Recent News

5/11/21
SCAC is pleased to host its 2021 Annual Awards Program Competition and COVID-19 Response and Resiliency Showcase on June 8 from 9:00am – 3:00pm. Make plans to watch the presentations live on the Association's Facebook page or at SCCounties.org/livestream. Take a few minutes to view this year’s Project... Read more
5/10/21

Today, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) launched its Treasury Submission Portal through which counties will request and receive their first allocation of funding from the Coronavirus... Read more

5/6/21

The General Assembly continued to race through legislation as the session is quickly coming to a close. The House spent a considerable amount of time debating execution methods for inmates on death row, while the Senate spent most of the week debating an open carry gun bill. There are several bills of interest that moved that will be discussed.

Revenue, Finance, and Economic Development

Property Tax Installment Payment Flexibility – H. 3482. This bill,... Read more

5/5/21

The U.S. Census Bureau has released the county population estimates from the past fiscal year, one of the two components that make up the millage rate increase limitation prescribed in §6-1-320(A)(1):
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...a local governing body may increase the millage rate imposed for general operating purposes above the rate imposed for such purposes for the preceding tax year only to the extent of the increase in the average of the twelve monthly... Read more

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