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Lexington County Council unanimously approves festival recognition, grant awards, annexation and purchases
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Lexington County Council approved a ceremonial resolution, accepted a litter-prevention grant, approved a town annexation request, enacted two small budget amendments and authorized equipment and roof purchases; votes were unanimous where recorded.
Lexington County Council on Feb. 11 voted unanimously on a slate of routine items including a recognition resolution, two grant- and budget-related appropriations, an annexation request from the town of Pillion, and two procurement awards.
The council approved a resolution recognizing the South Carolina Upholstery Festival. The motion was made by Mister Brigger and seconded by Councilman Hudson; the clerk recorded unanimous “yes” votes from Councilwoman Wessinger, Councilman Fisher, Councilman Cockrell, Councilman Hudson, Councilman Brigham, Councilman Bishop, Vice Chair Conwell and Chairman Culham.
The council accepted a Palmetto Pride private litter-prevention grant in the amount of $10,000 to fund litter cleanup supplies, safety materials, signage and attendance by a code enforcement officer at the South Carolina litter-control conference. The public works and solid waste committee recommended acceptance; Councilman Hudson moved to accept the grant and the motion was seconded; the clerk recorded a unanimous vote in favor.
Council approved two budget amendment resolutions to appropriate outside funds: $10,000 for the Palmetto Pride grant (solid waste) and $5,800 donated by the Friends of the Museum for wallpaper work at the Fox House. County staff presented the budget amendments and the council approved them as part of the meeting’s routine business.
The council approved resolution R-25-02, a request from the town of Pillion to annex a roughly 3.09-acre parcel. Councilman Bishop moved to approve the resolution and Councilman Cockrell seconded; the clerk recorded unanimous “yes” votes.
Purchases approved included a procurement to provide Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles for the sheriff’s office (listed in the record as “23 Chevrolet Tahoes” in the purchase requisition) and an award to replace the roof at the Mac Edisto Fire Station. Councilman Hudson moved the purchase approvals and Councilman Bishop seconded; the clerk recorded unanimous approval.
The council also approved its Jan. 14, 2025 minutes and then adjourned. Motions and seconders recorded in the meeting included: a motion to approve the minutes (moved by a member identified in the record as “Mister Tom will” and seconded by Councilman Bishop), and a motion to adjourn that passed unanimously.
Where the transcript omitted a full verbatim motion text or explicit vote counts beyond the roll-call “yes” entries, the article reports the motion, mover/second and the council clerk’s recorded roll-call outcomes as stated in the meeting record.
