Unit Title:
Minutes of the County Council, 1885-2015
Accumulation:
1885-2015
Created:
1885-2015
Creator:
Anderson County. --County Council
Physical Description:
none
Language:
English
Biography or History:
unspecified
Custodial History:
unspecified
Acquisition Information:
Anderson County. --County Council
Scope and Content:
This series is the record of proceedings at regular and special meetings of the county commissioners or county council, the governing body of the county. Information generally includes date and time of meeting, claim approvals, petitions, bids, proposals, summary on other matters discussed, resolutions and/or ordinances adopted, date of next meeting, and name of clerk and council members. Business usually centered on county finances; approval of claims; tax estimates for county expenses; requests to the General Assembly; bids and contracts for various construction projects; construction and repair of roads, bridges, ferries, jails, and public buildings; rights-of-way for roads; fines and exemptions for defaulters of road duty; and various requests and complaints relating to such matters as care of the poor and prisoners, confinement of lunatics, hospital treatment, and other county services.
Appraisal Information:
unspecified
Accruals:
no
Arrangement:
Series is arranged chronologically by date of proceedings.
Conditions Governing Access:
none
Conditions Governing Use:
none
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements:
none
Other Finding Aid:
none
Location of Originals:
SCDAH
Alternative Form Available:
Minutes for 1885-1929 also available on microfilm produced by this repository.
Related Material:
none
Bibliography:
none
Other Descriptive Data:
Paper and microfilm minutes cover the years 1885-1929, while electronic records cover 1977-2015. While the year range covers up to 2015, years 2011-2014 are missing. 2015 also contains supplemental documents regarding meetings. Optical media in this series stored separately from the paper files. Housed in Box 1 of Optical Media Storage, 273A01.
Processing Information:
None
