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The commission's schedule for building and discussing next year's city budget affects when residents can weigh in before spending and tax decisions are finalized.
The proposed all-funds budget would set spending levels for city water, sewer, gas, sanitation and other services for the coming year.
Downtown building-façade help in Cornelia will now depend on money the DDA raises itself rather than a line item, while the board's fundraising plan remains unsettled.
The city is moving to formally amend last year's budget after code enforcement legal fees ran over what was budgeted.
The city commission approved the millage rate in a 4-0 vote, keeping it unchanged from the prior year as part of the FY2027 budget.
A February 2025 financial update shows the county spent more than it budgeted for fiscal year 2024, shrinking the general fund's balance.
County department heads pitched their funding needs to commissioners over a two-day retreat, an early step in setting next year's county budget.
The city's proposed budget would add a water plant operator and a public information officer while eliminating one Police Department major position.
The calendar sets the timeline the district will follow to build and adopt its next annual budget.
A proposed rise in Demorest's millage rate would increase property tax bills for homestead and non-homestead owners in the city.
The council is working through next year's spending plan, with two public hearings set for residents to weigh in before any vote.
The city's draft spending plan includes lift station and digester upgrades for the water system and hotel-motel tax funding for local improvements, including the Summer Concert Series.
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