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Votes at a glance: Richland County Council — June 3, 2025
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Summary
A roundup of major motions, ordinances and approvals from the June 3 Richland County Council meeting, including bond measures, infrastructure contracts, consent items and appointments.
Richland County Council took a number of final actions on June 3. Below are the principal items approved or acted on during the meeting, with short descriptions and outcomes recorded on the public record.
- Resolution recognizing June as Fatherhood Month (Item 4b): Motion approved on consent; council members recorded yes votes. (Resolution recognizing the South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families.)
- Approval of minutes and agenda items (Items 5a–5c; adoption of agenda): Motions approved by roll call.
- Consent items including sewer infrastructure award for Hickory Ridge community (Item 14f): Approved; staff said grant dollars fund the sewer infrastructure project and county tax dollars were not used for that award.
- East Richland County Public Service District general-obligation bond authorization (Item 15a): Third-reading ordinance authorizing up to $10,000,000 in general obligation bonds for East Richland County Public Service District was approved on third reading.
- Ordinance adding hate-intimidation offense to Chapter 18 (Item 15b): Approved on third reading (separate article covers this item in detail); friendly language amendment adopted on the floor; later motion to reconsider failed.
- Expansion of I-77 Corridor Regional Industrial Park and related infrastructure-credit agreement (Item 15c and related Item 16a): Council approved expansion of the I-77 Corridor regional industrial park boundaries to include certain Richland County property and approved infrastructure credits and related matters; one council member recused where noted in the record for a related item at second reading.
- Transportation and public-works awards: The committee recommended awarding a contract for the dirt-road package to Mac Maclaine and Associates in the amount of $3,372,038.22 with a 15% contingency; the committee recommendation was approved.
- Property deeds and other first-reading ordinances (Items 17a–17c): Council approved first readings/authorizations for several deeds and for termination of a conservation easement as presented in the agenda.
- Appointment to Procurement Review Panel: Committee recommended appointment of Eric Pickney to the public procurement industry vacancy; council approved the recommendation.
- Other: A motion was approved authorizing the administrator to sign the agreement to purchase tax map number R16904-01-02; this action was approved by roll call and a later motion to reconsider failed.
Several motions for reconsideration were brought at the meeting and failed by roll-call vote. Executive session items (property inquiry re: Columbia Place Mall; legal advice regarding budget items; legal advice regarding tourism development fee) were discussed in executive session and no action was taken publicly during that session.
Ending: The clerk will publish meeting minutes and the county will post adopted ordinances and resolutions per the county’s normal procedures.
