Municipal Association of South Carolina

Going Virtual: Public Meetings Pursue Online Solutions
This year's coronavirus disruptions and shutdowns brought difficult questions about which meetings and activities could go on hiatus. In many cases, conducting municipal business in open and transparent meetings of public bodies could not wait. As such, officials and staff moved to change the way they conducted city and town council meetings, and in some cases meetings of commissions and committees.

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COVID-19 Resources
The Municipal Association of SC has compiled an extensive menu of resources for municipalities to use in response to the COVID-19 emergency. In addition, Association staff have returned to the office and are available to support local officials via phone, email and text messages.
Coronavirus Resources
Local Government Fund Estimates
On May 13 the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office released the estimated Local Government Fund distribution for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 by municipality. The numbers reflect the passage of the budget continuing resolution in effect July 1, 2020, until the Legislature returns to pass a final FY 20-21 budget bill in September.
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Coronavirus Resources

Municipalities are keeping a close watch on coronavirus developments, and making sure their employees and residents are taking steps to stay healthy.

Read this week’s report for details on several big wins for cities and towns, including business license standardization legislation, flexibility with hospitality revenue for flooding, firefighter healthcare benefits, small cell wireless deployment and broadband expansion.

Model face covering ordinance

At the request of local elected officials across the state, the Municipal Association of SC has developed a model face covering ordinance for cities and towns to use when developing policies to combat COVID-19 in their communities. The Association is offering this document as a resource to its members. The document does not and is not intended to constitute legal advice. Instead, this document is offered for general informational purposes only.

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Cities, Towns and Facemasks

The sight of facemasks is a central fact of life in 2020, along with discussions on their effectiveness. South Carolina does not have a statewide mandate on masking, but cities, towns and counties are at the forefront of this massive issue.

MASC: Municipal Association of South Carolina

Going Virtual: Public Meetings Pursue Online Solutions

COVID-19 Resources

Local Government Fund Estimates