The Municipal Achievement Awards give cities and towns the chance to make headlines for the good work they are doing. Residents rarely learn of the remarkable work local governments and city staff must do every day to keep a city running smoothly. The Association's Municipal Achievement Awards bring attention to these accomplishments.
The Municipal Association of South Carolina's Achievement Awards program recognizes excellence in local government programs, shares ideas among peers, and reminds residents and businesses of the value they derive from their city or town.
Every city has an award-worthy project to enter in the Achievement Awards competition. It may just take a bit of collaboration to discover it.
Discover your winning achievement award entry
- Request that departments list municipal projects they are most proud of completing.
- Hold an internal competition for departments to compete to be the city's Achievement Award entry.
- Ask "What city project has made the biggest impact on residents?"
- Review previous Achievement Award winners.
The awards entry form is available online. The submission deadline for the 2018 awards program is February 14. The designated city contact person for each entry will receive a receipt-confirmation email by February 21.
Municipalities with a population of 20,000 or less can choose to compete in either a population or subject category. Municipalities with a population greater than 20,000 must compete in one of the five subject categories.
As part of the competition, cities participating in the subject categories must make an oral presentation to the judges on March 5 or 6 in Columbia at the Municipal Association's office. Association staff will assign presentation times after the entry deadline.
The Association will recognize award winners at the Annual Meeting Awards Breakfast held in Hilton Head Island on July 21, 2018.
For more information about the 2018 Achievement Awards, contact Meredith Houck at 803.933.1215 or mhouck@masc.sc.
2017 Achievement Awards winners
- Population 1 – 1,000: Town of Ridgeway
- Population 1,001 – 5,000: Town of Saluda
- Population 5,001 – 10,000: City of Hartsville
- Population 10,001 – 20,000: Town of Lexington
- Communications: Town of Hilton Head Island
- Economic Development: City of Florence
- Public Safety: City of Camden
- Public Service: Town of Mount Pleasant
- Public Works: Town of Cheraw