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Council adopts Greenville County Library budget as presented after failed efforts to restore original staffing wages
Summary
Greenville County Council approved third reading of the library appropriation for FY2026 after councilors rejected motions to suspend rules and restore a previously proposed staffing budget. Supporters urged reinstating the original budget to increase wages; councilors said the adopted ordinance includes built-in wage assessments.
Greenville County Council adopted the library appropriation ordinance on third reading May 20 after several motions to suspend the rules and amend the third-reading ordinance failed.
What happened: Councilor Collins moved the ordinance for third reading to appropriate funds for the Greenville County Library System for fiscal year 2026 and to set the library millage. Councilor Seaman and others attempted to suspend the rules to allow amendments that would have restored the library’s original proposed staffing and wage budget; those motions failed on roll calls. A subsequent voice vote approved the ordinance as presented.
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