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Appling County holds first FY2025 budget workshop; departments outline needs, calendar revised
Summary
At a June 17 called meeting, Appling County officials held the first FY2025 budget workshop. Department heads presented requests and revenue expectations; the board amended the budget calendar and moved a work session to July 9. Tax Assessor Myrna Taylor said the tax digest deadline is July 15 and that growth is expected.
Appling County commissioners met June 17 for a called budget workshop to review department requests and consider the FY2025 budget calendar.
County Manager Al Meadows opened the workshop calling Appling County "a blessed county" and saying the goal was to hear from the Tax Assessor and departments with the largest budget shares. Tax Assessor Myrna Taylor told the board the deadline to deliver the tax digest to the Tax Commissioner is July 15, that GMA is working on commercial schedules and that GMASS evaluation should be completed in 2025. Taylor said agricultural growth is ongoing with chicken houses and subdivisions and clarified that solar panels are generally treated as personal property.
Department heads described specific budget pressures. Parks & Recreation Director Timmy McGuirt said hosting tournaments requires up-front expenses (he cited $5,320 in out-of-pocket district costs that generated $15,241 in revenue) and asked whether the recreation program could retain or reimburse expenses; Administrator LaFonda Solomon said the revenue must be shown as revenue and she would consult auditors about potential reimbursement protocols. Roads & Bridges Superintendent Carroll Weaver requested two additional labor positions and noted rising fuel, parts and metal pipe costs; Buildings & Grounds Manager Dwight Watts reported HVAC failures drove overspending in his FY2024 budget.
On a motion by Commissioner Doug Harris, seconded by Commissioner Randy Sellers, the board amended the FY2025 budget schedule: the previously planned 6/25 work session was omitted; the board added a July 9 work session at 3:00 PM and a further session on August 6.
Next steps: Staff will continue preparing line-item proposals and follow up with auditors about revenue handling for recreation receipts; the tax digest and formal revenue numbers remain pending and will guide final levy and expenditure decisions.
