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MINUTES OF MAY 24, 2023
Briton S. Williams, Mayor
Jenafer F. McCauley, Councilmember – Mayor Pro Tem
David B. Buck, Councilmember
Pat C. Carpenter, Councilmember
David W. McGhee, Councilmember
Eric H. Presnell, Councilmember
Kevin W. Toole, Councilmember
The Leadership Planning Retreat of the City Council of the City of North Augusta having been duly
publicized, convened on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at The Arts Center of Greenwood
at 120 Main Street, Greenwood, South Carolina. Per Section 30-4-80, (e) notice of the meeting
by email was sent out to the current maintained “Agenda Mailout” list consisting of news media
outlets and individuals or companies requesting notification. Notice of the meeting was also
posted on the outside doors of the Municipal Center, the main bulletin board of the Municipal
Center located on the first floor, and the City of North Augusta website.
Members present were Mayor Williams, Councilmembers Buck, Carpenter, McCauley, McGhee,
Presnell, and Toole.
Also in attendance were James S. Clifford, City Administrator; Rachelle Moody, Assistant City
Administrator; Thomas C. Zeaser,
Director of Engineering and Public Works; John C. Thomas, Director of Public Safety; James E.
Sutton, Director of Public Services; Richard L. Meyer, Director of Parks, Recreation and Tourism;
Thomas L. Paradise, Director of Planning and Development; Kayla Ferguson, Manager of Human
Resources; Ricky L. Jones, Manager of Information Technology, and Jamie Paul, City Clerk.
A member of the media was also present.
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Leadership Planning Retreat Agenda
May 24, 2023 – 9:00 am
The Arts Center of Greenwood – Banquet Room
120 Main Street, Greenwood, SC 29646
8:30 am Arrival
9:00 am Welcome Mayor Williams
Overview of Agenda Administrator James Clifford
9:15 am Impact Fees: Highlight of Process Planning & Development Director
Tommy Paradise
PRESENTATIONS:
9:30 am Public Services Director James Sutton
Engineering & Public Works Director Tom Zeaser
Information Technology Manager Ricky Jones
Human Resources Manager Kayla Ferguson
Administration Administrator James Clifford
11:30 am Lunch from Howard’s on Main;
Agenda Review - June 5, 2023;
followed by a Downtown Walk of
Greenwood
Mayor Williams and Administrator
James Clifford
PRESENTATIONS:
1:00 pm Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Director Rick Meyer
Public Safety Chief John Thomas
Finance Director Lynda Williamson
Planning & Development Director Tommy Paradise
Final Wrap-Up (Q&A) Administration
4:30 pm Depart for North Augusta
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2023 Council Offsite
Administrative Notes
Welcome by Mayor Williams
Agenda
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Purpose
1.Discuss city growth trajectory and potential resourcing options
2.Seek Council guidance for way-ahead
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Guidance to Staff
1.Compare residential growth in next 10 years to department
growth
2.Focus analysis on staffing / FTEs
3.Consider large capital needs
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Assumptions
•Residential Growth does not pay for itself
•All planned developments are built to capacity in estimated
timeframe
•Timing of Riverside Village build-out is unknown
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Impact Fee
“Development Impact Fee” or “Impact Fee” means a payment of
money imposed as a condition of development approval to pay a
proportionate share of the cost of system improvements needed to
serve the people utilizing the improvements
•§6-1-920
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Implementation of Impact Fee
1.Council adopts Resolution directing Planning Commission
2.Planning Commission develops Ordinance
A.Must develop a Capital Improvement Plan
B.Qualified Consultant to Assist
3.Capital Improvement Plan recommended to Council
4.Council adopts Capital Improvement Plan
5.Planning Commission recommends Ordinance to Council
6.Council adopts Ordinance by a positive majority
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2020
Census
2022
Estimate 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033
Housing Unit Increase Per Year 639 2010 1292 857 472 452 452 396 396 396 396
Single family 85 324 486 211 195 188 188 132 132 132 132
Apartments 132 969 472 453 139 132 132 132 132 132 132
Townhomes 422 718 335 153 139 132 132 132 132 132 132
Estimated Population Increase* 1,476 4,643 2,985 1,980 1,090 1,044 1,044 915 915 915 915
Estimated Total Population 24,379 25,288 26,764 31,407 34,392 36,371 37,462 38,506 39,550 40,465 41,379 42,294 43,209
% change 4%6%17%10%6%3%3%3%2%2%2%2%
*Unit Increase/yr x 2.31 people
Average annual % change 5%
Total % change 2020 - build out 77%
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2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 Total
GENERAL FUND 13 25 15 11 9 10 7 7 7 4 108
SANITATION FUND 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
O&M FUND 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
STORMWATER FUND 0.5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.5
TOTAL 16.5 29 16 12 11 10 7 7 7 4 119.5
Summary: Total Requested FTEs by Fund
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Requested FTEs - General Fund
New full time employees needed in the year position should be added to the budget
Department Position 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 Total
1 Finance Finance Accountant 1 1
2 IT PC Tech for Public Safety 1 1
3 Planning Code Enforcement Supervisor 1 1
4 Admin Special Projects Coordinator 1 1
5 Admin Communications Coordinator 1 1
6 Admin Solicitor 1 1
7 HR Risk Manager 1 1
8 HR Employee Relations Specialist 1 1
9 PRT PT Center Coordinator (2)1
10 PRT Superintendent of Recreation 1 1
11 PRT Maintenance Supervisor 1 1
12 PRT Center Coordinator 1 1
13 PRT Tourism Supervisor 1 1
14 PRT Grounds Worker III 1 1
15 PRT Program Coordinator 1 1 1
16 PRT Crew Leader, Greeneway 1 1
17 PRT Grounds Worker III, Regional Park 1 1
18 PRT Recreation Secretary, AC 1 1
19 PRT Maintenance Worker II, AC 1 1
20 PRT Crew Leader, Regional park 1 1
21 PRT Grounds Worker II, Regional Park 1 2 3
22 PRT Center Program Coordinator 1 1 2
23 PRT Tourism Coordinator 1 1
24 PRT Park Ranger/Security Guard 1 1
25 E&PW Eng Inspector 1 1
26 E&PW Building Inspector III 1 1
27 E&PW Foreman (S&D)1 1 2
28 E&PW Heavy Equipment Operator I (S&D)1 1
29 E&PW Laborer (S&D)1 1
30 P Safety PS Officer: patrol, traffic, inv, AC, CAT 3 9 6 2 3 2 2 2 2 31
31 P Safety Maintenance Worker 1 1
32 P Safety Public Safety Records Clerk 1 1
33 P Safety Public Safety Court Clerk 2 2
34 P Safety Public Safety Admin Assistant 1 1
35 P Safety Public Safety Records Supervisor 1 1
36 P Safety Public Safety Captain 1 1
37 P Safety Public Safety Assistant Director 1 1
38 P Safety Public Safety Sergeant 2 1 1 1 5
39 P Safety Dispatch Supervisor 1 1
40 P Safety Evidence Technician 1 1
41 P Safety Public Safety Lieutenant 1 1 1 1 4
42 P Safety Public Safety Firefighter 3 3 3 3 3 15
43 P Safety Public Safety Staff Sergeant 4 4
44 P Safety Public Safety Dispatcher 2 2 4
45 P Services Tree Technician 1 1
46 P Services Grounds Worker 1 1
TOTAL 13 25 15 11 9 10 7 7 7 4 108
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Requested FTEs - Sanitation Fund
New full time employees needed in the year position should be added to the budget
Department Position 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 Total
1 Sanitation Vehicle Operator III 2 1 3
TOTAL 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Note: Additional employees needed to operate the Materials Recovery Facility are currently unknown due to change in
operating proecess. Years 2023 & 2024 will be utilized as benchmark years for assessing personnel growth.
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Requested FTEs - Operations and Maintenance Fund
New full time employees needed in the year position should be added to the budget
Department Position 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 Total
1 U. Finance Customer Service Rep II 1 1
2 U. Finance Billing Specialist 1 1
3 U. Finance Customer Service Rep I 1 1
4 Water O&M Meter Service Tech 1 1
5 Water O&M Utility Technician 1 1
TOTAL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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Requested FTEs - Stormwater Fund
New full time employees needed in the year position should be added to the budget
Position 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 Total
1 Heavy Equip Operator (det. ponds)1 1
2 Grounds Worker II (detention ponds)1 1 2
3 Engineering Inspector (.5)0.5 0.5
TOTAL 0.5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.5
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Division Staffing
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Full Time Employees
Division 2023
Materials Recovery 5
Property Maintenance 18
Sanitation 24
Wastewater O&M 11
Water O&M 9
Water Production 8
Total 75
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Water Division
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Water System Testing & Inspections
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•Fire Hydrant Flow Test & Maintenance
•Valve Inspections & Box Cleanout
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033
Fire Hydrants/Valves
Increase Per Year 92 197 166 74 67 65 65 52 52 52 52
Estimated Total 5412 5504 5701 5867 5941 6008 6073 6138 6190 6242 6294 6346
Estimated Inspections*1804 1835 1900 1956 1980 2003 2024 2046 2063 2081 2098 2115
•1843 Maximum Inspections Per Year
•Utility Technician & Truck
*Three Year Inspection Schedule
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Water Meters & Customer Service
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•3 Meter Readers
•10,432 Maximum Monthly Meter Readings
•Meter Technician & Truck
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033
Meter Increase Per Year 513 1082 841 373 340 326 326 326 270 270 270
Estimated Total 9393 9906 10988 11829 12202 12542 12868 13194 13520 13790 14060 14330 AT
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Sanitation Division
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Residential Waste Collection
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•2 Automated Side Load & 1 Rear Load Truck
•2,640 Maximum Daily Collection
•Vehicle Operator & Truck
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033
Roll Cart Increase Per Year 507 1042 821 364 334 320 320 264 264 264 264
Estimated Total 8845 9352 10394 11215 11579 11913 12233 12553 12817 13081 13345 13609
Estimated Daily Collections 2211 2338 2599 2804 2895 2978 3058 3138 3204 3270 3336 3402
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Residential Yard & Bulk Waste
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•2 Boom & 1 Rear Load Truck
•Maximum Daily Collection 2,815
•Vehicle Operator & Truck
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033
Unit Increase Per Year 507 1042 821 364 334 320 320 264 264 264 264
Estimated Total 9356 9863 10905 11726 12090 12424 12744 13064 13328 13592 13856 14120
Estimated Daily Collections 2339 2466 2726 2932 3023 3106 3186 3266 3332 3398 3464 3530
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Residential Recycling Collection
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•2023-2024 Benchmark
•8 Recycling Collection Routes
•Bi-Weekly Service
•Blue Bag Customer Use Rate 29%
•Maximum Daily Collection 1,541
•Vehicle Operator & Truck
•Sanitation Worker
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033
Unit Increase Per Year 507 1042 821 364 334 320 320 264 264 264 264
Estimated Total 9356 9863 10905 11726 12090 12424 12744 13064 13328 13592 13856 14120
Estimated Daily Collection -1233 1363 1466 1511 1553 1593 1633 1666 1699 1732 1765
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Property Maintenance Division
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Street Trees & Landscape Maintenance
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•Maximum Annual Average Tree Care 2,160
•Pruning, Chemicals, Data Collection
*Three Year Maintenance Schedule
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033
Tree Increase Per Year 558 712 774 338 312 301 301 227 227 227 227
Estimated Total 5488 6076 6788 7562 7900 8212 8513 8814 9041 9268 9495 9722
Estimated Annual Tree Care*1829 2025 2263 2521 2633 2737 2838 2938 3014 3089 3165 3241
•Tree Technician & Truck
•Grounds Worker
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Materials Recovery Division
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Materials Recovery Staff
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Year Description Inmate/Contract Labor City Staff
1993 -2016 SCDC Closed Local Work Camp 22 8
2016 -2021 Inmate Labor Replaced with Temps 6 8
As of May 23, 2023 2 5
•2023 -2024 Benchmark
(Recycling Rates, Recycling Sales,
Expenses, Future Staffing)
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Projected Public Services Staffing
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Full Time Employees
Divisions 2007 2023 2033
Materials Recovery 7 5 5
Property Maintenance 12 18 20
Sanitation 20 24 27
Wastewater O&M 10 11 11
Water O&M 8 9 11
Water Production 8 8 8
Totals 65 75 82
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Building Standards
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Stormwater Management
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Brief employee summary & employee request
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IT Department Employee History
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IT Department Employee Request
•We are requesting an FTE in 2026 to support Public Safety and reside in the new Headquarters building
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2007 2
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Virtual Environment, Phone System, Cameras
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•Current strategy consists of removing legacy hardware and moving to cloud based solutions
•Current virtual infrastructure looks good, but we do have 1 legacy rack that needs to be phased out
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•Start adding new host nodes to the new cluster and then decommission the old cluster by 2025-26
•Implement 2 VxRail Hosts at new Public Safety headquarters in 2025 or 2026 so that we can separate Public Safety systems from other city systems.
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•We currently maintain 177 physical phones throughout the city
•We maintain 2 aging Cisco Call Manager servers & 1 Cisco Unity server for Voicemail
•Current hardware is 16 years old and is End of Life
•Last Date of Support was July 31, 2020
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•We currently maintain 152 cameras throughout the city
•There are 12 separate locations / facilities that have cameras
•Mix of connectivity consisting of remote, city network & isolated
•Current provider is Technology Solutions of Charleston
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Compensation & Benefits
Organizational Development
Employee Relations
Employee Health, Safety, & Security
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Current Organizational Chart
Manager of Human Resources
Human Resources Generalist
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2017201820192020202120222023 2024202520262027202820292030203120322033
Population*22947235732388824379246752528826764 31407343923637137462385063955040465413794229443209
Employee Count (FT&PT)**252252256263265270271 302319330336342348355359364370
HR Count**2.02.02.02.02.02.02.0 3.03.03.03.03.04.04.04.04.04.0
HR to Staff Ratio (ideal 1%)***0.79%0.79%0.78%0.76%0.75%0.74%0.74%0.99%0.94%0.91%0.89%0.88%1.15%1.13%1.11%1.10%1.08%
*Source: U.S. Census Bureau & provided population projections
**Source : CONA Budget & Projection based on trend analysis of population projections provided
***Source: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
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Projected 2033 Organizational Chart
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Manager of Human Resources
Risk Manager Human Resources Generalist
Employee Relations Specialist
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•ASAP-Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
•2028 -Copier (replacement)
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Current Staff
1 City Administrator
1 Assistant City Administrator
1 City Clerk
1 City Attorney
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Staffing Additions
Solicitor 2025
Communications Coordinator 2025
Special Projects Coordinator 2026
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PUBLIC POWER HOUR
June 5, 2023 – 5:30 p.m. - Municipal Center – 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers
DRAFT AGENDA: CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
June 5, 2023 – 6:00 p.m. – Municipal Center – 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers
The Public Power Hour and the Regular City Council meeting will be streamed for public viewing online
at:
•“City of North Augusta – Public Information” on www.Facebook.com
•“City of North Augusta Public Information” on www.YouTube.com
CITIZEN COMMENTS: Citizens may speak to Mayor and City Council on each item listed on this agenda. The Mayor will call
for comments prior to Council’s discussion. Speakers shall give their name and address in an audible tone of voice. Speaker
Forms are provided on the credenza at the entrance for speakers desiring that the minutes indicate that they addressed Council
on a specific topic. The form will be included as part of the minutes of the meeting. Citizen comments are limited to five
minutes.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE: Individuals needing special assistance or sign interpreter to participate in the meeting, please notify the
Administration Department 48 hours prior to the meeting.
1.CALL TO ORDER:
2.INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
3.ROLL CALL:
4.APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
•City Council Meeting minutes of May 15, 2023
•Special Called Study Session minutes of May 24, 2023
•Leadership Planning Retreat minutes of May 24, 2023
5.PROCLAMATIONS:
a.National Garden Week, June 4 – 10, 2023
b.Scoliosis Early Detection Awareness Month June, 2023
c.North Augusta High School Boys Golf Team 2023 Class 4A State Championship
6.PERSONNEL: Captain William Luckey, Retirement – Recognition of Service to the City of
North
NEW BUSINESS
7.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Ordinance No. 2023-11 Amending Article 13, Signs, of the North
Augusta Development Code, Chapter 18 of the City of North Augusta, South Carolina Code of
Ordinances– First Reading
8.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Ordinance No. 2023-12 to Approve the General Development Plan for
the 177.5+ Acre the Hive Planned Development on the East Side of West Martintown Road between
Knobcone Avenue and Interstate 20– First Reading
9.PUBLIC SAFETY: Ordinance No. 2023-13 Ordinance Establishing a Procedure for the Provision of
Wrecker Service by Commercial Wrecker and Towing Businesses within the City Limits – First Reading
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10.ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
11.PRESENTATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS/RECOGNITION OF VISITORS:
A.Citizen Comments: At this time, citizens may speak to Mayor and City Council regarding matters not listed on
the agenda. Speakers shall give their name and address for the records. Speaker Forms are provided on the
credenza for speakers desiring that the minutes indicate that they addressed Council on a specific topic. The
form will be included as part of the minutes of the meeting. Citizen comments are limited to five minutes.
B.Council Comments:
12.ADJOURNMENT
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Parks, Recreation, & Tourism
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Year Site Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Cars/day Cars/year
2021 Buena Vista
Vehicle
36,671 42,205 56,684*45,690 84,250 75,221 61,671 38,198*50,285 277,052 225,002 311,825 3,657 1,335,094
San Salvador Vehicle
25,673 27,926 40,658 42,241 41,533 33,845 41,599 25,493*27,314 32,258 25,364 22,424 1,059 386,802
2022 Buena Vista Vehicle
484,307*41,542*52,326 57,804 55,515 47,112 56,073 50,620 42,604 45,011 40,316*2,820 1,029,502
San
Salvador Vehicle
25,694 114,312 37,174*41,192 38,582 34,526 38,571 29,154 25,936*1,449 528,885
Master Summary
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Riverview Park Activities Center
2021 2022*
Activities Center Members Attendance 53,764 53,188
Activities Center Visitors Attendance 267,141 231,813
Activities Center Total Attendance 320,905 285,001
* 7 days less of Peach Jam in 2022
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Tourism Events @ Activities Center &
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Tourism Events @Activities Center 2021 2022
Travel Basketball Events 7 7
Travel Baseball Events 6 6
Travel Softball Events 3 3
Travel Volleyball Events 1 1
High School Wrestling Event 1 1
Dog show, cat show, Kids fair 3 3
Pickleball Tournament 0 1
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Sports Activity Report
Youth Programs 2021 2022
Basketball 701 792
Baseball 578 634
Softball-Youth 207 276
Softball-Adult 150 255
Soccer-Spring 578 667
Soccer-Fall 578 514
Cheerleading 196 240
Football 313 337
Volleyball 132 162
TOTAL:3433 3877
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Activities Center Employee Coverage
Activities Center Hours Open Close Total Hrs.
Monday 6am 9pm 15
Tuesday 6am 9pm 15
Wednesday 6am 9pm 15
Thursday 6am 9pm 15
Friday 6am 8pm 14
Saturday 7am 5pm 12
Sunday 1:30pm 5:30pm 4
120,000 square ft. facility 90 Hrs. x 3
employees
270 hrs.
Facilities & Programs Supervisor 40
Center Coordinator 40
Center Coordinator 40
Center Program Coordinator 40
PT Center Coordinator 25
PT Center Coordinator 25
PT Center Coordinator 25
PT Center Coordinator 25
PT Center Coordinator * new in 2023 25
Total Hours not counting Supervisor 245 hrs. -25 hrs.
• When Athletic programs are going on outside in the spring, summer, and fall, we have no staff in the back offices after 5pm. Many days
and weekends we have only 2 employees working the entire building. The addition of the new PT Center Coordinator position in 2023
helps but still leaves us short. When someone is out sick, our Facilities & Programs Supervisor ends up working the front desk and
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Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Organizational Chart 2023
Director of Parks, Recreation & Tourism–4300 –Grade 38Rick Meyer
Secretary II (1)-Grade 11Tanya Raws
Facilities & Programs Supervisor (1)–Grade 18 Superintendent of Facilities & Programs (1) -Grade 27 Maintenance Foreman (1)–Grade 13
Jeremy Jiunnies Karl Waldhauer Lee Jones
Projects & Grants Maintenance Technician (1)–Grade 12Center Coordinator (2)-Grade 8
John ShermanTori Roberts
Crew Leader (1)-Grade 9Jose Villatoro
Tourism, Marketing, Special Events
Events Coordinator (1) Grade 12
Derek Boyd
Tourism & Marketing Coordinator (1) Grade 12
Randy Duteau
Mike Turner
Crew Leader (1)–Grade 9
Ron Mathews
Grounds Worker III (2)–Grade 7
Maintenance Worker II (1)-Grade 8Susan Reynolds
PT Center Coordinator (5) –50 hrs @ 13.00/hr.
Darrell BennettRyan WebbJennifer Grant
Barry Hilliard
AthleticsProgram Coordinator II (1) –Grade 14Amber Porter
Center Program Coordinator (1)Grade 10Phillip Prescott Josh Logan
Grounds Worker II (2) –Grade 6
Brandon NicklesonBen Bartley-Greeneway & Amphitheater
Vacant -Greeneway & Amphitheater
Program Coordinator (1)-Grade 12
Vacant Recreation Temp (25 hrs/wk for 16 wks)
Center Program Coordinator (3)–Grade
10Tyler Roush
Derrick NelsonVacant
23 Full Time Employees, 6 Part Time Employees
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•Park Ranger 1 Security & Coverage
•Center Coordinator 1 Building Coverage
•PT Center Coordinator 2 Weekend Building Coverage
•Maintenance Supervisor 1 Leadership & Succession
•Superintendent of Recreation 1 Reinstitute Position (cut in 2011)
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2025
•Tourism Supervisor 1 Best practice
•Program Coordinator I 1Growth in athletic programs
•Recreation Secretary 1 Growth in athletic programs
2026
•Grounds Worker III 1 Field maintenance
•Tourism Coordinator 1 Visitors Center
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2027
•Maintenance Worker II 1 Activities Center
•Center Program Coordinator 1 Activities Center
2028
•Crew Leader 1 Greeneway
•Tourism Coordinator 1 Visitors Center
2029
•Grounds Worker III 1 Regional Park
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2030
•Center Program Coordinator 1Activities Center
2031
•Crew Leader 1 Regional Park
2032
•Grounds Worker II 1 Regional Park
2033
•Grounds Worker II 2 Regional Park
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North Augusta PRT vs. Aiken PRT
North Augusta Total Recreation Parks Community
Center
Tourism Activities
Center
Population 25,288
PRT Budget $3,288,893 $1,285,754 $654,783 $163,412 $319,388 $865,556
PRT Revenue 2022 $1,529,841
Employees 23 FTE, 6 PT 8 FTE 7 FTE 2 FTE, 1PT 1 FTE 5 FTE, 5PT
Aiken Recreation Parks Athletics Tourism Other
Population 32,775
PRT Budget $5,484,340 $1,143,200 $2,596,470 $883,405 $782,485 $78,780
PRT Revenue 2022 $990,000
Employees 58 FTE, 44 PT 13 FTE, 31 PT 31 FTE, 1PT 8 FTE, 11PT 6 FTE, 1PT
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Regional Park Playground Equipment
Odell Weeks Playground Langley Pond Playground
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Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Organizational Chart 2033
Director of Parks, Recreation & Tourism–4300 –Grade 38
Superintendent of Parks & Tourism (1) –Grade 27 Secretary II (1)-Grade 11
Recreation & Activities Center Tourism, Marketing, Special Events Parks
Superintendent of Recreation (1)–Grade
27
Park Ranger (2)–Grade 12
Recreation Secretary I (1)-Grade 8
Tourism Supervisor (1) Grade 18
Tourism & Marketing Coordinator (1) Grade 14
Maintenance Supervisor (1)–Grade 18
Center Coordinator-(3) Grade 8 Events Coordinator (1) Grade 14 Maintenance Foreman (1) -Grade 13
PT Center Coordinator (6)-50 hrs. x $15/hr. Visitors Center Coordinator (1) Grade 12 Maintenance Technician (1)–Grade 12
Crew Leader (1)-Grade 10
Maintenance Worker III (1)-Grade 8
Maintenance Worker II (1)-Grade 6
Center Program Coordinator (2) Grade 10
Crew Leader (2)–Grade 10
Grounds Worker III-(3) Grade 8
Athletics
Athletic Supervisor (1) –Grade 18
Program Coordinator II (1)-Grade 14
Program Coordinator I (1) –Grade 13
Program Coordinator (1) –Grade 12
Center Program Coordinator (3)-Grade 10
PT Athletic Coordinators (3) –50 hrs. x
$15/hr.
Grounds Worker II (5)–Grade 6
Greeneway & Amphitheater
Crew Leader (1) –Grade 9
Grounds Worker II (2) –Grade 6
42 Full Time Employees, 9 Part Time Employees
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PRT REVENUE DATA
Athletic registration fees, Activities Center membership fees, facility rental fees, special
program fees, tournament rentals, concession revenue, Nike Peach Jam, etc.
Year Revenue A Tax H tax
2014 $1,027,802
2015 $1,162,575
2016 $1,244,697
2017 $1,148,107
2018 $1,231,315
2019 $1,322,649
2020 $463,680 COVID 19 COVID 19
2021 *$1,523,964
2022 *$1,529,841
*Nike Peach Jam is $400,000+ of the revenue in the last 2 years.
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PRT Staffing Data for Last 10 Years
2023 Staffing Requests Pay Grade Approved Declined 23 FTE, 6 PT
1. Park Security Guard 12 X
2. PT Center Coordinator $14/hr. X
3. PT Center Coordinator $14/hr. X
4. Center Coordinator to
C. Program Coordinator
10 Promotion
2022 Staffing Requests 23 FTE, 4 PT
1. Grounds Worker II 6 X Greeneway
2. Center Coordinator 8 X
3. Public Safety Officer 15 X
4. PT Center Coordinator $14/hr. X
2021 Staffing Requests 22 FTE, 4 PT
Reorganization of staff
1. Grounds Worker II 6 X Greeneway
2. Grounds Worker II 6 X
3. C Program Coordinator 10 X
4. Maintenance Worker I Transfer Dept.
5. Maintenance Worker I Transfer Dept.
6.
2020 Staffing Requests 22 FTE, 4 PT
1. Grounds Worker II 6 X
2. Program Coordinator 12 X
3. Center Coordinator 8 X
4. Center Coordinator 8 X
5. PT Center Coordinator $14/hr. X
2019 Staffing Requests 22 FTE, 4 PT
1. Grounds Worker II 6 X
2. Grounds Worker II 6 X
3. Center Coordinator 8 X
4. Center Coordinator 8 X
5. Maintenance Worker I 6 X
2018 Staffing Requests 21 FTE, 4 PT
1. Center Coordinator X
2. Center Coordinator X
3. PT Maintenance Worker X
4. Grounds Worker II X
5. PT Grounds Worker I X
6. Summer Intern Eliminated
7. United Way Intern Eliminated
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2017 Staffing Requests 21 FTE, 6 PT
1. Program Coordinator X
2. PT Center Coordinator X
2016 Staffing Requests 21 FTE, 6 PT
1. PT Center Coordinator /hr. X
2015 Staffing Requests 21 FTE, 5 PT
Trade 2 PT Center Coordinators
for FTE Program Coordinator
X
2014 Staffing Requests 20 FTE, 7 PT
1. PT Grounds Worker II X
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North Augusta
Public Safety
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•Based on the population growth that is planned for the property
already in the city, North Augusta will have a density greater than Spartanburg.
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Population
# of
Officers
Persons per
Officer
Officers per
Capita
Density
Sumter 43,463 101 430 2.32 1325.3/sq mi
Florence 39,899 97 411 2.43 1662.7/sq mi
Spartanburg 38,732 124 312 3.2 1912.4/sq mi
Aiken 32,025 92 348 2.87 1531.7/sq mi
North Augusta 24,379 67 364 2.75 1146.6/sq mi
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•For sworn officers, the expansion we are presenting is to maintain the current level of service that is provided as the population expands. Our goal is to maintain the officer per capita ratio of 2.75. (2.75 officers for every 1,000 citizens)
•This would also be comparative to cities with similar populations and densities.
•The staffing requests fluctuate yearly and are based on the population expectations presented.
•As the department increases the number of sworn officers, it is imperative to increase the support personnel.
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•Equipment needs are separated out for each year based on current needs and the correlating needs from expansion.
•The equipment calculations were determined from the 2023 cost for equipment with a 5% yearly increase.
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New Personnel -2023
•4 SRO’s funded through a grant.
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•3 PSO’s assigned to road patrol
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•Replace 1981 Ladder Truck –Currently Seeking Grant Funding
•Replace 1998 Tanker –
•Replace 1998 Brush Truck -
•Purchase 3 new vehicles for new positions
•Equip 3 new officers(Includes Uniforms, Body Armor, Taser,
Handgun, Walkie-Talkie, Rifle, and Fire Gear)
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New Personnel -2025
•5 PSO’s on shift
•2 Investigators
•1 Assistant Director
•1 Captain of Administration
•2 Traffic Officers
•1 Training Sergeant
•1 Accreditation Sergeant
•1 Maintenance Worker
•1 Records Supervisor
•1 Records Clerk
•2 Court Clerks
•1 Administrative Assistant
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•Purchase 13 new vehicles for new positions
•Equip 13 new officers -
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Personnel -2026
•Sergeant for Public Safety Headquarters
•Lt. over Juveniles/SRO
•1 Community Action Team Member
•1 Animal Control
•4 PSO’s on shift
•Dispatch Supervisor
•Evidence technician
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Equipment -2026
•Purchase 8 new vehicles for new positions
•Equip 8 new officers
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Facilities –Station 2 Refurbishment -
2027
•Requested to be funded in CPST 5
•This cost would cover the exterior, interior, as well as update the indoor firing range.
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Facilities –Station 4 -2027
•Requested to be funded in CPST 5
•Location request closest to I-20 Exit 1
•Apparatus Requirements
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Personnel -2027
•Station 4 Sergeant
•3 Firefighters for Station 4
•4 Staff Sergeants for Shifts
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Equipment -2027
•New pumper for Station 4 -(CPST 5)
•New Brush Truck for Station 4 (CPST 5)
•Purchase 5 new vehicles for new positions
•Equip 5 new officers
•Equip new firefighters at Sta. 4 (Includes Uniforms, Fire Gear, Walkie-Talkie)
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Personnel -2028
•2 Dispatchers
•Fire Lieutenant
•2 Investigators
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Equipment -2028
•Purchase 3 new vehicles for new positions
•Equip 3 new officers
•Communication Console for
New Dispatch Position
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Personnel -2029
•2 Dispatchers
•2 PSO’s on shift
•1 Court Security Officer
•3 Additional Firefighters for Station 1
•The additional FF’s are needed because PSO’s only count as .5 for ISO purposes.
This will keep officers from having to work the fire station and allow officers to continue to handle police matters
during a fire emergency.
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Equipment -2029
•Purchase 3 new vehicles for new positions
•Equip 3 new officers
•Equip 3 new firefighters
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Personnel -2030
•3 Additional Firefighters Station 2
•Narcotics Lieutenant
•2 PSO’s on Shift
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Equipment -2030
•Purchase 3 new vehicles for new positions
•Equip 3 new officers
•Equip 3 new firefighters
•Replace 2005 Pierce Pumper
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Personnel -2031
•3 Additional Firefighters Station 3
•1 Traffic Officer
•1 Investigator
•1 Fleet Manager Sergeant
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Equipment -2031
•Purchase 3 new vehicles for new positions
•Equip 3 new officers
•Equip 3 new firefighters
•Replace 2011 F-550 Rescue Truck
•Replace 2006 SWAT Box Truck
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Personnel -2032
•3 Additional Firefighters Station 4
•1 Lieutenant PIO and Grants
•2 PSO’s on Shift
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Equipment -2032
•Purchase 3 new vehicles for new positions
•Equip 3 new officers
•Equip 3 new firefighters
•Upgrade Communication System Radios
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Personnel -2033
•2 PSO’s on Shift
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Equipment -2033
•Purchase 2 new vehicles for new positions
•Equip 2 new officers
•Replace 2008 Pierce Aerial Platform
•Replace 2023 Software System
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Facilities –Training Facility
•Located on city owned land
•Reached out to National Guard for assistance in site prep.
•2024 Phase 1 -Planning and Preparation
•2025 Phase 2 –Firearms Range/Rifle
•2028 Phase 3 –Burn Building –ISO gives extra credit for facility training
•2031 Phase 4 –Driving Track –Available for all City Departments
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Facilities –Station 5, 6
•These are not accounted for in this 10 year plan.
•They may become necessary as annexation occurs causing the response distance to be too far to provide adequate services.
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How will these officer positions and related expansion be
utilized in Public Safety to keep up with growth?
2023
4 School Resource Officers
2024
3 PSO’s on Shift for Patrol
2025
5 PSO’s on Shift for Patrol
2 Investigators
Assistant Director
Captain of Administration
2 Officers assigned to Traffic
Training Sergeant
Accreditation Sergeant
Maintenance Worker
Records Supervisor
Records Clerk
2 Court Clerks
Administrative Assistant
2026
Sergeant for PS Headquarters
Lt. Over Juveniles/SRO
Community Action Team PSO
Animal Control Officer
4 PSO’s on Shift for Patrol
Dispatch Supervisor
Evidence Technician
2027
Station 4 Sergeant
3 Firefighters for Station 4
4 Staff Sergeants for Shifts
2028
2 Dispatchers
Fire Lieutenant
2 Investigators
2029
2 Dispatchers
2 PSO’s on Shift for Patrol
Court Security Officer
3 Additional Firefighters Sta. 1
2030
2 PSO’s on Shift for Patrol
Narcotics Lieutenant
3 Additional Firefighters Sta. 2
2031
Officer assigned to Traffic
Investigator
Fleet Manager Sergeant
3 Additional Firefighters Sta. 3
2032
Lieutenant PIO and Grants
2 PSO’s on Shift for Patrol
3 Additional Firefighters Sta. 4
2033
2 PSO’s on Shift for Patrol
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How Many Officers does Public Safety Need to
Maintain Services as the Population Grows
There is no standard that says a city must have a certain number of officers for
each citizen due to the fact that no two cities are the same. The current ratio of
police officers to citizens in North Augusta is 2.75 officers for every 1,000 citizens.
However, a close comparison of Aiken Public Safety shows that we are lagging
behind them as they have a per capita ratio of 2.87. The chart below shows the
number of officers needed with the corresponding year in order to maintain this
ratio. In the correlating expansion plans for Public Safety, the officers and
equipment are requested for the year after the city meets these population
estimates.
Year Population # of Officers
2.75 per
capita
2020 24,379 67
2022 25,288 70
2023 26,764 74
2024 31,407 87
2025 34,392 95
2026 36,371 100
2027 37,462 103
2028 38,506 106
2029 39,550 109
2030 40,465 111
2031 41,379 114
2032 42,294 116
2033 43,209 119
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FINANCE AT
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Director
Finance
Manager
Finance
Accountant Tax Clerk Code
Compliance Utility Billing
Coordinator
Customer
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Customer
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*2 employees dedicated to answering customer service calls
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4 Employees
Updated Software –Review In Process
Automated Phone System
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Customer Service Representative II
•This position is needed currently. Our new service requests are increasing at a current rate that we need an extra person to help with customer set ups, terminations, transfers, and general customer service.
•We have an office space that is currently available to house this added position.
•This position would be needed in 2024
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•This position is needed to handle the additional traffic coming in for utility, tax, and parking ticket payments. The added position will help with traffic on high volume days and also help cover times when time off is needed for other employees.
•The Aiken County Tax Payment window will need to be relocated to another area or building.
•We would add this position in 2025.
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Utility Billing Specialist
•This position is needed to help the Utility Billing Coordinator with monthly billing, readings, corrections, adjustments, and work order requests. The Utility Billing Specialist will work with the meter readers from the Utilities Department. We currently only
have one position handling billing.
•There is currently not an office for this position located in the finance department. In addition to finding office space for this position, furniture will be needed to complete the work space.
•We would add this position in 2025.
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Finance Accountant
•This position is needed as the City’s personnel grows. The increased City personnel will result in increased payroll and A/P work. Along with that, the amount of grants that City personnel will apply for to fund their department cost increases will open
an area for a finance accountant to be responsible for all grant assistance with departments.
•There is currently not an office for this position located in the finance department. In addition to finding office space for this
position, furniture will be needed to complete the work space.
•We would add this position in 2025.
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Proposed Department Structure
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Finance
Manager
Finance
Accountant
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Tax Clerk Code
Compliance Utility Billing
Coordinator
Customer
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Customer
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Utility
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*4 employees dedicated to answering customer service calls
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•The finance office will need new software to ease the burden on customer service with calls and traffic in the office. We are currently looking to replace the current software the City is using as it is becoming obsolete.
•This software will need to allow online access to customer accounts, electronic billing, and online payments. This will allow customers to check on their accounts without having to call the office.
•If alternate funding for initial set up cost is approved, there will be an increase in yearly maintenance that will hit general fund budget.
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•At this time, an automated phone system that can direct customers to the correct department is an essential component to a growing population. Our customer service spends a lot of time answering calls that are unrelated to the department.
•A component of our current customers do not like to leave messages. An option to hold until someone is able to take their call would improve customer satisfaction.
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Current Staff
1 Planning Director
2 Planners
1 Planning Tech
1 Secretary
1 Code Enforcement Officer
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Staffing Additions
Planner Added to Staff 2022
Planning Tech Added to Staff 2021
Code Enforcement Officer July 1, 2023
(Parking Enforcement)
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Request for Code Enforcement Supervisor in 2026
1) 15,745 residences
2) 57% increase in residences
3) 118% increase in residential rentals
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Additional Equipment
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Additional Equipment
Equipment for Code Enforcement Supervisor in 2026
1) Vehicle
2) Uniforms
3) Mobile Phone
4) Office Equipment
5) Misc. Equipment
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Final Presentation
& Wrap-up
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Resourcing Options
Impact Fees
CPST V
Hospitality / Accommodations Tax
Property Tax
PRT Fees
Sanitation Fees / Transfer Station
Water / Wastewater Fees
Stormwater Fee
Road Maintenance Fee
Grants
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Hospitality Tax
Use of revenue from local hospitality tax.
(A) The revenue generated by the hospitality tax must be used exclusively for the following purposes:
(1) tourism-related buildings including, but not limited to, civic centers, coliseums, and aquariums;
(2) tourism-related cultural, recreational, or historic facilities;
(3) beach access and renourishment;
(4) highways, roads, streets, and bridges providing access to tourist destinations;
(5) advertisements and promotions related to tourism development; or
(6) water and sewer infrastructure to serve tourism-related demand.
(B) In a county in which at least nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, the revenues of the hospitality tax authorized in this article may be used for the operation and maintenance of thoseitems provided in (A)(1) through (6) including police, fire protection, emergency medical services, and emergency-preparedness operations directly attendant to those facilities.
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Accommodations Tax
(A) The revenue generated by the local accommodations tax must be used exclusively for the following purposes:
(1) tourism-related buildings including, but not limited to, civic centers, coliseums, and aquariums;
(2) tourism-related cultural, recreational, or historic facilities;
(3) beach access and renourishment;
(4) highways, roads, streets, and bridges providing access to tourist destinations;
(5) advertisements and promotions related to tourism development; or
(6) water and sewer infrastructure to serve tourism-related demand.
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Impact Fees
(18) "Public facilities" means:
(a) water supply production, treatment, laboratory, engineering, administration, storage, and transmission facilities;
(b) wastewater collection, treatment, laboratory, engineering, administration, and disposal facilities;
(c) solid waste and recycling collection, treatment, and disposal facilities;
(d) roads, streets, and bridges including, but not limited to, rights-of-way and traffic signals;
(e) storm water transmission, retention, detention, treatment, and disposal facilities and flood control facilities;
(f) public safety facilities, including law enforcement, fire, emergency medical and rescue, and street lighting facilities;
(g) capital equipment and vehicles, with an individual unit purchase price of not less than one hundred thousand dollars including, but not limited to, equipment and vehicles used in the delivery of public safety services, emergency preparedness services, collection and disposal of solid waste, and storm water management and control;
(h) parks, libraries, and recreational facilities.
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Local Fees
SECTION 6-1-330.Local fee imposition limitations.
(A) A local governing body, by ordinance approved by a positive majority, is authorized to charge and collect a service or user fee. A local governing body must provide public notice of any new service or user fee being considered and the governing body is required to hold a public hearing on any proposed new service or user fee prior to final adoption of any new service or user fee. Public comment must be received by the governing body prior to the final reading of the ordinance to adopt a new service or user fee. A fee adopted or imposed by a local governing body prior to December 31, 1996, remains in force and effect until repealed by the enacting local governing body, notwithstanding the provisions of this section.
(B) The revenue derived from a service or user fee imposed to finance the provision of public services must be used to pay costs related to the provision of the service or program for which the fee was paid. If the revenue generated by a fee is five percent or more of the imposing entity's prior fiscal year's total budget, the proceeds of the fee must be kept in a separate and segregated fund from the general fund of the imposing governmental entity.
(C) If a governmental entity proposes to adopt a service or user fee to fund a service that was previously funded by property tax revenue, the notice required pursuant to Section 6-1-80 must include that fact in the text of the published notice.
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Option Personnel Capital
Impact Fees X
CPST V X
Hospitality / Accommodations Tax X X
Property Tax X X
PRT Fees X X
Sanitation Fees / Transfer Station X X
Water / Wastewater Fees X X
Road Maintenance Fee X
Other Local Fees X X
Grants X X
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Next Steps
Short Term
•Resolution to Planning Commission for impact fee
•ARPA funding for required studies (as soon as June 2023)
Long Term
•Council funding & timing priorities
•CPST V proposals
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OBJECTID ProjectName Description DevelopmentType Zoning PARCEL_NO DevelopmentStatus Acreage ApartmentUnits TownhomeUnits SFRUnits SeniorLivingUnits CommercialUnits DuplexUnits BuildToRent BuildToRentTotal Shape.STArea()Shape.STLength()
1 Bluegrass Place Mealing Tract Between Martintown Rd and Buena Vista Ave Mixed Use PD 007 16 03 001 Plan Review 51.85907745 300 85 52 100 5 0 Y 137 2258963.26 7668.274871
2 Hammonds at Five Notch Townhomes Residential R-7 006 12 01 002 Under Construction 10.26581478 0 0 0 0 0 64 447198.2954 3074.737458
3 The Hive FKA Hamrick Farms Martintown Rd Exit 1 - Knobcone Mixed Use GC 001 20 01 001 Plan Review 181.9088898 384 0 284 0 7 0 7923769.922 15267.10382
4 Highland Springs School Aiken Co Public School K-8th Grade Commercial P 023 05 01 003 Under Construction 51.30067444 0 0 0 0 1 0 2234586.425 9769.107278
5 Highland Springs Blandard Tract Along Palmetto Pkwy Residential PD 022 17 01 001 Design 1245.176636 1000 0 3169 0 0 0 54240189.46 53505.36677
7 Forrest Bluff Knollwood Subdivision Residential R-7 006 11 03 164 Under Construction 89.8615799 0 37 29 0 0 0 3914361.952 10982.627728Martintown Ridge Martintown Rd - Potential Annexation Residential R-14 106 00 00 041 Plan Review 43.15592957 0 0 90 0 0 0 1879872.227 6921.756276
9 Wrenfield at Chanticleer FKA Big Pine Chanticleer Subdivision Residential R-10 002 12 01 002 Plan Review 66.90357971 0 0 122 0 0 0 2914320.007 10610.92851
11 TRU Hotel Hotel Commercial GC 010 18 10 004 Under Construction 3.99341369 0 0 0 0 1 0 174002.9875 1814.512163
13 Cookout Re-Development Commercial PD 007 08 09 006 Plan Review 2.21300554 0 0 0 0 1 0 96370.25372 1419.26766914Hyundai Car Dealership Commercial TC 013 19 02 001 Complete 9.58876419 0 0 0 0 1 0 417686.5833 2612.851556
15 Kia Car Dealership Commercial GC 013 15 02 001 Complete 16.50351715 0 0 0 0 1 0 718893.2252 3399.126421
16 The Hudson Entertaining Venue Commercial PD 007 13 01 010 Pre-Construction 0.80865401 0 0 0 0 1 0 35224.24847 793.620122
17 Public Safety Headquarters Formerally Seven Gables Property Commercial P 007 07 06 003 Under Construction 4.45371628 0 0 0 0 1 0 193958.1602 1955.760331
20 Diablos Same parcel as Jiffy Lube Commercial GC 010 18 08 001 Under Construction 1.0956583 0 0 0 0 1 0 47741.57507 925.4465065
21 Sweetwater Townhomes Apartments Homes Near Walmart Exit 5 Residential PD 010 11 05 001 Under Construction 13.39361382 0 78 0 0 0 0 Y 78 583405.9625 4976.195036
22 Rushing Waters Phase 3 Townhome Development Residential R-5 011 09 01 049 Pre-Construction 73.45027924 0 178 0 0 0 0 3199875.028 9317.36991124Village Square Townhomes Stephens Farm Rd Development near Hoiday Inn Express Residential PD 010 15 07 002 Pre-Construction 8.19189644 0 79 0 0 0 0 356838.9962 2534.824121
25 River Falls Apartments Martintown Rd Behind Circle K Station Residential R-5 001 20 02 006 Under Construction 16.05622864 132 0 0 0 0 0 699409.3533 5941.428972
26 Austin Heights Section 1 Near Station 2 along Austin-Graybill Rd Residential R-7 011 05 12 002 Under Construction 51.49687576 0 0 81 0 0 0 2243198.402 7203.723984
27 Gregory Landing Phase 3 Residential R-10 106 00 00 009 Pre-Construction 27.55665588 0 0 42 0 0 0 1200367.966 5282.842221
28 RiverNorth Phase 4 Residential PD 014 00 02 179 Pre-Construction 25.89212799 0 0 59 0 0 0 1127929.212 5743.866269
29 Sibley Bluff Subdivision Residential CR 003 08 07 001 Under Construction 29.99550819 0 0 5 0 0 0 1306604.326 9146.08278
30 Stratton Place Townhomes Residential R-7 012 13 04 013 Pre-Construction 5.61866331 0 32 0 0 0 0 244748.9717 2054.89275531Walnut Grove Section 13 Walnut Grove Subdivision Residential PD 127 00 01 001 Under Construction 70.38999939 0 50 92 0 0 0 3066288.309 9083.411026
32 QuikTrip Gas Station Commercial GC 011 07 01 014 Complete 8.89999962 0 0 0 0 1 0 384151.446 5417.07073
33 Popeyes Restaurant Commercial GC 011 07 01 003 Design 2.00999999 0 0 0 0 1 0 87624.04053 1257.931128
34 Rushing Waters Phase 2 Subdivision Residential R-5 005 12 03 005 Under Construction 26.20999908 0 0 84 0 0 0 468998.4019 2703.04773535Martintown Car Wash South of Lidl Location Commercial GC 007 12 06 032 Complete 3.73000002 0 0 0 0 1 0 162371.1338 1738.254936
36 Riverside Village Parcel G Mixed Retail / Residential Mixed Use D 007 17 02 008 Design 0.63999999 19 0 0 0 1 0 17862.30829 564.1826988
37 Camellia at Lookaway Inn Re-Development Commercial D 007 10 05 007 Complete 1.57000005 0 0 0 0 1 0 68583.75604 1082.712469
38 Future Grocery/Commercial/Mixed Residential Exit 5 South of the Frontage Road Mixed Use GC 011 06 01 001 Design 34.38000107 302 0 0 0 7 0 1336838.222 4978.642175
39 Riverside Village Parcel K Parcel K Apartments Residential D 007 13 42 003 Proposed Development 2.11999989 300 0 0 0 0 0 91896.59845 1311.896233
41 Moore's Bluff Mixed Development - Townhomes / Commercial Mixed Use PD 001 19 02 005 Design 77.1 0 180 0 0 4 0 2993929.387 8919.871278
442 Barton Road Townhomes Townhomes Residential GC 007 16 05 017 Design 3.87240935 0 32 0 0 0 0 Y 32 168682.1511 1884.621813841Freddy's Frozen Custard 505 E Martintown Rd Commercial GC 007 12 13 015 Complete 0.73 0 0 0 0 1 0 31848.13837 732.0313444
1241 Hathaway Apartments Walnut Village - Austin Graybill Residential GC 010 18 09 001 Design 18.98102214 300 N 826813.3244 6981.471328
1242 Sweetwater Rentals Sweetwater Rental Homes Mixed Use PD 010 11 05 008 Under Construction 62.65608706 0 13 200 0 2 0 Y 200 2729299.152 9466.660096
1243 Chick-fil-A Fast Food Restaurant Commercial PD 010 14 12 005 Pre-Construction 0 0 0 0 1 0 57151.35889 964.3256099
1245 Rose Hill Subdivision Phase 2 Duplex Development off Talisman Dr Residential R-7 006 20 08 002 Plan Review 7.76 0 0 0 0 0 47 236463.0753 3790.208005
1247 Jones Street Townhomes Townhome development Residential R-7 006 15 06 005 Plan Review 1.29 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 38964.81952 1057.430799
1252 Geogia Avenue Redevelopment mixed use development Mixed Use D 007 14 10 008 Under Construction 1.71 0 0 0 0 4 0 74349.08746 1575.956821254The Avenue apartment Residential D 007 14 10 011 Under Construction 4 0 0 0 0 0 7514.427979 350.5856544
1256 Riverside Village Boat Dock boat dock Mixed Use PD 007 18 05 001 Pre-Construction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85411.98236 2243.887609
1257 River Falls Ph 2 apartments Residential R-5 001 20 02 006 Under Construction 132 0 0 0 0 0 699409.3533 5941.428972
1258 Valvoline oil change and service center Commercial PD 006 20 18 001 Design 0.84 0 1 36601.92792 1040.063276
1259 River Club Golf Pavillion gazebo Commercial PD 007 19 04 001 Plan Review 0 1 562010.9128 7739.010912
1260 True North Church Multipurpose Building multipurpose building for church Commercial R-7 002 08 03 028 Pre-Construction 0.9 0 1 1127297.915 4888.071449
1261 Parker's Kitchen I-520 & Hwy 1 gas station and convenience store Commercial TC 013 18 01 001 Plan Review 5.5 0 1 4799050.898 14381.085741262Blue Sky Properties Apartments apartments Residential R-5 007 14 12 004 Plan Review 0.76 18 32847.86127 738.1277202
1263 Parker's Kitchen Edgefield Rd/Ascauga Lake gas station and convenience store with outparcels Commercial GC 011 07 02 001 Design 14.38 0 5 626241.5447 3374.130337
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Development Impact Fees
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Development Impact Fee Act
SC Code Section 6-1-910
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Have an adopted compliant Comprehensive Plan
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“Development Impact Fee” or “Impact Fee means a
payment of money imposed as a condition of
development approval to pay a proportionate share of
the cost of system improvements needed to serve the
people utilizing the improvements”
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Exemptions to the Fee Include:
Reconstruction of same size building
Remodeling not increasing number of units
Typical accessory uses unless it causes significant impact
Affordable Housing
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May NOT Make Additional Exemptions
Schools or Government (including City Projects)
Churches
Non-Profits
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Typical Type of Fees
Water & Sewer
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Fees are Typically Required to be:
Paid in advance, usually at time of building permit or
subdivision approval
Dedication to an identified use
Calculated based on the number of equivalent
residential units in a structure.
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Ordinance must specify amount of impact fee
City is bound by that amount and may not charge
additional impact fees for the same purpose
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Pathway to Adoption
In North Augusta
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City Must Adopt a
Capital Improvement Plan
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Council passes Resolution directing the
Planning Commission to conduct the necessary
studies to recommend an impact fee ordinance
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The Planning Commission must develop and
recommend to the local government an impact fee
ordinance.
The Planning Commission must do so using the same
procedures as those used to develop a comprehensive
plan under the Comprehensive Planning Act.
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Imposing a development impact fee requires the
council to pass of an ordinance approved by a positive
majority.
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Planning Commission Needs
Direction of Type of Fee to Recommend
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Estimated Consultant Costs
Water & Sewer $45,000
Public Safety $15,000
Parks and Recreation $30,000
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Rental Housing
October 6, 2022
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Owner Occupied Housing Rate
National Rate is 64.4%
State of South Carolina 70.1%
Aiken County 73.7%
City of North Augusta 67.1%
U. S. Census
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Similar Size Cities in South Carolina
Fort Mill 81.5%
Lexington 66.1%
Mauldin 67.5%
Conway 62.3%
Simpsonville 73.9%
Easley 68.4%
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85.8% Lived in Home Over a Year
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9,989 Households in North Augusta
3,286 Rental
2.31 People per Household
7,590 Citizens in Rental Homes
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Rental Apartments vs. Homes
3,286 Rental
1,961 in Apartment Complex
1,329 in Other Rentals
Other Rental = 13% of Households
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Average Rent for 1 Bedroom Apartment in South Carolina
$1,087
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Average Rent in North Augusta for 1 Bedroom Apartment
$1,152
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Rent Ranges in North Augusta
$501 to $700 3%
$701 to $1,000 43%
$1,001 to $2,000 19%
Greater than $2,000 6%
Not Accounted for 29%
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Freddie Mac 2019 Housing Survey
40% of Renters Will Likely Never Own a Home
Increase from 23% 2 Years Prior
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80% Say Renting is a Better Fit for Their
Current Lifestyle
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Taxes
Owner Occupied Assessment Ratio is 4%
Non-Owner Occupied Assessment Ratio is 6%
Owner Occupied Exempt from School Operations Tax
Non-Owner Occupied Pays School Operations
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Accessory Dwelling Units Allowed by Right in
R-14, R-10, R-7, R-5, and Downtown
Allowed as Conditional Use in Other Districts
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North Augusta
19 Apartments Complexes
1961 Units
49 Available
97.5% Occupancy
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8 New Apartment Complexes Proposed
2851 Additional Apartment Units
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Bluegrass 300
Exit 5 Frontage Road 302
The Hive 384
Hathaway Apartments 300
Highland Springs 1,000
River Falls 246
Riverside Village Parcel G 19
Riverside Village Parcel K 300
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Build to Rent
Single-family detached or Single-family attached homes
constructed for rental and managed by a common
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May have the outward appearance of traditional
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5 Build to Rent Communities Proposed
526 Homes
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Barton Road Townhomes 32
Bluegrass Place 137
Sweetwater Rentals 200
Sweetwater Townhomes 78
Village Square Townhomes 89
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3,377
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Total With Current & Proposed
9,989 Households Currently
3,377 New Rental Units Proposed
5,012 Single Family & Townhomes Proposed
Total of 18,378 Households
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Rental Complexes 36% (6663)
Single-Family 63% (11,715)
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Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
CHAPTER 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 6-1-10. Power of political subdivisions to proceed under legislation dealing with bankruptcy or composition of indebtedness.
The consent of the State is hereby granted to, and all appropriate powers are hereby conferred upon, any county, municipal corporation,
township, school district, drainage district or other taxing or governmental unit organized under the laws of the State to institute any
appropriate action and in any other respect to proceed under and take advantage of and avail itself of the benefits and privileges conferred,
and to accept the burdens and obligations created, by any existing act of the Congress of the United States and any future enactment of the
Congress of the United States relating to bankruptcy or the composition of indebtedness on the part of the counties, municipal corporations,
townships, school districts, drainage districts and other taxing or governmental units or any of them.
SECTION 6-1-20. Contractual agreements to provide joint public facilities and services authorized.
Local governments, including counties, municipalities and special service districts, may enter into contractual agreements with each other to
provide joint public facilities and services when considered mutually desirable.
The governing body of each local government entering into such agreements for joint public facilities and services shall approve the
contractual agreement and be parties thereto.
The provisions of this section shall not be construed to restrict the powers of the participating local governments nor permit the levy of taxes
not otherwise authorized by law.
SECTION 6-1-30. Counties and municipalities authorized to implement Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
All counties and municipalities of this State may by appropriate resolution or ordinance implement the provisions of Title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-383, enacted by the Congress of the United States, and shall be authorized to engage in
all community development activities encompassed therein, including, but not limited to, the application for funds; designation of officials for
administration of grants; acquisition of eligible property; appropriation of funds for eligible projects, property rehabilitation loans, grants and
loan guarantees, relocation assistance, planning, management and administrative costs; and the execution of all plans, contracts,
certifications, applications, agreements, indemnities, reports, guarantees and other documents required thereby. Local governments may enter
into mutual contracts to accomplish the purposes of this section.
SECTION 6-1-35. Preservation and protection of cemeteries.
(A)Counties and municipalities are authorized to preserve and protect any cemetery located within its jurisdiction which the county or
municipality determines has been abandoned or is not being maintained and are further authorized to expend public funds and use county or
municipal inmate labor, in the manner authorized by law, in connection with the cemetery.
(B) As used in this section, the term "preserve and protect" means to keep safe from destruction, peril, or other adversity and may include the
placement of signs, markers, fencing, or other appropriate features so as to identify the site as a cemetery and so as to aid in the preservation
and protection of the abandoned cemetery.
SECTION 6-1-40. Interstate extension of water and sewer systems.
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No water or sewage system owned or operated by a county, municipality, special purpose district, or political subdivision created, organized, or
existing under the laws of any other state may be extended, leased, or operated in the unincorporated area of any county of this State unless
the county governing body wherein the system is proposed to be extended, leased, or operated has by ordinance approved and authorized
the extension, lease, or operation.
SECTION 6-1-50. Financial report required.
Counties and municipalities receiving revenues from state aid, currently known as Aid to Subdivisions, shall submit annually to the Comptroller
General a financial report detailing sources of revenue, expenditures by category, indebtedness, and other information as the Comptroller
General requires. The federal revenue sharing document may be substituted for the financial report as long as it is required by the Federal
Office of Revenue Sharing. The Comptroller General, in conjunction with the Budget and Control Board, Division of Research and Statistical
Services, shall determine the contents and format of the report and the date of submission. Failure to submit the report shall result in the
withholding of ten percent of the current year's state aid. The Budget and Control Board, Division of Research and Statistical Services, is
responsible for maintaining existing financial data bases as exists with the Federal Office of Revenue Sharing. In conjunction with the
Comptroller General, Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, and the University of South Carolina Bureau of Governmental
Research and Service, the Division of Research and Statistical Services of the Budget and Control Board shall produce a comprehensive
report of this data and submit it to the General Assembly no later than June first of each year.
SECTION 6-1-70. Prohibition on real estate transfer fees; exceptions.
(A)Except as provided in subsection (B), the governing body of each county, municipality, school district, or special purpose district may not
impose any fee or tax of any nature or description on the transfer of real property unless the General Assembly has expressly authorized by
general law the imposition of the fee or tax.
(B) A municipality that originally enacted a real estate transfer fee prior to January 1, 1991 may impose and collect a real estate transfer fee,
by ordinance, regardless of whether imposition of the fee was discontinued for a period after January 1, 1991.
SECTION 6-1-75. Allocation of aid to counties based on population of annexed areas.
Where a portion of one county is annexed to another county, the total amount allocated by the General Assembly under Aid to Subdivisions to
the two counties must not exceed the total which would be allocated to the two counties separately. However, the population of the annexed
areas must be taken into consideration in determining the proportionate share of the total allocation due to each county.
SECTION 6-1-80. Budget adoption.
(A) A county, municipality, special purpose or public service district, and a school district shall provide notice to the public by advertising the
public hearing before the adoption of its budget for the next fiscal year in at least one South Carolina newspaper of general circulation in the
area. This notice must be given not less than fifteen days in advance of the public hearing and must be a minimum of two columns wide with a
bold headline.
(B)The notice must include the following:
(1)the governing entity's name;
(2)the time, date, and location of the public hearing on the budget;
(3)the total revenues and expenditures from the current operating fiscal year's budget of the governing entity;
(4)the proposed total projected revenue and operating expenditures for the next fiscal year as estimated in next year's budget for the
governing entity;
(5)the proposed or estimated percentage change in estimated operating budgets between the current fiscal year and the proposed budget;
(6)the millage for the current fiscal year; and
(7)the estimated millage in dollars as necessary for the next fiscal year's proposed budget.
(C)This notice is given in lieu of the requirements of Section 4-9-130.
SECTION 6-1-85. Monitor, review of tax burden borne by certain classes of property; determination and estimation of tax incidence;
publication of reports.
(A)The Budget and Control Board, Division of Budget and Analyses, shall monitor and review the tax burden borne by the classes of property
listed in Article X, Section 1 of the State Constitution. To determine the tax burden of each class of property, the Division of Budget and
Analyses may use a ratio that compares total property taxes paid by the property class divided by the total fair market value of the property
class. The Department of Revenue shall provide to the Division of Budget and Analyses the information on assessed values and fair market
values of properties as collected in accordance with Section 59-20-20(3).
(B)The Budget and Control Board, Division of Budget and Analyses, shall develop a methodology to determine and estimate tax incidence. A
tax incidence statement, prepared by the Division of Budget and Analyses, must be attached to any bill or resolution that has the potential to
cause a shift in tax incidence. The tax incidence refers to the ultimate payer of a tax.
(C)The Budget and Control Board, Division of Budget and Analyses, may consult with outside experts with respect to fulfilling the
requirements of subsections (A) and (B) of this section.
(D)Reports of the Budget and Control Board, Division of Budget and Analyses required under this section must be published and reported to
the Governor, the members of the Budget and Control Board, the members of the General Assembly and made available to the public.
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SECTION 6-1-110. Moratorium prohibited; notification requirement.
No municipality or county may adopt an ordinance which imposes a moratorium on a construction project for which a permit has been granted
without giving a two-week notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the project is located. No moratorium may be
imposed without at least two readings which are a week apart.
SECTION 6-1-120. Confidentiality of county or municipal taxpayer information.
(A)Except in accordance with a proper judicial order or as otherwise provided by the Freedom of Information Act, it is unlawful for an officer or
employee of a county or municipality, or the agent of such an officer or employee to divulge or make known in any manner the financial
information, or other information indicative of units of goods or services sold, provided by a taxpayer included in a report, tax return, or
application required to be filed by the taxpayer with that county or municipality pursuant to a county or municipal ordinance imposing a:
(1)tax authorized under Article 5 or Article 7;
(2)business license tax authorized under Section 4-9-30(12) or Section 5-7-30;
(3)fee the measure of which is:
(a)gross proceeds of sales of goods or services; or
(b)paid admissions to a place of amusement.
(B)Nothing in this section prohibits the:
(1)publication of statistics classified to prevent the identification of particular reports, returns, or applications and the information on them;
(2)inspection of reports, returns, or applications and the information included on them by an officer or employee of the county or municipality,
or an agent retained by an officer or employee, in connection with audits of the taxpayer, appeals by the taxpayer, and collection efforts in
connection with the tax or fee which is the subject of the return, report, or application;
(3)sharing of data between public officials or employees in the performance of their duties.
(C) A person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more
than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. In addition, if the person convicted is an officer or employee of the
county or municipality, the offender must be dismissed from the office or position held and is disqualified from holding a public office in this
State for five years following the conviction.
ARTICLE 3.
AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ASSESS TAXES AND FEES
SECTION 6-1-300. Definitions.
As used in the article:
(1)"Consumer price index" means the consumer price index for all-urban consumers published by the U.S. Department of Labor. In the event
of a revision of the consumer price index, the index that is most consistent with the consumer price index for all-urban consumers as
calculated in 1996 must be used.
(2)"Intergovernmental transfer of funding responsibility" means an act, resolution, court order, administrative order, or other action by a higher
level of government that requires a lower level of government to use its own funds, personnel, facilities, or equipment.
(3)"Local governing body" means the governing body of a county, municipality, or special purpose district. As used in Section 6-1-320 only,
local governing body also refers to the body authorized by law to levy school taxes.
(4)"New tax" is a tax that the local governing body had not enacted as of December 31, 1996.
(5)"Positive majority" means a vote for adoption by the majority of the members of the entire governing body, whether present or not.
However, if there is a vacancy in the membership of the governing body, a positive majority vote of the entire governing body as constituted on
the date of the final vote on the imposition is required.
(6)"Service or user fee" means a charge required to be paid in return for a particular government service or program made available to the
payer that benefits the payer in some manner different from the members of the general public not paying the fee. "Service or user fee" also
includes "uniform service charges".
(7)"Specifically authorized by the General Assembly" means an express grant of power:
(a)in a prior act;
(b)by this act; or
(c)in a future act.
SECTION 6-1-310. Prohibition on imposition of new local taxes.
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A local governing body may not impose a new tax after December 31, 1996, unless specifically authorized by the General Assembly.
SECTION 6-1-315. Limitation on imposition or increase of business license tax.
By ordinance adopted by a positive majority vote, a local governing body may impose a business license tax or increase the rate of a business
license tax, authorized by Sections 4-9-30(12) and 5-7-30.
SECTION 6-1-320. Millage rate increase limitation; exceptions.
(A) Notwithstanding Section 12-37-251(E), 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 consumer price index for the
preceding calendar year. However, in the year in which a reassessment program is implemented, the rollback millage, as calculated pursuant
to Section 12-37-251(E), must be used in lieu of the previous year's millage rate.
(B) Notwithstanding the limitation upon millage rate increases contained in subsection (A), the millage rate limitation may be suspended and
the millage rate may be increased for the following purposes:
(1) in response to a natural, environmental, or other disaster as declared by the Governor;
(2) to offset a prior year's deficit, as required by Section 7, Article X of the South Carolina Constitution;
(3) to raise the revenue necessary to comply with judicial mandates requiring the use of county or municipal funds, personnel, facilities, or
equipment;
(4) to meet the minimum required local Education Finance Act inflation factor as projected by the State Budget and Control Board, Division of
Research and Statistics, and the per pupil maintenance of effort requirement of Section 59-21-1030, if applicable.
(C) The millage rate limitation provided for in subsection (A) of this section may be overridden and the millage rate may be further increased
by a positive majority vote of the appropriate governing body. The vote must be taken at a specially-called meeting held solely for the purpose
of taking a vote to increase the millage rate. The governing body must provide public notice of the meeting notifying the public that the
governing body is meeting to vote to override the limitation and increase the millage rate. Public comment must be received by the governing
body prior to the override vote.
(D) The restriction contained in this section does not affect millage that is levied to pay bonded indebtedness or payments for real property
purchased using a lease-purchase agreement or used to maintain a reserve account. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of energy-saving
performance contracts as provided in Section 48-52-670.
(E) Notwithstanding any provision contained herein, this article does not and may not be construed to amend or to repeal the rights of a
legislative delegation to set or restrict school district millage, and this article does not and may not be construed to amend or to repeal any
caps on school millage provided by current law or statute or limitation on the fiscal autonomy of a school district as currently in existing law.
(F) The positive majority vote of the governing body required by this section does not apply to school districts that have their budgets approved
by qualified electors at a town meeting.
SECTION 6-1-330. Local fee imposition limitations.
(A) A local governing body, by ordinance approved by a positive majority, is authorized to charge and collect a service or user fee. A local
governing body must provide public notice of any new service or user fee being considered and the governing body is required to hold a public
hearing on any proposed new service or user fee prior to final adoption of any new service or user fee. Public comment must be received by
the governing body prior to the final reading of the ordinance to adopt a new service or user fee. A fee adopted or imposed by a local
governing body prior to December 31, 1996, remains in force and effect until repealed by the enacting local governing body, notwithstanding
the provisions of this section.
(B) The revenue derived from a service or user fee imposed to finance the provision of public services must be used to pay costs related to the
provision of the service or program for which the fee was paid. If the revenue generated by a fee is five percent or more of the imposing
entity's prior fiscal year's total budget, the proceeds of the fee must be kept in a separate and segregated fund from the general fund of the
imposing governmental entity.
(C) If a governmental entity proposes to adopt a service or user fee to fund a service that was previously funded by property tax revenue, the
notice required pursuant to Section 6-1-80 must include that fact in the text of the published notice.
ARTICLE 5.
LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS TAX
SECTION 6-1-500. Short title.
This article may be cited as the "Local Accommodations Tax Act".
SECTION 6-1-510. Definitions.
As used in this article:
(1) "Local accommodations tax" means a tax on the gross proceeds derived from the rental or charges for accommodations furnished to
transients as provided in Section 12-36-920(A) and which is imposed on every person engaged or continuing within the jurisdiction of the
imposing local governmental body in the business of furnishing accommodations to transients for consideration.
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(2)"Local governing body" means the governing body of a county or municipality.
(3)"Positive majority" means a vote for adoption by the majority of the members of the entire governing body, whether present or not.
However, if there is a vacancy in the membership of the governing body, a positive majority vote of the entire governing body as constituted on
the date of the final vote on the imposition is required.
SECTION 6-1-520. Imposition of local accommodations tax.
(A) A local governing body may impose, by ordinance, a local accommodations tax, not to exceed three percent. However, an ordinance
imposing the local accommodations tax must be adopted by a positive majority vote. The governing body of a county may not impose a local
accommodations tax in excess of one and one-half percent within the boundaries of a municipality without the consent, by resolution, of the
appropriate municipal governing body.
(B) All proceeds from a local accommodations tax must be kept in a separate fund segregated from the imposing entity's general fund. All
interest generated by the local accommodations tax fund must be credited to the local accommodations tax fund.
SECTION 6-1-530. Use of revenue from local accommodations tax.
(A)The revenue generated by the local accommodations tax must be used exclusively for the following purposes:
(1)tourism-related buildings including, but not limited to, civic centers, coliseums, and aquariums;
(2)tourism-related cultural, recreational, or historic facilities;
(3)beach access and renourishment;
(4)highways, roads, streets, and bridges providing access to tourist destinations;
(5)advertisements and promotions related to tourism development; or
(6)water and sewer infrastructure to serve tourism-related demand.
(B)In a county in which at least nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920,
the revenues of the local accommodations tax authorized in this article may also be used for the operation and maintenance of those items
provided in (A)(1) through (6) including police, fire protection, emergency medical services, and emergency-preparedness operations directly
attendant to those facilities.
SECTION 6-1-540. Cumulative rate of local accommodations tax.
The cumulative rate of county and municipal local accommodations taxes for any portion of the county area may not exceed three percent,
unless the cumulative total of such taxes were in excess of three percent prior to December 31, 1996, in which case the cumulative rate may
not exceed the rate that was imposed as of December 31, 1996.
SECTION 6-1-550. Local accommodations tax revenue upon annexation.
In an area of the county where the county has imposed a local accommodations tax that is annexed by a municipality, the municipality must
receive only that portion of the revenue generated in excess of the county local accommodations tax revenue for the previous twelve months
in the area annexed.
SECTION 6-1-560. Real estate agents required to report when rental property listing dropped.
Real estate agents, brokers, corporations, or listing services required to remit taxes under this section must notify the appropriate local
governmental entity or entities if rental property, previously listed by them, is dropped from their listings.
SECTION 6-1-570. Remitting tax to local governing body; frequency determined by estimated average amounts.
The tax provided for in this article must be remitted to the local governing body on a monthly basis when the estimated amount of average tax
is more than fifty dollars a month, on a quarterly basis when the estimated amount of average tax is twenty-five dollars to fifty dollars a month,
and on an annual basis when the estimated amount of average tax is less than twenty-five dollars a month.
ARTICLE 7.
LOCAL HOSPITALITY TAX
SECTION 6-1-700. Short title.
This article may be cited as the "Local Hospitality Tax Act".
SECTION 6-1-710. Definitions.
As used in the article:
(1)"Local governing body" means the governing body of a county or municipality.
(2)"Local hospitality tax" is a tax on the sales of prepared meals and beverages sold in establishments or sales of prepared meals and
beverages sold in establishments licensed for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, beer, or wine.
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(3) "Positive majority" means a vote for adoption by the majority of the members of the entire governing body, whether present or not.
However, if there is a vacancy in the membership of the governing body, a positive majority vote of the entire governing body as constituted on
the date of the final vote on the imposition is required.
SECTION 6-1-720. Imposition of local hospitality tax.
(A) A local governing body may impose, by ordinance, a local hospitality tax not to exceed two percent of the charges for food and beverages.
However, an ordinance imposing the local hospitality tax must be adopted by a positive majority vote. The governing body of a county may not
impose a local hospitality tax in excess of one percent within the boundaries of a municipality without the consent, by resolution, of the
appropriate municipal governing body.
(B) All proceeds from a local hospitality tax must be kept in a separate fund segregated from the imposing entity's general fund. All interest
generated by the local hospitality tax fund must be credited to the local hospitality tax fund.
SECTION 6-1-730. Use of revenue from local hospitality tax.
(A) The revenue generated by the hospitality tax must be used exclusively for the following purposes:
(1) tourism-related buildings including, but not limited to, civic centers, coliseums, and aquariums;
(2) tourism-related cultural, recreational, or historic facilities;
(3) beach access and renourishment;
(4) highways, roads, streets, and bridges providing access to tourist destinations;
(5) advertisements and promotions related to tourism development; or
(6) water and sewer infrastructure to serve tourism-related demand.
(B) In a county in which at least nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920,
the revenues of the hospitality tax authorized in this article may be used for the operation and maintenance of those items provided in (A)(1)
through (6) including police, fire protection, emergency medical services, and emergency-preparedness operations directly attendant to those
facilities.
SECTION 6-1-740. Cumulative rate of local hospitality tax.
The cumulative rate of county and municipal hospitality taxes for any portion of the county area may not exceed two percent, unless the
cumulative total of such taxes was in excess of two percent or were authorized to be in excess of two percent prior to December 31, 1996, in
which case the cumulative rate may not exceed the rate that was imposed or adopted as of December 31, 1996.
SECTION 6-1-750. Local hospitality tax revenue upon annexation.
In an area of the county where the county has imposed a local hospitality tax that is annexed by a municipality, the municipality must receive
only that portion of the revenue generated in excess of the county local hospitality tax revenue for the previous twelve months in the area
annexed.
SECTION 6-1-760. Ordinances prior to March 15, 1997; calculation; revenue.
Notwithstanding any provision of this article, any ordinance enacted by county or municipality prior to March 15, 1997, imposing an
accommodations fee which does not exceed the three percent maximum cumulative rate prescribed in Section 6-1-540, is calculated upon a
base consistent with Section 6-1-510(1), and the revenue from which is used for the purposes enumerated in Section 6-1-530, remains
authorized and effective after the effective date of this section and the enacting county or municipality is authorized to issue bonds, pursuant to
Article X, Section 14(10) of the Constitution of this State, utilizing the procedures of Section 4-29-68, for the purposes enumerated in Section
6-1-530, and to retire such debt using the proceeds of such an accommodations fee ordinance and the pledge of such other nontax revenues
as may be available for those purposes.
SECTION 6-1-770. Remitting tax to local governing body; frequency determined by estimated average amounts.
The tax provided for in this article must be remitted to the local governing body on a monthly basis when the estimated amount of average tax
is more than fifty dollars a month, on a quarterly basis when the estimated amount of average tax is twenty-five dollars to fifty dollars a month,
and on an annual basis when the estimated amount of average tax is less than twenty-five dollars a month.
ARTICLE 9.
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES
SECTION 6-1-910. Short title.
This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Development Impact Fee Act".
SECTION 6-1-920. Definitions.
As used in this article:
(1) "Affordable housing" means housing affordable to families whose incomes do not exceed eighty percent of the median income for the
service area or areas within the jurisdiction of the governmental entity.
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(2)"Capital improvements" means improvements with a useful life of five years or more, by new construction or other action, which increase or
increased the service capacity of a public facility.
(3)"Capital improvements plan" means a plan that identifies capital improvements for which development impact fees may be used as a
funding source.
(4)"Connection charges" and "hookup charges" mean charges for the actual cost of connecting a property to a public water or public sewer
system, limited to labor and materials involved in making pipe connections, installation of water meters, and other actual costs.
(5)"Developer" means an individual or corporation, partnership, or other entity undertaking development.
(6)"Development" means construction or installation of a new building or structure, or a change in use of a building or structure, any of which
creates additional demand and need for public facilities. A building or structure shall include, but not be limited to, modular buildings and
manufactured housing. "Development" does not include alterations made to existing single-family homes.
(7)"Development approval" means a document from a governmental entity which authorizes the commencement of a development.
(8)"Development impact fee" or "impact fee" means a payment of money imposed as a condition of development approval to pay a
proportionate share of the cost of system improvements needed to serve the people utilizing the improvements. The term does not include:
(a)a charge or fee to pay the administrative, plan review, or inspection costs associated with permits required for development;
(b)connection or hookup charges;
(c)amounts collected from a developer in a transaction in which the governmental entity has incurred expenses in constructing capital
improvements for the development if the owner or developer has agreed to be financially responsible for the construction or installation of the
capital improvements;
(d)fees authorized by Article 3 of this chapter.
(9)"Development permit" means a permit issued for construction on or development of land when no subsequent building permit issued
pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 6 is required.
(10)"Fee payor" means the individual or legal entity that pays or is required to pay a development impact fee.
(11)"Governmental entity" means a county, as provided in Chapter 9, Title 4, and a municipality, as defined in Section 5-1-20.
(12)"Incidental benefits" are benefits which accrue to a property as a secondary result or as a minor consequence of the provision of public
facilities to another property.
(13)"Land use assumptions" means a description of the service area and projections of land uses, densities, intensities, and population in the
service area over at least a ten-year period.
(14)"Level of service" means a measure of the relationship between service capacity and service demand for public facilities.
(15)"Local planning commission" means the entity created pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 29, Title 6.
(16)"Project" means a particular development on an identified parcel of land.
(17)"Proportionate share" means that portion of the cost of system improvements determined pursuant to Section 6-1-990 which reasonably
relates to the service demands and needs of the project.
(18)"Public facilities" means:
(a)water supply production, treatment, laboratory, engineering, administration, storage, and transmission facilities;
(b)wastewater collection, treatment, laboratory, engineering, administration, and disposal facilities;
(c)solid waste and recycling collection, treatment, and disposal facilities;
(d)roads, streets, and bridges including, but not limited to, rights-of-way and traffic signals;
(e)storm water transmission, retention, detention, treatment, and disposal facilities and flood control facilities;
(f)public safety facilities, including law enforcement, fire, emergency medical and rescue, and street lighting facilities;
(g)capital equipment and vehicles, with an individual unit purchase price of not less than one hundred thousand dollars including, but not
limited to, equipment and vehicles used in the delivery of public safety services, emergency preparedness services, collection and disposal of
solid waste, and storm water management and control;
(h)parks, libraries, and recreational facilities.
(19)"Service area" means, based on sound planning or engineering principles, or both, a defined geographic area in which specific public
facilities provide service to development within the area defined. Provided, however, that no provision in this article may be interpreted to alter,
enlarge, or reduce the service area or boundaries of a political subdivision which is authorized or set by law.
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(20)"Service unit" means a standardized measure of consumption, use, generation, or discharge attributable to an individual unit of
development calculated in accordance with generally accepted engineering or planning standards for a particular category of capital
improvements.
(21)"System improvements" means capital improvements to public facilities which are designed to provide service to a service area.
(22)"System improvement costs" means costs incurred for construction or reconstruction of system improvements, including design,
acquisition, engineering, and other costs attributable to the improvements, and also including the costs of providing additional public facilities
needed to serve new growth and development. System improvement costs do not include:
(a)construction, acquisition, or expansion of public facilities other than capital improvements identified in the capital improvements plan;
(b)repair, operation, or maintenance of existing or new capital improvements;
(c)upgrading, updating, expanding, or replacing existing capital improvements to serve existing development in order to meet stricter safety,
efficiency, environmental, or regulatory standards;
(d)upgrading, updating, expanding, or replacing existing capital improvements to provide better service to existing development;
(e)administrative and operating costs of the governmental entity; or
(f)principal payments and interest or other finance charges on bonds or other indebtedness except financial obligations issued by or on behalf
of the governmental entity to finance capital improvements identified in the capital improvements plan.
SECTION 6-1-930. Developmental impact fee.
(A)(1) Only a governmental entity that has a comprehensive plan, as provided in Chapter 29 of this title, and which complies with the
requirements of this article may impose a development impact fee. If a governmental entity has not adopted a comprehensive plan, but has
adopted a capital improvements plan which substantially complies with the requirements of Section 6-1-960(B), then it may impose a
development impact fee. A governmental entity may not impose an impact fee, regardless of how it is designated, except as provided in this
article. However, a special purpose district or public service district which (a) provides fire protection services or recreation services, (b) was
created by act of the General Assembly prior to 1973, and (c) had the power to impose development impact fees prior to the effective date of
this section is not prohibited from imposing development impact fees.
(2)Before imposing a development impact fee on residential units, a governmental entity shall prepare a report which estimates the effect of
recovering capital costs through impact fees on the availability of affordable housing within the political jurisdiction of the governmental entity.
(B)(1) An impact fee may be imposed and collected by the governmental entity only upon the passage of an ordinance approved by a positive
majority, as defined in Article 3 of this chapter.
(2)The amount of the development impact fee must be based on actual improvement costs or reasonable estimates of the costs, supported
by sound engineering studies.
(3) An ordinance authorizing the imposition of a development impact fee must:
(a)establish a procedure for timely processing of applications for determinations by the governmental entity of development impact fees
applicable to all property subject to impact fees and for the timely processing of applications for individual assessment of development impact
fees, credits, or reimbursements allowed or paid under this article;
(b)include a description of acceptable levels of service for system improvements; and
(c)provide for the termination of the impact fee.
(C) A governmental entity shall prepare and publish an annual report describing the amount of all impact fees collected, appropriated, or spent
during the preceding year by category of public facility and service area.
(D)Payment of an impact fee may result in an incidental benefit to property owners or developers within the service area other than the fee
payor, except that an impact fee that results in benefits to property owners or developers within the service area, other than the fee payor, in
an amount which is greater than incidental benefits is prohibited.
SECTION 6-1-940. Amount of impact fee.
A governmental entity imposing an impact fee must provide in the impact fee ordinance the amount of impact fee due for each unit of
development in a project for which an individual building permit or certificate of occupancy is issued. The governmental entity is bound by the
amount of impact fee specified in the ordinance and may not charge higher or additional impact fees for the same purpose unless the number
of service units increases or the scope of the development changes and the amount of additional impact fees is limited to the amount
attributable to the additional service units or change in scope of the development. The impact fee ordinance must:
(1)include an explanation of the calculation of the impact fee, including an explanation of the factors considered pursuant to this article;
(2)specify the system improvements for which the impact fee is intended to be used;
(3)inform the developer that he may pay a project's proportionate share of system improvement costs by payment of impact fees according to
the fee schedule as full and complete payment of the developer's proportionate share of system improvements costs;
(4)inform the fee payor that:
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(a) he may negotiate and contract for facilities or services with the governmental entity in lieu of the development impact fee as defined in
Section 6-1-1050;
(b) he has the right of appeal, as provided in Section 6-1-1030;
(c) the impact fee must be paid no earlier than the time of issuance of the building permit or issuance of a development permit if no building
permit is required.
SECTION 6-1-950. Procedure for adoption of ordinance imposing impact fees.
(A) The governing body of a governmental entity begins the process for adoption of an ordinance imposing an impact fee by enacting a
resolution directing the local planning commission to conduct the studies and to recommend an impact fee ordinance, developed in
accordance with the requirements of this article. Under no circumstances may the governing body of a governmental entity impose an impact
fee for any public facility which has been paid for entirely by the developer.
(B) Upon receipt of the resolution enacted pursuant to subsection (A), the local planning commission shall develop, within the time designated
in the resolution, and make recommendations to the governmental entity for a capital improvements plan and impact fees by service unit. The
local planning commission shall prepare and adopt its recommendations in the same manner and using the same procedures as those used
for developing recommendations for a comprehensive plan as provided in Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 6, except as otherwise provided in this
article. The commission shall review and update the capital improvements plan and impact fees in the same manner and on the same review
cycle as the governmental entity's comprehensive plan or elements of it.
SECTION 6-1-960. Recommended capital improvements plan; notice; contents of plan.
(A) The local planning commission shall recommend to the governmental entity a capital improvements plan which may be adopted by the
governmental entity by ordinance. The recommendations of the commission are not binding on the governmental entity, which may amend or
alter the plan. After reasonable public notice, a public hearing must be held before final action to adopt the ordinance approving the capital
improvements plan. The notice must be published not less than thirty days before the time of the hearing in at least one newspaper of general
circulation in the county. The notice must advise the public of the time and place of the hearing, that a copy of the capital improvements plan is
available for public inspection in the offices of the governmental entity, and that members of the public will be given an opportunity to be heard.
(B) The capital improvements plan must contain:
(1) a general description of all existing public facilities, and their existing deficiencies, within the service area or areas of the governmental
entity, a reasonable estimate of all costs, and a plan to develop the funding resources, including existing sources of revenues, related to curing
the existing deficiencies including, but not limited to, the upgrading, updating, improving, expanding, or replacing of these facilities to meet
existing needs and usage;
(2) an analysis of the total capacity, the level of current usage, and commitments for usage of capacity of existing public facilities, which must
be prepared by a qualified professional using generally accepted principles and professional standards;
(3) a description of the land use assumptions;
(4) a definitive table establishing the specific service unit for each category of system improvements and an equivalency or conversion table
establishing the ratio of a service unit to various types of land uses, including residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial, as
appropriate;
(5) a description of all system improvements and their costs necessitated by and attributable to new development in the service area, based
on the approved land use assumptions, to provide a level of service not to exceed the level of service currently existing in the community or
service area, unless a different or higher level of service is required by law, court order, or safety consideration;
(6) the total number of service units necessitated by and attributable to new development within the service area based on the land use
assumptions and calculated in accordance with generally accepted engineering or planning criteria;
(7) the projected demand for system improvements required by new service units projected over a reasonable period of time not to exceed
twenty years;
(8) identification of all sources and levels of funding available to the governmental entity for the financing of the system improvements; and
(9) a schedule setting forth estimated dates for commencing and completing construction of all improvements identified in the capital
improvements plan.
(C) Changes in the capital improvements plan must be approved in the same manner as approval of the original plan.
SECTION 6-1-970. Exemptions from impact fees.
The following structures or activities are exempt from impact fees:
(1) rebuilding the same amount of floor space of a structure that was destroyed by fire or other catastrophe;
(2) remodeling or repairing a structure that does not result in an increase in the number of service units;
(3) replacing a residential unit, including a manufactured home, with another residential unit on the same lot, if the number of service units
does not increase;
(4) placing a construction trailer or office on a lot during the period of construction on the lot;
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(5) constructing an addition on a residential structure which does not increase the number of service units;
(6) adding uses that are typically accessory to residential uses, such as a tennis court or a clubhouse, unless it is demonstrated clearly that
the use creates a significant impact on the system's capacity; and
(7) all or part of a particular development project if:
(a) the project is determined to create affordable housing; and
(b) the exempt development's proportionate share of system improvements is funded through a revenue source other than development
impact fees.
SECTION 6-1-980. Calculation of impact fees.
(A) The impact fee for each service unit may not exceed the amount determined by dividing the costs of the capital improvements by the total
number of projected service units that potentially could use the capital improvement. If the number of new service units projected over a
reasonable period of time is less than the total number of new service units shown by the approved land use assumptions at full development
of the service area, the maximum impact fee for each service unit must be calculated by dividing the costs of the part of the capital
improvements necessitated by and attributable to the projected new service units by the total projected new service units.
(B) An impact fee must be calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
SECTION 6-1-990. Maximum impact fee; proportionate share of costs of improvements to serve new development.
(A) The impact fee imposed upon a fee payor may not exceed a proportionate share of the costs incurred by the governmental entity in
providing system improvements to serve the new development. The proportionate share is the cost attributable to the development after the
governmental entity reduces the amount to be imposed by the following factors:
(1) appropriate credit, offset, or contribution of money, dedication of land, or construction of system improvements; and
(2) all other sources of funding the system improvements including funds obtained from economic development incentives or grants secured
which are not required to be repaid.
(B) In determining the proportionate share of the cost of system improvements to be paid, the governmental entity imposing the impact fee
must consider the:
(1) cost of existing system improvements resulting from new development within the service area or areas;
(2) means by which existing system improvements have been financed;
(3) extent to which the new development contributes to the cost of system improvements;
(4) extent to which the new development is required to contribute to the cost of existing system improvements in the future;
(5) extent to which the new development is required to provide system improvements, without charge to other properties within the service
area or areas;
(6) time and price differentials inherent in a fair comparison of fees paid at different times; and
(7) availability of other sources of funding system improvements including, but not limited to, user charges, general tax levies,
intergovernmental transfers, and special taxation.
SECTION 6-1-1000. Fair compensation or reimbursement of developers for costs, dedication of land or oversize facilities.
A developer required to pay a development impact fee may not be required to pay more than his proportionate share of the costs of the
project, including the payment of money or contribution or dedication of land, or to oversize his facilities for use of others outside of the project
without fair compensation or reimbursement.
SECTION 6-1-1010. Accounting; expenditures.
(A) Revenues from all development impact fees must be maintained in one or more interest-bearing accounts. Accounting records must be
maintained for each category of system improvements and the service area in which the fees are collected. Interest earned on development
impact fees must be considered funds of the account on which it is earned, and must be subject to all restrictions placed on the use of impact
fees pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(B) Expenditures of development impact fees must be made only for the category of system improvements and within or for the benefit of the
service area for which the impact fee was imposed as shown by the capital improvements plan and as authorized in this article. Impact fees
may not be used for:
(1) a purpose other than system improvement costs to create additional improvements to serve new growth;
(2) a category of system improvements other than that for which they were collected; or
(3) the benefit of service areas other than the area for which they were imposed.
SECTION 6-1-1020. Refunds of impact fees.
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(A) An impact fee must be refunded to the owner of record of property on which a development impact fee has been paid if:
(1) the impact fees have not been expended within three years of the date they were scheduled to be expended on a first-in, first-out basis; or
(2) a building permit or permit for installation of a manufactured home is denied.
(B) When the right to a refund exists, the governmental entity shall send a refund to the owner of record within ninety days after it is
determined by the entity that a refund is due.
(C) A refund must include the pro rata portion of interest earned while on deposit in the impact fee account.
(D) A person entitled to a refund has standing to sue for a refund pursuant to this article if there has not been a timely payment of a refund
pursuant to subsection (B) of this section.
SECTION 6-1-1030. Appeals.
(A) A governmental entity which adopts a development impact fee ordinance shall provide for administrative appeals by the developer or fee
payor.
(B) A fee payor may pay a development impact fee under protest. A fee payor making the payment is not estopped from exercising the right of
appeal provided in this article, nor is the fee payor estopped from receiving a refund of an amount considered to have been illegally collected.
Instead of making a payment of an impact fee under protest, a fee payor, at his option, may post a bond or submit an irrevocable letter of
credit for the amount of impact fees due, pending the outcome of an appeal.
(C) A governmental entity which adopts a development impact fee ordinance shall provide for mediation by a qualified independent party, upon
voluntary agreement by both the fee payor and the governmental entity, to address a disagreement related to the impact fee for proposed
development. Participation in mediation does not preclude the fee payor from pursuing other remedies provided for in this section or otherwise
available by law.
SECTION 6-1-1040. Collection of development impact fees.
A governmental entity may provide in a development impact fee ordinance the method for collection of development impact fees including, but
not limited to:
(1) additions to the fee for reasonable interest and penalties for nonpayment or late payment;
(2) withholding of the certificate of occupancy, or building permit if no certificate of occupancy is required, until the development impact fee is
paid;
(3) withholding of utility services until the development impact fee is paid; and
(4) imposing liens for failure to pay timely a development impact fee.
SECTION 6-1-1050. Permissible agreements for payments or construction or installation of improvements by fee payors and developers;
credits and reimbursements.
A fee payor and developer may enter into an agreement with a governmental entity, including an agreement entered into pursuant to the South
Carolina Local Government Development Agreement Act, providing for payments instead of impact fees for facilities or services. That
agreement may provide for the construction or installation of system improvements by the fee payor or developer and for credits or
reimbursements for costs incurred by a fee payor or developer including interproject transfers of credits or reimbursement for project
improvements which are used or shared by more than one development project. An impact fee may not be imposed on a fee payor or
developer who has entered into an agreement as described in this section.
SECTION 6-1-1060. Article shall not affect existing laws.
(A) The provisions of this article do not repeal existing laws authorizing a governmental entity to impose fees or require contributions or
property dedications for capital improvements. A development impact fee adopted in accordance with existing laws before the enactment of
this article is not affected until termination of the development impact fee. A subsequent change or reenactment of the development impact fee
must comply with the provisions of this article. Requirements for developers to pay in whole or in part for system improvements may be
imposed by governmental entities only by way of impact fees imposed pursuant to the ordinance.
(B) Notwithstanding another provision of this article, property for which a valid building permit or certificate of occupancy has been issued or
construction has commenced before the effective date of a development impact fee ordinance is not subject to additional development impact
fees.
SECTION 6-1-1070. Shared funding among units of government; agreements.
(A) If the proposed system improvements include the improvement of public facilities under the jurisdiction of another unit of government
including, but not limited to, a special purpose district that does not provide water and wastewater utilities, a school district, and a public
service district, an agreement between the governmental entity and other unit of government must specify the reasonable share of funding by
each unit. The governmental entity authorized to impose impact fees may not assume more than its reasonable share of funding joint
improvements, nor may another unit of government which is not authorized to impose impact fees do so unless the expenditure is pursuant to
an agreement under Section 6-1-1050 of this section.
(B) A governmental entity may enter into an agreement with another unit of government including, but not limited to, a special purpose district
that does not provide water and wastewater utilities, a school district, and a public service district, that has the responsibility of providing the
service for which an impact fee may be imposed. The determination of the amount of the impact fee for the contracting governmental entity
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must be made in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures and limitations as provided in this article. The agreement must
provide for the collection of the impact fee by the governmental entity and for the expenditure of the impact fee by another unit of government
including, but not limited to, a special purpose district that does not provide water and wastewater utilities, a school district, and a public
services district unless otherwise provided by contract.
SECTION 6-1-1080. Exemptions; water or wastewater utilities.
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a development impact fee for water or wastewater utilities, or both, imposed by a city, county,
commissioners of public works, special purpose district, or nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to Chapter 35 or 36 of Title 33, except that
in order to impose a development impact fee for water or wastewater utilities, or both, the city, county, commissioners of public works, special
purpose district or nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to Chapter 35 or 36 of Title 33 must:
(1) have a capital improvements plan before imposition of the development impact fee; and
(2) prepare a report to be made public before imposition of the development impact fee, which shall include, but not be limited to, an
explanation of the basis, use, calculation, and method of collection of the development impact fee; and
(3) enact the fee in accordance with the requirements of Article 3 of this chapter.
SECTION 6-1-1090. Annexations by municipalities.
A county development impact fee ordinance imposed in an area which is annexed by a municipality is not affected by this article until the
development impact fee terminates, unless the municipality assumes any liability which is to be paid with the impact fee revenue.
SECTION 6-1-2000. Taxation or revenue authority by political subdivisions.
This article shall not create, grant, or confer any new or additional taxing or revenue raising authority to a political subdivision which was not
specifically granted to that entity by a previous act of the General Assembly.
SECTION 6-1-2010. Compliance with public notice or public hearing requirements.
Compliance with any requirement for public notice or public hearing in this article is considered to be in compliance with any other public
notice or public hearing requirement otherwise applicable including, but not limited to, the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 30, and Article 3 of this
chapter.
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