Several municipal officials recently earned their Accreditation in Business Licensing designation. These are Rita Bruce, assistant city clerk, City of Landrum; Paula Payton, municipal clerk, Town of West Pelzer; Scott McDonald, business license official, Town of Summerville; and Brandi Hussmann, business licensing, Beaufort County. Kaylee Summerton, revenue analyst with the Municipal Association of SC, obtained both her Accreditation in Business Licensing and Master in Business Licensing.
The SC Association of Municipal Power Systems re-elected its board to a second term in office. The board includes President John Young, general manager, Laurens Commission of Public Works; Vice President Robert Faires, director of utilities, City of Seneca; Members at Large Tim Baker, utility director; City of Newberry; Tim Hall, utilities director, City of Abbeville; Wade Holmes, electric utility director, Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities; Joey Meadors, director of utilities and public works, City of Clinton; and Past President Mike Jolly, director of electric utilities, City of Rock Hill.
Greer Fire Deputy Chief Joshua Holzheimer was recently elected president of the South Carolina Firefighters Association.
City of Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann was recently appointed vice chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ energy committee.