to
submit
a
budget
submit
a
budget
and
child
submit
accounting
of
the
expenditures?
Does
that
in
your
P?
Does
that
apply
to
all
three
or
just
the
state
pay
tax?
Well,.
J
Out
money
for
the
purposes
of
this
I
think
it
would
be
prudent
to
receive
a
report
to
have
a
use
of
funds
and
that's
what
I
want.
So
in
fact,
I
meant
to
end
Economic.
Development
portion
I
use
this
as
a
test
case.
An
Administration
wanted
us
to
bring
back
further
reports
of
outside
entities
that
we
fund
that
we
can
then
show
how
these
funds
were
used.
K
So
our
local
ordinance
requires
exactly
that
for
the
these
local,
a
taxes,
it
says
that
all
three
chambers-
that's
all
three
chambers-
that
we've
talked
about
a
minute
ago-
shall
submit
for
approval
of
a
budget
of
planned
expenditures
and
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year,
they'll
do
an
accounting.
So
it's
it
mirrors.
G
M
Some
are
better
than
others.
Some
are
just
getting
audited.
Financial
reports
some
actually
give
us
the
backup
for
their
signatures,
which.
G
M
L
G
Q
I
To
the
local
level
and
at
the
state
level
is
probably
one
of
the
most
controversial
things
that
I
deal
with
as
an
administrator.
It's
very
controversial,
because
if
you
tell
these
folks,
they
got
this
money,
no,
you
haven't
done
the
accurate
reporting
or
no,
you
can't
have
the
money.
Then
it
trickles
through
Administration
to
you
all
and
then
you
all
start
calling
me
saying
hey.
Why
can't
they
have
their
money?
So
you
know
that
that's
the
essential
answer
to
the
question.
I
If
you
guys
want
us
to
go,
buy
the
book
we're
happy
to
buy
the
book
in
all
cases,
but
you
all
need
to
be
aware
of
the
potential
consequence
of
us
doing
that,
for
you
all
to
get
calls
Buster,
County
Administration
doing
to
us.
Why
are
they
making
us
do
all
this
accounting
and
prove
that
we've
used
this
money
for
the
purpose
that
we
use
for?
We've
never
had
to
do
that
before.
That
might
be
the
likely
scenario
now,
hey
as
you
can
fill
in
the
Gap.
D
Yeah
can
I
say
one
more
thing
about
that
traveling
all
around
for
this
campaign.
To
do
this,
it
was
a
guy
that
talked
about
this,
about
accountability,
and
yes,
also
I'd
say
if
we
like
tab
says:
if
we
do
it
across
the
board,
buy
the
book
we're
not
going
to
get
sued
for
it.
We
can
answer
the
question
quickly.
Yes,
we
do
everything
by
the
book
and
we
could
show
them
to
me.
You
know
that
that's
just
makes
logical
sense.
D
C
Mr
chairman
yeah.
M
B
B
B
C
L
K
Get
to
determine,
in
my
mind
the
detail
that
you
want
just
because
one
political
subdivision
doesn't
require
much
detail,
doesn't
Prejudice
you
in
requiring
yours,
but
you
need
to.
It
would
be
helpful,
I
suspect
to
to
identify
exactly
what
that
detail
is
and
to
David's
Point
yeah
I'd
like
to
see
the
receipts.
We
went
through
that
Thousand
Years
and,
as
Hayes
indicated,
especially
the
town
of
Hill,
especially
Hilton,
Head
and
Bluffton
chamber.
They
said,
oh
no,
no!
No!
No!
No!
K
G
M
G
M
Mean
to
me
it
is,
but
it
depends
on
what
level
that
we
want
to
go.
You
know
some,
it
is
some,
it
isn't.
G
D
They
have
a
secret
trust,
that's
great,
but
are
we
putting
ourselves
In
Harm's
Way?
That's
where
I.
J
With,
but
we
just
need
to
know
the
financial
that
shows
that
you
sprinted
on
the
allowable
purposes,
right
I
think
we
can
that's
where
I
think
we
can
bring
back
a
better
report
and
working
with
these
groups
and
say
we
have
to
do
this.
Let's
do
it
in
a
way
that
you
don't
give
away
the
secret
sauce,
but.
M
Show
us
expenditures
a
lot
of
times
they're
requesting
through
reimbursement,
but
most
of
the
times
I
mean
what
you're
doing
is
you
I
think
you're
confusing
the
awards
with
the
awards
of
the
dma
to
actually
we're
we're.
M
The
the
statute
tells
us
to
write
quarterly
checks
of
150
of
150
000
per
year,
so
that
that's
what
we
do
then,
at
the
end
of
the
year,
we
either
look
at
the
auditor
report
in
their
backup
material
and
same
with
the
state
Accommodations
Tax.
They
have
the
15
and
they
get
there
too.
So
we're
looking
at
that
before
we
award.
J
J
J
Here's
what
those
numbers
are-
and
this
will
kind
of
give
us
a
picture-
give
you
a
picture
of.
What
do
you
really
think
is
a
substantial
amount
of
to
repurpose
if
you
want
to
use
it
for
other
other
reasons.
So
on
the
left
is
the
Accommodations
Tax,
it's
the
lowest
of
the
three
numbers
and
the
most
restrictive
and
how
you
can
use
it.
So.
M
J
J
So
what
I'll
show
you
in
the
following
slide
as
we
combine
the
local
Hospitality
accommodations,
because
those
are
up
to
you
guys,
but
let
me
see
the
numbers
they
speak
for
themselves.
The
requirements
are
counting
wise.
I
will
get
into
real
quick.
When
you
talk
about
the
dmos
there's
a
different
accounting
required
for
that
base,
15
or
the
150
000
that
we
just
give
to
them.
That
is
just
a
budget
and
a
report.
The
other
expenditures
are
for
marketing
for
the
oyster
festival,
for
example.
J
J
The
easily
trackable,
the
actual
Awards
and
remittance
those
are
easy.
We
have
to
work
on
the
the
base
running
that
we
give
to
the
dmos
that
I'll
show
you
here.
So
this
is
the
total
revenues
and
point
of
this
slide
in
the
next
few
are
local,
accommodations
and
Hospitality
are
I,
think
where
the
council's
focus
really
can
and
should
be
so
State
a
tax.
J
Again,
you
see
the
lower
numbers
and
15
to
the
two.
It
basically
leaves
a
remainder
of
about
that
much
a
year
for
that
60
that
state
Apex
board
to
give
out
there
is
an
asterisk
there,
because
that's
a
round
number
because
of
all
the
five
percent
it's
25.
L
J
J
J
Are
two
organizations?
Yes,
sir,
the
65
money
is
the
one
where
everybody
makes
applications
from
their
non-profit
to
Market
their
events.
Then
it's
about
this
much
money
a
year
that
they
have
to
give
out.
It
carries
over
it's
not
that
clean
and
it
builds
and
shrinks
local,
A
and
H
facts.
When
combined
as
you
can
see,
as
opposed
to
the
hundreds
of
thousands,
maybe
up
to
a
million
is
3.5
to
5..
J
L
J
I
Go
back
to
that
previous
slide.
Council
needs
to
understand
that
by
our
ordinance
we
we
allocate
six
thousand
dollars
to
the
beautiful
black
Chamber
of
Commerce,
but
they
are
not
a
DMO.
So
the
distribution
to
dmos
is
actually
300
000
per
year.
With
the
fifty
thousand
dollar
allocation
to
the
Black
Chamber.
They
are
not
official.
G
M
J
M
I
would
like
to
say
this:
we've
gotten
the
process
has
gotten
a
lot
better.
Over
the
years,
I
mean
when
I
started
here.
I
think
I
was
the
first
one
with
the
awards
and
everything
in
the
reporting
and,
and
it
is
constantly
a
work
in
process.
It
may
be
better.
Yes,
can
we
get
more
documents?
Yes,
but
you
know
what
we're
trying
to
do
the
best
we
can
with
what
we
have,
but
we
are
trying
to
get
the
information
that
y'all
want,
because
I
quite
I
mean
we.
J
J
Almost
like
you
could
try
to
recreate
the
state
impact
system
for
our
local,
a
H
Tax
funds,
but
I
can
tell
you
just
as
a
planning
exercise
where
a
lot
of
other
entities
do
and
I
know.
Yesterday
you
heard
a
unbelievably
extensive
list
of
CIP
projects
and
Parks
goals.
J
Etc
the
reason
the
rules
are
the
way
that
they
are
and
I
think
about
this,
almost
like
Economic
Development,
where
there's
two
different
things:
there's
marketing
and
then
there's
product
development
and
the
flexibility
in
the
local
hospitality
and
Accommodations
Tax
is
to
allow
the
governing
body
to
use
those
funds
to
build
products.
And
there.
M
J
Be
a
political
discussion
for
you
guys
with
entities
because
that's
always
been
perceived
as
for
my
marketing,
but
my
our
conversations
internally
and
just
operational
discussion
would
be
it's
not
a
taking
or
a
zero.
It
is
a
zero-sum
game,
because
there's
only
so
much
money,
but
there
has
to
be
a
team
thought
process
of
we
make
product
that
can
then
be
marketed,
and
it's
also
important
to
know
that
we've.
J
County
is
the
Lion's
Share
funding
source
when
it's
accommodations
and
Hospitality
tax.
We
are
the
little
leagues,
and
so
maybe
if
we
need
to
do,
we
just
need
to
think
strategically
about
how
we
use
these
funds,
because
not
only
can
you
use
them
for
projects
on
a
onesie
Tuesday
basis,
but
a
lot
of
entities
do
is
bundle
it
and
bond
it
and
do
bigger
projects.
J
G
J
Yes,
sir,
and
so
that's
where
I
could
go
into
a
summary,
which
is
that
that
state
Apex
is
the
smaller
of
the
funds
tightly
bound
and
defined.
Our
recommendation
would
be
basically
releases,
but
you
can
establish
priorities
for
that
state
and
tax
board,
because
in
the
end
it
has
to
come
to
you
guys
for
approval,
and
maybe
there
does
need
to
be
some
Capital
needs
in
there.
That's
up
for
you
all,
just
kind
of
goals
and
priorities,
advice,
the
local,
a
h,
packs
I
believe
again
is
substantial
Revenue.
It
gives
you,
flexibility
and
I.
J
Q
So
if
I
understood
Tom
and
you
correctly
and
I
think
also
Mr
Greenway
said
before
we
could
use
some
of
those
funds
to
make
Jared
a
happy
person
with
his
list
or
our
CIP
list
and
then
and
Parks
and
Rec,
because
those
are
all
tourism
spots
right.
So
we
don't
have
to
allocate
a
million
dollars
out
to
all
these
other
groups.
J
J
And
that's
where
the
conversation
has
to
happen
with
these
entities
that
are
gonna,
there's
inevitably
gonna
feel
like
we've
taken
something
yeah,
but
we
need.
There
has
to
be
that
conversation
with
the
entities
and
with
the
municipalities
and
again
a
global
thought
of
how
we
focus
all
of
our
funds.
I
Okay,
if
we're
going
to
continue
to
fund
individual
entities,
then
I
think
it
makes
a
lot
of
sense
for
you
all
to
when
we're
considering
ordinances
and
news
priorities,
and
things
like
that
to
it.
These
require
these
entities
as
a
part
of
them,
submitting
their
application
for
funding
to
present
a
marketing
plan
that
they
have
developed
with
the
DMO,
so
you're
south
of
the
broad
it
would
be
it
would
be
Hilton
Bluffton
chamber
north
of
the
broad
it
would
be
the
Buford
Port
Royal
CBB
to
turn
in
that
marketing
plan.
I
That
way,
whenever
we're
giving
this
money
out,
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
the
CVB
isn't
advertising
in
a
magazine.
The
Beaufort
oyster
Roost,
on
page
five
of
the
magazine
and
an
entity
that
is
receiving
funding
is
advertising
for
the
same
thing.
On
page
eight
in
the
same
magazine
so
yeah,
you
know
it's
more
efficient
and
they're
willing,
Rob
Rob
Wells.
I
We
have
a
great
working
relationship
with
and
does
a
phenomenal
job
of
the
CVB
on
our
behalf
he's
the
one
that
sends
out
the
reports
about
The
Interiors
on
numbers
is
supportive
of
that
approach,
because
one
of
the
criticisms
of
Tourism
here
in
in
the
county
is
that
people
are
encouraged
to
come
here
and
when
they
come
here.
The
experience
that
they
are
respect
that
they're
getting
from
some
of
these
agencies
that
we're
funding
doesn't
live
up
to
their
expectation.
P
G
G
C
Q
But
you
know
I'm,
sorry:
when
I
read
you
know
they
sent
us
all.
The
applications
for
the
atex
and
I
went
through
like
three
hours
with
us
and
some
of
them
I
believe
had
celery
in
there.
Others
had
you
know,
website
design,
flyer
design
having
somebody
at
the
festival.
I'd
have
to
go
back
and
look,
but
I
believe
some
of
them
did
have
seven
of
them.
H
Mr
chairman,
can
you
hear
me
yes
yeah?
If
I
could?
This
is
Mark
and
just
that
I'm
sure
you
remember
four
years
ago,
whenever
you
came
on
and
you
were
actually
Finance
chair
at
that
time,
there
were
very
few
rules
when
it
came
to
what
we
give
this
money
and
it
was
really
just
in
a
slush
fund.
So
in
the
past
three
years
we
have
added
many
many
roles.
H
The
application
process
for
for
the
extra
money
and
I
I,
agree,
I
think
need
to
make
so
it's
more
transparent
where
the
money
goes
and
how
the
money's
spent,
but
again.
So,
if
everyone's
thinking
that
that
it's
been
this
way
forever,
it
hasn't
been.
H
We
have
done
a
lot
to
make
this
more
transparent
and
fair,
because
there
used
to
be
just
a
slush
fund
that
when
we
come
to
the
council
for
a
request
and
would
go
so
yeah,
let's
fund
that
and
go
grab
money
out
of
there,
and
it
was
due
to
putting
a
for
me
that
we're
able
to
do
we
do
now
and
actually
show
people
where
it
goes
and
keep
track
of
it.
So
I
am
all
for
the
next
step.
H
B
K
The
65
Hank
talked
about
hey
hey,
can
you
show
back
that
slide
just
to
because
the
side
showed
a
verified?
What
we
heard,
and
that
is
for
the
2022
dick
farmer
said.
Oh,
he
had
almost
a
million
dollars
he's
not
used
to
that.
You
see
those
are
the
that's
what
that's
the
money
that
he
got
for
his
board
allocates.
J
Even
within
the
car,
the
current
system,
we
at
our
local
newspap
meeting
recently,
we
talked
about
some
process
improvements
to
request
in
the
submission
of
your
application,
which
is
an
application
change
to
disclose
other
funding
sources.
Make
sure
that
we're
not
the
only
funding.
So
we
can
add
also
those
things
on
the
front.
End
that'll
help
us
on
the
back
end
of
the
reporting.
A
G
I
But
you
all
do
not
have
to
have
two
dmos.
Okay,
you
can
designate
one
entity
or
you
can
stand
up
your
own
entity
I'm
not
advocating
that.
But
if
you
feel
like
that,
we're
not
getting
the
accountability,
we
need
in
the
money
that
we're
given
to
the
dmos.
Then
it
might
be
worthy
of
you
all
directing
Administration
to
have
discussions
with
the
bmos
to
see.
If
we
can
change
that
a
little
bit
or
talk
to
potential
the
Beaufort
Port
Royal
cdb
about
doing
that.
County-Wide
as
the
county
agents
and.
K
G
I
G
I
agree,
but
we
also
have
to
be
responsible
so.
I
We
wanted
to
have
this
discussion
with
you
all
today,
so
you
all
could
understand
that,
because
there's
a
lot
of
talk
and
the
three
minute
section
at.
I
B
I
I
L
G
M
But
I
I,
really
the
takeaway
is
beaufort's.
Tourism
is
just
a
big,
it's
all
of
it.
It's
it's
the
Parks
and
Recreation
and
the
boat
leanings,
and
everything-
and
we
have
five
million
dollars
a
year
coming
in
here.
That
has
exclusive
uses
for
these
things
and
I
really
think
that
we
need
to
tap
into
it,
whether
it's
a
fishing,
pier
or
a
boat
landing
or
a
walking
trail
or
this,
or
that,
like
that
and
I'm
just
going
to
put
it
this
way.
M
I
L
I
About
it,
yeah
I
mean
we,
we,
you
know
the
beats
and
water
access.
The
thing
is
a
big
issue:
we've
got
a
lot
of
boat
Landings
that
need
to
be
repaired.
You
know
there
this
money
can
be
used
for
that.
So
why
would
we
you
know?
Why
would
we
not
take
advantage
of
that
with
the
amount
of
money
we've
gotten
I'm
I'm
saying
that
we
need
to
steal
the
money
to
correct
tourism
entities,
but
you
know.
K
B
N
I
One
additional
thing:
I'll
tell
you
when
we're
on
this
subject
is
kind
of
related,
but
not
really
is
I
sent
a
notice
to
the
all
the
chambers
last
week
saying
that
once
our
membership
to
the
chambers,
the
county
membership
to
the
chambers
expire,
we
will
not
be
renewing
our
main
membership
in
the
chambers.
There
is
no
reason
for
the
county
to
be
a
member
of
the
chamber.
There
is
nothing
the
chamber
can
do
to
benefit
us.
We
will
still
participate
with
the
chamber
to
sponsor
things.
I
I
Are
done
with
this
section
now
we're
over
here,
you
guys
have
an
hour
break
launch
unless
there's
anything
else.
You
all
want
to
talk
about.
Okay,.
Q
G
H
Off
yeah
am
I.
Can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
all
right,
good,
yeah
and
we'll
cover
that.
But
there
has
been
some
discussion
from
I.
Think
the
atax,
the
state,
a
tax
board,
they've
come
back
and
and
actually
taken
away,
the
extra
money
that
was
going
to
go
to
the
the
two
two
entities
that
got
extra
money
and
they
are
I.
Think
at
this
point
at
Hayes.
H
Correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
their
recommendation
was
to
wait
and
save
that
money
for
next
year's
allocation
and
not
give
out
any
more
money
additional
to
what
they
have
already
allocated.
So
it'll
be
our
decision,
whether
we
take
their
recommendation
and
and
push
that
extra
money
to
next
year
or
we
decide
that
we
would
like
to
give
that
money
to
another
entity
that
has
put
an
application
in
so
that
would
be
covered
under
the
next
finance
committee.
A
Good
morning
good
morning,
thank
you,
Mr
chairman
one
of
the
things,
as
you
guys
just
spoke
about
you're
talking
about
a
Coliseum
one
piece
of
land
available
right
now,
I
think
it's
called
White
Hall,
the
White
Hall
track
over
on
Bluffton
I.
Think
Willow
Run.
Yes,
that's
it
Willow,
Run
I
know
it's
still
available
right
now,
but
if
that
is
a
consideration
that
we'll
talk
about
a
Coliseum
that
would
be
a
prime
location
for
it.
Just
throwing
that
out
there.
If
it's
something
that
we
are
considering
in.
I
I
B
You,
okay!
Now
we
we
have
about
an
hour
to
have
further
discussion.
Remember
yesterday
we
ended
with
five
items
to
give
direction
to
council
from
Council
to
Administration
on
the
development
of
the
budget
item
number
one
was:
what
do
we
think
Surplus
should
be?
The
recommendation
has
been
made
by
them
that
we
can
reduce
the
amount
of
surplus
to
a
more
reasonable
amount,
and
that
recommendation
is.
It
should
be
six
months
worth
of
operating
costs.
B
B
G
M
So
it's
74
million,
but
it's
not
all
cash,
so
yeah
and
that's
an
unassigned
fund
balance
so
right
out
of
the
kit
for
this
year's
budget,
we
transferred
nine
million
of
that
into
capital
projects
right
and
then,
with
other
things,
other
things
that
we've
done
this
year,
we've
transferred
about
another
11
million,
that's
roughly
20
million,
so
we're
about
54
million
in
gun
balance,
and-
and
this
is
just
off
the
top
of
my
head.
I
want
to
say
30,
which
is
what
really
we're
supposed
to
do
is
by
resolution
is
about
35
million.
M
So
if
you
doubled
that,
if
you
did
60,
if
you
did
60
in
six
months,
that'd
be
60
percent
I
mean
it'd,
be
almost
seventy
thousand
seventy
million
dollars.
So
we
need
to
really
get
a
firm
number
of
what
we
want
and
where
we
need
to
go
that
fund
balance.
Obviously,
we
have
the
way
that
we
won't
purchase.
We've
had
some
big
purchases
over
on
over
on
dafusky
for
the
ferry
and
we
have
some
other
purchases
that
may
be
coming
up,
so
we're
really
getting.
M
Although
the
fun
now
it
sounds
big,
it's
getting
chipped
away.
Pretty
quick.
M
I
You
can
make
the
decision
to
follow
the
follow.
The
fund
balance
policy
that
we
already
have,
which
is
30
30
percent.
G
I
M
E
M
M
This
is,
this
is
a
slide
in
my
Finance
presentation
for
next
finance
committee
meeting.
B
Within
that
is
the
fact
that
we
can
go
out
for
bonding
for
emergency
usage
as
well
in
the
case
of
an
emergency.
Obviously,
when
Matthew
hit
and
everything
got
shut
down
and
people
left
here
for
weeks,
this
County
still
had
to
operate
and
similarly,
when
covid
came
about
and
the
world
shut
down,
this
County
had
to
operate
and
we
had
to
have
money
even
though
revenues
weren't
coming
in
all
the
businesses
that
we,
you
know,
got
money
from,
and
I'm
shut
down.
B
E
This
is
why
we
have
attorneys
on
standby,
so
Brittany
was
able
to
pull
the
exact
code
section
section
2-40
for
use
of
general
fund
balances,
minimum
maintain
fund
balance,
so
overall
we
should
have
at
least
30
percent
right,
but
further
down
in
this
same
section,
it
requires
us
to
maintain
a
fund
balance
of
unrestricted
and
available
cash
equal
to
a
minimum
of
25
General.
E
So
in
other
words,
one
balance
overall
is
comprised
of
many
things:
the
difference
between
your
assets
and
your
liabilities.
It
could
be
cash,
it
could
be
inventories,
it
could
be
receivables,
it
could
be
asked
other
Capital
assets
that
are
comprised
within
your
fund
balance.
All
of
those
things
together
have
to
at
least
be
thirty
percent
right
of
that
balance,
at
least
25
needs
to
be
in
the
amount
of
cash
or
quickly
convertible
to
cash.
G
C
E
B
G
Well,
it's
a
contradiction
here.
If
you
only
need
30
percent
and
you're
saying
you
have
to
have
25
percent
without
your
overall
budget
and
you
have
150
million
dollar
budget,
then
you
need
37.
You
need
37
million
dollars
in
cash,
but
if
you
only
need
30
percent
in
your
reserve,
you're
asking
for
more
cash
than
you
have
in
the
reserve
follow.
So
it
was
a
25
of
30
25
of
our
operators.
Budget.
Thank.
D
Q
E
Q
L
Q
L
B
J
N
I
I
would
love
I
want
to
continue
this
discussion.
I
was
wondering
whether
we
want
to
take
another
10-minute
Break.
B
We
talked
about
it
yesterday
as
three
percent
Cola
up
to
three
percent
Merit
pay.
We
need
to
say
Administration
go
ahead
and
do
it
that
way.
I'll
tell
you
why
I
am
in
favor
of
that
in
the
slides
that
were
presented
yesterday,
we
talked
about.
We
did
a
comp
study
several
years
ago,
it's
two
years
out
of
date
right
now,
and
we're
going
to
do
another
one
in
two
years,
with
an
out
Outside
Agency
to
bring
us
up
to
where
we
should
be
a
cola.
B
B
Q
I'm
in
favor
of
the
cola
and
America,
with
the
caveat
we're
talking
about
yesterday
that
I
my
group,
Mr
Glover,
can't
just
be
I'm.
Your
friend
we
play
Pickleball
together
I'll
give
you
three
percent.
There
has
to
be
a
set
evaluation
and
criteria
and
I
think
Mr.
Greenway
said
it
yesterday
or
maybe
Catherine
that
everybody
doesn't
get
a
five.
You
know
you
may
think
you're
the
best
employee
in
the
world,
but
if
you're
me,
if
you're
just
doing
your
job
you're
the
three
you're
meeting
your
expectations,
you
got
to
go
above
and
beyond.
Q
I
G
To
follow
up
on
that,
if
how
do
you
manage
your?
How
do
you
monitor
the
three
percent
Merit
increase
if,
by
chance,
there's
quote
unquote,
accusation
of
bias
in
the
in
the
process?
Well,.
I
As
I
explained,
the
review
process
that
we
will
use
that
we
have
used
historically,
and
we
will
we
will
use-
will
give
the
employees
an
opportunity
to
provide
written
rebuttal
to
any
comments
on
that.
They
have
that
they
feel
is
negative
or
to
submit
additional
information.
They
feel
weren't
a
higher
score
in
certain
areas
and
that
will
be
looked
at
by
the
department
head
and
the
ACA
before
that
would
come
through.
For
the
final
analysis
about
HR
to
calculate
that
that
Merit
increase.
I
G
Way
to
do
it,
I
believe
and
I
think
it's
a
matter
of
structuring
the
job
descriptions
here,
according
to
a
salary
level,
where
people
have
an
expectation
of
providing
service
here,
if
they're
still
working
here,
they're,
obviously
making
the
contribution
that
we
think
is
necessary,
since
this
is
an
at
willing
point,
I'm
on
board,
so
I'm
going
to
suggest
you
think
that
the
marathon
is
fraught
with
difficulty
and
it's
a
long-term
solution,
but
it's
very
hard
work
I!
Think
it's
a
simple
way
to
do.
G
It
I
think
if
people
have
an
expectation
over
a
20-year
career
that
they
will,
even
if
they
don't,
even
if
they
don't
receive
a
promotion,
if
they
know
that
after
a
certain
amount
of
time,
they'll
be
rewarded
for
their
diligent
work.
You
can
set
up
a
a
salary
system
where
salaries
are
established
at
the
beginning
level,
where
there's
an
entry
level,
salary
and
after.
C
G
G
And
then,
after
that,
it
would
be
every
three
years
they
would
be
at
another
increase,
so
you'd
go
out
20
years.
If
they
never
left
that
position,
they
would
know
that
in
20
years
they're
going
to
be
making
more
than
they
did
when
they
started.
A
lot
of
the
problems
we
have
here
is
people
make
the
same
salary
over
and
over
and
over
again
every
year,
with
no
expectation
of
a
raise
the
short-term
way
to
deal
with.
G
Think
of
the
of
the
language
I
was
trying
to
find
yesterday
is
to
use
an
incentive
rewards
committee
where
people
could
be
rewarded
immediately
for
something
exceptional,
that
they've
done
or
hard
work,
they've
done
on
a
special
project
and
that's
a
special
Achievement
Award
for
a
sustained
Superior
performance
report.
Now
you
know
I
talked
about
that
and
maybe
some
statutory
restrictions
within
the
state
of
South
Carolina
that
won't.
G
Let
you
do
that
because
there's
some
prohibition
against
providing
bonuses
to
people,
but
you
have
to
come
up
with
language
that
I
think
that
would
work
within
that
statutory
requirement
and
then
you've
got
the
wellest.
But
someone
comes
into
a
job.
They
will
see
what
will
happen
to
them
as
they
move
forward.
Now,
if
there's
a
cola,
the
whole
chart
changes,
because
if
you
get
a
three
percent
Cola
every
one
of
those
one
year
two
year
and
three
year
raises
changes
or
if
there's
an
executive
decision
through
a
compensation
study
to
give
everyone
a
raise.
G
The
whole
chart
changes
again.
So
without
a
promotion
just
providing
years
and
years
of
service,
you
can
see
yourself
move
through
a
position
with
a
higher
salary
every
year,
for
the
first
degree,
every
two
years
for
the
next
six
and
then
every
three
years
for
the
next
nine,
which
will
eventually
get
you
to
the
end
of
the
end
of
your
career.
Now,
if
you
get
promoted,
then
you
drop,
you
go
up
with
a
raise
and
then
all
of
those
other
raises
are
higher
than
the
job
you
are
in.
G
K
G
L
G
G
This
Merit
is
fraught
with
difficulties,
with
bias,
extra
considerations
unsatisfactory,
minimum
satisfactory,
satisfactory,
excellent
for
outstanding
everybody
wants
to
be
outstanding
and
when
you're
giving
everybody
a
five
we've
got
a
lot
of
heartaches.
This
other
way,
I
think
might
be
a
more
palatable
way
to
proceed
without
dealing
with
all
the
politics
of
Merit.
This
might
be.
We.
I
B
Q
B
D
We
determines
just
one
thing:
I
want
to
add
I,
said
being
newly
elected
to
this
position.
I
could
tell
you
right
now.
In
a
seven
weeks
of
time,
I've
had
to
rely
on
the
staff
to
get
up
to
speed
and
try
to
stay
with
you
folks
and
I'm,
telling
him
my
hat's
off
too
and
they're
great
staff
and
I
support
getting
them
hold.
However,
we
have
to
do
it,
but
you
know:
let's
not
delay
it
because
the
next
year,
by
the
way,
would
it
be
a
lot
more
your
support
and
guide
you.
Q
I
Look
at
Eric
and
I
would
recommend
that
you
all
do
I've
got
this
new
Direction
running.
Well,
we
will,
we
will
do
the
Merit.
You
will
see
what
it
would
take
through
this
step
and
we
won't
have
a
recommendation
on
each
as
a
part
of
the
budget
process.
That's
the
purpose
of
doing
this,
and
you
can
all
tell
us
what
you
want
us
to
focus
on
as
a
part
of
the
budget
people
to
work
on
that.
The
reason
why
we're
recommending
Merit
last
year
we
did
a
five
percent
Cola.
L
I
A
few
of
the
elected
officials
said
I
wish
they
would
allowed
y'all
to
do
a
smaller
Cola
with
a
merit,
because
we've
our
people
in
our
divisions
that
we
would
like
to
reward
that
are
doing
an
excellent
job.
And
now
this
way
everybody
gets
the
same.
So
that's
the
reason
why
we're
talking
about
this
with
you
all
how
we
do
it
it
I,
don't
think.
Administration
really
has
a
has
a
preference
at
this
point
for
making
you
aware
of
the
issues.
I
If
you
guys
want
to
do
Straight
Cola,
you
know
and
that's
what
you
direct
us
to
do.
That's
what
we'll
do
if
you
want
us
to
do
more,
we'll
figure
out
how
to
do
that.
If
you
notice
to
implement
a
stout
program,
we'll
get
to
work
and
figure
out
how
to
do
that,
we've
got
plenty
of
months
between
what
we
decided
we're
going
to
do
and
the
end
of
June
when
all
of
this
stuff
is
going
to
start
happening.
If
I.
C
Mr
chairman
real
quick,
would
it
be
too
cumbersome
to
look
into
a
hybrid
system
of
taking
kind
of
that
step?
Pay
increases
for
time
in
as
well
as
looking
at
some
of
the
Merit
increase
like?
Would
that
be
doable
or
would
that
just
be
too
difficult?.
I
At
them
you
wanna
program,
so
I
just
don't
know
how
far
away
that
we
are.
G
G
I
L
N
N
B
That
in
there
done
that
you
know
many.
Many
years
ago,
I
was
President
for
Teacher
Junior.
We
had
a
compression
of
guy
called
eighteen.
Five
we
were
going
to
give
brand
new
teacher.
18-5
I
had
people
that
had
been
working
seven
years
that
were
earning
less
and
I
now
had
to
tell
them
I,
just
hired
Paula
she's
going
to
get
835
York
I'm
going
to
raise
your
salary
from
164
to
1805,
but
to
have
seven
years
experience.
Okay,
it
did
not
go
over
well.
L
N
Deer
for
longevity,
historical
knowledge
and
and
having
somebody
to
come
in
like
that,
will
really
get
morale
down.
G
Yeah
is
when
you
do
that:
classification
compensation
study
and
you
establish
a
few
salaries
all
across
the
board,
and
you
put
that
that
great
step
issue
in
that
everybody's
moving
up
and
then
they're
moving
across
when
they're
here
and
like
I
said
there
are
ways
to
reward
people
within
that
for
merit
with
special
achievements
within
great
increases
ahead
of
schedule
and
sustained
Superior
performance
not
a
year
later,
when
maybe
a
coal
is
floating
around.
G
I
The
reason
why
she's
in
the
role
as
my
Deputy
is
she
always
thinks
or
ahead
of
me,
is
that
she
said
that
what
we
may
come
back
and
do
for
you
all
is
a
Colwell
for
the
end
the
fiscal
year
and
then
get
the
step
increase.
Whatever
we're
going
to
recommend
with
Merit
or
step,
get
that
in
place
for
us
to
do
later
in
the
year
in
the
fall
or
yeah.
Are
you
doing
a
classification
compensation.
I
So
despite
and
say
we
will
come
back
with
the
appropriate
recommendation
of
the
part
of
the
budget.
You
all
just
even
understand
that
the
recommendation
may
be
cold
out
immediately
at
the
end
of
fiscal
year,
new
fiscal
year
with
a
some
shortest
step
increase.
Additionally,
a
few
months
later
in
the
fall
right.
B
Yeah,
okay
sounds
reasonable:
okay,
everybody,
okay
with
that
yeah!
Okay,
you
got
your
direction
on
that
item.
Number
three
can't
be
done
right
now,
because
we
haven't
heard
the
afternoon
session
and
that's
millage.
Okay,
once
we
know
about
reassessment,
we
can
then
tackle
the
millage.
The
next
one
is
during
the
budget
season.
We're
gonna
sit
down
with
our
Board
of
Education
to
talk
about
the
facilities
that
we
use
and
they
use
and
the
cooperation
that
we
can
have
so
that
we
don't
charge
they
don't
us.
B
And
the
final
one
is:
we
saw
a
list
of
entities
that
are
coming
before
us
asking
for
money.
We
are
going
to
send
them
a
letter
to
specify
when
they
come
before
us
what
we
are
looking
for
in
specificity,
much
the
same
as
we
have
in
our
code
of
ordinances
for
the
usage
of
a
tax
and
age
tax
money.
It's
a
budget
show
us
what
you
are
budgeting
show
us
that
you've
expended
that
money
show
us
what
you
know.
You've
done
along.
G
G
B
B
G
B
Right:
okay,
so
that
was
the
list
of
five
things
that
we
did
yesterday
today
we
set
some
priorities
and
goals
for
EDC.
We
all
know
what
we
want
to
do
that
way.
We've
also
set
up
a
tax
and
H
Tax
about
the
changes
we're
going
to
be
making
in
a
tax
a
tax
and
age
and
how
we
spend
that
money.
So
anything
else
for
you
to
go
to
the
order.