The Finance Committee evaluates the County's current and future financial position, including the deliberation and recommendation of annual budgets to ensure sound financial decisions. This committee also coordinates Council's involvement with financial reporting and procedures and pursues the development of long-range (multi-year) budgets. 

External Responsibilities as Council's Representative

Accommodations Tax (2% State) Board Airports Board Alcohol and Drug Abuse Board Beaufort County Economic Development Corporation Beaufort County Transportation Committee Beaufort Jasper Economic Opportunity Authority Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority Beaufort Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees Bluffton Township Fire District Board Board of Assessment Appeals Burton Fire District Commission Construction Adjustments and Appeals Board Daufuskie Island Fire District Board Design Review Board Disabilities and Special Needs Board Green Space Advisory Committee Historic Preservation Review Board Keep Beaufort County Beautiful Board Lady's Island/St. Helena Island Fire District Commission Library Board Lowcountry Council of Governments Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority (Palmetto Breeze) Parks and Recreation Board Planning Commission Rural and Critical Land Preservation Board Sheldon Fire District Solid Waste and Recycling Board Stormwater Management Utility Board Zoning Board of Appeals

Committee Assignments 2023-2024

Chairman
Mark Lawson

Vice-Chairman
Anna Maria Tabernik

Members
David Bartholomew
Gerald Dawson
York Glover

Ex-Officio
Joseph F. Passiment

Staff Support
Dale Butts, Assistant County Administrator, Finance/ Interim IT and Communications
Hank Admunson, Special Assistant to the County Administrator/ Interim IT and Communications
John Robinson, Assistant County Administrator, Public Safety/ Interim IT and Communications