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Finance, Administration, and Economic Development Committee Meeting August 28, 2023
Agendas can be found at https://beaufortcountysc.gov/council/council-committee-meetings/index.html
A
B
A
A
There
a
second,
second
all
right,
any
more
discussion
on
that
big,
no
discussion.
Is
there
any
objection,
seeing
no
objection
that
has
been
approved.
Let
me
point
out
to
Mr.
Cunningham
has
just
joined
us
so
he's
here
as
well,
so
the
agenda
is
approved.
Let's
move
on
then
to
number
five,
which
is
the
citizens
comment
period
of
three
minutes.
Anyone
who
wishes
to
speak
during
the
citizen
comment
period
was
portion
of
this
meeting
will
limit
their
comments
and
speak
to
no
longer
than
three
minutes.
A
Speakers
will
address
counsel
in
a
respectful
manner,
appropriate
to
the
decorum
of
the
meeting
refraining
from
the
use
of
profane,
abusive
or
obscene
language
in
accordance
with
the
Beaufort
County
rules
and
procedures.
Giving
of
a
speaker's
time
to
another
is
not
allowed
and
is
there
anyone
here
that
would
like
to
speak:
Mr
Hoagland,
you're
you're.
You
have
three
minutes.
Citizens
comment
and
welcome.
F
F
Is
documents
before
please
don't
start
the
clock
yet
I
just
want
I'm,
not
starting
it
I'm.
Just
asking
a
question:
if
you
don't
mind,
if
you
can
start
back
I'm
trying
to
add
these
three
and
these
three
documents
to
you,
but
I
can
do
it
after
you
can
do
it
after
yeah
all
right.
So
if
you
can
start
that
clock
back,
I'd
appreciate
it.
F
F
Thank
you.
So
we
are,
we
are
hearing
and
reading
about
Greenway,
but
there's
a
lot
we're
not
and
and
I'm
here
here
to
help.
You
fact
is:
he
is
Shady
and
not
alone.
First
thing
what's
happened
is
this:
Council
must
also
stop
actions
and
votes
that
leave
an
open
door
for
Greenway,
the
chambers,
the
cppas,
the
lawyers
and
even
judges.
In
this
entire
County
ruling
against
the
rule
of
law
would
kangaroo
courts
and
predetermined
outcomes
for
their
local
officials
and
lawyer
friends.
It's
got
to
end.
Taxpayers
are
fed
up.
F
Many
convince
the
the
courts
in
the
county
is
acting
more
like
a
criminal
Enterprise
than
a
functional
government.
Lauderdale
in
the
packet
sloppy
government
is
an
is
an
understatement,
regardless
what
you
believe
facts
are
disturbing.
Our
entire
political
system
gives
a
full
power
to
County
and
town
employees
and
lawyers
that
totally
control
the
part-time
leaders
and
Mayors
and
councils.
The
employees
basically
do
as
a
wish
and
part-time
councils
councils
have
other
full-time
jobs.
They
have
no
control,
they
have
no
really
no
clue
or
control
on.
F
What's
going
on
and
I
understand
that
it'd
be
I'd,
be
in
the
same
situation,
taxpayers
are
left
in
the
dark,
with
millions
of
disappeared
in
thin
air.
We
have
little
transparency,
accountability
and
we're
all
handed
fraudulent
internally
prepared
budgets
and
financial
audits
by
Greenway
and
other
Town
managers.
That
only
show
the
numbers
they
want
us
to
see
today,
I'm
here
to
ask
on
behalf
of
every
taxpayer
our
councils
in
Buford,
Hilton,
Head
and
Bluffton
Take
Back
Control
of
our
finances.
It's
so
easy
to
conduct
forensic
audits.
F
The
cost
is
a
piddly
amount
to
stop
all
the
illegal
use
of
an
issue
of
tax
funds
by
Orlando,
CPAs
Greenville,
Greenville,
Greenway,
Gruber.
Etc
audits
will
end
a
large
percentage
of
crimes
in
Beaufort
County.
This
is
the
only
tool
that
you
have
available
to
you.
Under
our
current
political
system
to
control
the
full
power
County
Town
managers,
lawyers
cetera
we're
all
we're
weak.
We
have
a
weak
system
weak
Mayors
week
chairmans.
We
have
no,
who
have
no
CPA
ability.
Nobody
up.
F
There
is
a
forensic
auditor
CPA
a
train,
so
we
must
stop
this
floppy
government
again
even
mayor
Perry,
recently
and
sulka.
Both
got
caught
illegally
using
tax
money
and
mayor
Perry
lied
and
committed
financial
fraud,
saying
he
saw
the
millions
of
miles
and
he
never
saw
it.
He
lied
and
you
can't
be
a
mayor.
You
can't
be
a
chairman,
you
can't
be
anybody
in
a
public
position.
If
you
lie.
That's
that's
that's
cause
for
termination
for
losing
your
position
and
being
investigated
so
I
all
look.
F
F
A
G
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
that
we
that
we
hire
Law
Firm
B
to
perform
the
reviews,
audit
and
other
work
that
County
Council
authorized
the
finance
committee
to
oversee
during
its
meeting
of
July
24
2023,
as
well
as
any
other
additional
work.
The
finance
committee
authorizes
The
Firm
to
perform
and
that
we
afford
this
decision.
The
County
Council
for
ratification
during
tonight's
special
call
meeting
all.
A
A
All
right
so
that's
been
seconded.
So
let's
open
that
up
for
discussion
and
I
know
we
had
in
our
previous
meeting
that
we
did
have
people
who
would
like
to
speak.
If,
if
we
want
to
go
around
the
room
again,
we
can
do
that
or
if
we
just
want
to
move
forward.
It's
open
for
discussion
right
now
for
anybody
that
would
like
to
discuss
something.
Miss
tabernac
go
ahead.
B
A
F
A
G
I
really
don't
have
a
lot
to
say
about
it,
but
I
think
B
is
going
to
be
the
best
option
for
us,
given
the
fact
that
they
have
the
capability
kind
of
In-House
to
do
a
lot
of
the
things
that
we're
asking
to
do.
I
do
like
that.
We're
going
to
be
having
a
an
outside
forensic
audit,
completed
of
our
account,
so
I
do
think.
That's
going
to
be
very
important
in
getting
things
going.
A
E
A
A
We're
gonna
pass
this
on
to
County
Council
and
if
it
passes
County
Council
later
on
today,
then
that's
when
those
firms
will
be
released
at
that
time,
so
right
now,
they're
still
firm,
A
and
B.
Until
we
we
push
it
to
County
Council,
that's
the
next
thing
that
happened
is
our
vote.
Today.
Is
our
recommendation
to
County
Council
to
make
a
decision
that
as
a
full
council
at
County
Council
to
approve
firm,
a
or
firm
B,
so
at
this
time
there
I
don't
think,
there's
any
reason
for
us
to
call
roll.
A
B
Mr
chairman
I'd,
like
to
move
that
we
adopt
by
title
only
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
fiscal
year
24
budget
ordinance,
which
was
2023-22
to
appropriate
350
000
to
County
council's
budget
to
cover
any
anticipated
costs
of
a
firm
to
perform
the
reviews
and
audit
that
we
authorized
on
July,
25th
2023
and
any
additional
work.
The
finance
committee
authorizes
the
law
firm
to
perform.
A
H
A
And
that's
something
as
Miss
Tavern
just
started
to
say.
Let
me
just
clarify
that
this
is
not
a
blank
check
for
350
000
that
we're
giving
this
this
firm
to
go.
Do
we
will
start
the
process
and
it'll
be
a
monthly
billing
everything
we
understand.
So
again
we
will
be
in
complete
control
over
how
much
is
spent
and
where
the
money
is
going.
A
It's
not
going
to
be
a
surprise
at
the
end
of
three
four
months
of
of
what
our
monthly
Billings
are
and
at
any
point
we
feel
is
necessary
to
to
stop
and
and
and
not
go
further
with
that
amount
of
money.
We
can
do
that.
We
get
to
the
point
where
we
need
to
dig
deeper
and
we're
going
to
spend
more
than
that.
There
will
be
the
discussion,
then
of
us
that
we
need
to
to
do
those
type
of
things.
So
again,
none
of
us
going
to
be
a
surprise.
It's
not
like
it!
A
It's
just
going
to
happen
now
and,
and
we
write
that
check
it's
going
to
be
a
monthly
billing
based
upon
actual
work,
performed,
actual
hours
used
and,
and
also
the
forensic
audits
that
go
with
it
will
come
with
price
tags
that
that
we
will
then
be
able
to
okay
before
each
of
those
items
are
are
done.
So
is
there
any
objection
to
the
motion?
That's
on
the
floor.