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Fulton County CFO unveils FY2026 budget; commissioners debate millage assumptions and consent‑order overlay
Summary
The county presented a FY2026 proposed general fund budget with $996M in revenue and $1.053B in expenditures, projecting a $176M ending fund balance. Staff assumed keeping an 8.87 millage base and a 0.39‑mill overlay to cover consent‑order costs; several commissioners objected to 'massaging' departmental budgets to fit a flat millage and demanded clearer 'needed' baseline figures.
Fulton County finance staff presented a proposed FY2026 general fund budget on Nov. 19 that would set revenues at approximately $996 million and appropriate roughly $1.053 billion, producing a projected ending fund balance of about $176 million (meeting the board’s 16.67% reserve guideline).
CFO Sharon (presentation) said the proposal assumes a flat base millage of 8.87 mills to cover continuing operations and a separate 0.39‑mill overlay dedicated to items tied to the sheriff consent order and related compliance costs. "We tried to balance the operational budget to an 8.87 millage rate and identify an incremental overlay of…
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