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Town · Clarendon County, South Carolina

Summerton

A town of its own inside Clarendon County, with its own council, its own records and its own meetings.

Section 01

The basics

CountyClarendon
Form of governmentCouncil
Town Council7 members — Mayor and 6 Councilmembers
Town Hall10 Main St, Summerton, SC 29148
Phone803.485.2525
Official portalsc-summerton-portal.govpossible.com
ElectionsSecond Tuesday in April, even years
Section 02

Council meetings

WhenSecond Tuesday of the month, 6:00 pm
WhereSummerton Town Hall, 10 Main Street
Agendas & minutesPosted on the town portal
Town Hall hoursMonday–Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Meeting dates and times change, especially around holidays. Check the town's own calendar before you travel. If you plan to speak, ask the clerk in advance how public comment is handled — rules differ between bodies and are not always written on the agenda.

Section 03

What the Town holds — and what it doesn't

Ask the Town for

  • Council agendas, agenda packets and minutes
  • Town ordinances and resolutions
  • Town budgets, spending and purchase records
  • Contracts the Town is a party to
  • Town business licences and permits
  • Correspondence held by Town officials and staff

Ask someone else for

  • Deeds, plats and property tax — Clarendon County
  • Court filings — Clerk of Court, at the County
  • School records and board minutes — the school district
  • Disability and special needs services — the DSN board
  • State agency records — the agency itself
A municipality and its county are separate public bodies. Sending a records request to the wrong one is the single most common reason a request here goes unanswered — and the response clock generally doesn't start until the right body has it.
Section 04

Before you file

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South Carolina
Freedom of Information Act
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Sources

Verified 19 September 2026 · next review March 2027

  1. Municipal Association of South Carolina — Town of Summerton profile (form of government, council composition, address, phone, meeting day, office hours, election schedule). masc.sc/municipality/summerton
  2. Town of Summerton — official services portal, Council page (meeting day, time and location, Town Hall address and phone). sc-summerton-portal.govpossible.com/council

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