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Hartsville council approves a raft of resolutions and ordinances, including cemetery contract and transit funding
Summary
The Hartsville City Council approved multiple resolutions and final readings on ordinances, including a three‑year cemetery contract, renewal of the city attorney appointment, $30,000 for regional transit services, a public‑art pilot, timber‑sale awards and financial steps toward a $1.55 million capital lease.
The Hartsville City Council approved a series of resolutions and ordinances covering procurement, legal services and capital financing at its regular meeting.
The council voted by voice on several measures presented by City Manager Moore, including Resolution 0726‑01 to award a three‑year cemetery operations and maintenance contract and Resolution 0726‑02 to renew the appointment of Daniel Plyler as city attorney on an hourly basis rather than a retainer. Moore told the council the cemetery contract had received a single bid during the bidding period; the council approved the award after brief discussion.
The council also approved Resolution 0726‑03, a collaborative agreement with the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) that includes $30,000 in city funding for transit operations. Moore said the agreement supports continued free federal services for residents and includes infrastructure elements such as transit “hubs” that will provide shelter and phone charging at stops; councilmember S2 noted the hubs will be beneficial in rain.
Other approved items included Resolution 0726‑04, a pilot public‑art partnership with Black Creek Arts to install six temporary art structures intended to support tourism and school outreach, and Resolution 0726‑06 awarding timber‑sale bids on four city‑owned properties. Moore said the timber work is a selective harvest to manage trees rather than clear‑cutting, and the city expects roughly $27,000 in revenue to be deposited to the general fund.
On finance, the council adopted Resolution 0726‑05 to authorize preliminary steps to reimburse eligible capital expenditures with proceeds of future tax‑exempt obligations (a capital lease). Moore said the aggregate capital lease amount across funds is approximately $1.55 million; the resolution allows the city to begin purchasing equipment now and reimburse those expenditures once financing closes.
On ordinances, the council adopted Ordinance 45‑12 (renewal of an alleyway lease behind the police department) and Ordinance 45‑13 (sale of a parcel at East Home Avenue and Patrick Highway) on final readings after opening public hearings that produced no speakers. Ordinance 45‑14 was opened and then tabled until next month after the mayor recused himself. The council approved first readings for Ordinance 45‑15 (purchase of about 0.27 acres from Avian Shiv LLC for $10,000 for stormwater management) and Ordinance 45‑16 (amending the city code to allow the municipal court to appoint a part‑time constable).
Moore summarized the package to the council and urged members to contact staff with follow‑up questions; Mayor Dan Eskins closed the items with voice votes and declared the motions passed.
Votes at a glance: all items noted above passed by voice vote; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
Next steps: several items require administrative follow‑up (contract execution, capital lease closing, and project implementation). The council moved into executive session at the meeting’s close to discuss personnel and appointments.
