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The adopted budget raises general operating spending while cutting water and wastewater spending as state loan funding for capital projects drops.
The Board of Commissioners approved a general fund budget it says grew 5.5% over the prior year while aiming to avoid raising the millage rate.
The draft budget proposes higher sanitation and water/sewer fees for residents while spending across the city's nine funds totals more than $28 million.
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.
County commissioners are working through the FY2027 budget, including a proposed increase in employee health insurance costs that would add roughly $239,407 to county spending.
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.
The council's approval sets the city's spending plan for the fiscal year running July 2026 through June 2027.
A February 2025 financial update shows the county spent more than it budgeted for fiscal year 2024, shrinking the general fund's balance.
Budget materials for the school district lay out different total-spending figures and employee pay-raise options for the year ahead, affecting district staff pay and health coverage.
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