Here's a little bit of news that will make Berkeley County taxpayers happy. Last weekend, the SC Association of Counties held its Annual Conference. The event is held at the Hilton on Hilton Head Island, not exactly your basic Motel 6. Being as so many people attend, each person gets a discount rate of (minimum) $120.00 a day. The conference lasts 3 days. Members of the various County Councils and Supervisors etc., including Berkeley, usually attend. The taxpayers foot this bill. Added to this, each official is given per diem for their meals. This additional expense is covered by the taxpayers.
While attending this conference, these officials may take classes on various subjects having to do with county government. These classes are not free and this expense is, also, paid for by the taxpayers.
One of the biggest general complaints about this function is that many of these officials don't attend any classes or forums but opt to play golf the whole weekend. That's another story.
The issue we will address today is the fact that Berkeley County Councilman, Call attended this latest conference. Having lost the primary to Mr. Gunn, Mr. Call will not be a seated Councilman in 4 months. Why would the Supervisor approve spending the taxpayers' money for this lame duck Councilman to attend this event?
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You can bet that most don't have to spend any per diem for meals, booze, golf, etc. The major vendors that do business with the counties will be footing the bill. All that vendor expense winds up in the cost of goods and services the vendor sells back to the county.
I heard the same rip off happens for the school boards too.
What you want to bet, Call STICKS it to the Berkeley County taxpayers one FINAL time... good riddance to the old crook.
SOB attended so just in case he wins his law suit to have Mr. Gunn removed from the ballot he'll be ready to guide the County in the right direction with that new found knowledge from Hilton Head.
Perhaps I have figured it out! Mr. Call attended because he had to be there to receive his SC Association of Counties Councilman of the Year! Why not! He is the first Councilman we know of who declared publicly that he saw nothing wrong with Berkeley County Government making a "profit" off of our citizens; or, putting his election signs up some 27 days before it was legal to do so; or, soliciting votes "inside" the voting poll, etc.
http://www.ourgazette.com/news/Call2012-08-16T05-04-40
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