(A) Council shall act by ordinance in all matters required by law to be done by ordinance, including:
(1) Adopting or amending an administrative code or ordinances or creating, altering or abolishing any municipal department, office or agency.
(2) Providing for a fine or other penalty or establishing a rule or regulation in which a fine or other penalty is imposed for violations.
(3) Appropriating funds and adopting a budget.
(4) Granting, renewing or extending franchises, licenses or rights in public streets or public property and closing abandoned streets.
(5) Authorizing the borrowing of money or the issuance of bonds.
(6) Levying taxes, assessing property for improvements or establishing charges for services.
(7) Annexing area to the city.
(8) Conveying or leasing or authorizing the conveyance or lease of any lands of the city.
(9) Amending or repealing any ordinance described in divisions (1) through (9) above of this section.
(B) In all other matters Council may act either by ordinance or resolution, written or oral, recorded in the minutes.
('90 Code, § 2-20.1) (Ord. passed 1-10-77)
Statutory reference:
Form and procedures for introducing and passing ordinances, see S.C. Code § 5-7-270
General authority to enact ordinances and resolutions, see S.C. Code § 5-7-30
Acts of City Council required to be done by ordinance, see S.C. Code § 5-7-260