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, the undersigned is authorized to appoint members of the Board of Directors of the Pee Dee Mental Health Center for a term of four years and in the event of a vacancy pursuant to Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended, Section 44-15-60 (Supp. 1998); and

WHEREAS, Reverend M.W. Singleton of Florence, South Carolina, was previously named as the Florence District seat #5 representative of the Board of Directors of the Pee Dee Mental Health Center by a Governor of this State; and

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of this State, I hereby remove Reverend M. W. Singleton from the Board of Directors of the Pee Dee Mental Health Center and declare the Florence District seat #5 vacant.

This Order shall take effect immediately.