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2006 South Carolina Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2006)

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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
HENRY MCMASTER
ATFORNEY GENERAL                       January 3, 2006
Mark W. Tollison, Esquire
Greenville County Attorney
301 University Ridge, Suite 2400
Greenville, South Carolina 29601
Dear Mr. Tollison:
By letter, you request our opinion regarding removal of a member of the Greenville County
Board of Special Needs and Disabilities. Specifically, you inquire as to which individual or entity
may properly conduct the hearing, pursuant to Section 44-20-378, for the removal of a member of
the Board. Furthermore, you request our opinion concerning which individual or entity acts as the
appointing authority for purposes of the South Carolina Code Annotated Sections 44-20-375 and
40-20-378.
In your letter, you provide the following pertinent information:
Pursuant to the provisions contained in S.C. Code Ann. § 44-20-375,
Greenville County Council adopted Ordinance No. 2378. Greenville County
Ordinance No. 2378 provides that [tjhe Board shall be appointed by the Governor
of the State of South Carolina upon the recommendation of Greenville County
Council which is in compliance with S.C. Code Ann. § 44-20-375.... OrdinanceNo.
2378 originally created the Greenville County Mental Retardation Board. Greenville
County Council, by Ordinance No. 2552 adopted March 15, 1994, changed the name
of the Greenville County Mental Retardation Board to the Greenville County
Disabilities and Special Needs Board (DSN Board)....
Specifically, Ordinance 2378 tracks the State law removal provision (§ 44-20-
378) and provides that [any member may be removed by the appointing authority
for neglect of duty, misconduct or malfeasance in office after being given a written
statement of reasons and an opportunity to be heard, or for missing three (3)
consecutive meetings.
Greenville County has received a request from the DSN Board's Legal
Counsel to remove a member of the DSN Board based on the DSN Board's finding
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