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2021 Department Budgets Requests
Airport Authority Fund 550
This fund contains the revenues and expenditures of the Airport Authority.
- The information regarding their budget submission can be found here.
Animal Shelter
Assessor’s Office
- The Assessor’s Office made little change to their 2021 budget request. They did request a new vehicle which is located in Fund 301 - Capital Projects.
Aquatic Facility
- Information regarding the budget for the Aquatic Facility can be found here.
Capital Roads - Fund 335
This fund holds the money received from the state for LMIG and TSPLOST.
- The requests this year include debt service on the joint project, a box culvert at 500 Copper Mine Road and replacement of the bridge at the intersection of Pat Gooch and Yahoola Rd. There are also bridge maintenance funds. The request also includes replacing a 1993 dump truck and replacing two pickup trucks.
Clerk of Court
- The requests for this department can be found here.
Cooperative Extension
- The County Extension Office made no additional requests in their 2021 budget request.
Coroner
- Link to the budget request and supporting documents. The code section submitted by the Coroner did not pass in the 2020 legislative session.
DATE Fund 202
The is the Drug Abuse Treatment and Education (DATE) fund. Money for this fund is from add on fees to court cases. The money is allocated by a committee comprised of court officials and county representatives.
Debt Service By Fund
Debt Service for fund 100 is for the land around the reservoir, fund 301 is for CIP, and fund 270 is for the unincorporated portion of the construction of the reservoir. Fund 335 has debt service on the joint city/county/GDOT project. Fund 320 holds the lease payments for the Justice Center. Amortization schedules can be found here.
E-911 Center
- A link to the budget request and justification can be found here.
Election and Voter Registration
- The changes to this budget are due to mandated training. Justification can be found here.
Emergency Services & EMA
- A link to budget justifications can be found here.
Enotah Circuit funding and PD Fund 207
- The Enotah Circuit member counties agreed to roll the FY2020 budgets to FY2021 and re-examine in the fall once the economy stabilizes.
Fund 301
Capital purchases for the county that falls outside of the SPLOST program. This also includes debt service for the CIP year one leases/purchases.
- Information regarding capital requests can be found here.
Grant fund - Fund 250
The grant fund includes the matches on existing grants and contains matching funds should grant opportunities arise throughout the year.
Hospital Authority - Fund 530
The Hospital Authority is appointed by the Board of Commissioners and is responsible for overseeing a trust with a principal balance of $1,000,000 from the sale of the hospital and using the investment proceeds to pay for indigent medical expenses for Lumpkin County citizens. It is presented since the county is required to adopt a balanced budget for all funds. Their submitted budget can be found here.
Hotel Motel Tax - Fund 275
Funds are collected from lodging establishments and represent a 5% tax. The funds are required by state statute to be spent on tourism. The county has a contract for tourism services with the Chamber of Commerce. The county retains a 3% administration fee and any late fees and interest, the rest of the funds are paid to the Chamber monthly.
Human Resources
- The link to their justification can be found here.
Juvenile Services
This is the Juvenile Services fund. The County receives funds from court fines that are legally required to be spent on juveniles.
Law Library - Fund 205
The Law Library fund is disbursed via a committee that is comprised of court officials and the funds collected are from add on fees to cases. We include it in our budget because Georgia requires us to adopt a balanced budget for each fund.
Magistrate Court
- The request for this department can be found here.
Parks & Recreation
- This budget was increased due to increasing part-time pay. Here is the justification.
Planning - Fund 271
- This is a special tax district. This budget was changed to reflect the move to a new location.
Probate Court
- There was no significant change to this budget.
Public Buildings
- The link to justification can be found here.
Public Works
- There was no significant change to this budget.
Reservoir - Fund 270
The fund covers the debt service on the county’s portion of the construction of the reservoir. It is a special tax district.
Roads & Bridges
- There were no significant changes to this budget.
Senior Center
- There were no significant changes to this budget.
Sheriff’s Office
The Sheriff’s Office has several special revenue funds to handle money that is donated or that is legally restricted for use. These are presented because of the balanced budget statute.
Solid Waste & Recycling - Fund 540
- This budget had no significant changes.
Special Location Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) - Fund 320
The SPLOST fund is legally required to keep this special purpose tax money separate from other sources of revenue. The county is required to spend the funds in accordance with the referendum approved by the voters. Funds are shared with the City of Dahlonega monthly based upon an Intergovernmental Agreement. The county adopts a budget to be in compliance with state law but the Board of Commissioners sets an annual work plan for the expenditure of funds to ensure that the program is not overspent.
- The 2014 SPLOST is a request to expend fund balance for an encumbrance for the Water & Sewerage Authority.
- The 2020 SPLOST includes revenue and expenditure to adopt a balanced budget. The Board of Commissioners will set the work plan and formal budget at their retreat and subsequent regular meeting.
Tax Commissioner
Transit
Technology Fund - Fund 218
This fund is for the add on fees for technology in the Magistrate, Probate, and Clerk of Court areas. Funds may only be used for technology needs in the respective offices and are presented as we have to adopt a balanced budget.
Victims Assistance
This money is a 5% add on fine from court cases and must be used to support CJCC approved programs.
Water & Sewerage
The Water Authority is not currently funded by the general fund.
Development Authority
The Development Authority’s request can be found here.
DFACS
- Their request remains $15,000.
Health Department
- Their request can be found here.
Library
- They have requested the same amount as 2020. They are stable at the moment but do not have enough data to know how their utilities will be in the new facility. They will ask to be on an agenda and appear before the Board should anything change.
Budget Documents
- Budget Calendar
- Budget Handout
- Proposed Budget as presented June 2, 2020 & June 9, 2020
- Budget Presentation - June 2, 2020
- Department List by Function Group