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Committee approves consent slate of budget amendments, grants and agreements
Summary
The Charleston City Committee on Ways and Means on May 12 approved a broad consent docket including a six-month Wells Fargo banking contract extension; budget and fee amendments for 2025; purchase of stormwater mitigation credits; multiple police grant actions; and authorization of a College of Charleston license agreement.
The Charleston City Committee on Ways and Means approved a broad consent docket on May 12 that included budget amendments, contract extensions, grant approvals and intergovernmental agreements.
Members voted to extend the city’s banking services contract with Wells Fargo for six months and to approve multiple 2025 budget amendments, including hospitality and municipal accommodation fee changes, and general fund expenditure and revenue adjustments. The committee also approved a resolution to transfer a revolving loan fund (grant number 04-49-9) to the CLIMB fund.
Stormwater items cleared the docket: the committee approved purchase of salt marsh preservation and enhancement mitigation credits recorded at $245,400 and an amendment to the Central Park drainage work authorization for $492,000. An addendum to a professional services contract for third‑party stormwater plan review with Wapert for $200,000 also passed.
Police and public‑safety actions on the consent agenda included acceptance of a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY DNA capacity enhancement award of $200,000, after‑the‑fact approvals to apply for an FY25 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ($51,890) and a South Carolina Department Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ($43,272) for bicycle‑patrol bikes, plus an NEC Foundation/Jupiter grant application for $50,000 to support a high‑risk youth program. The committee also approved submission of the Charleston County Consolidated 911 intergovernmental agreement; the amount recorded in the transcript is unclear.
The legal department moved for mayoral authorization to execute a license agreement with the College of Charleston for use of the Hollyy Institute of Contemporary Art; that authorization was approved as part of the slate.
The committee approved these items by voice vote with no extended debate and moved on to additional agenda business.
