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Municipal Association of South Carolina Field Services Manager Scott Slatton assisted the now three member council in the procedures they needed to take.
During the meeting the council elected Councilman Travis Gilliam as its mayor pro tem.
Slatton told the group they needed to open filing for the special election three Fridays after the resignation, which will be at noon on Nov. 27.
The filing period will close at noon on Dec. 7 and the election will be held on Feb. 9.
Resident Gerald Dominick asked the council member what were the requirements to run for the offices.
Councilwoman Sherri Waddel said she thought candidates had to live in the town for three to four years before running.
It was then questioned if the town had any ordinances about elections. The council began to look though an old file cabinet but did not find the records they needed. The council asked if former elected officials for their old records and continued searching for the requirements Thursday night.
Slatton told the council if it could not find the election regulation documents it would need to meet with the state election commission to decide how to proceed.
The council also did not know if the town had an election commission to handle the special election or not and decided to ask the Newberry County Election Commission to handle the election.
The council also spent time listening to Slatton explain freedom of information laws and what they need to do to comply.
Slatton told the council it needs to make full disclosure of any documents the public asks for, and the request could come from any one, even people that live out of the area.
He added that many of the requests will be written, but also that some requests, like for agendas or minutes, could be made verbally.
Also the council was told they needed to post a pubic notice of meetings 24 hours before a meeting. The council said they would start posting the notice on the Town Hall window.
The council was also informed that by law they need to have a written agenda for meetings and the agendas needed to be sent to anyone who requests one.
The town has been meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m., but with changes on council the time could change.
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