Ben Hill County commissioners adopt $11.56 million FY2024 proposed general fund budget

Ben Hill County Commissioners on Dec. 28, 2023, adopted a resolution approving the FY2024 proposed general fund budget of $11,557,565 and a set of special revenue and capital funds.

Chairman Steve Taylor read the resolution aloud at the special-called meeting held at the Ben Hill County Courthouse Annex. Vice-Chair Hope Harmon moved to adopt the proposed general fund budget and associated special funds; Commissioner Daniel Cowan seconded the motion. The motion carried with votes from Vice-Chair Harmon, Commissioner Cowan and Chairman Taylor. Commissioners Bennie Calloway and John Mooney were recorded absent.

The approved package covers the general fund and several designated funds and programs listed in the resolution: Sheriff Commissary Fund, Drug Abuse, Jail Fund, Special Investigations, Juvenile Services, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) 2021 Fund, E911 Operations, Development Authority, LMIG grant fund, SPLOST 2011, SPLOST 2017, Transportation (T-SPLOST), 2023 Capital Projects, TSPLOST Capital Fund, and Perry House Ed Ward Road. The resolution as read does not specify line-item allocations in the transcript; the total general fund revenue and expenditure figure in the record is $11,557,565.

The action recorded in the minutes is a formal adoption of the proposed budgets; the transcript does not show extended debate, amendments, or detailed discussion of individual line items. The meeting adjourned after the vote. The minutes are signed by Chairman Steve Taylor and County Clerk Donna R. Prather as the official record of the action.