Votes at a glance: council approves consent items and advances two ordinances on first reading

The North Myrtle Beach City Council approved routine consent business and took first-reading votes on two ordinances at its regular meeting.

Key outcomes

- Minutes: Council accepted the minutes for the Feb. 17, 2025 city council meeting and the Feb. 24, 2025 workshop meeting (motion made and seconded; vote recorded as 'all in favor' in the public record). Specific mover/seconder not specified in the public transcript.

- Consent item: The council approved an Ocean Drive Shack Club beach event permit for May 2025 as a consent item (motion made, seconded, and approved by voice vote).

- Ordinance — Fire Code (Chapter 11): The council voted on first reading to amend Chapter 11 (Fire Prevention) of the North Myrtle Beach Code of Ordinances to adopt the most current edition of the Fire Codes. A motion to accept the first reading was made and the council voted 'aye' (mover/seconder not specified in the public record).

- Ordinance — Midcom Cable lease (fifth amendment): The council held a first-reading motion to approve the fifth amendment to the commercial lease agreement between the city and Midcom Cable; the motion was made and the council voted to move the item forward on first reading (mover/seconder not specified).

None of the first-reading ordinances recorded final adoption at this meeting; both were advanced on first reading as shown in the public record. Where individual roll-call votes or mover/second names were not captured in the transcript, the official minutes should be consulted for a detailed roll call and ordinance numbering.