Good evening and welcome to the April 25th meeting of the Greenville Board of Adjustment.

At this time, I'll call the meeting to order.

Madam Secretary, please call roll.

Bill Johnson.

Here.

Rodney Bullock.

Michael Glenn.

Here.

Hunt McKinnon.

Here.

Dillian Godley.

Here.

James Moratz.

Nathan Cohen.

Here.

Christopher Lilly.

Here.

Sharon Evans.

Stephen Atkinson.

Mr.

Chairman, all members present tonight are voting members for tonight's meeting.

All right.

Thank you.

And I do hear a motion to approve the minutes for the last meeting.

I have a lot of requests to change.

Okay.

So if not contact, it's point of conviction for the utilities.

You may ask a question about that.

So will we just change that?

Do we need to vote on it?

I know we can't approve the message.

Yes, sir.

You would need to vote on approving the amended the minutes as amended.

Okay.

Do you want to make a motion?

I'd like to make a motion to change the minutes to this point of conviction.

Okay.

Is there a second?

Seconded.

All approved as as amended.

Minister approved.

Um, Mr.

Phyllis, would you now read remind the public of the general procedure and voting requirement?

Yes, Mr.

Chairman.

As stated on pages two and three of the meeting handout available to the public.

The evidence to be considered by the Board of Adjustment is as follows.

The Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judicial body that makes a decision concerning an application, petition, or appeal based on the evidence presented by those in favor as well as those in opposition.

The members of the Board of Adjustment are laypersons, and as such, the rules of evidence that are followed by in a court are relaxed for cases heard before this body.

Though the rules of evidence are relaxed, it does not mean that they are ignored.

Only evidence that is material, competent, and substantial will be considered and may be used by the board in its decision-making process.

The board may not consider, nor is it admissible to present or offer affidavits, letters, or other writings in support of or in opposition to a matter before the board unless the person who is prepared to prepare the writing is testifying.

These writings are considered hearsay.

Statements by a person such as in my opinion, the application will create a traffic hazard is not an admissible opinion and may not be considered by the board.

However, such an opinion may be admissible if it is made by an expert or by a person who is qualified to give opinions concerning traffic hazards, is making the presentation to the board concerning his or her investigation and the basis for his or her conclusion in the report.

No member of the Board of Adjustment shall participate in either the discussion or vote on any special use permit, variance, or appeal from an administrative officer's decision in any manner that would violate the effective person's constitutional right to a fair and impartial decision maker.

Prohibited conflicts include but are not limited to a member having a fixed opinion prior to hearing the matter and not willing to consider changing his or her mind, an undisclosed expartate communication with the person before the board, any witnesses, staff, or other board members.

Decisions on either a request for recusal by a member or objections by a person appearing before the board shall be decided by a simple majority vote.

No board members shall take part in the hearing, consideration, or determination of any matter in which that board member is involved or has a financial or personal interest.

Personal interest shall be defined as having a family member involved in the project under consideration.