South Side of the Jackson County Courthouse, Scottsboro, Alabama (photo by G. Morgan)
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What is splost? A special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST) is a financing method for funding capital outlay projects in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is an optional 1% sales tax levied by any county for the purpose of funding the building of parks, schools, roads, and other public facilities. The Jackson County Commission is considering a version of this tax to fund county operations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special-purpose_local-option_sales_tax
The Jackson County Commission in today's budget hearings and continuation of Monday's Regular Commission Meeting discussed their budget problems. When the current budget was approved there was $2.4 million dollars in the county reserve fund. Today, due to needs to fund the county's operations, $1.7 million dollars remain, $700,000 has been spent out of the county's reserve/emergency funds.
A motion was made and approved to sign a resolution regarding the "Splost" 1% sales tax referendum. This tax is a limited tax for 6 years with funds "earmarked" for specific projects. The Jackson County Legislative Delegation will present the request for a local act before the current legislative session. The new tax will be voted on in the November General election if the bill passes the state legislature.
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