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Camden Council approves two ordinances, approves consent items and meets in executive session
Summary
Camden City Council on Jan. 20 approved two second‑reading ordinances — a flood damage prevention update and changes to overlay/district design standards including fence-height and mural rules — unanimously approved consent items including Resolution #2026-003, then held an executive session on contracts, annexation and personnel.
Camden — The Camden City Council on Jan. 20, 2026, unanimously approved two ordinances on their second readings and cleared several consent items before moving into executive session.
On procedural motions early in the meeting, Councilmember Phil Elliott moved and Councilmember William Wilkes seconded approval of the Jan. 6, 2026 meeting minutes; the motion carried unanimously. The council also unanimously approved the Jan. 20 agenda after removing employee-of-the-month recognition and deferring that item to the Feb. 3 meeting.
Under consent business, Council approved Resolution #2026-003, which expresses the city’s intent to be reimbursed with proceeds of tax-exempt obligations, and accepted quarterly reports for Oct.–Dec. 2025. The consent actions were adopted by unanimous vote.
On substantive ordinances, Council approved Ordinance #2026-001, an amendment to chapter 152 of the Camden Code of Ordinances concerning flood damage prevention. The motion to approve was made by Councilmember Phil Elliott and seconded by Councilmember William Wilkes; the record shows the ordinance passed on second reading.
Council also approved Ordinance #2026-002 on second reading, amending provisions related to overlay districts, design standards, landscaping and buffer requirements, and addressing fence heights and mural standards. That motion was made by Councilmember Delia J. Davis and seconded by Councilmember William Wilkes; the ordinance was adopted after a minor revision noted in the minutes.
After the public business portion, Council, on a motion by Councilmember Delia J. Davis and seconded by Councilmember William Wilkes, voted unanimously to enter executive session at 5:41 p.m. The minutes list topics discussed in executive session as a proposed contractual land‑development matter, a legal annexation matter, board appointments to the Arts Center of Kershaw County, an independent contractual agreement related to city administration, and a personnel matter involving the Municipal Court Department. The record indicates the council re-entered regular session at 6:40 p.m. and that no action was taken following executive session.
Administrative notes recorded in the minutes include the introduction of Chad Henderson as the Executive Director of the Kershaw County Arts Center and Councilmember Phil Elliott’s remarks recognizing the success of the environmental park and the MLK Unity Day Celebration. No members of the public spoke during public comments, which the minutes list as "None."
The minutes show that votes on motions and ordinances were unanimous; the minutes do not record individual roll‑call vote tallies. The council adjourned at 6:41 p.m.
Next steps: the employee-of-the-month recognition was rescheduled to the Feb. 3 meeting; the minutes do not state any immediate follow-up mandated from the executive-session topics.
