Town Council

Ricky Waring, Mayor Town Administrator Rebecca Vance Council Members: Bob Jackson Town Clerk Walter Bailey Beth Messervy Aaron Brown Terry Jenkins Town Attorney Kima Garten-Schmidt G.W. Parker William McIntosh Town of Summerville SPECIAL CALLED COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Budget Workshop October 16, 2020 ATTENDANCE A Special Called Council meeting was held on Friday, October 16, 2020 beginning at 9:00am at the Lowcountry Conference Center in Summerville, SC. Present: Mayor Ricky Waring; Councilmembers Aaron Brown, Walter Bailey, Kima Garten-Schmidt, Terry Jenkins, Bob Jackson, and Bill McIntosh. Staff was also present. The press and public were duly notified of the meeting. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Ricky Waring called the meeting to order at 9:09am. Councilman Aaron Brown gave the invocation. GRANT ACCEPTANCE Mr. Jenkins made a motion, seconded by Mr. Jackson to approve staff to accept a JAG Grant for a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault investigator. The grant of $140,940.00 includes costs associated with personnel, vehicle, and equipment and has a 10% match. Request from the Police Department. The motion carried unanimously. BUDGET WORKSHOP Finance Director Andrew Shelton gave a presentation on the proposed budget for 2021, a 6-month budget that ends on June 30, 2021. Mr. Shelton reviewed the following subjects: Financial Results, Revenue Projections, Proposed Expenditures, Capital Costs, New Positions, Hospitality and Accommodations, Stormwater, Road Funding, Future Capital Projects, 2020 Budgeting Process, and Next Steps in the process. Staff answered questions from Council regarding the proposed budget. Council recessed for a break at 11:30am. They reconvened at 12:17pm. Mr. Jenkins made a motion, seconded by Mr. McIntosh, to amend the meeting agenda to add an Executive Session to discuss personnel matters regarding the Municipal Court, and legal advice and regarding a road fund with no action being taken on either subject by Council. The motion carried October 16, 2020 Page 2 unanimously. The agenda was amended and Council entered into Executive Session at 12:19pm. They reconvened at 1:36pm. Town Attorney, GW Parker, stated that Council went into executive session to discuss Personnel Matters Involving Municipal Court and Legal advice concerning Major Road Improvements and no action was taken on either of those matters. Mr. McIntosh made a motion, seconded by Mr. Bailey, to adjourn. The motion carried unanimously, and the meeting adjourned at 1:37pm. Respectfully submitted: APPROVED: _______________________ ___________________________________ Beth Messervy, Town Clerk Ricky Waring, Mayor 200 South Main Street, Summerville, SC 29483-6000 * 843.871.6000, Fax: 843.871.6954 www.SummervilleSC.gov