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Ben Hill County board adopts $9.56 million 2021 budget during emergency phone meeting
Summary
The Ben Hill County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $9,562,786 general fund budget for 2021 during a special called telephone meeting Dec. 28, 2020, also adopting multiple special revenue and capital fund budgets under emergency meeting authority due to COVID‑19.
The Ben Hill County Board of Commissioners adopted a $9,562,786 general fund budget for 2021 during a special called telephone meeting Dec. 28, 2020. Commissioner John Mooney moved to adopt the resolution and Vice‑Chair Hope Harmon seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
The budget approval included several special revenue and capital fund budgets listed in the resolution: the Sheriff Special Revenue Fund, Drug Abuse, Jail Fund, Special Investigations, Supplemental Juvenile, Emergency 911, Development Authority, LMIG, CDBG Grant, SPLOST 2017, Transportation (T‑SPLOST) and SPLOST 2011. The commission did not specify line‑item allocations for these funds in the meeting minutes provided.
The board met by telephone because of COVID‑19 concerns and an outbreak among county employees; officials cited the World Health Organization’s pandemic declaration and federal and state emergency actions and said the meeting was held under OCGA 50‑14‑1(g) and OCGA 38‑3‑54 to permit remote participation. Those present were Chairman Steve Taylor; Vice‑Chair Hope Harmon; Commissioners John Mooney, Bennie Calloway and Daniel Cowan; County Manager Michael Dinnerman; and County Clerk Donna R. Prather.
All five commissioners voted in favor of the motion: Chairman Steve Taylor (yes), Vice‑Chair Hope Harmon (yes), Commissioner John Mooney (yes), Commissioner Bennie Calloway (yes) and Commissioner Daniel Cowan (yes). The meeting was then adjourned.
