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STATE OF DAWSON COUNTY Chairman Billy Thurmond January 2025 ---PAGE BREAK--- Areas of Discussion o Transportation and TSPLOST Projects o SPLOST VII Projects o Planning & Development o Finances o Funding Options o Current BOC Projects o Challenges o Questions ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- SPLOST VII Projects and Purchases ---PAGE BREAK--- Emergency 9-1-1 / Emergency Operations Center ---PAGE BREAK--- New Public Health Building ---PAGE BREAK--- SR136 at Shoal Creek Road Roundabout ---PAGE BREAK--- Fire Training Burn Building ---PAGE BREAK--- Vehicles and Equipment ---PAGE BREAK--- Vehicles and Equipment ---PAGE BREAK--- Park Improvements ---PAGE BREAK--- Park Improvements ---PAGE BREAK--- Styles Park ---PAGE BREAK--- Planning & Development *Newly-formed Community Development Department will take shape this year and unite Planning & Development department with the Marshal’s and Fire Marshal’s offices. 2024 Licensing and Permitting o Occupational (Business) License Renewals 1,170 o New Business Licenses 205 o Commercial Building Permits (Repair/Remodel) 80 o Commercial New Structure Permits 23 o Tenant Change Applications 60 o Commercial Sign Permits 62 o Land Disturbance Applications 19 o Residential Building Permits (repair/upgrade) 89 o New Single-Family Residential Units 790 o Residential Land Disturbance Applications 38 ---PAGE BREAK--- Residential Plat Review 120 Minor Plat Applications * Foxgrove - Phase 1 * Kilough Pointe - Phases 1 and 2 * Etowah Preserve - Phase 3 * Creekside Chestatee * Enclave * Castleberry Pointe * Crosby Square * East Harbor * Falls – Phase 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- Residential Projects Permits Issued in 2024 Fox Grove on Castleberry 10 Kilough Pointe 130 The Oaks at Dawson 56 Crosby Square 23 Castleberry Pointe 49 Chestatee Creekside 46 Dawson Grove 92 Etowah Preserve 99 Riley Place 8 Enclave 111 Chestatee East Harbor II 27 ---PAGE BREAK--- Commercial Development • BTD Fabrication • Mellow Mushroom Restaurant • Highway 53 Retail/Gas Station • Amoco Gas/Retail Henry Grady Highway • Foxgrove Recreation Tract • Hightower Water Plant/Treatment • Dawsonville Retail Center • North Campus Sawnee EMC • Clubhouse Kilough Residential • Steak/Sushi Restaurant • EOC / 9-1-1 Center • Waffle House Restaurant • Dawson Station • DRX Industrial Space • Tiger Den Storage • Byrd Prefab Structures ---PAGE BREAK--- Finances FY 2025 Budget Adopted on November 21, 2024: * General Fund Total Budget: $48,821,512 * Total All Funds Budget: $98,226,292 ---PAGE BREAK--- FY 2025 General Fund Revenues FY 2025 FY 2024 % FY 2024 % of revenue Approved Amended Change Original Budget Budget Budget Property Taxes 15,730,962 14,762,722 6.56% 14,762,722 32.22% L.O.S.T. 12,250,000 11,500,000 6.52% 11,500,000 25.09% Other taxes 6,040,000 5,739,800 5.23% 5,739,800 12.37% Licenses & Permits 1,542,050 1,584,150 -2.66% 1,584,150 3.16% Intergovt. Revenues 565,600 460,200 22.90% 460,200 1.16% Charges For Services 2,821,910 2,870,130 -1.68% 2,869,630 5.78% Fines & Forfeitures 587,500 590,100 -0.44% 590,100 1.20% Investment Income 1,339,800 1,223,500 9.51% 1,223,500 2.74% Donations - 91,363 -100.00% - 0.00% Miscellaneous Revenue 130,600 500,748 -73.92% 171,340 0.27% Transfers In 188,860 164,610 14.73% 164,610 0.39% Use Of Fund Balance 7,624,230 4,726,239 61.32% 4,371,206 15.62% Totals 48,821,512 $ 44,213,562 $ 10.42% 43,437,258 $ 100.00% ---PAGE BREAK--- FY 2025 General Fund Revenue Sources ---PAGE BREAK--- FY 2025 General Fund Expenditures by Function FY 2025 FY 2024 % FY 2024 % Approved Budget Change Budget Change Budget (Amended) (Original) From Original General Government 10,702,338 8,716,703 22.78% 8,603,104 24.40% Judicial 5,409,809 5,143,529 5.18% 5,098,819 6.10% Public Safety-Sheriff 13,993,772 12,121,362 15.45% 12,006,483 16.55% Public Safety 8,870,857 8,442,202 5.08% 8,431,781 5.21% Public Works 2,376,368 2,448,713 -2.95% 2,445,738 -2.84% Health & Welfare 393,445 480,683 -18.15% 398,734 -1.33% Recreation & Culture 2,800,900 2,440,844 14.75% 2,304,737 21.53% Housing & Development 1,704,856 1,477,154 15.41% 1,433,919 18.89% Transfers out (uses) 2,569,167 2,942,372 -12.68% 2,713,943 -5.33% Totals 48,821,512 44,213,562 10.42% 43,437,258 12.40% ---PAGE BREAK--- FY 2025 General Fund Expenditure Allocation General Government 22% Judicial 11% Public Safety-Sheriff 29% Public Safety 18% Public Works 5% Health & Welfare 1% Recreation & Culture 6% Housing & Development 3% Transfers out (uses) 5% General Government Judicial Public Safety-Sheriff Public Safety Public Works Health & Welfare Recreation & Culture Housing & Development Transfers out (uses) ---PAGE BREAK--- FY 2025 Grant Transfers GRANT NAME GRANT BUDGET COUNTY MATCH/BUDGET Treatment Court 250,157 In kind Match for potential grants 50,000 50,000 K-9 112,204 H.E.A.T. Grant 132,852 53,141 VAWA 100,000 25,000 Bulletproof Vest Grant 5,000 2,500 GA Forestry 10,000 5,000 EMPG 15,568 7,845 EMS Trauma Equipment Gran 6,000 Hazard Mitigation 96,695 5,802 LMIG 710,985 213,296 Legacy Link 590,000 450,000 Legacy Link (Respite Care) 26,700 10,000 DOT Capital Grant 12,000 12,000 Transit 350,000 175,000 Totals 2,468,161 $ 1,009,584 $ ---PAGE BREAK--- Funding Options o Property Taxes o Impact Fees o SPLOST VII (Started July 1, 2021) o T-SPLOST (Started October 1, 2024) o Grant Funding o Other Fees, Etc. ---PAGE BREAK--- Current BOC Projects o Future Land Use Plan for Needed Amendments o Ordinance Updates o Service Delivery Strategy ---PAGE BREAK--- Challenges o Labor Force o Growth Management o Economic Diversity ---PAGE BREAK--- Questions?