Recent News
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 country, 4,500 county employees have enrolled in the Academy since 2018.
• Andy Herring, Information Security Officer, Aiken County
• Jason Carraher, Director of Public Works, Dorchester County
• Larry Harper, Director of Water and Sewer, Dorchester County
• Margaret Bailey, Register of Deeds, Dorchester County
• Tammy... Read more
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