Administrator Outlines Budget Timeline, LRA/SPLOST Spending and $3.3M Use of Fund Balance

Aug 10, 2026

County Administrator John Gorton reported PT‑32 receipts show about $900,000 additional tax revenue year-over-year and presented a draft budget that includes roughly $3.3 million from fund balance — about $2.0 million LRA funds earmarked for committed projects and approximately $1.3 million to balance the budget pending further adjustments — with the budget to be advertised Sept. 11 and adopted Sept. 29.

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County Administrator John Gorton reviewed the schedule and high-level figures for the fiscal-year budget and urged commissioners to meet in the next five weeks to finalize details. He said the County received PT‑32 tax information showing approximately $900,000 more in tax revenue than the prior year.

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