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Toccoa’s airport-lighting contract supplement awaits a public outcome recordawaiting decisionStephens County approves revenue-linked pay supplement for tax commissionerapprovedStephens County approves $184,500 consolidation of coroner’s office and morgueapprovedStephens County approved a surplus-property resolution without naming the propertyapprovedStephens County Minutes List $212,214 Workers’ Compensation Charge Without Clear Board Decisionunder considerationStephens County Cleared $11,234.95 Oil Company Invoice Without Stating What It CoveredapprovedStephens County Adopts $55.1 Million FY 2027 Budget, Leaving Program Details Hard to SeeapprovedProposed Franklin County library funding would keep Saturday closures and staffing cutsunder considerationFranklin County’s Courthouse Repairs Move Toward Bidding After $816,875 Funding Arrivalunder considerationFranklin County weighs higher library funding, but decision remains unclearunder considerationFranklin County approves FY2027 budget, but final spending details remain unclearunder consideration
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Toccoa scheduled consideration of a supplemental agreement for the airport lighting contract.Historical recordOn June 30, commissioners approved the FY2027 budget 4–0 and authorized the chair to sign the budget resolution.Historical recordAt its June 30, 2026 work session, the county reported receiving $816,875.15 in LRA funding with no local match, allowing bidding to begin for courthouse roof, copper-repair and clock-tower painting work.Historical recordOn June 23, 2026, commissioners unanimously adopted the FY 2027 budget. The plan cites health-insurance costs rising more than 12%, an average 3% merit-pay increase, and higher transfers of $80,602 to Solid Waste and $52,172 to E-911.Historical recordAt the June 22, 2026 budget public hearing, the Board considered an increased request for the Royston and Lavonia libraries. Branch Manager Maggie West thanked the Board for its consideration and reported that 243 children and teens had read 7,093 books or chapters in the summer-reading program; the record does not document a Board decision on the request.Historical recordAt the June 22 special called meeting and budget public hearing, Murphy presented a proposed FY2027 budget totaling $35,071,505.Historical recordThe June 9, 2026 agenda proposed a supplement for Dene Hicks equal to 5.25% of prior-year school-tax collection commissions deposited in the general fund, paid as a fiscal-year 2026 lump sum and then in 26 biweekly installments.Historical recordCommissioners scheduled the first reading and public hearing on the proposed FY 2027 budget for June 9, 2026.Historical record
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