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title: "Chapin Council Sets Special Meeting on Town Clerk Dispute"
url: https://www.herechapin.com/2026/11/15/chapin-council-special-meeting-town-clerk-nov-16/
date: 2026-11-15T04:47:38-05:00
modified: 2026-11-15T04:47:38-05:00
author: "Logan Saavedra"
categories: ["Politics"]
site: "HERE Chapin"
attribution: "HERE Chapin"
---

# Chapin Council Sets Special Meeting on Town Clerk Dispute

> CHAPIN, S.C. — Chapin Town Council will hold a special called meeting Monday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. to settle who will handle the town's municipal clerk work and to talk through a dispute over the mayor's role in filling that job. The town posted notice of the session on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 14. Members

*Source: [HERE Chapin](https://www.herechapin.com/2026/11/15/chapin-council-special-meeting-town-clerk-nov-16/) — November 15, 2026 by Logan Saavedra*

CHAPIN, S.C. — Chapin Town Council will hold a special called meeting Monday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. to settle who will handle the town’s municipal clerk work and to talk through a dispute over the mayor’s role in filling that job.

The town posted notice of the session on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 14. Members will gather at Chapin Town Hall, 157 NW Columbia Avenue.

Before the clerk items come up, council will weigh a rule capping how long each member may speak on an agenda item, set at three minutes per turn.

Members are then asked to reaffirm a decision council already made to end the town’s existing contract for municipal clerk services. A separate item would approve a proposed agreement with Renee Stevens to serve as Chapin’s municipal clerk under contract and would authorize signing it.

The last item is about how far the mayor’s authority reaches when it comes to appointing and removing the municipal clerk, and what options exist for resolving the disagreement over it. That item is listed for discussion only, with no action planned.

Bill Mitchell Jr. is mayor. The town moved to its first full-time mayor in November 2025, when it did away with the Town Administrator job.