South Carolina § 5-7-250 - Council meetings; rules and procedures for meetings; freedom of information; emergency ordinances.
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§ 5-7-250. Council meetings; rules and procedures for meetings; freedom of information; emergency ordinances.
(a) The council, after public notice shall meet regularly at least once in every month at such times and places as the council may prescribe by rule. Special meetings may be held on the call of the mayor or of a majority of the members.
(b) The council shall determine its own rules and order of business and shall provide for keeping minutes of its proceedings which shall be a public record.
(c) Procedures for meetings of a municipal governing body shall not conflict with the provisions of the general laws of the state with regard to freedom of information.
(d) To meet public emergencies affecting life, health, safety or the property of the people, council may adopt emergency ordinances; but such ordinances shall not levy taxes, grant, renew or extend a franchise or impose or change a service rate. Every emergency ordinance shall be enacted by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of council present. An emergency ordinance is effective immediately upon its enactment without regard to any reading, public hearing, publication requirements, or public notice requirements. Emergency ordinances shall expire automatically as of the sixty-first day following the date of enactment.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-54; 1975 (59) 692.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-7-250 ("Council meetings; rules and procedures for meetings; freedom of information; emergency ordinances.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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