June 29, 2026 — Special Council Meeting
At its June 29, 2026 special meeting, the council gave final-reading approval to a water and wastewater fee schedule (Ordinance 05-26) and to the fiscal year 2026–2027 budget and tax levy (Ordinance 04-26), and first-reading approval to an amendment to the sanitation/disposal fee schedule (Ordinance 07-26). Per the approved minutes all three passed with the mayor and all members present voting favorably; an executive session followed with no action taken.
At a glance
- Adopt a schedule of fees and charges for the City of Loris water and wastewater system
- Adopt a budget for the City of Loris for fiscal year 2026–2027 (ending June 30, 2027)
- Amend the sanitation / disposal fee structure
- Executive session — legal briefings from city attorney
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At its June 29, 2026 special meeting, the City Council adopted three ordinances. Ordinance 05-26, on second reading, sets the schedule of monthly base charges and per-thousand-gallon usage charges the city uses to bill water and wastewater service, with separate in-City and out-of-City rates.
Ordinance 04-26, on second reading and following a public hearing held earlier that evening, adopts the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 and sets the tax levy at $10.60 per $100 of assessed value for corporate purposes plus $0.50 per $100 for public safety building debt service, a total of 111.0 mills. Ordinance 07-26, on first reading, amends the sanitation/disposal fee schedule to the rates listed as effective July 1, 2026; an ordinance requires two readings before it can take effect.
The mayor took Ordinance 07-26 ahead of the budget ordinance because the new sanitation fee is calculated into the 2026–2027 budget. An executive session followed for two legal updates, with no action taken.
Per the approved minutes, all three ordinances passed with Mayor Suggs and all members present voting favorably.
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Adopt a schedule of fees and charges for the City of Loris water and wastewater system
An ordinance to adopt a schedule of fees and charges for the City of Loris, South Carolina water and wastewater system. "MONTHLY CHARGES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE SHALL BE BASED UPON ACTUAL WATER CONSUMPTION AS OBTAINED FROM WATER METER READINGS OR OTHER METHODS AND MEANS APPROVED BY THE CITY." Monthly base charges are set by meter size and equivalent residential units (ERU), with separate in-City and out-of-City schedules; the ordinance also sets security deposits, impact fees and connection (tap) fees for water or sewerage service. First reading June 1, 2026; second reading June 29, 2026.
- What it is
- This ordinance sets the schedule of fees and charges the city uses to bill water and wastewater service. Charges include a monthly base charge by meter size and a usage charge per thousand gallons, with separate in-City and out-of-City rates.
- What it does
- Adopted on second reading, this schedule is the rates the city bills for water and wastewater service. For a 3/4-inch meter in the City, the schedule lists a monthly base water charge of $11.00 and a water usage charge of $5.00 per thousand gallons. The schedule also lists a road cut fee of $500. No prior water and wastewater fee schedule is available to us as a primary source, so this briefing does not show whether these rates change what the city billed before.
AI-written from the sourced items above, a convenience, not the official record.
Adopt a budget for the City of Loris for fiscal year 2026–2027 (ending June 30, 2027)
An ordinance to raise revenue and adopt a budget for the City of Loris, South Carolina for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. Section 1 adopts the prepared budget and estimated revenue "as fully as if incorporated herein and a copy thereof is attached hereto." Section 2 levies, for the period July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, a tax of $10.60 on every one hundred ($100.00) dollars in assessed value for corporate purposes, plus a tax of $0.50 on every one hundred ($100.00) dollars in assessed value for debt service and retiring of bonds for the "public safety building," "making a total levy of one hundred eleven (111.0) mills." First reading June 1, 2026; public hearing and second reading June 29, 2026. (The agenda packet does not print a budget dollar total; the budget schedule is referenced as an attachment but is not reproduced in the packet.)
- What it is
- This is the final-reading vote to adopt the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 and to set the property tax levy for that year. A public hearing is held before this reading.
- What it does
- Adopted on second reading, this adopts the FY 2026–2027 budget and sets the tax levy for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 at $10.60 per $100 of assessed value for corporate purposes plus $0.50 per $100 for public safety building debt service, a total of 111.0 mills.
AI-written from the sourced items above, a convenience, not the official record.
Amend the sanitation / disposal fee structure
An ordinance to amend sanitation/disposal fee structure. "WHEREAS, in order to keep pace with the rising costs of the collection and disposal of solid waste it has been determined by the city council that a small increase in disposal charges has become necessary." Section 1 amends the sanitation/disposal fee structure to read per Attachment Schedule A ("CITY OF LORIS WASTE DISPOSAL FEES FY 2026-2027"), which lists rates "Effective July 1, 2026." Section 2 provides the ordinance becomes effective upon approval of council after second reading. The attachment notes "Waste Disposal Services are provided by Jordan Waste." First reading June 29, 2026. (The packet prints only the proposed rates effective July 1, 2026; no current/prior fee is printed.)
- What it is
- This ordinance would amend the sanitation/disposal fee schedule to the rates listed as effective July 1, 2026. This is a first reading; an ordinance requires two readings before it can take effect.
- What it does
- Adopted on first reading, the amendment advances toward a second reading and would take effect after that second reading. Compared with the schedule effective July 1, 2023 (the most recent one the city has posted), the once-per-week residential cart rate goes from $28.00 to $30.00. The new schedule also adds a $22.50 rate for residents 65 and older, a tier the 2023 schedule did not include, and it raises the commercial rates.
AI-written from the sourced items above, a convenience, not the official record.
Executive session — legal briefings from city attorney
Attorney John C. Zilinsky had two legal updates to be discussed in executive session. Council voted to enter executive session to receive the legal updates (moved by Councilwoman Gause, seconded by Councilwoman Gerald) and entered at 6:21 p.m. Upon returning to open session at 6:42 p.m. (motion to exit by Councilwoman Gerald, seconded by Councilwoman Coleman), Mayor Suggs reported that council received updates on two legal matters and that no action or votes were taken in executive session.