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County Manager Josh Edwards said he will present the manager's recommended FY26 budget on April 21; the council's first reading is scheduled for May 5 and a public hearing for May 13. Trisha Startup, the county budget director, told council members the presentation schedule was set so members have time to review the recommended budget before the first reading.

Why it matters: the staff timeline sets the formal path for budget decisions that will determine fee changes, capital spending and the county's operating priorities for the coming year.

Staff outlined several operational items that will be in or connected to the recommended budget. Edwards said the manager's office included a line item for an outside consultant and has developed an RFP that will be posted after the budget is approved and the fiscal year begins in July. \"We've included the cost for the consultant in next year's budget, and we'll have that RFP ready to submit as soon as the budget is approved and begins in July,\" Edwards said.

Kevin Madden, assistant county manager/CFO, described proposed adjustments to landfill tipping fees. \"We are handling the landfill tipping fees just as we have in the past,\" Madden said. \"We don't try to, I'm gonna say maximize the profit in that fund. We want to make sure that fund can stand alone and support itself. And so that's the reason for the increase.\" He added the county's current fees remain \"very much below the market price\" but that the adjustments are intended to keep the landfill fund self-sustaining.

Staff also announced plans to provide clearer fee information to residents. Edwards said the budget will be accompanied by a county fee schedule so residents and businesses know what to expect.

Mapping and public-data follow-up: Dave Gardner, assistant manager of public safety, and Tom Couch, assistant manager of development services, briefed council on maps staff are assembling. Gardner said the county already maintains water-and-sewer maps but keeps them behind password protection because they contain critical infrastructure. \"We'd like to work with council to find out what information that you need... we have them, and they are available. They're just password protected,\" Gardner said. He told council staff will work with members to tailor what is shared.

By contrast, staff said a roads map will be made public. The county intends to add a layer for gravel roads, break roads down by district and, potentially, annotate which roads are county-owned versus prescriptive easement across private property. Council members asked about adding project and grant overlays (pennies-for-progress, state paving schedules) so users can click a road and see upcoming pavement plans; staff said an interactive GIS with a relational database could provide that level of detail and that existing capital-improvement layers will be married into the overall roads map.

What comes next: staff will present the manager's recommended budget April 21 and will bring the fee schedule, tipping-fee proposals and map access options forward during the formal budget process.

Ending: the council will receive the recommended FY26 budget April 21, hold a first reading May 5 and a public hearing May 13; staff said more-detailed materials on fees, maps and the proposed consultant will be available as the budget proceeds through that timeline.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","York County Council Workshop - April 08, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","York County Council held a budget workshop April 8, during which staff reviewed the FY2026 calendar and described operational follow-ups that will appear in the manager's recommended budget.","taxTitle","York County, South Carolina","taxId",5759,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6074762,"York County economic-development committee and council discuss ED fund priorities; ag facility shortfall trimmed to about $800,000",4237,923000,5160000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2983142-f5f893f1a92cb9b580b9701aa7646e51&start=923&end=5160","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2983142-f5f893f1a92cb9b580b9701aa7646e51/thumbnail_923000.jpg","/articles/6074762/York-County/South-Carolina/York-County-economic-development-committee-and-council-discuss-ED-fund-priorities-ag-facility-shortfall-trimmed-to-about-800000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074762-0b98d8c73e84b4a08b1dce0f9b5df53a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771120529&Signature=IzLCkwBBIhuA2yN0o-mG1s8TuTb4LvvkK~05RNRv9seMPP9kzBV7JzVTvNq78FUq6IhXmOP00BHRYyEHXdikHpYYKrXl-47f~sZ4qsTLx46ASGkRQLke76wvQPm0K9HmFmKrPEbjIlpoqPxF8iEmTISiMpuSN7l996WtzowRBsHQKnPZP97dVBTny64J70mLOL2xqeGaaaoDUErq4HiL-aXyektSUp1NFniHyaFvHRe2GvkKnvQAuOOq~owl6k1YL2s25VLzpjclOQ03Eb4R08kmQMFyDMs2a~ck3KXy-llyik41NoiUUZ9RoCiSyrOPGA-o-ZbEPJBMn7duyE~egw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","York County Council and Economic Development Director Mitch Miller discussed a draft vision and priorities for economic development at the April 8 workshop, and council debated how to fund a proposed agricultural facility after staff reported the shortfall had fallen to about $800,000.

Why it matters: decisions about the Economic Development (ED) fund and how the county invests in land, small-business programs and workforce initiatives affect the county's ability to attract higher-wage employers and support local firms.

Mitch Miller, the county's economic development director, reviewed survey results council members returned and outlined a framework for an ED strategy: define \"why\" (the outcomes the county wants), then align incentives and programs to achieve those goals. Miller summarized the county's employment mix (manufacturing 12.7%, health care/social assistance 11.1%, retail 11.1%, finance/insurance 8.4%) and said council responses ranked workforce training and marketing ahead of tax incentives as priorities. \"What if we focus on target really important to us. And then we go out and find developers, companies, whatever it may be, that really fits the mold of that,\" Miller said.

On the ED fund and a proposed agricultural facility, Kevin Madden told council he had spoken with York 1 School District, which had allocated interest income and some donor funds; as a result the funding shortfall for the ag facility had decreased. \"The shortfall is now 800,000 instead of $8.80,\" Madden said. Council members then debated whether that remaining $800,000 should come from the Economic Development Fund or another county source. Councilmember Huckabee and others recommended not using the ED fund for that allocation; staff suggested the general capital fund (referred to in the meeting as account 1420) could be a potential source.

The Economic Development Committee had recommended focusing ED fund dollars on public-private partnerships, land and infrastructure investments and small-business programs; Miller said that aligns with many council members' survey responses that emphasized workforce development, higher-wage jobs and a strategic focus on corridors. He also presented corridor-level ideas (I-77 north/south, Carowinds area, the Catawba River corridors, western Highway 5/85 connections) and asked council members to describe desired outcomes for their districts.

Where council landed: members broadly supported using the ED fund to pursue targeted investments (land development, small-business programs and partnerships) rather than relying primarily on tax incentives. On the ag facility, several council members said they prefer using the capital fund or another source rather than spending ED fund dollars; staff said they will identify the appropriate funding source and include the allocation in the recommended budget where feasible.

Ending: Miller asked council members to continue providing input; staff will return with a recommended configuration for ED fund priorities and a funding plan for the ag facility when the manager presents the recommended FY26 budget April 21.","Council and the county's economic development staff discussed a draft vision for economic development, survey results on priorities and whether the ag facility shortfall should be funded from the ED fund or other county funds after York 1 School District and private donations reduced the gap.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6074766,"York County council leans toward 1.5-mill countywide recreation tax to fund parks but members differ on aid for municipalities",2869,1681000,4550000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2983142-f5f893f1a92cb9b580b9701aa7646e51&start=1681&end=4550","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2983142-f5f893f1a92cb9b580b9701aa7646e51/thumbnail_1681000.jpg","/articles/6074766/York-County/South-Carolina/York-County-council-leans-toward-15-mill-countywide-recreation-tax-to-fund-parks-but-members-differ-on-aid-for-municipalities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074766-f1d236af64c351fd70ef358d9236c562/orig.mp4?Expires=1771120529&Signature=RWb8ibPnmH0-i8DMeDGJyd9DVWzByaBq5WdNhT4bemkCv7BT8Z2jSNS22d3Teu1LBVU9ATA9QAttinlVGZ~Ai5soxPnZtL0I60P9ybGObSZl0jj36VCzKBqd7Mfdwxs0jJVGEfXpsfcOxbiiKSaHxqonVAF0krd5R93VRYgU72czu8MapxU3n1TYYFvDpoxkeiWv1kq-4fBsFdxDaYEdWjGx0LekIvFue0S2PCqMZUiT9rwVSkq40lOYTPaJOwNGwm3BN68C-FvIkMzBEnuJIdra9QCdE0Hf-y1RMPirJLUKuXR~iUw3RzTDJtyqXgvx3VeJZO222xyBipri1bUhng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","York County Council considered recommendations from a Parks Master Plan committee at an April 8 budget workshop and signaled majority support for a proposed 1.5-mill countywide levy to fund parks operations and capital needs.

Why it matters: Council faces choices that will change how recreation is funded across York County, affect municipal partners and determine whether the county sets aside capital for new parks, including Woodend, and maintains existing passive parks and services.

Josh Edwards, the county manager, summarized work from the Parks Master Plan consultant and the HEP committee. He said the consultant recommended a three-phase approach: address immediate operational needs (already funded in FY25), identify funding for current and future parks operations and capital, and study the recreation tax and its implications for municipal funding. The committee recommended a countywide 1.5 mills added to the general fund millage to support county parks operations and to set aside capital funding.

Edwards described two possible ways to help municipalities that currently receive unincorporated recreation payments: a capital-assistance approach using some of the new millage proceeds for municipal capital projects, or a stipend/reimbursement program tied to actual registrant data. \"If we were to take that general report... and let's just say we're looking at youth recreation, there's about 10,000 or so registrants based on those reports,\" Edwards said, then explained staff would use average fees (\"around 50 and $70\") to estimate stipend amounts. He said that estimate put potential stipend costs in the neighborhood of $750,000 for the coming fiscal year.

Several council members supported the countywide millage but differed on whether to retain the unincorporated tax in addition to a countywide levy. Councilmember Audette said he favored keeping the unincorporated tax while also adopting a countywide 1.5 mills, noting the per-household cost for unincorporated residents would be modest: \"That's $23.38 a year per person in the unincorporated area of the county. That's what 1.5 mills is. Dollars 23.38¢.\" Councilmember Huckabee and others said they would support funding the ag facility from sources other than the Economic Development (ED) fund and preferred using the capital fund (account 1420) instead; staff said they would identify the best funding source.

Councilmembers raised concerns about transparency and accountability for municipal use of funds. Multiple members said municipalities already collect hospitality/tourism taxes and other revenues that support parks, and they urged staff to require registrant-level data before distributing stipend or reimbursement money. \"I think there's a lot more information to gather to draw the conclusion,\" Councilmember Litton said, calling for a careful approach.

Committee recommendations and related budget items: staff told council they plan to include a set-aside from Bethel Lake Wylie funds to build out the Woodend park (Edwards said about $3,000,000 is available to spend on Woodend). Edwards said the county had set aside funding for operations this fiscal year and that the Parks Master Plan consultant urged setting aside capital funding for future projects.

Where council landed: a majority indicated support for budgeting a 1.5-mill countywide levy in the manager's recommended budget, while several members emphasized they do not want to immediately \"pull the rug out\" from municipalities. Staff said they would return to council with a proposed allocation and a design for either a stipend/reimbursement or a capital-assistance program tied to registrant data.

Ending: staff will include the 1.5-mill proposal in the recommended budget materials unless council instructs otherwise. Management will work with municipalities to collect registrant data and propose a transparent reimbursement or capital program before funds are distributed.","At an April 8 workshop York County Council signaled support for adding 1.5 mills to the countywide general millage to fund parks operations and capital after the Parks Master Plan consultant recommended a funding mechanism; council members debated whether to keep the existing unincorporated tax and how to reimburse municipalities for services.","actionData","errors"]

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