The City of Cornelia is set to make the final vote on their 2022 budget later this month at a special called meeting on Dec. 20 at noon.
The proposed 2022 budget for the city rings in at a total of $5.78 million, down $465,048 from the 2021 budget. Taxes account for 54 percent of the city’s total revenue, with other fees such as licenses, permits and charges for services making up the majority of the rest of the revenue.
Cornelia also accounted for a 5 percent increase in sanitation fees and an increase in building fees in their proposed budget.
The budget for the Cornelia Police and Fire Departments makes up 66 percent of the budget, with the police department’s budget set at $2,204,513 and the fire department’s budget at $1,624,514.
Cornelia’s proposed water and sewer budget for 2022 has increased by $976,999. According to Cornelia City Manager Dee Anderson, the reason for the budget increase is due to the prices of chemicals for treating water, as well as the costs of personnel, increasing.
Water and sewer fees account for 85 percent of the budget’s revenue, with the water fee revenue estimated at $4.5 million and the sewer fee revenue estimated to be about $5 million.
The water and waste treatment plants are budgeted for 45 percent of that revenue, and 29 percent is budgeted for maintenance costs, which includes the water treatment center’s capital projects for the coming fiscal year.
Click here to view the Cornelia 2022 budget
Mayor John Borrow encourages any citizens with questions or concerns regarding the budget to contact City Manager Dee Anderson or City Financial Director Melanie Chandler.
