Spartanburg County Council convened a special Budget Workshop meeting on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in County Council Chambers at 366 North Church Street — a session posted to the county’s official agenda center on May 13 and positioned as the second in a series of pre-budget deliberations ahead of the county’s FY2027 fiscal year adoption.
Budget workshops are part of the formal Spartanburg County Council calendar process through which council members, the county administrator, and department heads work through revenue projections, departmental requests, and capital improvement priorities before a final budget ordinance is presented for public hearing and adoption. The county typically holds budget workshops in April and May, with the final budget ordinance read for first consideration at a regular council meeting in May and adopted after public input in the weeks that follow.
The regular monthly Spartanburg County Council meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 18, 2026, at 5:15 p.m. in County Council Chambers. The May 18 agenda, posted May 8 as tentative, would follow the budget workshop and is expected to include action items from standing committees alongside any business carried over from prior sessions.
Spartanburg County’s fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. The county has historically relied on a combination of property tax revenues, state-shared funding, and fee income to finance operations across departments including roads and bridges, emergency services, public safety, libraries, planning, and parks and recreation. Capital improvement spending has grown in recent years as the county navigates increased demand driven by population growth in Boiling Springs, Lyman, Duncan, and the Greer corridor.
County Administrator Cole Alverson has led day-to-day operations and budget development in recent budget cycles alongside Deputy County Administrator Earl Alexander and Assistant County Administrator Kevin Stiens. Spartanburg County Council Chairman Manning Lynch presides over council sessions, with Jack Mabry serving as Vice Chairman. Current council members include David Britt, Grant DeShields, Jessica Coker, Bob Walker, and Monier Abusaft.
The May 14 budget workshop comes at a time when the county is managing an expanding capital footprint. Voters approved a 2022 capital project sales tax referendum, and proceeds have been directed toward road improvements, facilities, and infrastructure projects. The county also continues to monitor fiscal impacts from large industrial announcements, including the Airsys global headquarters opening in Woodruff on May 13 and ongoing capital investment from BMW Group’s logistics and EV cell facility projects in the southern corridor of the county.
Spartanburg County Government has streamed its council sessions live on YouTube since the pandemic era. The May 14 budget workshop stream was available through the county’s YouTube channel. Members of the public who wished to submit comment or attend in person could do so in the chambers at the County Administrative Office Building, and those with specific questions about the budget process were directed to contact the county’s communications and finance offices.
