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S. 842
STATUS INFORMATION
Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Pinckney
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24368mm09.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 776, 4010
Introduced in the Senate on May 14, 2009
Adopted by the Senate on May 14, 2009
Summary: Mayor Charlie Sweat
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5/14/2009 Senate Introduced and adopted SJ-8
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TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR MAYOR CHARLIE SWEAT OF COLLETON COUNTY FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AS MAYOR OF WALTERBORO, AND TO WISH HIM MANY YEARS OF SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN HIS MUCH-DESERVED RETIREMENT.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate learn with profound gratitude that Mayor Charlie Sweat has served the city of Walterboro for over thirty years as its chief executive; and
Whereas, born in Walterboro Army Airfield Hospital on January 4, 1947, he is a lifetime resident of Walterboro, and is the manager of C&CE Divisions of Sweat, Incorporated; and
Whereas, Charlie Sweat graduated from Walterboro High School in 1965 and received an AS degree in architectural engineering at Southern Technical Institute in 1967 and attended Georgia Southern College in industrial management until 1970; and
Whereas, first elected to the mayoral post in 1978, he has served on the Budget Committee, the Ireland Creek Park Committee, the Lowcountry Council of Governments Committee, and the Miller Street Armory; and
Whereas, he has served as president of the South Carolina Nature Based Tourism Association, the commissioner for the Edisto River Canoe and Kayak Trail Commission, chairman of the Colleton County Heritage Corridor and Region 4 Executive Committee, and is currently the council representative for the Great Swamp Sanctuary Commission; and
Whereas, working tirelessly to improve the quality of life for citizens of Walterboro and Colleton County, he is a member of the Edisto River Basin Task Force, the advisory board for the Medical University of South Carolina's Children's Hospital, and the advisory board for the South Carolina State Parks, Recreation and Tourism; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate commend Mayor Charlie Sweat for the impact that his years of service to his community and State has had on our citizens, and express their profound wishes for continued success in all his future endeavors. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and honor Mayor Charlie Sweat of Colleton County for over thirty years of dedicated service as mayor of Walterboro, and wish him many years of success and happiness in his much-deserved retirement.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided for Mayor Charlie Sweat.
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