Royston City Council adopts FY2026 budget
The vote sets the spending plan that funds city departments and services for the fiscal year.
- Place
- City of Royston
- Status
- approved
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The vote sets the spending plan that funds city departments and services for the fiscal year.
The proposed budget raises landfill, sanitation and water/sewer fees while projecting a general fund shortfall, with a public hearing and adoption vote still ahead.
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County commissioners approved a FY2025 budget that aimed to hold the tax rate flat, but a year-end review later showed spending ran nearly $2 million over the original plan.
Changes to what residents pay to rent Habersham County parks and recreation facilities have stalled in committee even after commissioners approved one fee amendment last fall.
County commissioners are still shaping which capital projects and what bond amount will go into the next local option sales tax, work that determines spending on county and city projects for years to come.
The city commission's FY2027 budget eliminates money set aside a year earlier for roof repairs on city buildings and scales back City Hall renovation and Ritz Theatre loan funding.
The town's year-end audit confirms the council adopted its FY2025 budget and added funding during the year for police and public-safety gear, while camera-fine revenue swelled the town's reserves.
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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