Richland County Council, officials work to restore trust with the community Richland County Council, officials work to restore trust with the community By Emily Wakeman | January 1, 2021 at 6:14 PM EST - Updated January 1 at 7:43 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Restoring trust and building confidence is something that the Richland County Administrator and new council members said is at the top of their agenda in 2021. “From start to finish if we do that, I think it will give people the confidence that they need that their county government personnel are following the same kind of standards they would hold themselves to if they were in that position,” Richland County administrator Leonardo Brown said.