At a glance: Council accepts $832,600 port security grant, approves road transfers and ratifies five ordinances
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Summary
The City of Charleston council approved committee reports including acceptance of an $832,600 port security grant for police and fire, ratified SCTOT road maintenance transfer requests, and moved five bills through second and third readings on voice votes; multiple items passed unanimously.
At its Nov. 12 meeting the City of Charleston council approved several committee recommendations and voted on multiple items by voice vote.
Public safety: The committee on public safety reported unanimous approval to accept an FY25 port security grant totaling $832,600 for police and fire department use; the council adopted the committee report by voice vote.
Traffic and transportation: The council ratified committee approvals that included appointing a code enforcement officer, approving a traffic‑calming request on Wawbeek Way, and accepting SCTOT (state) road maintenance transfer requests for portions of Bear Swamp Road and Ingram Road tied to a diocese project. Councilmembers discussed developer obligations to repair construction‑related damage and asked staff to review development agreements.
Ways & Means and ordinances: The council approved Ways & Means recommendations as amended and moved five items (items 1–5) for second reading; the council then moved items 1–5 for third reading and ratification. The transcript records voice votes with the mayor announcing 'ayes have it'; specific ordinance numbers and roll‑call tallies were not read into the transcript.
All recorded votes in the transcript were adopted by voice vote with no recorded 'no' votes in the meeting minutes contained in the transcript.