NEWBERRY COUNTY COUNCIL

MINUTES

MAY 9, 2007

 

 

Newberry County Council met on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Courthouse Annex, 1309 College Street, Newberry, SC, for a special meeting.                    

 

Present were:                Henry B. Summer, Chairman

                                    William D. Waldrop, Vice-Chairman

                                    John E. Caldwell, Councilman (arrived at 7:10 p.m.)

                                    John David Dawkins, Councilman

                                    Mike Hawkins, Councilman

                                    Edgar Baker, Councilman

                                    Henry H. Livingston, III, Councilman  (arrived at 7:05 p.m.)

                        Wayne Adams, County Administrator

                                    Gary T. Pope, County Attorney

                                    Susan C. Fellers, Clerk to Council

                                    Debbie S. Cromer, Finance Director

 

Media:                          Cindy Pitts, Newberry Observer

                                   

Notice of the meeting was duly advertised as required by law.

 

Mr. Summer called the meeting to order and determined a quorum to be present.   

 

Mr. Baker had the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Additions, deletions and adoption of Agenda.

 

The following amendments to the agenda were requested:

 

1.         Add an Executive Session to discuss two personnel matters; one in the Assessor’s Office and one in Public Works.

2.         Add a legal matter under Executive Session.

3.         Discussion of upcoming County Council meeting dates.

 

Mr. Waldrop moved to adopt the agenda as amended; second by Mr. Baker.  Vote was unanimous.  [Councilmen Caldwell and Livingston absent.]

 

Discussion of upcoming County Council meeting dates.

 

Due to scheduling conflicts, the following amendments were made to Council’s meeting schedule:

 

Mr. Dawkins moved to postpone the public hearing on the budget from May 30, 2007 to the June 6, 2007 Council meeting; second by Mr. Waldrop.  Vote was unanimous.  [Councilmen Caldwell and Livingston absent.]

 

Mr. Waldrop moved to reschedule the June 20, 2007 meeting to June 27, 2007; second by Mr. Baker.  Vote was unanimous.  [Councilman Caldwell absent.]

 

Mr. Hawkins moved to reschedule the July 4, 2007 meeting to July 11, 2007 and to delete the July 18, 2007 meeting; second by Mr. Waldrop.  Vote was unanimous.   [Councilman Caldwell absent.]

 

Mr. Waldrop moved to reschedule the August 1, 2007 meeting to August 8, 2007; second by Mr. Baker.  Vote was unanimous.  [Councilman Caldwell absent.]

 

Discussion of name of Industrial Park located at I-26 and Highway 773.

 

Buddy Johnson, Mayor of the Town of Little Mountain, handed out a Resolution adopted by the Town Council regarding the name of the Industrial Park at I-26 and Highway 773.  (Copy was not provided for the permanent record, nor was the Resolution read into the record.)  The Town of Little Mountain objected to the name Prosperity Pointe and also felt it should be a commerce or corporate park instead of an industrial park.  He said a “pointe” is usually associated with water.

 

Mr. Livingston pointed out one of the reasons for “Prosperity Pointe” was prosperity as in prosperous. 

 

Representative Walt McLeod spoke as to naming the Industrial Park something other than Prosperity Pointe. 

 

Mr. Livingston moved to name the Industrial Park at I-26 and Highway 773 the Mid-Carolina Commerce Park; second by Mr. Dawkins. 

 

Mr. Hawkins said we had such a jewel on the Interstate, it wouldn’t be tarnished if it was named the Devil’s Den.  This decision was not made in 15 minutes last Wednesday night.  We have talked about it for two years, and at Council’s all day meeting in February everybody suggested a name.  We then turned in the top three names. 

 

Mr. Summer called for the question.  Vote was unanimous.

 

Executive Session.

 

Mr. Waldrop moved to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel issues involving the Assessor’s Office and Public Works and to discuss a legal matter; second by Mr. Baker.  Vote was unanimous.

 

[EXECUTIVE SESSION 7:30 P.M. – 8:40 P.M.]

 

Mr. Livingston moved to return to open session; second by Mr. Baker.  Vote was unanimous.

 

There being no further business, Mr. Hawkins moved to adjourn.  Vote was unanimous.

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

 

                                                                        NEWBERRY COUNTY COUNCIL

 

 

                                                                        _______________________________________

                                                                        Henry B. Summer, Chairman

 

 

                                                                        _______________________________________

                                                                        Susan C. Fellers, Clerk to Council

 

APPROVED:            June 6, 2007