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Orangeburg County Council approves FY 2026–27 budget; Walker records lone no vote
Summary
Orangeburg County Council approved the ordinance to appropriate funds for fiscal year July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, on a 5–1 vote after a public hearing with no public comments. Councilwoman Latisha Walker cast the single opposing vote.
Orangeburg County Council approved an ordinance to appropriate funds for the county’s fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, after a public hearing that drew no questions or public comments.
Chairman Johnnie Wright, Sr. opened the public hearing and then called for a motion; Councilman Kenneth McCaster moved to pass the ordinance (the minutes record the motion as "to pass the ordinance for second reading") and Councilman Joseph Garvin seconded. The motion carried, 5–1–0, with Councilwoman Latisha Walker recorded as opposed.
The ordinance text in the minutes describes the measure as providing appropriations for ordinary county purposes, authorizing the levy of taxes on taxable property to pay county expenses and debt service, and providing for the expenditure of taxes and other revenues during the fiscal year. Chairman Wright opened the floor for public hearing questions and "there were none," according to the minutes.
The council’s recorded vote was the meeting’s principal formal action. The meeting minutes label the agenda item as a "Third Reading & Public Hearing" but also record the motion as "to pass the ordinance for second reading," an inconsistency noted in the official minutes.
