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Orangeburg County Council advances FY27 budget readings, leases and awards contracts in unanimous votes
Summary
At its April 6 meeting the Orangeburg County Council approved multiple first-reading budget and lease ordinances, authorized participation in an opioid settlement, and awarded contracts for an ERP implementation and landscape maintenance, all by unanimous votes recorded in the minutes.
Orangeburg County Council on April 6 moved multiple agenda items forward and approved several procurement actions, recording unanimous votes on all motions noted in the minutes.
On first reading by title, the council advanced the county's proposed fiscal year 2026–27 budget ordinance that would appropriate county funds and set tax levies for the July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 fiscal year; Councilwoman Janie Cooper-Smith moved first reading and Vice-Chair Johnny Ravenell seconded (vote 7-0-0). The council likewise held first reading by title for an ordinance providing appropriations for Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College (moved by Cooper-Smith, seconded by Ravenell, 7-0-0).
The council also took first-reading action on three lease ordinances: a lease designating Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College as tenant for property commonly referred to as 8423 Old State Road in Holly Hill (moved by Cooper-Smith, seconded by Kenneth McCaster, 7-0-0); a lease for 2422 Bonner Avenue in Santee with Dantzler Farm Properties, LLC as landlord (moved by Kenneth McCaster, seconded by Deloris Frazier, 7-0-0); and a lease for 6357 Savannah Highway in Neeses with the Town of Neeses as landlord (moved by Joseph Garvin, seconded by Latisha Walker, 7-0-0).
The council considered a Planning Commission request and approved first reading of a rezoning for Campbell Farms LLC (Firefly Ln., TMS #0143-00-02-002.000) from RG to FA (motion by Kenneth McCaster, second by Latisha Walker; vote 7-0-0).
On resolutions and procurement, the council approved a resolution authorizing Orangeburg County to participate in the "Six Remnant Defendants Settlement" in the opioid litigation (moved by Janie Cooper-Smith, seconded by Latisha Walker; vote 7-0-0). Under procurement, council approved a sole-source contract with Tyler Technologies, Inc. to implement Business License, Planning, and Building Inspections modules of the MUNIS ERP system (contract total $540,359.00; motion by Joseph Garvin, second by Deloris Frazier; vote 7-0-0) and awarded FY26-0325 landscape maintenance services (Zones 1–4) to Xtreme Outdoor Solutions, LLC for $345,272.00 (motion by Deloris Frazier, second by Joseph Garvin; vote 7-0-0).
The meeting concluded with a unanimous motion to adjourn at 6:15 p.m.
All recorded motions in the minutes show 7-0-0 outcomes; the minutes do not include roll-call breakdowns beyond that tally, nor do they list contract terms beyond aggregate amounts for the two procurement awards.
