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Habersham 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 holdapprovedDemorest approves richer city retirement formula, committing $36,000 more a yearapprovedDemorest adopts FY2026 budget after trimming $5,000 in dues and feesapprovedDemorest Council Takes Up Request for Public Hearing From Baker and Smithunder considerationCornelia’s Community House HVAC approval leaves cost and repair details unansweredapprovedCornelia’s CDBG Project Reaches Engineer Review, but Commission Decision Is Unclearawaiting decisionCornelia retirement-plan amendment is listed as approved, but its terms remain public unknownsawaiting decision
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On 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 recordThe May 26, 2026 City Council work-session agenda scheduled discussion and approval consideration of Resolution 2026-4 on 2025 budget amendments.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 recordA May 13, 2026 agenda packet placed a proposed School Zone Camera Revenue Transition Policy before the Town Council. The proposal would adopt the policy.Historical recordA May 13, 2026 agenda packet put adoption of the School Zone Camera Revenue Transition Policy before the Town Council. The packet’s proposed policy language says the council would adopt it, but does not document council action.Historical recordAt its May 12, 2026 meeting, CFO Lisa Turner distributed and reviewed the 2026 budget proposal with the council.Historical recordOn May 12, 2026, the Alto Council adopted the 2026 Budget Proposal Resolution. Pro-tem Eddie Palmer moved for adoption, Councilman Allen Fox seconded, Councilman John Smith approved, and Councilman James Turner opposed.Historical recordMinutes record that a budget-resolution motion received a second and passed by majority vote. A separate motion to adopt the 2026 Budget Amendment Resolution received no second and died.Historical record
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