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Oconee County council adopts three ordinances on parks, tires and vendor preference; appoints code officer and board member
Summary
On Jan. 20 the Oconee County Council adopted three ordinances on golf carts, waste tires and local vendor preference, approved Resolution 2026-01 appointing Lucas Watt as a code enforcement officer for animal control, and appointed Chad Overholt to a district board seat.
Oconee County Council on Jan. 20 approved three ordinances on third reading and recorded several appointments at a regular meeting.
The council adopted Ordinance 2025-25 amending chapter 22 (parks and recreation) to regulate golf cart operations in county parks. It also adopted Ordinance 2025-26, which amends the county's waste-tire provisions to align with 2025 amendments to referenced South Carolina code sections, and Ordinance 2025-27, which revises and expands local contractor and vendor preference provisions in the county procurement code.
All three items were presented in public hearings with no members of the public speaking and were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote on third reading; the transcript records "all in favor" for each vote but does not contain roll-call tallies.
Appointments and resolutions: The council approved Resolution 2026-01 appointing Lucas Watt as a code enforcement officer for animal control. The council also approved a board appointment of Chad Overholt to a District 5 seat on a building-codes/appeals board; the clerk noted the status of questionnaires on file for some seats.
Executive-session outcomes: Following a closed session discussion, council directed the county administrator to execute a waiver for a potential conflict of interest regarding legal services with the current county attorney; the motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript does not provide the waiver text or additional details beyond the motion.
What wasn't recorded: The meeting transcript records voice votes for these actions but does not include roll-call vote tallies or detailed ordinance texts in the public record presented at the meeting; the clerk or county clerk's office should have the official ordinance and resolution documents on file.
Next steps: Ordinances will be codified and posted according to county procedures; staff were assigned follow-up tasks for appointment processing and for filing the waiver and related paper work.
