At its December meeting, the Association’s board of directors made several changes to its composition.
Effective January 4, Mayor Bill Young of Walterboro will become president of the Association as Alys Lawson, former mayor of Conway, will no longer be in elective office.
Mayor Bill Young
Members selected Young as first vice president at the Association’s Annual Meeting in July. He has served on the board since 2012.
"It’s an honor to serve as president of the Municipal Association," said Young. "Mayor Lawson has provided strong leadership during her time on the Association’s board, and we will certainly miss her voice. Her vision in creating an economic development grant program will provide our cities with additional resources to bring jobs and growth to their communities." The Association will announce details of the new program in the coming months.
In addition to Mayor Young’s change on the board, Cayce Mayor Elise Partin will move up to first vice president and Florence Councilmember Octavia Williams-Blake will become second vice-president. Isle of Palms Mayor Dick Cronin will move from his board position to the third vice president office.
The board also selected Moncks Corner Mayor Michael Lockliear to fill Cronin’s unexpired term representing the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments area.