Board Chairwoman Annie McDaniel confirmed reports that Yarborough has submitted a request for $17,000 in compensation for his efforts to defeat H.4431 and H.4432, a pair of bills designed to revamp the school district.
The request was submitted to the board Tuesday night via their attorneys, Boykin & Davis.
“I don’t want to be paid for all my time,” Yarborough said. “I’ll donate some of it. But I didn’t volunteer to work for free on this project.”
The board voted to give their executive committee authority to consider hiring Yarborough to lobby on their behalf at a Jan. 26 meeting. The executive committee took no action on the matter.
“When I left out of there that night, I left under the impression that I was hired,” Yarborough said. “Later, I learned something else.”
Yarborough said the bills were moving through the General Assembly so quickly, he felt he could not wait on action by the executive committee. Because he had no contract from the school board, Yarborough said he did not register as a lobbyist, and instead went to work as a private citizen on the board’s behalf.
Yarborough is billing the district for 183 hours of work.
“I’m sure they’ll be fair,” Yarborough said. “I’m on good relations with the board. I’m only asking for what’s fair and reasonable.”
McDaniel, however, indicated otherwise.
“There was never any contract,” she said. “He began doing stuff, but he began doing stuff on his own. That man knows we never had any agreement with him. We’re not entertaining it.”
Yarborough said he had no intentions of withdrawing his bill.
“It will be dealt with,” he said. “They brought me in on this problem. I didn’t volunteer for this. This was not my problem. This was the school board’s problem.”
Your retraction is accepted. If I were such a bad person, I would not have given you an opportunity to retract: I would have simply brought wrath upon you by using our legal system--because your defamatory conduct was certainly actionable. Additionally, it is strange that you call me a convicted felon and did not even know what crime I was convicted of. If you go back into the archives, you will see that I was found not guilty of all felonies. I am not going to us this avenue to have public discussion with you. If you want to have a civil, honest discussion about me or the issues, feel free to call me: cell, 803 633 5983; office, 803.748 1241, otherwise, this conversation is over and resolved.
Sincerely, Rev./Dr. Ernest E. Yarborough
P.S.: This world can be ruthless sometimes...be careful, when you use the super highway to write things about real people, because everyone will not give you a second chance like I did. Finally, you are not the only person that has achieved through honest means.
You are NOT A FELON. Guilty of a misdemeanor... I APOLOGIZE for your assumption that a lie was cast against you in the form of a question. I RETRACT my question, though the question was not intended as an attack or a lie against you, it was a mere question.
Please do not "threaten" to sue me and take what little bit I have accumulated honestly and legally through hard work, due to a question asked on a newspaper's comment section, on a story about a person who has a misdemeanor, not a felony, sending in a bill for $17,000, to a school board that 'allegedly' did not have this person under contract to do the work that was billed.
Just curious, what were you convicted of and what was the Honorable Jean Toal convicted of since you compare yourself with her?
May God bless you.
CommonSense3
It is amazing that some of us write things and hide behind fake names. I AM A MAN and not afraid to back my actions UP WITH MY REAL NAME.
Finally, on the general issue raised by the posting: I have been convicted of a misdemeanor--just like the Honorable Jean Toal, our Supreme Court Justice. The purpose of our system of justice is to rehabilitate. Whether or not I was guilty is irrelevant at this point because I had due process and lost my appeal after 10 years of fighting. What is relevant is that the system has worked because for 13 years I diligently used my skill sets and built another profession which I served with honor and intergrity. Isn't this what our criminal justice system seeks to do? To rehabilitate.
Imagine a system of justice that did not give us a second chance...none of us would be safe because there would be incentive to get it right the second time.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Let he who is with the benefit of redemption from a higher source show his hand. To that end, I rest....but I will not remained rested when one hide behind a fake name and cast lies.
If you think I am bluffing, fail to remove the information within 24 hours, and I will get your real name under subpoena and threatened to take everything that you have and give it to charity.
Sincerely, Dr./Rev. Ernest E. Yarborough, phone: 803 633 5983
LOL, nice job school board. Let's consult with a convicted felon.
I bet there are some people over at the County jail who will consult for much cheaper than $17,000.
Look, if you cannot see a political candidate trying to destroy another candidate who threatens his position, then you are blind as a bat. The only difference is that this time politics has reached a new low. Defamation of character is a BIG issue in the SC Courts now.
You do realize that those boys have been personally sued in the current lawsuits, do you not?
YOUR "PERFECT EXAMPLE" IS NO WHERE NEAR "PERFECT," KEEP TRYING TO JUSTIFY YOUR POSITION, THOUGH. WE ARE ALL WAITING AND SPENDIUNG MONEY NEEDLESSLY WHILE SOMEONE IS TRYING TO DIG UP SOMETHING THAT IS CREDIBLE.
WITCH HUNTS WENTS OUT IN THE 1700'S. THEY ARE DEFENSIBLE IN A COURT OF LAW IN THE 21ST CENTURY. I AM SURE SOME LAWYER SOMEWHERE IS MAKING A LIST OF "ATTACKS." THEY WILL BE ADDRESSED. THE PERSON ATTACKED MAY GET MORE OF OUR TAX MONEY THAN ANYONE IMAGINED BEFORE THIS TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE BEGAN.
Save your ire or your passion for something worthwhile. Overlook the things that are not even possible. This one does not deserve a waste of a single thought.
That bill is based on UNSUBSTANTIATED LIES. What until they come up with something other than rumors until you give those bills any credibility whatsoever.
The school board's indecision in the case of Mr. Yarborough has exposed them to a potential lawsuit if his request for payment is not honored. According to this article, his proposal was made January 26th. That's plenty of time to make a decision and send him a written response, especially since they were aware of his actions on their behalf.