Town Council

Wiley Johnson, Mayor Town Administrator Colin L. Martin Council Members: Bob Jackson, Mayor Pro-Tem Town Clerk and Treasurer Walter Bailey Lisa L. Wallace Aaron Brown Christine Czarnik Town Attorney Kima Garten-Schmidt G.W. Parker William McIntosh Town of Summerville SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS) October 6, 2016 ATTENDANCE Present: Mayor Wiley Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Jackson and Council members Walter Bailey, Aaron Brown, Christine Czarnik, Kima Garten-Schmidt, and Bill McIntosh. Colin Martin, Town Administrator; Lisa Wallace, Director of Administrative Services and Clerk/Treasurer; and G.W. Parker, Town Attorney were also present. Members of the press and the public were duly notified of the meeting and were also present. CALL TO ORDER The special meeting of Summerville Town Council was called to order at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 6, 2016 in Council Chambers. ADJOURN Mr. McIntosh made a motion, seconded by Mr. Bailey, to adjourn the meeting. Mayor Johnson asked that council hear the discussion before adjourning and asked Town Administrator Martin to update the council on the status of emergency preparations. Fire Chief Richard Waring, Police Chief Jon Rogers and Public Works Director Russ Cornette also provided council with an update on the status of their emergency preparations. There was some discussion about whether a declaration of a state of emergency should be declared and whether a resolution granting emergency authority to the Mayor should be considered. There was no action taken on either of these items. There being no further discussion, the Mayor called for the vote to adjourn at 11:42 a.m. Mr. Bailey, Ms. Garten-Schmidt, Mr. Brown, Mr. Jackson and Mr. McIntosh voted in favor of the motion. Ms. Czarnik and Mayor Johnson voted against the motion. The motion carried. Respectfully submitted, ________________________________________ Lisa Wallace, Director of Administrative Services and Clerk/Treasurer APPROVED: _______________________________________ William W. Johnson, Mayor 200 South Main Street, Summerville, SC 29483-6000 * 843.871.6000, Fax: 843.871.6954 www.SummervilleSC.gov