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Dorchester County adopts budget amendment to fold in Water and Wastewater department
Summary
On Oct. 22, the Dorchester County Council unanimously adopted Bill No. 2024-9 amending the FY2024–25 budget to incorporate the Department of Water and Wastewater Services and its wastewater service fees; the council recorded a 4–0 roll-call vote with one member absent.
The Dorchester County Council on Oct. 22 adopted Bill No. 2024-9, amending the 2024–25 annual budget to formally incorporate the Department of Water and Wastewater Services (DWWS) and its wastewater service fees.
The measure passed on a motion by Councilman Ricky C. Travers, seconded by Councilman Rob Kramer, Jr., by a 4–0 roll-call vote. Councilman William V. Nichols was absent. Council President George L. Pfeffer, Jr., and Vice President Mike Detmer voted in favor. The ordinance incorporates DWWS line items that previously were not included in the County’s FY25 appropriation, and the transcript notes that wastewater service fees have not been increased as part of the amendment.
Irene Barnes, Executive Administrative Specialist, introduced the public hearing on the bill and confirmed the hearing was conducted; no members of the public spoke during the hearing. Councilman Pfeffer explained that the amendment is needed to bring DWWS revenues and expenditures into the County budget structure.
The council approved the Consent Agenda earlier in the evening and approved vouchers as presented; Councilman Travers recorded an abstention from payments to Simmons Center Market. The session adjourned at 8:29 p.m.
What happens next: The transcript does not specify any implementation timetable or effective date for the budget amendment beyond adoption; additional procedural steps or effective date language were not specified in the minutes.
