Ware Shoals meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Area boards weigh school resource officer funding, sales tax referendum; minutes pending on all recent meetings

Several local government bodies met between July 9 and July 16, but minutes have not yet been published for any of them, so no outcomes are confirmed. Agendas show City Council was scheduled to act on more than $1.8 million in grant appropriations, including $1,015,558 for the School Resource Officer Program, and to consider a one percent sales tax referendum for property tax relief.

City Council: Grants, sales tax referendum, and street transfer on the agenda

City Council had two meetings scheduled the week of July 13. One was a work session that was set to move directly into closed executive sessions on economic development and legal briefings, plus boards, commissions, and personnel updates. No public action was scheduled for that session.

A separate Council agenda listed several appropriations and one ordinance:

• **$1,015,558** in the Miscellaneous Grants Fund for the School Resource Officer Program
• An ordinance for a **one percent sales and use tax** to provide property tax relief for owner-occupied homes, contingent on referendum approval
• **$535,049** in the Opioid Grant Fund
• **$228,331** in the Miscellaneous Grants Fund for the FY 2026 SW Hurricane Helene Grant
• **$55,211** for Greenville Police Department body armor
• Transfer of sections of **Jenkins Street** from the state to the city system

Because minutes are not yet published, it is not confirmed which of these items passed, failed, or were postponed.

Greenville Local Development Corporation: Kiyatec note extension and lease on the table

The Greenville Local Development Corporation board was scheduled to vote on July 9 on extending Kiyatec's Primary Note due date from June 30, 2026, to December 31, 2026. Other agenda items included adopting standard operating procedures for purchasing authority, approving a lease to establish a principal place of business, and moving to quarterly financial reports. The nominating committee was set to provide an update on Wesley Altoff, Pete Byford, and Gustavo Nieves.

No minutes have been published, so outcomes are not confirmed.

Greenville Housing Authority: Tenant selection plan and write-offs scheduled for vote

The Board of Commissioners was set to consider Resolution 2026-05, approving a Tenant Selection Plan, and Resolution 2026-06, approving tenant write-offs. The agenda also included a CEO search update. Minutes are not yet available.

Cemetery advisory committees: No legible agenda items

The Springwood Cemetery Advisory Committee met July 15 and the Richland Cemetery Advisory Committee met July 16. In both cases, the provided agenda text consisted only of numerical strings and symbols, with no readable meeting details, discussions, decisions, or proposals identified.

Coming up

• **Greenville Airport Commission** — July 20: Will consider approving the June 2026 financial statement and budget amendment, discuss a request for proposals for Byrdland Drive, and receive project updates including runway safety area improvements, ramp rehabilitation, erosion repair, pavement sealcoating, and security access control. An executive session for contract negotiations is scheduled.
• **Public Safety Citizen Review Board** — July 20: Will review the City Manager's decision on an appeal by Officer Motz, along with Internal Affairs investigation synopses and the complaint log.

City Council to vote on $1M School Resource Officer grant; recent board agendas await minutes

Ware Shoals area boards and commissions have several consequential items on the horizon, with City Council scheduled to vote July 13 on more than $1.8 million in grant appropriations and a proposed sales tax referendum. Meanwhile, three recent public-body meetings from late June and early July remain agenda-only — minutes have not yet been published, so no outcomes are confirmed.

City Council — July 13

City Council has two meetings scheduled today. The first is a work session that will transition directly into a closed executive session covering an Economic Development / Legal Briefing and a Boards and Commissions / Personnel Update. No public action is expected during that session.

The second meeting includes several financial decisions:

• **$1,015,558** appropriation in the Miscellaneous Grants Fund for the School Resource Officer Program.
• **$535,049** appropriation in the Opioid Grant Fund.
• **$228,331** appropriation in the Miscellaneous Grants Fund for the FY 2026 SW Hurricane Helene Grant.
• **$55,211** appropriation for Greenville Police Department body armor.
• An ordinance for a one percent sales and use tax to provide property tax relief for owner-occupied homes, contingent on referendum approval.
• Transfer of sections of Jenkins Street from the state to the city system.

These are scheduled votes; results will be reported once minutes are available.

Greenville Local Development Corporation — July 9

The board's agenda listed five resolutions and updates, but minutes have not been published, so no votes are confirmed. Scheduled items included:

• A resolution to extend Kiyatec's Primary Note from June 30, 2026, to December 31, 2026.
• A resolution to adopt standard operating procedures for Purchasing Authority.
• A resolution to approve entering into a lease for a principal place of business.
• A resolution to move to quarterly financial reports.
• An update from the Nominating Committee on Wesley Altoff, Pete Byford, and Gustavo Nieves.

Greenville Housing Authority — July 9

The Board of Commissioners was scheduled to review operational reports and receive a CEO search update. Agenda items included Resolution 2026-05 (Approval of Tenant Selection Plan) and Resolution 2026-06 (Approval of Tenant Write-Offs). Minutes are not yet published, so whether these resolutions passed is not confirmed.

Greenville Airport Commission — June 30

This special called meeting was set to discuss Runway 01/19 Threshold Displacement and Tractor Acquisition, approve minutes of the June 15, 2026 meeting, and enter executive session for legal matters incidental to contractual arrangements, with possible action afterward. Minutes are not yet published.

Coming up

• **July 13 — City Council** (two sessions): executive session briefings, followed by votes on grant appropriations, a sales tax referendum ordinance, and Jenkins Street transfer.
• **July 15 — Springwood Cemetery Advisory Committee**: No readable agenda items were provided; the agenda text consisted only of numerical strings.
• **July 16 — Richland Cemetery Advisory Committee**: No legible agenda items were provided; the agenda text consisted of numerical codes and symbols.

Residents seeking confirmed outcomes from the June 30 and July 9 meetings should watch for published minutes from each body.