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Whitfield County approves ARPA payroll allocation and retroactive firefighter supplements

Whitfield County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The Board approved using ARPA revenue-loss funds to support county payroll in 2022 and authorized retroactive $1,000 supplements for five firefighters after an internal paperwork error prevented state payments.

Whitfield County commissioners on April 11 approved allocating American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) revenue-loss funds to shore up county payroll in 2022 and authorized retroactive supplements for five firefighters.

The Board voted to apply $3,087,500 of ARPA revenue-loss allowance funds toward general fund payroll this year, including a $3,000,000 request identified for Sheriff and Corrections payroll. The Board also approved using…

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