City Connect is the blog of the Municipal Association of SC connecting officials in the state’s 271 cities and towns with the resources and tools they need to provide efficient and cost-effective services to residents and businesses.
To subscribe to email notifications of new blog posts, follow the subscription instructions in the right column of the City Connect blog.
Observed every year in March, Sunshine Week is a time to highlight the importance of sharing public information and so that residents can better understand the workings of their government. In South Carolina, governmental transparency is codified in the SC Freedom of Information Act, and...
Many city and town officials across the state have met the Municipal Association’s field services managers, who travel to all 271 of the state’s municipalities to connect them with the Association’s resources. The three-member team includes Charlie Barrineau, Naomi Reed and now Desirée...
The submission deadline for the Municipal Association of South Carolina 2025 Achievement Awards is next Wednesday, February 5. The awards provide a way to showcase a city or town’s hard-to-see projects — the kind that are undertaken by city and town governments to innovate, improve their...
From bills that would make changes to liquor liability insurance to help small businesses, to bills that would make changes to the municipal election process, or ones that would change the way retirement benefits are provided to return-to-work retirees, the General Assembly is considering...
Municipal officials from around the state will gather in Columbia to learn about critical issues at the State House earlier than usual this year, as the 2025 Hometown Legislative Action Day will take place January 21 and at a new location: the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. This...