On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is it for city and town officials to attend one of this fall’s Regional Advocacy Meetings to get involved in the Municipal Association’s advocacy efforts at the State House?
Director of Governmental Affairs Tiger Wells answered this question in a recent podcast: “somewhere between 12 and 15.”
2018 Regional Advocacy Meeting, Walterboro. Note that locations differ for this year's meetings.
These meetings give municipal officials a chance to offer their input on strategy, to share solutions and to learn how legislative action in the 2019 session specifically affects their city. Local officials will also get a sense of what is coming for the 2020 session and participate in a strategy session on pending bills dealing with flexibility with hospitality and accommodations tax revenue, business licensing, small wireless facilities and plastic bag bans.
2018 Regional Advocacy Meeting, Clemson.
There are 10 meetings scheduled around the state in August and September. The meetings run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and have lunch served as well. There’s no charge for the meetings, but registration is required for lunch planning and handouts. Here are the registration links for each date:
- August 13 – The Arts Center of Greenwood, City of Greenwood
- August 14 – Myrtle Beach Train Depot, City of Myrtle Beach
- August 15 – Goose Creek Fire Department, City of Goose Creek
- August 20 – Beaufort City Hall Conference Center, City of Beaufort
- August 21 – North Augusta Municipal Building, City of North Augusta
- August 22 – Mauldin Cultural Center, City of Mauldin
- August 27 – Bean Market Museum, City of Lake City
- August 28 – Sumter City Centre, City of Sumter
- August 29 – Rock Hill Operations Center, City of Rock Hill
- September 4 – Lexington Municipal Complex, Town of Lexington
