Town Council - Regular Meeting

Monday, August 10, 2026Official site

The Town Council debated and ultimately voted against removing a cybercrime inquiry from its agenda, ensuring the item remained for discussion. The meeting also featured the recognition of a significant donation to the fire department, the introduction of three new police officers, and public comments on agenda transparency and the tree ordinance.

About this meeting

Government Body
Town Council
Meeting Type
Town Council
Location
Surfside Beach, SC
Meeting Date
August 10, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

15 sections (from 16 segments)

1:32 – 2:59•Robert Krouse

we are to act again your word instructs if it is possible as much as depends on you live peaceably with all men and finally brethren whatever things are true whatever things are noble whatever things are just whatever things are pure whatever things are lovely whatever things are a good report if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy meditate on these things Father, I conclude by asking for your presence in and your blessings upon this meeting in the name of your Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America an

3:47•Robert Krouse

Thank you. Anybody want to speak for it? I'd like to get a closing. Mr. Hyde, go ahead.

3:58 – 4:33•Robert Krouse

I'm not an interest in rehashing the law enforcement investigation. I'm interested in looking at a lot of other angles, like why, who handles our insurance and why are things I'm interested in building. I'm not interested in just going over the footwork that law enforcement did. In fact, that holds minor interest to me.

8:52 – 9:12•Robert Krouse

I'll actually touch on that. I believe that... It's a vote to reconsider. So, I mean, but it's an agenda item is really all we're voting on right now, whether we have it on this agenda or not. Is that covered by a motion to reconsider?

9:24•Robert Krouse

So then in that case, it would be an invalid motion?

9:39 – 9:50•Robert Krouse

So it's not a motion to reconsider. We're just removing it. We're considering removing it from the agenda. We didn't say about stopping an inquiry.

10:40•Robert Krouse

Okay, so Mr. Wall's motion would be valid, and we should proceed on whether or not we're going to discuss it tonight.

11:17 – 11:28•Robert Krouse

Okay. This is a different item. Yes. Yeah. This is a motion to remove this from the agenda. That's all. That's all. Okay. So anybody else want to speak?

12:04 – 12:34•Robert Krouse

All right, well, I'll wrap up a first turn and say, yeah, I think we basically kind of made a promise last week and I don't see us taking it off at this point. Whether it's pleasant or not is immaterial in my opinion. So anybody else want to take a second turn? All right, then the motion on the table is to remove the item 7A, the Town Council Cybercrime Inquiry From the agenda, Ms. Medina, will you call the roll?

12:49 – 13:31•Robert Krouse

No. Motion fails five to two and the item stays on the agenda. Any other motions related to the agenda? All right. With that, I'm requesting a motion for approval of minutes to meetings. Mr. Mayor? Aye. I'll make a motion to approve the minutes from the town council meeting of Tuesday, July 28th, and also the workshop meeting of July 29th. Second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Opposed? None. Motion carries. The minutes are approved. We'll now move into item five, public comments.

15:54 – 16:08•Robert Krouse

Thank you. Any other public office, please?

17:08 – 17:29•Robert Krouse

Thank you. Thank you, sir. All right, we're going to move on now to our communications items. And I'm going to start with a proclamation, 26-150, recognition of Eugene Reed for generous donation to Surfside Beach Fire Department. Keith Nelson.

18:22 – 18:34•Robert Krouse

Mr. Reid, would you like to say anything?

20:57•Robert Krouse

Let's move on to another good news story.

24:05 – 24:16•Robert Krouse

Thank you. Rob Thompson. Mr. Ashby, will you give us an update on the Grand Strand Water and Sewer Advisory Board?

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