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Horry County Administration Committee Meeting - January 27, 2026

County Council — Tuesday, January 27, 2026
BodyHorry County, South Carolina
SessionCounty Council
DateTuesday, January 27, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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Followed by a pledge of allegiance.

0:04

Everybody, please stand.

0:06

Would bow your heads.

0:07

Heavenly Father, thank you for bringing us together today safely.

0:12

Please guide us in the decisions that we're about to make for the county.

0:15

Please look after all county employees as they go about their job and public safety and I and R and the police and fire department.

0:23

And please, please, please uh keep us warm and keep this snowstorm away from us.

0:28

In your name we pray.

0:29

I'm in.

0:46

Moving on, we do not have any public input for today.

0:49

Moving on to the review and approval of agenda contents.

0:53

And a motion to approve.

0:55

All in favor, aye.

0:56

Aye.

0:56

The ayes have it.

0:58

Moving on to the approval of the minutes for the December 2nd, 2025 meeting.

1:03

Second.

1:04

All in favor, aye.

1:06

The ayes have it.

1:07

Moving on to new business.

1:09

Council on aging update.

1:10

Ms.

1:10

Gore.

1:12

Welcome.

1:13

Thank you.

1:13

Thank you.

1:14

Thank you.

1:14

Thank you, everybody.

1:16

I can give you a little recap of 2025.

1:20

It was interesting year.

1:22

We had a lot of federal FIPs.

1:26

But thanks to all of us, we have fundraisers.

1:29

We have youth.

1:30

And so we've not had to tell anyone no to any service for 2025.

1:36

We serve 58,305 congregate meals.

1:40

That's at the senior centers.

1:42

We now have 10 senior centers throughout the county.

1:46

Laura's and Mount Vernon is consolidated now.

1:49

So one, and that's going magnificently.

1:53

I'm going to say it.

1:54

Home delivered meals, 63,305.

2:00

That is evidence-based exercise programs, chronic disease management, more like information.

2:13

Medical transportation is moving up.

2:17

That's the service that's going up in our county.

2:21

Probably more so than meals because we have so many implants and people that have moved here that need transportation.

2:29

But we did 65,628 miles of transportation last year, and provided 1,863 mile rides.

2:41

That's appointments.

2:42

That's medical transportation only, but we are looking at essential transportation, which means grocery store, drug store, maybe some hair appointments.

2:53

Things are very important to the elderly to make their life better.

2:59

We also do homemaker services and we did 3,652 last year.

3:06

We had 50 years celebration.

3:14

Corporate sponsors that help us serve more seniors.

3:17

So we're going to continue on that path because as you know, we'll never catch up.

3:22

We'll never be able to serve everybody.

3:25

But right now I'm pleased to say that we've not turned anybody down.

3:30

So that's saying a lot.

3:32

So thank y'all for everything that you do.

3:36

We're happy.

3:37

No complaints here.

3:39

I know you like to hear that.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Fiscal Sustainability█████████████████████████████████████████████61%
Public Transportation██████████14%
Procedural███████9%
Youth Programs███████9%
Public Safety█████7%
Summary of Proceedings

Horry County Administration Committee Meeting - January 27, 2026

The Horry County Administration Committee met on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 1:00 PM in the County Council Conference Room. Chairman Tyler Servant presided. The committee reviewed financial updates, approved several resolutions, and conducted routine business. All votes were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

Consent Calendar

  • Agenda and Minutes: The agenda was approved as presented. The minutes of the December 2, 2025, meeting were approved.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public input was offered.

New Business

  • Council on Aging Update (Elaine Gore): Ms. Gore reported that in 2025, the Council on Aging served 58,305 congregate meals and 63,305 home-delivered meals. They provided 65,628 miles of medical transportation, giving 1,863 rides. Homemaker services totaled 3,652. She noted that no senior was turned away for any service in 2025. The committee expressed appreciation.
  • Financial Update – December 2025 (Jamie Norman): Ms. Norman presented financials for the six months ending December 31, 2025. General fund revenues were $162.8 million (56.4% of annual budget), exceeding the 50% mark, while expenditures were $127.2 million (43.3%). General fund total revenues were 41% higher than the prior year; expenditures were 14% higher. Property tax collections reached 65.5% of budget. Special revenue funds showed positive net changes: Fire fund +$9.9 million, Road Maintenance +$5.4 million, Stormwater +$7.6 million, Recreation +$2 million, Waste Management Recycling +$6.9 million.
  • Administrator’s Contingency: No expenditures have been made; the $150,000 balance remains unchanged.
  • Independent Audit Review (Action to Delegate Auditor): The committee reviewed an Independent Auditor Performance Questionnaire for Mauldin & Jenkins. Staff recommended exercising a one-year option in the contract for the FY2026 audit. The committee approved the recommendation.
  • Audit Charter Review: Staff reported no new industry guidance and recommended no changes to the charter. The committee accepted the review.
  • GFOA Triple Crown Award: Shannon Todd announced that Horry County received the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for FY2024, securing the “Triple Crown” for the second consecutive year. Only three counties in South Carolina (Greenville, Charleston, and Horry) received this honor.

Action Items

  • A. Resolution to Designate ARPA Project for Domestic Violence Shelter: The committee approved allocating $500,000 in ARPA interest funding to the Family Justice Center of Georgetown and Horry County to complete construction of a domestic violence shelter. This supplements a prior $750,000 award and a $500,000 matching grant from the Chapin Foundation.
  • B. Resolution Directing Administrator to Pursue Congressionally Directed Funding: The committee approved submitting six projects for FY2027 federal appropriations: Myrtle Beach Runway Reconstruction, SC 22 Extension, Conway River Crossing, SC 31 – Carolina Bays Parkway, Conway Perimeter Road, and Horry County Longs Radio Communications Tower.
  • C. Resolution Authorizing Virtual Meetings for Library Board of Trustees: The committee approved allowing the Horry County Library Board of Trustees to hold meetings virtually, with the public meeting still hosted in Conway, to accommodate members traveling over an hour.
  • D. Ordinance Authorizing $5,000,000 General Obligation Bonds for Windy Hill EMS Station: The committee approved issuing up to $5 million in short-term general obligation bonds to finance the Windy Hill EMS station project, to be fully repaid by the end of FY2026.
  • E. Ordinance to Amend FY2026 Budget for Bond Payments: The committee approved an increase of $346,331 in principal expenditures in the Capital Planning Fund to align the budget with a revised debt amortization schedule for the Windy Hill EMS bonds.
  • F. Community Benefit Fund Requests: The committee approved multiple requests after a motion by Chairman Servant to reduce one item (Aynor High School varsity baseball) from $1,500 to $750. Approved requests included:
    • Aynor High School Baseball (District 11) – $750
    • Conway Hot Shots (District 11) – $1,500
    • Student Angler League Tournament Trail (District 11) – $1,500
    • Waccamaw EOC (District 2) – $2,000 for teacher/employee of the year program
    • Grand Strand Christian Church (Districts 4,6,7,8,11, Chairman) – $12,500 for Annie’s Place Senior Apartments

Old Business & Announcements

  • No old business. The next meeting is scheduled for March 24, 2026.
  • The meeting adjourned after approximately 40 minutes.

Meeting Transcript

Followed by a pledge of allegiance. Everybody, please stand. Would bow your heads. Heavenly Father, thank you for bringing us together today safely. Please guide us in the decisions that we're about to make for the county. Please look after all county employees as they go about their job and public safety and I and R and the police and fire department. And please, please, please uh keep us warm and keep this snowstorm away from us. In your name we pray. I'm in. Moving on, we do not have any public input for today. Moving on to the review and approval of agenda contents. And a motion to approve. All in favor, aye. Aye. The ayes have it. Moving on to the approval of the minutes for the December 2nd, 2025 meeting. Second. All in favor, aye. The ayes have it. Moving on to new business. Council on aging update. Ms. Gore. Welcome. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. I can give you a little recap of 2025. It was interesting year. We had a lot of federal FIPs. But thanks to all of us, we have fundraisers. We have youth. And so we've not had to tell anyone no to any service for 2025. We serve 58,305 congregate meals. That's at the senior centers. We now have 10 senior centers throughout the county. Laura's and Mount Vernon is consolidated now. So one, and that's going magnificently. I'm going to say it. Home delivered meals, 63,305. That is evidence-based exercise programs, chronic disease management, more like information. Medical transportation is moving up. That's the service that's going up in our county. Probably more so than meals because we have so many implants and people that have moved here that need transportation. But we did 65,628 miles of transportation last year, and provided 1,863 mile rides. That's appointments. That's medical transportation only, but we are looking at essential transportation, which means grocery store, drug store, maybe some hair appointments. Things are very important to the elderly to make their life better. We also do homemaker services and we did 3,652 last year.

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