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Thomasville council approves consent agenda, including budget amendment and $69,455 audit contract
Summary
The Thomasville City Council unanimously approved a consent agenda that included Budget Amendment 2026-P9-01 (salary-study implementation and contingency transfers) and a FY2026 audit contract with Martin Starnes & Associates for $69,455. Council also authorized GASB 96 recognition of a new records-management system with a five-year cost of $659,794.
The Thomasville City Council unanimously approved a multi-item consent agenda on March 16 that included a budget amendment to implement parts of the citys salary study, transfers from contingency to cover payroll and street-lighting costs, and the citys FY2026 audit contract.
Deputy City Manager Eddie Bowling described Budget Amendment 2026-P9-01 as appropriating $32,000 in the General Fund and $40,000 in the Water/Sewer Enterprise Fund to implement selected salary-study recommendations. The amendment also moves $127,000 between General Fund line items to cover payroll and potential deficits and transfers $102,000 from General Fund contingency and $90,000 from Water/Sewer contingency for other needs; Bowling reported resulting contingency balances of $143,985 (General Fund) and $350,000 (Water/Sewer Fund).
The consent package included a $4,500 payment to Martin Starnes & Associates for agreed-upon procedures related to occupancy taxes remitted by a Thomasville hotel in FY2025, with city-paid costs to be reimbursed by the Tourism Commission per the arrangement explained in the meeting.
Council also approved language to comply with Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement 96 (GASB 96) for a new records-management system. Bowling reported the systems total five-year subscription cost at $659,794, with the first annual payment of $334,488 to be budgeted and paid in FY2027. The Council approved the fiscal treatment described by staff.
In a separate line item on the consent agenda, the City approved the FY2026 external audit contract with Martin Starnes & Associates for $69,455. The contract, previously approved by the Local Government Commission, covers external audit services, single-audit testing for up to three major federal/state programs, and preparation of audited financial statements.
Motion and vote: Council Member Doug Hunt moved to approve the consent agenda; Council Member JacQuez Johnson seconded. The motion passed unanimously, 7-0.
Next steps: The budget amendments and appropriations take effect per city practice; the records-management subscription will be recognized under GASB 96 across the five-year contract as described by staff.
