SF city budget, tax rate approved

Following the approval of the first reading, the second reading of Ordinance 2018-001 was conducted by South Fulton City Manager Jeff Gabbert Aug. 6 at 3:30 p.m. in the conference room of the South Fulton Municipal Complex.

The ordinance, which provides for the City of South Fulton’s adoption of the annual budget and tax rate beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019, was approved by Mayor David Lamb, Commissioners Beatrice Wilcox, Tommy Pruit, Billy Williams and Terry Taylor. Also present for the special called session was city attorney Kirk Moore.

The ordinance included a tax of $1.674 per $100 of assessed value on real and personal property for South Fulton residents.

Gabbert provided copies to the commissioners and mayor, as he guided them through the information of each of the city’s funds, as to beginning balance and ending balance for the general fund, beginning $1,262,069, ending, $1,306,057; drug fund, $1,780 and $2,305; ambulance fund, $44,133 and $44,088; state street aid fund, $51,898 and $53,266; solid waste fund, $$204,931 and $228,584; gas fund, $1,339,153 and $1,445,847; water fund, $1,263,422 and $1,221,241; and sewer fund, $710,675 and $868,080.

In regard to debt, the ordinance designated $$595,626 in the water fund, $383,000 debt in the water fund, $309,397 in the sewer fund debt, $241,201 in gas debt. Total debt was listed at $1,529,224.

Regarding capital projects, sewer rehab, miscellaneous, $175,000 in sewer for purchases of digital scales, for water, equipment to measure chemicals in water, $35,000, the purchase of an excavator for the gas fund, $22,500, $40,000 for the police fund for the purchase of one vehicle and lease to own another vehicle, general fund street, $25,000; general fund fire, $17,750; general fund, government $10,550 and $3,665 in the drug fund.