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Carroll County presents $85.4 million general fund budget; majority funded by property taxes
Summary
County staff presented a proposed $85,405,189 general fund budget with $68.21 million projected from taxes and detailed department-level appropriations; the item will not be on the consent agenda and will proceed to a formal vote sequence later this month.
Carroll County officials presented a proposed general fund budget totaling $85,405,189, with $68,210,000 of that amount projected to come from taxes. The presentation listed other revenue sources including licenses and permits, fines and forfeitures, charges for services, intergovernmental revenues, interest and contributions.
The proposed revenue breakdown named $732,000 for licenses and permits; $4,091,000 for fines, fees and forfeitures; $8,705,150 for charges for services; $173,000 for intergovernmental; $1,602,200 for interest; $35,000 in contributions; $662,800 in other revenues; and a planned use of fund balance of $1,194,039.
Expenditure totals were provided by department. Among the figures presented: general government totals of $11,052,680 (including commission office $1,871,800; elections $679,580; general administration $2,054,700; IT $761,800; tax commissioner $1,500,300; tax assessor $1,696,500; risk management $2,173,000); judicial expenses totaling $9,923,069 (including superior court, clerk of court, district attorney, state court and other courts); public safety totaling $46,532,880 (including sheriff $23,395,400; correctional institute $4,408,600; fire department $14,494,230; EMS contract $2,083,900); public works $11,094,500; health and welfare about $308,680; parks and recreation $4,196,180; housing and development $305,900; planning and zoning $1,510,800; economic development $165,000; and debt service/capital lease $295,500.
Special and other funds were listed, including a proposed transfer of $7,840,830 from the '21 SPLOST fund into debt service; solid waste estimated revenues and expenditures of $5,598,900; and a capital projects fund appropriation of $8,190,281 funded from a change in fund balance.
County staff told the commission this item will not appear on the consent agenda. The budget amendment was presented as a notification for publication and staff said a special-called meeting will be held before the next work session in June to vote on that amendment. No formal budget vote occurred during this work session.
The presentation was procedural in nature; commissioners asked clarifying questions but took no final action at the work session. The budget totals and departmental line items presented will form the basis of upcoming public materials and the formal vote process.
