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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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County, area services highlighted at event
'Striding for a Better Banks County'
REPRESENTING COUNTY
Banks County clerk Jenni Gailey (left), commis
sioner Danny Maxwell (center) and human resourc
es director Arlene Ivey (right) provided information
on the county at the “Striding for a Better Banks
County event” held Saturday morning in Homer.
READY TO FLY
Sarah Holcombe and Nathan Wehtje with AirLife
Georgia are shown in Homer Saturday. The com
pany provides emergecy helicopter transportation.
Casting planned for walking tour
The Banks County Historical Society will be holding casting
calls for the 2017 Historic Homer Haunted Walking Tours.
They will be held on Saturday, August 12, from 10 a.m. to
noon and on Sunday, August 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the historic
courthouse in downtown Homer.
The tours are tentatively planned for the evenings of October
20-21 and October 27-28.
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NATIONAL
HEALTH
CENTER
WEEK
MedLink Georgia, Inc. is celebrating National Health
Center Week (Week of August 13th). All MedLink
Centers will be doing something to mark this special
week. For our area the following Centers will be hav
ing events on-site with games, giveaways and other
health information for the community.
MEDLINK WINDER
Monday, August 14 (4 p.m. - 7 p.m.) - open to public
MEDLINK COLBERT
Tuesday, August 15 (4 p.m. - 6 p.m.) - open to public
MEDLINK BANKS
Monday, August 14 (8 a.m. - 10 a.m.) -
Patient Appreciation Day
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EMERGENCY SERVICES
Emergency medical services and the Red Cross organization were among the services displayed at
the “Striding for a Better Banks County” event held Saturday in Homer. Shown are: Timothy Suda, Red
Cross; Deidra Moore, Banks County E-9-1-1 director; and Sandi Suda and Matthew Akins, both with Red
Cross. County leaders planned the event to provide information on comunity services and agencies
available to citizens. Photos by Angela Gary
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INFORMATION ON SERVICES OFFERED IN COUNTY
County leaders held an event Saturday at the recreation center to provide information on community
services and agencies available to citizens. The free event included displays and give-aways from the
participants. The organizations in attendance included: Air Life Georgia, Banks County Adult Literacy,
Banks County Chamber of Commerce, Banks County private emergency services, Banks County Clean
and Beautiful, Banks County Board of Commissioners, Banks County Public Library, Banks County
Recreation Department, Banks County School System, Family Connections, Red Cross, Sparky the Fire
Dog and the UGA Extension Service.
Banks County
The Banks County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on August 10,
2017 at 2:00 PM in the Board Room of the County Annex. This Hearing will be
for the purpose of discussion of the FY 2018 Budget as shown. All citizens will
have the opportunity to give comments. The Budget is available for review in the
Commissioner’s Office Monday
- Friday from 8:00 - 5:00. Proposed adoption of
the Budget will be at the August 22, 2017 meeting at 6:30 PM.
2018 Budget
Revenues
Expenditures
GENERAL PROPERTY TAXES
4.317,850.00
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
100,000.00
MOTOR VEHICLE TAXES
854,000.00
GOVERNING BODY
554,978.07
RAILROAD EQUIP TAX
4,000.00
REGISTRARS
103,150.00
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER
26,000.00
TECHNOLOGY
84,300.00
INTANGIBLE TAX
88,000.00
HUMAN RESOURCES
414,713.00
FRANCHISE TAX - CABLE TV
5,000.00
TAX COMMISSIONER
292,574.00
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX
2,300.000.00
TAX ASSESSORS
340,662.00
HOTEL/MOTEL TAX - CO 60%
300,000.00
MAPPER
133,595.29
HOTEL/MOTEL TAX - CVB 40%
210,000.00
COURTHOUSE/BUILDINGS
61,183.00
ALCOHOUC BEVERAGE EXCISE TAX
150,000.00
ANNEX
383,135.00
BUSINESS 8 OCCUPATION TAX
55,000.00
SUPERIOR COURT
249.986.00
INSURANCE PREMIUM
800,000.00
CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT
231,258.00
BEER - PACKAGE
7,200.00
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
163,697.00
BEER - CONSUMPTION
10,700.00
JUVENILE COURT
86,700.00
WINE - PACKAGE
4,000.00
MAGISTRATE COURT
154.771.00
WINE- CONSUMPTION
6,200.00
PROBATE COURT
207.061.00
LIQUOR - CONSUMPTION
24,000.00
SHERIFF
3,040,470.00
BUILDING PERMITS
105.000.00
JAIL OPERATIONS
1,318,399.00
COURT COSTS-PROBATION FEE
40,000.00
FIRE
2.313.654.00
ELECTION QUALIFYING FEE
800.00
HIGHWAYS AND STREETS
876,083.00
SALE OF MAPS 8 PUBLICATIONS
1,000.00
E-911/EMA
1,335,966.28
BOARD OF EDUCATION COLL FEE
184,000.00
RECYCLABLES PROGRAM
44,804.00
SHERIFF FEES
12,000.00
PUBLIC HEALTH ADMIN
135,500.00
AMBULANCE FEES
500,000.00
PUBLIC WELFARE ADMIN
18,000.00
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FEES
2.500,000.00
EXTENSION SERVICE
98,883.00
PUBLIC TRANS - STATE REIMB
45.000.00
SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAM
181.234.00
PUB TRANS - PASSENGER FARES
30.000.00
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
103.694.00
RECREATION FEES
62,000.00
RECREATION PROGRAM
510,645.00
SENIOR CTR RECEIPTS
200.00
HISTORIC BLDG MAINT
6,500.00
RECREATION VENDING RECEIPTS
2.000.00
NATURAL RESOURCES
8.232.00
COURTS:
LIBRARY ADMIN
105,000.00
SUPERIOR
200,000.00
BLDG INSPECTION
107.576.00
MAGISTRATE
40,000.00
PLANNING 8 ZONING
118,276.00
PROBATE
290,000.00
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
12,200.00
VSVRD
15,000.00
CVB/MOTEL 40%
210.000.00
INTEREST REVENUES
45,000.00
CORONER
42.938.00
SOLAR LEASE REVENUE
8,000.00
MAINTENANCE
232.046.00
SURPLUS PROPERTY SALE
1,000.00
UTILITIES SEWAGE/WASTEWATER
269,528.00
CAPITAL LEASE PROCEEDS
0.00
UTILITIES DISTRIBUTION
335,150.80
MISCELLANEOUS
3.000.00
UTILITIES ADMIN
219,456.00
PUBLIIC UTILITIES
1,700,000.00
UTILITIES PUMPING & PURIFICATIC
758.130.56
E-911
213,050.00
BOARD OF EQUALIZERS
8,612.00
PRIOR YEAR RESERVE
813,741.00
TOTAL REVENUES
15,972,741.00
TOTAL EXPENSES
15,972,741.00