County Council - Special Meeting

Recording in progress Good evening. It is now 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21st, 2026. I'd like to call the Richland County special call meeting to order. Madam Clerk, can you take the roll, please?

Brenham?

Here.

Pugh? Here. Little? Here. Livingston? Here. Horatio? Here. Weaver?

Here.

Cooper? Here. Aileen? Here. Mackey? Here. English? Newton? Here. We have a quorum.

Thank you. Next is the adoption of the agenda. Administrator Brown, do you have any additions or deletions this evening?

Not from administration, Madam Chair.

Attorney Wright?

Yes, I have two items to add to executive session. B3B, Thompson versus Richland County, and 3C, Disability Rights versus Richland County, and both are pursuant to 30-4-70A2.

Thank you. I'll entertain a motion to accept the agenda as amended.

So moved, Madam Chair. Second.

Motion is second. Any discussion? Madame Clark?

Brenham? Yes. Pugh? Yes. Little? Yes. Livingston? Yes. Horatio? Yes. Weaver? Yes. Cooper?

Yes.

Aileen? Yes. Mackey? Yes. English? Yes. Newton? Yes. Motion approved.

WE ARE NOW AT ITEM 3, REPORT OF ATTORNEY FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. ATTORNEY WRIGHT, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

YES, MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION 3A, 911 CALL CENTER, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTIONS REGARDING PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTUAL MATTERS. pursuant to 30-4-70A2, as well as two cases, B, Thompson v. Richland County, C, Disability Rights v. Richland County, also pursuant to 30-4-70A2. And we have no outside counsel for any of those matters.

Thank you. I believe, and Attorney Wright, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that we would take these items up now because there is no second executive session for the meeting, the special call meeting this evening, is that correct?

That's correct.

All right, I'll entertain a motion to go in executive session for items three, A, B, and C. So moved, Madam Chair. Second. Motion is second. Madam Clerk?

Branham? Yes. Pugh?

Yes.

Liddell? Yes. Livingston? Yes. Horatio? Yes. Weaver? Yes. Cooper?

Yes.

Aileen? Yes. Mackie? Yes. English? Yes. Newton? Yes.

Motion approved. We're now in executive session. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND. MOTION IS SECOND TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. MADAM CLARK.

BRANUM. YES. KUE. YES. LITTLE. YES. LIVINGSTON. YES. TERRASIO. YES. WEAVER. YES. COOPER. YES. ALEEN. YES. MACKIE.

YES.

ENGLISH. YES. NEWTON. YES. MOTION APPROVED.

THANK YOU. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. We're at item four, approval of consent items. Yes, ma'am, you're recognized. Move to approve item 4A. Second. Motion and a second for approval of 4A. Any discussion? Madam Clerk?

Branham? Yes. Pugh? Yes. Little? Yes. Livingston? Yes. Horatio? Yes. Weaver? Yes. Hooper? Yes. Aileen? Yes. Mackey? Yes. English? Yes. Newton? Yes. Motion approved.

Do we need to reconsider? Yes, Madam Chair. Okay.

Move motion.

Second. Motion is second for reconsideration. Madam Clerk?

Branham? No. Pugh? No. Little? No. Livingston? No. Teresha?

No.

Weaver? No. Cooper? No. Aileen? No. Mackey? No. English? No. Newton? No. Motion fails.

Item five, other items. 5A, a resolution to request the removal of certain county-owned real property from the municipal limits of the city of Columbia, pursuant to South Carolina Code of Law, Section 5-3-285. I entertain a motion. Move to approve. Second. Motion and second for approval. Any discussion? Madam Clerk?

Brenham? Yes. Pugh? Yes. Little? Yes. Livingston? Yes. Horatio? Yes. Weaver? Yes. Cooper? Yes. Aileen? Yes. Mackey? Yes. English? Yes. Newton? Yes. Motion approved.

Second. Motion is second for reconsideration of 5A. Madam Clerk?

Brenham? No. Pugh? No. Little? No. Livingston? No. Horatio? No. Weaver? No. Cooper?

No.

Eileen? No. Mackie? No. English? No. Newton? No. Motion fails.

Thank you. Administrator Brown, Attorney Wright, anything else this evening?

No, Madam Chair, not from administration. No, Madam Chair.

Thank you, item six, adjournment. Move to adjourn. Motion and a second. Madam Clerk?

Branham. Yes. Pugh. Yes. Leto. Yes. Livingston. Yes. Teresha. Yes. Weaver. Yes. Cooper. Yes. Alleyne. Yes. Mackey. Yes. English. Yes. Newton. Yes. Motion approved.

Meeting adjourned.