At the SC Association of Municipal Power Systems Annual Meeting, members voted to change the organization’s name to Palmetto Power Cities. They also elected a new board: President Wade Holmes, Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities; Vice President Tim Hall, City of Abbeville, and Members at Large Joey Meadors, City of Clinton; William Medlin, Town of Winnsboro; Scott Motsinger, City of Newberry; Ryan Courtemanche, City of Georgetown; and John Young, Laurens Commission of Public Works.
Numerous business licensing officials around the state received their Accreditation in Business Licensing designation from the Business Licensing Officials Training Institute. These include Alisha Belk, City of Hartsville; Haverlean Bradshaw, Charleston County; Brandon Brown, City of Hartsville; Michael Burgess, City of North Charleston; Nicole Calvert-Daniels, City of Greenwood; Kristy Carge, Town of Bluffton; Audrey Evans, Town of Winnsboro; Tonya G. Evans, City of Manning; Kimberly Floyd, Horry County; Stacee Freeman, City of Folly Beach; Dana Ball Grant, City of North Charleston; Morgan Hunt, City of Clinton; Ralph Johnson, Horry County; Nichole Nettles, Town of Seabrook Island; Walter Ashley Peeples, Beaufort County; Valerie Puntillo, Town of Mount Pleasant; Tynice Pusha, Charleston County; and Lori Puckett, City of Sumter; Ashley Putnam, City of York; and Angela N. Varnadoe, City of Walterboro. Kelly Smith, City of Columbia, earned both the ABL and the Master in Business Licensing designation.
Stephen Selestino of the Town of Prosperity graduated from the Municipal Court Administration Association 101 program. This program provides municipal court professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to ensure fair, accurate and effective court operations.