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Commissioners allocate $100,000 from chairwoman's contingency to supplement indoor track SPLOST project
Summary
The board approved a $100,000 allocation from the chairwoman's FY25 undesignated contingency to supplement the indoor track project funded through the 2022 SPLOST program B0640; the vote was 4–1 with Commissioner Gambrill opposed.
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted Sept. 23 to allocate $100,000 from the chairwoman—s FY25 undesignated contingency to supplement the indoor track project funded under the 2022 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) program B0640. The item was presented by parks staff and was approved on a 4–1 vote, with Commissioner Gambrill recorded in opposition.
A staff member filling in for Parks Director Michael Brantley described the request as an allocation of contingency funds to "supplement the indoor track," authorized the corresponding budget transactions, and recommended that the chairwoman be authorized to execute necessary documents. The board approved the motion with one commissioner dissenting; the clerk recorded the vote as 4–1 with Commissioner Gambrill opposing.
The action directs county finance and parks staff to transfer the $100,000 contingency allocation into the SPLOST program account B0640 and to proceed with contract or procurement steps needed to continue the indoor track effort under the 2022 SPLOST program. Commissioner Gambrill—s opposition was recorded on the motion but no public comment at the meeting elaborated the grounds for the dissent.
Less critical context: the 2022 SPLOST program continues to fund a portfolio of parks projects; this allocation uses county contingency dollars rather than new bond or tax reimbursement authority.
