The snowstorm which struck much of the state on January 21 upended several Municipal Association of SC events, cancelling Hometown Legislative Action Day and creating schedule changes for the MEO Institute.
First, the regularly scheduled March session will take place on Tuesday, March 18. This is “Basic Budgeting and Municipal Finance,” which the Municipal Association will conduct at the councils of governments locations in Columbia, Florence, Greenville and North Charleston. The registration deadline is Monday, March 10.
Following that will be the MEO Institute sessions that typically take place the day after Hometown Legislative Action Day, and which were originally scheduled for January 22. These are Session A, Session B, Advanced MEO and the Advanced Continuing Education sessions. These have all been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 26, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln St. in Columbia. Attendees will need to register again for the new date, and the registration deadline is Wednesday, March 19.
Officials who complete the seven required MEO courses graduate from the institute. Because the graduation scheduled to take place during Hometown Legislative Action Day on January 21 did not occur, those graduates will be recognized during the Municipal Association’s 2025 Annual Meeting, taking place on Hilton Head Island on July 16 – 20.
Learn more about the MEO Institute and register for courses online.