Sumter County Council grants first readings to $3.5M bond and two ordinances; budget, easement draw lone dissent
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Summary
At its May 9 meeting, Sumter County Council granted first readings to a bond ordinance (up to $3.5 million), the county budget ordinance for FY2023-24 and a storm-water easement; Councilman Eugene R. Baten voted against the budget and the easement first readings.
Sumter County Council on May 9 granted first reading, by title, to three ordinances including a bond authorization and the county's fiscal-year 2023–24 budget, and approved a request for a storm-water drainage easement. The meeting took place at the Sumter County Administration Building.
County Administrator Gary Mixon presented Ordinance #23-988, a bond ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds not to exceed $3,500,000; Council granted first reading and the item is scheduled for second reading and a public hearing on May 23, 2023. Mixon also presented Ordinance #23-987 (the budget ordinance) by title only for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, reporting projected General Fund revenue of $58,718,334 and expenditures of $59,982,350, producing a projected deficit of $1,064,016. Council granted first reading by title; the motion carried with Councilman Eugene R. Baten recorded in opposition. Second reading and a public hearing are scheduled for May 23.
County Attorney Johnathan Bryan described Ordinance #23-986, a proposal to approve a storm-water drainage easement across Sumter County parcel 201-00-04-016 to accommodate a ditch from an adjoining property to a 24-inch reinforced concrete pipe that crosses under Brewington Road and connects to a drainage ditch in the Hill Road right-of-way. Council granted first reading; Councilman Baten voted in opposition.
Votes at a glance: Motion tallies for each recorded action matched the minutes. Mover and second for most motions were Vice Chairman James R. Byrd, Jr. (mover) and Artie Baker or Charles T. Edens (seconds as recorded); the budget and the storm-water easement first readings were carried with Councilman Eugene R. Baten recorded as the sole vote in opposition. The meeting record shows no public comments or public attendance.
What happens next: All three ordinances slated for second reading and public hearing on May 23, 2023. No executive session was held and no formal final adoptions occurred at this meeting.