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Proposed 2020 Department Budgets
Airport Authority Fund 550
This fund contains the revenues and expenditures of the Airport Authority.
Animal Shelter
Assessor's Office
Capital Roads - Fund 335
This fund holds the money received from the state for LMIG and TSPLOST. Funds are held until the county is ready to pave.
Cooperative Extension
- TRS Notice of Increase - Retirement
- Salary Increase Request
- Additional Copies
- Retirement Contribution
- 2020 Requested Budget
Coroner
DATE Fund 202
The is the Drug Abuse Treatment and Education (DATE) fund. Money for this fund is from add on fee 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.
Development Authority
The Development Authority is not currently funded by the general fund.
E-911 Center
Election and Voter Registration
Emergency Services
ENOTAH Circuit PD Fund 207
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.
Grant fund - Fund 250
The grant fund includes the matches on existing grants and contains matching funds should grant opportunities arise through 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 principle 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.
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.
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
Parks & Recreation
Planning - Fund 271
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
Senior Center
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
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.
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 is 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.