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The city's annual financial audit discloses the balance and annual change in debt tied to its business-type operations, including a note payable to GEFA.
The city's latest financial report shows some of its pension plans carrying a net liability and others a net asset, a factor in the city's long-term retirement costs.
The budget that funds the city's water, sewer and garbage operations is now approved, with a rate increase on water sold to Demorest and reserve funds set aside…
County commissioners note the 911 department has needed extra general fund money to cover its expenses, a cost ultimately borne by taxpayers.
County departments asked for $3.1 million in general fund capital spending for FY2026, but the recommendation on the table would fund less than a third of that.
The school board's approval would set who supplies the district's cafeteria program for the coming year.
The county road department could get a culvert-cleaning system paid for with SPLOST VII sales-tax funds.
The county is seeking after-the-fact approval to use Capital Improvement Program fund savings to pay for three vehicles already bought for the Road Department.
City commissioners have twice placed a proposed lease agreement with a tower company on their meeting agendas, but no vote has been recorded.
The city commission has been discussing a special purpose local option sales tax that would fund capital projects, including an intergovernmental agreement setting how the money is spent.
The town will put a large share of its public-safety reserves into interest-bearing certificates of deposit and government securities, including $400…
The county's airport manager is pricing a utility vehicle to use in airport operations, a purchase that would be paid for out of county funds.
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