THIS WEEK’S PUBLIC MEETINGS

Columbia City Council: 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday, third-floor council chambers, City Hall, 1737 Main St. The afternoon work session will deal with meal-tax spending for fiscal 2016-2017. Council is set to give final approval to the next city budget without a rate increase for water customers.

Swansea Town Council: 6 p.m. Monday at municipal building, 320 W. 3rd St.

West Columbia City Council: 6 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 200 N. 12th St.: Public hearings followed by initial consideration of meal tax and water and sewer rate increase

County Council: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at county administration building, 200 S. Lake Drive, Lexington: Tentative approval of spending plan for year starting July 1

Chapin Town Council: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall, 157 NW Columbia Ave.: Public hearing on rental registration proposal

Irmo Town Council: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall, 7300 Woodrow St.

Summit Town Council: 8 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall, 321 Old Broad St.

Lexington Planning Commission: 8 a.m. Wednesday at Town Hall, 111 Maiden Lane

Cayce City Council: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Town Hall, 1800 12th St.

Springdale Town Council: 6 p.m. Thursday at Town Hall, 2915 Platt Springs Road

Lexington-Richland 5 School Board: 7 p.m. Monday at Center for Advanced Technical Studies, 916 Mount Vernon Church Road, Chapin: Public hearing and final approval of spending plan for year starting July 1

Lexington 1 School Board: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at district headquarters, 100 Tarrar Springs Road, Lexington