S 0178 General Bill, By S.S. Martschink
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 6-11-271 so as to authorize the governing body of a special purpose district
 or public service district to approve the annual budget of the district and to
 require the auditor in which the district is located to set the millage at an
 amount sufficient to fund the budget of the district; to amend Sections
 6-11-260 and 6-11-270, relating to the adoption of a budget and the levy,
 collection, and disbursement of taxes relating to a district, so as to delete
 the requirement that the county supervisor approve the budget; and to repeal
 Section 6-11-275 relating to the authority of a special purpose district to
 increase its millage upon the written approval of the governing body of the
 county in which it is located.

   09/17/90  Senate Prefiled
   09/17/90  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
   01/08/91  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-70
   01/08/91  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-70

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-11-271 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING BODY OF A SPECIAL PURPOSE OR PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE DISTRICT AND TO REQUIRE THE AUDITOR IN WHICH THE DISTRICT IS LOCATED TO SET THE MILLAGE AT AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO FUND THE BUDGET OF THE DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 6-11-260 AND 6-11-270, RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF A BUDGET AND THE LEVY, COLLECTION, AND DISBURSEMENT OF TAXES RELATING TO A DISTRICT, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR APPROVE THE BUDGET; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 6-11-275 RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT TO INCREASE ITS MILLAGE UPON THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 6-11-271. Beginning January 1, 1991, the governing body of a special purpose or public service district may approve the annual budget of the district. The auditor of the county in which the district is located shall set the millage at an amount sufficient to fund the budget of the district."

SECTION 2. Section 6-11-260 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 6-11-260. To meet the expenses of operation and maintenance and the sinking fund and interest charges on the bond issue when the income derived from the works is not sufficient to meet such charges, the board of commissioners of any such an electric light, water supply, fire protection, or sewerage district shall each year before the levying of taxes make up an estimate or budget for such the district, which shall give the estimated maintenance and expenses for the succeeding year and shall submit it to the county supervisor for approval and adoption. Any surplus or deficit that may occur in any one year shall must be carried forward and applied to the next year's account and properly considered in the budget for the expenses of the district for the ensuing year."

SECTION 3. Section 6-11-270 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 6-11-270. After the approval thereof by the county supervisor by the governing body of the district, taxes shall must be levied to meet such the expenses upon all assessable property in the district and upon collection of them by the county treasurer they shall must be disbursed only upon the approval of the board of commissioners of the said electric light, water supply, fire protection, sewerage district, as the case may be, by an order on the county treasurer drawn by the supervisor chief administrative officer of the county in which said the district is located. All taxes so levied for any such a district shall must be kept separate on the assessment roll from other levies and moneys monies so collected shall must be kept in a separate fund for the district."

SECTION 4. Section 6-11-275 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.