Newton County finance director reports $91.3M revenue year to date; SPLOST collections outpace projections

Finance Director Britney White presented the county's March 2026 financial report at the April 21 meeting, saying March is the ninth month of the fiscal year and that the county is roughly 75% of the way through the budget year.

White said general fund revenues to date are $91,300,000 (about 84% of anticipated revenues) and general fund expenditures to date are $77,500,000 (about 71% of budget), leaving revenues approximately $13,000,000 ahead of expenditures year to date. She told commissioners that revenues typically shift later in the fiscal year and that June is historically the largest month for collections.

White also provided enterprise fund snapshots: she reported the water fund's revenue to date at $10,300,000 with expenses of $4,700,000, and the solid waste fund's revenue to date at $6,800,000 with expenses of $4,500,000. The transcript listed figures for a line described as "Gaithers and Factory Shoals" that appeared inconsistent in the record; the recorded text reads a revenue figure of $9,936 and expenses of $166,000, which may be a transcription error and will require confirmation with county finance.

On SPLOST activity, White said three SPLOST programs remain active; the historic jail is the final project for the 2011 SPLOST, the 2017 SPLOST shows about $32,000,000 in that program with several active projects, and 2023 SPLOST collections to date total roughly $62,400,000, leaving about $17,000,000 in available funds for active 2023 projects. She also reported the impact fee fund balance at about $2,300,000.

Commissioners asked if there were any questions; none were recorded in the transcript and the board moved on to the next item. The transcript did not include a detailed line‑item budget or final audited figures; numbers above reflect what the finance director reported at the meeting and, where the record was unclear, are flagged for confirmation.