Georgetown County Council Meeting - September 22, 2026

Georgetown County Council regular meeting, September 22, 2026. Procurement was a major agenda item. Council approved the consent agenda, which included Procurement 26-087 for two 2027 Ford F-550-based Type 1 ambulances for Fire/EMS; Procurement 26-088 for tax billing and collection software and support, reported at $41,474.60 annually and $165,898.46 for four years; Bid 26-032 for Georgetown County Airport apron reconstruction, with an award recommended to Ben Cox Company LLC for approximately $2.398 million (the exact amount is garbled in the transcript); and Bid 26-075 for FY2027 CTC road resurfacing, for which the award details are not captured. Staff also requested approval of a guaranteed maximum price amendment with MBcon Construction, not to exceed $12,285,705, for the Emergency Operations Center/911 Center project funded through the 2024 Capital Project Sales Tax referendum. A motion to approve was made and seconded, but the vote outcome is not clear in the transcript.

Council deferred the stormwater design manual update and stormwater management ordinance amendment until October 13 for further work, following public concerns about the proposed countywide rules and the need for a public hearing. A proposed golf-cart and low-speed-vehicle ordinance failed, with two votes in favor. Public speakers also called for greater animal-control capacity and a countywide spay/neuter initiative, including a suggested $25,000 investment; no related spending action was taken. The meeting also included a nonprofit presentation on home-repair volunteer projects and approval of a fire-prevention-month proclamation.