Updated August 9, 2010
General SPLOST 2011 Information
On August 3, 2010 the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission approved a final SPLOST 2011 project list and project statements for a referendum on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
The list includes 35 projects and totals $195,272,000. If approved, the collection for SPLOST 2011 projects will begin April 1, 2011 and continue for an expected 9 years.
During January through March 2010, a 22-member Citizens Advisory Committee reviewed the initial 69 projects submitted for potential inclusion and provided their recommendation to the Mayor & Commission. A full timeline is below.
Georgia law allows local communities to use SPLOST proceeds for capital improvement projects that would otherwise be paid for with General Fund and property tax revenues. Governments cannot use SPLOST funds to pay for operating expenses such as personnel salaries or ongoing expenses.
Timeline
A more extensive timeline is available in the revised agenda item approved by the Mayor & Commission in January 2010.
- Mayor & Commission approve a schedule for a SPLOST referendum to take place on November 2, 2010 - September 1, 2009
- Mayor & Commission appoint a 22-member Citizens Advisory Committee to review and recommend projects for the SPLOST 2011 program - October 2009.
- Project Request Deadline (69 projects totaling over $365 million submitted) – Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 5:00 p.m.
- Mayor & Commission approved a revised SPLOST 2011 Implementation Schedule and Tasks and approved Program Goals and Criteria - January 5, 2010
- Citizen Advisory Committee Project Reviews (14 meetings through oral and written presentations) - January-March 2010
- SPLOST 2011 Committee Submits List of Candidate Projects to Mayor & Commission - No later than May 3, 2010 (completed April 19, 2010)
- Mayor & Commission Work Session on SPLOST 2011 Committee Candidate Projects - May 11, 2010
- Mayor & Commission Work Session to Review & Discuss SPLOST 2011 projects - June 10, 22 & 30, 2010
- Mayor & Commission Approves Final List of SPLOST 2011 Projects - August 3, 2010 [updated]
- SPLOST 2011 Referendum - November 2, 2010
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
When will collections start?
If voters approve a SPLOST 2011 program on November 2, 2010, sales tax collection will begin in April 2011.
Will this add to the current sales tax of 7%?
Total sales taxes will not increase as a result of this program, but would continue at 7% since the current SPLOST collection will end in March 2011.
What is the SPLOST 2011 Citizens Advisory Committee?
A group of twenty-two citizens, the SPLOST 2011 Citizens Advisory Committee (committee members) is responsible for recommending a list of candidate projects for adoption by the Mayor and Commission. |
