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Chester County advances proposed 1% sales tax and authorizes up to $33.53 million in bonds pending referendum
Summary
The Chester County Council gave second-reading approval as part of the consent agenda to Ordinance 2026-11, a proposal to place a countywide one percent sales and use tax before voters and to authorize up to $33,530,000 in bonds to fund designated projects; the consent motion passed 5-0.
Chester County Council on June 1 recorded a second reading of Ordinance 2026-11, a measure that would place a countywide one percent sales and use tax before voters and authorize bond financing of up to $33,530,000 to pay for projects specified in the ordinance.
The ordinance, advanced on a 5-0 consent vote, cites the South Carolina CPST Act (South Carolina Code Annotated §4-10-300 et seq.) and sets out procedures for a countywide referendum, the allowed uses of tax proceeds, limits on duration and the county’s authority to issue tax-exempt or taxable bonds in one or more series up to the stated maximum. The consent motion that carried the reading was made by Councilman Bobby Raines and seconded by Councilman Roy Brunson.
Why it matters: If voters approve the referendum called for by the ordinance, Chester County would be authorized to collect the one percent tax and could issue bonds up to the stated cap to fund the projects identified in the ordinance. The ordinance sets conditions precedent for imposition, priorities for spending net proceeds and authorizes the county administrator to prescribe bond form and details.
What happened next: The item was advanced as part of the consent agenda; council recorded a 5-0 vote to approve the consent package that included the ordinance’s second reading. A final decision on imposing the tax would require the countywide referendum and any subsequent council or financing actions contemplated by the ordinance.
