NEWBERRY COUNTY COUNCIL
MINUTES
DECEMBER 19, 2007
The Newberry County Council met on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at 3:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Courthouse Annex, 1309 College Street, Newberry, SC, for a regularly scheduled meeting.
Present were: Henry B. Summer, Chairman
William D. Waldrop, Vice-Chairman
John E. Caldwell, Councilman
Mike Hawkins, Councilman (4:00 p.m.)
John Dawkins, Councilman
Edgar Baker, Councilman
Henry H. Livingston, III, Councilman
Wayne Adams, County Administrator (4:00 p.m.)
Gary T. Pope, County Attorney
Susan C. Fellers, Clerk to Council
Debbie S. Cromer, Finance Director (4:00 p.m.)
Press: Cindy Pitts, The Newberry Observer
Heather Hawkins, WKDK (4:45 p.m.)
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. Caldwell had the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mr. Baker moved to go into Executive Session for the purpose of evaluating the County Administrator; second by Mr. Livingston. Vote was unanimous. [Councilman Hawkins absent.]
[EXECUTIVE
SESSION 3:05 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.]
Mr. Waldrop moved to return to open session; second by Mr. Livingston. Vote was unanimous.
1. Personal Appearances.
David Enzastiga, CPA, presented the audited financial statement for Newberry County for the year ending June 30, 2007. (A copy of the audit is on file in the office of Clerk to County Council.)
Mr. Waldrop moved to adopt the audited financial statement for the period ending June 30, 2007; second by Mr. Baker. Vote was unanimous.
2. Adoption
of Consent Agenda.
Mr. Baker moved to adopt the consent agenda; second by Mr. Hawkins. Vote was unanimous.
3. Additions,
Deletions and Adoption of Agenda.
An Executive Session was requested to continue the evaluation of the County Administrator and to discuss a legal matter regarding Dillinger Road.
There being no further amendments to the agenda, Mr. Waldrop moved to adopt the agenda as amended; second by Mr. Dawkins. Vote was unanimous.
4. Ordinance
#09-29-07: An Ordinance setting aside a
one-half acre parcel within the Lynch’s Woods Park as an area protected by
Restrictive Covenants, as a means of providing for wetland mitigation of small
areas of wetlands disturbed during the Newberry County Airport Improvement
Project, and matters related to the implementation of the Mitigation Plan.
Mr. Hawkins moved
for third reading; second by Mr. Baker.
Vote was unanimous.
5. Ordinance #11-31-07: An Ordinance to amend the Official Zoning
Map established pursuant to Zoning Ordinance #12-24-01 so as to rezone two
tracts, the first tract containing approximately 1.85 acres and designated as
TMS Parcel No. 340-1-72, and the second tract containing approximately 1.8
acres and designated as TMS Parcel No. 340-1-73, with both tracts being rezoned
from Residential (RS-2) to General Commercial (GC).
Mr. Hawkins moved for third reading; second
by Mr. Baker. Vote was unanimous.
6. Ordinance #11-32-07: An Ordinance authorizing the amendment of
the Fee in Lieu of Tax Agreement dated as of December 11, 2002, by and between
Newberry County, South Carolina and Pioneer Frozen Foods South Carolina, Inc.
providing for a payment of a fee in lieu of taxes.
Mr. Dawkins moved
for third reading; second by Mr. Hawkins.
Vote was unanimous.
7. Committee
Reports.
No reports.
8. Appointments.
No appointments.
9. Requests by Councilmen.
No requests.
10. Public
Comments.
No comments from the public.
11. Vote
for Executive Session, When Necessary.
Mr. Dawkins moved to go into Executive Session to continue discussions of the evaluation of the County Administrator and a legal matter regarding Dillinger Road; second by Mr. Hawkins. Vote was unanimous.
12. Executive Session.
[EXECUTIVE
SESSION 4:18 P.M. – 5:13 P.M.]
Mr. Hawkins moved
to return to open session; second by Mr. Dawkins. Vote was unanimous.
[Councilman Baker not in Chambers at time of vote.]
13. Necessary
Action on Matters Discussed in Executive Session.
No action necessary.
14. Comments
from County Administrator.
Mr. Adams was still holding discussions with Patrick Meetze regarding Dillinger Road and was not in Chambers at this time.
15. Comments
from Council Members.
No comments.
16. Future
Meetings.
The next meeting is January 2, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
17. Vote to
Adjourn.
18. Adjournment.
Mr. Summer declared the meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
NEWBERRY COUNTY COUNCIL
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Henry B. Summer, Chairman
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Susan C. Fellers, Clerk to Council
APPROVED: January 2, 2008