Commissioners debate population-based split if municipalities decline SPLOST IGA
Summary
Board members said a population-based split would delay municipal receipts until about year three and described that option as inequitable for countywide services; the board expressed a preference for a six-year IGA to split funds from the start.
During discussion of SPLOST options, commissioners contrasted a six-year intergovernmental agreement—where money is split beginning with collection—with a population-distribution process that the presenter said would delay municipal payouts until roughly the third year of the cycle. The presenter argued a population split is “not equitable” because the county provides countywide services to city residents and still bears the costs.
Commissioners described the population distribution math and said a six-year IGA provides more predictable funding streams for municipalities and county projects. The board voiced a strong preference to pursue an IGA and said staff will continue outreach to municipal partners to reach a mutually beneficial agreement before the July 22 deadline.
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