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South Carolina Statutes, Title 4

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Title 4, Counties

23 chapters · 507 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 4507 Ch 10, Title 4, Chapter 1069 Ch 9, Title 4, Chapter 968 Ch 3, Title 4, Chapter 366 Ch 23, Title 4, Chapter 2361 Ch 19, Title 4, Chapter 1920 Ch 11, Title 4, Chapter 1119 Ch 29, Title 4, Chapter 2919 Ch 31, Title 4, Chapter 3119 Ch 1, Title 4, Chapter 118 Ch 15, Title 4, Chapter 1518 Ch 7, Title 4, Chapter 716 Ch 8, Title 4, Chapter 816 Ch 35, Title 4, Chapter 3516 Ch 5, Title 4, Chapter 515

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S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-140 Designation of fiscal and budget years; annual reports; adoption of budgets; levying and collection of taxes; supplemental appropriations; obtaining reports, estimates, and statistics
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The fiscal year of the county government shall begin on the first day of July of each year and shall end on the thirtieth day of June next following, and the fiscal year shall constitute the budget year of the county government. All county offices, departments, boards, commission…
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-145 Litter control officers; custodial arrest authority; number of officers; powers and duties
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(A) Except as provided in subsection (B), the governing body of a county may appoint and commission as many code enforcement officers as may be necessary for the proper security, general welfare, and convenience of the county. These officers are vested with all the powers and dut…
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-150 Audits of county records; designation of auditors; public inspection of report
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The council shall provide for an independent annual audit of all financial records and transactions of the county and any agency funded in whole by county funds and may provide for more frequent audits as it considers necessary. Special audits may be provided for any agency recei…
Council shall provide for centralized purchasing system

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S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-160

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The council shall provide for a centralized purchasing system for procurement of goods and services required by the county government.

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-170 Council shall provide for appointment of certain boards, committees, and commissions; appointive powers of council

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The council shall provide by ordinance for the appointment of all county boards, committees and commissions whose appointment is not provided for by the general law or the Constitution. Each council shall have such appointive powers with regard to existing boards and commissions …

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-175 Per diem, travel, and other expenses authorized for travel by board or commission members outside county

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The governing body of a county may pay per diem, travel, or any other expenses, in an amount it considers necessary, to any member of a county board or commission when the member travels outside of the county and incurs expenses relating to his duties while serving on the board.

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-180 Officers and employees shall disclose personal interests in county business and refrain from voting on or participating in such matters

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Any county officer or employee who has a substantial financial interest in any business which contracts with the county for sale or lease of land, materials, supplies, equipment or services or who personally engages in such matters shall make known that interest and refrain from …

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-190 Certain provisions inapplicable to board of commissioners form of government

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The sections of this article, except Sections 4-9-10 and 4-9-20 shall not apply to the board of commissioners form of government provided for in Article 11.

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-195 Grant of special property tax assessments to "rehabilitated historic property" or "low and moderate income rental property"

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(A) The governing body of any county by ordinance may grant the special property tax assessments authorized by this section to real property which qualifies as either "rehabilitated historic property" or as "low and moderate income rental property" in the manner provided in this …

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-20 Designation of permissible alternative forms of government

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The alternate forms of government which may be adopted pursuant to Section 4-9-10 shall be one of the following: (a) Council form as set forth in Article 3; (b) Council-supervisor form as set forth in Article 5; (c) Council-administrator form as set forth in Article 7; (d) Counci…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-25 Powers of counties

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All counties of the State, in addition to the powers conferred to their specific form of government, have authority to enact regulations, resolutions, and ordinances, not inconsistent with the Constitution and general law of this State, including the exercise of these powers in r…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-30 Designation of powers under each alternative form of government except board of commissioners form

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Under each of the alternate forms of government listed in Section 4-9-20, except the board of commissioners form provided for in Article 11, each county government within the authority granted by the Constitution and subject to the general law of this State shall have the followi…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-310 Responsibility for policy making and administration; membership of council; applicability of Article 1

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In those counties adopting the council form of government provided for in this article, the responsibility for policy making and administration of county government shall be vested in the county council which shall consist of not less than three nor more than twelve members who a…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-33 Referendum required to approve creation of county police department

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A referendum must be held to approve the creation of a county police department prior to the implementation of an ordinance adopted by a county council which would duplicate or replace the law enforcement functions of a sheriff. As used in this section, the term law enforcement m…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-35 County public library systems; boards of trustees

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(A) Each county council shall prior to July 1, 1979, by ordinance establish within the county a county public library system, which ordinance shall be consistent with the provisions of this section; provided, however, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the gover…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-36 Duties of boards of trustees

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The board as provided for in Section 4-9-35 shall be authorized to exercise powers as to the policies of the county library which shall not be inconsistent with the general policies established by the governing body of the county, and pursuant to that authority shall be empowered…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-37 Additional duties of boards of trustees

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In addition to the powers and duties prescribed in Section 4-9-36 the board shall: (a) Provide and make available to the residents of the county books and library materials and in the fulfillment of this function shall establish a headquarters library and may establish branches a…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-38 Status of donations for tax purposes; applicability of state laws

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All county public library systems established pursuant to Section 4-9-35 are deemed to be educational agencies and gifts and donations of funds or property to such systems shall be deductible by the donors for tax purposes as provided by law for gifts and donations for tax purpos…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-39 Funding of systems; transfer of assets of former libraries

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County public library systems shall be funded by annual appropriations by the county council including millage, if any, levied specifically for the county public library system plus aid provided by the state and federal governments and other sources. If any county council levies …

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-40 Power of county to contract for services within municipalities

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Any county may perform any of its functions, furnish any of its services within the corporate limits of any municipality, situated within the county, by contract with any individual, corporation or municipal governing body, subject always to the general law and the Constitution o…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-41 Joint administration of functions by county, incorporated municipality, special purpose district, or other political subdivision

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(A) Any county, incorporated municipality, special purpose district, or other political subdivision may provide for the joint administration of any function and exercise of powers as authorized by Section 13 of Article VIII of the South Carolina Constitution. (B) The provisions o…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-410 Membership of council; election, term, and compensation of supervisor

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The council in those counties adopting the council-supervisor form of government provided for in this article shall consist of not less than two nor more than twelve members who are qualified electors of the county. The supervisor shall serve as chairman and vote only to break ti…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-420 Powers and duties of supervisor

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The powers and duties of the supervisor shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) to serve as the chief administrative officer of the county government; (2) to execute the policies and legislative actions of the council; (3) to direct and coordinate operational age…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-430 Powers of council and its members; authority of supervisor over certain elected officials

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The council shall not remove any county administrative officers or employees whom the county supervisor or any of his subordinates are empowered to appoint, unless by two-thirds vote of the members present and voting. Except for the purposes of inquiries and official investigatio…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-440 Applicability of Article 1

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Except as specifically provided for in this article, the structure, organization, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of county government under the council-supervisor form shall be as prescribed in Article 1 of this chapter.

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-45 Police jurisdiction of coastal counties

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For the purpose of maintaining proper policing, to provide proper sanitation and to abate nuisances, the police jurisdiction and authority of any county bordering on the high tide line of the Atlantic Ocean is extended to include all that area lying between the high tide line and…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-50 Source of funds for use of county personnel, facilities, or equipment to implement general law

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Whenever the General Assembly shall provide by general law for the use of county personnel, facilities or equipment to implement such general law or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, the State agency or department responsible for administering such general law s…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-55 Enactment of general laws affecting counties' expenditures and revenue raising; conditions; exceptions

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(A) A county may not be bound by any general law requiring it to spend funds or to take an action requiring the expenditure of funds unless the General Assembly has determined that the law fulfills a state interest and the law requiring the expenditure is approved by two-thirds o…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-60 Election or appointment, and terms, of county treasurer and auditor under certain forms of government; continuation of officials in office

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Under the council, council-supervisor and council-administrator forms of government provided for in this chapter the county treasurer and the county auditor shall be elected. Officials serving unexpired terms when a form of government provided for in this chapter is adopted by a …

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-610 Membership of council; election and term of members

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The council in those counties adopting the council-administrator form of government provided for in this article shall consist of not less than three nor more than twelve members who are qualified electors of the county. Council members shall be elected in the general election fo…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-620 Employment and qualifications of administrator; compensation; term of employment; procedure for removal

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The council shall employ an administrator who shall be the administrative head of the county government and shall be responsible for the administration of all the departments of the county government which the council has the authority to control. He shall be employed with regard…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-630 Powers and duties of administrator

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The powers and duties of the administrator shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) to serve as the chief administrative officer of the county government; (2) to execute the policies, directives and legislative actions of the council; (3) to direct and coordinate …

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-640 Preparation and submission of budget and descriptive statement

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The county administrator shall prepare the proposed operating and capital budgets and submit them to the council at such time as the council determines. At the time of submitting the proposed budget, the county administrator shall submit to the council a statement describing the …

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-650 Authority of administrator over certain elected officials

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With the exception of organizational policies established by the governing body, the county administrator shall exercise no authority over any elected officials of the county whose offices were created either by the Constitution or by the general law of the State.

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-660 Authority of council and its members over county officers and employees

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Except for the purposes of inquiries and investigations, the council shall deal with county officers and employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the county administrator solely through the administrator, and neither the council nor its members shall give ord…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-670 Applicability of Article 1

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Except as specifically provided for in this article, the structure, organization, powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of county government under the council-administrator form shall be as prescribed in Article 1 of this chapter.

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-70 Powers of county councils with regard to public school education; establishing school tax millage

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The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to devolve any additional powers upon county councils with regard to public school education, and all school districts, boards of trustees and county boards of education shall continue to perform their statutory functions in m…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-80 Powers of county councils with regard to public service and special purpose districts, water and sewer authorities, and other political subdivisions; procedures upon dissolution of such districts

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The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to devolve any additional powers upon county councils with regard to public service districts, special purpose districts, water and sewer authorities, or other political subdivisions by whatever name designated, (which are in …

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-81 Authority for increasing size of governing body of district; procedure

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(A) The governing body of any special purpose or public service district, or water and sewer authority, which is elected may provide by resolution for an increase in the size of its governing body. The governing body may not reduce the number of members on its governing body whic…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-810 Membership of council; election and terms of members

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The council in those counties adopting the council-manager form of government provided for in this article shall consist of not less than five nor more than twelve members who are qualified electors of the county. Council members shall be elected in the general election for terms…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-82 Transfer by hospital public service district of assets, properties, and responsibilities for delivery of medical services

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(A) The governing body of any hospital public service district is authorized to transfer its assets and properties for the delivery of medical services upon assumption by the transferee of the responsibilities of the district for the delivery of medical services as set forth in t…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-820 Employment and qualifications of manager; term of office; compensation; procedure for removal

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The council shall employ a manager who shall be the administrative head of the county government and shall be responsible for the administration of all the departments of the county government which the council has the authority to control. He shall be employed with regard to his…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-830 Powers and duties of manager

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The powers and duties of the manager shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) to serve as the chief administrative officer of the county government; (2) to execute the policies, directives and legislative actions of the council; (3) to direct and coordinate operat…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-840 Preparation and submission of budget and descriptive statement

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The county manager shall prepare the proposed operating and capital budgets and submit them to the council at such time as the council determines. At the time of submitting the proposed budget, the county manager shall submit to the council a statement describing the important fe…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-85 Examination of financial impact on revenues of county where district is abolished; procedure for refunding taxes

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Within sixty days after the abolishment of a special purpose district (district), the governing body of the county in which the district is located must commence an examination of the financial impact of the abolishment of the district on the revenues of the county. The governing…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-850 Authority of county manager over elected officials; authority of council and its members over county officers and employees

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With the exception of organizational policies established by the governing body, the county manager shall exercise no authority over any elected officials of the county. Except for the purposes of inquiries and investigations, neither the council nor its members shall give orders…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-860 Election or appointment of county treasurer and auditor

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The county treasurer and county auditor, or their counterparts, by whatever terms those officials are designated may be elected or appointed by council as the council may determine by ordinance. If such officials are appointed, they shall be subject to control by council and the …

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-870 Applicability of Article 1

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Except as specifically provided for in this article, the structure, organization, powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of county government under the council-manager form shall be as prescribed in Article 1 of this chapter.

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-90 Election of council members; reapportionment; terms of office and vacancies; election at large of chairman; procedure for changing term of office; continuation in office after reapportionment

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Council members must be elected from defined single-member election districts unless otherwise determined under the provisions of subsection (a), (b), or (c) of Section 4-9-10 or under the provisions of any plan ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction prior to May 1, 1986. I…

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-10 Definitions

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For purposes of this chapter: (1) "County area" means a county and all municipalities within its geographical boundaries. (2) "County" means the unincorporated areas of a county area or county government as the use of the term dictates. (3) "Municipality" means a municipal corpor…