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Where is public money being raised or spent?Public Money issues across Northeast Georgia
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Dozens of property owners who appealed their tax assessments did not show up for scheduled hearings, with a handful still to be rescheduled.
An outside accounting firm walked the county board through its fiscal year 2024 audit findings.
Auditors Mauldin and Jenkins are set to present the city's annual audit to commissioners, a routine check on how public money was handled.
City commissioners are set to weigh a change to a contract involving the city's aviation operations.
The city commission is set to weigh in on bids for salvage vehicles, a routine disposal matter for city-owned vehicles.
A cap on cashing out unused vacation time could affect how much the county pays departing employees and how FY26 budget figures are built.
County commissioners had Finance staff fold results of a pay study into the budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, a step that could affect county employee compensation.
Stephens County commissioners are looking at covering the cost of a Sheriff's Office drug dog using opioid settlement (DATE) money rather than the general budget.
County commissioners are weighing a fire and safety equipment quote that would cost taxpayers over $22,000.
The county's spending agenda includes a security-systems invoice that has not yet been recorded as approved.
A security services bill is on the county commission's agenda for payment approval.
A contract worth $34,300 is before the county board, but no vote has been recorded yet.
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