Beaufort County Council announced their 2026 County Council Caucus and Council meeting schedule at Monday's final County Council meeting of 2025. Times for committee meetings, caucus meetings and council meetings will remain as follows: 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. for committee meetings (unless otherwise noted), 5 p.m. for caucus meetings and 6 p.m. for council meetings. 

The 2026 schedule for County Council meetings is as follows:

• Monday, January 12-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, January 26-Hilton Head Island Library (map)
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, February 9-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, February 23-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, March 9-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, March 23-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Thursday, April 9-Council Chambers
  9 a.m. Budget Workshop
  
  
• Monday, April 13-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, April 27-Bluffton Branch Library (map)
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Tuesday, May 5-Council Chambers
  9 a.m. Budget Workshop
  
  
• Monday, May 11-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Tuesday, May 26-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, June 8-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, June 22-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, July 13-Hilton Head Island Branch Library (map)
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, August 10-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, September 14-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, September 28-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, October 12-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, October 26-Bluffton Branch Library (map)
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, November 9-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session
  
  
• Monday, December 14-Council Chambers
  5 p.m. Caucus
  6 p.m. Regular Session

For a complete schedule of all County Council meetings for 2026, and information about Council members, agendas and committee assignments, click here.

COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE

• Community Services Committee and Public Safety Committee (formerly Public Facilities Committee) -1st Monday, 2 p.m.
• Natural Resources Committee-1st Monday, 4 p.m.
• Finance, Administration, Economic Development Committee-3rd Monday, 2 p.m.
  
  
• Executive Committee • 4 p.m.
  

  Monday, January 12 • Council Chambers
  Monday, April 13 • Council Chambers
  Monday, July 13 • Hilton Head Island Branch Library
  Monday, October 12 • Council Chambers

PUBLIC COMMENT:

These updated rules were adopted at Monday's County Council meeting.

An opportunity for public comment is provided by the Chair and shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes.

• People desiring to participate during the public comment segment shall notify the Clerk to Council of their intention before or at the meeting's scheduled time of commencement. The clerk shall be provided with the speaker's name, address and the topic of discussion. Time before council shall be allocated on a first-come first served basis.
• A speaker shall be permitted no more than three (3) minutes to complete their comments to council.
• There shall be no predetermined number of people permitted to address council during the public comment segment. Council may extend the public comment period based on a motion and vote.  
• This rule is not applicable to and does not restrict the public's right to comment during the public hearing segment of council's consideration of a specific ordinance.
• Giving a speaker’s time to another is not allowed.
• Council will listen during public comment but not respond.

Comments can be submitted by filling out a citizengram here.

All meetings will continue to be broadcast on BCTV. BCTV can be found on cable channels Sparklight (formerly Hargray) - channel 9 and 417; Comcast - channel 2; Spectrum - channel 1304. BCTV also streams live on www.BeaufortCounty.tv and through the FREE BCTV APP available on ROKU, Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire.