WHEREAS, S.C. Code Ann. § 1-3-240(B) states: "[a]ny person appointed to a state office by a Governor, either with or without the advice and consent of the Senate, other than those officers enumerated in subsection (C), may be removed from office by the Governor at his discretion by an Executive Order removing the officer"; and

WHEREAS, membership on the South Carolina Mental Health Commission is a state office created by S.C. Code Ann. § 44-9-30 that is not listed among the exempt state offices enumerated in S.C. Code Ann. § 1-3-240(C); and

WHEREAS, Lisa H. Stevens of 10 Ryedale Court, Greenville, South Carolina 29615, was previously named as a member of the South Carolina Mental Health Commission for a term of five years by a Governor of this State;

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of South Carolina, I hereby remove Lisa H. Stevens from the South Carolina Mental Health Commission and declare the office vacant upon the appointment and qualification of her successor.

This Order shall take effect immediately.