Following an 84% voter approval referendum held last November to continue imposing a 1% Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), the County has moved forward on the three cornerstone projects that the sales tax will contribute significant funding towards. The three projects listed on the ballot include the purchase of a ladder truck for[...]

The Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for service on the following local boards. Appointments would be made by the Board of Commissioners and would take effect upon appointment. The following positions will have openings throughout the course of 2018 and we invite members of the public to apply for any boards that they may[...]

BUTTS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES OF THE BOARD FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 Present: Joe Brown, District 3 Russ Crumbley, District 5, Chairman Keith Douglas, District 4 Robert Henderson, District 2 Ken Rivers, District 1, Vice Chairman (By Phone) Staff: Steve Layson, County Administrator Michael Brewer, Government Relations Director, County Clerk Rhonda Blissit, Chief Financial[...]

DOCKET OF THE SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORKSHOP (5PM) AND MEETING (6PM) SECTION 1: WORKSHOP ITEMS WS 2018-21 Discussion with Transportation Board Members WS 2018-22 Solid Waste Recycling Centers II WS 2018-23 Leisure Services Rental Fees WS 2018-24 Design/Build Team for Historic Courthouse Renovation WS 2018-25 Driver Services Center Location SECTION 2: REGULAR[...]

Gov. Nathan Deal today on Friday that 60 Georgia communities will receive a total of more than $40 million in federal assistance to help grow their local economies, a figure which includes a grant for Butts County. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allocated the funding to Georgia’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)[...]