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Chattahoochee County approves $294,725 in FY2024 budget amendments
Summary
The Cusseta–Chattahoochee County commission on April 1 adopted multiple FY2024 budget amendment resolutions totaling $294,725, moving reserve funds into legal, EMS, coroner, jail‑boarding and other line items to cover shortfalls.
The Cusseta–Chattahoochee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously April 1 to adopt a series of FY2024 budget amendments transferring reserve funds into operating lines to cover unplanned costs.
The board approved separate resolutions that move $6,000 into property tax reimbursement, $30,000 into the coroner salary line, $150,000 into legal expenses, $275,000 into EMS salaries and $200,000 into boarding of prisoners for the sheriff’s office. The meeting minutes summarize the total package as $294,725. County Manager Thomas Weaver presented the amendments as needed to “offset the 2024 budget.”
Chairman Charles Coffey said the county’s near‑term goal is to balance the upcoming budget. “This upcoming budget needs to be balanced is the goal, hopefully with the HB581 will help the county out,” Coffey said during the meeting. The board’s actions were taken as standalone resolutions and recorded in the April 1 minutes.
Commissioners moved and seconded the motions on the floor and recorded unanimous votes on each resolution. Several amendments were presented as transfers from the county reserve account into specified operating accounts rather than as new recurring spending; the commission noted these are one‑time adjustments to cover prior shortfalls.
The board did not adopt additional recurring spending tied to these transfers and flagged broader FY2025 budget constraints for later hearings and work sessions.
