The Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government graduated 12 officials during the Municipal Association’s Annual Meeting in Greenville.
The summer 2023 graduates of the Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government are Councilmember Lekesha Benson, City of Seneca; Councilmember Donald Brock, Town of Blythewood; Mayor Robert Brown, Town of Hampton; Mayor Billy Chavis, Town of Holly Hill; Councilmember Betty Collins, Town of St. George; Councilmember Maxie Gainey, Town of Patrick; Councilmember Dale Glymph, City of Westminster; Councilmember Joe Hadwin, Town of Estill; Councilmember Wayne Hancock, City of Bishopville; Councilmember Ramona Hudley, Town of Patrick; Mayor Clarence Hughes, Town of Ridgeville; and Councilmember Brian Jones, City of Wellford.
Since these graduates have completed the required 25 hours of instruction available through the Institute, they are now eligible to participate in the Advanced MEO Institute.
The next Advanced Institute sessions will take place October 11 in Columbia. Participants will be able to choose one of two courses: “Advanced Advocacy and Intergovernmental Relations” or “Advanced Municipal Economic Development.” The Advanced Continuing Education course will take place the same day.
The MEO Institute also tracks those city and town councils on which all sitting members are MEO graduates. The current MEO Honor Roll cities are Arcadia Lakes, Cheraw, Estill, Folly Beach, Hartsville, Inman, Jonesville, Moncks Corner, Newberry, Port Royal, Prosperity, Santee, Simpsonville, Surfside Beach, Walterboro, Wellford and York.