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Screven County commissioners review FY 2024–25 budget, sanitation RFP and SPLOST planning
Summary
At an April 23 workshop the Screven County Board of Commissioners discussed the FY 2024–25 budget requests, questions about a sanitation services RFP and disposal costs, and began planning projects for a proposed 2025 SPLOST. The district attorney requested a budget increase; no final appropriations were made.
Vice‑Chairman J.C. Warren called the Screven County Board of Commissioners to order at 8:30 a.m. on April 23 at the Screven County Courthouse for a workshop focused on the fiscal year 2024–25 budget, SPLOST planning and a request for proposals for sanitation services.
Commissioner Allison Willis moved to approve the meeting agenda; Commissioner Rosa Romeo seconded and the motion carried by unanimous vote, the transcript notes (exact tallies were not specified). The meeting proceeded as a workshop; the board did not adopt final budget appropriations during the session.
Commissioners Allison Willis and Mike Dixon questioned a representative identified as Allgreen about discrepancies in trash‑dumping costs between Screven County and neighboring Jenkins County, seeking clarification of cost drivers affecting the sanitation RFP. A representative from Ryland Environmental then went over his cost figures to respond to commissioners’ questions and to explain the pricing presented to the board.
District Attorney Daphne Totten addressed the commissioners to request increases to the DA office budget for FY 2024–25. The transcript records that she presented a request but does not include dollar amounts or specific line‑item changes.
County Manager Lori Burke led the board’s discussion of SPLOST — the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax used to fund capital projects — and encouraged commissioners to develop project ideas for a potential 2025 SPLOST so staff can prepare necessary materials. The board also reviewed budget requests submitted by all county departments for the coming fiscal year; the session served as an initial review and planning meeting rather than a final vote on departmental funding.
Vice‑Chairman Warren adjourned the workshop at 12:10 p.m.
