County Council: Can we just go home?
Beaufort County Council had barely begun its meeting Monday night when members were already discussing whether they might simply go home.
An effort to add two discussion items to the Oct. 12 agenda set off a tangle of votes, procedural questions and conflicting explanations about how many members needed to agree before council could proceed.
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I have been asked by several friends and business associates why the City of Beaufort staffing and budget is so much higher than other local governments in the area. I was surprised by the numbers. Seems reasonable to ask a few questions.
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October 7, 2026