City Council
The residents of the City of Bennettsville elect the Mayor and six members of the City Council. The Mayor is elected at large and each member of the Council is elected from one of the six districts and serves four staggered terms.
Responsibilities of the City Council include: adopting an annual budget, enacting ordinances and operating polices for the government, authorizing contracts, making citizen appointments to advisory boards and commissions and planning for future needs of the city. The council appoints the City Judge, City Attorney, and the City Administrator. The city operates under the guidelines of the Council form of government. The City Council supports the democratic government process and encourages citizen participation in City Council meetings and public hearings.
City Council meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Municipal Building, City Council Chambers.
Mayor
Dexe Bostick
128 Townsend Street
Bennettsville SC 29512
(843) 479-3339 Home
Term: May 1, 2011 – April 30, 2015
District 1
Sandy Donaldson
308 Pinewood Street
Bennettsville SC 29512
(843) 479-8714 Home
(843) 479-0200 Work
Term: May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2017
District 2
Wilhelmina R. Pegues
116 Simmons Street
Bennettsville SC 29512
(843) 479-2157 Home
Term: May 1, 2011 – April 30, 2015
District 3
Larry Pelham
305 North Kinney Circle
Bennettsville SC 29512
(843) 479-1993
Term: May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2017
District 4
D. Jean Quick
709 Fayetteville Avenue
Bennettsville SC 29512
(843) 479-9573 Home
(843) 479-6561 Work
Term: May 1, 2011 – April 30, 2015
District 5
Waldo Pearson
298 Marshall Street
Bennettsville SC 29512
(843) 454-0469 Home
Term: May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2017
District 6
Bernice Johnson
1306 West Main Street
P.O. Box 1002
Bennettsville SC 29512
(843) 479-0210
Term: May 1, 2011 – April 30, 2015