This local Social Security office is the spot for Taylors residents to take their inquiries regarding social security, survivor's benefits, disability and other parts of the Federal Social Security system.
It is located on Pelham Road, roughly a half-mile from the intersection with Haywood Road.
Led by Chief Terrence Green, the Lexington Police Department is a full-service law enforcement agency that serves the residents of the Town of Lexington. The department is one of a handful statewide to be accredited by both the international Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and the South Carolina Police Accreditation Coalition. The department, which is headquartered in Lexington's Town Hall, consists of 53 personnel, including 47 sworn officers, 2 sworn reserve officers and 4 administrative staff.
A city of 23,000 incorporated in 1890 and re-incorporated in 1910, Mauldin operates by a council form of government. The mayor is Don Godbey, whose current term ends in January 2012. There is a six-member council with seats 2, 4 and 6 up for election in 2011 and seats 1,3 and 5 up in 2012.
The city's administrative offices are at 5 East Butler Road. This is also the location for business licensing, the courthouse, the city clerk and other city services. The Police Department also shares the address but uses the rear of the building as the primary entrance.
The Fire Department has its main offices in the same complex but has an address og 11 East Butler Road.
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is an internationally accredited and full-service law enforcement agency headed by Sheriff James R. Metts, who took office in 1972. In addition to law enforcement, the department also runs the county's detention center and its headquarters also houses the county's magistrate bond court. In addition to patrols and investigations, the department also boasts Marine Patrol and Aviation units, forensic searches, tactical and fugitive apprehension units, narcotics detection, school resource officers, a K-9 unit, and a force of trained volunteer Reserve Deputies.
