Votes at a glance: Hartsville council approves minutes, elects mayor pro tem, authorizes airport grant applications; tables forgivable-loan ordinance

The Hartsville City Council completed several formal actions during its Dec. 9 meeting.

Minutes: The council moved, seconded and voted to waive the reading of and approve the minutes of the Nov. 10, 2025 regular meeting. No individual vote names were recorded on the transcript.

Ordinance 451 (House of Hope forgivable loan): Council opened and immediately closed a public hearing on Ordinance 451, which would authorize a forgivable loan to the House of Hope and related loan documents. Staff member Daniel told the council negotiations are ongoing and that "we do need to table it for tonight to move forward" because of outstanding attorney issues; the council voted to table the ordinance and anticipates bringing it back in January for further action.

Election of mayor pro tem (Resolution 122501): The council nominated and voted to elect Bob Bradock as mayor pro tem; the motion was seconded and approved by the council.

Airport grant applications (Resolutions 122502 and 122503): Council authorized staff to apply for a U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration grant and a South Carolina Aeronautics grant to support runway, apron and lighting improvements. Staff said the project is roughly $200,000 and reported a city match of approximately 2.5% (about $5,000). The council moved and voted to apply for and accept the grants if awarded.

Executive session: The council voted to enter executive session citing SC Code FOIA section 30-4-70(a)(1) for discussion and appointments to city boards, committees and the housing authority.

No public comment was recorded on any of the items listed above during the meeting.