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title: "Beaufort County Council Votes 11-0 to Release Quick Group Report"
url: https://www.herebeaufort.com/2026/10/20/beaufort-council-votes-to-release-quick-group-report/
date: 2026-10-20T06:41:07-04:00
modified: 2026-10-20T06:41:07-04:00
author: "Israel Meza Jr."
categories: ["Politics"]
site: "HERE Beaufort"
attribution: "HERE Beaufort"
---

# Beaufort County Council Votes 11-0 to Release Quick Group Report

> BEAUFORT, S.C. — Beaufort County Council reversed course Monday night and agreed without dissent to make public the findings of its outside inquiry into county administration, setting a deadline of noon Tuesday. Members spent part of the evening behind closed doors before voting. The special called session opened at 5 p.m. and wrapped up shortly

*Source: [HERE Beaufort](https://www.herebeaufort.com/2026/10/20/beaufort-council-votes-to-release-quick-group-report/) — October 20, 2026 by Israel Meza Jr.*

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Beaufort County Council reversed course Monday night and agreed without dissent to make public the findings of its outside inquiry into county administration, setting a deadline of noon Tuesday.

Members spent part of the evening behind closed doors before voting. The special called session opened at 5 p.m. and wrapped up shortly past 8. Councilman Logan Cunningham made the motion, which also waives attorney-client privilege on the document, and Vice Chair Anna Maria Tabernik seconded it.

On Oct. 12, Cunningham and Council member David Bartholomew sought to release the 15-page report right away, and the motion lost by a single vote. Council Chair Alice Howard was among those who said Administrator Michael Moore, who had the findings since Oct. 6, should first get a chance to respond.

The inquiry dates to June, when council retained the Quick Group, an investigative firm based in Charleston, for a review of offices the administrator oversees. By Aug. 3, legal counsel tied to the work had already cost the county nearly $25,000.

Council took no other action on the report Monday, and Cunningham said further steps remain possible.