PEACE, LOVE, GOOD VIBES Archaeologists finding artifacts from Woodstock WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 $1.00 C1 School millage increase denied BY ADRIENNE SARVIS Ghaney voted in favor of the motion. confirmation from the South Carolina velopment coordinator, valued at
[email protected] Vice Chairman Jimmy Byrd, and Ethics Commission to participate in the $80,000; to hire a technology project Councilmen Chris Sumpter, Artie decision-making despite working for the manager, valued at $75,000; and to add After sitting in silence for several Baker, Gene Baten and Charles Edens school district because she did not stand the remaining $502,121 to the district's moments when asked for a motion re- voted in opposition. to make personal gains from the in- fund balance to build toward one garding Sumter School District's re- Fleming-McGhaney made the mo- crease if it were approved. month's operating expenses. quest for a 5.48-mill increase request, tion to approve the request, and Baten The school district intended to use After the 5.48-mill increase was de- Sumter County Council voted 5-2 to seconded it — he said for the purpose the mill increase, equal to about nied, McCain made a motion to ap- deny the request. of discussing the millage increase — $1,057,121 million, to create five new prove 2.88 mills — enough to fund the Council Chairman Jim McCain and before voting in opposition. teaching positions with benefits, val- seven positions — which was again de- Councilwoman Vivian Fleming-Mc- Fleming-McGhaney said she received ued at $400,000; hire a grant writer/de- nied 5-2 by the same lines.