Georgetown public meetings in 2022
5 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
City Council approved a budget amendment to use $500,000 from the local hospitality tax fund to partially cover a $2.5M stormwater project overrun. The council also approved new police vehicles, a utility assistance program, and a wholesale power supply contract. Several board appointments and drainage easements were also authorized.
- Approved $500,000 from local hospitality tax fund for stormwater project overrun (Unanimous)
- Approved first reading of Residential Utility Round-Up Program and Assistance Fund (Unanimous)
- Approved purchase of two 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe police vehicles and equipment for $108,571.90 (Unanimous)
- Approved grant increase for State School Resource Officer Program to $211,113 (Unanimous)
- Approved negotiation of wholesale power supply contract with Santee Cooper (Unanimous)
- Approved permanent drainage easements at Bethel AME Church, LKP, LLC, and JW Robinson Family Trust properties (Unanimous)
- Approved reappointment of Nate Fata, Kalib Moyer, and Taneka Deas to Georgetown Housing Authority Board (Unanimous)
- Approved appointment of Elijah Metherd to COAST RTA Board of Directors (Unanimous)
City Council
City Council convened a special meeting and entered an executive session to discuss UTEC proposals and negotiations for wholesale power supply. No formal action was taken during the executive session.
- Approved motion to enter executive session to discuss wholesale power supply (4-0)
- Approved motion to adjourn executive session and reconvene special meeting (4-0)
City Council
City Council adopted an ordinance granting public property rights to Foundation Forward, Inc. and approved several infrastructure payments and budget amendments. The council also established an Arts and Cultural Commission and appointed members to the Housing Authority and Architectural Review Board.
- Adopted ordinance granting public property rights to Foundation Forward, Inc. (Unanimous)
- Approved first reading of ARPA budget amendment (Unanimous)
- Approved first reading of Procurement Policy amendments (4-1)
- Adopted ordinance deleting Stormwater appeals board sections (Unanimous)
- Approved $44,255 payment to MB Kahn Construction for Maryville Lift Station Project (Unanimous)
- Approved $31,341 payment to WK Dickson for EDA stormwater project design (Unanimous)
- Adopted ordinance creating the Arts and Cultural Commission (Unanimous)
- Appointed Tomas Langley to Housing Authority and Kevin Jayroe to Architectural Review Board (Unanimous)
City Council
City Administrator Dr. Yúdice reported that bids for ARPA CIP projects for FY 23 and FY 24 exceeded the $900,000 allocation per geographical area. Mayor Jayroe will request an additional $2.4M from federal and state legislation to cover the costs. No formal votes were taken on the project revisions.
- Adjourned meeting (Unanimous)
City Council
City Council authorized the city administrator to notify the US Department of Commerce regarding funding for the Secondary Water Sedimentation Basin project. The project will be funded via a budget amendment to FY 2023 using local ARPA funds. Council also held discussions on an affordable housing proposal and procurement policy revisions.
- Approved authorization to submit letter to US Department of Commerce for $131,500 in Secondary Water Sedimentation Basin project funds (5-0)