Alpharetta property owners should not that the Fulton County commissioners have settled on a plan for spending their property tax money that will include extra money to handle the COVID induced backlog of court cases, and to improve elections.
The recently passed budget amounts to $1.25bn, which includes an increase of 6% for the general fund over last year. Of the $847m allotted to the general fund, approximately $464m is slated for personnel, with the remaining approximately $383m set aside for operations.
On the other side of the ledger, estimated revenue, according to county finance officials, is $746m and an additional $101m is expected to be available from the general fund balance.
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In addition to the $75m provided by the federal government, Fulton County will be setting aside $22.7m to address the backlog of court cases resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Plans are to extend court hours to include nights and weekends and to create 55 more district attorney positions. Plus, $630,000 will be used to lease office space. These funds are urgently needed, since Fulton’s backlog of 11,000 court cases represent the most severe county backlog in the state.
Other budget items include $38m for elections, $16m for site costs related to COVID-19 vaccination and testing, and $14.6m to deal with pandemic-induced overcrowding at the Fulton County Jail.
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