CONTACT YOUR COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATIVES

South Carolina has 46 counties, 270 municipal governments, 90 public school districts, and 301 special districts of various types. Ten regional councils provide a broad range of technical and advisory services to county and municipal governments. In 1975, South Carolina passed the Home Rule Act, because many state legislators’ districts crossed county lines. The Home Rule Act created county councils for each of the SC counties that are independent of the SC General Assembly. Legally, the county is a creation of state government. Counties have only those powers and duties authorized by the laws which affect all counties, or by specific statutes that affect individual counties.  

Beaufort County

Beaufort County is run by a County Council comprising 11 Districts. County Council members are partisan and serve four-year terms. Beaufort County operates under the Council-Administrator form of government under which the Council may hire a professional administrator to carry out Council policy. The Council has the power to dismiss the appointed administrator, although it cannot dismiss employees hired by the administrator. Under this form of government, the County Treasurer and County Auditor are elected officials. Beaufort County has five additional elected offices: Sheriff, Coroner, Clerk of the Court, Probate Court Judge, and head of the Solicitor’s Office.

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Click here to find your County District and Council  Member

District 1

Gerald Dawson (D)

64-A Horace Dawson Lane
Seabrook, SC 29940
Office: 843.986-7265
gdawson@bcgov.net

District 2

D. Paul Sommerville (R)

1509 Pigeon Point Road
Beaufort, SC 29902
Office: 843.986.7430
psommerville@bcgov.net

District 3

York L. Glover Sr. (D)

31 Oaks Plantation Road
St. Helena Island, SC 29920
Office  843.812.2909
yglover@bcgov.net

District 4  (Term Expires December 2022)

Alice G. Howard (R)

1705 Riverside Drive
Beaufort, SC  29902
Office: 843.986-7403
mailto:ahoward@bcgov.net

District 5

Brian E. Flewelling (Will be Open Due to Redistricting)

25 Petigru Drive
Beaufort, SC 29902
Office: 843.255-2200
brianf@bcgov.net

District 6

Joseph Passiment (R)

26 Schooner Lane
Bluffton, SC 29909
Mobile: 843.941.3605
jpassiment@bcgov.net

District 7 (Term Expires December 2022)

Logan Cunningham (R)

4 Royal Holly Court

Bluffton, SC 29910

Office: 843.986.4772

logan.cunningham@bcgov.net

District 8 (Term Expires December 2022)

Chris Hervochon (R)

5 Royal Pointe
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Office: 843.941.9936
chervochon@bcgov.net

District 9

Mark Lawson (R)

64-A Horace Dawson Lane
Seabrook, SC 29940
Office: 843.986-7265
gdawson@bcgov.net

District 10

Lawrence P. McElynn (R)

584 Colonial Drive
Hilton Head Island, SC  29926
Office: 843.941.3519
lawrencem@bcgov.net

District 11 (Term Expires December 2022)

Stewart H. "Stu" Rodman (R)

27 Baynard Park
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Office: 843.422.1276
srodman@bcgov.net

Other County Offices:

Country Administrator (appointed)
Eric Greenway

P.O. Drawer 1228

Beaufort, SC 22901

Email

843-255-2000

Treasurer

Auditor

Sheriff

​Coroner

Clerk of the Court

Probate Court

​Solicitor's Office

Board of Education

The Beaufort County Board of Education is a nonpartisan board that consists of 11 members elected to four-year terms.

 Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation

The Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation District includes three elected Commissioners (and 2 appointed Commissioners). The three Commissioners are elected during the Federal election cycle and are non-partisan positions.

Beaufort
The county seat of Beaufort County, Beaufort is governed by a 5-member Council, which includes the Mayor. Each member is elected at-large by voters within the city limits to four-year, staggered terms, with elections held every two years. Council members set policy and govern through their single employee, the city manager.
Public council meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 1911 Boundary Street at the Beaufort Municipal Complex inside City Hall, 2nd Floor - Council Chambers

Mayor Stephen Murray
843-525-7070
smurray@cityofbeaufort.org
City Hall
1911 Boundary Street
Beaufort, SC 29902
 

City Manager William A. Prokop

Phone: 843-525-7070

Email William A. Prokop

City Hall
1911 Boundary Street
Beaufort, SC 29902

Bluffton 

The town of Bluffton is governed by a Mayor and four Town Council members, all non-partisan and all elected for four-year terms. Elections occur in November of odd years.

Council meetings are held at 5 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at Town Hall, 20 Bridge Street, Council Chambers, Bluffton, SC 29910
 

Fred Hamilton, Mayor Pro-Tempore

Term: 2018 to 2022
Email Fred Hamilton

Hilton Head Island  
The Island is governed by a Mayor and six Town Council members, all non-partisan and all elected. In addition, there are seven elected members of the Public Service District governing water resources in the middle part of the Island. All elected officials serve four-year staggered terms following the Congressional election schedule. An appointed Town Manager directs the administration of Town departments, implements policies and projects, and oversees about 250 employees.

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Mayor Pro-Tempore, Ward 2

Bill Harkins
WilliamH@hiltonheadislandsc.gov
843-301-0254

Daufuskie Island 
is governed by the Daufuskie Island Council which serves as the official voice between Daufuskie and the County. Members are elected by island residents and property owners. There are nine elected positions that serve four-year staggered terms. Elections are held yearly on the second Saturday in February.