Police, Judicial, Legal Committee
Regular MeetingMount Pleasant, SC · May 4, 2020
Minutes
TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020
Video Conference Meeting
https://youtu.be/MM8jpOy4GdQ
Minutes
Members Present: Mayor Will Haynie, Chair, Jake Rambo, GM Whitley,
Laura Hyatt
Staff Present: Eric DeMoura, Chief Ritchie
Also Present: David Pagliarini, Corporation Counsel
Mayor Haynie called the meeting to order at 12:20 pm.
1. Call to order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes from the March 3, 2020 meeting
Mayor Haynie asked that the minutes from March 3, 2020 meeting be
approved. Mr. Rambo made the motion for approval of the minutes;
seconded by Ms. Whitley. Motion carried unanimously.
4. Public Comments
No Public Comments
5. Police matters
No Agenda Items
6. Judicial matters
No Agenda Items
7. Legal matters
a. Discussion of Emergency Ordinance passed by Council and
any possible changes
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Mayor Haynie stated that everyone received a copy of ordinances #20025,
#20026 and #20027. He added that #20025 is the one that addressed
normal operating procedures of Town Council and gave expressed
permission to participate remotely so long as the provisions of the South
Carolina Freedom of Information act were adhered to and that item #2 of
that was to instruct the Town Administrator to authorize and develop a plan
to insure continuity of delivery of Government services in light of the Covid-
19 outbreak.
He stated item #3 had to do with revoking any special event permits and #4
announced that this expired 61 days after enactment of the ordinance
which is State law. He added that #5 is that all deadlines imposed by Town
ordinance applicable to the Municipality or the Applicant shall be
suspended until the expiration of the ordinance and #6 had to do with price
gouging.
Mayor Haynie stated that he would like the committee to take a look at this
emergency ordinance and advise what the Committee needs to do as the
timeline is expiring on Monday, May 17, 2020.
Discussion followed.
Ms. Whitley made the motion to recommend to full council that a new
draft of the ordinance be issued effective thru the end of June and that
preserves the optionality as discussed and with the discussed provisions in
place. After discussion Mr. Rambo seconded the motion. After further
discussion the vote was taken, and all present were in favor.
b. Discussion of Declaration of Civil Emergency by the
Mayor and possible changes
Mayor Haynie stated that thinking back to when this was done on March
16, 2020 and wondering at the time if it should be done for a week, 10
days, two weeks and now here we are in the first week of May. He added
that he appreciates that Council has always had veto power over
proclamations for any aspect of those and feels it is a good tool to have.
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Mayor Haynie stated that whatever the will of Council, that he is more than
ready to not be under an emergency proclamation as long as doing so did
not adversely affect funding or flexibility.
Mayor Haynie stated he would like the advice of the Committee and Legal.
Discussion followed.
Ms. Whitley made the motion to recommend to full Council to allow the
declaration of Civil Emergency to expire on its original date of May 7, 2020.
Mr. Rambo seconded the motion. After discussion a vote was taken, and
all present were in favor.
c. How to proceed on evaluating applications for and hiring
of a General Counsel
Mayor Haynie stated that Ms. Whitley had made an offer as a lawyer
herself, to categorize not eliminate, the applications. He added that he
feels this is a good idea and ask what the will of the rest of the Committee
was.
Discussion followed.
No motion was made.
8. Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:24pm.
Minutes submitted by:
Lori Gaskin
05/04/2020
Agenda
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
MEETING NOTICE
Video-Conference Meetings
Monday, May 4, 2020
Bids and Purchases Committee 9:00 a.m.
Finance Committee 9:15 a.m.
Economic Development Committee 10:15 a.m.
Flood Resilience Committee 11:00 a.m.
Police, Judicial, and Legal Committee 12:15 p.m.
The following Committees will not meet:
Education Committee
Fire Committee
Human Resources Committee
Public Services Committee
Planning and Development Committee
Recreation Committee
Water Supply Committee
Transportation Committee
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act,
and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities.
Town meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can
be provided in accessible formats, and provided in languages other
than English. If you would like accessibility or language
accommodation, please contact the Title VI Coordinator one week in
advance of the meeting, at the Town of Mount Pleasant at 843-884-
8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
BIDS & PURCHASES COMMITTEE
CHAIR: HOWARD CHAPMAN
MEMBER: GARY SANTOS
MEMBER: TOM O’ROURKE
BIDS AND PURCHASES COMMITTEE
Monday, May 4, 2020
9:00 a.m.
Video-Conference Meeting
Live Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/61yOc9PBGAM
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Approval of Minutes from the March 2, 2020 meeting
4. Public comments
Please use one of the following methods to provide comments.
Comments must be received by 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2020.
A. E-mail comments to execoffice@tompsc.com
B. Leave a voice message at 843-856-7847
5. Award of contract for a Police Records Management System
6. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act,
and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities.
Town meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can
be provided in accessible formats, and provided in languages other
than English. If you would like accessibility or language
accommodation, please contact the Title VI Coordinator one week in
advance of the meeting, at the Town of Mount Pleasant at 843-884-
8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
FINANCE COMMITTEE
CHAIR: TOM O’ROURKE
MEMBER: GARY SANTOS
MEMBER: JAKE RAMBO
MEMBER: KATHY LANDING
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Monday, May 4, 2020
9:15 a.m.
Video-Conference Meeting
Live Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/l9-uz_9lzqw
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Approval of Minutes from the March 2, 2020 meeting
4. Public comments
Please use one of the following methods to provide comments.
Comments must be received by 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2020.
A. E-mail comments to execoffice@tompsc.com
B. Leave a voice message at 843-856-7847
5. FY 2021 Budget Updated Review and Proposal
a. Revenues all Funds
b. Expenditures all Funds
6. FY 2021 Budget discussion to include execution
7. Discussion of SCDOT withdrawal of funding from stormwater
capital projects
8. Acceptance of the FY 2019 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for the
development of a flood risk assessment
9. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act,
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities.
Town meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can
be provided in accessible formats, and provided in languages other
than English. If you would like accessibility or language
accommodation, please contact the Title VI Coordinator one week in
advance of the meeting, at the Town of Mount Pleasant at 843-884-
8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
CHAIR: KATHY LANDING
MEMBER: LAURA HYATT
MEMBER: TOM O’ROURKE
MEMBER: WATERWORKS: RICK CROSBY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, May 4, 2020
10:15 a.m.
Video-Conference Meeting
Live Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/cyyxGaWf9GM
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Approval of Minutes from the March 2, 2020 meeting
4. Public comments
Please use one of the following methods to provide comments.
Comments must be received by 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2020.
A. E-mail comments to execoffice@tompsc.com
B. Leave a voice message at 843-856-7847
5. Discussion of Facilitating Local Businesses to Reopen Safely
6. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act,
and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities.
Town meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can
be provided in accessible formats, and provided in languages other
than English. If you would like accessibility or language
accommodation, please contact the Title VI Coordinator one week in
advance of the meeting, at the Town of Mount Pleasant at 843-884-
8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
FLOOD RESILIENCE COMMITTEE
CHAIR: MAYOR HAYNIE
MEMBER: T. O’ROURKE
MEMBER: K. LANDING
MEMBER: H. CHAPMAN
FLOOD RESILIENCE COMMITTEE
Monday, May 4, 2020
11:00 a.m.
Video-Conference Meeting
Live Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/e_9_2U4Oe8o
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Approval of Minutes from the March 2, 2020 meeting
4. Public comments
Please use one of the following methods to provide comments.
Comments must be received by 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2020.
A. E-mail comments to execoffice@tompsc.com
B. Leave a voice message at 843-856-7847
5. Possible funding sources for planned drainage projects and efforts
to identify such
6. Actions to mitigate negative effects in current flood prone areas
and possible helpful interim measures
7. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act,
and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities.
Town meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can
be provided in accessible formats, and provided in languages other
than English. If you would like accessibility or language
accommodation, please contact the Title VI Coordinator one week in
advance of the meeting, at the Town of Mount Pleasant at 843-884-
8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
CHAIR: MAYOR HAYNIE
MEMBER: JAKE RAMBO
MEMBER: GM WHITLEY
MEMBER: LAURA HYATT
POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
Monday, May 4, 2020
12:15 p.m.
Video-Conference Meeting
Live Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/MM8jpOy4GdQ
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Approval of Minutes from the March 3, 2020 meeting
4. Public comments
Please use one of the following methods to provide comments.
Comments must be received by 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2020.
A. E-mail comments to execoffice@tompsc.com
B. Leave a voice message at 843-856-7847
5. Police matters
a. No agenda items
6. Judicial matters
a. No agenda items
7. Legal matters
a. Discussion of Emergency Ordinance passed by Council and any
possible changes
b. Discussion of Declaration of Civil Emergency by the Mayor and
possible changes
c. How to proceed on evaluating applications for and hiring of a
General Counsel
8. Adjourn
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act,
and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities.
Town meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can
be provided in accessible formats, and provided in languages other
than English. If you would like accessibility or language
accommodation, please contact the Title VI Coordinator one week in
advance of the meeting, at the Town of Mount Pleasant at 843-884-
8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
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