County Council’s current Rules of Procedure were adopted August 10, 2020, which helped to address many of the issues facing governing bodies during the COVID Pandemic.
The current Rules of Procedure mirror the Model Rules of Parliamentary Procedures for South Carolina Counties published by the South Carolina Association of Counties with some modifications to work with existing Lancaster County practices and procedures.
The current Rules of Procedure include a great deal of verbatim statutory law, particularlyin regards to FOIA requirements. County Council’s current Rules of Procedure are also required to be utilized by all Boards and Commissions for which the County Council appoints a majority of the members.
As was discussed during the Council Retreat, and March COW meeting, the update to Council's Rules of Procedure will help define current practices and streamline the rules to allow for uniformity across Council appointed Boards and Commissions.
A combination of adjustments to certain current rules along with prior rules, and some new rules, are being suggested for Council's consideration and adoption at the April 22nd Council Meeting via resolution.
This ordinance is a necessary step in the process to remove the current Rules and then adopt the new rules in April.