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Cusseta‑Chattahoochee work session updates: fiber, payroll, grants and discussion of HB 581 (FLOST)
Summary
At its Oct. 28 work session the county manager reported progress on fiber installation and the Paychex payroll rollout, discussed an AED grant with Sumter EMC, and briefed commissioners on HB 581 (referred to as FLOST), which would create tax buckets including a 'freeze' tied to 2024 taxable value and requires opt‑in and a referendum.
County Manager Thomas Weaver briefed the Board during the Oct. 28 work session on several administrative items and ongoing projects.
Weaver said the county is live on the Paychex payroll system and that a fiber installation project is progressing, noting crews had struck a few water lines that were repaired by county staff. He also said the county received a grant for automated external defibrillators (AEDs) with Sumter EMC and that the new radio building slab is prepared and radios have been distributed to public‑works crews.
Weaver flagged the annual audit for additional review after auditor David McCoy identified items requiring follow‑up; he said departments are generally on track budgetarily and that a mid‑year update will be provided.
The work session also included a discussion of HB 581, described in the meeting as a proposal creating three sales‑tax buckets — education, transportation and a 'freeze' bucket tied to 2024 taxable value (referred to in the meeting as FLOST). Weaver and attendee Alan Horniday explained that if the measure passes the county would be automatically placed in the mechanism and would need to opt in and any actual change in collections would require a local referendum. Weaver said the change could benefit homesteaded properties, and commissioners discussed evaluating whether to pursue opt‑in pending more information.
The work session closed after department updates and a list of items to add to the Oct. 1 regular meeting agenda.
