MINUTES

SUN CITY HILTON HEAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

July 29, 2004

 

I.                   Introduction/Welcome/Quorum:  Ken Hull established a quorum, and introduced the meeting attendees.  Present were Ken Hull, Board President; Jerry McQuaid, Board Vice-President; Fred Fochtman, Board Treasurer; Al Reuben, Board Secretary; Directors-at-Large Glenda Morgan, Richard Espinoza, and Karen Pacifico; Bob Mahnke, Executive Director; Kim Burgess, CAM Controller; and Sylvia Higgins, CAM Office Manager.

 

II/III.   Call to Order/Explanation of Meeting:  Before beginning the meeting, Board President, Ken Hull, explained a proposed resolution, presented by the Government and Business Affairs Committee, recommending that the Board urge all Sun City Hilton Head residents to vote in favor of the proposed increase in Beaufort County’s sales tax.  Mr. Hull stressed the importance of this issue and called for a motion to add this item under ‘New Business’ on the agenda.  The motion was seconded and carried.  Because this action was a deviation from routine meeting protocol, an opportunity for resident input was allowed when the item was fully addressed. 

 

IV.        Minutes of the Previous Meeting:  (**Attachments included in the agenda/minute packet are available for viewing in the Wall Street Reading Room.  Copies may be obtained through the CAM Administrative Office at the requester’s expense)  Motion was made, seconded and passed to accept the minutes of the June 29, 2004 Organizational Meeting as written. 

 

V.           Consent Agenda: There was no consent agenda for this meeting.

 

VI.       Financial Overview (**): Kim Burgess reviewed the financial statements for the second quarter of 2004.  A summary will be posted in Pinckney Hall.

 

VII.     Executive Directors Report (**):  Executive Director, Bob Mahnke, referenced his quarterly report, and noted that it could be viewed on the schhca.org unofficial website, as well as in the final minute packet of this meeting in the Wall Street Reading Room.  Mr. Mahnke also gave a brief synopsis of his personal background before assuming the role of CAM Executive Director, and then introduced Eddie Heath, the new Contract Security Chief for American Citadel. 

 

VIII.    Committee Reports (**):  The following committees presented reports:  Finance, Resident Communication, Golf Advisory, Interclub Council, Business & Government Affairs, Fitness Advisory, Property & Grounds.  There was no one present to give reports for Covenants, Modifications, or Strategic Planning.     

 

VI.              Old Business:  None.

 

VII.           New Business:

A.            Beaufort County Sales Tax Increase: (**):  Board member, Al Reuben, read the resolution submitted by the Government & Business Affairs Committee.  Ken Hull called for a motion; it was made and seconded, and the topic was opened for discussion. Mr. Hull stressed the importance of this initiative in the interest of safety.  The list of proposed projects to be completed with the additional sales tax would include a traffic light at our 278 entrance, and the widening of Hwy 170 down to Hwy 46.  Board member Jerry McQuaid felt that support of the sales tax increase is the best way for all of Beaufort County to support the community’s needs.  Board member Al Reuben noted that Sun City Hilton Head residents already pay a higher tax when they shop in Jasper County, so supporting the sales tax increase in Beaufort County would keep residents’ tax dollars in the county in which this community is located. There was no comment from the audience.  Mr. Hull called for a motion to adopt the GBAC’s proposed resolution.  The motion passed unanimously.  A copy of the official resolution that will be routed for signature is attached hereto as a part of this minute packet.  Policy No. 0407.2

 

X.      Adjournment:  There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

 

 

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Ken Hull, President

 

The next regular meeting of the Board will be Thursday, October 28, 2004.