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April financials: Newton County reports revenues ahead of expenditures through tenth month of fiscal year
Summary
Finance Director Brittany White reported April 2025 financials showing general fund revenues at about 89% of budget and expenditures at about 80%, with $9.2 million positive variance year‑to‑date.
Finance Director Brittany White presented Newton County’s April 2025 financial report on May 20, describing the county as roughly 84% through its fiscal year (April is month 10).
White reported general fund revenues of about $88.9 million to date — roughly 89% of budget — and general fund expenditures of about $79.7 million (about 80% of budget). She said revenues exceeded expenditures by approximately $9.2 million year‑to‑date and that the county expects that margin to decline as the fiscal year closes.
Enterprise fund summaries included: Water fund revenue of about $10.3 million and expenses of roughly $6.3 million; Solid Waste revenue about $8.4 million and expenses about $6.2 million; and the Gaithers and Factory Shoals fund showing roughly $886,000 revenue and $223,000 expenses (as presented). White also summarized SPLOST finances: 2011 SPLOST has one remaining project, 2017 SPLOST has about $31 million remaining, and 2023 SPLOST shows a negative $586,000 position reflecting bonded project drawdowns; 2023 SPLOST collections to date were $39.8 million, about $8.3 million over original projections.
White said impact fees totaled about $1.9 million and noted new buckets for public‑safety impact fees had been added. Commissioners asked no substantive follow‑up questions at the end of the presentation.
Why it matters: The report provides elected officials and the public an update on county fiscal health ahead of fiscal‑year end and contextualizes the county’s ability to fund capital and service priorities.
