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Public hearing minutes for the Town of Port Royal held January 7, 2026. Mayor and five council members and staff attended. The hearing presented three ordinances (2025-20, 2025-21, 2025-22) concerning records/FOIA responsibilities and conveyance of two parcels to facilitate sidewalk construction. No public comments were made. The hearing was called to order at 6:32 PM and adjourned at 6:34 PM.
Executive summary
The Town of Port Royal held a public hearing on January 7, 2026 in the Yvonne C. Butler Council Chambers. Members present: Mayor Kevin Phillips; Council Members Mary Beth Heyward, Jerry Ashmore, Jorge Guerrero, and Darryl Owens. Staff present included Police Chief Jeffrey Meyers, Town Manager Van Willis, Assistant Town Manager Brooke Plank-Buccola, and Town Clerk Lisa Graham. The Mayor read three agenda items: 2025-20 (an ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article V, Division 2 – Public Records Program to reassign FOIA responsibilities and repeal references to “Town Records Management”), and two conveyance ordinances (2025-21 and 2025-22) authorizing the Town Manager to convey excess real property to facilitate sidewalk construction described with Beaufort County tax district/map/parcel identifiers and street addresses. No members of the public spoke. The hearing was adjourned at 6:34 PM and the minutes were signed by Town Clerk Lisa Graham.
Why it matters
The proposed ordinances would (1) update Port Royal's public records program and assign FOIA responsibilities to the Town Clerk and Police Department, affecting public-records administration; and (2) authorize conveyance of specific town-owned parcels to allow sidewalk construction, affecting public infrastructure and property ownership.
Key decisions
None recorded.
Agenda items
Ordinance to amend the Town code to remove references to "Town Records Management" and assign FOIA responsibilities to the Town Clerk and Police Department. Read aloud by the Mayor as the first agenda item.
Source/Context: Page 1, Purpose section, item A (as read by Mayor).
Ordinance to authorize conveyance of excess real property to facilitate sidewalk construction; parcel and street address given in the ordinance text.
Beaufort County tax district 110, map 10, parcel 158 (1008A 12th Street – 30 ft)
Source/Context: Page 1, Purpose section, item B (parcel and address given).
Motions
None recorded.
Votes
None recorded.
Public comments
Source/Context: Page 2, Comments section.
Action items
None recorded.
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