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Council directs staff to craft millage‑reduction plan amid debate over public safety staffing and growing fund balance
Summary
Council asked staff to draft a plan proposing a 1‑mill decrease per year for three years after hearing that FY2025 revenues exceeded budget and unassigned fund balance grew substantially; administrators cautioned recurring personnel costs should be matched with recurring revenue, and public safety leaders urged maintaining staffing.
During the fall planning retreat, Horry County Council gave staff direction, by consensus, to develop a plan that would consider reducing county millage by one mill per year over three years, after staff presented unaudited FY2025 results showing revenues above budget and a materially increased unassigned fund balance.
Council member Tyler (identified in the transcript as speaker 13) moved to direct staff to prepare the millage‑reduction plan, arguing that recent revenue gains and a rising fund balance create an opportunity to…
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