WHEREAS, Ronald Glendon Eldridge, Jr., a member of the Sumter County Council, District 3, was suspended by Executive Order 2006-02, effective February 28, 2006; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8-1-100 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, in the event of such suspension, the undersigned shall appoint another in his stead; and

WHEREAS, James Robert Byrd, Jr., a resident of Sumter, South Carolina is a fit and proper person to serve as a member of the Sumter County Council.

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of South Carolina, I hereby appoint James Robert Byrd, Jr. as a member of Sumter County Council, District 3. This appointment shall remain in effect until such time as Mr. Eldridge shall be formally acquitted or convicted.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, THIS 8th DAY OF MARCH, 2006.

MARK SANFORD
Governor

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