The Small Cities Summit focuses on the specific needs and challenges of smaller cities and towns in South Carolina.
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome
9:15 – 10:00 a.m. Procurement and Ethics: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 – 11:00 a.m. Money Mistakes: Strengthening Municipal Financial Practice
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 – Noon Budgeting and Audits
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Agency Hall Opens
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. Meet SCottie!
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Partnering for Progress: Agency Panel
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Small Towns, Big Impact
- If you need a hotel room on the evening prior to the conference, the Hilton Columbia Center and the Hampton Inn Downtown Historic District are both located within a block of the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
- Hilton Columbia Center
924 Senate St, Columbia, SC 29201 - Hampton Inn Columbia Downtown Historic District
822 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29201
Registration will open late June.
A special Agency Hall will be set up for meeting attendees to learn more about state agencies and organizations and discover resources and services available to smaller cities and towns.