Charleston City Council to look at code of conduct in new year
VIDEO: Charleston City Council to draft code of conduct By Paola Tristan Arruda | December 15, 2020 at 6:21 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 11:40 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston City Council members discussed their code of conduct Tuesday night amid a controversy surrounding one of their members.
An attorney for the city of Charleston offered to draft up a code of conduct for council members to look at in the new year, after Councilwoman Carol Jackson brought up the need for it.
She said right now council members and board members do not have a series of professional guidelines or standards to hold themselves accountable.
Taxes in Charleston will increase next fall.
Charleston City Council on Tuesday night gave its second and final approval of the 2021 budget, which includes a $24 to $72 increase in property taxes, depending on the size of the house and whether it is rented out or owner occupied. Â
In Charleston and Berkeley counties:
Tax on a $300,000 owner-occupied home would increase $24 next year.
Tax on a $300,000 rented home would increase $36 next year.
Tax on a $600,000 owner-occupied home would increase $48 next year.
Tax on a $600,000 rented home would increase $72 next year.
On Tuesday night, the budget received a second and third approval, each an 8-5 vote. Council members Marie Delcioppo, Kevin Shealy, Karl Brady, Mike Seekings and Harry Griffin opposed the increase.