The Columbia County Board of Commissioners will discuss the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget on Tuesday, June 3.
The approval of the budget follows an elected official’s budget workshop, department head budget workshop and public budget hearing, all of which were held earlier this year. According to the agenda document, county staff was told to balance the budget using a zero-based budgeting method with no new programs and no property tax increases unless the Board of Commissioners authorizes.
“When initial budget requests were received, revenues exceeded expenditures (with no contingency fund) within the General Fund by $942,522. Based on further analysis and discussions with County staff and elected officials, projected revenues within the General Fund were increased by $3,253,565 and projected expenditures were increased by $1,135,971, to result in a balanced General Fund budget of $103,897,833, including a contingency fund of $3,060,116. A summary of these changes is attached. All other funds are balanced as well. Therefore, the fiscal year 2025/2026 proposed budget for Columbia County, GA is presented tonight for adoption by the BOC,” according to the agenda document.
Staff is recommending approval.
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A resolution authorizing the approval of the issuance of bonds by the Columbia County Development Authority for the School for Arts-Infused Learning, Inc. (SAIL).
“The SAIL School has requested that the Development Authority undertake a program consisting of the issuance by the Authority of its Revenue Refunding Bonds (SAIL Project), Series 2025 in one or more series, in a maximum aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $4,500,000 for the purpose of financing or refinancing, including through reimbursement, all or a portion of the costs of acquisition, construction, installation and equipment of 28 modular units totaling approximately 26,656 square feet and related fixtures thereto to be located at the School,” according to the agenda document.
Staff is recommending approval.
The commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at the Evans Government Complex. For more information, visit columbiacountyga.gov.
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