Committee member presses county on $20 million SPLOST projection gap
Summary
Board members and staff debated a discrepancy between a year-end audited SPLOST projection of about $24 million and a public notice that listed potential collections of $44 million; staff said the larger figure is a projected total collection over the SPLOST term and recommended follow-up with the SPLOST program manager.
A committee member asked county officials to explain why a December news notice projected $44,000,000 in potential SPLOST collections while the year‑end audit showed roughly $24,000,000. The member described the difference as a $19–20 million delta and asked whether the county was “sitting on” that money before reintroducing SPLOST to voters; staff and county representatives repeatedly clarified that the $44,000,000 figure is a projection of collections over the SPLOST term rather than current cash on hand.
“There's 44,000,000 of monies coming into this county,” the committee member said when framing the question, and staff replied: “If we keep going… we don't have that money now.” Staff advised speaking with the SPLOST program manager for the detailed breakdown and agreed to provide a list of what has already been committed. Officials also explained that intergovernmental agreements with municipalities affect whether collections stop once a proposed total is reached or continue through the SPLOST termination date.
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