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Cusseta–Chattahoochee commissioners approve $294,725 in FY2024 budget amendments, a tax refund and Donate Life proclamation
Summary
The Commission unanimously adopted five FY2024 budget-line transfers totaling $294,725, approved a small tax refund for a corrected parcel valuation, and adopted a National Donate Life proclamation on April 1. Officials flagged a larger budget shortfall to be addressed in upcoming hearings.
The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County unanimously approved five resolutions on April 1 transferring reserve funds into operating and salary lines and totaling $294,725, the county clerk’s minutes show.
The actions moved money to cover several priorities: $275,000 to EMS salaries; $200,000 to boarding-of-prisoner expenses in the sheriff’s budget; $150,000 for general administrative legal expenses; $30,000 to the coroner salary line; and $6,000 to a property tax-reimbursement line. Commissioners recorded the motions and voted unanimously to adopt the resolutions.
The commission also approved a tax refund related to a valuation correction on parcel C05 0001 at 116 Angelia Drive. The Board of Assessors’ March 5 letter notes the parcel’s valuation was corrected from $52,831 to $49,068. The assessors’ memo itemizes a 2023 refund and a corrected 2024 bill; staff reported slightly inconsistent refund figures in different documents (see clarifying details). The commission’s motion on the refund passed unanimously.
In a separate procedural action the board adopted a LifeLink/”Donate Life Month” proclamation recognizing April 2025 as Donate Life Month for the county; that item passed on a unanimous vote.
Why this matters: The line-item transfers address near-term funding gaps—particularly in EMS payroll and prisoner-boarding expenses—but commissioners and staff repeatedly warned the county’s operating budget still faces a larger structural deficit. County Manager Thomas Weaver and commissioners said they will continue work in public hearings and work sessions to balance FY2025.
Votes at a glance: • Resolution — EMS salaries (transfer from reserves): $275,000 — outcome: approved (unanimous). • Resolution — Sheriff boarding of prisoners: $200,000 — outcome: approved (unanimous). • Resolution — General administrative legal expense: $150,000 — outcome: approved (unanimous). • Resolution — Coroner salary: $30,000 — outcome: approved (unanimous). • Resolution — Property tax reimbursement: $6,000 — outcome: approved (unanimous). • Tax refund — Parcel C05 0001 (116 Angelia Drive): refund motion approved (unanimous); refund amounts appear as $38.31 and $38.38 in different documents (see clarifying details). • Proclamation — Donate Life Month: approved (unanimous).
What’s next: County staff recorded the amendment totals and will incorporate the transfers into the FY2024 accounting records. Commissioners said they expect budget work sessions and public hearings to continue as they address a larger operating deficit.
Attribution: Statements and votes in this article come from the official minutes and materials presented at the Unified Government commission meetings and hearings on April 1 and related published documents. Direct quotations and motion records are attributed to commissioners and staff appearing in the minutes.
