Recent News
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 Secretary for Engineering, SC Department of Transportation; and Jim Stritzinger,... Read more
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.Read more
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 available online.Read more
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. Responses include local governments with populations ranging from less than 2,500 to over one million; two-thirds came from communities of 25,000 or fewer residents, which fall under the U.S. Treasury definition of “Non-entitlement Units” (NEUs, i.e., local governments typically serving a population of under 50,000). Direct FRF recipients... Read more
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 conference and hotel registration information including details on accommodation options in early spring. The room block at Wild Dunes will open to county officials after they have registered for the Institute of... Read more