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Commission advances 1% FLOST resolution to put sales tax question on Nov. 4 ballot
Summary
The commission read and approved a resolution to impose a one percent Flexible Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST) for up to five years to reduce county property taxes and requested the elections superintendent call a Nov. 4, 2025 election with specified ballot language.
The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County voted unanimously on Sept. 2, 2025, to forward a FLOST resolution to the county elections superintendent, asking that a one percent county sales and use tax be placed on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot for voter approval.
Chairman Charles Coffey read the resolution into the record and explained how the FLOST proceeds would be used to provide property-tax relief for county residents. County Clerk Lisa Bickel confirmed the resolution and ballot language were posted and would be published in the county’s legal notices as required. The resolution, as read in the meeting, specifies a one percent tax to be imposed for a five-year period and included the exact ballot wording and polling hours.
Why it matters: If approved by voters, the one percent sales-and-use tax would raise revenue dedicated to reducing the county portion of property taxes for a defined period. The resolution also invokes Article 2b of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia (the FLOST statute) and requests that the election be conducted under state election laws; the elections superintendent is asked to publish statutorily required notices and to canvass and certify results.
Process notes: The resolution asks the elections superintendent to place the question on the Nov. 4 ballot with wording printed in the meeting record and to publish legal notices in the newspaper used for sheriff’s advertisements. The clerk’s notice placed the polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day.
Next steps: The elections superintendent must set the election, publish required notices and certify results to the secretary of state and state revenue commissioners. If voters approve the FLOST, the tax would be imposed for the stated period and the county would apply proceeds toward property-tax relief as described in the resolution.
