THE
THOMASTON CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE 2019 BUDGET BY UNANIMOUS
VOTE TUESDAY, A BUDGET THAT CONTAINS A ONE MILL TAX
INCREASE, BUT MAYOR J.D. STALLINGS IS TRUSTING IT WON'T BE
NEEDED—AFTER ALL , HE SAID A MILL AND A HALF TAX BOOST
WAS IN THE 2018 BUDGET BUT IT WAS NOT TRIGGERED.
THAT ONE MILL OF TAX REVENUE WOULD BE $217,000.
THE
TOTAL BUDGET IS $27.9 MILLION UP $130,000 AND THE GENERAL
FUND IS $7.8 MILLION UP $281,000.
IN
THE 2019 BUDGET , COUNCIL IS BACKING-OFF PULLING MAJOR FUNDS
FROM THE RESERVE FUND, $993,000 WAS TRANSFERED IN 2018, ONLY
$215,000 TARGETED FOR 2019-- SOMETHING THAT PLEASED COUNCILMAN
RYAN TUCKER—WHO HAS SAID CITY HALL IS USING TOO MUCH OF
ITS RESERVE TO BALANCE ITS BUDGETS.
TRANSFERS
TO THE GENERAL FUND FROM WATER, ELECTIC, SANITATION AND
HOTEL/MOTEL TAXES ARE UP $490,000 AT $2.9 MILLION.
TWO
OF THE BIGGEST ITEMS IN THE BUDGET, $260,000 FOR WATER
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, MOSTLY AT LAKE THOMASTON AND ROAD
PAVING IS $230,000.
COUNCIL
POSTPONED APPOINTMENT OF A NEW MEMBER TO THE DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, CITY MANAGER RUSSELL THOMPSON SAID MAYOR STALLINGS
HAS BEEN TALKING WITH A PROSPECT.
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