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Budget panel keeps workers’ compensation in operations, approves several subtotals
Summary
The Budget Review Committee voted to leave workers' compensation in operations, approved a series of operations and revenue subtotals and moved a $10,000 code-related item into the finance revenue account.
The Budget Review Committee voted to leave workers’ compensation in the operations budget and approved a set of related subtotal votes, including revenue and salary-line amounts discussed during the committee’s review.
Committee members debated whether to move the workers’ compensation charge from operations into salary lines. Brian, who presented the budget detail, said the workers’ compensation entry must remain where it is now: "the workman's comp is actually where it belongs because if we move it in Georgia, it'll take some problems in other sections of that." Committee members said moving the line would require creating new taxation accounts and other adjustments.
After discussion, the committee approved a motion to set the subtotal for operations at $119,150. The committee also voted to restore the salary line to the original amount of $1,015,526 after members noted a $10,000 shift earlier in the process. On revenue, the committee approved a subtotal of $6,522,850 and agreed to reclassify a $10,000 item related to stop-work orders: instead of appearing as code-office revenue, the amount will be recorded under finance as subdivision-violation revenue.
Committee members emphasized that the workers’ compensation line is currently recorded on the taxation side in insurance accounts, and that moving it would require a departmental designation for taxation records. Julie, who answered taxation questions during the discussion, summarized the constraint: on the taxation side the cost "is in insurance. So if you want to move workers' compensation to a salary line, I need you guys to tell me what department you want me to move workers' comp to on the taxation side." The committee did not direct a follow-up reclassification in taxation during the meeting.
The motions were moved and seconded on the floor and the chair called votes after discussion. The committee also clarified the labeling of code-related revenues: the committee agreed to label the moved revenue as "subdivision violations" and noted an existing $15,000 line for stop-work orders.
Committee members said they had no further questions after the votes and moved on to the next agenda item.
