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The county is weighing repair costs near $120,000 for a county memorial while an insurance payment has not yet been deposited.
City commissioners are set to take up changes to the current fiscal year's budget, which could shift how the city allocates its spending.
The city is weighing whether to renew its contract for the city website, which residents use to access city services and information.
A blown head gasket has prompted a proposed increase to the Fire Department's vehicle maintenance budget to repair the city's ladder truck.
The draft budget would give city employees a cost-of-living increase and a merit increase, alongside changes to insurance premiums.
The city's draft spending plan includes lift station and digester upgrades for the water system and hotel-motel tax funding for local improvements, including the Summer Concert Series.
The city's proposed budget would add a water plant operator and a public information officer while eliminating one Police Department major position.
The city is lining up how to spend sales-tax revenue voters approved on projects that could affect streets, city facilities and fire equipment.
The city's draft FY27 budget sets aside SPLOST VIII sales tax funds for a new pavilion and restrooms at Oak Street Park.
City council members are set to talk over HVAC issues at the Cultural Center, a facility residents use for events and programs.
City council members reviewed a contract with the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce during a work session.
The county is set to pay more than $34,000 in diesel and gas invoices from a single fuel supplier.
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