County manager trims budget line items; commission approves sheriff and E911 amendments

County Manager Thomas Weaver presented budget revisions during May work sessions, telling commissioners he would reduce contract services by $15,000 and adjust several line items and elected‑official supplements to help balance the 2024 budget.

Weaver said some maintenance and upgrade items should be shifted to SPLOST or capital budgets rather than regular maintenance lines. He also noted corrections to solid‑waste revenue figures and that LMIG allocations of roughly $155,000 were forthcoming for resurfacing projects.

At the May 28 meeting the commission amended the agenda to consider two budget amendments and voted unanimously to approve them: one for the Sheriff’s Office to cover housing of prisoners and one for E911 to pay for a Rysyliant mapping service. Chairman Charles Coffey said he and the manager would monitor reserves and try to avoid using contingency funds.

Commissioners praised the work to reduce projected deficits and asked staff to continue refining salary and line‑item figures ahead of the formal budget adoption.