The City of Simpsonville operates a mayor-council form of government. The governing body of Simpsonville is composed of the mayor and six council members who are elected at-large for four-year, staggered terms.
The City Council is a legislative body and is the only municipal body authorized to enact ordinances, adopt resolutions and establish policies. The mayor is the chief executive and presides over City Council meetings. The mayor and each member of City Council have one vote a piece in the legislation of the City.
The City Council has all powers not otherwise provided by law. It establishes departments and prescribes functions and employs an administrator. The council also investigates departments, appoints a clerk, an attorney and a judge, elects the mayor pro tempore (in the absence or disability of the mayor, the mayor pro tempore performs the mayoral duties) and adopts a balanced budget.
Judicial powers within the City are exercised only by the municipal court which is in the unified court system under the administrative control of the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. Judges of the municipal court are appointed by council.
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