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Habersham County weighs who should absorb $239,407 health-insurance increaseunder considerationHabersham County weighs $6,800 fitness-equipment replacement without recorded decisionunder considerationHabersham County weighs $50.2 million bond plan backed by tax levyawaiting decisionHabersham County put court staff-attorney post and budget change before commissionersawaiting decisionHabersham County board authorizes penalty notices over possible conservation-use breachesapprovedHabersham County Puts SPLOST Bond-Issuance Step Before Commissionersawaiting decisionHabersham County Has Yet to Act on $6,800 Fitness-Equipment Requestunder considerationHabersham Airport Weighs Hangar Repairs Against Limits on New Feesunder considerationDemorest’s proposed 2025 budget rewrite still has no recorded resultawaiting decisionDemorest put a 2025 budget amendment before City Council, but final action remains unclearawaiting decisionDemorest council unanimously backs conservation-grant resolution, but project details remain unclearapprovedDemorest council approves sale of stock account officials said city cannot legally holdapproved
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A June 2, 2026 agenda scheduled public hearings on a proposed amendment to the 2025 budget for June 2 and June 9. It said the proposal would be submitted to Mayor and Council for a June 9 vote.Historical recordOn June 2, 2026, the council unanimously approved, 4–0, the sale of common stock from the city account and authorization for Mr. Musselwhite to sign the letter.Historical recordOn June 2, 2026, the council discussed selling common stock from an account officials said the city opened December 10, 2001 and cannot legally hold. The discussion described a resolution and authorization letter for a future vote.Historical recordA May 18 agenda item asked commissioners to accept proposed 2026–27 insurance changes. It recommended splitting the projected $244,400 annual health-plan increase equally between the county and employees; gross annual cost was projected at $6,898,411, before about $701,000 in employee premiums and about $179,000 in prescription rebates. Other listed benefits were under rate guarantees with no change in benefits or cost.Historical recordThe May 5, 2026 City Council agenda scheduled consideration of bids for City Hall renovations, the parking lot, and the Post Office lease. It does not state a decision.Historical recordCouncil unanimously voted 4-0 to postpone a decision until the following month so staff could complete a cost study for adjusting the multiplier to 1.75%.Historical recordThe May 5, 2026 City Council agenda listed consideration of a public-hearing request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith.Historical recordAt the April 20, 2026 work session, Chairman Harkness requested a detailed accounting of hangar rental revenue, maintenance costs and utility expenses before the county considers whether further hangar investment is financially appropriate.Historical record
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