Frank A. Rainwater

The meeting included agency updates where the annual request to adopt the Wireless Fee for calendar year 2026 was presented. The recommendation was to maintain the fee at $0.65 per month, which the Board subsequently adopted. There were no other items brought forward for discussion.

The meeting focused primarily on the General Fund Revenue Forecast and the Long-Range Forecast. Staff presented a review of revenue estimates and assumptions for FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27, highlighting a significant FY 2024-25 surplus and continued above-average economic growth. The presentation included an analysis of revenue categories, noting that while Sales Tax revenue was ahead of expectations, Withholdings were behind. The Board subsequently approved the proposed General Fund Revenue Forecast updates, increasing the FY 2026 estimate and adopting an initial estimate for FY 2027. Following this, the Board approved the Long-Range Forecast, which detailed available recurring and non-recurring revenue for FY 2027. No comments were offered by Working Group Members.

The meeting covered the adoption of meeting minutes from April 10, 2017, and a review of FY 2016-17 accomplishments and FY 2017-18 goals, including strategic planning, continuous improvement, customer focus, workforce development, and budget status. The board also discussed future meetings and other business. Strategic planning updates included prioritizing the implementation of recommendations from a SWOT analysis, improving data sharing and analysis through the website, aligning technical processes with SC DIS-200 standards, identifying and drafting needed legislative changes, and providing a system for master planning that incorporates team goals and objectives into a three-year budget model. Section goals for digital cartography and geodetic survey were also reviewed, focusing on preparing for the 2020 Census and clarifying county boundaries.

The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs (RFA) Board Meeting included updates on the agency's major accomplishments for FY 2024-25, covering information technology, security training, infrastructure improvements, customer service projects, the SC Integrated Data System, data contracts, collaborative dashboard projects, fiscal analyses requests, dashboard enhancements, redesigned reporting, new fiscal studies, progress toward the NextGen 9-1-1 transition, SC ESInet migrations, Policy Routing Function updates, the County Boundary program, and redistricting projects. An agency budget update was provided, noting the agency is fully staffed, carryforward of current fiscal year funds will support the aerial imagery project, no additional funds will be requested for FY 2025-26 and 2026-27, and six vacant FTEs will be eliminated due to Proviso 117.193 of the FY 2025-26 Appropriations Act.

The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Board Meeting included discussions regarding the proposed planning stage for the agency head performance review process.