City Quick Connect Podcast from the Municipal Association of South Carolina - Municipal Association of SC

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From the Dome to Your Home 5/24/2019: S1 Ep21 May 28, 2019

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Casey Fields explains the status of newly passed and active bills following the extended session last week. She also digs into the final version of the state budget, including the increased amount of Local Government Fund revenue and the new recurring funding for the Criminal Justice Academy.

Annual Meeting Preview: S1 Ep20 May 20, 2019

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The Municipal Association’s Annual Meeting is coming up July 18 – 21 in Greenville. Eric Budds, interim executive director for the Association, talks about events scheduled for this year’s meeting, including sessions on community partnership building for law enforcement as well as opportunity zone investments.

From the Dome to Your Home 5/10/2019: S1 Ep19 May 13, 2019

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The General Assembly ended its regular session last week and will return next week to pick up the remaining budget work. Casey Fields talks about the House and Senate versions of the budget as well as the current status of key bills, which will all remain active in the 2020 session.

From the Dome to Your Home 5/3/2019: S1 Ep18 May 06, 2019

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Scott Slatton describes the years of work that led to S401, the bill which would require any entity improving a road to pick up the cost of relocating utility lines instead of passing on that cost to cities and towns.

From the Dome to Your Home 4/26/2019: S1 Ep17 Apr 29, 2019

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Last week, the House Tax Policy Review Committee took a look at municipal business license taxes. Tiger Wells talks about his testimony to the committee about this critical source of revenue for cities and towns, and how legislators responded to the latest information on business license standardization efforts.

From the Dome to Your Home 4/19/2019: S1 Ep16 Apr 22, 2019

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Budget season has arrived for the General Assembly, a time when added budget provisos that would have a major impact on municipalities can turn up. Tiger Wells and Scott Slatton discuss how the Municipal Association’s legislative team advocated for cities and towns while the Senate was approving its version of the state budget.

From the Dome to Your Home 4/12/2019: S1 Ep15 Apr 15, 2019

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Casey Fields talks about action taken on the Local Government Fund formula bill and the plastic bag ban bill, which moved forward to the full Senate for debate.

From the Dome to Your Home 4/5/2019: S1 Ep14 Apr 08, 2019

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How does small cell technology change the way that companies provide cell phone service, and why do the installation of small cells matter to cities and towns? Tiger Wells explains small cell basics and the impact of the amended SC Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act.

From the Dome to Your Home 3/29/2019: S1 Ep13 Apr 01, 2019

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Scott Slatton joins to discuss the status of the zero millage bill and working with the SC Department of Transportation on the utility relocation bill. He also discusses ongoing work on building regulation for agritourism businesses and proposed updates to the building code update cycle.

From the Dome to Your Home 3/22/2019: S1 Ep12 Mar 25, 2019

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Tiger Wells discusses the bill that would prevent the Municipal Association from collecting taxes on behalf of cities and towns. Other updates include zero millage, utility relocation, small cell wireless facilities, the plastic bag ban and tobacco pre-emption legislation.

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