Beaufort County Council Caucus was held Monday evening. Below are some highlights from the caucus meeting: 

• Pursuant to legal advice related to pending litigation Cheryl Munday and Margaret Devine v. Beaufort County Detention Center:
  
  • a.) Council voted to authorize the Deputy County Attorney and outside counsel to reject the settlement with the terms discussed in Executive Session
  • b.) Council voted to have the Deputy County Attorney and outside counsel negotiate a settlement agreement with the terms discussed in Executive Session in the case of Beaufort County v. SCIRF

The Beaufort County Council met Monday evening. Below are some highlights from the agenda:

Proclamation recognizing March as Lafayette Month. Watch the presentation here.

Public hearing and presentation of the 2025 Community Development Block Grant. Watch the presentation here.

• Third reading of an ordinance placing land purchased by Project Micro into an existing multi-county industrial park
• Second reading of an ordinance conveying property to Beaufort Memorial Hospital for the development of affordable housing and medical offices in Bluffton
• First reading of an ordinance authorizing the County Administrator to execute all necessary document for the acceptance of S-859 located at SC 462 and SC 170, which is to be abandoned by SCDOT
• A resolution for the Alljoy Boat Landing improvements

The next regular County Council meeting will be Monday, February 24, at 6 p.m. at the Burton Wells Recreation Center.

For the complete agenda for all meetings, click here.

To watch all meetings in their entirety, click here.

From the Administrator's Report:
Here are this week's County employees recognized for their hard work and service to our citizens:

• Upper Left: Althea Wright Hamilton, Nexus Care
• Upper Right: Cynthia Perry, Disabilities and Special Needs Department
• Bottom: Kenneth Clyburn, New Records Management Director

County Council Chair Alice Howard presents the proclamation recognizing March as Lafayette Month.