Recent News
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program makes federal funds available to states, U.S territories, federally recognized tribal governments, and local communities for hazard mitigation activities. It does so with a recognition of the growing hazards associated with climate change, and of the need for natural hazard risk mitigation activities that promote climate adaptation and resilience with respect to those hazards. These include both acute extreme weather events and chronic stressors which have been observed and are expected to increase in the future. For more... Read more
ICMA's latest Local Government Review provides insight into why cybercriminals target local governments, barriers to local government cybersecurity, and how local governments can improve their cyber readiness–even in the presence of budget constraints.Read more
On August 12, the U.S. Census Bureau released additional 2020 Census results showing an increase in the population of U.S. metro areas compared to a decade ago. In addition, these once-a-decade results showed the nation’s diversity in how people identify their race and ethnicity. For more information, visit the U.S. Census website.
SCAC will share an updated LGF chart next week.Read more
SCAC has drafted a sample resolution for counties to consider adopting in support of a legislative solution to the recent Burns decision that is imperiling county user fees throughout South Carolina. The association is providing this sample resolution so that counties can send a consistent message to their legislative delegation in hopes of achieving a legislative fix to this issue.
Please also consider adopting the... Read more
Presentations from the SCAC 2021 Annual Conference are now available on the Annual Conference Highlights page. Video recordings of the Opening Session, Awards Winner Presentations, and the General Session will be added to the page as they become available. Recorded Institute classes will eventually be made available through the learning portal.Read more