Charleston

The City of North Charleston adopted Ordinance #2025-036 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, amending Budget Ordinance #2025-021 to adjust the millage rate due to the 2025 Charleston County reassessment. The millage rate was rolled back from 95 mills to 91.5 mills total, comprising 81.5 mills for General Purpose and 10 mills for Debt Service, representing a 3.5-mill reduction. The Finance Committee voted unanimously 10-0-0 on September 18, 2025, to approve the amendment, followed by City Council approval via roll call vote 9-0-0 on the same date, with first and second readings held on September 11 and September 18, 2025, respectively.

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Charleston County, South Carolina's fiscal year 2019 financial report highlights the county's strong fiscal management, including maintaining a AAA bond rating with all three financial rating agencies and receiving the Government Finance Officers Association's Excellence in Financial Reporting award for 30 consecutive years. The county, comprising 45 departments and approximately 2,600 full-time staff serving a coastal region of 1,358 square miles, emphasizes transparent financial communication to its citizens and attributes its financial discipline to lower taxes and better borrowing rates for capital projects. This Citizens Financial Report summarizes the county's revenues, expenditures, capital improvement projects, and major transportation initiatives for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

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