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
Open explained result →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
Open explained result →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
Open explained result →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
Open explained result →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
Open explained result →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
Open explained result →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
Open explained result →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
Open explained result →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
Open explained result →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
Open explained result →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
Open explained result →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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