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Horry County Council approves airport concession agreement, forms committees and defers legal‑settlement vote
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting Horry County Council approved routine business items, unanimously passed Ordinance 116-2025 to authorize a concession agreement with Compass Group USA at Myrtle Beach International Airport, formed standing committees (including a reestablished transportation committee), recognized long‑serving employees, and deferred a settlement vote to Feb. 3 after executive session.
Horry County Council completed routine business and several unanimous approvals during its Jan. 6 meeting, including passage of an ordinance authorizing a concession agreement and the establishment of 2026 committee assignments.
The council approved the meeting agenda, minutes from Dec. 9 and the consent agenda by voice vote. During second reading and a public hearing, the council approved Ordinance 116‑2025, authorizing the county administrator to execute a concession agreement with Compass Group USA (Canteen Division) to provide food and beverage vending services within the Myrtle Beach International Airport terminal. The motion passed unanimously on the council floor.
Chairman and members announced standing committee assignments for 2026. The administration committee will include Cam Crawford, Danny Hardy (chair), Gary Loftus, Michael Mascarelli, Tom Anderson, Jenna Dukes and the chair noted a reestablished transportation committee with an estimated long‑range spending program the chair described as "$6,400,000,000 over the next 25 years"; Dennis DeSeboto was named to chair the transportation committee.
Council recognized donated funds from Horry Electric Cooperative (a check noted as $700,000 and an additional $43,000 this year) for economic‑development and recreation projects and recognized several employees for 30‑ and 40‑year milestones, including Lieutenant Judy Boyd's 40 years with the Horry County Sheriff's Office.
The council recessed into executive session to discuss a proposed settlement of legal claims and legal advice; members reported no votes were taken in executive session. After returning, the council moved to defer a related vote on the settlement to its Feb. 3 meeting, and the motion to defer carried unanimously.
What happens next: The concession agreement and committee assignments proceed as approved; the deferred settlement matter returns to the Feb. 3 meeting. Meeting minutes will record the formal votes and any follow‑up items.
