The $1.9 trillion emergency relief bill provides $65.1 billion to municipal governments to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, offset revenue losses, bolster economic recovery and provide premium pay for essential workers.
The updated model employee handbook for SC municipalities is now available.
The Senate met in session on Tuesday this week, while the House of Representatives met on Tuesday and Wednesday. The sine die resolution, adopted in May, brought both chambers back to Columbia to continue working on the state budget.
Cities and towns must also update their license ordinance to comply with the new law, effective January 1, 2022.
The Municipal Association of South Carolina Annual Meeting gives municipal leaders an opportunity to come together and learn in a focused environment about issues, solutions and opportunities facing South Carolina cities and towns.
The first year of South Carolina’s 124th General Assembly brought legislative action on many issues important to cities and towns, with lawmakers carrying over some important bills to the second half of the two-year cycle in 2022.