Charleston County Council voted to defer implementing a newly adopted policy requiring certain boards and commissions to take and file an oath of office, citing unresolved questions about recordkeeping and statewide consistency.

Clerk of Council Kristen Salisbury outlined implementation questions, including which office should file oath forms, whether the Secretary of State would accept the filings and what retention schedule the South Carolina Department of Archives and History would recommend. "Because this is new territory... my peers across the state are looking to me to set the bar for how this policy will be implemented," Salisbury said, noting the office did not receive clear guidance from the Secretary of State and had Outstanding questions that might require Attorney General or legislative clarification.

Councilmember Moody moved to reconsider the prior vote and Councilmember Moody later moved (with a second) to defer implementation "until clear guidance and resolution of outstanding issues provided by the clerk have been given to us by the general assembly." The motion to defer passed on a roll‑call vote with seven ayes and two nays. The clerk conducted a roll call: Boykin—Aye; Darby—Aye; Honeycutt—Nay; Kabrowski—Nay; Moody—Aye; Pryor—Aye; Sass—Aye; Worman—Aye; Middleton—Aye; the chair announced the motion passed 7–2.

Councilmembers who supported deferral said the state should provide uniform rules for all counties and the clerk should not bear statewide precedent‑setting responsibility alone. Opponents said the attorney general’s opinion provided clear instruction and argued that Charleston County boards were ready to comply and had asked only for direction. The motion defers implementation indefinitely until the clerk receives guidance or the legislature acts.