a. The Council shall act by ordinance in all matters required by law to be done by ordinance, in order to:
1. Adopt or amend an administrative code or establish, alter or abolish any department, office or agency;
2. Provide for a fine or other penalty or establish a rule or regulation in which a fine or other penalty is imposed for violations;
3. Appropriate funds and adopt a budget;
4. Grant, renew or extend franchises, licenses or rights in public streets, or in public property and close abandoned streets;
5. Authorize the borrowing of money or the issuance of bonds;
6. Levy taxes, assess property for improvements or establish charges for services;
7. Annex areas;
8. Convey or lease or authorize the conveyance or lease of any lands; and
9. Amend or repeal any ordinance described in divisions a.1. through a.8. above.
b. In all other matters, the Council may act either by ordinance, resolution or on motion, written or oral, which shall be recorded in the minutes.
(S.C. Code §§ 5-7-30 and 5-7-260) (Prior Code, § 2.206)