9/24/26 Budget & Finance Committee

The September 24, 2026 Coffee County Budget & Finance Committee meeting considered road-safety grant matching funds, school facilities planning, a J. Sarton Road water-line proposal, and budget amendments. The Road Department described two grants totaling about $530,000 and requested a $106,000 county match for a countywide road-safety scan. The committee voted to postpone that request until its October meeting. School representatives presented preliminary project estimates totaling about $68.845 million: $46.23 million to replace Hickerson Elementary and $22.615 million for East Coffee improvements. Members discussed enrollment growth, financing through a possible bond, and the need for further budget information; no school-project funding decision was made. A $500,000 sheriff’s department capital outlay note was added to the agenda, but no discussion or action on it is evident in the transcript.

Members also discussed a proposed J. Sarton Road water line, including a six-inch line and material costs estimated at roughly $70,000; the transcript references a prior $35,000 approval and an additional request, but does not clearly capture a vote. The committee approved a motion covering four budget amendments for referral to the full commission. One identified item was a $91,700 salt bin for the roads within the industrial park; the other amendments included solid-waste equipment/container needs and staffing, though some details and amounts are garbled or absent. The transcript indicates full commission approval is still required before the amendments take effect.