At the end of each year, the Municipal Association of SC asks every city and town to review, verify and update the information that appears in the municipal directory. The deadline to manage the information is Tuesday, November 19.
The designated official from each municipality may update their information using the Municipal Information Dashboard found online.
Even at other times of year, cities and towns should update their information with the Association as needed. Maintaining current information helps the Association keep all of the state’s municipalities informed of key issues affecting their operations and residents, including legislative activity at the State House that can have a major impact on local government operations; opportunities to attend meetings, conferences and workshops, such as the Municipal Association’s Annual Meeting, Hometown Legislative Action Day or Small Cities Summit; and other training opportunities from the Association’s affiliate organizations and Risk Management Services.
The municipal online directory provides details and contact information for all 271 municipalities. It lists items such as the form of government used in each city and town, the regular schedule of council meetings and the names of all elected officials and key staff positions. It allows users to search for municipalities by county, by population or by which state representatives and state senators serve it.
The Association allows only one person from each municipality to handle the annual update — the municipal clerk or the clerk’s designee — to help maintain the accuracy of the information.
For assistance, or to designate a new person responsible for the update, contact Joanna Ayers at jayers@masc.sc or 803.933.1259.