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Sumter
Sumter, South Carolina
Official City Record
Official source, last checked Sep 19, 2026- City Council meets
- 1st Tuesday of each month at 1:00 PM; 3rd Tuesday at 5:30 PM (no meeting 1st Tuesday of July)
- Meeting location
- Council Chambers (4th Floor), Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150
- City Clerk / Clerk-Treasurer
- Cecilia Newman, City Clerk / Clerk-Treasurer (succeeded Linda Hammett in 2025, following Newman's Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute graduation) · (803) 774-1643 · 4th Floor, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.sumtersc.gov/council/meetings
- Mayor / City Manager
- Mayor David P. Merchant; Deron L. McCormick, City Manager · (803) 436-2500 · 21 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150
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