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County work session reviews department updates, HB 581/FLOST implications and audit follow-up
Summary
At an Oct. 28 work session county staff reported department activity (recreation playoffs, holiday events, rabies clinic results, public-works repairs), updates on Paychex and fiber installations, and a discussion of HB 581 (referred to as FLOST) that county leaders said could benefit homesteaded properties but would require opt-in and referendum.
The Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County held a monthly work session on Oct. 28, 2024. Chairman Charles Coffey convened the session at 9:00 a.m.; Commissioners Gerald Douglas and Jason Frost were absent.
Department heads gave brief updates: recreation reported playoff status and a breast-cancer awareness walk on Oct. 30; community development described upcoming holiday events and proposed public hearing dates for two conditional-use permits (105 Mustang Dr. and 454 Old Louvale Rd., proposed Nov. 25 at 9 a.m.); public works reported road and drainage repairs, a repaired motor grader, and progress on a radio-building slab and new radios for crews; animal-control and the rabies-clinic reported more than 100 dogs and cats vaccinated and microchipped.
County Manager Thomas Weaver reported that Paychex payroll rollout is complete and that a county fiber installation is underway (crews struck some water lines that public-works crews have been repairing). Weaver said the annual audit raised items that prompted review of prior audits; departments otherwise remain on track for the fiscal year. Weaver summarized HB 581 (referred to in the session as FLOST): if enacted, counties would be automatically in and would choose buckets such as ESPLOST, TSPLOST and FLOST for projects; it would require a referendum and, according to Weaver, would not be split with the school system and could benefit homesteaded properties.
Why it matters
Work-session updates provide operational context for the commission's agenda and staffing priorities. The local discussion of HB 581/FLOST is significant because it could change local sales-tax buckets and funding options if the county elects to proceed and voters approve a referendum.
What’s next
Public hearings for the two conditional-use permits were proposed for Nov. 25 at 9 a.m.; departments will continue to address audit items and monitor the fiber rollout and fleet repairs.
