Recognized Local Government

Local Government	Population	Form of Recognition	Year of Recognition	Chief Administrative Officer
Central Midlands Council of Governments		G	1975	Ben Mauldin
City of Abbeville	5,237	C	1979	Mr. Richard Stone, MPA
City of Aiken	29,524	C	1955	Mr. Stuart Bedenbaugh, MPA
City of Anderson	26,686	C	1964	Mr. David McCuen
City of Beaufort	12,361	C	1915	Mr. William Prokop, IPMA-CP
City of Belton	4,134	G	1985	Ms. Laurie Kennedy
City of Bennettsville	9,069	G	1975	Mr. Max Alderman
City of Camden	6,838	C	1948	Mr. Jonathan Rorie, MPA
City of Cayce	12,528	C	1959	Ms. Tracy Hegler, AICP
City of Chester	5,607	C	1945	Sandi Worthy
City of Clemson	13,905	G	1977	Mr. David Blondeau
City of Clinton	8,490	C	1973
City of Columbia	129,272	C	1950	Ms. Teresa Wilson
City of Conway	17,103	C	1984	Mr. Adam Emrick
City of Darlington	6,289	G	1974	Mr. Howard Garland
City of Dillon	6,788	C	1972	Mrs. Janet Bethea
City of Florence	37,056	C	1921	Mr. Andrew Griffin
City of Folly Beach	2,617	C	1975	Mrs. Marlene Estridge
City of Forest Acres	10,361	C	1973	Mr. Shaun Greenwood, AICP, ICMA-CM
City of Gaffney	12,414	G	1976	Mr. James Taylor
City of Georgetown	9,163	G	1978	Dr. Sandra Yudice
City of Goose Creek	35,938	G	1979	Ms. Natalie Zeigler, ICMA-CM
City of Greenville	58,409	C	1951	Mr. John McDonough
City of Greenwood	23,222	C	1939	Julia Wilkie, MPA
City of Greer	25,515	G	1975	Mr. Andrew Merriman
City of Hanahan	17,997	G	1977	Ms. Kim Peters
City of Hardeeville	2,952	C	1992	Mr. Michael Czymbor, ICMA-CM, MPA, BS
City of Hartsville	7,764	C	1973	Mr. Daniel Moore, MPA
City of Isle of Palms	4,133	G	1997	Ms. Desiree Fragoso
City of Lake City	6,675	C	1979	Mr. Marion Lowder
City of Lancaster	8,526	G	1977	Mr. Steven Hutfles
City of Manning	4,108	C	1980	Mr. Scott Tanner, MBA, ICMA-CM, BA
City of Mauldin	22,889	G	1975	Mr. Brandon Madden, MPA
City of Myrtle Beach	27,109	C	1962	Mr. Jonathan Simons
City of Newberry	10,277	C	1949	Mr. Matthew DeWitt, MPA
City of North Augusta	21,348	C	1975	Mr. James Clifford
City of North Myrtle Beach	13,752	C	1976	Mr. Michael Mahaney
City of Orangeburg	13,964	C	1955	Mr. Sidney Evering, Esq.
City of Rock Hill	66,154	C	1915	Mr. David Vehaun
City of Simpsonville	18,238	G	1988	Ms. Dianna Gracely
City of Spartanburg	37,013	C	1947	Mr. Christopher Story
City of Sumter	40,524	C	1912	Howie Owens, MBA
City of Union	8,393	G	1993	Ms. Gloria Rogers
City of Walterboro	5,398	C	1974	Mr. Jeffrey Molinari
City of West Columbia	14,988	C	1994	Mr. Brian Carter
City of Woodruff	4,090	C	1986	Mr. Keith Duncan
City of York	7,736	C	1965	Mr. Seth Duncan, MPA
County of Aiken	160,099	G	1973	Mr. J. Killian, MPA
County of Anderson	187,126	C	1984	Mr. Rusty Burns
County of Bamberg	15,987	G	1977	Ms. Rose Shepherd
County of Beaufort	162,233	C	1977	Mr. Robert Bechtold
County of Charleston	350,209	C	1949	Ms. Jennifer Miller
County of Colleton	38,892	C	2002	Mr. James Griffin, AICP
County of Dorchester	136,555	C	1977	Mr. Jason Ward, MPA
County of Fairfield	23,956	C	2002	Mr. Davis Anderson
County of Florence	136,885	C	2008	Mr. Connie Haselden
County of Greenville	451,225	G	1974	Mr. Joseph Kernell
County of Greenwood	69,661	G	1972	Mr. Toby Chappell
County of Horry	269,291	C	1987	Steven Gosnell
County of Jasper	24,777	C	2005	Mr. Andrew Fulghum, ICMA-CM
County of Lancaster	76,652	C	1976	Mr. Dennis Marstall
County of Lexington	262,391	G	1973	Mr. Joe Mergo
County of Lexington	262,391	G	1973	Mr. Joe Mergo
County of Lexington	262,391	G	1973	Mr. Joe Mergo
County of Lexington	262,391	G	1973	Mr. Joe Mergo
County of Marion	33,062	C	1990	Mr. Gene Harper, ICMA-CM
County of McCormick	10,233	C	1998	Ms. Columbus Stephens
County of Orangeburg	92,501	C	1981	Mr. Harold Young
County of Richland	384,504	C	1973	Mr. Leonardo Brown, MBA, CPM
County of Spartanburg	284,307	G	1983	Ms. Katherine O'Neil
County of York	226,073	C	1977	Mr. David Hudspeth
Lower Savannah Council of Governments		G	1981	William Molnar
Town of Batesburg-Leesville	5,362	C	1994	Mr. William Luckadoo, MPA
Town of Bishopville	3,471	G	1987	Mr. William McCutchen
Town of Bluffton	12,530	C	2011	Mr. Stephen Steese, MPA
Town of Cheraw	5,851	G	1982	Mr. Michael Smith
Town of Hemingway	459	G	1978	Mr. Joseph Lee
Town of Hilton Head Island	37,099	C	1983	Mr. Marc Orlando, ICMA-CM
Town of Kershaw	1,803	G	1978	Rick Walters
Town of Kingstree	3,328	G	1971	Mr. Richard Treme
Town of Pageland	2,760	G	1988	Mr. Robert Kimrey
Town of Port Royal	10,678	G	1977	Mr. Milton Willis
Town of Ridgeland	4,036	G	1977	Mr. Dennis Averkin, MSM
Town of Springdale	2,636	C	1988	Mrs. Ashley Watkins
Town of Surfside Beach	3,837	G	1982	Mr. William Shanahan, MPA
Town of Winnsboro	3,550	C	1955	Mr. Don Wood
Upper Savannah Council of Governments		G	1978	Ms. Patricia Hartung

Population based on 2011 Census.
C = Council Manager Position G = General Management Position
Chief Administrative Officers with linked names are ICMA members

Directory of ICMA-Recognized Local Governments for South Carolina