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Two new Institute of Government Level II classes are now available online. The first is Financial Management. The focus of this course is on understanding the basic elements of financial management and the role elected officials have in county...

SCAC is partnering with South Carolina Women in Leadership on MatchBoard, a new web-based platform through which local governments can manage their boards and commissions. This dynamic application will digitize and streamline your boards and...

The South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs office (RFA) posted the Federal Decennial Census Data as adopted by the State on its website on August 18, 2021. This data is necessary for each county to complete its redistricting process as required by...

The July General Fund Revenue Digest and July General Fund Revenue Monitor from the S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office are now available. These reports will also be posted on the S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office webpage.

Institute of Government classes recorded at the 2021 Annual Conference are now available online. The first is Strategic Planning, which is a Level I Elective. This course focuses on the importance of planning and goal setting within the policy-making...

The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program makes federal funds available to states, U.S territories, federally recognized tribal governments, and local communities for hazard mitigation activities. It does so with a...

ICMA's latest Local Government Review provides insight into why cybercriminals target local governments, barriers to local government cybersecurity, and how local governments can improve their cyber readiness–even in the presence of budget...

On August 12, the U.S. Census Bureau released additional 2020 Census results showing an increase in the population of U.S. metro areas compared to a decade ago. In addition, these once-a-decade results showed the nation’s diversity in how people...

SCAC has drafted a sample resolution for counties to consider adopting in support of a legislative solution to the recent Burns decision that is imperiling county user fees throughout South Carolina. The association is providing this sample...

Presentations from the SCAC 2021 Annual Conference are now available on the Annual Conference Highlights page. Video recordings of the Opening Session, Awards Winner Presentations, and the General Session will be added to the page as they become...

The latest news from counties throughout South Carolina is available in the newest issue of County Focus magazine, now available online. Click this link to read You can view past issues of the magazine at http://www.sccounties.org/county-focus...

The June General Fund Revenue Digest and June General Fund Revenue Monitor from the S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office are now available. These reports will also be posted on the S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office webpage.