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H 5573

Spartanburg County Memorial Auditorium Commission

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Bill Chumley and 5 co-sponsors

The bill expands the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Commission to fourteen voting members, adds cross-sector appointments, and implements four-year terms with term limits to diver

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Bill Summary · H 5573

Summary of Bill H 5573 (Session 2025-2026, South Carolina)

Title

Spartanburg County Memorial Auditorium Commission

Purpose and Intent

This bill amends Act 813 of 1946 (as amended) to modify the composition and terms of the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Commission. The primary aim is to alter the appointment structure and rotation schedule for the commission’s membership, potentially affecting governance, expertise representation, and continuity of leadership for the Auditorium’s operations and oversight.

Key Provisions

1) Commission Composition (Section 2(A))

  • The Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Commission will be composed of fourteen members (in previous law, thirteen) with three ex officio members who retain voting rights (the ex officio members are specified below under item (3)).

  • Appointments are allocated as follows:

    • Five commissioners appointed by a special joint committee. This committee must include:
    • Two Spartanburg City Council members
    • Two members of the Auditorium Commission chosen by the City and County bodies
    • Two members from the Auditorium Commission designated by the respective bodies? (text indicates a mixed composition; the exact allocation is: two city council members, two city council members? and two members of the Auditorium Commission as determined by respective bodies. The intent appears to create a cross-sector appointments panel.)
    • The special joint committee shall appoint representatives from:
      • Legal profession
      • Engineering/mechanical profession
      • Accounting/financial profession
      • Hospitality industry
      • Communications/marketing community
    • Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation appoints five commissioners, with qualifications drawing on experience in legal, business, accounting/finance, or art, recreation, and tourism sectors.
    • The Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation will make new appointments to this commission upon expiration of terms of commissioners appointed by the special joint committee.
    • Two commissioners appointed by the Spartanburg City Council.
    • Four commissioners appointed by the Spartanburg County Council.

  • Ex officio voting/non-voting members (Section 2(A)(3)):

    • The Mayor of the City of Spartanburg
    • The Chairman of the Spartanburg County Council or their designated member
    • The Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation Chairman or his designee
    • These ex officio members serve as nonvoting members with voting rights (per text, they are designated as nonvoting ex officio with voting rights? The text states “with voting rights” at the end; it could imply they retain voting rights despite being ex officio. This section is somewhat ambiguous in phrasing. The intent appears to grant voting rights to ex officio members.)

2) Term Lengths and Rotation (Section 2(B))

  • All appointed members will have four-year terms, with initial appointments potentially shorter to ensure staggered terms and rotation.
  • No commissioner may serve more than two consecutive full four-year terms.
  • A commissioner is eligible for reappointment after two full four-year terms but may not be reappointed for at least one year following the end of the second consecutive term.
  • Current members of the Auditorium Commission must be appointed to an initial four-year term under the new framework.

3) Effective Date

  • The act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Affected Parties

  • Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Commission (major governance body for the auditorium)
  • Spartanburg City Council and Spartanburg County Council
  • Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation
  • Spartanburg Mayor’s office
  • Local professionals and industry representatives in legal, engineering/mechanical, accounting/finance, hospitality, and communications/marketing sectors
  • Members currently serving on the Auditorium Commission (subject to new four-year terms)

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • The bill has been introduced and referred to the Spartanburg Delegation as of 2026-04-23.
  • If enacted, terms would begin with initial staggered appointments and progress to the standard four-year cycle, with a cap of two consecutive four-year terms and a one-year cooling-off period before possible reappointment.

Observations

  • The bill emphasizes diversified professional representation on the commission (legal, engineering, accounting/finance, hospitality, marketing/communications) and envisions broader appointment authority through a special joint committee and the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation.
  • The increase from thirteen to fourteen members slightly widens governance capacity and potentially introduces greater expertise diversity.
  • The restructuring includes explicit term rotation rules to promote continuity while preventing long-term, unchecked tenure.

If you’d like, I can compare these changes to the currentAct 813 framework or provide a side-by-side bullet list of changes.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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