Gov. Henry McMaster: governormcmaster@governor.sc.gov
AG Alan Wilson: agwilson@scag.gov
Gov. McMaster and Attorney General Wilson,
On June 28, 2022 the Richand 2 School Board will elect its officers for the 2022-2023 School Year.
I ask writing to ask you to intervene and to urge or demand that the Board members nominate and elect only fully-qualified, legitimate board members as officers for the coming year.
Two women on the board are not legitimate board members, and each serves as an officer in the 2021-2022 School Year. I have addressed the school board numerous times about this issue since February 2019; it has never taken corrective action.
Teresa Holmes and Amelia McKie were elected on November 6, 2018.
The election was certified on November 9, 2018.
They took office on November 13, 2018 (three days before the start of their terms). An oath-of-office was administered to each, and they were seated. They attended executive session that night and voted on board Motions.
The problem is that neither had filed her Statement of Economic Interests (SEI) with the S.C. Ethics Commission. Neither was eligible to take the oath on November 13, 2018.
On December 4, 2018 each filed her SEI and first became eligible to take the oath of office.
Neither has taken the oath of office on or since December 4, 2018. Therefore, each is an illegitimate member of the Richland 2 school board. This is Fact.
I approached Sheriff Lott and Attorney General Wilson's office in 2019 about Holmes' and McKie's usurping public office.
On June 29, 2021 I implored the Board during Public Participation to nominate and elect only fully-qualified board members as officers. Later in the meeting when it was time for board elections, Trustee James Manning immediately nominated Teresa Holmes as Chair. Trustee Caution-Parker nominated Amelia McKie as Secretary.
Amelia McKie owes $57,100 in debt to the S.C. Ethics Commission and is subject of a Judgment in Richland County Common Pleas Court. That should eliminate her from consideration as an officer of the Board.
Will you please take such action as you can to prevent their holding Board office in 2022-2023?
Thank you in advance for any action you will take.
Sincerely,
Gus Philpott
www.Richland2.info
847.971.7083
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