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Orangeburg council approves sale of small downtown parcel, adopts employee health‑insurance resolution
Summary
Council approved minutes, passed a second‑reading ordinance authorizing transfer of a ~0.03‑acre parcel at/near 1198 Russell Street to a developer for $75,000, and adopted a resolution to set city employee health insurance benefits effective Jan. 1, 2025; the Department of Public Utilities also announced a statewide award.
At its Dec. 3 meeting the Orangeburg City Council moved through routine business and a pair of formal votes, approving meeting minutes, authorizing the transfer of a small downtown parcel for redevelopment and adopting a resolution on employee health insurance benefits.
The council approved the 12/03/2024 minutes following a motion by Councilman Stroman that was seconded in the transcript and carried by voice vote. Later, during business item No. 3, staff described a second reading of an ordinance to transfer approximately 0.03 acres at the corner of Russell and Middleton streets (listed previously as 1198 Russell Street, county tax map number 01731335002000) to a private developer proposing residential and retail use for $75,000. Councilor Stroman moved to authorize the transfer; Councilor Nots seconded in the transcript and the council voted 'Aye.' The presiding official declared the motion carried.
The meeting record shows no detailed roll‑call vote tally for the property-transfer motion; the transcript records the voice vote as 'Aye' without listing individual votes.
Department of Public Utilities staff announced that the city DPU received the South Carolina Rural Water Association 'Water System of the Year' award, citing quality water, quality service and reinvestment into the system; the DPU presenter said this recognition required no council action.
After an executive session called to discuss negotiations and contractual matters under cited South Carolina Code provisions (the presiding official listed Section 30‑4‑70(a)(2) and referenced 30‑7‑70(a)(c) in the transcript), the council returned to open session and took up a staff‑presented resolution to adopt health insurance benefits for city employees. Mister Mixon presented the item and the council adopted the resolution on a motion by Councilman Grievous, seconded by Councilman Knotts according to the transcript; the council voted 'Aye.' The presiding official read the resolution as effective 01/01/2025, though the reading included an audible hesitation and an unclear numeric sequence in the transcript when the presiding official repeated the effective date while reading.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn by Councilman Stroman, seconded by Councilman Grievous, and the council adjourned with holiday remarks from the presiding official.
Actions recorded in the transcript include approval of meeting minutes, passage of the ordinance authorizing the property transfer, motion into and out of executive session, adoption of the employee health‑insurance resolution, and adjournment. The transcript does not record detailed roll‑call vote tallies or attendance figures for each action; where only a voice 'Aye' was recorded, this article notes the voice vote and the mover/second as given in the transcript.
