Updated February 15, 2010

• General SPLOST 2011 Information
• Timeline
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Project Submission

General SPLOST 2011 Information

On September 1, the Athens-Clarke County (ACC) Mayor and Commission approved a schedule for a SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) referendum to take place on November 2, 2010. If voters approve the referendum to continue SPLOST, collections for SPLOST 2011 will begin April 1, 2011.

• Preliminary List of Submitted Projects (with links to details & review dates) [The SPLOST 2011 Citizen Advisory Committee began reviewing these projects in January 2010.]
• Citizen Advisory Committee Project Review Schedule [The Citizen Advisory Committee plans to meet every Monday and Wednesday from January 20 through March 1, 2010 to review project requests]
• Revised - Implementation Schedule & Tasks to Prepare for a November 2, 2010 SPLOST Referendum [Revisions approved by the Mayor & Commission on Jan. 5, 2010]
• Program Goals & Project Submission Criteria [Revisions approved by the Mayor & Commission on Jan. 5, 2010]

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.

Early estimates of the collections from the one-cent tax for the SPLOST 2011 Program are based on revenue of $170 million to be collected over an eight year period.

Timeline

A more extensive timeline is available in the revised agenda item approved by the Mayor & Commission in January 2010.

• Project Request Deadline – Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 5:00 p.m.
• Upcoming Citizen Advisory Committee Project Reviews (The Citizen Advisory Committee plans to meet every Monday and Wednesday from January 20 through March 1, 2010 to review project requests)
• SPLOST 2011 Committee Submits List of Candidate Projects to Mayor & Commission - No later than May 3, 2010
• Mayor & Commission Approves Final List of SPLOST 2011 Projects - July 6, 2010
• 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. The candidate project list must be submitted to the Mayor and Commission no later than May 3, 2010.

Project Submission

The deadline to request a project was December 15, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.

new! Preliminary List of Submitted Projects (with links to details & review dates) [The SPLOST 2011 Citizen Advisory Committee will began reviewing these projects in January 2010.]