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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia city commission releases draft FY2027 budget with $788,769 General Fund shortfall

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.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia DDA shifts façade funding from budget request to fundraising

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.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia's draft FY2027 budget adds two positions, cuts a police command role

The city's proposed budget would add a water plant operator and a public information officer while eliminating one Police Department major position.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia commission approves second adjustment to balance 2025 budget

The city commission has now signed off twice on changes needed to keep the 2025 budget balanced, most recently for the general fund.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
approved
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia draft FY2027 budget proposes water/sewer and hotel-motel tax projects

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.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia sets hearing and vote dates for FY25 budget

The city published notice of when residents could weigh in on next year's budget and when commissioners planned to act on it.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Draft Cornelia budget cuts three part-time firefighter positions

The city's proposed FY2027 budget would remove three permanent part-time firefighter jobs added earlier this year, a change that could affect fire department staffing.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia's draft FY2027 budget proposes 2.5% raises for city employees

The draft budget would give city employees a cost-of-living increase and a merit increase, alongside changes to insurance premiums.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia adopts FY2026 budget adding Public Works and Fire Department staff

The city's approved 2026 budget funds two new Public Works employees and three permanent part-time firefighter positions.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia commission considers budget adjustment for bulletproof vest grant

The city would adjust its budget to account for a $3,350 Bureau of Justice Assistance grant for police bulletproof vests.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia commission to consider budget adjustment for damaged vehicle

The city is weighing a budget change to pay for replacing a vehicle that was damaged, a cost that would come from city funds.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia commission awards Circle Drive water, sewer and storm project to Higgins Construction

The city is moving ahead on water, sewer and storm-drainage upgrades near Circle Drive and Myrtle Street after landing a $1 million federal CDBG grant.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
approved
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Budget2024

Approved Budget for 2024 17.3 MB

Official budget document

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City of Cornelia
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Cornelia
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Minutes2024

Budget Adjustment Resolution

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Habersham County Government
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Habersham County
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Budget2024

city-cornelia-fy2024-budget-report

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City of Cornelia
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Budget2024

county-habersham-fy2024-budget-report

Official budget document

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Habersham County Government
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Budget2024

Download — Approved-Budget-for-2024

Official budget document

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City of Cornelia
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Cornelia
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Budget2024

FY 2024 Budget

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Habersham County Government
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Habersham County
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