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SC Code § 4-9-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-830. Powers and duties of manager.

 The powers and duties of the manager shall include, but not be limited to, the following:  (1) to serve as the chief administrative officer of the county government;  (2) to execute the policies, directives and legislative actions of the council;  (3) to direct and coordinate operational agencies and administrative activities of the county government;  (4) to prepare annual operating and capital improvement budgets for submission to the council and, in the exercise of that authority, he shall be empowered to require such reports, estimates and statistics on an annual or periodic basis as he deems necessary from all county departments and agencies for the performance of his duties in budget preparation;  (5) to supervise the expenditure of appropriated funds;  (6) to prepare annual, monthly and other reports for council on finances and administrative activities of the county;  (7) to be responsible for the administration of county personnel policies including salary and classification plans approved by council;  (8) to be responsible for employment and discharge of personnel subject to the provisions of subsection (7) of Section 4-9-30 and subject to the appropriation of funds by the council for that purpose; and  (9) to perform such other duties as may be required by the council.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3772; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-840. Preparation and submission of budget and descriptive statement.

 The county manager shall prepare the proposed operating and capital budgets and submit them to the council at such time as the council determines. At the time of submitting the proposed budget, the county manager shall submit to the council a statement describing the important features of the proposed budgets including all sources of anticipated revenue of the county government and the amount of tax revenue required to meet the financial requirements of the county.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3773; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-850 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-850. Authority of county manager over elected officials; authority of council and its members over county officers and employees.

 With the exception of organizational policies established by the governing body, the county manager shall exercise no authority over any elected officials of the county.  Except for the purposes of inquiries and investigations, neither the council nor its members shall give orders or instructions to county officers or employees.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3774; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-860 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-860. Election or appointment of county treasurer and auditor.

 The county treasurer and county auditor, or their counterparts, by whatever terms those officials are designated may be elected or appointed by council as the council may determine by ordinance. If such officials are appointed, they shall be subject to control by council and the manager in the same manner as other appointed county department heads.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3775; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-870 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-870. Applicability of Article 1.

 Except as specifically provided for in this article, the structure, organization, powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of county government under the council-manager form shall be as prescribed in Article 1 of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3776; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-1010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1010. Membership of county board of commissioners.

 The governing body in those counties adopting the county board of commissioners form of government provided for in this article shall consist of not less than four nor more than twelve commissioners, as may be determined by the General Assembly for each county electing to adopt the form of government provided for in this article, all of whom shall be qualified electors of the county.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3785; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-1020 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1020. Supervisor as administrator; method of election and terms of office of supervisor and commission members; vacancies.

 Those counties presently electing the supervisor shall continue to do so and he shall serve as chairman of the board of commissioners. Those counties presently hiring or appointing the supervisor or administrator shall continue to do so. Method of election and terms of office of either two years or four years for the supervisor and board of commissioners shall be as the General Assembly shall provide when a form of government is selected for the county concerned. In the event terms for commission members are established for four years, terms of office shall be staggered so that not more than one-half of the board of commissioners shall be elected at any single general election except the initial election at which time one-half of the membership shall be elected for two years only.  Terms shall commence on the Monday following their election. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired portion of the term only. Provided, that any vacancy having less than one year of the term remaining shall be filled in the manner provided for boards, committees and commissions in Section 4-9-1100.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3785.1; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-1030 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1030. Board shall be county governing body; duties of board.

 The county board of commissioners shall be the governing body of the county. The board shall be charged with the administration of county affairs, including but not limited to:  (a) The hearing of all budget requests and the submission of a proposed annual budget for the operation of the affairs of the county which shall be submitted to the General Assembly not later than March fifteenth for appropriate action.  (b) The formulation and implementation of personnel policies for county employees including supervision of insurance programs, except that the rights of the constitutional officers of the county, the county tax collector, the auditor and the treasurer to select their own personnel shall not be infringed.  (c) The purchasing of all supplies and equipment by the county and the maintenance of inventory records thereon.  (d) Approval of expenditures from the contingent fund as it may be established from time to time by law.  (e) The supervision of all buildings and grounds owned by the county, including the allocation of office space in all county buildings and the providing of office space for all countywide officers.  (f) The acquisition of property by purchase or gift.  (g) The adoption, use and alteration of a corporate seal.  (h) The leasing or sale of property owned by the county.  (i) The making of contracts for the county.  (j) The exercise of the power of eminent domain within the county.  (k) The performance of such other acts necessary to carry out its responsibilities.  (l) The determination of its own rules and order of business.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3785.2; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-1040 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1040. Time and place of meetings; special meetings; notice.

 The board shall meet at least once each month at such times, dates and places as set by it at its first meeting following each general election. Special meetings may be called at any time by the chairman or by a majority of the commissioners; provided, that all members shall be notified as to the subject matter and the date, time and place of such meeting.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3785.3; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-1050 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1050. Board may elect clerk; duties, salary, and term of office.

 The board in each of the counties may elect a clerk who shall perform the duties of secretary and be paid an annual salary as provided by law and whose term of office shall be coterminous with that of the members of the board electing him.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3785.4; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-1060 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1060. Commissioners shall account for claims audited and allowed and conform to prescribed system of bookkeeping.

 The county commissioners shall keep an account of claims audited and allowed by them against the several funds appropriated for county purposes in accordance with a form to be prescribed by the Comptroller General, and they shall conform to any system of bookkeeping that may be prescribed for use in their office by the Comptroller General.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3785.5; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-1070 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1070. Commissioners may administer oaths and punish for contempt of their proceedings.

 The members of the county board of commissioners may administer oaths to all persons appearing before them and punish by fine not exceeding ten dollars or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding twenty hours any and all persons guilty of disorderly conduct amounting to an open or direct contempt or wilful interruption of their proceedings.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3785.6; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-1080 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1080. Commissioners shall not be interested in certain contracts.

 No member of a board of county commissioners shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract pertaining to his duty as commissioner.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3785.7; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-1090 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1090. Commissioners must give bond.

 The county commissioners shall each give bond in the sum of five thousand dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3785.8; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-1100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1100. Governor shall make certain appointments.

 All appointments to boards, committees and commissions in those counties adopting the county board of commissioners form of government shall be made by the Governor upon approval of a majority of the members of the legislative delegation, including the Senator or Senators of the particular county.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3585.10; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-1110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1110. Inapplicability of certain provisions to county board of commissioners form of government.

 The provisions of Sections 6-11-410 to 6-11-650 shall not apply to counties operating under the county board of commissioners form of government.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3785.9; 1975 (59) 692.
SC Code § 4-9-1210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1210. Electors may propose and adopt or reject certain ordinances; submission by petition to council.

 The qualified electors of any county may propose any ordinance, except an ordinance appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes, and adopt or reject such ordinance at the polls. Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least fifteen percent of the qualified electors of the county.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3790; 1975 (59) 692; 1977 Act No. 33 Section 1.
SC Code § 4-9-1220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1220. Electors may petition for repeal of certain ordinances.

 Within sixty days after the enactment by the council of any ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds, notes or other evidence of debt the repayment of which requires a pledge of the full faith and credit of the county, or requires the approval of the issuance of bonds by a public service district within the county a petition signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least fifteen percent of the qualified electors of the county, or if such ordinance relates to a bond issue for a public service district, fifteen percent of the qualified electors of the district may be filed with the clerk of the county council requesting that any such ordinance be repealed; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to bond issues approved by referendum or to notes issued in anticipation of taxes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3791; 1975 (59) 692; 1977 Act No. 33 Section 1.
SC Code § 4-9-1230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 9 - County Government|Section 4-9-1230. Election shall be held where council fails to adopt or repeal ordinance.

 If the council shall fail to pass an ordinance proposed by initiative petition or shall pass it in a form substantially different from that set forth in the petition therefor or if the council shall fail to repeal an ordinance for which a petition for repeal has been presented, the adoption or repeal of the ordinance concerned shall be submitted to the electors not less than thirty days nor more than one year from the date the council takes its final vote thereon. The council may, in its discretion, and if no regular election is to be held within such period, provide for a special election. All county councils shall be bound by the results of any such referendum.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-3792; 1975 (59) 692; 1977 Act No. 33 Section 1.
SC Code § 4-10-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 10 - Local Sales And Use Tax|Section 4-10-10. Definitions.

 For purposes of this chapter:  (1) "County area" means a county and all municipalities within its geographical boundaries.  (2) "County" means the unincorporated areas of a county area or county government as the use of the term dictates.  (3) "Municipality" means a municipal corporation created pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 5 or a municipal government as the use of the term dictates.  (4) "Minimum distribution" means an amount equal to two million dollars for the first distribution and after that adjusted annually on a cumulative basis by a percentage equal to the increase in revenues credited to the Education Improvement Act Fund for the most recently completed fiscal year over the revenues credited to that fund in the preceding fiscal year.  (5) "Population" means population as determined in the most recent official United States Census.  (6) "General election" means the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in any year.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 317, Section 1, eff February 2, 1990; 2016 Act No. 250 (H.5078), Section 1, eff June 6, 2016.  Effect of Amendment  2016 Act No. 250, Section 1, added (6), definition of "general election".
SC Code § 4-10-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 10 - Local Sales And Use Tax|Section 4-10-20. Rate of tax; exemptions; reports by utilities; rental units.

 A county, upon referendum approval, may levy a sales and use tax of one percent on the gross proceeds of sales within the county area which are subject to tax under Chapter 36 of Title 12 and the enforcement provisions of Chapter 54 of Title 12. The sale of items with a maximum tax levied in accordance with Section 12-36-2110 and Article 17 of Chapter 36 of Title 12 is exempt from the local sales and use tax. The adopted rate also applies to tangible personal property subject to the use tax in Section 12-36-1310. Taxpayers required to remit taxes under Section 12-36-1310 shall identify the county or municipality in the county area in which tangible personal property purchased at retail is stored, used, or consumed in this State. Utilities are required to report sales in the county or municipality in which consumption of the tangible personal property occurs. A taxpayer subject to the tax imposed by Section 12-36-920, who owns or manages rental units in more than one county or municipality, shall report separately in his sales tax return the total gross proceeds from business done in each county or municipality.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 317, Section 1, eff February 2, 1990; 1997 Act No. 149, Section 9A, eff for sales or use made on or after December 1, 1992; 1997 Act No. 151, Section 1A, eff for sales or use made on or after December 1, 1992.  Effect of Amendment  The first 1997 amendment (by Act No. 149), in the second sentence, deleted "(A), (B) and (C)" following "Section 12-36-2110"; and, in the sixth sentence, inserted "Section".  The second 1997 amendment (by Act No. 151), effected the same change as the first 1997 amendment.
SC Code § 4-10-25 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 10 - Local Sales And Use Tax|Section 4-10-25. Construction contracts; application.

 The gross proceeds of sales of tangible personal property delivered after the imposition date of the tax levied under Section 4-10-20 in a county, either under the terms of a construction contract executed before the imposition date, or a written bid submitted before the imposition date, culminating in a construction contract entered into before or after the imposition date, are exempt from the local sales and use tax provided in Section 4-10-20 if a verified copy of the contract is filed with the South Carolina Department of Revenue within six months after the imposition of the local sales and use tax.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 317, Section 1, eff February 2, 1990; 1993 Act No 181 Section 54, eff July 1, 1993.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment changed "Tax Commission" to "Department of Revenue."
SC Code § 4-10-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 10 - Local Sales And Use Tax|Section 4-10-30. Referendum on question of implementing local option sales and use tax within county.

 (A) The county election commission in each county shall conduct a referendum on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November on the question of implementing the local option sales and use tax within the county area. The state election laws apply to the referendum mutatis mutandis. The county election commission shall publish the results of the referendum and certify them to the county council. The sales and use tax must not be imposed in the county area, unless a majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum approve the question.  (B) The ballot must read substantially as follows:  "Must a one percent sales and use tax be levied in __________ County for the purpose of allowing a credit against a taxpayer's county and municipal ad valorem tax liability and for the purpose of funding county and municipal operations in the __________ County area?  Yes []  No []"  (C) If the question is not approved at the initial referendum, the county council may call for another referendum on the question. However, following the initial referendum, a referendum for this purpose must not be held more often than once in twelve months and must be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November.  (D) Two weeks before the referendum the county council and the municipal councils in the county area shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation within the jurisdiction the anticipated credit against property taxes in the first year of implementation of the property tax credit fund. The notice must show the anticipated credit on the following classes of property:  (1) a primary residence;  (2) personal property including, but not limited to, an automobile;  (3) a commercial facility;  (4) an industrial facility.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 317, Section 1, eff February 2, 1990.
SC Code § 4-10-35 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 10 - Local Sales And Use Tax|Section 4-10-35. Petition to rescind tax; referendum.

 (A) Upon petition of fifteen percent of the qualified electors of a county presented to the governing body of that county which has implemented the one percent sales and use tax authorized by this chapter requesting that this tax be rescinded, the county governing body shall conduct a referendum on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November next following on the question of rescinding the local option sales and use tax within the county area. The state election laws apply to the referendum mutatis mutandis. The county election commission shall publish the results of the referendum and certify them to the county council. The sales and use tax must be rescinded in the county area upon the certification of the results if a majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum vote in favor of rescinding the tax.  (B) The ballot must read substantially as follows:  "Must the one percent local option sales and use tax levied in __________ County pursuant to Chapter 10, Title 4 of the 1976 Code be rescinded?  Yes []  No []"  (C) A referendum for rescission of this tax may not be held earlier than two years after the tax has been levied in the county. If a majority of the qualified electors voting in the rescission referendum vote against rescinding the tax, no further rescission referendums may be held for a period of two years. If a majority of the qualified electors vote in favor of rescinding the tax, the tax may not be reimposed in the county for a period of two years. The petition requesting rescission must be presented to the county governing body at least one hundred twenty days before the Tuesday following the first Monday of November of that year or the referendum must be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November of the following year.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 317, Section 1, eff February 2, 1990.
SC Code § 4-10-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 10 - Local Sales And Use Tax|Section 4-10-50. Distribution of revenue set aside for the County/Municipal Revenue Fund.

 (A) The revenue generated in a county area and set aside and allocated to the County/Municipal Revenue Fund must be distributed to the county and the municipalities in the county area as follows:  (1) fifty percent based upon the location of the sale;  (2) fifty percent based on population.  (B) The population of the county is the population of the county area, and the population of the municipalities is the population within the corporate boundaries of the municipalities in the county area.  (C) Revenue distributed to a county or municipality under this section may be used to provide an additional property tax credit in the manner provided in Section 4-10-40(B).  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 317, Section 1, eff February 2, 1990; 1991 Act No. 168, Section 14, eff June 28, 1991.  Effect of Amendment  The 1991 amendment added subsection (C), providing for additional property tax credit from revenue distributed to a county or municipality under this section.