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Legislative Policy Positions for the 2022 Session are available on our website under the Publications tab.

Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau emailed eligible government officials information about participating in the 2020 Census Count Question Resolution (CQR) Operation. CQR gives tribal, state and local officials the opportunity to request the Census...

SCAC will host its Mid-Year Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Columbia. Members will hear from speakers on current topics and visit with their delegation members at the Statehouse. A legislative reception will be held at...

The November General Fund Revenue Digest and General Fund Revenue Monitor from S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office are now available. These reports will also be posted on S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office webpage.

The 2022 Wage and Salary Report has been posted and is accessible on SCCounties.org. Previous editions are available on the Wage and Salary Report page.

For information on the SCAC Institute of Government courses offered online, the announcement of the new location and schedule for the 2022 Annual Conference, and more, check out the new edition of the Carolina Counties newsletter.

Thirteen South Carolina county officials and staff successfully completed the NACo High Performance Leadership Academy, a 12-week online program that empowers front-line county government employees with fundamental leadership skills. Across the...

SCAC hosted the 2021 Legislative Conference in Charleston Dec. 2 -3. County officials received updates on infrastructure challenges and opportunities from Bonnie Ammons, Executive Director, SC Rural Infrastructure Authority; Leland Colvin, Deputy...

The Revenue Resources and Home Rule Handbook supplements for 2021 are now available online. You can also access Acts That Affect Counties digitally as well.

Each year, the RIA contacts utility systems throughout the state, in an effort to obtain accurate and current information regarding water and sewer rates in South Carolina. The resulting updated interactive map and corresponding spreadsheet is now...

ICMA surveyed local government chief administrative officers (CAOs) in September 2021 about their priorities for utilizing the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)’s Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (FRF). Nearly 600 town, city, and county managers responded...

The Association’s 2022 Annual Conference will be held August 1-4, 2022, at the Wild Dunes Resort on Isle of Palms. In order to receive the lowest room rate for county officials, the conference schedule has been modified. County officials will receive...