Multiple violations of the South Carolina sunshine law are alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday in the Pickens County Common Pleas Court. Filed by Columbia attorney Wesley Peel for Pickens County resident Jack Queener, the lawsuit names the Central mayor, the administrator, and one council member as defendants. It alleges violations both this year and last year and seeks declaratory judgements that acts by the municipality are unlawful and violate the South Carolina FOIA – the Freedom of Information Act. They include the following allegations: that Central Mayor Andrew Beckner moved for executive sessions June 10, 2024 for a legal matter, but failed to state the matters to be considered and how the matters would be exempted from the open meeting law;…..