East Point council adopts FY2026 budget, shifts oversight of council events to city manager

The East Point City Council on a special called meeting adopted its FY2026 operating budget and approved a reallocation of $8,225 from a Ward B at-large group insurance line item to Public Works, and moved supervision of council-sponsored events to the city manager's office.

Councilman Glover opened discussion by asking staff to explain legal and operational deadlines tied to the budget. The finance and administrative staff told the council that state law requires adoption of a balanced annual budget before the start of the fiscal year and that staff needed two to three hours to implement changes if the council delayed action. "There is Georgia law that mandates that every local government must adopt a balanced budget annually...prior to the beginning of the fiscal year," Councilman Glover said, quoting a memorandum included with the city manager's report.

The memorandum and staff briefing warned that failing to adopt the budget before the deadline…