Carroll County commissioners OK sending SPLOST intergovernmental proposal, attach separate offer for Bradley Street building
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Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved a counterproposal to send to cities on how a new SPLOST would be split, accepting a 0–2.5% excess-share for county projects and packaging a separate $3 million offer for the Bradley Street building, with tap‑fee waivers and utility upgrades proposed.
The Carroll County Board of Commissioners voted to send a proposed intergovernmental agreement (IGA) on a new SPLOST referendum to the county—s cities, asking that the county receive growth collections from 0% to 2.5% above the current cycle to fund a new sheriff—s administration building, jail and a mental‑health facility, and packaging a separate purchase offer for the Bradley Street building.
County Attorney Avery Jackson presented the IGA language and told commissioners the county—s proposal would split SPLOST receipts by population, as in prior cycles, and that the county would receive 100% of excess collections between the 0% and 2.5% growth band once $182,000,000 had been collected up to $205,000,000.
The nut graf: The board voted 6–1 to send the county—s proposal to the cities with four elements: (1) the 0%–2.5% county share for the identified county facilities; (2) an offer to sell the Bradley Street building to the city of Carrollton for $3,000,000, to be handled in a separate purchase agreement and not applied to the 2.5% share; (3) waiver of tap fees for the new facility; and (4) a development agreement for required utility upgrades similar to the county—s earlier administrative building deal.
Commissioners debated whether the Bradley Street building sale should be included inside or outside the IGA. Commissioner Fuller said he preferred the sale be a separate business transaction so any property value would not be applied against another municipality—s share. Jackson recommended treating the purchase and the IGA as separate documents: an IGA on SPLOST distribution, a purchase and sale agreement for the building, and a development agreement for utility upgrades.
Commissioner Lee and others said they supported the 0%–2.5% county share and the separate handling of the building sale, while leaving room to negotiate sale price or other terms when the city responds. The board directed staff to send the package to the cities and await their response or counters.
Ending: The board chair placed the package on the record for transmission; the item will return to the board if cities counter or further negotiation is requested.
