Commissioners approve FY 2025 budget amendment and authorize transit grant project

Putnam County Board of Commissioners · March 6, 2026

Summary

The board approved an auditor-recommended FY 2025 budget amendment and authorized the chairman to sign a FY 2026 Transit Trust Fund Project that includes a Georgia Department of Transportation grant.

Putnam County commissioners approved an FY 2025 budget amendment recommended by the county auditor and authorized the chairman to sign a FY 2026 Transit Trust Fund Project that includes a grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Finance Director Jennifer Fricks explained the recommended FY 2025 budget amendment; Commissioner Richard Garrett moved to approve, and Commissioner Tom McElhenney seconded the motion. The minutes record that the motion passed with Commissioners McElhenney, Garrett and Hersey voting yea.

Separately, Transit Director Dianne Pounds described a transit project that includes a GDOT grant. The board authorized the chairman to sign the FY 2026 Transit Trust Fund Project (motion by Commissioner Garrett, seconded by Commissioner McElhenney). The minutes record unanimous approval among commissioners present for the signing authorization.

The minutes do not include dollar amounts for the budget amendment or the GDOT grant within the text; related documents were marked as part of the minute book but are not transcribed in the minutes.

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