Anderson County, Petitioner-Respondent v. Joey Preston and the South Carolina Retirement System, Defendants, Of…

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court vacated the Court of Appeals decision and held the 2008 Anderson County Council lacked a quorum when it approved a $1.1 million severance agreement with former administrator Joey Preston, rendering the agreement void. The Court also found the appellate panel itself lacked a quorum, affirmed that the County properly raised the quorum issue via a Rule 59(e) motion, and remanded for determination of the cash and vehicle value Preston must refund, while rejecting recovery of the payment made to the South Carolina Retirement System.