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Schley County moves to put FLOST referendum before voters, contingent on Ellaville cooperation
Summary
The Schley County Board of Commissioners voted to place a FLOST referendum on the ballot if the City of Ellaville agrees to an intergovernmental revenue-split agreement, the board’s minutes show. The motion passed unanimously, and routine agenda approval and adjournment followed.
The Schley County Board of Commissioners voted Aug. 28 to seek voter approval of a FLOST referendum contingent on cooperation from the City of Ellaville, according to the board’s published minutes.
Vice Chairman Belcher called the called meeting to order. Commissioner Jones gave the invocation before the board moved to approve the meeting agenda; Commissioner Jones made the motion, Commissioner Barineau seconded, and the minutes record that all were in favor.
After discussion of an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Ellaville about the split of FLOST collections, Commissioner Barineau moved to "approve bringing the FLOST to voters contingent on the City of Ellaville's cooperation." Commissioner Jones seconded the motion, and the minutes state that all were in favor. The minutes do not list individual vote tallies or the names of other commissioners present.
The motion conditions county action—placing the local option sales tax (FLOST) on the ballot—on the City of Ellaville reaching an agreement with Schley County over how collections would be split under an intergovernmental agreement. The minutes do not record details of the proposed split or a timeline for the referendum.
With that motion passed, Commissioner Barineau moved to adjourn; Commissioner Jones seconded and the minutes record unanimous agreement. The minutes were prepared and published by county staff and adopted on Sept. 16, 2025.
The board did not provide additional details in the minutes about the terms of the intergovernmental agreement, the proposed referendum date, or estimated revenue impacts; those items were not specified.
