The city also proposed a Natural Gas Fund budget of $15,476,309, up $1,212,860, and a Solid Waste Fund budget of $1,434,256, up $41,945. Hotel-Motel Fund revenue was reduced to $88,000 based on FY25 receipts, cutting the transfer to the General Fund to $21,000.
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Toccoa City Commission Approves FY2026 Budget With Larger General Fund, Smaller Water Fund
The adopted budget raises general operating spending while cutting water and wastewater spending as state loan funding for capital projects drops.
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The Toccoa City Commission held a public hearing and first reading on the Fiscal Year 2026 operating budgets on May 12, 2025, followed by a public hearing and second reading on May 19, 2025.
The city had proposed an overall FY2026 budget of $66,497,929, a 5.6% decrease from the FY2025 budget, along with a General Fund budget of $13,283,432.
The commission's approved budget sets the General Fund at $13,283,432, up $838,165 from FY2025's $12,445,267. The Water/Wastewater Fund was cut to $12,026,879, a 31.2% decrease, as GEFA loan proceeds for capital projects fell from $9,137,000 to $3,552,400. The budget also eliminates a transfer to the General Fund Reserve Account, which had been $258,175.
The city also proposed a Natural Gas Fund budget of $15,476,309, up $1,212,860, and a Solid Waste Fund budget of $1,434,256, up $41,945. Hotel-Motel Fund revenue was reduced to $88,000 based on FY25 receipts, cutting the transfer to the General Fund to $21,000.
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ApprovedunknownTransfer to General Fund Reserve Account eliminated for FY2026
Transfer - Gen Fd Reserve Acct 258,175$ -$ (258,175)$
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Transfer to General Fund Reserve Account eliminated for FY2026
Transfer - Gen Fd Reserve Acct 258,175$ -$ (258,175)$
ApprovedunknownFY2026 Water Wastewater Fund budget (revenues and expenditures)
CITY OF TOCCOA
APPROVED FY2026 BUDGET
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FY2026 Water Wastewater Fund budget (revenues and expenditures)
CITY OF TOCCOA APPROVED FY2026 BUDGET
Appeared on agendaproposedFY2026 Lake Toccoa Facilities Fund budget
The Lake Toccoa Facilities Fund Budget is proposed at $494,449.
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FY2026 Lake Toccoa Facilities Fund budget
The Lake Toccoa Facilities Fund Budget is proposed at $494,449.
Appeared on agendaproposedFY2026 Grant Fund budget
The Grant Fund budget is $1,026,025 in anticipation of funding from a variety of
sources
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FY2026 Grant Fund budget
The Grant Fund budget is $1,026,025 in anticipation of funding from a variety of sources
ApprovedunknownGEFA loan proceeds for Water/Wastewater Fund capital projects, reduced for FY2026
389200 GEFA Loan Proceeds 9,137,000$ 3,552,400$ (5,584,600)$
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GEFA loan proceeds for Water/Wastewater Fund capital projects, reduced for FY2026
389200 GEFA Loan Proceeds 9,137,000$ 3,552,400$ (5,584,600)$
Appeared on agendaproposedGrant Fund FY2026 budget
The Grant Fund budget is $1,026,025 in anticipation of funding from a variety of
sources for:
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Grant Fund FY2026 budget
The Grant Fund budget is $1,026,025 in anticipation of funding from a variety of sources for:
ApprovedunknownFY2026 General Fund budget (total expenditures)
Total Expenditure General Fund 12,445,267$ 13,283,432$ 838,165$
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FY2026 General Fund budget (total expenditures)
Total Expenditure General Fund 12,445,267$ 13,283,432$ 838,165$
ApprovedunknownFY2026 Water/Wastewater Fund-505 budget (total)
TOTAL WATER/WASTEWATER FUND-505 $17,489,916 $12,026,879 ($5,463,037) -31.2%
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FY2026 Water/Wastewater Fund-505 budget (total)
TOTAL WATER/WASTEWATER FUND-505 $17,489,916 $12,026,879 ($5,463,037) -31.2%
Appeared on agendaproposedFY2026 overall city budget
The Overall Budget for the City of Toccoa is proposed at $66,497,929 a decrease
of $3,917,293 over the FY25 Budget; a 5.6% decrease.
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FY2026 overall city budget
The Overall Budget for the City of Toccoa is proposed at $66,497,929 a decrease of $3,917,293 over the FY25 Budget; a 5.6% decrease.
Appeared on agendaproposedFiscal Year 2026 Operating Budgets
Public Hearing and Second Reading of Fiscal Year 2026
Operating Budgets
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Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budgets
Public Hearing and Second Reading of Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budgets
Appeared on agendaproposedFY2026 Operating Budgets - Public Hearing and Second Reading
Public Hearing and Second Reading of Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budgets
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FY2026 Operating Budgets - Public Hearing and Second Reading
Public Hearing and Second Reading of Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budgets
Appeared on agendaproposedFY2026 operating budgets - public hearing and first reading
Public Hearing and First Reading of Fiscal Year 2026
Operating Budgets
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FY2026 operating budgets - public hearing and first reading
Public Hearing and First Reading of Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budgets
Appeared on agendaproposedFiscal Year 2026 operating budgets
Public Hearing and First Reading of Fiscal Year 2026
Operating Budgets
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Fiscal Year 2026 operating budgets
Public Hearing and First Reading of Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budgets
Appeared on agendaproposedFY2026 operating budgets public hearing and first reading
Public Hearing and First Reading of Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budgets
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FY2026 operating budgets public hearing and first reading
Public Hearing and First Reading of Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budgets
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- May 19, 2025: Natural Gas Fund FY2026 budget
- May 19, 2025: FY2026 Solid Waste Fund budget
- May 19, 2025: FY2025 Water/Wastewater Fund (Fund 505) budget, up 24.9% driven largely by GEFA loan proceeds
- May 19, 2025: General Fund FY2026 budget
- May 19, 2025: FY2026 overall city budget
- May 19, 2025: FY2026 Hotel-Motel Fund revenue and Chamber of Commerce/General Fund transfer
- May 19, 2025: FY2026 Water/Wastewater Fund budget (total revenue and expenditures)
- May 19, 2025: FY2026 Water Wastewater Fund budget
- May 19, 2025: FY2026 approved General Fund budget (revenue and expenditure detail by department)
- May 19, 2025: FY2025 General Fund budget (revenues and expenditures)
- May 19, 2025: GEFA loan proceeds for water/wastewater capital projects increased for FY2025
- May 19, 2025: Hotel-Motel Fund transfer to General Fund reduced
- May 19, 2025: FY2026 General Fund budget
- May 19, 2025: Lake Toccoa Facilities Fund FY2026 budget
- May 19, 2025: FY2026 Natural Gas Fund budget
- May 19, 2025: Solid Waste Fund FY2026 budget
- May 19, 2025: FY2026 General Fund budget (revenues and departmental expenditures)
- May 19, 2025: FY2026 General Fund budget (total expenditures)
- May 19, 2025: Water Wastewater Fund FY2026 budget
- May 19, 2025: FY2026 Water Wastewater Fund budget (revenue and expenditure detail)
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