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LEGAL ANNOUNCEMENT PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of Commissioners of Washington County will conduct a Public Hearing to present the proposed operating budgets for the coming year on May 29, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Commissioners’ office located at 119 Jones Street, Sandersville. These budgets are for the County's General and Enterprise Funds for the period July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Comments, oral and written, concerning these budgets from all interested citizens will be considered. A copy of the proposed budget summaries and the detailed proposed budgets are available for public inspection during regular operating hours at the Board of Commissioners' Office. The following is a summary of the proposed budgets: WASHINGTON COUNTY SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGETS July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 General Enterprise Fund Funds Total BUDGETED REVENUES: General Property Taxes $ 6,825,880 $ - $ 6,825,880 Hospital Property Taxes 2,000,000 - 2,000,000 Fire Department Taxes 1,600,000 - 1,600,000 Local Option Sales Tax 2,573,000 - 2,573,000 FLOST Tax 2,607,086 - 2,607,086 Other Taxes 1,855,300 - 1,855,300 Intergovernmental Revenue 3,672,912 - 3,672,912 Court and Law Enforcement 605,800 - 605,800 Other Revenue 984,359 1,466,406 2,450,765 TOTAL REVENUES 22,724,337 1,466,406 24,190,743 BUDGETED EXPENDITURES: County Commissioners 637,115 - 637,115 Superior Court 832,232 - 832,232 State Court 182,844 - 182,844 Probate Court 194,858 - 194,858 Elections 228,211 - 228,211 Board of Equalization 7,883 - 7,883 Sheriff's Department 2,878,776 - 2,878,776 Jail 2,287,647 - 2,287,647 Magistrate Court 285,662 - 285,662 Coroner 58,300 - 58,300 Tax Assessors 481,336 - 481,336 Tax Commissioner 312,201 - 312,201 Public Buildings 685,600 - 685,600 Rural Fire Support 1,600,000 - 1,600,000 Property Insurance 345,000 - 345,000 Employee Insurance 1,141,000 - 1,141,000 Public Health 30,000 - 30,000 Road Department 1,932,765 - 1,932,765 Solid Waste Landfill 575,323 760,740 1,336,063 County Agent 79,189 - 79,189 Code Enforcement 58,872 - 58,872 Emergency Management Agency 75,670 - 75,670 E-911 12,662 705,666 718,328 ---PAGE BREAK--- Library 65,300 - 65,300 Recreation 2,038,313 - 2,038,313 Retirement 971,804 - 971,804 Workers comp insurance 116,000 - 116,000 Economic development 14,108 - 14,108 Hospital bond interest and support 2,000,000 - 2,000,000 Airport 22,700 - 22,700 All other expenditures 750,712 - 750,712 FLOST revenue deferred to FY2027 2,607,086 - 2,607,086 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 23,509,169 1,466,406 24,975,575 Excess expenditures to be funded by reserves $ (784,832) $ - $ (784,832)