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Upson County staff presents 2025 budget forecast; commissioners ask for costed list of add-ons
Summary
County finance staff presented a 2025 forecast showing modest shifts in the general fund and several one-time interfund transfers; commissioners asked departments to return a prioritized, dollarized list of additional requests ahead of the December adoption.
Upson County finance staff presented a draft fiscal 2025 budget and a separate forecast packet for the Board of Commissioners during the Oct. 28 budget hearing, and asked commissioners to treat the numbers as estimates that could change.
The presentation summarized major governmental operating funds, including the general fund, joint projects fund (which covers the archives, senior center, emergency management, regional library and landfill charges), the 911 fund and the recreation fund. The presenter said the forecast currently shows a small general-fund increase and noted planned transfers between funds to correct prior-year funding placements.
“I'm forecasting that we'll have a slight increase in the general fund,” a county finance staff member said while walking commissioners through the packet. The presenter also said the county plans to move money back and forth between the general fund and the joint projects fund as tax receipts arrive in early 2025.
Commissioners pressed for more detail on several line items — including requests from departments for vehicles, staff positions and capital repairs — and asked staff to produce a consolidated, costed list of those add-ons before the board's next work session. The manager said that process will inform whether the county needs to raise millage or reallocate existing funds ahead of formal adoption.
The county manager and finance staff emphasized contingency planning and noted the budget currently includes a contingency amount to cover unforeseen costs. Staff also said some funds presented are net of internal transfers, per usual county accounting practice.
The board did not take any formal votes at the hearing. Staff said they will return with revised numbers and a summary of the incremental cost of items raised during the Oct. 28 hearing so the commissioners can prioritize before the December budget vote.
