I was pleased to learn that the State Senate rejected an idea to remove the State Treasurer from the South Carolina Investment Commission. I believe that there needs to be more public accountability in the Commission, not less. So, I think it was a good day for our taxpayers.
After spending most of the day yesterday out sick, today was back to the office. We had our county-wide elected officials’ luncheon which mostly revolved around personnel and budget issues that we commonly face.
Tonight I attended a dinner at the renovated Tapps Building on Main Street where the Richland County Legislative Delegation broke bread with Columbia City Council, Richland County Council, and our county-wide elected officials. There was some discussion about the state’s funding of local government and some of the issues they were tackling at the request of local governments, but it was mostly a chance to sit with a group of leaders who all represent many of the same citizens.
Somewhere during the evening I was mistaken for my Citadel ’93 classmate, Dan Johnson, our Solicitor. I was okay with that because (even though I have much better hair) he is much skinnier than I am.
We all represent different pieces of the puzzle in South Carolina government, and we need to work together to meet the needs and aspirations of Richland County. So even when there isn’t always a lot of business to report on (like tonight) it is important we spend time together so that when we must address common issues there are familiar faces we can work with.
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