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County work session discusses HB 581 (FLOST) and departmental updates; several items set for later action
Summary
At an Oct. 28 work session the county manager and department heads provided updates (recreation, community development, public works), and the commission discussed HB 581 (a FLOST option) and options for engineer of record and vehicle procurement; some items were left for later meetings.
The Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County Board met Oct. 28 for its monthly work session, where department heads gave service updates and County Manager Thomas Weaver briefed the commission on budget and operational items. Recreation director Mordie Askew previewed a postseason schedule and a breast‑cancer awareness walk; community development outlined holiday events and set public‑hearing dates for two conditional‑use permits; public works reported recent repairs and equipment maintenance.
During the session Weaver discussed a legislative topic labeled HB 581 and a local FLOST option (referred to as FLOST in the notes) that would create three separate sales‑tax “buckets” (educational, transportation, and a so‑called freeze bucket) and freeze taxable value at 2024 levels for certain calculations. Weaver said the county would be automatically opted in if the measure passes and that the county would need to consider opting in; he and other commissioners described the proposal as potentially beneficial for homesteaded properties. The work session did not adopt any change; the discussion was informational and items including engineer‑of‑record appointments and cemetery bylaws were marked for further review.
Work‑session minutes show staff updates on the fiber install, Paychex implementation, a reading garden built from library construction funds, and ongoing public‑works projects (radio building slab poured; motor grader repaired; riverbend park dock work). The county scheduled public‑hearing dates for conditional‑use permits for 105 Mustang Drive and 454 Old Louvale Road and listed other items to appear on upcoming agendas.
No formal votes were recorded at the work session; several items were placed on future agendas for official action.
