Hull mayor warns SPLOST funding ends June 2026; county seeks TSPLOST renewal on November ballot

Mayor John Barber told the Hull Mayor and Council on May 28 that the city's current SPLOST funding will expire at the end of June 2026 and that the Madison County Board of Commissioners had been operating under the mistaken belief it would continue through June 2027.

The mayor said the county is now trying to place a TSPLOST renewal on the November ballot and that the Cities and the Board of Commissioners will need to enter an intergovernmental agreement to define allowable uses and the distribution of any collected funds. "More information will be provided by the BOC in the coming days," Barber said.

Why it matters: SPLOST and TSPLOST are local-option sales-tax mechanisms that fund capital projects; a renewal vote and an intergovernmental agreement would determine which projects and jurisdictions can access the revenue. Council members did not take a formal vote on the funding or an agreement at this meeting.

Council context and next steps: Barber told the council he would relay the status to affected parties. The transcript records no formal action by the Hull council on a stance for or against the county's ballot measure; Barber said the BOC will provide more details soon. The item will likely return to a future council agenda once the county publishes its plan.