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County leaders review 2024 audit, SPLOST proceeds and possible procurement policy revisions
Summary
At the retreat, County Manager Tim Callanan and Finance Director Mark Barnes reviewed the 2024 audit, fund balances, revenues and SPLOST proceeds and discussed procurement policy changes including threshold adjustments and flexible capital provisions; no formal policy changes were adopted at the session.
County Manager Tim Callanan and Finance Director Mark Barnes opened the Feb. 8 retreat discussion with an overview of the county's financial position, presenting the 2024 audit summary, general fund revenue, fund balances and revenue sources such as property taxes and sanitation and fire fees.
Finance Director Barnes detailed expenditures from the general and special funds through Dec. 31, 2024, and described current SPLOST proceeds and initiatives to bring a new financial-management program online. Barnes also outlined proposed reorganizations and workflow changes intended to improve departmental financial operations.
Later in the day the finance department presented an operational analysis of county procurement. Commissioners and staff discussed potential revisions to the county's procurement policy, including raising or revising policy thresholds and adding provisions tied to more flexible capital structures. The minutes record discussion and recommendations but do not record any formal vote to change the procurement policy.
The retreat minutes record these items as informational and for staff follow-up; no final action on budget changes or procurement policy amendments is recorded.
