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Fort Mill council approves event ordinance, budget amendment and property sale; first reading raises procurement threshold
Summary
At its regular meeting the Town Council approved a town-hosted events ordinance (second reading), a budget amendment (Amendment 25-6), the sale and temporary lease of 112 Confederate Street, and a slate of advisory-board appointments. Council also approved on first reading a procurement-code change to raise the small-purchase threshold to $2,500.
The Fort Mill Town Council approved several ordinances and appointments during its regular meeting, adopting rules to streamline town-hosted events, approving a budget amendment, and authorizing the sale and short-term lease of a downtown building while moving forward with other administrative items.
On second reading the council approved an ordinance to amend the town’s event authorization process for town-hosted and town-sponsored events. Town staff described the ordinance as consolidating approvals so that town-hosted events can proceed through budget and council processes without additional ad hoc approvals. The ordinance passed by voice vote; no roll-call tally was given.
Council held a public hearing and on second reading approved Amendment 25-6 to the fiscal year 2025 budget, with staff and council members describing the amendment as a proactive adjustment to address vehicle and equipment needs.
Council approved an ordinance authorizing the sale of the building at 112 Confederate Street. Town staff said the police department is due to move out of the building on April 18 and closing on the sale was scheduled for April 25, 2025. Council later approved a related ordinance authorizing a month-to-month lease of approximately 4,343 square feet on the ground floor of the same building so the police department can house limited law-enforcement functions (9-1-1 communications center, data master breathalyzer and related uses) until a full relocation to the new town hall at 205 North White Street is completed.
On first reading the council approved an amendment to the town procurement code to raise the small-purchase threshold from $1,000 to $2,500, bringing the town’s threshold into alignment with the State of South Carolina; the change was presented by procurement staff as a means to speed routine purchases while keeping existing safeguards and three-quote requirements in place for procurements above the threshold.
Council also confirmed a slate of recommended appointments to advisory bodies, including reappointments and new appointments to the Board of Zoning Appeals, Historic Review Board, Planning Commission, Stormwater Advisory Committee and Keep Fort Mill Beautiful. Council approved the full slate in a single motion by voice vote.
Other business: Council approved minutes from prior meetings and heard an informational update on the town’s comprehensive-plan rewrite and associated downtown master plan and parks-and-recreation master plan. The council held an executive session on pending legal matters and potential claims and returned to open session with no action carried forward.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance amending town event authorization process (Old Business Item 1) — second reading: approved by voice vote (mover/second not specified in record). - Ordinance amending budget, Amendment 25-6 (Old Business Item 2) — public hearing and second reading: approved by voice vote. - Ordinance authorizing sale of 112 Confederate Street (Old Business Item 3) — second reading: approved by voice vote; closing scheduled for April 25, 2025; police department to vacate April 18, 2025. - Ordinance authorizing lease of space at 112 Confederate Street (Old Business Item 4) — second reading: approved by voice vote; lease month-to-month for 4,343 sq ft to house 9-1-1 communications and interim police functions. - Ordinance amending procurement code (New Business Item 1) — first reading: approved (proposal to raise small-purchase threshold from $1,000 to $2,500; three-quote requirement retained). - Advisory-board appointments (Committee Report) — approved in a single consent motion: multiple reappointments and new appointments to zoning, historic, planning, stormwater and Keep Fort Mill Beautiful committees.
Council did not record roll-call vote tallies in the meeting transcript; most approvals were taken by voice vote following a motion and second.
The meeting closed after an executive-session discussion and routine mayor/council remarks about upcoming community events.
