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Sumter County Council: votes and key decisions from Dec. 14, 2021
Summary
At its Dec. 14 meeting Sumter County Council approved resolutions and ordinances including an inducement resolution for Project Honey, a 90-year lease option to FTC Communications, and a revised business-license ordinance; the council also granted first reading to an infrastructure-fund amendment and a rezoning request.
Sumter County Council conducted several formal actions on Dec. 14, 2021, approving an inducement resolution for a proposed solar project, granting final readings on multiple ordinances and advancing other items for future consideration.
Key votes and actions
- R-21-11 (Project Honey inducement resolution): Approved. Motion by Vice Chairman James Byrd, Jr., seconded by Artie Baker; directed the chairman and clerk to execute the resolution. (See: presentation of FILOT and incentive terms; recorded in the minutes.)
- Ordinance 21-965 (FILOT ordinance related to Project Honey): Passed second reading. Motion by Artie Baker, seconded by Vice Chairman James Byrd, Jr.; Councilman Carlton B. Washington abstained. Council requested company-resident meetings and a site visit before third reading.
- Ordinance 21-966 (option to lease county property to FTC Communications, LLC): Approved on third reading. Motion by Charles T. Edens, seconded by Carlton B. Washington. The draft lease as discussed includes staged renewal language (10-year intervals to year 40, options up to 90 years) and allows Council flexibility on earlier termination intervals.
- Ordinance 21-968 (revised business license ordinance to comply with the Business License Standardization Act, 2020 Act No. 176): Approved on third reading. Motion by Eugene R. Baten, seconded by Artie Baker. County staff noted the ordinance must be in place by Jan. 1, 2022 to comply with state law.
- Ordinance 21-969 (amendment to Sumter County Infrastructure Fund to allow low-interest loans for spec buildings): Granted first reading. Motion by Vice Chairman James Byrd, Jr., seconded by Artie Baker. The proposed amendment would permit loans up to the lesser of $2,000,000 or 25% of a project budget, with interest tied to county general fund rates.
- RZ-21-22 (rezoning at 4185/4189 Thomas Sumter Highway): Granted first reading to rezone ±1.35 acres from GC/AC to General Commercial to support an automotive dealer business; presentation by Planning Director Helen Roodman and unanimous first-reading approval.
Other procedural actions included approval of the Dec. 14 agenda and the Nov. 23 and Nov. 30 meeting minutes, reports on ARPA mobile-home repair and premium pay funding, and scheduling of redistricting work to be completed in-house ahead of the March 1, 2022 deadline.
The council adjourned at 6:56 p.m. after approving the remaining agenda items.
