Supporters of the LGBTQ community gathered outside of County Square ahead of the controversial re-vote on the sunset resolution. I’ll have the latest tonight on @WSPA7. Here’s my story from yesterday: wspa.com/news/greenvill… 
County council is packed. There’s a capacity limit of 227 in this room and we are full. At least 50 people are also in the lobby of County Square.
They are keeping the doors of County Council open so those outside can hear what happens. Seems like more people are pouring in by the minute. Maybe 100 in the lobby at this point.
Meeting starting now. Councilwoman Liz Seman is sporting a rainbow colored outfit—seemingly in solidarity. Looks like all council members are present.
Councilman Ballard motions to reconsider last weeks vote on the “sunset clause.”
Councilman Meadows requests for the sunset clause to be re-read by the city attorney. Some conversation on what to do next. Now council will vote. It will take 7 votes.
Basically right now they’re voting on whether or not to re-vote on the sunset clause and going through some preliminary process on this. The vote will go forward.
#BREAKING: motion passes
Here are the votes:
Meadows: no
Cates: no
Dill: no
Roberts: yes
Seman: yes
Ballard: yes
Kirven: yes
Norris: yes
Barnes: no
Taylor: no
Fant: yes
Tripp: yes
Sunset clause passes 7-5
Meadows: no
Cates: no
Dill: no
Roberts: yes
Seman: yes
Ballard: yes
Kirven: yes
Norris: yes
Barnes: no
Taylor: no
Fant: yes
Tripp: yes
Sunset clause passes 7-5
LGBTQ leaders giving an emotional press conference now thanking the council members who voted in favor of the sunset clause. This will roll back an anti-gay resolution from 1996.
