STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA JASPER COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. – R-2026 - RESOLUTION OF JASPER COUNTY COUNCIL To designate April 2026 as Fair Housing Month in Jasper County, South Carolina. WHEREAS, April 1, 2026 marks the 56th Anniversary of the passage of the United States Fair Housing Law, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, and WHEREAS, the State of South Carolina enacted the South Carolina Fair Housing Law in 1989; and WHEREAS, both of these laws support the policy of Fair Housing without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, familial status, and handicap, and encourages fair housing opportunities for all citizens; and WHEREAS, Jasper County Council is committed, to addressing discrimination in our community, to support programs that will educate the public about the right to equal housing opportunities, and to plan partnership efforts with other organizations to self assure every citizen of their right to fair housing; and WHEREAS, Jasper County Council rejects discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, disability and/or familial status in the sale, rental, or provision of other housing services; and WHEREAS, Jasper County Council desires that all its citizens be afforded the opportunity to attain decent, safe and sound living environment; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Jasper County Council, duly assembled, does hereby designate April 2026 as being Fair Housing Month, and Jasper County Council recognizes the policy supporting Fair Housing in encouraging all citizens to endorse Fair Housing opportunities for all, not only during Fair Housing Month, but throughout the year; and it is further RESOLVED that the Clerk to Council should publish a notice of non-discrimination in a newspaper of general circulation in Jasper County, South Carolina. This Resolution made this 6th day of April, 2026. _________________________ W.J. Rowell, III Chairman ATTEST: _________________________ Wanda Simmons Clerk to County Council Reviewed for form and draftsmanship by the Jasper County Attorney. __________________________ Jasper County Attorney