Charlton County commissioners discuss placing SPLOST and FLOST on November referendum

The Charlton County Board of Commissioners discussed placing a 2026 special-purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) and a facilities local option sales tax (FLOST) on a November referendum during a July 17 workshop meeting.

The discussion centered on whether to include the 2026 SPLOST and a FLOST on the November ballot and on coordinating an upcoming meeting with the county’s cities to consider projects that could be included, according to meeting minutes. Commissioners also reviewed staff recommendations for projects to be considered for the referendum.

The topic was listed on the agenda as “DISCUSS 2026 SPLOST.” Commissioners did not take a formal vote or adopt a project list at the workshop; the minutes record discussion only and do not show any directive or final decision to place a specific project on the ballot.

The board noted the need to meet with municipal officials to compile and prioritize candidate projects; staff recommendations were discussed but the minutes do not record the specific projects under consideration. The minutes also do not specify which November (year) the board referenced when discussing placing the measures on the ballot, beyond the agenda label “2026 SPLOST.”

The discussion closed without a formal motion. The board’s next steps in the minutes are limited to scheduling or preparing for the meeting with the cities and continuing to review staff recommendations before any formal action is recorded.

The workshop convened July 17; no subsequent scheduling or ballot-adoption timeline appears in the public minutes for this item.