Schley County commissioners add dumpster issue, SPLOST road-equipment payoff to regular agenda while continuing FY2025-26 budget discussion

Schley County Board of Commissioners members continued deliberations on the FY2025-26 budget during a June 3 working session and added two items to the upcoming regular meeting agenda: dumpsters at the county shop and paying off road equipment using SPLOST funds.

The working session was called to order by Chairman Clark. Commissioner Jones gave the invocation and then moved to approve the working-session agenda; Vice Chairman Belcher seconded, and the minutes record that “all were in favor.” The board then continued discussion of the county’s fiscal year 2025–26 budget.

Minutes from the meeting state that the commissioners added the dumpsters at the county shop to the regular meeting agenda and added a proposal to pay off road equipment with SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) funds to the regular meeting agenda. The minutes do not record further specifics about the dumpster item (such as cost estimates, vendor names, or a related budget line) nor do they provide a dollar amount or repayment schedule for the proposed payoff of road equipment with SPLOST revenue.

Commissioner Barineau later moved to adjourn the working session; Commissioner Jones seconded. The minutes record the motion and second but do not state the result of that vote.

The items added to the regular meeting agenda — dumpsters at the county shop and using SPLOST proceeds to pay off road equipment — will appear for further consideration at the next regular meeting, where more detail and any formal votes on funding or contracts are expected to be recorded.