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Hogansville trims one police post, approves new dispatch and deputy clerk positions
Summary
To balance personnel costs after raising COLA to 3.5%, the council removed one patrol position from the Police Department budget and approved four dispatch positions and a Deputy City Clerk post in the proposed 2026–27 budget.
During the June 22 work session, the Hogansville City Council removed one police patrol position from the proposed 2026–27 budget and approved adding four dispatch positions and a Deputy City Clerk position.
Council members framed the change as an attempt to balance rising personnel costs — including the council-approved COLA increase to 3.5% — while maintaining necessary operations. Police Chief Jeff Sheppard and City Manager Lisa Kelly took part in the discussion; the minutes do not record a formal roll-call vote for final budget adoption in this session.
